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INTELLIGENT PLACEMENT OF APPLIANCE RESPONSE TO VOICE COMMAND

  • US 20150032456A1
  • Filed: 07/25/2013
  • Published: 01/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a system to respond to a human voice signal, the system comprising a plurality of appliances, the method comprising:

  • connecting each of the plurality of appliances over a local area network;

    generating a location map providing a location of each of the plurality of appliances;

    receiving the human voice signal at a plurality of microphones respectively included in the plurality of appliances;

    determining an originating location of the human voice signal based at least in part on the location map; and

    selecting one of the plurality of appliances to respond to the human voice signal based at least in part on the location map and the originating location.

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