Abstract: A processing-in-memory device includes a data storage region and an arithmetic circuit. The data storage region includes a first memory bank in which first data is divided into a first portion and a second portion and stored, and a second memory bank in which second data is divided into a first portion and a second portion and stored. The arithmetic circuit performs multiplication/accumulation operations on the first data and the second data and outputs final MAC result data.

Abstract: A display system includes a display device in production equipment. The display device includes a control unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and an input unit. The storage unit stores: schematic illustration data that represent a schematic illustration of the production equipment; and causal relationship model data in which one or more cause elements of one or more abnormalities that can occur in the production equipment are selected from driving means for driving the production equipment and monitoring means for monitoring the production, and the cause elements and the relationships between the cause elements are represented as a causal relationship model. The control unit displays the schematic illustration and the causal relationship model on the display unit such that the causal relationship model is superimposed on the schematic illustration so as to correspond to the schematic illustration.

Abstract: The embodiments provide an electrical safety protection device and method for detecting faulty electrical circuits with fault identification, fault classification and alert system wherein the device is installed between the incoming power supply and the electrical appliance, receives incoming power supply through the input switch and is provided to the voltage sense, current sense, high frequency current sense and core balanced transformer components, the output of these sensor components are provided to a filter component and further the filtered voltage values are provided to the microcontroller wherein the microcontroller analyses these received voltage signals, makes calculations and outputs signals to solenoid present in the input switch determining whether to isolate the incoming power supply or not. The solenoid that works as a switch, switches the incoming power supply into ON or OFF state depending upon the voltage values and instructions received and processed by the microcontroller.

Abstract: A medical connector for providing a sterile connection between a multi-use portion and a single-use portion of a fluid delivery system is provided. The medical connector includes a fluid inlet port configured for removable engagement with a connection port of a multi-use disposable set (MUDS) to establish a fluid connection therewith and a waste outlet port configured for removable engagement with a waste inlet port of the MUDS to establish a fluid connection therewith. A patient fluid line is connected, at a first end, to the fluid inlet port and connected, at a second end, to the waste outlet port. Fluid flow through the patient fluid line is unidirectional from the first end to the second end. The patient fluid line is configured for being disconnected from the waste outlet port for delivering fluid to a patient. A multi-fluid delivery system having the medical connector and MUDS is also provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically controlling loading dock equipment, such as in response to a trailer approaching and docking at a docking station, are disclosed. The systems and methods can provide scanning devices and scanning operations which assist with, for example, properly aligning a trailer at a docking station and/or checking an interior area in front of the dock door for obstructions. The systems and methods can also transmit messages between components of the system and/or to users of the system regarding the status of components of the systems and/or the status of the overall docking process.

Abstract: An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical generator having a radio frequency source configured to operate in a plurality of modes and a controller configured to control the radio frequency source to output a radio frequency waveform corresponding to a mode from the plurality of modes. The system also includes a footswitch assembly coupled to the electrosurgical generator. The footswitch assembly includes a footswitch in communication with the controller. The footswitch is configured to output a footswitch activation signal to activate the radio frequency source. The footswitch assembly also includes a mode select button, which upon activation, is configured to instruct the controller to enter a mapping state during which the controller assigns an activation command for one mode from the plurality of modes to the footswitch.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating dynamic quick actions for an application in a web browser. The dynamic quick actions correspond to various functions of an application accessible via a web browser sidebar interface. When a hover event is detected in association with an icon of the application, a quick-actions card is generated that includes quick actions of the application from which the user can select. For instance, a selection of a quick action triggers the web browser to execute an action that causes the application function to be performed. Thus, application functions are able to be surfaced and controlled via a single input device selection (e.g., a mouse click).

Abstract: A system to coordinate event data from a plurality of smart sensor devices that are coupled to streetlight fixtures to generate a last known state across the plurality of smart sensor devises. The plurality of smart sensor devices receive a distributed clock that is common among the smart sensor devices. A local clock of each smart sensor device is synchronized to the distributed clock. Each smart sensor device monitors and stores event data in an incident buffer. The stored event data is correlated to the distributed clock. The stored correlated event data is transmitted to a remote server. The remote server aggregates the correlated event data from the plurality of smart sensor devices based on the distributed clock to generate a last known state across the plurality of smart sensor devices.

