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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jae Lee, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/00 (2013.01); G10L 25/00 (2013.01); G10L 17/00 (2013.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 17/00 (2013.01); H04R 29/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides for improved hot word detection in electronic devices, particularly small form factor devices such as wearables. The electronic device includes an accelerometer onboard to pick up voice in noisy conditions, and utilizes the accelerometer to confirm that a particular user intended to activate the hot word detection, thereby reducing false detection of other people's voices.