Patent ID: 8468023

Claim:
A method, comprising: in a handsfree device coupled to a data processing device: monitoring at least one received audio stream for occurrence of at least one keyword, wherein the handsfree device has been configured, during a keyword configuration operation, to recognize the at least one keyword; upon recognition of the at least one keyword, establishing a first connection between the handsfree device and the data processing device for launching a voice interface in the data processing device; and sending audio data, which are received after the recognition of the at least one keyword, to the data processing device via the established first connection for responding to the sent audio data, by the data processing device, via the voice interface, wherein, during the keyword configuration operation, the handsfree device is operable to: receive input of the at least one keyword; send the inputted at least one keyword to the data processing device for recording, by the data processing device, of the inputted at least one keyword; receive, via a second connection, the recorded at least one keyword from the data processing device; and perform configuration of the handsfree device, utilizing the recorded at least one keyword, for recognizing the at least one keyword in the at least one received audio stream.