Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Accessory for a voice-controlled device
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Application No.: US15595658Application Date: 2017-05-15
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Publication No.: US10366692B1Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Zoe Adams , Pete Klein , Derick Deller , Michael John Guarniere , Alina Chen , Apoorv Naik , Jeremy Daniel Johnson , Aslan Appleman
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F3/16
- IPC: G06F3/16 ; H04M3/51 ; G10L15/07 ; G10L15/22 ; G10L15/26 ; G10L17/22 ; G06F16/332 ; G06F16/632

Abstract:
This disclosure describes techniques and systems for encoding instructions in audio data that, when output on a speaker of a first device in an environment, cause a second device to output content in the environment. In some instances, the audio data has a frequency that is inaudible to users in the environment. Thus, the first device is able to cause the second device to output the content without users in the environment hearing the instructions. In some instances, the first device also outputs content, and the content output by the second device is played at an offset relative to a position of the content output by the first device.
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