US 6,351,222 B1 · Method and apparatus for receiving an input by an entertainment device

Abstract

A method and apparatus for processing acoustic and/or gesture input commands by an entertainment device begins by detecting an acoustic initiation command and/or a gesture initiation command. The initiation command may be directed to a particular entertainment device, which may be a part of an entertainment center, or to the entire entertainment center. In addition, the initiation command corresponds to a particular operation of the entertainment device. Having detected the initiation command, the process proceeds by detecting an acoustic function command and/or a gesture function command, which is associated with the detected initiation command. The flnction command indicates the particular change desired for a corresponding parameter. Having detected the function command, it is interpreted to produce a signal for adjusting the parameter of the entertainment device.

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Dependent claims

A method for receiving an input by an entertainment device, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting at least one of an acoustic initiation command and a gesture initiation command to produce a detected initiation command;
detecting at least one of an acoustic function command and a gesture function command to produce a detected function command, wherein the detected function command is associated with the detected initiation command;
masking acoustic output of the entertainment device that responds to the detected initiation command and detects function command, from at least one of the detected initiation command and the detection function command;
and
interpreting the detected function command to produce a signal for adjusting a parameter of the entertainment device.

2 more elements

A signal processing module for use in an entertainment device, the signal processing module comprising:

a processing module;
and
memory operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory includes operational instructions that cause the processing module to:
detect at least one of an acoustic initiation command and a gesture initiation command to produce a detected initiation command;
detect at least one of an acoustic function command and a gesture function command to produce a detected flnction command, wherein the detected function command is associated with the detected initiation command;
mask acoustic output of the entertainment device that responds to the detected initiation command and detects flnction commands from at least one of the detected initiation command and the detected function command;
and
interpreting the detected function command to produce a signal for adjusting a parameter of the entertainment device.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for receiving an input by an entertainment device

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Method and apparatus for receiving an input by an entertainment device

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Abstract

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