Systems and methods for identification of response cue at peripheral device

• US 10,283,117 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2017
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nicholson, John Weldon, Cromer, Daryl
• Primary Examiner(s): Sirjani, Fariba
• Application Number:
  US15/626,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20180366115A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/08 Speech classification or search
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/088 Word spotting
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

In one aspect, a first device includes at least one processor, a microphone accessible to the at least one processor, a communication interface accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the at least one processor to await first voice input comprising a response cue and receive, from the microphone, the first voice input comprising the response cue. The instructions are also executable by the at least one processor to, responsive to receipt of the first voice input comprising the response cue, transmit a wake up command to a second device different from the first device. The wake up command is transmitted via the communication interface using a peripheral device communication protocol.

Claims

1. A first device, comprising:

at least one processor;

a microphone accessible to the at least one processor;

a communication interface accessible to the at least one processor; and

storage accessible to the at least one processor and bearing instructions executable by the at least one processor to;

power on the microphone responsive to receipt of a transmission that indicates that a second device has entered a sleep state, the second device being different from the first device;

await first voice input to the microphone that comprises a response cue;

receive, from the microphone, the first voice input comprising the response cue; and

responsive to receipt of the first voice input comprising the response cue, transmit a wake up command to the second device, the wake up command being transmitted via the communication interface using a peripheral device communication protocol.

2. The first device of claim 1, wherein the first device is a mouse.

3. The first device of claim 1, wherein the first device is a keyboard.

4. The first device of claim 3, wherein the at least one processor comprises a digital signal processor (DSP).

5. The first device of claim 1, wherein the first device is a wireless keyboard.

6. The first device of claim 1, wherein the peripheral device communication protocol comprises an infrared (IR) communication protocol.

7. The first device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

buffer, at the first device, second voice input other than the response cue;

receive an indication that the second device has transitioned to a wake state; and

responsive to receipt of the indication, pass the buffered second voice input to the second device.

8. The first device of claim 7, wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

subsequent to passing the buffered second voice input to the second device, stream third voice input received at the microphone to the second device.

9. A computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal, the computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by at least one processor to:

power on a microphone of a peripheral device responsive to receipt of a transmission that indicates that a second device has entered a low power state, the second device being different from the peripheral device;

receive a response cue at the peripheral device via the microphone;

transmit, from the peripheral device and responsive to receipt of the response cue at the peripheral device, a wake up command to the second device, the wake up command being transmitted to the second device using a communication protocol the peripheral device also uses to communicate with the second device for purposes other than transmission of the wake up command.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the peripheral device is a mouse and wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

buffer, at the peripheral device, first voice input other than the response cue that is received at the peripheral device;

receive, at the peripheral device, a signal that the second device has transitioned to a wake state; and

transmit, from the peripheral device and responsive to receipt of the signal, the first voice input to the second device.

11. A method, comprising:

powering on a microphone of a peripheral device responsive to receipt of a transmission that indicates that a second device has entered a low power state, the second device being different from the peripheral device;

receiving a response cue at the peripheral device via the microphone;

transmitting, from the peripheral device and responsive to receiving the response cue at the peripheral device, a wake up command to the second device, wherein the wake up command is transmitted to the second device using a peripheral device communication protocol.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the peripheral device comprises a mouse.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the peripheral device comprises a keyboard.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the response cue is recognized at the peripheral device using a digital signal processor (DSP).

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the wake up command is transmitted to the second device via a communication interface disposed on the peripheral device.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the peripheral device communication protocol comprises a universal serial bus (USB) communication protocol.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the peripheral device communication protocol comprises an infrared (IR) communication protocol.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the peripheral device communication protocol is one that the peripheral device also uses to communicate with the second device for purposes other than transmission of the wake up command.

19. The method of claim 11, comprising:

buffering, at the peripheral device, first voice input other than the response cue;

receiving, at the peripheral device, a signal that the second device has transitioned to a higher power state relative to the low power state; and

transmitting, from the peripheral device and responsive to receipt of the signal, the first voice input to the second device.

20. The method of claim 11, comprising:

presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display, the GUI comprising an option that is selectable to turn on a setting that enables the receiving and the transmitting.