Abstract: A control system includes a support device used for developing a user program to be executed on a controller, and a display device that provides a supervisory control screen by referring to information held by the controller. The support device extracts a relationship between an output signal and one or more input signals defined by the user program and generates input-output correspondence information, and transmits the input-output correspondence information or screen data reflecting the input-output correspondence information to the display device. The display device provides, on the basis of the input-output correspondence information or the screen data reflecting the input-output correspondence information, the supervisory control screen showing the current value of a selected output signal and the current value of one or more input signals associated with the output signal by referring to the values of input and output signals held by the controller.

Abstract: A nerve integrity monitoring device includes a control module and a physical layer module. The control module is configured to generate a payload request. The payload request (i) requests a data payload from a sensor in a wireless nerve integrity monitoring network, and (ii) indicates whether a stimulation probe device is to generate a stimulation pulse. The physical layer module is configured to (i) wirelessly transmit the payload request to the sensor and the stimulation probe device, or (ii) transmit the payload request to a console interface module. The physical layer module is also configured to, in response to the payload request, (i) receive the data payload from the sensor, and (ii) receive stimulation pulse information from the stimulation probe device. The data payload includes data corresponding to an evoked response of a patient. The evoked response is generated based on the stimulation pulse.

Abstract: Activities within a network environment are monitored (e.g., using agents). At least a portion of the monitored activities are used to generate a logical graph model. The generated logical graph model is used to determine an anomaly. The detected anomaly is recorded and can be used to generate an alert.

Abstract: A method performs a plurality of operations on an artificial neural network (ANN). The plurality of operations includes storing in at least one memory a set of weights, at least a portion of a first batch channel of a plurality of batch channels, and at least a portion of a second batch channel of the plurality of batch channels; and calculating the at least a portion of the first batch channel and the at least a portion of the second batch channel by the set of weights. A batch mode, configured to process a plurality of input channels, can determine the operation sequence in which the on-chip memory and/or internal memory stores and computes the parameters of the ANN. Even if the number of input channels increases, processing may be performed with one neural processing unit including a memory configured in consideration of a plurality of input channels.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for controlling playback and/or recording of media assets at a media device based on the state of a secondary device. Specifically, while displaying a media asset, a media device receives a signal from the secondary device indicating a change of state of the secondary device. The media device displays a notification of the signal, and the user can interact with the notification. If the user interacts with the notification for more than a threshold amount of time, the media device may begin recording the media asset. Once the user has finished interacting with the notification, the media device may stop recording and the user can see content that they may have missed by reviewing the recorded portion of the media asset.

Abstract: A method is provided for use in a sensor, the method comprising: selecting a switching cycle for the sensor; transitioning the sensor into a state in which at least one component of the sensor is periodically turned on and off in accordance with the switching cycle; sampling an analog signal to generate a sampled signal, the analog signal being generated by at least one sensing element, the analog signal being sampled only during periods in which the at least one component of the sensor is turned on; and generating an output signal based, at least in part, on the sampled signal and outputting the output signal.

Abstract: A compact utility loader comprising a frame, an engine, a pair of loader arms, and an attachment secured to ends of the loader arms. The compact utility loader additionally includes a first track or wheel and a second track or wheel positioned on either side of the frame. The compact utility loader additionally comprises a control interface including a graphic display configured to present operational information to an operator. The graphic display is configured to present a login screen prompting the operator for a passcode. The engine is prevented from being started until a valid passcode is entered via the control interface.

Abstract: A plant monitoring device (20) is provided with: a state quantity acquiring unit (211) which acquires state quantities for each of a plurality of characteristic items relating to a plant; an abnormality degree calculating unit (212) which calculates a degree of abnormality representing a degree of approach toward an abnormal side relative to a limit value that is predetermined for each characteristic item, for the state quantities acquired at a plant monitoring timing; a distance calculating unit (213) which uses a statistical technique to calculate distances representing the degrees of separation, from the normal operating state of the plant, of the state quantity and the degree of abnormality acquired at the monitoring timing; and a determining unit (214) which determines the operating state of the plant on the basis of the calculated distances.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a device control method, an apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium, the method including: acquiring a device control instruction input by a user, acquiring at least one of user information, environment information, and device information, and controlling at least one target device to perform a corresponding operation based on the acquired information and the device control instruction. The embodiments of the present disclosure implement the safe and convenient control of a smart device to perform corresponding operations.

