公开(公告)号：US09866964B1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US13779604

申请日：2013-02-27

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Menashe Haskin ,  Kavitha Velusamy ,  Daniel Christopher Bay ,  Jason Zimmer

IPC: H04R5/04

CPC classification number: H04R5/04 ,  H04R27/00 ,  H04R2227/003 ,  H04R2420/07

Abstract: A computing system with multiple audio devices local to an environment to provide synchronized audio output to a user. A remote system receives a local audio signal representing sound captured from an environment from a local audio device and a remote audio signal representing sound captured from the environment from the remote audio device. The server determines a delay associated with the local audio signal and a delay associated with the remote audio signals and, based on the delays, synchronizes the audio being output by the local and remote devices.

公开(公告)号：US11024325B1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US15652096

申请日：2017-07-17

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Christopher Bay ,  Ramy S. Sadek ,  Menashe Haskin ,  Jason Zimmer ,  Robert Ramsey Flenniken ,  Heinz-Dominik Langhammer

IPC: G10L21/06

Abstract: A voice controlled assistant has a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The housing has an elongated cylindrical body extending along a center axis between a base end and a top end. The microphone(s) are mounted in the top end and the speaker(s) are mounted proximal to the base end. A control knob is rotatably mounted to the top end of the housing to rotate about the center axis. A light indicator is arranged on the control knob to exhibit various appearance states to provide visual feedback with respect to the one or more functions being performed by the assistant. In one case, the light indicator is used to uniquely identify participants involved in a call.

公开(公告)号：US11763835B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17325393

申请日：2021-05-20

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Christopher Bay ,  Ramy Sammy Sadek ,  Menashe Haskin ,  Jason Zimmer ,  Robert Ramsey Flenniken ,  Heinz-Dominik Langhammer

IPC: G10L21/06 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G06F3/06 ,  H04R1/34 ,  H04R1/00

CPC classification number: G10L21/06

Abstract: A voice controlled assistant has a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The housing has an elongated cylindrical body extending along a center axis between a base end and a top end. The microphone(s) are mounted in the top end and the speaker(s) are mounted proximal to the base end. A control knob is rotatably mounted to the top end of the housing to rotate about the center axis. A light indicator is arranged on the control knob to exhibit various appearance states to provide visual feedback with respect to the one or more functions being performed by the assistant. In one case, the light indicator is used to uniquely identify participants involved in a call.