Google llc (20240203411). ARBITRATION BETWEEN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT DEVICES BASED ON INTERACTION CUES simplified abstract
ARBITRATION BETWEEN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT DEVICES BASED ON INTERACTION CUES
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Dongeek Shin of San Jose CA (US)
ARBITRATION BETWEEN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT DEVICES BASED ON INTERACTION CUES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240203411 titled 'ARBITRATION BETWEEN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT DEVICES BASED ON INTERACTION CUES
Simplified Explanation: The patent application describes techniques for arbitration between automated assistant devices based on interaction cues, allowing multiple devices to respond to a user's spoken utterance.
Key Features and Innovation:
- Receiving audio data capturing a user's spoken utterance via microphones.
- Initiating hotword arbitration between devices that detected the utterance.
- Identifying similarity scores for each device to select a target device.
- Causing the target device to respond to the user's query included in the utterance.
Potential Applications: This technology can be applied in smart home systems, virtual assistants, customer service chatbots, and interactive kiosks.
Problems Solved: The technology addresses the challenge of coordinating responses from multiple automated assistant devices to a user's spoken commands effectively.
Benefits:
- Enhanced user experience with seamless interaction across multiple devices.
- Improved efficiency in responding to user queries.
- Better utilization of resources in a network of automated assistant devices.
Commercial Applications: Potential commercial applications include smart home devices, customer service automation, and interactive marketing displays.
Questions about Arbitration between Automated Assistant Devices: 1. How does the technology determine which device should respond to a user's query? 2. What are the implications of using multiple automated assistant devices in a network for user experience and device coordination?
Frequently Updated Research: Stay updated on advancements in voice recognition technology, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction for potential improvements in automated assistant device arbitration.
Original Abstract Submitted
techniques are described herein for arbitration between automated assistant devices based on interaction cues. a method includes: receiving, via one or more microphones of a first computing device, first audio data that captures a spoken utterance of a user; determining that each of one or more additional computing devices has detected the spoken utterance of the user; determining that hotword arbitration is to be initiated between the first computing device and the one or more additional computing devices; for each of the first computing device and the one or more additional computing devices, identifying a similarity score for the computing device; selecting a target computing device, from the first computing device and the one or more additional computing devices, based on the similarity scores; and causing the target computing device to respond to a query that is included in the spoken utterance of the user.
