Personal audio assistant device and method
A system includes a first microphone that captures audio, a communication module communicatively coupled to the first microphone, a logic circuit communicatively coupled to the first microphone and communication module, a speaker operatively coupled to the logic circuit, and an interaction element. The interaction element and logic circuit are configured to initiate control of audio content for output from the speaker in response to at least one voice command detected in captured audio. Other embodiments are disclosed.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving a user input to activate a speech recognition system, wherein the user input uses a user interaction system;
receiving a microphone signal from a microphone;
generating a modified microphone signal from the microphone signal;
sending the modified microphone signal to an input buffer, wherein the input buffer is stored in a memory, wherein the memory is readable by a logic circuit;
analyzing data in the input buffer to detect user's voice;
analyzing the data to detect a voice command;
sending the voice command to a remote server if the user's voice is detected and the voice command is detected, wherein the voice command is requesting information from web from the remote server;
receiving web information from the remote server; and
sending the web information to a communication device operated by the user.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interaction system is at least one of a button or touch sensitive screen or the voice command or a combination thereof.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communication device is at least one of a mobile phone or a computer or a combination thereof.
4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the communication device is at least one of a mobile phone or a computer or a combination thereof.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the logic circuit and the memory are part of a mobile phone or computer, wherein the mobile phone or the computer are not in or part of the communication device.
6 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the logic circuit and the memory are part of a mobile phone or computer, wherein the mobile phone or the computer are not in or part of the communication device.
7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interaction system is a touch sensitive screen, wherein the communication device is a mobile phone, wherein the logic circuit, the touch sensitive screen and the memory are housed in a second communication device.
8 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
analyzing the data in the input buffer for a speech command.
9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending a visual indicator to the communication device that the web information has been received by the communication device.
10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the web information is received on a display of the communication device.
11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the web information is acoustically emitted by the communication device.