Patent ID: 6339706
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: G08C,G10L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method of controlling an electronic device with a remote control device, the method comprising the steps of:establishing a wireless communication link between the electronic device and the remote control device over which data signals and voice signals may be transmitted; receiving a voice signal at the remote control device; transmitting the voice signal from the remote control device to the electronic device via the wireless communication link; receiving the voice signal at the electronic device; generating an instruction responsive to the voice signal in the electronic device; executing the instruction in the electronic device; transmitting at least one signal from the remote control device to the electronic device to elicit a response from the electronic device; transmitting an operational status of the electronic device in response to one of the at least one signal; storing the operational status in a memory unit in the remote control device, updating the operational status of the electronic device; and changing an operational status of the remote control device in response to the updating step.