Method and apparatus for using hearing assistance device as voice controller
AssigneeStarkey Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsGregory John Haubrich, Sasidhar Vajha, Jon S. Kindred, Andrew Joseph Johnson, Alexander Botz
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Abstract
A system for communication between one or more remotely controllable devices and a hearing assistance device includes a gateway device. The hearing assistance device detects voice commands issued by its wearer. The gateway device wirelessly communicates with the hearing assistance device, produces one or more control signals based on the voice commands, and routes the one or more control signals to one or more devices selected from the one or more remotely controllable devices according to the voice command.
Claims20
A method for controlling an automation system including one or more remotely controllable devices, the method comprising:
- detecting a voice command using a hearing device configured to be worn by a wearer;
- transmitting a command signal wirelessly from the hearing deice to a gateway device, the command signal representative of the voice command;
- producing one or more control signals based on the received command signal using the gateway device;
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- transmitting the one or more control signals from the gateway device to the automation system, the one or more control signals controlling at least one device of the one or more remotely controllable devices.
An apparatus for controlling an automation system including one or more remotely controllable devices using a hearing device configured to be worn by a wearer and to detect a voice command, the apparatus comprising:
- a gateway device configured to provide an interface between the hearing device and the automation system, the gateway device including:
- a communication circuit configured to wirelessly receive a command signal from the hearing device and to transmit one or more control signals to the automation system, the command signal representative of the voice command detected by the hearing device;
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- a processor configured to produce the one or more control signals for controlling at least one device of the one or more remotely controllable devices based on the received command signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.