Audio Device Association with Smart Display Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Voice-activated computing devices, such as Amazon Echo, primarily provide audio responses, making it cumbersome for users to receive graphic information, which can be time-consuming to present audibly, especially for complex queries like weather forecasts.
Innovation Solution
An association process between audio-controlled devices and smart display screens, allowing users to select and prioritize display devices using voice commands, enabling graphic responses to be displayed on connected screens, with the system automatically switching between devices based on user preferences and detected availability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If audio responses are used for all information delivery, then device simplicity is maintained, but information delivery efficiency deteriorates for complex queries
Solution Approach 1:
The audio-controlled computing device is extended to support multiple response modalities (audio and graphic) while maintaining its core voice-activated functionality. The system can automatically select between audio-only responses and graphic-audio combined responses based on the query type, making the device universally applicable for both simple and complex information delivery scenarios
2Productivity
If graphic responses are added to audio-controlled devices, then information delivery efficiency improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A back-end system acts as an intermediary between the audio-controlled device and the graphic display resources. The back-end system receives audio queries, determines whether graphic responses are appropriate, and coordinates the delivery of both audio and graphic content. This intermediary approach allows graphic capabilities to be added without directly complicating the audio-controlled device's architecture
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual device selection is required for graphic responses, then device adaptability improves, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic device selection where the audio-controlled device autonomously determines which graphic display device to use based on predefined association rules and user profiles. The system self-manages the selection process without requiring manual user intervention, while still maintaining the ability to adapt to different user preferences and device availability scenarios
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AI summary
Methods, systems and apparatus for associating electronic devices together based on received audio commands are described. Methods for associating an audio-controlled device with a physically separate display screen device such that information responses can then be provided in both audio and graphic formats using the two devices in conjunction with each other are described. The audio-controlled device can receive audio commands that can be analyzed to determine the author, which can then be used to further streamline the association operation.