US 12,236,955 B1
Accessory for a voice-controlled device
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); and Aslan Appleman, Playa Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/380,990.
Application 18/380,990 is a continuation of application No. 17/543,589, filed on Dec. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,823,681.
Application 17/543,589 is a continuation of application No. 16/523,188, filed on Jul. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,195,531, issued on Dec. 7, 2021.
Application 16/523,188 is a continuation of application No. 15/595,658, filed on May 15, 2017, granted, now 10,366,692, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Int. Cl. 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)
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)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
7. A first device comprising:
one or more speakers;
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
determining content to be output by the first device,
determining, based at least in part on the content, first audio data that is to be output by the first device and that is related to the content, the first audio data representing first audio that is audible to a human,
generating, based at least in part on the content and the first audio data, second audio data representing second audio that is inaudible to the human, and
causing output of the second audio data via the one or more speakers, a second device within an environment of the first device being configured to perform processing on the second audio data to perform an action associated with the content.