公开(公告)号：US10387537B1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US13717833

申请日：2012-12-18

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Eric Peter Raeber ,  Daniel Peter Cox ,  Jaee Patwardhan

IPC: G06F17/21

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for providing introductory content before presentation of primary content. The introductory content engages the user's attention while the primary content is prepared for presentation and may improve the user experience. User input responsive to the introductory content may be used to indicate a point of interest within the primary content. Subsequent presentation of the primary content may begin at the point of interest or a point based at least in part on the point of interest.

公开(公告)号：US10365620B1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US14788327

申请日：2015-06-30

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Eric Peter Raeber ,  Robert Franklin Ebert ,  Adam Barry Fineberg ,  Mark Sander Urbanus ,  Miroslav Ristic ,  Maxim Spivak

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: Traditional home-automation systems utilize a single hub for controlling secondary devices within a home. The techniques described herein, meanwhile, utilize multiple hubs within the environment and/or located remotely from the environment. For instance, an environment may include multiple electronic devices, each configured to control one or more secondary devices within the environment. In addition, a remote service may be configured to control one or more secondary devices within the environment. As such, each controlling device stores and executes an instance of a control engine, rather than relying on a single instance of a control engine located at a single controlling hub.

公开(公告)号：US09729821B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US15087851

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Adam Barry Fineberg ,  Robert Franklin Ebert ,  Tarun Yohann Morton ,  Eric Peter Raeber ,  Miroslav Ristic

IPC: H04N7/14 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04B17/318 ,  G06F3/16

CPC classification number: H04N7/148 ,  G06F3/167 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04N7/152 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/043 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to facilitating voice and video communication between users independent of a location or a device. A communication request can specify users, who may be identified and located in their respective environments. For example, users can be identified and located using facial recognition imaging techniques and/or by monitoring a radio frequency (RF) signal associated with a device that is carried or worn by a user. After determining a location of a user, individual devices can be configured as a functionally grouped device to allow the users to communicate. For example, capabilities of a television, microphone, speaker, and imaging device can be combined to allow a video communication between users. Further, as a user moves around his or her environment, the location of the user can be tracked and additional functionally grouped devices can be provided for seamless communication.