US 10593330

Here's a concise summary of US patent 10593330:

Title: Hotword detection on multiple devices

Assignee: Google LLC

Inventors: Matthew Sharifi

Filing Date: October 26, 2018

Issue Date: March 17, 2020

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for hotword detection on multiple devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving, by a first computing device, audio data that corresponds to an utterance. The actions further include determining a first value corresponding to a likelihood that the utterance includes a hotword. The actions further include receiving a second value corresponding to a likelihood that the utterance includes the hotword, the second value being determined by a second computing device. The actions further include comparing the first value and the second value. The actions further include based on comparing the first value to the second value, initiating speech recognition processing on the audio data.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

The provided patent text excerpt does not include the full set of claims, only the abstract which summarizes "one aspect" of the method. To provide a plain-language overview of each independent claim, I would need access to the full claims section.

However, based on the provided abstract, the core concept of an independent claim would likely involve:

• Claim 1 (Method-type claim, inferred from abstract): A method for a first computing device to manage hotword detection among multiple devices. This involves the first device:
  1. Receiving spoken audio (an "utterance").
  2. Calculating a "first value" (a confidence score) indicating how likely the audio contains a specific "hotword."
  3. Receiving a "second value" (another confidence score) for the same utterance from a second computing device.
  4. Comparing its own "first value" to the "second value" from the other device.
  5. Deciding whether to start full speech recognition on the audio data based on this comparison (e.g., if its own score is highest).

Since the full claims are not provided in the prompt, I cannot definitively detail all independent claims.

CAFC 2026 Dockets:
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