Invention Application
- Patent Title: MULTI-DEVICE WAKEWORD DETECTION
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Application No.: US17626619Application Date: 2020-07-29
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Publication No.: US20220351724A1Publication Date: 2022-11-03
- Inventor: Mark R. P. THOMAS , Richard J. CARTWRIGHT
- Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
- Current Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- International Application: PCT/US2020/044114 WO 20200729
- Main IPC: G10L15/22
- IPC: G10L15/22 ; G10L15/08 ; G10L15/28

Abstract:
A method for selecting a device for audio processing may involve receiving a first wakeword confidence metric from a first device that includes at least a first microphone and receiving a second wakeword confidence metric from a second device that includes at least a second microphone. The first and second wakeword confidence metrics may correspond to a first local maximum of a first plurality of wakeword confidence values determined by the first device and a second local maximum of a second plurality of wakeword confidence values determined by the second device. The method may involve comparing the first wakeword confidence metric and the second wakeword confidence metric and selecting a device for subsequent audio processing based, at least in part, on a comparison of the first wakeword confidence metric and the second wakeword confidence metric.
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