Patent ID: 9711160
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06F,G10L

Claim:
1. A method for processing input at dock for a portable electronic device, the method comprising: activating a continuous listening mode on the dock; detecting audio input at a microphone integrated within a housing of the dock; comparing the audio input to a stored audio file, wherein comparing is done at the dock, wherein the continuous listening mode on the dock is deactivated while the audio input is being compared to the stored audio file, and wherein comparing includes determining whether the audio input matches the stored audio file; reactivating the continuous listening, mode at the dock when it is determined that the audio input does not match the stored audio file; transmitting a message requesting activation of a voice recognition mode on the portable electronic device when it is determined that the audio input matches the stored audio file, wherein the message is transmitted using a communication interface of the dock, and wherein when the message is received at the portable electronic device, the voice recognition mode on the portable electronic device is activated; and deactivating the continuous listening mode of the dock when the voice recognition mode on the portable electronic device is activated.