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US 12,647,524 B2Granted
Device and method for playing audio at a connected audio device
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsVinod Govindaraju, David A. Langevin
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Abstract
An example printing device comprises: a memory configured to store audio files corresponding to printing device events; a communications interface configured to communicate with an audio device; a processor interconnected with the memory and the communications interface, the processor configured to: responsive to a printing device event, retrieve, from the memory, an audio file corresponding to the printing device event; and transmit via the communications interface, the audio file to the audio device.
Claims12
A system comprising:
- a server;
- and
- a printing device in communication with the server, the printing device comprising:
- a memory configured to store audio files corresponding to printing device events;
- one or more communications interface configured to:
- communicate with a user of the printing device via an audio device;
- wirelessly communicate with the audio device;
- and
- emit a beacon to facilitate tracking a location of the printing device;
- a processor interconnected with the memory and the communications interface, the processor configured to:
- obtain a first audio file from the memory of the printing device in response to a first command, the first audio file based on a print job being executed by the printing device;
- receive a second audio file from the server in response to a second command, the second audio file being dynamically generated by the server using a text-to-speech conversion based on the print job and user interaction with the printing device;
- and
- transmit via the communications interface, a third audio file to the audio device to provide information related to the print job and to a task for the user based on an output of the print job, the third audio file being formed by concatenating the first audio file and the second audio file,
- wherein the second audio file includes an audio instruction for the user to perform a task related to an output of the print job based on the user's role and the location of the printing device determined by the server using location tracking to analyze beacon data, the server selecting the printing device from a plurality of printing devices based on the printing device's proximity to a target location, and wherein the audio instruction directs the user to perform the task at the target location.
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A method in a printing device, the method comprising:
- identifying an occurrence of an event;
- emitting a beacon to facilitate tracking a location the printing device;
- obtain a first audio file from memory of the printing device in response to a first command, the first audio file based one a print job being executed by the printing device;
- receiving a second audio file from a server in response to a second command, the second audio file being dynamically generated using a text-to-speech conversion based on the print job and user interaction with the printing device;
- and
- transmitting a third audio file from the printing device to an audio device via a wireless connection to provide information related to the print job and a task for a user based on an output of the print job, the third audio file being formed by concatenating the first audio file and the second audio file,
- wherein the second audio file includes an audio instruction for the user to perform a task related to an output of the print job based on the user's role and a location of the printing device determined by the server using location tracking to analyze beacon data, the server selecting the printing device from a plurality of printing devices based on the printing device's proximity to a target location, and wherein the audio instruction directs the user to perform the task at the target location.
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A printing device comprising:
- a user interface configured to receive user input from a user;
- a memory configured to store a first audio file;
- a communications interface configured to wirelessly communicate with an audio device and to emit a beacon to facilitate tracking a location of the printing device;
- a processor interconnected with the user interface, the memory and the communications interface, the processor configured to:
- responsive to an event of an event type, attempt to obtain a specific audio file for the event type from the memory of the printing device;
- in response to failing to obtain the specific audio file from the memory, attempt to obtain a generic audio file from the memory;
- receive a second audio file from a server in response to a second command, the second audio file being dynamically generated using a text-to-speech conversion based on print job and user interaction with the printing device;
- and
- transmit via the communications interface, a third audio file to the audio device to provide information related to the print job and a task for a user based on an output of the print job, the third audio file being formed by concatenating the generic audio file and the second audio file,
- wherein the second audio file includes an audio instruction for the user to perform a task related to an output of the print job based on the user's role and a location of the printing device determined by the server using location tracking to analyze beacon data, the server selecting the printing device from a plurality of printing devices based on the printing device's proximity to a target location, and wherein the audio instruction directs the user to perform the task at the target location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.