Electronic device with sensors and display devices
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing having a sidewall, wherein the sidewall has upper and lower regions and a middle region between the upper and lower regions;
a microphone in the housing;
a visual output device on the middle region of the sidewall, wherein the visual output device comprises light-emitting devices;
a speaker in the housing;
control circuitry in the housing that is configured to;
gather voice commands with the microphone;
produce sound with the speaker in response to the voice commands; and
display moving visual information using the visual output device; and
fabric that overlaps the sidewall, wherein the fabric has first openings through which the sound passes and second openings that receive the light-emitting devices and through which light from the light-emitting devices passes to display the moving visual information on the middle region of the sidewall of the housing.
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Abstract
An electronic device may have a housing. The housing may be characterized by a vertical axis and may have housing structures such as cylindrical housing structures with a cylindrical surface. A speaker may be mounted in the housing to provide sound through openings in the housing structures. A visual output device may be mounted in the housing to provide light through openings in the housing structures. The visual output device may include an electrophoretic display, a light-emitting diode display, or other display with an array of pixels that display images or may include other components for emitting light. During operation, voice commands may be received by a microphone in the device and action taken based on the commands and other information. The action taken may include playing sound with the speaker and providing visual output with the visual output device.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing having a sidewall, wherein the sidewall has upper and lower regions and a middle region between the upper and lower regions; a microphone in the housing; a visual output device on the middle region of the sidewall, wherein the visual output device comprises light-emitting devices; a speaker in the housing; control circuitry in the housing that is configured to; gather voice commands with the microphone; produce sound with the speaker in response to the voice commands; and display moving visual information using the visual output device; and fabric that overlaps the sidewall, wherein the fabric has first openings through which the sound passes and second openings that receive the light-emitting devices and through which light from the light-emitting devices passes to display the moving visual information on the middle region of the sidewall of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing having cylindrical housing structures that include a sidewall having upper and lower regions and a middle region between the upper and lower regions; a speaker mounted in the cylindrical housing structures; fabric covering the sidewall of the cylindrical housing structures, wherein the fabric has openings at the middle region of the sidewall; a capacitive proximity sensor that detects three-dimensional hand gestures; light-emitting diodes that extend into the openings in the fabric and are configured to display alphanumeric characters through the openings in the fabric; additional light-emitting diodes that are configured to provide visual feedback that the three-dimensional hand gestures have been detected by the capacitive proximity sensor; a microphone; and control circuitry configured to play media with the speaker based on voice commands received with the microphone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing having opposing upper and lower surfaces joined by a curved sidewall, wherein the curved sidewall has a perimeter; a speaker mounted in the housing; fabric that covers the housing and that is configured to pass sound from the speaker; a microphone; wireless communications circuitry configured to support communications with a television over a wireless link in a wireless local area network; control circuitry configured to; play media with the speaker based on voice commands received with the microphone; and serve as a remote control for the television by communicating channel change adjustments to the television over the wireless link based on voice commands received with the microphone; and a light-emitting device that illuminates a volume level indicator that wraps around the perimeter of the curved sidewall of the housing, wherein the light-emitting device adjusts a height of the volume level indicator above the lower surface proportionally based on a playback volume of the media, and wherein the light-emitting device changes a location of the volume level indicator on the curved sidewall relative to the upper and lower surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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