Remote Control Digitized Voice File Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in interacting with portable electronic devices when voice commands are inconvenient, impossible, or undesirable due to distance, ambient noise, or device accessibility limitations, limiting their ability to trigger verbally invokable actions.
Innovation Solution
A remote control apparatus with user-accessible buttons and a wireless communication module that stores and transmits digitized voice files to the device, allowing users to remotely trigger actions without producing audible sounds, mimicking voice commands and bypassing traditional interaction limitations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If voice commands are used to trigger actions on the electronic device, then the ability to remotely invoke functions is improved, but the requirement for physical proximity and audible input creates limitations in certain environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a copy of the voice command functionality by transmitting digitized voice files from the remote control to the electronic device. Instead of requiring actual voice input at the device, the system captures voice commands remotely, digitizes them, and transmits the digital representation to trigger the same actions, thereby eliminating the need for physical proximity and audible input at the device location.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote control apparatus as an intermediary between the user and the electronic device. This intermediary captures voice commands, digitizes them, and transmits them wirelessly to the device, serving as a mediator that bridges the gap when direct voice interaction is not feasible due to distance or environmental constraints.
2Reliability
If the device is placed in a locked state or noisy environment, then security and privacy are improved, but the ability to trigger voice-based actions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system bypasses the locked state limitation by transmitting digitized voice files that directly trigger actions without requiring the device to be unlocked or the user to physically interact with it. The electronic device receives and processes these digitized commands even when locked, maintaining security while enabling remote operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/physical interaction required for voice command triggering (unlocking the device, positioning the microphone near the user's mouth) with a wireless digital transmission system. The remote control apparatus transmits digitized voice files through wireless communication, substituting physical proximity and device access requirements with electronic signal transmission.
3Measurement precision
If users type commands instead of using voice, then accuracy is improved, but convenience and efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system captures actual voice commands and creates digitized copies of them, preserving the natural language accuracy of spoken commands while enabling remote transmission. This maintains the accuracy benefits of voice input (natural language understanding) while eliminating the efficiency losses associated with typing, as the digitized files can be transmitted and processed instantly without manual keyboard input.
Data Source
AI summary
A remote control for an electronic device includes a memory for storing a first digitized voice file and a second digitized voice file and a wireless communication module for establishing wireless communication with the electronic device. The remote control also includes first and second user accessible buttons associated with the first and second user accessible buttons, respectively. The remote control also includes a computer processor configured to execute non-transitory instructions to detect a user actuation of one of the first and the second user accessible buttons, retrieve a one of the first and second digitized voice files that is associated with the actuated user accessible button, and transmit the retrieved digitized voice file for delivery to the smartphone in order to remotely trigger a verbally invokable action on the smartphone without verbally speaking a command.