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Is a smart speaker patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a smart speaker have been patented many times, but "a smart speaker" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 87 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “smart speaker” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 75 best keyword matches we examined, 62 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2007.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: IBM (3), OKEEFFE JAMES THOMAS (3), ATOM INC (2), RAMANATHAN APARNA NALINKUMAR (2).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): H04R (43), G10L (31), G06F (30), H04W (16).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a smart speaker
- Active lifting microphone and smart speaker WO-2026098526-A1 2026 · JIANGXI TAIDE INTELLIGENCE TECH CO LTD
Disclosed in the present invention are an active lifting microphone and a smart speaker. The active lifting microphone comprises: a microphone body; a base, the microphone body being slidably inserted into the base; and a pop-up a…
View on Google Patents - Method and apparatus for determining periods of excessive noise for receiving smart speaker voice commands US-12243547-B2 2025 · ADEIA GUIDES INC
Methods and systems for determining periods of excessive noise for smart speaker voice commands. An electronic timeline of volume levels of currently playing content is made available to a smart speaker. From this timeline, period…
View on Google Patents - Method for connecting an electronic device, e.g. a smart speaker, to a target wireless access point US-12426106-B2 2025 · ORANGE
A method for triggering a wireless connection of an electronic device to a target wireless access point is disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises detecting a voice command inputted at a microphone of the device; and sendin…
View on Google Patents - Smart speaker, multi-voice assistant control method, and smart home system US-2023052994-A1 2023 · THIRD REALITY INC
The invention discloses a smart loudspeaker, wherein the smart loudspeaker includes a voice input module, a language recognition module and at least two voice assistants, and the language recognition module receives a voice inform…
View on Google Patents - Systems and methods for disabling voice assistant audio monitoring and data capture for smart speakers and smart systems US-11302320-B2 2022 · ATOM INC
A hotel room internet-of-things (IOT) controller includes: a housing configured for table-top mounting; a system controller operable by a hotel guest to wirelessly control environmental parameters in the hotel room using voice com…
View on Google Patents - Adding audio and video context to smart speaker and voice assistant interaction US-11335343-B2 2022 · VOKLIZE INC
The present invention provides automated methods, apparatus, and systems for improving engagement with a voice assistant or smart speaker. Media content playback is detected at a media content detection application and the media c…
View on Google Patents - Portable smart speaker power control US-11310594-B2 2022 · BOSE CORP
Various aspects include a speaker including: an acoustic transducer for providing an audio output; a set of microphones for detecting a user voice command; and a controller coupled with the acoustic transducer and the set of micro…
View on Google Patents - Authentication method, authentication system, smart speaker and program US-2022044689-A1 2022 · HAKUSHITOROCK CO LTD
An authentication method includes a first step and a second step. The first step causes a voice including a predetermined character string to be output from a speaker 23 . The second step acquires voice information by receiving a…
View on Google Patents - Smart speaker system US-11501756-B2 2022 · MITEK CORP INC
A smart speaker system is used as an emergency notification system. The smart speaker has a loudspeaker, a microphone, a visual display, processing capability, and an emergency flasher in the same enclosure. The smart speaker is i…
View on Google Patents - Smart speaker system with microphone room calibration US-11095980-B2 2021 · MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
Systems and methods can be implemented to include a speaker system with microphone room calibration in a variety of applications. The speaker system can be implemented as a smart speaker. The speaker system can include a microphon…
View on Google Patents - Literacy awareness skills tools implemented via smart speakers and conversational assistants on smart devices US-2021142685-A1 2021 · RAMANATHAN APARNA NALINKUMAR
In one aspect, a method includes, with a smart speaker system and during a phonological task, obtaining an initial phonological awareness skill input from a user. The user is a child within an age range. The method includes evalua…
View on Google Patents - Detecting voice-based attacks against smart speakers US-2020020330-A1 2020 · QUALCOMM INC
Techniques for operating a voice-activated computing device are provided. These techniques can be used to prevent voice-based attacks on such devices. An example method according to these techniques includes receiving audio conten…
View on Google Patents - Opportunistic initiation of voice or video calls between smart speaker devices US-10750000-B1 2020 · BLACKBERRY LTD
A method and system are provided for opportunistically initiating a multimedia call between two or more devices such as smart speakers at a time when users of the respective smart speakers are available to participate in a call. A…
View on Google Patents - Voice inquiry system, voice inquiry processing method, smart speaker operation server device, and program WO-2020129419-A1 2020 · JE INT CORPORATION
A voice inquiry system (9) comprises a smart speaker operation server device (2) and a chat bot portal server device (3). The smart speaker operation server device (2) comprises a voice recognition unit (22), a chat bot portal ser…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a smart speaker been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Consumer electronics are among the most heavily patented areas; the specific circuit, mounting, or interaction is what distinguishes a design.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.