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Personal audio assistant device and method

  • US 10,236,012 B2
  • Filed: 01/07/2014
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A personal audio assistant, comprising:

  • a housing for an electronic personal audio assistant device;

    a first microphone of the electronic personal audio assistant device for capturing audio;

    a logic circuit of the electronic personal audio assistant device;

    a communication module of the electronic personal audio assistant device; and

    a user interaction element of the electronic personal audio assistant device;

    wherein the electronic personal audio assistant device communicates via peer-to-peer behavior to a peer electronic personal audio assistant device, which enables access, via the peer-to-peer behavior, to a remote server for analysis of captured audio by the first microphone, wherein the captured audio includes a request to share digital audio with the peer electronic personal audio assistant device, wherein the server determines that the peer electronic personal audio assistant device is a compliant device;

    wherein the server provides the digital audio and the electronic personal audio assistant device relays the digital audio to the peer electronic personal audio assistant device.

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