GB2487786A - A voice activated infra red remote control which is also a digital photograph frame. - Google Patents
A voice activated infra red remote control which is also a digital photograph frame. Download PDFInfo
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- G—PHYSICS
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
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- H04N21/42206—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor characterized by hardware details
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Abstract
A remote control for audio visual equipment which converts the users' speech or sounds into infra red signals for controlling audio visual equipment. The photo remote can also be used as a digital photo frame thus providing an unobtrusive speech or sound operated device for controlling audio visual equipment. Additionally, an alarm on the remote control can be activated by a usersâ voice to aid the user in finding the remote control if it is lost. Speech or sound control can be deactivated and then the digital photograph frame can function as a touch screen operated device.
Description
The Photo Remote.
This invention is a 10" x 7" remote control for audio visual equipment (televisions, DVD players and the like) which operates on receipt of speech or sound commands. The device can also be used as a digital photo frame.
When operating any audio visual remote control, the user will usually have the device within their grasp in order for the desired function to be carried out, be conversant with the button options needed to control any one item of audio visual equipment and have a good level of freedom of movement in their hands.
The photo remote gets round these problems by allowing the user to control their audio visual equipment by the use of speech or sound. The speech or sound is converted by the photo remote and sent to the audio visual equipment as an omni directional infra red signal. User generated speech or sound signals can be recorded onto the device by the user which should in turn aid the user in remembering the commands required to control various audio visual devices, An aide memoire note pad facility is also provided with the photo remote's settings menu in order that speech or sound commands can be written down in text form for later review.
Remote controls can very often be mislaid.
If mislaid, the photo remote can be retrieved by using speech or sound to activate an alarm on the photo remote which in turn will enable the photo remote to be located.
Remote controls (be they several or one) can take up valuable space and cause clutter whilst not offering any other features or functionality when not in use.
The photo remote can be used as a digital photo frame whether or not its function as an audio visual equipment remote control is being performed. Combining the remote control and digital photo frame functions means that there will be less clutter in the listening/viewing area whilst providing maximum functionality for the remote control device.
The drawing on page 6 depicts the following key elements: 1. Menu selection button. This button gives access to the photo remote's settings menu. Features such as the RECORD feature can be accessed here, where the user can record the sounds or speech onto the photo remote which will eventually be used to trigger the remote's various functions such as channel change, volume up/down, track skip etc...
2. Touch screen "ON/OFF/PHOTO" toggle button. This button will switch the device between touch screen ON, touch screen OFF and photo display modes.
3. Speaker grille and photo frame stand receptacle. Audible warnings/alerts are emitted from the speaker. The photo frame stand receptacle is used to aid positioning of the device at an angle whilst on a level surface. Portrait or landscape modes can be deployed.
4. \Vall hooking points. The device can be mounted on a wall in either portrait or landscape modes.
5. Rubber feet. When the device's touch screen is in use whilst laid on a flat surface, the rubber feet seen here help prevent the device from moving excessively.
6. PC & USB stick connection. The photo remote can receive software updates or picture files via USE stick or connection to a PC.
7. Battery compartment and ac power supply/charger connection seen to the right.
The photo remote can be equipped with rechargeable or non-rechargeable batteries. Where rechargeable batteries are used, an ae power supply adaptor can be used to provide a recharging source.
8. Dark plastic surround containing multi directional infra red LED's. The outside strip of the photo remote contains a series of infra red s for transmitting the command signal from the photo remote to the relevant audio visual device. The LED's are positioned such that they are directed at various angles relative to the photo remote itself This is done to ensure that the infra red signal is more likely to be received by the audio visual device no matter what the orientation of the photo remote relative to the audio visual device.
9. Microphone. The microphone picks up the users speech or sound commands in order that they can be converted into infra red signals. The microphone is also used to train the photo remote to recognise the user's style and the content of the user's speech and sound commands in order that a high level of repeatability can be achieved when converting speech/sound into infra red signals.
10. Microphone kill switch. The microphone can be switched off when its use is not required. This will enable the user to have casual conversations in the presence of the photo remote without fear of inadvertently operating the device. Additionally, the speech or sound emanating from any nearby audio visual equipment will not cause inadvertent operation of the photo remote.
11. Touch sensitive screen with a mobile phone style scrolling (left/right) interface, in order to aid familiarity, the touch screen interface deployed on the photo remote is similar in layout & ffinctionality to that seen in a smartphone i.e. the user is able to scroll the screen from lefi to right (and vice versa) in order to reach the specific screen required to interact with a particular item of audio visual equipment.
12. Interface selection button (television, DYD, etc...). if the user should choose not to use the scrolling feature described in Ill, then the button seen here can be used to step through each specific screen in turn.
13. Hinged photo frame stand which clips into 3. The device seen here enables the photo remote to be used as a free standing photo frame in either portrait or landscape orientation.
14. The touch screen has a gentle slope towards the user in normal operation. A sloping screen has been implemented as part of the overall design in order to provide a comfortable interface between eye and hand for the user. The angle of the slope is shallow enough not to detract from a framed image when the photo remote is being used in photo frame mode.
Claims (6)
- Claims.I. The photo remote allows audio visual equipment to be controlled by converting the users' speech or sounds into infra red signals.
- 2. The photo remote can interpret the users speech or sound in order to activate an on board alarm to aid retrieval of the photo remote were it to be mislaid.
- 3. The photo remote may be used as a wall mounted or free standing digital photo frame whilst still operating in the mode described in 1.
- 4. The photo remote has a multi directional infra red LED surround in order that the audio visual equipment described in 1, can be operated from a variety of wall mounted, freestanding or hand held positions.
- 5. The speech or sound control, feature may be turned off in order that the photo remote can function as a touch screen operated device only.
- 6. In order to harness user familiarity, the photo remote uses a graphical user interface which is similar in operation to the graphical user interface of a smartphone.
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| GB1101995.7A GB2487786A (en) | 2011-02-07 | 2011-02-07 | A voice activated infra red remote control which is also a digital photograph frame. |
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Citations (5)
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| WO2001027895A1 (en) * | 1999-10-11 | 2001-04-19 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Combined wireless telephone and remote controller with voice commands |
| US20090192801A1 (en) * | 2008-01-24 | 2009-07-30 | Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc. | System and method for controlling an electronic device with voice commands using a mobile phone |
| US20090287325A1 (en) * | 2008-05-19 | 2009-11-19 | Chyou Jun-Cheng | Digital content player with sound-activation function and method for powering on and off the digital content player |
| CN201491144U (en) * | 2009-07-29 | 2010-05-26 | 马文师 | Intelligent television remote controller matched with display screen |
| CN201499230U (en) * | 2009-06-19 | 2010-06-02 | 上海市晋元高级中学 | Remote controller |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| WO2001027895A1 (en) * | 1999-10-11 | 2001-04-19 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Combined wireless telephone and remote controller with voice commands |
| US20090192801A1 (en) * | 2008-01-24 | 2009-07-30 | Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc. | System and method for controlling an electronic device with voice commands using a mobile phone |
| US20090287325A1 (en) * | 2008-05-19 | 2009-11-19 | Chyou Jun-Cheng | Digital content player with sound-activation function and method for powering on and off the digital content player |
| CN201499230U (en) * | 2009-06-19 | 2010-06-02 | 上海市晋元高级中学 | Remote controller |
| CN201491144U (en) * | 2009-07-29 | 2010-05-26 | 马文师 | Intelligent television remote controller matched with display screen |
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