Patent ID: 11929067
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. A security panel for controlling home automation devices via a voice assistant device, the security panel comprising:
a microphone;
a speaker;
a memory; and
a processor operatively coupled to the microphone, speaker, and memory, wherein the processor is configured to perform a method comprising:
receiving a text input from a user for controlling the one or more home automation devices via the voice assistant device, wherein the text input is generated by the user via a computing device associated with the user;
converting the text input into an audio format via a text-to-speech engine to generate a first voice command for controlling the one or more home automation devices via the voice assistant device; and
outputting, via the speaker of the security panel, the first voice command, wherein the first voice command is received by the voice assistant device via a microphone of the voice assistant device, wherein the voice assistant device is configured to control the one or more home automation devices based on the first voice command;
wherein the voice assistant device is further configured to output a first voice response via a speaker of the voice assistant device in response to the control of the one or more home automation devices based on the first voice command, wherein the method further includes:
receiving, via the microphone of the security panel, the first voice response;
converting, by the security panel, the first voice response into a text format via a speech-to-text engine to generate a first text response; and
transmitting, by the security panel, the first text response to the user.