Voice controlled assistant with non-verbal code entry
US9304736B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/40145
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voice controlled assistant has a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The voice controlled assistant facilitates transactions and other functions primarily through verbal interactions with a user. In some situations, a transaction may require entry of a code, which the user may wish to enter in a non-verbal way. A control knob is rotatably mounted to the housing and non-verbal manual entry of the code may be accomplished via rotations of the control knob. In other implementations, the code may be entered through use of a companion application executing on another device separate from the voice controlled assistant.
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