Patent Document ID: 9866741
Application ID: 14691492
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A speaker-dependent voice-activated camera system, comprising: computing device including: a processor; a camera module coupled to the processor, the camera module configured to execute a plurality of camera function functions, wherein each of the plurality of camera functions is associated with a camera function keyword, wherein the plurality of camera functions includes a photo-taking function, and wherein the camera module is configured to execute each camera function in response to user input; a speech recognition module coupled to the processor and the camera module, the speech recognition module configured to identify voice input from a user as being from an authorized user and recognize any camera function keyword included in voice input from the user; and a microphone coupled to at least one of the camera module and the speech recognition module; whereby the voice-activated camera system is configured to perform the steps of: receive a camera function voice input from the user via the microphone; identify whether the camera function voice input is from the authorized user; upon determining that the camera function voice input is not from the authorized user, returning to the camera module an unauthorized user indication and indicating to the user that the camera function voice input does not match the authorized user; upon determining that the camera function voice input is from the authorized user, returning to the camera module an authorized user indication; upon receiving the authorized user indication, determining if the camera function voice input matches one camera function keyword; upon determining that the camera function voice input does not match one camera function keyword, returning to the camera module an unmatched keyword indication and indicating to the user that the camera function voice input does not match one camera function keyword; and upon determining that the camera function voice input matches one camera function keyword, returning to the camera module an indication of the camera function associated with the matched camera function keyword and executing the camera function associated with the matched camera function keyword.