VOICE-CONTROLLABLE COMMUNICATION GATEWAY FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION APPLIANCES

摘要

A voice-controlled communication gateway (200) for facilitating communications between a plurality of outside entities (14) and at least one electric device (66) includes a receiver (210) for receiving communications from the outside entities; a transmitter (215) for transmitting communications to the outside entities; a microphone (63) for receiving audible signals within an environment; a voice module (240) for receiving an input from the microphone (63) and for translating the input into a command; a microprocessor (220) coupled to the receiver (210), transmitter (215) and voice command processing module (240) for receiving and executing the command; and a signal output from each electronic device (66) corresponding to the audible output from the electronic device (66). The voice command processing module (240) subtracts the signal output from each electronic device (66) from the audible signal to produce the command signal.