Voice-Controlled Device Content Transition to Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing voice interaction systems lack the ability to seamlessly transition content between devices, particularly from audio-only output on one device to visual output on another device in response to user voice commands, limiting the user's access to comprehensive information across multiple devices in a connected environment.
Innovation Solution
A voice-controlled device identifies proximate devices with display capabilities and instructs them to output visual content associated with user voice commands, allowing for the transfer of content from one device to another, such as from a summary on a voice-controlled device to detailed information on a tablet or other display-capable device, through a content-transition engine and speech recognition technology.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If content is output only through audio on a voice-controlled device, then the device can maintain simple hardware design, but the user cannot access comprehensive visual information
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the information delivery function across multiple devices: the voice-controlled device handles audio output and voice commands, while a separate display device handles visual content presentation. This segmentation allows each device to remain specialized and simple while the system as a whole provides comprehensive information.
Solution Approach 2:
The voice-controlled device acts as an intermediary that receives voice commands, processes them, and then directs appropriate content to either its own audio output or to a display device. This mediator approach enables seamless transitions between audio and visual output without requiring the user to manually switch devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the voice-controlled device includes display capabilities, then visual content can be provided directly, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The voice-controlled device is designed to perform multiple functions: it can output content through its own audio speaker, transfer content to a display device for visual presentation, and handle voice command processing. This multi-functionality allows the system to adapt to different user needs without adding physical display hardware to the voice-controlled device itself.
3Ease of operation
If the system transitions content between devices based on user commands, then user experience is enhanced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects user intent through voice commands and autonomously determines the appropriate output device and content format. The voice-controlled device self-manages the content transition process, selecting whether to output audio locally or transfer visual content to a display device without requiring manual device switching by the user.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques for receiving a voice command from a user and, in response, providing audible content to the user via a first device and providing visual content for the user via a second device. In some instances, the first device includes a microphone for generating audio signals that include user speech, as well as a speaker for outputting audible content in response to identified voice commands from the speech. However, the first device might not include a display for displaying graphical content. As such, the first device may be configured to identify devices that include displays and that are proximate to the first device. The first device may then instruct one or more of these other devices to output visual content associated with a user's voice command.