1646 patents
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Utility
Memory allocation for keyword spotting engines
15 Aug 23
Network microphone devices configured to detect keywords can include microphones for capturing sound samples.
Hubert de Taffanel de La Jonquière
Filed: 19 May 21
Utility
Arbitration-based voice recognition
15 Aug 23
A first network microphone device (NMD) is configured to receive, from a second NMD, a first arbitration message including (i) a first measure of confidence associated with a voice input as detected by the second NMD and (ii) the voice input as detected by the second NMD, and receive, from a third NMD, a second arbitration message including (i) a second measure of confidence associated with the voice input as detected by the third NMD and (ii) the voice input as detected by the third NMD.
Steven Beckhardt, Ted Lin
Filed: 18 Apr 22
Utility
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15 Aug 23
Systems and methods for optimizing voice detection via a network microphone device (NMD) based on a selected voice-assistant service (VAS) are disclosed herein.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Kurt Thomas Soto, Charles Conor Sleith
Filed: 7 Jun 21
Utility
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15 Aug 23
Devices, system, and methods are disclosed for provisioning devices over a cloud network in accordance with modifications to operational settings of a media playback system.
Keith Thoresz, Daniel Casimiro, Sachin Lad, Steven Beckhardt
Filed: 1 Jul 21
Utility
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15 Aug 23
Systems and methods disclosed herein include (i) receiving a voice command via at least one microphone of a networked microphone device, wherein the networked microphone device is configured to receive voice commands for a media playback system, and wherein the media playback system comprises the networked microphone device and a first playback device configured to play back content, (ii) determining that the networked microphone device is not configured to play back the content, (iii) in response to determining that the networked microphone is not configured to play back the content, determining that the first playback device is available to play back the content, (iv) causing the first playback device to play back the content, (v) determining that the first playback device is no longer available to play back the content, and (vi) selecting a second playback device to play back the content.
Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Christopher Butts
Filed: 21 Jun 21
Utility
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10 Aug 23
In one aspect, an audio playback device having at least one microphone captures a voice input.
Valentin Fage, Daniel Fernandez-Castro, Bjay Watanabe Kamwa, Dokyun Kim, Sebastien Maury, Rosa Stern, Joseph Dureau
Filed: 9 Feb 22
Utility
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8 Aug 23
Example techniques described herein relate to a software application that is configured to operate as an add-on software component to audio-playback software on a playback device of a media playback system.
Mark Triplett
Filed: 1 Jul 21
Utility
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8 Aug 23
A first playback device, while operating in a first media playback system, receives from a computing device over a WAN an indication that a second playback device operating in a second media playback system has initiated sharing of a playback session.
Ryan Taylor, Jeffrey Michael Torgerson
Filed: 20 Dec 21
Design
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8 Aug 23
Marisa McKently, Brandon Lynne, Ryan Kitson
Filed: 22 Oct 21
Utility
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8 Aug 23
An example implementation involves a media playback system that includes one or more playback devices that are controllable by the mobile device while the mobile device is joined to the media playback system.
Andrew Schulert
Filed: 20 Sep 21
Utility
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3 Aug 23
Examples described herein relate to music discovery.
Paul Bates
Filed: 7 Apr 23
Utility
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1 Aug 23
In one aspect, a network microphone device includes a plurality of microphones and is configured to detect sound via the one or more microphones.
Nick D'Amato, Kurt Thomas Soto, Connor Kristopher Smith
Filed: 6 May 22
Utility
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1 Aug 23
Systems and methods for suppressing noise and detecting voice input in a multi-channel audio signal captured by a plurality of microphones include (i) capturing a first audio signal via a first microphone and a second audio signal via a second microphone, wherein the first and second audio signals respectively comprises first and second noise content from a noise source; (ii) identifying the first noise content in the first audio signal; (iii) using the identified first noise content to determine an estimated noise content captured by the plurality of microphones; (iv) using the estimated noise content to suppress the first and second noise content in the first and second audio signals; (v) combining the suppressed first and second audio signals into a third audio signal; and (vi) determining that the third audio signal includes a voice input comprising a wake word.
Saeed Bagheri Sereshki, Daniele Giacobello
Filed: 23 Nov 20
Utility
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1 Aug 23
Systems and methods for limiting volume in an audio playback device using a feedback controller are disclosed herein.
Aurelio Ramos
Filed: 12 Nov 20
Utility
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1 Aug 23
An example playback device includes programming for executing functions including, while connected to both (i) a local area network and (ii) an audio playback network configured separately from the local area network and arranged for playback of media content via at least the playback device, receiving from a network device via the local area network, a request for the network device to connect to the audio playback network.
Nicholas A. J. Millington, Jeffrey Peters, Michael Agerbak, Steven R. Beckhardt
Filed: 23 Nov 20
Utility
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1 Aug 23
A method performed by a portable playback device comprises receiving, via the portable playback device, a power activation indication.
Jodi Vautrin
Filed: 9 Apr 22
Utility
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27 Jul 23
Example techniques involve suggesting an application of a streaming audio service via an application of a media playback system.
Christopher D. Butts
Filed: 22 Nov 22
Utility
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27 Jul 23
Systems and methods for maintaining knowledge of a network address (e.g., a MAC address) for a playback device while changing power states are disclosed.
Hrishikesh Gossain
Filed: 27 Mar 23
Utility
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27 Jul 23
In one aspect, a playback deice is configured to identify in an audio stream, via a second wake-word engine, a false wake word for a first wake-word engine that is configured to receive as input sound data based on sound detected by a microphone.
Connor Kristopher Smith, Charles Conor Sleith, Kurt Thomas Soto
Filed: 9 Jan 23
Utility
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27 Jul 23
Example techniques relate to playback based on acoustic signals in a system including a first network device and a second network device.
Jonathon Reilly, Niels Van Erven
Filed: 24 Mar 23