Architectures and topologies for vehicle-based, voice-controlled devices
US10540970B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/40
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for implementing voice-enabled devices in vehicle environments to facilitate voice interaction with vehicle computing devices. Due to the differing communication capabilities of existing vehicle computing devices, the techniques described herein describe different communication topologies for facilitating voice interaction with the vehicle computing devices. In some examples, the voice-enabled device may be communicatively coupled to a user device, which may communicate with a remote speech-processing system to determine and perform operations responsive to the voice commands, such as conducting phone calls using loudspeakers of the vehicle computing device, streaming music to the vehicle computing device, and so forth. In this way, the communication topologies between the voice-enabled computing device, the vehicle computing device, and the user device provide for voice control of vehicle computing devices which may otherwise be unable to be controlled by voice commands.
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