Abstract: A system and method for visualizing safety events within a process plant includes accessing a cause and effect matrix (CEM) having a set of causes and a set of effects, wherein the set of causes and the set of effects are representative of a set of monitored safety events within the process plant. The system and method further includes receiving a selection of a monitored safety event of the set of monitored safety events. The system and method may also include displaying, in a user interface, (i) an indication of the monitored safety event, and (ii) a current status of the monitored safety event. The system and method may also include detecting a change in status to the monitored safety event. Further, the system and method may include displaying, in the user interface, an updated status of the monitored safety event according to the change in status.

Abstract: A musician collaboration system includes a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive a request for providing a feature. The request including receiving a first content file associated with the feature; transmitting a message informing the request; one of transmitting an acceptance of the request and a denial of the request; and upon the acceptance of the request, receiving and transmitting a second content file including a version of the feature.

Abstract: A request to perform a memory access operation at a zone of a memory device is received from a host system. An identifier of the memory access operation is stored in a first queue of the memory device. A plane set that is associated, by a memory data structure, with the zone of the memory device is identified among a plurality of plane sets of the memory device. Responsive to retrieving the identifier of the memory access operation from the first queue, the identifier of the memory access operation is stored in a second queue of the memory device, wherein the second queue corresponds to the identified plane set. Responsive to retrieving the identifier of the memory access operation from the second queue, the memory access operation is performed at the zone of the memory device.

Abstract: An apparatus for managing access to one or more elevators of a building is configured to: receive, for a plurality occupants of the building, a respective occupant registration request including at least occupant characteristics recorded for the respective occupant; assign each occupant into one of a plurality of occupant groups based on the occupant characteristics recorded for the respective occupant, wherein each occupant group has respective access rights with respect to said one or more elevators that are different from access rights of other occupant groups in terms of a time schedule of accessing said one or more elevators; and selectively allow or disallow an occupant of the building to access said one or more elevators in accordance with the access rights of the occupant group into which said occupant is assigned.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for extracting information regarding a drill site including forming one or more documents having one or more raw comments regarding a well site. Raw data may be extracted from the one or more documents to produce extracted raw data. The extracted raw date may be pre-processed by removing ambiguity, artifacts, and/or formatting errors from the one or more raw comments to produce pre-processed data. Topics data may be extracted from the pre-processed data using a natural language processing (NLP) algorithm to produce extracted topics data. Measurement data may also be extracted from the pre-processed data using the NLP algorithm to produce extracted measurement data. The extracted topics data and the extracted measurement data may be aggregated to form a set of discrete data points, such as calibration points, per comment to produce aggregated data and one more calibration points may be identified from the aggregated data.

Abstract: A controller for operating building equipment of a building including processors and non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations including obtaining a first setpoint trajectory from a cloud computation system. The first setpoint trajectory includes setpoints for the building equipment or for a space of the building. The setpoints correspond to time steps of an optimization period. The operations include determining whether a connection between the controller and the cloud computation system is active or inactive at a time step of the optimization period and determining an active setpoint for the time step of the optimization period using either the first or second setpoint trajectory based on whether the connection between the controller and the cloud computation system is active or inactive at the time step. The operations include operating the building equipment based on the active setpoint.

Abstract: An M-BUS receiving circuit (8) and an M-BUS-based 4G water meter collector. The M-BUS receiving circuit (8) is disposed between a control unit (2) and an M-BUS overcurrent protection circuit, and is used for connecting the control unit (2) and the M-BUS overcurrent protection circuit. The M-BUS receiving circuit (8) consists of a voltage-stabilizing chip U1, Schmitt triggers U5B and U5C, voltage comparators U3A and U3B, triodes Q2 and Q4, diodes D1, D2, D8-D11, operational amplifiers U15A and U15B, voltage-stabilizing diodes ZW10 and ZW11, and several resistance-capacitance circuits. The M-BUS receiving circuit (8) can greatly increase the signal-to-noise ratio, and the reliability and stability thereof are significantly improved. Similarly, the M-BUS-based 4G water meter collector can effectively improve the stability of water meter data collection.

