Internet of things (IoT) human interface apparatus, system, and method

A system, comprising:

• at least one first sensor;
• an Internet of Things (“IoT”) human interface device, comprising:
• a cylindrical base;
• a plurality of microphones that are disposed within a plane that is parallel with the cylindrical base;
• one or more speakers;
• at least one first processor;
• a data store;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with each of the at least one first processor and the data store, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a first set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one first processor, causes the IoT human interface device to:
• receive, with each of the plurality of microphones, a first voice input from a user;
• and
• send the first voice input to a computing system;
• the computing system, comprising:
• at least one second processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the at least one second processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a second set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one second processor, causes the computing system to:
• receive the first voice input from the IoT human interface device;
• identify one or more explicit commands in the first voice input;
• identify one or more first IoT-capable devices of a plurality of IoT-capable devices to which the one or more explicit commands are applicable;
• receive one or more first sensor data from each of the at least one first sensor;
• analyze the first voice input in view of previous voice inputs from the user and in view of the one or more first sensor data, to determine whether the first voice input additionally contains any implicit commands;
• based on a determination that the first voice input contains at least one implicit command, identify one or more second IoT-capable devices of the one or more first IoT-capable devices to which the at least one implicit command is additionally applicable, generate second instructions for each of the one or more second IoT-capable devices, using a combination of the one or more explicit commands and the at least one implicit command, and send the generated second instructions to the one or more second IoT-capable devices;
• and
• for each of the one or more first IoT-capable devices to which the at least one implicit command is not applicable, generate first instructions, using the one or more explicit commands, and send the generated first instructions to the one or more first IoT-capable devices to which the at least one implicit command is not applicable;
• wherein analyzing the first voice input to determine whether the first voice input additionally contains any implicit commands comprises:
• determining an intent of the user based at least in part on an identity of the user inputting the first voice input, based at least in part on the previous voice inputs received from the user identified by the computing system and the one or more first sensor data, and based at least in part on a detected mood of the user;
• based on the detected mood of the user, determining, with the computing system, whether the at least one implicit command comprises a warning command to warn one or more persons different from the user of the detected mood of the user;
• and
• determining a match probability that indicates a probability that the determined intent of the user matches actual intent of the user;
• wherein identifying the one or more second IoT-capable devices of the one or more first IoT-capable devices to which the at least one implicit command is additionally applicable comprises:
• based on a determination that the at least one implicit command comprises the warning command to warn the one or more persons of the detected mood of the user, identifying the one or more second IoT-capable devices of the one or more first IoT-capable devices to use to warn the one or more persons of the detected mood of the user;
• wherein the second instructions comprise a data structure that comprises the determined intent of the user, the determined match probability, and a tagged list listing at least the one or more second IoT-capable devices;
• and
• the plurality of IoT-capable devices, each of the one or more IoT-capable devices of the plurality of IoT-capable devices comprising:
• at least one third processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the at least one third processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a third set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one third processor, causes the IoT-capable device to:
• receive the generated first or second instructions;
• perform one or more tasks in accordance with the received first or second instructions;
• and
• update the computing system with progress of each of the one or more tasks.

An Internet of Things (“IoT”) human interface device, comprising:

• a cylindrical base;
• a plurality of microphones that are disposed within a plane that is parallel with the cylindrical base;
• one or more speakers;
• one or more communications transceivers;
• at least one processor;
• a data store;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with each of the at least one processor and the data store, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the IoT human interface device to:
• receive, with each of the plurality of microphones, a first voice input from a user;
• identify one or more explicit commands in the first voice input;
• identify one or more first IoT-capable devices of a plurality of IoT-capable devices to which the one or more explicit commands are applicable;
• receive one or more first sensor data from each of the at least one first sensor;
• analyze the first voice input in view of previous voice inputs from the user and in view of the one or more first sensor data, to determine whether the first voice input additionally contains any implicit commands;
• based on a determination that the first voice input contains at least one implicit command, identify one or more second IoT-capable devices of the one or more first IoT-capable devices to which the at least one implicit command is additionally applicable, generate second instructions for each of the one or more second IoT-capable devices, using a combination of the one or more explicit commands and the at least one implicit command, and send the generated second instructions to the one or more second IoT-capable devices;
• and
• for each of the one or more first IoT-capable devices to which the at least one implicit command is not applicable, generate first instructions, using the one or more explicit commands, and send the generated first instructions to the one or more first IoT-capable devices to which the at least one implicit command is not applicable;
• wherein analyzing the first voice input to determine whether the first voice input additionally contains any implicit commands comprises:
• determining an intent of the user based at least in part on an identity of the user inputting the first voice input, based at least in part on the previous voice inputs received from the user identified by the computing system and the one or more first sensor data, and based at least in part on a detected mood of the user;
• based on the detected mood of the user, determining whether the at least one implicit command comprises a warning command to warn one or more persons different from the user of the detected mood of the user;
• and
• determining a match probability that indicates a probability that the determined intent of the user matches actual intent of the user;
• wherein identifying the one or more second IoT-capable devices of the one or more first IoT-capable devices to which the at least one implicit command is additionally applicable comprises:
• based on a determination that the at least one implicit command comprises the warning command to warn the one or more persons of the detected mood of the user, identifying the one or more second IoT-capable devices of the one or more first IoT-capable devices to use to warn the one or more persons of the detected mood of the user;
• wherein the second instructions comprise a data structure that comprises the determined intent of the user, the determined match probability, and a tagged list listing at least the one or more second IoT-capable devices.