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Contingent device actions during loss of network connectivity

  • US 10,224,056 B1
  • Filed: 12/17/2013
  • Issued: 03/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device, comprising:

  • a network communications interface configured to connect to one or more network-based computing devices through a communications network;

    a microphone to generate an audio signal based at least in part on audio, the audio signal representing speech;

    a speaker;

    a memory storing first audio data; and

    control logic configured to perform acts comprising;

    sending the audio signal to the one or more network-based computing devices for recognition of the speech;

    receiving a command from the one or more network-based computing devices, the command indicating a notification time derived from the audio signal using speech recognition, wherein the notification time is a time for obtaining, via the communications network, second audio data from a network source; and

    at the notification time;

    determining that the communications network is unavailable; and

    causing, based at least in part on determining that the communications network is unavailable, output of audio content represented by the first audio data using the speaker.

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