Voice-enabled modular devices
US10284695B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/0291
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure describes voice-enabled modular devices that act as functional, voice-controlled endpoints at which users may provide voice commands. The voice-enabled modular devices may include a power unit which may be installed into a wall permanently to serve as a power source, and a front-panel module which detachably couples to the power unit via a hardware interface. The hardware interface may allow the front-panel module and power unit to communicate with each other, and may further allow the power unit to provide power to the front-panel module. The power unit of the voice-enabled modular device described herein may be configured to provide power to multiple front-panel modules having different capabilities, and potentially different power requirements, thereby supporting multiple front-panel modules to increase the functionality of the voice-enabled modular devices.
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