Abstract: A welding system includes a welding power source having a user interface disposed thereon and a weld controller disposed therein and being adapted to generate a welding power output for use in a welding operation. The welding system also includes a personal computer having control circuitry disposed therein and being removably interfaced with the welding power source via a docking mechanism. When the personal computer is docked within the docking mechanism, the personal computer is enabled for receiving operator input, and the control circuitry communicates with the weld controller to coordinate control of a welding operation in accordance with the operator input.

Abstract: A power machine (200) can be configured to operate in one or more startup modes during startup processes (300), including during startup processes (310) for displays (286) or other input devices. Access to power machine functionality, including access only to limited power machine functionality, can be enabled during the startup processes (300) according to permissions (332) of the startup mode.

Abstract: A method, system, and device for describing a relationship between objects in a three-dimensional virtual space, and a medium. The method of the present invention includes: for a first-level node under a three-dimensional virtual space node, determining that a position and a rotation direction of an object associated with the node are free; and for a node that is not a first-level node, obtaining a node type of the node and a node type of a parent node of the node, and determining that the object associated with the node maintains or does not maintain a relative position relative to an object associated with the parent node, and maintains or does not maintain a relative rotation direction relative to the object associated with the parent node.

Abstract: A system includes a work machine, a camera, and a processor. The camera captures an image including a periphery of the work machine. A processor acquires image data indicative of a captured image captured by a camera. The processor acquires, from image data, a specific object present within the captured image and a distance from the work machine to the specific object by performing image analysis using an object detection model. The object detection model is trained an image of the specific object and the distance to the specific object. The processor controls the work machine based on the distance from the work machine to the specific object when the specific object is detected in the captured image.

Abstract: The system and methods disclosed include a Drop-In Video-as-a-Service (DIVaaS) system that provides two-way video-based communications on demand, such as instant, interactive video conferences. Drop-in video sessions can be added directly to business websites (e.g., Live Office Hours), shared and accessed via a URL or activated from the SoHive app or website. The Drop-In-Video-as-a-Service (DIVaaS) system is distinctly designed to provide “drop-in” video sessions that do not require having a prior awareness of all participants (e.g., names, phone numbers, email addresses, etc.) or prompting the participants (e.g., emailing each participant prior to the video conference) in order to access the video communication session in a manner that supports spontaneous inclusion and collaboration globally.

Abstract: A method of neural network decoding includes receiving a first syntax element in a model parameter set from a bitstream of a compressed neural network representation (NNR) of a neural network. The first syntax element indicates whether a coding tree unit (CTU) block partitioning is enabled for a tensor in an NNR aggregate unit. The method also includes reconstructing the tensor in the NNR aggregate unit based on the first syntax element.

Abstract: A system for operating or designing building equipment is configured to provide a user interface comprising a workspace with selectable symbols representing multiple devices of building equipment, evaluate a user input defining a connection between at least two of the selectable symbols on the workspace according to a set of rules to determine whether the connection is valid or invalid, prevent the user from making the connection in response to determining that the connection is invalid, generate a valid model of a system comprising the multiple devices of building equipment in response to determining that the connection is valid, execute a model-based control process or simulation using the valid model to generate control decisions or design decisions for the multiple devices of building equipment, and operate or design the multiple devices of building equipment in accordance with the control decisions or the design decisions.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing fire events pattern analysis and cross-building data analytics are described herein. One fire system maintenance system, includes a number of fire system detectors, a fire system control panel, and a gateway device all positioned within the facility, the gateway device having instructions to: collect fire system device health data associated with one or more fire or smoke detector devices and to send this fire system device health data to a remote device, the remote device having instructions to: analyze the collected fire system device health data to determine an event type for each device health event recorded in the collected data, predict future device health events, categorize the device health events based on their determined event type, and prioritize the categorized device health events based on the quantity of events categorized in each event type.

