Position calibration for intelligent assistant computing device
US10824921B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first intelligent assistant computing device configured to receive and respond to natural language inputs provided by human users syncs to a reference clock of a wireless computer network. The first intelligent assistant computing device receives a communication sent by a second intelligent assistant computing device indicating a signal emission time at which the second intelligent assistant computing device emitted a position calibration signal. The first intelligent assistant computing device records a signal detection time at which the position calibration signal was detected. Based on a difference between 1) the signal emission time and the signal detection time, and 2) a known propagation speed of the position calibration signal, a distance between the first and second intelligent assistant computing devices is calculated.
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