A speech-enabled device management and access platform includes a communication
module which provides a remote control device and a controlled device with data/speech
paths; a connection management module which maintains the communication network
and provides security administration and device access control; a device management
module which discovers a controlled device and gathers respective controlled device
data; a speech processing module which converts a speech command into a data command
corresponding to the controlled device or converts a data response from the controlled
device into a speech response and provides it to the communication module; and
a command/event management module which generates instructions based on the data
command and sends the instructions to corresponding modules or the controlled device.
The inventive device management and access platform preferably is adapted to use
the well-known BLUETOOTH wireless technology.