Abstract: A method for controlling a materials handling and/or construction machine, such as a crane or cable excavator, wherein different control functions are selected on a screen of a controller with a touchscreen function by touching a control function symbol, and respective functional parameters of the selected control function are set. A working region boundary of a working region delimiting function for automatically deactivating and/or slowing down at least one actuator is displayed on the screen together with a display of the materials handling and/or construction machine and/or the work surroundings in the form of a touchscreen display element when the working region boundary is reached and is adjusted by touching and moving the working region boundary on the screen relative to the display of the materials handling and/or construction machine and/or the work surroundings thereof.

Abstract: A supporting or holding device for the position-safe holding of one or more medical fluid pumps during operation. The supporting or holding device has a basic body and a plurality of vertically spaced trays that project from a front side of the basic body. Each vertically spaced tray is adapted to receive a medical fluid pump. The supporting or holding device includes, at an uppermost end, an intelligent cover for the centralized representation of alarm(s) of the one or more medical fluid pumps.

Abstract: A remote operation device and a remote operation system that can reduce or eliminate deviation of the position of an indicator image of a working unit such as a line image in an image with respect to the position of the working unit in a real space. In some case, because of a cause such as a communication failure, a position posture coordinate value of a working unit corresponding to captured image data in a work environment image deviates from a position posture coordinate value of the working unit estimated according to an operation form of a remote operation mechanism. In this case, a semitransparent indicator image Img2(?2) simulating a bucket is superimposed on a work environment image Img1(?2) in a position where the bucket is estimated to be originally present and deviating from an image region representing the bucket.

Abstract: A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described. The method is be implemented by processors of an aircraft system. The method includes receiving images of an eye and a lighting configuration associated with a cockpit of an aircraft. The method further includes detecting a position of the eye within each of the images. The method further includes compensating for a pupillary light response of the eye based on the position of the eye within the image and the lighting configuration. By compensating for the pupillary light response, a fatigue level of the operator is estimated with reduced noise.

Abstract: An input assistance method includes: a plurality of steps in which setting-information based on which the machine tool is configured to be controlled to machine a workpiece so as to make a product is input. A setting step in which a selected information is to be input is selected among the plurality of steps. The selected information of the plurality of steps constitutes the setting-information. A setting interface via which the selected information is input is displayed. Whether inputting the selected information has been completed is determined. Information indicating that inputting the selected information has been completed is displayed, when inputting the selected information is determined to have been completed. The plurality of steps includes a first step in which a shape of the product is input and a second step in which a shape of the workpiece and a material of the workpiece are input.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle infotainment test device and a method thereof. The vehicle infotainment test device includes: a storage that stores a test case for each module constituting a vehicle infotainment system, a test agent that manages input data and output data of each module, and a controller that applies the test case to each module by interworking with the test agent, and verifies the output data of each module received from the test agent based on the test case for each module.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for preprocessing image data, comprising: a preprocessor for reducing a mesh resolution of an oral scan image to a reference resolution; a start line detector for detecting, from the preprocessed oral scan image, a start line corresponding to a bottom of a gum area; a boundary line detector for detecting, from the preprocessed oral scan image, a boundary line between a dental area and a gum area; and an area separator for separating a gum area from the oral scan image by using the start line and the boundary line.

Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method and a system to identify and apply drawing functions in graphics applications. The method includes receiving a comment having a suggested drawing change to an object in a document, where the comment includes natural language, and processing the comment to identify a drawing function associated with the suggested drawing change. The method further includes providing a drawing function for presentation to a user, receiving a user request to change a parameter associated with the drawing function, and changing the parameter of the drawing function to perform the suggested drawing change of the object in the document.

Abstract: A machine tool management system includes a machine tool, a memory, a display, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to record, in the memory, a time point at which detection information with respect to a machine tool is detected and the detection information corresponding to the time point; determine selected detection information among the detection information to satisfy a determination condition; record, in the memory, the selected detection information corresponding to the time point; display a list of the selected detection information according to predetermined display items; extract from the memory at least part of the detection information including one of the selected detection information corresponding to one display item selected among the display items listed on the display; and to display a graph of a change over time in data included in the at least part of the detection information.

