Patent ID: 9443516
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G10L

Claim Text:
1. A method for far-field speech recognition, comprising: determining a location of a plurality of sound recognition devices and corresponding electrical devices; communicatively coupling each of the plurality of sound recognition devices and corresponding electrical devices; receiving a voice command at a first sound recognition device and corresponding electrical device, wherein the first sound recognition device and corresponding electrical device are outside of a communication range of a computing hub; adjusting a sound reception for the plurality of sound recognition devices to receive the voice command from a particular direction based at least in part on the particular direction that the voice command is received from; sending, via the first sound recognition device and corresponding electrical device, the voice command to a second sound recognition device and corresponding electrical device; sending, via the second sound recognition device and corresponding electrical device, the voice command to the computing hub; generating, via the computing hub, instructions based on the voice command; and sending, via the computing hub, the instructions to a device communicatively coupled to the computing hub, wherein the device executes the instructions.