Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Speaker-identification model for controlling operation of a media player
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Application No.: US17838847Application Date: 2022-06-13
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Publication No.: US11641505B1Publication Date: 2023-05-02
- Inventor: Frank Maker
- Applicant: Roku, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Roku, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Roku, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: H04N21/45
- IPC: H04N21/45 ; H04N21/472 ; H04N21/4415 ; H04N21/422

Abstract:
In one aspect, an example method includes (i) obtaining, by a media player of a media presentation system, an audio signal, where the audio signal includes a voice command and is obtained using a microphone of the media presentation system; (ii) identifying, by the media player, which of multiple speakers of a household uttered the voice command using the audio signal and a speaker-identification model; (iii) performing, by the media player, an action corresponding to the voice command; and (iv) based on the identifying of the speaker using the audio signal and the speaker-identification model, selecting, by the media player, a user profile associated with the identified speaker within a streaming channel so as to bypass a profile selection screen of the streaming channel.
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