METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING VOICE CONTROLLED DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of determining if voice controlled devices are within a communication environment, the method comprising:
- providing at least one voice controlled device having a speech recognition system for recognizing speech in the communication environment;
receiving an identification phrase associated with the at least one voice controlled device in the communication environment; and
the at least one voice controlled device communicating a response if the identification phrase is recognized.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method, apparatus and system for STANDARD VOICE USER INTERFACE AND VOICE CONTROLLED DEVICES as described in the claims. Briefly, a standard voice user interface is provided to control various devices by using standard speech commands. The standard VUI provides a set of standard VUI commands and syntax for the interface between a user and the voice controlled device. The standard VUI commands include an identification phrase to determine if voice controlled devices are available in an environment. Other standard VUI commands provide for determining the names of the voice controlled devices and altering them.
Voice controlled devices are disclosed. A voice controlled device is defined herein as any device that is controlled by speech, which is either audible or non-audible. A voice controlled device may also be referred to herein as an appliance, a machine, a voice controlled appliance a voice controlled electronic device, a name activated electronic device, a speech controlled device, a voice activated electronic appliance, a voice activated appliance, a voice controlled electronic device, or a self-identifying voice controlled electronic device.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of determining if voice controlled devices are within a communication environment, the method comprising:
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providing at least one voice controlled device having a speech recognition system for recognizing speech in the communication environment;
receiving an identification phrase associated with the at least one voice controlled device in the communication environment; and
the at least one voice controlled device communicating a response if the identification phrase is recognized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of coordinating the identification of voice controlled devices within a communication environment, the method comprising:
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providing at least one voice controlled device having a speech recognition system for recognizing speech in the communication environment;
receiving an identification phrase associated with the voice controlled device in the communication environment; and
if the identification phrase is recognized and if no standard signal is received by the at least one voice controlled device during a period of time before responding, the at least one voice controlled device communicates a response. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of coordinating the identification of a plurality of voice controlled devices within a communication environment, the method comprising:
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providing at least two voice controlled device having a speech recognition system for recognizing speech and a standard signal;
receiving an identification phrase associated with one of the plurality of voice controlled devices in the communication environment; and
if the identification phrase is recognized by the at least two of the plurality of voice controlled devices, and if standard signals are communicated by at least two of the plurality of voice controlled devices such that their standard signals overlap in time in the communication environment, each of the voice controlled devices selects a period of time before responding and at least one of the plurality of voice controlled devices responds accordingly to its selection of the period of time. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method of coordinating the identification of a plurality of voice controlled devices within a communication environment, the method comprising:
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providing at least two voice controlled devices having a speech recognition system for recognizing speech and a standard signal, the at least two voice controlled devices having the same appliance name;
receiving the same appliance name and an identification phrase associated with the at least two voice controlled devices in the communication environment; and
if the same appliance name and the identification phrase is recognized by the at least two voice controlled devices and if the standard signals are communicated by the at least two voice controlled devices such that their standard signals overlap in time in the communication environment, each of the voice controlled devices selects a period of time before responding and at least one of the plurality of voice controlled devices responds accordingly to its selection of the period of time. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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24. A voice controlled device, comprising:
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a processor;
a processor readable storage medium coupled to the processor;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to recognize an identification phrase associated with the voice controlled electronic device communicated in the communication environment; and
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to communicate a response from the voice controlled electronic device if the identification phrase is recognized.
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33. A plurality of voice controlled devices within a communication environment, each voice controlled device comprising:
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a processor;
a processor readable storage medium coupled to the processor;
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to recognize an identification phrase associated with the voice controlled electronic device communicated to the voice controlled electronic device in the communication environment after recognizing a period of relative silence; and
code recorded in the processor readable storage medium to communicate a response if the identification phrase is recognized. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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