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US 2022/0191606 A1Published application
Voice-controlled household device
AssigneeBSH Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorsHannes Huotelin, Jan Ondrejcak, Frank Kohlrusch
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Abstract
A household device contains a microphone that is adapted to sample sound from a surrounding of the household device and a processor for recognizing a voice command on the basis of the sampled sound. Further, there is a front face that extends in a vertical direction and a front cover that is affixed to the front face so that an acoustic path from the surrounding to the microphone contains a gap between the front face and the front cover.
Claims11
A household device, comprising:
- a microphone adapted to sample sound from a surrounding of the household device;
- a processor for recognizing a voice command on a basis of the sound sampled;
- a front face extending in a vertical direction;
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- a front cover affixed to said front face so that an acoustic path from the surrounding to said microphone includes a gap between said front face and said front cover.
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