Amazon patents remote control for mobile devices via push notifications
This patent describes a method where a remote server sends a push notification to a mobile device to wake it up when a specific event occurs. Once connected, the server checks the role of any attached accessories before sending a command to perform an action.
In the filing’s own words
This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for improving the integration of voice-interaction experiences to mobile devices, and improving user experience when interacting with mobile devices that provide voice-interaction experiences. A remote system may detect an event that indicates that a mobile device is to perform an action. The remote system may determine the mobile device is not connected to the remote system, and send a push-notification message to prompt the mobile device to establish a network connection with the remote system. The mobile device may send device-context data to the remote system that indicates a role of a periphery device connected to the mobile device. Depending on the role of the periphery device and the action to be performed by the mobile device, the remote system may send a command to the mobile device using the open network connection to cause the mobile device to perform the action.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a device, first data representing a command to cause an action to be performed, the first data received based at least in part on an indication that the command is sent to the device when a predefined event occurs; storing, in the device, the first data representing the command; storing second data representing one or more other commands that are indicated as having been previously received by the device; receiving third data indicating that the predefined event has occurred; determining, utilizing an identifier of the predefined event and the first data, the action is to be executed; and causing the action to be performed utilizing the first data; and inputting, into a model, fourth data representing the audio data and context data indicating a status of periphery devices associated with the device.
Facts
- Company
- Amazon (Amazon Technologies, Inc.)
- Official title
- Remote initiation of commands for user devices
- Patent number
- US12749490B1
- Application number
- 18408041
- Filed
- Jan 9, 2024
- Granted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G10L 15/26 Physics & computingG10L 15/22 Physics & computingG10L 2015/223 Physics & computingG10L 2015/228 Physics & computingMore from Amazon in Phones & computers
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