Location based device grouping with voice control

    公开(公告)号:US10142591B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-27

    申请号:US15685723

    申请日:2017-08-24

    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.

    Robot movement constraint system
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11300963B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US15681097

    申请日:2017-08-18

    Abstract: A robotic assistant comprises a plurality of sensors on a mobile chassis. An occupancy map includes obstacle cost values for particular areas or cells of the map. These obstacle cost values may be based on whether an obstacle is detected and the confidence value of that detection, estimated precision of the location of the detected object, and so forth. A set of rules for preferred locations of robot movement is used to assess the occupancy map and to determine constraint cost value for the particular areas. For example, the area in a center of a hallway may be associated with a relatively high constraint cost value. An aggregate cost value may be calculated by summing the obstacle cost value and the constraint cost value for the particular area. The aggregate cost value may be used to determine a maximum permissible speed for the robot while traversing the particular area.

    Adaptive user interface configuration

    公开(公告)号:US10075140B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-11

    申请号:US14315089

    申请日:2014-06-25

    CPC classification number: H03G3/02 H03G3/3005 H03G3/3089 H03G3/32

    Abstract: Media devices present content such as games, audiobooks, music, movies, and so forth. During presentation of content, usage data may be acquired which provides information about how the media device is configured to present the content. For example, the usage data may indicate at which times during presentation that a user has increased or decreased volume for presentation of a movie. Information from a plurality of users may be analyzed to develop a presentation profile, which indicates at what times in the movie users have increased or decreased volume. During subsequent presentation of the content, a media device may use the presentation profile to adjust presentation settings of the content without user intervention.

    Interoperability of secondary-device hubs

    公开(公告)号:US11340566B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    申请号:US16523481

    申请日:2019-07-26

    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.

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