SOUND OUTPUT SYSTEM OR INTERNET APPLIANCE THAT SUPPORTS VOICE ACTIVATED COMMANDS, AND THAT PLAYS AUDIO DATA RECEIVED FROM A SERVICE OVER A NETWORK
First Claim
1. A sound output system that is wirelessly connectable to a service operated over a network for receiving audio output data from the service for outputting or playing the received audio output data at the sound output system, the sound output system includes:
- a voice activated command interface for interacting with a user,memory storing software,one or more processors,an output device that includes at least one speaker,a microphone, andwireless communication circuitry for wireless communication;
wherein, when the one or more processors execute at least part of the software at the sound output system, the sound output system;
(1) wirelessly receives, using the wireless communication circuitry of the sound output system and from a portable wireless device, security information for the sound output system to establish a wireless local area network connection, the security information includes one or more of a name, a password, an ID number, a PIN, an IP address, or a security key, individually or in any combination, and the portable wireless device is a distinct device from the sound output system;
(2) establishes, using the wireless communication circuitry at the sound output system, the wireless local area network connection employing, at least in part, the security information received from the portable wireless device in (1);
(3) receives, via the microphone at the sound output system and using the voice activated command interface, a voice activated command from the user, the receiving of the voice activated command is subsequent to having established the wireless local area network connection in (2);
(4) sends, using the wireless communication circuitry and via the wireless local area network connection established in (2), an audio digital content object to one or more servers over a network for processing at least part of the audio digital content object, the sending of the audio digital content object is in response to having received the voice activated command from the user in (3), and the audio digital content object having a relationship, at least in part, to the voice activated command received in (3);
(5) receives, using the wireless communication circuitry and from the one or more servers over the network in (4), audio output data, the audio output data includes audio data or sound data for output or playing at the sound output system, and the receiving of the audio output data is in response to having wirelessly sent the audio digital content object to the one or more servers over the network in (4), and the audio output data having a relationship, at least in part, to the audio digital content object sent to the one or more servers in (4); and
(6) outputs or plays, using the at least one speaker of the output device included in the output system, the audio output data received from the one or more servers in (5).
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Abstract
An output system, such as a wireless speaker or an Internet appliance, that supports voice activated commands is herein disclosed and enabled. The output system is wirelessly connectable to a service operated over a network (e.g., Internet) for receiving output data from the service. The setup of the output system includes: (1) wirelessly discovering the output system using a smart phone, (2) establishing a wireless communication link between the smart phone and the output system (e.g., via Bluetooth); (4) provide information, such as security and/or authentication information, from the smart phone to the output system via the wireless communication link. Thereafter, the output system, using the information received from the smart phone, establishes a wireless local area network connection and also connects itself to the service over the network. The output system is operable to receive voice activated commands from the user when connected to the service.
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1. A sound output system that is wirelessly connectable to a service operated over a network for receiving audio output data from the service for outputting or playing the received audio output data at the sound output system, the sound output system includes:
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a voice activated command interface for interacting with a user, memory storing software, one or more processors, an output device that includes at least one speaker, a microphone, and wireless communication circuitry for wireless communication;
wherein, when the one or more processors execute at least part of the software at the sound output system, the sound output system;(1) wirelessly receives, using the wireless communication circuitry of the sound output system and from a portable wireless device, security information for the sound output system to establish a wireless local area network connection, the security information includes one or more of a name, a password, an ID number, a PIN, an IP address, or a security key, individually or in any combination, and the portable wireless device is a distinct device from the sound output system; (2) establishes, using the wireless communication circuitry at the sound output system, the wireless local area network connection employing, at least in part, the security information received from the portable wireless device in (1); (3) receives, via the microphone at the sound output system and using the voice activated command interface, a voice activated command from the user, the receiving of the voice activated command is subsequent to having established the wireless local area network connection in (2); (4) sends, using the wireless communication circuitry and via the wireless local area network connection established in (2), an audio digital content object to one or more servers over a network for processing at least part of the audio digital content object, the sending of the audio digital content object is in response to having received the voice activated command from the user in (3), and the audio digital content object having a relationship, at least in part, to the voice activated command received in (3); (5) receives, using the wireless communication circuitry and from the one or more servers over the network in (4), audio output data, the audio output data includes audio data or sound data for output or playing at the sound output system, and the receiving of the audio output data is in response to having wirelessly sent the audio digital content object to the one or more servers over the network in (4), and the audio output data having a relationship, at least in part, to the audio digital content object sent to the one or more servers in (4); and (6) outputs or plays, using the at least one speaker of the output device included in the output system, the audio output data received from the one or more servers in (5). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An output system method for setting up an output system to receive voice activated commands from a user, the output system includes:
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an output device that includes one or more speakers, a microphone, a voice activated command interface for interacting with a user, and wireless communication circuitry for wireless communication, the output system method, comprising; (1) establishing, using the wireless communication circuitry at the output system, a wireless communication link between the output system and a portable wireless device, the portable wireless device is a distinct device from the output system, and the portable wireless device is at least one of a smart phone or an information pad; (2) receiving, using the wireless communication circuitry and via the established wireless communication link in (1), information from the portable wireless device related to establishing a wireless local area network connection; (3) establishing, using the wireless communication circuitry at the output system, the wireless local area network connection employing, at least in part, the information received from the portable wireless device in (2); (4) accessing, using the wireless communication circuitry and via the established wireless local area network in (3), one or more servers over a network, the one or more servers operated, at least in part, by a service operated, at least partly, over the Internet, the service for providing output data to the output system for output at the output system; (5) receiving, via the microphone, a voice activated command from the user, the receiving of the voice activated command is subsequent to having accessed the one or more servers in (4); (6) receiving, using the wireless communication circuitry, audio output data from the one or more servers accessed in (4), the receiving of the audio output data from the one or more servers is in response to having received the voice activated command from the user in (5); and (7) outputting or playing, using the one or more speakers included in the output system, at least part of the audio output data received from the one or more servers in (6), the audio output data is related to digital content that includes audio data or voice data, individually or in any combination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An output system for receiving voice activated commands from a user, comprising:
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an interface with at least a button operable to (1) receive an indication from the user for operating the output system; wireless communication circuitry configured to; (2) facilitate a wireless device discovery operation subsequent to receiving the indication from the user in (1), the wireless device discovery operation for the portable wireless device to wirelessly discover the output system or for the output system to wirelessly discover the portable wireless device, the portable wireless device is a distinct device from the output system, and the wireless device discovery operation based, at least in part, on short range local wireless communication between the portable communication device and the output system, (3) establish a wireless communication link between the output system and the portable wireless device, the establishing of the wireless communication link is subsequent to the wireless discovery operation in (2) either by the output system discovering the portable wireless device or by the portable wireless device discovering the output system, and the portable wireless device is at least one of a smart phone or an information pad having a touch sensitive screen interface, (4) receive, via the established wireless communication link in (3), information from the portable wireless device related to connecting to one or more servers over a network, the one or more servers operated, at least in part, by a service operated over the network for providing at least audio output data to the output system, and (5) connect to the one or more servers over the network employing, at least in part, the information received from the portable wireless device in (4); a microphone operable to (6) receive a voice activated command from the user, the receiving of the voice activated command is after connecting the output system to the one or more servers in (5); and an output device that includes one or more speakers operable to (7) output or play sound to the user in response to receiving the voice activated command in (6), the sound outputted or played to the user, by the one or more speakers, is related, at least in part, to audio output data received from the one or more servers in (4). - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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