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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2021
Lutron Technology Company Llc, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Rhodes B. Baker, Allentown, PA (US);
Matthew V. Harte, Stewartsville, PA (US);
Jeffrey Karc, Danielsville, PA (US);
Galen E. Knode, Macungie, PA (US);
John B. Nill, Emmaus, PA (US);
Jaykrishna A. Shukla, Mays Landing, NJ (US);
Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A scalable, distributed load control system for home automation based on a network of microphones may include control devices (e.g., load control devices) that may include microphones for monitoring the system and communicating audio data to a cloud server for processing. The control devices of the load control system may receive a single voice command and may be configured to choose one of the load control devices to transmit the voice command to the cloud server. The load control devices may be configured to receive a voice command, control a connected load according to the voice command if the voice command is a validated command, and transmit the voice command to a voice service in the cloud if the voice command is not a validated command. The voice service to which the load control devices transmit audio data to may be selectable.