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Voice activated control system and method

CA 2240459 A1 · Owner: Jarvis, Dave · Inventors: Jarvis, Dave; Freedman, Gordon

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A voice activated control system includes a microphone into which a voice command is input. A speech recognition unit coupled to the microphone recognizes the input voice command when it corresponds with a voice command stored therein. A voice command attribute detector is also coupled to the microphone and detects the value of a parameter of at least one attribute of the input voice command. A controller is responsive to the speech recognition unit and the voicecommand attribute detector when the input voice command is recognized and executes an operation associated with the recognized input voice command. The controller varies the execution of the operation in accordance with the value of …

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  • Filed June 12, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 12, 2018.
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FiledJune 12, 1998
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedJune 12, 2018
Patent numberCA 2240459 A1
Classification (IPC)G11B23/00 +2 more

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