Processing audio information captured by interactive virtual assistant
US12322397B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2015/088
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for processing audio information captured by an interactive virtual assistant (IVA). An example method includes: converting sound received by a microphone into electrical signals; generating voiceprints corresponding to voices represented in the electrical signals; distinguishing signals representing background speech and signals representing voice commands directed at the IVA; and based on various signals representing background speech and voice commands, labeling each of the voiceprints with a tag selected from the group consisting of an IVA interactor occupant tag, an IVA non-interactor occupant tag, and a non-occupant tag. The method also includes transmitting, in response to a trigger event, a message with at least one of an estimated number of occupants in a geofenced area corresponding to the IVA and an alert reporting an indication of unlawful activity thereat.
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