Wireless Lighting Fixture Voice Command Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current home automation systems require multiple voice-activated smart speakers for each room to control devices, which is costly and limited by the microphone's proximity, making it inefficient for seamless control throughout a home.
Innovation Solution
A wireless device with an antenna and processor that connects to a network, includes a microphone for voice command detection, and stores a voice command service profile to decode voice commands into text, allowing seamless communication and control across a mesh network, enabling voice-activated control without the need for multiple devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple voice-activated smart speakers are deployed for each room, then voice command detection coverage is improved, but system cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device performs multiple functions: it provides illumination while also serving as a voice command detection node. The lighting device includes a microphone to detect voice commands and a processor to analyze them, eliminating the need for separate smart speakers in each room.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the voice command detection functionality with the lighting device by integrating a microphone and processing capabilities into the existing lighting fixture, creating a multi-functional device that reduces overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If multiple smart speakers are used for each room, then voice command detection capability is improved, but the number of devices and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the home into multiple zones or areas, with each lighting device serving as an independent voice detection node for its surrounding area. The mesh network segments the voice command detection function across multiple lighting devices rather than requiring centralized smart speakers.
Solution Approach 2:
Lighting devices are given the additional universal function of voice command detection and processing, allowing them to serve dual purposes as both illumination sources and voice-activated control points throughout the home.
3Area of stationary object
If smart speakers are placed in each room for comprehensive control, then coverage area is improved, but system cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is designed to perform multiple functions including illumination, voice command detection, and wireless communication. By integrating these functions into a single device, the system achieves comprehensive coverage without the cost of adding separate smart speakers to each room.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device autonomously detects and processes voice commands using its integrated microphone and processor, then transmits the parsed commands through the mesh network to control other devices, eliminating the need for external smart speakers or hubs.
Data Source
AI summary
A wireless device for connection to a network is disclosed. The wireless device includes an antenna for establishing a wireless connection, one or more processors, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores data comprising a sequence of characters that uniquely names a particular type of network that the antenna establishes communication with and program code. When executed by the one or more processors, the program code causes the system to initially set the one or more processors into a default mode. In response to connecting the wireless device to mains power, the program code causes the system to receive network information through the wireless connection.