Aerial Drone Companion Device Voice Command Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current intelligent assistants in smart homes are limited in their ability to move between different floors and cover large distances, both indoors and outdoors, restricting their functionality and usability.
Innovation Solution
An aerial drone companion device equipped with voice recognition, image capture, and autonomous flight capabilities, allowing it to respond to voice commands, orient itself towards users, and execute tasks such as playing music or controlling appliances, while learning user preferences and cognitive states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If current intelligent assistants are used, then they can respond to voice commands, but they are generally static devices which are not able to move about the home
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the voice command processing capability of static intelligent assistants with the mobility of aerial drones. The resulting system maintains voice recognition and natural language processing while adding autonomous flight and physical movement capabilities, creating a hybrid device that can both understand commands and physically relocate to perform tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static intelligent assistant to a dynamic aerial drone that can change its position, orientation, and altitude in response to voice commands. The drone dynamically adjusts its location to optimize interaction with users and execute tasks, transforming the fixed-position assistant into a mobile, adaptable platform.
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AI summary
A method of operating an aerial drone companion device includes detecting a first voice command spoken by a first user. The aerial drone companion device is autonomously oriented such that an image capture device faces the first user in response to detecting the first voice command. A second voice command spoken by the first user is detected while the image capture device faces the first user. The second voice command is transmitted from the aerial drone companion device to a computer located remotely from the aerial drone companion device. A task signal is received indicating a task to be performed. The task signal is generated by the computer based on the second voice command, and the task signal is transmitted by the computer and received by the aerial drone companion device. The method includes autonomously executing the task by the aerial drone companion device.