Device selection for providing a response

JD Meyers, SS Pravinchandra, Y Liu, A Dean… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A system may use multiple speech interface devices to interact with a user by speech. All or
a portion of the speech interface devices may detect a user utterance and may initiate …

Systems and methods of multiple voice services

K Hartung, D Giacobello - US Patent 11,183,181, 2021 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are example techniques to identify a voice service to process a voice input.
An example implementation may involve a network microphone device (NMD) receiving, via …

Systems and methods for voice-assisted media content selection

S Liu, P Bates - US Patent 11,175,880, 2021 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for media playback via a media playback system include (i)
capturing a voice input comprising a request for media content,(ii) receiving information …

Systems and methods of operating media playback systems having multiple voice assistant services

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 …

Systems and methods for selective wake word detection using neural network models

J Fainberg, D Giacobello, K Hartung - US Patent 11,100,923, 2021 - Google Patents
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 …

Networked devices, systems, and methods for intelligently deactivating wake-word engines

CK Smith, CC Sleith, KT Soto - US Patent 10,878,811, 2020 - Google Patents
In one aspect, a playback device 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 …

Determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devices

KT Soto, CK Smith, RM Dizon, PK McPherson… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance
of playback devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an audio input is received at an …

Voice control of a media playback system

NAJ Millington, K Corbin, M Plagge - US Patent 10,847,143, 2020 - Google Patents
A voice input comprising a command word, one or more media variable instances, and one
or more zone variable instances is received. A media playback system command which …

Array microphone assembly

EA Cho, GW Lantz, JM Miller - US Patent App. 29/700,875, 2019 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data (63) Continuation of application No. 15/833,404, filed on Dec.
6, 2017, which is a continuation of application No. 15/631,310, filed on Jun. 23, 2017, now …

Multiple stage network microphone device with reduced power consumption and processing load

N D'amato, D Giacobello, J Fainberg… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, methods, and devices with reduced power consumption in network
microphone devices. In one embodiment, a network microphone device is configured to …