Abstract: A method can include determining an assistance-initiating characteristic corresponding to a user. Determining the assistance-initiating characteristic can be based, at least in part, on a user action by the user. The method can further include generating an adaptation corresponding to the assistance-initiating characteristic. Generating the adaptation can include automatically adjusting an adaptable device.

Abstract: A washing machine includes a communication interface for wireless communication with a dryer; a user interface configured to receive a user's control input related to the dryer, and to output information related to the dryer; and at least one processor configured to determine whether a front surface of the dryer faces in a same direction as a front surface of the washing machine, and when it is determined that the front surface of the dryer faces in the same direction as the front surface of the washing machine, receive the user's control input related to the dryer through the user interface and transmit, to the dryer, a control command corresponding to the user's control input related to the dryer through the communication interface.

Abstract: Universal switch modules, universal switches, and methods of using the same are disclosed, including methods of preparing an individual to interface with an electronic device or software. For example, a method is disclosed that can include measuring brain-related signals of the individual to obtain a first sensed brain-related signal when the individual generates a task-irrelevant thought. The method can include transmitting the first sensed brain-related signal to a processing unit. The method can include associating the task-irrelevant thought and the first sensed brain-related signal with N input commands. The method can include compiling the task-irrelevant thought, the first sensed brain-related signal, and the N input commands to an electronic database.

Abstract: A method of improving an operational parameter of a surgical system using data analytics is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, from each of a plurality of surgical hubs of the surgical system, operational data of a plurality of surgical instruments communicatively coupled to the plurality of surgical hubs, to a cloud computing system of the surgical system; aggregating, by the cloud computing system, the operational data into aggregate medical resource data; analyzing, by the cloud computing system, the aggregate medical resource data to determine a recommendation to change the operational parameter based on the analyzed aggregate medical resource data, wherein the aggregate medical resource data comprises one or more of usage data, patient derived parameter data, surgical performance data, and surgical outcome data; receiving, by the plurality of surgical hubs, the recommendation from the cloud computing system; and displaying, by the plurality of surgical hubs, the recommendation.

Abstract: A method of controlling a component handler includes acquiring and using calibration data. The component handler includes a calibrated actuator comprising a stationary part, a movable part, coil(s), and an actuating member, and a component holder comprising a distal end and an elastic member. The component holder is actuable from a resting to an extended position by the actuating member and in reverse by the elastic member. The calibration data is acquired by: bringing the actuating member into contact with an actuable portion of the component holder, moving the component holder in a position within the resting and extended position, measuring a required current in the coil(s) to maintain or move the component holder in the position, and determining the calibration data from the current, which is used to control the actuator such that the distal end applies a predetermined force on the component in a pick-up position.

Abstract: This crane information display system is provided with a terminal device having a camera and captures an image of a crane with the camera to obtain a camera image, the crane information display system including a crane information acquisition unit that reads display information of an information display unit, which is mounted in the crane, from the camera image and acquires information about the crane; a position/orientation calculation unit that calculates the position and orientation of the crane from the camera image; an information processing unit that converts the information about the crane acquired by the crane information acquisition unit into three-dimensional image information corresponding to the position and orientation of the crane calculated by the position/orientation calculation unit; and an image display unit that overlays the information about the crane converted by the information processing unit on the camera image and displays the same.

Abstract: Associating comments with tags in a managed historian system in accordance with a flexible, platform-independent data structure. A worker role instance automatically associates received comments with a process tag at a particular time in response to receiving the comments. The worker role instance stores the comments in the flexible, platform-independent data structure such that the comment is provided in association with the tag at the particular time in response to a display or search request for the tag.

Abstract: Techniques for creating groups of devices for controlling these groups with voice commands are described herein. For instance, an environment may include an array of secondary devices (or “smart appliances”, or simply “devices”) that are configured to perform an array of operations. Users may request to create different groups of these devices, such that the users may control entire groups at a single time with individual voice commands.