Wake word based on acoustic analysis
A sound-enabled detection system responds to a wakeup sound, and notifies a central server. Based on which wakeup sound is detected; the system's configuration is modified accordingly. More particularly, at least one sensor in the system has its wakeup sound reconfigured to “wake up” upon detection of a second wakeup sound when the first wakeup sound is detected.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a network interface configured to receive an indication that a non-verbal primary wakeup sound (PWS) was detected by a device;
logic circuitry configured to:
determine a non-verbal secondary wakeup sound (SWS) associated with the detected non-verbal PWS; and
reconfigure the device to change its wakeup sound from the non-verbal PWS to the non-verbal SWS upon a detection of the non-verbal PWS;
wherein the non-verbal PWS is a first sound type and the non-verbal SWS is a second sound type determined based on the non-verbal PWS.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the logic circuitry determines the non-verbal SWS by mapping the non-verbal PWS to the non-verbal SWS such that non-verbal SWS=Function(non-verbal PWS).
3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a database comprising a plurality of non-verbal PWSs and their associated non-verbal SWSs; and
wherein the logic circuitry accesses the database to determine an non-verbal SWS from a detected non-verbal PWS.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a graphical user interface (GUI) coupled to the logic circuitry; and
wherein the logic circuitry instructs the GUI to notify a user that the non-verbal PWS was detected.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
the logic circuitry receives a location of the device; and
wherein the non-verbal SWS is also based on the location of the device.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein:
the logic circuitry is configured to determine if other devices are near the device; and
wherein the non-verbal SWS is also based upon whether other devices are near the device.
7. An apparatus comprising:
sound-spotting circuitry configured with a non-verbal primary wakeup sound (PWS);
logic circuitry configured to be woken upon the sound-spotting circuitry detecting the non-verbal PWS, and notify a user that the non-verbal PWS was detected; and
wherein the logic circuitry is also configured to reconfigure the sound-spotting circuitry with a non-verbal secondary wakeup sound (SWS) when the non-verbal PWS has been detected by the sound-spotting circuitry;
wherein the non-verbal PWS is a first sound type and the non-verbal SWS is a second sound type determined based on the non-verbal PWS.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the logic circuitry determines the non-verbal SWS by mapping the non-verbal PWS to the non-verbal SWS such that non-verbal SWS=Function(non-verbal PWS).
9. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:
a database comprising a plurality of non-verbal PWSs and their associated non-verbal SWSs; and
wherein the logic circuitry accesses the database to determine a non-verbal SWS from a detected non-verbal PWS.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:
a network interface; and
wherein the logic circuitry notifies the user that the non-verbal PWS was detected by notifying a server via the network interface.
11. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:
location-finding circuitry determining a location of a device; and
wherein the non-verbal SWS is also based on the location of the device.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein:
the logic circuitry is configured to determine if other devices are near the device; and
wherein the non-verbal SWS is also based upon whether other devices are near the device.
13. A method comprising the steps of:
configuring sound-spotting circuitry within a device with a non-verbal primary wakeup sound (PWS);
waking upon the sound-spotting circuitry detecting the non-verbal PWS; and
reconfiguring the sound-spotting circuitry with a non-verbal secondary wakeup sound (SWS) when the non-verbal PWS has been detected by the sound-spotting circuitry;
wherein the non-verbal PWS is a first sound type and the non-verbal SWS is a second sound type determined based on the non-verbal PWS.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the step of reconfiguring comprises the step of determining the non-verbal SWS by mapping the non-verbal PWS to the non-verbal SWS such that non-verbal SWS=Function(non-verbal PWS).
15. The method of claim 13 wherein the non-verbal SWS is also based on a location of the device.