CONTROLLING HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS USING A NATURAL LANGUAGE SERVER

摘要

A standard computer (42) is connected to a television (34), a DVD (36) and a VCR (40). A network interface (30) allows connection to the Internet (46). A Natural Language Server (32) can then be accessed through the Internet (46) to allow speech control of the home entertainment devices. This allows speech recognition to be accessed over the Internet using standard interfaces without requiring any special hardware.