Voice recognition system for use with a personal media streaming appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11935526-B2
Application number	US-202017017542-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2020
Priority date	May 7, 2018
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

A system and method for voice control of a media playback device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an instruction of a voice command, converting the voice command to text, transmitting the text command to the playback device, and having the playback device execute the command. An instruction may include a command to play a set of audio tracks, and the media playback device plays the set of audio tracks upon receiving the instruction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for playing media via a voice command using a media playback device, the method comprising:
associating the media playback device with a user account, wherein the user account associates media content to a preset associated with a first physical button of the media playback device;
receiving an audio clip of an instruction at the media playback device, the audio clip including a preset identifier associated with the first physical button of the media playback device;
identifying the media content associated with the preset based on the preset identifier; and
transmitting the media content to the media playback device for playback.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the media content is associated with at least one media content item.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the media content associated with the preset is stored at a server in data communication with the media playback device.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the associating the media playback device with the user account comprises receiving user account information and associating the user account information with a device ID of the media playback device.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the preset identifier includes a set of one or more words automatically generated by at least one computing device.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
upon playing the media content using the media playback device, obtaining a second audio clip of a second instruction representative of a save command, the save command identifying a second preset identifier associated with a second physical button of the media playback device; and
associating the media content with a second preset of the media playback device.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the second preset identifier includes a set of one or more words automatically generated by at least one computing device.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the second preset identifier includes a second preset alias.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the second preset alias is saved at a server in data communication with the media playback device.

10. A media system comprising at least one processing system and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing data instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive a request to associate a media playback device with a user account, wherein the user account associates media content to a preset associated with a first physical button of the media playback device;
receive an audio clip of an instruction from the media playback device, the audio clip including a preset identifier associated with the first physical button of the media playback device;
identify the media content associated with the preset based on the preset identifier; and
transmit the media content to the media playback device for playback.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the media content is associated with at least one media content item.

12. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the media content associated with the preset is stored at a server in data communication with the media playback device.

13. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the request to associate the media playback device with the user account comprises receiving user account information and associating the user account information with a device ID of the media playback device.

14. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the preset identifier includes a set of one or more words automatically generated by at least one computing device.

15. The system according to claim 10 , further comprising:
upon playing the media content at the media playback device, receive a second audio clip of a second instruction representative of a save command, the save command identifying a second preset identifier associated with a second physical button of the media playback device; and
associate the media content with a second preset of the media playback device.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the second preset identifier includes a set of one or more words automatically generated by at least one computing device.

17. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the second preset identifier includes a second preset alias.

18. The system according to claim 17 , wherein the second preset alias is saved at a at a server in data communication with the media playback device.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable data storage device storing data instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
receive a request to associate a media playback device with a user account, wherein the user account associates media content to a preset associated with a first physical button of the media playback device;
receive an audio clip of an instruction from the media playback device, the audio clip including a preset identifier associated with the first physical button of the media playback device;
identify the media content associated with the preset based on the preset identifier; and
transmit the media content to the media playback device for playback.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable data storage device according to claim 19 , wherein the instructions further cause the processing device to:
after transmitting the media content to the media playback device for playback, receive a second audio clip of a second instruction, the second instruction being an instruction to add the presently playing media content to a second preset and the second instruction identifying a second preset identifier associated with a second physical button of the media playback device; and
associate the media content with the second preset of the media playback device.

Assignees

• Spotify Ab

Inventors

• Bromand Daniel
• Mitic Richard
• Jurcut Horia
• Thom-Santelli Jennifer
• Cramer Henriette
• Humphreys Karl
• Williams Robert
• Jacobson Kurt
• Lindström Henrik

Classifications

• G10L15/22 Primary

  Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue · CPC title

• G10L15/26

  Speech to text systems (G10L15/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G10L2015/223

  Execution procedure of a spoken command · CPC title

• G10L15/1822

  Parsing for meaning understanding · CPC title

• G10L2015/088

  Word spotting · CPC title