Systems and methods for voice-assisted media content selection

S Liu, P Bates - US Patent 11,175,880, 2021 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for media playback via a media playback system include (i)
capturing a voice input comprising a request for media content,(ii) receiving information …

Systems and methods of operating media playback systems having multiple voice assistant services

RR Myers, LRV Zayas, S Park - US Patent 11,183,183, 2021 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for managing multiple voice assistants are disclosed. Audio
input is received via one or more microphones of a playback device. A first activation word is …

Voice recognition apparatus

K Ouchi, T Koga, D Yamamoto, M Doi - US Patent 8,762,145, 2014 - Google Patents
According to one embodiment, a voice recognition apparatus includes a determination unit,
an estimating unit, and a voice recognition unit. The determination unit determines whether …

Information processing device and information processing method

Y Kojima - US Patent 10,950,230, 2021 - Google Patents
Included are a speech recognition result obtainer that obtains a speech recognition result,
which is text data obtained by speech recognition processing, a priority obtainer that obtains …

Control method for household electrical appliance, household electrical appliance control system, and gateway

T Nakano, M Ohmori, T Hirose, M Kozuka - US Patent 9,390,716, 2016 - Google Patents
A gateway (103) determines whether or not voice information collected by a sound collecting
device (102) needs to be subjected to voice recognition by a server apparatus (101), and …

Electronic device, server and control method thereof

D Kim, O Kwon, T Cha - US Patent 9,582,245, 2017 - Google Patents
Provided are a display apparatus, a control method thereof, a server, and a control method
thereof. The display apparatus includes: a processor which processes a signal; a display …

Multiple stage network microphone device with reduced power consumption and processing load

N D'amato, D Giacobello, J Fainberg… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, methods, and devices with reduced power consumption in network
microphone devices. In one embodiment, a network microphone device is configured to …

Music service selection

S Jarvis, M Plagge, C Butts - US Patent 11,184,704, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for identifying a music service based on a user command. A content
type is identified from a received user command and a music service is selected that …

Conditional wake word eventing based on environment

C Smith, J Tolomei, K Soto - US Patent 11,361,756, 2022 - Google Patents
In one aspect, a playback device includes at least one microphone configured to detect
sound. The playback detects sound via the one or more microphones and determines …

Network microphone device with command keyword eventing

C Smith, J Tolomei, K Soto - US Patent 11,200,894, 2021 - Google Patents
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Patents US11200894B2 - Network microphone device with command keyword eventing …