Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Aslan Appleman

Zoe Adams

Apoorv Naik

Pete Klein

Derick Deller

Link Cornelius

Jeremy Daniel Johnson

Michael John Guarniere

Alina Chen

Scott Edward Van Vliet

David Ignatius Murai

This disclosure describes techniques and systems for encoding instructions in audio data that, when output on a speaker of a first device in an environment, cause a second device to output content in the environment. In some instances, the audio data has a frequency that is inaudible to users in the environment. Thus, the first device is able to cause the second device to output the content without users in the environment hearing the instructions. In some instances, the first device also outputs content, and the content output by the second device is played at an offset relative to a position of the content output by the first device.

Accessory for a voice-controlled device

Coordinated operation of a voice-controlled device and an accessory device in an environment is described. A remote system processes audio data it receives from the voice-controlled device in the environment to identify a first intent associated with a first domain, a second intent associated with a second domain, and a named entity associated with the audio data. The remote system sends, to the voice-controlled device, first information for accessing main content associated with the named entity, and a first instruction corresponding to the first intent. The remote system also sends, to the accessory device, second information for accessing control information or supplemental content associated with the main content, and a second instruction corresponding to the second intent. The first and second instructions, when processed by the devices in the environment, cause coordinated operation of the voice-controlled device and the accessory device.

Connected accessory for a voice-controlled device

Accessory for a voice controlled device for output of supplementary content

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Aslan Appleman