Use of auditory feedback and audio queues in the realization of a personal virtual assistant
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing auditory feedback in a personal virtual assistant (PVA), in which a computer system performs operations comprising:
- receiving a user communication at the PVA;
determining whether an event sound is required in response to said receiving a user communication and upon determination that the event sound is required, providing the event sound to the user and upon determination that the event sound is not required then failing to provide the event sound to the user;
determining a response to the communication received from the user;
transmitting the response to the user communication to the user; and
wherein said determining whether an event sound is required in response to said receiving the user communication, said determining a response to the communication received from the user, and said transmitting the response to the user communication to the user are based on a verbosity level for said user of said PVA and wherein a user is implicitly migrated to a most efficient verbosity level the user can handle by said PVA and wherein said verbosity level comprises longer prompts and minimal use of event sounds when the user is an inexperienced user, and providing shorter prompts and extensive use of events sounds when the user is an experienced user.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing auditory feedback in a personal virtual assistant (PVA) is presented. A user communication is received at the PVA. A determination is made whether an event sound is required in response to the receiving a user communication and upon determination that an event sound is required, an event sound is provided to the user and upon determination that an event sound is not required an event sound is not provided to the user. A response to the communication received from the user is determined and is transmitted to the user.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing auditory feedback in a personal virtual assistant (PVA), in which a computer system performs operations comprising:
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receiving a user communication at the PVA; determining whether an event sound is required in response to said receiving a user communication and upon determination that the event sound is required, providing the event sound to the user and upon determination that the event sound is not required then failing to provide the event sound to the user; determining a response to the communication received from the user; transmitting the response to the user communication to the user; and wherein said determining whether an event sound is required in response to said receiving the user communication, said determining a response to the communication received from the user, and said transmitting the response to the user communication to the user are based on a verbosity level for said user of said PVA and wherein a user is implicitly migrated to a most efficient verbosity level the user can handle by said PVA and wherein said verbosity level comprises longer prompts and minimal use of event sounds when the user is an inexperienced user, and providing shorter prompts and extensive use of events sounds when the user is an experienced user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable storage medium having computer readable code thereon for providing auditory feedback in a personal virtual assistant (PVA), the medium including instructions in which a computer system performs operations comprising:
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receiving a user communication at the PVA; determining whether an event sound is required in response to said receiving a user communication and upon determination that the event sound is required, providing the event sound to the user and upon determination that the event sound is not required then failing to provide the vent sound to the user; determining a response to the communication received from the user; transmitting the response to the user communication to the user; and wherein said determining whether the event sound is required in response to said receiving a user communication, said determining a response to the communication received from the user, and said transmitting the response to the user communication to the user are based on a verbosity level for said user of said PVA and wherein the user is implicitly migrated to a most efficient verbosity level the user can handle by said PVA and wherein said verbosity level comprises longer prompts and minimal use of event sounds when the user is an inexperienced user, and providing shorter prompts and extensive use of events sounds when the user is an experienced user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A personal virtual assistant (PVA) system comprising:
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a memory; a processor; a communications interface; an interconnection mechanism coupling the memory, the processor and the communications interface; and wherein the memory is encoded with a personal virtual assistant application that when performed on the processor, provides a personal virtual assistant process for processing information, the personal virtual assistant process causing the PVA system to perform the operations of; receiving a user communication at the PVA; determining whether an event sound is required in response to said receiving a user communication and upon determination that the event sound is required, providing the event sound to the user and upon determination that the event sound is not required then failing to provide the event sound to the user; determining a response to the communication received from the user; transmitting the response to the user communication to the user; and wherein said determining whether the event sound is required in response to said receiving a user communication, said determining a response to the communication received from the user, and said transmitting the response to the user communication to the user are based on a verbosity level for said user of said PVA and wherein the user is implicitly migrated to a most efficient verbosity level the user can handle by said PVA and wherein said verbosity level comprises longer prompts and minimal use of event sounds when the user is an inexperienced user, and providing shorter prompts and extensive use of events sounds when the user is an experienced user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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