Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Peripheral-based selection of audio sources
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Application No.: US14306004Application Date: 2014-06-16
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Publication No.: US10236016B1Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Meng Li , Robert Warren Sjoberg , Aimee Therese Piercy , Robert Franklin Burton
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: G10L21/06
- IPC: G10L21/06 ; H04R1/00 ; G10L21/00

Abstract:
A speech interface device may be configured to act as a remote speaker peripheral for multiple audio sources such as media players and phones. Upon receiving a request from a user to connect to an audio device, the speech interface device determines which of the multiple audio devices are currently available, selects one of the audio devices based on information about or received from the user, establishes an audio connection with the selected one of the audio devices, and begins acting as a remote speaker or speakerphone for the selected audio device.
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