Patents by Inventor Aurelien Aubry

Aurelien Aubry has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Delay gating for voice arbitration
    Patent number: 12784748
    Abstract: A first network microphone device (NMD) is configured to (i) detect a wake word included in a voice input, (ii) transmit, to a second NMD, an indication that the first NMD detected the wake word, (iii) receive, from the second NMD, an indication that the second NMD detected the wake word, (iv) begin processing the voice input to determine a response, (v), determine a delay time for transmitting an arbitration message indicating that the first NMD will respond to the voice input, and (a) if the first NMD receives, during the delay time, an arbitration message indicating that the second NMD will respond, refrain from transmitting the arbitration message or (b) if the first NMD does not receive, during the delay time, an arbitration message indicating that the second NMD will respond, (i) transmit the arbitration message to the second NMD, and (ii) respond to the voice input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelien Aubry, Thibaut Lorrain
  • Delay Gating for Voice Arbitration
    Publication number: 20240233721
    Abstract: A first network microphone device (NMD) is configured to (i) detect a wake word included in a voice input, (ii) transmit, to a second NMD, an indication that the first NMD detected the wake word, (iii) receive, from the second NMD, an indication that the second NMD detected the wake word, (iv) begin processing the voice input to determine a response, (v), determine a delay time for transmitting an arbitration message indicating that the first NMD will respond to the voice input, and (a) if the first NMD receives, during the delay time, an arbitration message indicating that the second NMD will respond, refrain from transmitting the arbitration message or (b) if the first NMD does not receive, during the delay time, an arbitration message indicating that the second NMD will respond, (i) transmit the arbitration message to the second NMD, and (ii) respond to the voice input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Aurelien Aubry, Thibaut Lorrain