Google LLC (20250131925). Voice Query Handling in an Environment with Multiple Users

Voice Query Handling in an Environment with Multiple Users

Organization Name

Google LLC

Inventor(s)

Matthew Sharifi of Kilchberg CH

Victor Carbune of Zürich CH

Voice Query Handling in an Environment with Multiple Users

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250131925 titled 'Voice Query Handling in an Environment with Multiple Users

Original Abstract Submitted

a method includes detecting multiple users, receiving a first query issued by a first user, the first query including a command for a digital assistant to perform a first action, and enabling a round robin mode to control performance of actions commanded by queries. the method also includes, while performing the first action, receiving audio data corresponding to a second query including a command to perform a second action, performing speaker identification on the audio data, determining that the second query was spoken by the first user, preventing performing the second action, and prompting at least another user to issue a query. the method further includes receiving a third query issued by a second user, the third query including a command for the digital assistant to perform a third action, and when the digital assistant completes performing the first action, executing performance of the third action.