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Voice-controlled faucet

US12031309B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

AS America, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mahendra Gunawardena
Eric B. Soberano · Barnegat, US
Alanna Wing Libbrecht · Madison, US
Verne Myers · Fort Wayne, US
Christopher Thomas Buhowski · Forked River Point, US
Noelle Giblin · Spring Lake, US
Behnam Heydari · Ridgewood, US
Benjamin J. Smith · Las Vegas, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 17, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L2015/223
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A faucet system comprising a faucet; an electronic valve associated with the faucet; and a faucet controller associated with the electronic valve; wherein the faucet controller is configured to receive a faucet command from a command server; and actuate the electronic valve upon receiving the faucet command; wherein the command server is configured to receive a speech-based command from a natural language processing (NLP) server; generate the faucet command from the speech-based command and transmit the faucet command to the faucet controller; and wherein the NLP server is remote to the faucet.

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