G+_TJ Marx Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Hoping one of the tinkerers here can answer my question. I'm part way through developing a custom home automation system for my house. I'm at a stage in the software development backend where I would like to add in voice activation and instead of writing my own engine I'd really like to base off of the 'Ok Google' engine and just customize it a bit. I don't really care if Google listens to everything in my house, have at it Google. My problem is I'm having trouble locating the source code or an SDK developer program. Happy to pay Google for it, happy to submit an application to get "invited" into a program. Anyone know where I can find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Most solutions I've seen use an Android app on a phone/tablet to handle the "ok Google..." stuff. I'd suspect if you want a multi-room setup without multiple Android devices you could route all the mics back to a single location and have something else determine which room you're actually in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_TJ Marx Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 The problem with this solution is it limits actions to those that can be performed via the smartphone/tablet requiring either a custom android app to be written to translate to another device or to only use it as know base. It also limits hot word to whatever the phone manufacturer set it as, which is probably still ok google. I'm looking to automate tasks via voice, such as turning lights on/off, appliances on/off, locking doors, etc. But also want to keep the ok google search functionality. I'd like to change the hot word so I can name my house. Room location is easy enough to sort out by using room mic triangulation. But I really need direct access to the source to set it up. Could I maybe buy an android device, root it and rip ok google that way? Then decompile? Has anyone tried this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Looks like if you're using Pis, part of the research has already been done here: http://diyhacking.com/best-voice-recognition-software-for-raspberry-pi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_TJ Marx Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Not using Pi's but I should be able to sort it from there. Thanks so much for your help :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Cool. It sounds like a fun project, so keep us posted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I would love to hear all about it. I also remember a YouTube tutorial from Make where they use existing code to make a translator. Swap google translate for what you are using and it should work too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Weekend Projects - Universal Translator: Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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