RR Myers, LRV Zayas, S Park - US Patent 11,183,183, 2021 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for managing multiple voice assistants are disclosed. Audio input is received via one or more microphones of a playback device. A first activation word is …
Abstract Systems and methods for media playback via a media playback system include capturing sound data via a network microphone device and identifying a candidate wake …
Abstract Systems, methods, and devices with reduced power consumption in network microphone devices. In one embodiment, a network microphone device is configured to …
J Tolomei, K Hartung - US Patent 11,132,989, 2021 - Google Patents
A first playback device is configured to perform functions comprising: detecting sound, identifying a wake word based on the sound as detected by the first device, receiving an …
S Jarvis, M Plagge, C Butts - US Patent 11,184,704, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for identifying a music service based on a user command. A content type is identified from a received user command and a music service is selected that …
C Smith, J Tolomei, K Soto - US Patent 11,361,756, 2022 - Google Patents
In one aspect, a playback device includes at least one microphone configured to detect sound. The playback detects sound via the one or more microphones and determines …
CK Smith, J Tolomei, B Lee - US Patent 11,315,556, 2022 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for distributed voice processing are disclosed herein. In one example, the method includes detecting sound via a microphone array of a first playback …