VOICE-ACTIVATED ACQUISITION OF NON-LOCAL CONTENT
First Claim
1. In a vehicle, a voice-activated computing device comprising:
- a processor; and
memory comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to;
receive from a user an input of a voice command requesting an item of content;
determine whether the item of content is stored locally;
if the item of content is not stored locally, then send via a network the voice command to a remote service for analysis;
receive a response from the remote service comprising information regarding the item of content for presentation to the user; and
present to the user an output comprising the information regarding the item of content.
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Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to enabling a vehicle user to obtain, via a voice-activated system, content that the user requests and that is not to be locally stored. For example, one disclosed embodiment comprises, in a vehicle, a voice-activated computing device including a processor, and memory comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to receive from a user an input of a voice command requesting an item of content, determine whether the item of content is stored locally, and if the item of content is not stored locally, then send via a network the voice command to a remote service for analysis. The computing device is further configured to receive a response from the remote service comprising information regarding the item of content for presentation to the user, and present the information via an output to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. In a vehicle, a voice-activated computing device comprising:
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a processor; and memory comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to; receive from a user an input of a voice command requesting an item of content; determine whether the item of content is stored locally; if the item of content is not stored locally, then send via a network the voice command to a remote service for analysis; receive a response from the remote service comprising information regarding the item of content for presentation to the user; and present to the user an output comprising the information regarding the item of content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle, comprising:
a voice-activated computing device comprising a portable device communications interface configured to connect to and enable communications with a portable device, a processor, and memory comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to; receive from a user an input of a voice command requesting an item of content; determine whether the item of content is stored on a portable device connected to the communications interface; if the item of content is not stored on the portable device, then send the voice command to a remote service; receive from the remote service information regarding assistance in obtaining the item of content; present to the user a audible and/or visual output of the information regarding assistance in obtaining the item of content; receive from the user an instruction to obtain the item of content; send a request to obtain the item of content; receive the item of content; and provide the item of content to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. In a vehicle comprising a voice-activated computing device configured to be connected to a portable media player, a method of providing content to a user of the computing device, the method comprising:
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receiving from a user an input of a voice command requesting an item of media content; determining whether the item of media content is stored on a portable media player connected to the computing device; if the item of media content is not stored on the portable media player, then sending the voice command to a remote service; receiving from the remote service information regarding the item of media content; presenting to the user an audible and/or visual output comprising an offer to purchase the item of media content; receiving from the user an instruction to purchase the item of media content; sending a request to purchase the item of media content to the remote service; receiving the item of media content from the remote service; and providing the item of media content to the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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