Naming devices via voice commands

• US 10,185,544 B1
• Filed: 12/28/2015
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mutagi, Rohan, Taylor, Isaac Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Wozniak, James
• Application Number:
  US14/980,645
• Time in Patent Office: 1,121 Days
• Field of Search: 704270, 7042701, 704275, 709223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/21 Programming remote control devices via third means
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/31 Voice input
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2807 Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2814 Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2823 Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00

Abstract

Techniques for naming devices via voice commands are described herein. For instance, a user may issue a voice command to a voice-controlled device stating, “you are the kitchen device”. Thereafter, the device may respond to voice commands directed, by name, to this device. For instance, the user may issue a voice command requesting to “play music on my kitchen device”. Given that the user has configured the device to respond to this name, the device may respond to the command by outputting the requested music.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

receiving an indication that an electronic device within an environment has connected with a wireless network;

determining that the electronic device has previously been associated with a functional identifier;

determining an applicability score indicating an applicability of the functional identifier of the electronic device; and

sending, to the electronic device, and based at least in part on the applicability score, an audio signal for output by the electronic device, the audio signal representing a query associated with the functional identifier of the electronic device.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising receiving an identifier of the electronic device, and wherein the determining that the electronic device has previously been associated with the functional identifier comprises determining, using the identifier of the electronic device, that the electronic device has previously been associated with the functional identifier.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising receiving, from the electronic device, an indication that that the electronic device is within range of a short-range wireless signal of at least one other device, and wherein the determining the applicability score comprises determining the applicability score indicating the applicability of the functional identifier based at least in part on the indication that the electronic device is within range of the short-range wireless signal of the at least one other device.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising receiving a name of the wireless network to which the electronic device has connected, and wherein the determining the applicability score comprises determining the applicability score indicating the applicability of the functional identifier based at least in part on the name of the wireless network to which the electronic device has connected.

5. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the sending the audio signal representing the query comprises sending the audio signal representing at least one of a first query regarding whether the electronic device is to be renamed or a second query suggesting a new functional identifier for the electronic device.

6. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a first wireless network, and the acts further comprising determining that the first wireless network is different than a second wireless network to which the electronic device was previously connected, and wherein the determining the applicability score comprises determining the applicability score indicating the applicability of the functional identifier based at least in part on the determining that the first wireless network is different than the second wireless network.

7. The system as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising:

receiving an identifier of the wireless network; and

determining that the electronic device has not previously connected to the wireless network.

8. The system as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising determining that the applicability score does not exceed a threshold score, and wherein the sending the audio signal for output by the electronic device is based at least in part on the determining that the applicability score does not exceed the threshold score.

9. The system as recited in claim 1, the acts further comprising determining that the applicability score exceeds a threshold score, and wherein the sending the audio signal for output by the electronic device is based at least in part on the determining that the applicability score does not exceed the threshold score.

10. A method comprising:

receiving an indication that an electronic device within an environment has connected with a wireless network;

determining that the electronic device has previously been associated with a functional identifier;

determining an applicability score indicating an applicability of the functional identifier of the electronic device; and

sending, to the electronic device, and based at least in part on the applicability score, an audio signal for output by the electronic device, the audio signal representing a query associated with the functional identifier of the electronic device.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising receiving an identifier of the electronic device, and wherein the determining that the electronic device has previously been associated with the functional identifier comprises determining, using the identifier of the electronic device, that the electronic device has previously been associated with the functional identifier.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising receiving, from the electronic device, an indication that that the electronic device is within range of a short-range wireless signal of at least one other device, and wherein the determining the applicability score comprises determining the applicability score indicating the applicability of the functional identifier based at least in part on the indication that the electronic device is within range of the short-range wireless signal of the at least one other device.

13. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising receiving a name of the wireless network to which the electronic device has connected, and wherein the determining the applicability score comprises determining the applicability score indicating the applicability of the functional identifier based at least in part on the name of the wireless network to which the electronic device has connected.

14. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the sending the audio signal representing the query comprises sending the audio signal representing at least one of a first query regarding whether the electronic device is to be renamed or a second query suggesting a new functional identifier for the electronic device.

15. The method as recited in claim 10, wherein the wireless network comprises a first wireless network, and the method further comprises determining that the first wireless network is different than a second wireless network to which the electronic device was previously connected, and wherein the determining the applicability score comprises determining the applicability score indicating the applicability of the functional identifier based at least in part on the determining that the first wireless network is different than the second wireless network.

16. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

receiving an identifier of the wireless network; and

determining that the electronic device has not previously connected to the wireless network.