Intelligent assistant for home automation
US10170123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2642
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This relates to systems and processes for using a virtual assistant to control electronic devices. In one example process, a user can speak an input in natural language form to a user device to control one or more electronic devices. The user device can transmit the user speech to a server to be converted into a textual representation. The server can identify the one or more electronic devices and appropriate commands to be performed by the one or more electronic devices based on the textual representation. The identified one or more devices and commands to be performed can be transmitted back to the user device, which can forward the commands to the appropriate one or more electronic devices for execution. In response to receiving the commands, the one or more electronic devices can perform the commands and transmit their current states to the user device.
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