US 11,308,957 B2Granted

Account association with device

AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.

InventorsSzymon Grzegorz Trapp, Martin Patrick Butler, Manikanta Babu Karanam, Nicholas Jeffrey Anderson, Boya Hu, Zhengyang Wu, Fnu Palak, James Marlotte

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Abstract

Systems and methods for account data association with voice interface devices are disclosed. For example, when a host user/primary user and guest user have consented for account data to be associated with the primary user's devices, a request to associate the account data may be received. Voice and device-based authentication may be performed to confirm the identity of the guest user and the guest user's account data may be associated with the primary user's devices. During a guest session, voice recognition may be utilized to determine if a given user utterance is from the guest user or the primary user, and actions may be performed by the voice interface device accordingly.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

one or more processors;
and
non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a voice interface device, first audio data representing a first user utterance from a first user;
determining, from the first audio data, that the first user utterance indicates a first request to associate first account data with the voice interface device, the voice interface device associated with second account data of a second user;
causing the voice interface device to output audio requesting an identifier of a first user device associated with a user profile associated with the first user;
receiving second audio data indicating the identifier of the first user device;
performing speech recognition, including determining, utilizing the second audio data, that a first voice profile of the second audio data corresponds to a first reference voice profile associated with the user profile;
sending, utilizing the identifier of the first user device, message data to the first user device, the message data requesting confirmation that the first account data is to be associated with the voice interface device;
receiving, from the first user device, first data confirming the first account data is to be associated with the voice interface device;
causing, in response to receiving the first data and determining that the first voice profile corresponds to the first reference voice profile, the first account data to be associated with the voice interface device;
receiving third audio data representing a second user utterance to output content on the voice interface device;
determining that a second voice profile of the third audio data corresponds to the first reference voice profile;
retrieving, in response to the second voice profile corresponding to the first reference voice profile, second data representing the content from a content resource associated with the first account data;
and
sending, to the voice interface device, a second request to output the content on the voice interface device.

13 more elements

A method, comprising:

receiving request data to associate first account data with a first device associated with second account data, the first account data differing from the second account data;
determining that a first voice profile corresponding to the request data is associated with the first account data;
causing, based at least in part on determining that the first voice profile is associated with the first account data, the first account data to be associated with the first device;
receiving, from the first device, first audio data representing a user utterance to perform an action;
determining, based at least in part on the first account data being associated with the first device, that a second voice profile associated with the first audio data corresponds to the first voice profile;
identifying an application associated with the first account data to perform the action;
and
causing the action to be performed utilizing the application.

5 more elements

A system, comprising:

one or more processors;
and
non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving request data to associate first account data with a first device associated with second account data, the first account data differing from the second account data;
determining that a first voice profile corresponding to request data is associated with the first account data;
causing, based at least in part on determining that the first voice profile is associated with the first account data, the first account data to be associated with the first device;
receiving, from the first device, first audio data representing a user utterance to perform an action;
determining, based at least in part on the first account data being associated with the first device, that a second voice profile associated with the first audio data corresponds to the first voice profile;
identifying an application associated with the first account data to perform the action;
and
causing the action to be performed utilizing the application.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/708,150Filed 9 Dec 2019 · us provisional application
Priority: 24 Sep 2019
Published: US 2021/0090578 A125 Mar 2021
Granted: 19 Apr 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

G06F 3/167
Sound input; Sound output: audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
G10L 15/22
Speech recognition: procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
G06F 21/32
User authentication: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
G06F 21/44
Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals: program or device authentication

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Application62/905,112Us provisional application · filed 24 Sep 2019
US 2021/0090578 A1Pre-grant publication · published 25 Mar 2021
US 11,308,957 B2This patent

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