Bathroom speaker
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsRafael Rexach, Jessica Schroeder, Miguel Arciniega, Ashley Springer, Shi Chao Zhang, Marwan Estiban
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Abstract
A voice controlled device comprises a housing, a dock, a coupling mechanism, and a microphone. The dock is configured to connect the housing to a plurality of host appliances. The coupling mechanism is configured to receive an identification value indicative of docking between the voice controlled device and a currently connected host appliance of the plurality of host appliances. The microphone is configured to receive one or more voice inputs for the currently connected host appliance. A command is provided based on the one or more voice inputs and the identification value.
Claims19
A voice controlled device comprising:
- a housing;
- a dock configured to connect the housing to a plurality of host appliances;
- a coupling mechanism configured to receive an identification value indicative of docking between the voice controlled device and a currently connected host appliance of the plurality of host appliances, wherein at least one of the voice controlled device or the currently connected host appliance is configured to generate the identification value in response to the voice controlled device or the currently connected host appliance detecting the other of the voice controlled device or the currently connected host appliance;
- and
- a microphone configured to receive one or more voice inputs for the currently connected host appliance,
- wherein a command is provided based on the one or more voice inputs and the identification value.
A method for operation of a voice controlled device, the method comprising:
- docking a housing of the voice controlled device to a host appliance;
- receiving, from at least one of the host appliance or the voice controlled device, an identification value indicative of the docking between the voice controlled device and the host appliance;
- receiving one or more voice inputs, at the voice controlled device, for the host appliance;
- and
- providing a command based on the one or more voice inputs and the identification value.
A voice controlled device for a bathroom, the voice controlled device comprising:
- a dock configured to connect a housing to a plurality of host bathroom appliances;
- and
- a coupling mechanism configured to receive an identification value indicative of docking between the voice controlled device and a currently connected host appliance of the plurality of host bathroom appliances, wherein at least one of the voice controlled device or the currently connected host appliance is configured to generate the identification value;
- wherein a command is provided based on one or more voice inputs and the identification value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.