Personal audio assistant device and method
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1. A personal audio assistant, comprising:
- a first microphone for capturing audio;
a communication module communicatively coupled to the first microphone and for accessing information from a network;
a memory storage unit communicatively coupled to the first microphone, wherein the memory storage unit is controlled, in part, by a server remote and separate from the personal audio assistant, wherein a user of the personal audio assistant is prevented by the server from loading unauthorized content into the memory storage unit, and wherein contents of the memory storage unit are encrypted by the server remote from the personal audio assistant; and
a voice controlled interface coupled to the first microphone, the voice controlled interface being configured to;
access the network in response to detection of a voice command from the captured audio, wherein the voice command is a request for the personal audio assistant to perform a personal audio assistant action specified in the request;
receive, from the voice controlled interface or personal audio assistant and the network, results in response to a distributed analysis of the captured audio,present the results to a speaker via a text-to-speech synthesizer; and
wherein the personal audio assistant performs the action specified in the request.
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Abstract
A personal audio assistant includes a first microphone for capturing audio, a communication module communicatively coupled to the first microphone and for accessing information from a network, a memory storage unit communicatively coupled to the first microphone, and a voice controlled interface coupled to the microphone. The voice controlled interface is configured to access the network in response to detection of at least one or more voice commands from the captured audio and present results in response to accessing the network to a speaker via a text-to-speech synthesizer. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A personal audio assistant, comprising:
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a first microphone for capturing audio; a communication module communicatively coupled to the first microphone and for accessing information from a network; a memory storage unit communicatively coupled to the first microphone, wherein the memory storage unit is controlled, in part, by a server remote and separate from the personal audio assistant, wherein a user of the personal audio assistant is prevented by the server from loading unauthorized content into the memory storage unit, and wherein contents of the memory storage unit are encrypted by the server remote from the personal audio assistant; and a voice controlled interface coupled to the first microphone, the voice controlled interface being configured to; access the network in response to detection of a voice command from the captured audio, wherein the voice command is a request for the personal audio assistant to perform a personal audio assistant action specified in the request; receive, from the voice controlled interface or personal audio assistant and the network, results in response to a distributed analysis of the captured audio, present the results to a speaker via a text-to-speech synthesizer; and wherein the personal audio assistant performs the action specified in the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing a personal audio assistant, comprising:
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capturing audio from a first microphone; accessing information from a network in response to distributed analysis of the captured audio from the network and from the personal audio assistant using a voice controlled interface, wherein the captured audio includes a request for the personal audio assistant to perform a personal audio assistant action specified in the request; storing information related to accessing the network onto a memory storage unit controlled, in part, by a server remote and separate from the personal audio assistant, wherein a user of the personal audio assistant is prevented by the server from loading unauthorized content into the memory storage unit, and wherein the information related to accessing the network and other contents of the memory storage unit are encrypted by the server remote from the personal audio assistant; and presenting results received from the network in response to the analysis of the captured audio; performing, by the personal audio assistant, the action specified in the request. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A personal audio assistant suitable for use in eyewear, comprising:
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a first microphone and a second microphone for stereo acoustic input and capturing audio; a communication module for accessing information from a network in response to a distributed analysis of the captured audio including remote analysis of the captured audio from the network and from analysis using a voice controlled interface communicatively coupled to the first microphone and second microphone, wherein the captured audio includes a request for the personal audio assistant to perform a personal audio assistant action specified in the request, wherein the personal audio assistant performs the action specified in the request; a memory storage unit for storing information related to accessing the network, wherein the memory storage unit is controlled, in part, by a server remote and separate from the personal audio assistant, wherein a user of the personal audio assistant is prevented by the server from loading unauthorized content into the memory storage unit, and wherein contents of the memory storage unit are encrypted by the server remote from the personal audio assistant; and a speaker to present results received in response to accessing the network and the remote analysis of the captured audio via a text-to-speech synthesizer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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