US 11,915,694 B2
Interactive voice system for conveyor control
Jason-David Nitzberg, Batavia, OH (US); Timothy R. Williams, Middletown, OH (US); Zachary Reott, Monroeville, PA (US); Sang Pheng, Cincinnati, OH (US); Lori A. Pike, Murrysville, PA (US); Jason A. Johnson, Hamilton, OH (US); and Jeffrey P. Pike, Murrysville, PA (US)
Assigned to Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC, Mason, OH (US)
Filed by INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC, Mason, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/185,343.
Prior Publication US 2022/0270599 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. G10L 15/22 (2006.01); B65G 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [B65G 43/00 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0266 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first computing device, a transmission from a second computing device, wherein the transmission comprises information relating to a verbal command spoken by an operator associated with the second computing device;
generating, by the first computing device, a control signal and a response signal in response to the transmission, wherein the response signal comprises information relating to a response for the verbal command, wherein the information is generated based on a location of the second computing device, and wherein generating the response signal comprises identifying an optimal route information for the second computing device to reach a location of the first computing device;
controlling, by the first computing device, a conveyor based on the control signal; and
transmitting, by the first computing device, the response signal to the second computing device as one of a speech output or a visual output indicating the information relating to the response for the verbal command to the operator.