Access to multiple virtual assistants
US11763809B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/223
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A speech-processing system may provide access to multiple virtual assistants via one or more voice-controlled devices. Each assistant may leverage language processing and language generation features of the speech-processing system, while handling different commands and/or providing access to different back applications. Each assistant may be associated with its own voice and/or speech style, and thus be perceived as having a particular “personality.” In some situations, a user may invoke a first assistant, e.g., with a wakeword or button press, and provide a command that the speech-processing system may determine will be better handled by a second assistant. The speech-processing system may thus call on a component to generate plan data describing one or more operations for the speech-processing system to execute to handoff the command to the second assistant and provide the user with indications of which assistant will handle the command.
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