Systems, methods, and devices for activity monitoring via a home assistant
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorBryan Horling
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Abstract
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for monitoring activity in a home environment. In one aspect, a method performed at a voice-assistant device includes: while operating in an assistant mode, receiving an occupant command to operate in a monitoring mode; in response to the command, transitioning to operating in the monitoring mode; while operating in the monitoring mode, detecting a sound; obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets one or more monitoring criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria: obtaining a classification of the sound; and generating an alert or notification in accordance with the classification of the sound.
Claims20
A method for monitoring activity in a home environment, comprising:
- at a computer system having a voice-activated user interface, one or more microphones, one or more speakers, one or more processors, and memory, wherein the computer system has at least two distinct operating modes, including an assistant mode and a monitoring mode:
- while operating in the assistant mode, receiving an occupant command to operate in the monitoring mode;
- in response to the occupant command, transitioning from operating in the assistant mode to operating in the monitoring mode;
- while operating in the monitoring mode, detecting a sound;
- obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets one or more monitoring criteria;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria:
- obtaining a classification of the sound;
- and
- generating an alert or notification in accordance with the classification of the sound.
A computer system comprising:
- a voice-activated user interface;
- one or more microphones;
- one or more speakers;
- one or more processors coupled to the one or more microphones and the one or more speakers;
- and
- memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- operating in at least two distinct modes, including an assistant mode and a monitoring mode;
- while operating in the assistant mode, receiving an occupant command to operate in the monitoring mode;
- in response to the occupant command, transitioning from operating in the assistant mode to operating in the monitoring mode;
- while operating in the monitoring mode, detecting a sound;
- obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets one or more monitoring criteria;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria:
- obtaining a classification of the sound;
- and
- generating an alert or notification in accordance with the classification of the sound.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing system having one or more microphones and one or more speakers, cause the system to:
- operate in at least two distinct modes, including an assistant mode and a monitoring mode;
- while operating in the assistant mode, receive an occupant command to operate in the monitoring mode;
- in response to the occupant command, transition from operating in the assistant mode to operating in the monitoring mode;
- while operating in the monitoring mode, detect a sound;
- obtain a determination as to whether the sound meets one or more monitoring criteria;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria:
- obtain a classification of the sound;
- and
- generate an alert or notification in accordance with the classification of the sound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.