{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9754588","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9754588","title":"Method and apparatus for voice control user interface with discreet operating mode","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G10L","G06F","G06F","H04M","H04M","H04M"],"num_claims":20,"abstract":"An electronic device includes a voice control interface engine operative in a first mode to receive a speech command, through a microphone, from a first distance and produce, through a loudspeaker and in response to the speech command, an audible output at a first output level. One or more processors are operable with one or more proximity sensors to detect objects proximately located with a housing of the electronic device. Where there are none, a timer can be initiated. Upon expiration of the timer, the one or more processors can then transition the voice control interface engine to a second mode operative to receive the speech command from a second distance and produce, in response to the speech command, the audible output at a second output level, where the second distance is greater than the first distance and the second output level is greater than the first output level."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Method and apparatus for voice control user interface with discreet operating mode","description":"An electronic device includes a voice control interface engine operative in a first mode to receive a speech command, through a microphone, from a first distance and produce, through a loudspeaker and","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9754588","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9754588","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Method and apparatus for voice control user interface with discreet operating mode\" (US-9754588). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9754588","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9754588","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9754588","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T19:28:22.800Z"}