Collaborative voice controlled devices
US10522150B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for collaboration between multiple voice controlled devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of identifying, by a first computing device, a second computing device that is configured to respond to a particular, predefined hotword; receiving audio data that corresponds to an utterance; receiving a transcription of additional audio data outputted by the second computing device in response to the utterance; based on the transcription of the additional audio data and based on the utterance, generating a transcription that corresponds to a response to the additional audio data; and providing, for output, the transcription that corresponds to the response.
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