Method and system for controlling home assistant devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10796702
APP PUB NO 20190206412A1
SERIAL NO

16230835

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System and method for controlling a home assistant device include: receiving an audio input; performing speaker recognition on the audio input; in accordance with a determination that the audio input includes a voice input from a first user that is authorized to control the home assistant device: performing speech-to-text conversion on the audio input to obtain a textual string; and searching for a predefined trigger word for activating the home assistant device in the textual string; and in accordance with a determination that the audio input includes a voice input from the home assistant device: forgoing performance of speech-to-text conversion on the audio input; and forgoing search for the predefined trigger word.

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MIDEA GROUP CO LTD528311 GUANGDONG FOSHAN TOWN SHUNDE DISTRICT BEIJIAO 6 BEAUTIFUL AVENUE BEAUTIFUL HEADQUARTERS BUILDING B DISTRICT 26-28 FLOOR FOSHAN CITY GUANGDONG PROVINCE 528311

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gu, Haisong Cupertino, US 35 844
Li, Baojie Santa Clara, US 4 375
Pan, Yingbin Guangzhou, CN 1 175

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