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Hands free device with directional interface

  • US 10,318,016 B2
  • Filed: 06/03/2014
  • Issued: 06/11/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

  • detecting a hands-free user action requesting an interaction with a first device and originating from a source;

    determining a direction in which the source is located relative to a current position of the first device;

    determining a response to the hands-free user action based on a current state of the first device; and

    outputting the determined response as a steerable sound beam substantially in the determined direction in which the source is located.

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