US Patent 11893985 Systems and methods for voice exchange beacon devices

Methods and systems are provided for extending ranges of a plurality of voice assistant systems and interacting with the plurality of voice assistant systems using a common beacon network system. In one example, the beacon network system includes at least one primary beacon device communicatively coupled to and/or within corresponding listening ranges of one or more voice assistant systems, and a plurality of secondary beacon devices communicatively coupled to the primary beacon device and distributed within an operating environment. The beacon network system enables multi-user interaction with the plurality of voice assistant systems. Further, the beacon network system is scalable and may be deployed in a wide range of operating environments (e.g., operating environments of various sizes).