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

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method for controlling one or more home automation devices via a security panel, wherein the security panel includes a processor, a memory, a microphone, and a speaker, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by the security panel, a text input from a user for controlling the one or more home automation devices via a voice assistant device, wherein the text input is generated by the user via a computing device associated with the user;
converting, by the security panel, 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 computer-implemented 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.