Mobile Voice Control for Image Capture Devices in Noisy Conditions

The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the mobile device and the image capture device. The server receives audio input signals, performs voice recognition processing, and returns control commands. This intermediary approach allows complex voice processing to occur remotely, improving reliability by utilizing more powerful processing capabilities while maintaining ease of operation through simple voice commands on the mobile device.

The patent replaces direct mechanical control of the image capture device with voice-based control through a mobile application. Instead of physically adjusting device parameters or manually operating controls, users speak commands that are processed by the mobile app and transmitted to the device, significantly improving ease of operation while the server handles the complexity of interpretation.

The patent divides the voice control system into distinct functional segments: the mobile device captures audio input and runs the mobile application, the remote server performs voice recognition and command interpretation, and the image capture device executes commands. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, improving reliability through specialized processing while avoiding the complexity of integrating all functions into a single device.

By introducing the remote server as an intermediary, the patent offloads complex voice processing and noise filtering tasks from the mobile device and image capture device to a dedicated remote system. This approach improves reliability through enhanced processing capabilities while keeping the local devices relatively simple, as they only need to handle audio capture and command execution respectively.