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Re:Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer by ffef on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @04:41PM (#14101540)
Great now I need an ad blocker for my google home device
Re:Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer by confounded on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @04:50PM (#14101620)
The output of your device is owned and operated by an advertising company; you need an ad-blocker for your ears and/or mind.
Re:Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer by derekp7 on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @04:47PM (#14101588)
What's needed is an array of microphones on these devices, so they can reject anything (using triangulation) coming from the TV.
Re:Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer by Retric on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @05:06PM (#14101751)
Or just change the default wake up command.
Re:Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer by oh_sigh on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @04:52PM (#14101630)
Or from any human standing in front of the TV.

A better system would be for advertisers or shows to embed an ultrasonic signal in their shows which say the magic words, which google home/alexa watch out for. Of course, that would only prevent unintentional triggerings, so it wouldn't help in the circumstance where the tv show/advertiser actively wants to annoy you.

Re:Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer by cestith on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @06:56PM (#14102520)
Then you're depending on the cheap 2w speaker built into the TV to reliably and accurately produce a 20 KHz signal.
Re:Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer by woodrowbarlow on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @04:55PM (#14101660)
or voice registration and recognition, like siri.