Voice controlled assistant with coaxial speaker and microphone arrangement
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a housing having a top end and a base end;
one or more microphones mounted proximal to the top end of the housing to receive audio;
a processor mounted within the housing to process a signal representation of the audio;
memory mounted within the housing and accessible by the processor;
a network interface to communicate with a network;
a first speaker to output a first frequency range of audio sound;
a second speaker to output a second frequency range of audio sound; and
the first and second speakers being coaxially aligned within the housing and oriented to output the audio sound toward the base end of the housing and away from the one or more microphones.
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Abstract
A voice controlled assistant has a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The housing has an elongated cylindrical body extending along a center axis between a base end and a top end. The microphone(s) are mounted in the top end and the speaker(s) are mounted proximal to the base end. The microphone(s) and speaker(s) are coaxially aligned along the center axis. The speaker(s) are oriented to output sound directionally toward the base end and opposite to the microphone(s) in the top end. The sound may then be redirected in a radial outward direction from the center axis at the base end so that the sound is output symmetric to, and equidistance from, the microphone(s).
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34 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a housing having a top end and a base end; one or more microphones mounted proximal to the top end of the housing to receive audio; a processor mounted within the housing to process a signal representation of the audio; memory mounted within the housing and accessible by the processor; a network interface to communicate with a network; a first speaker to output a first frequency range of audio sound; a second speaker to output a second frequency range of audio sound; and the first and second speakers being coaxially aligned within the housing and oriented to output the audio sound toward the base end of the housing and away from the one or more microphones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising:
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a housing having a base to support the housing on a surface and a distal top end; at least one microphone mounted at the top end of the housing to receive audio; a processor mounted within the housing to process a signal representation of the audio to at least one of (1) form a query to search for information or (2) reduce a double talk component in the signal representation; and a plurality of speakers arranged inside the housing and oriented to output sound in a downward direction toward the base and away from the microphone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 32, 33)
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21. A device comprising:
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a housing having a base to support the housing on a surface and a distal top end; a processor mounted within the housing to form a query to search for information; at least one speaker mounted in the housing and oriented to output sound in a downward direction toward the base and away from the top end; and a sound distribution cone mounted in the housing to distribute the sound emitted from the speaker, wherein the sound distribution cone and the speaker are coaxially aligned. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 34)
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving audio, via one or more microphones, in a device having the one or more microphones positioned at a top end; processing a signal representation of the audio; and outputting sound via one or more speakers arranged in a base end of the device, wherein the sound is output from the one or more speakers in a downward direction toward the base end directionally opposite to the one or more microphones in the top end. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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