Situationally suspending wakeup word to enable voice command input
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1. A device, comprising:
- a processor; and
storage accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;
receive a signal from a sensor;
determine whether the signal indicates a presence of multiple people;
responsive to a determination that the signal indicates a presence of multiple people, enable wakeup word enablement of voice command input; and
responsive to a determination that the signal does not indicate a presence of multiple people, disable wakeup word enablement of voice command input.
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Abstract
In one aspect, devices and methods are disclosed for receiving at least one signal from at least one sensor and, based on analyzing the at least one signal, situationally suspending a necessity of receiving a wakeup word to enable voice command input to a computer.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a processor; and storage accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to; receive a signal from a sensor; determine whether the signal indicates a presence of multiple people; responsive to a determination that the signal indicates a presence of multiple people, enable wakeup word enablement of voice command input; and responsive to a determination that the signal does not indicate a presence of multiple people, disable wakeup word enablement of voice command input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal and that is not a signal per se, the computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to:
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receive a signal from at least one sensor; determine whether the signal indicates a presence of multiple people; responsive to a determination that the signal indicates a presence of multiple people, enable wakeup word enablement of voice command input; and responsive to a determination that the signal does not indicate a presence of multiple people, disable wakeup word enablement of voice command input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving at least one signal from at least one sensor; determining, from the at least one signal, that a user is alone; responsive to determining that the user is alone, suspending a need to receive a wakeup word to enable voice command input to a computer and enabling voice command input to the computer without receiving the wakeup word. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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