Intelligent ancillary electronic device

• US 9,460,735 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2013
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Dadu, Saurabh, Shah, Saurin, Tharappel, Francis M., Krishnamurthy, Lakshman, Vogel, Brian K., Kar, Swarnendu
• Primary Examiner(s): SINGH, SATWANT K
• Application Number:
  US14/142,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20150187369A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,011 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/28 Constructional details of speech recognition systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/48 specially adapted for particular use

Abstract

In one example a controller comprises logic, at least partially including hardware logic, configured to detect a key phrase in a received audio signal, and in response to the key phrase, to transmit a signal to a personal assistant in a remote electronic device, determine whether an audio input was received, and in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device, to buffer the audio input in a memory and forward the audio input to the personal assistant in the remote electronic device. Other examples may be described.

Claims

1. A controller, comprising:

logic, at least partially including hardware logic, configured to;

detect a key phrase in a received audio signal; and

in response to the key phrase, to;

transmit a signal to a personal assistant in a remote electronic device;

determine whether an audio input was received; and

in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device, to;

buffer the audio input in a memory;

forward the audio input to the personal assistant in the remote electronic device;

monitor for a ready response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device;

block presentation of the ready response from the personal assistant in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device;

transmit the audio input from the memory to the remote electronic device detect a period of silence in the audio input buffered in memory; and

remove the period of silence from the audio input buffered in memory before the audio input buffered in memory is transmitted to the remote electronic device.

2. The controller of claim 1, wherein the logic includes a low-power controller to detect a key phrase in a received audio signal.

3. The controller of claim 2, comprising logic to activate a processor in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant manager in the remote electronic device.

4. The controller of claim 1, wherein the logic to transmit the audio input from the memory to the remote electronic device comprises logic to transmit the audio input in a burst mode at an accelerated data rate.

5. An electronic device, comprising:

an audio input device;

a communication interface; and

a controller, comprising;

logic, at least partially including hardware logic, configured to;

detect a key phrase in a received audio signal; and

in response to the key phrase, to;

transmit a signal to a personal assistant in a remote electronic device;

determine whether an audio input was received; and

in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device, to;

buffer the audio input in a memory;

forward the audio input to the personal assistant in the remote electronic device;

monitor for a ready response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device;

block presentation of the ready response from the personal assistant in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device;

transmit the audio input from the memory to the remote electronic device detect a period of silence in the audio input buffered in memory; and

remove the period of silence from the audio input buffered in memory before the audio input buffered in memory is transmitted to the remote electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the logic includes a low-power controller to detect a key phrase in a received audio signal.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, comprising logic to activate a processor in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the logic to transmit the audio input from the memory to the remote electronic device comprises logic to transmit the audio input in a burst mode at an accelerated data rate.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising logic instructions stored on a tangible computer readable medium which, when executed by a controller, configure the controller to:

detect a key phrase in a received audio signal; and

in response to the key phrase, to;

transmit a signal to a personal assistant in a remote electronic device;

determine whether an audio input was received; and

in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device, to;

buffer the audio input in a memory; and

forward the audio input to the personal assistant in the remote electronic device;

monitor for a ready response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device;

block presentation of the ready response from the personal assistant in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device;

transmit the audio input from the memory to the remote electronic device detect a period of silence in the audio input buffered in memory; and

remove the period of silence from the audio input buffered in memory before the audio input buffered in memory is transmitted to the remote electronic device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the logic includes a low-power controller to detect a key phrase in a received audio signal.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, comprising logic instructions stored on a tangible computer readable medium which, when executed by the controller, configure the controller to activate a processor in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, comprising logic instructions stored on a tangible computer readable medium which, when executed by the controller, configure the controller to transmit the audio input in a burst mode at an accelerated data rate.