Voice over BLE case study: Using bluetooth LE remote controller inside Google´s Voice search framework

Next generation set top boxes are increasingly Android powered set top boxes and are using Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) Remote controllers instead of legacy infra-red. Android powered set top boxes can easily be equipped with Google voice application, but unlike the standard devices such as smartphones and tablets, where the voice capture device is a microphone integrated into the device, the question of the voice capture device remains open. In this paper we present one solution for using a Bluetooth LE Remote controller as a voice capture device inside Google´s Voice search framework on Android platforms.