Wearable earpiece voice command control system and method
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1. A set of earpieces, comprising:
- a left earpiece housing and a right earpiece housing;
an intelligent control disposed within the left earpiece housing and the right earpiece housing;
a plurality of sensors including at least one audio input sensor operatively connected to the intelligent control within the left and the right earpieces, touch sensors, inertial sensors, and biometric sensors within the left and right earpieces;
a transceiver operatively connected to the intelligent control;
a user interface operatively connected to the intelligent control and configured for receiving user input;
wherein the left earpiece is in operative communication with the right earpiece;
wherein the intelligent control of the left and right earpieces is configured to receive voice input through the at least one audio input sensor of the left and right earpieces and work together to provide an improved quality voice signal to determine a voice command from a set of voice commands;
wherein the set of earpieces is configured to communicate through the transceiver with a computing device configured to use a voice assistant and wherein the voice commands include voice commands associated with the voice assistant for controlling the computing device;
wherein the set of earpieces include an audio command only mode, a touch and gesture mode, and a combined mode for audio commands and touch and gesture commands; and
wherein the set of voice commands include a plurality of voice commands for executing on the computing device to control the computing device.
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Abstract
An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, an intelligent control disposed within the ear piece housing, at least one audio input sensor operatively connected to the intelligent control, a transceiver operatively connected to the intelligent control, and a user interface operatively connected to the intelligent control and configured for receiving user input. The intelligent control is configured to receive voice input through the at least one audio input sensor and interpret the voice input to determine a voice command from a set of voice commands.
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1. A set of earpieces, comprising:
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a left earpiece housing and a right earpiece housing; an intelligent control disposed within the left earpiece housing and the right earpiece housing; a plurality of sensors including at least one audio input sensor operatively connected to the intelligent control within the left and the right earpieces, touch sensors, inertial sensors, and biometric sensors within the left and right earpieces; a transceiver operatively connected to the intelligent control; a user interface operatively connected to the intelligent control and configured for receiving user input; wherein the left earpiece is in operative communication with the right earpiece; wherein the intelligent control of the left and right earpieces is configured to receive voice input through the at least one audio input sensor of the left and right earpieces and work together to provide an improved quality voice signal to determine a voice command from a set of voice commands; wherein the set of earpieces is configured to communicate through the transceiver with a computing device configured to use a voice assistant and wherein the voice commands include voice commands associated with the voice assistant for controlling the computing device; wherein the set of earpieces include an audio command only mode, a touch and gesture mode, and a combined mode for audio commands and touch and gesture commands; and wherein the set of voice commands include a plurality of voice commands for executing on the computing device to control the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for voice control of a set of earpieces each comprising:
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an earpiece housing, an intelligent control disposed within the earpiece housing, a plurality of sensors including at least one audio input sensor operatively connected to the intelligent control, touch sensors, inertial sensors, and biometric sensors, a transceiver operatively connected to the intelligent control, and a user interface operatively connected to the intelligent control and configured for receiving user input; the method comprising; communicating between the set of earpieces; receiving a selection of a mode, wherein the set of earpieces include an audio commands only mode, a touch and gesture mode, and a combined mode for audio commands and touch and gesture commands; implementing the mode in response to the selection; receiving voice input through the at least one audio input sensor; processing the voice input from the at least one audio input sensor of each of the set of earpieces to provide an improved quality voice input; interpreting the improved quality voice input using a voice assistant to determine a voice command from a set of voice commands; and determining if the voice command is to be performed by the set of earpieces or communicated to a linked device; executing the voice command to control the earpiece if the voice command is to be performed by the set of earpieces; and communicating the voice command to a voice assistant onboard the linked device if the voice command is to be performed by the linked device in operative communication with the set of earpieces; wherein the voice command is associated with device operations, personalized recommendations, or device features. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for voice control of a set of earpieces, each earpiece comprising:
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an earpiece housing, an intelligent control disposed within the earpiece housing, a plurality of sensors including at least one audio input sensor operatively connected to the intelligent control, a transceiver operatively connected to the intelligent control, touch sensors, inertial sensors, and biometric sensors, and a user interface operatively connected to the intelligent control and configured for receiving user input, and wherein the set of earpieces are configured to perform voice assistant functions; the method comprising; communicating between the set of earpieces; receiving a selection of a mode, wherein the set of earpieces include an audio commands only mode, a touch and gesture mode, and a combined mode for audio commands and touch and gesture commands; implementing the mode in response to the selection; receiving voice input through the at least one audio input sensor; processing the voice input from the at least one audio input sensor of each of the set of earpieces to provide an improved quality voice input; interpreting the improved quality voice input to determine a voice command from a first set of voice commands, wherein the first set of voice commands is associated with the set of earpieces; communicating the voice input directly to a voice assistant app of a mobile device in operative communication with the set of earpieces if the voice input is not within the first set of voice commands, wherein the voice assistant app of the mobile device is configured to perform an action on the mobile device based on the voice input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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