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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2023
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Zoe Adams, Orange County, CA (US);

Pete Klein, Tustin, CA (US);

Derick Deller, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);

Michael John Guarniere, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Alina Chen, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Apoorv Naik, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Jeremy Daniel Johnson, Mission Viejo, CA (US);

Aslan Appleman, Playa Vista, CA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/26 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/332 (2019.01); G06F 16/632 (2019.01); G10L 15/02 (2006.01); G10L 15/07 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); G10L 15/14 (2006.01); G10L 15/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04M 3/51 (2006.01); G06F 16/3329 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/26 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04M 3/5166 (2013.01); G06F 16/3329 (2019.01); G06F 16/632 (2019.01); G10L 15/02 (2013.01); G10L 15/07 (2013.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 15/142 (2013.01); G10L 15/16 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); G10L 2015/226 (2013.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04M 2201/405 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.


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