Voice assistant system
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1. A method of caring for a resident using at least one mobile device comprising:
- maintaining stored individualized care plans for a plurality of residents in a voice transaction manager accessed on a network, a care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed by a user for providing care to the resident;
capturing speech input from the user through the mobile device;
providing speech output to a user through the mobile device;
using the speech input and speech output and providing a speech dialog with the user through the mobile device, the speech dialog being reflective of a care plan for a resident;
capturing non-spoken information from an item with a contactless communication interface;
using the non-spoken captured information for associating the item with a resident and to initiate the speech dialog such that the speech dialog is related to the captured information;
controlling a peripheral apparatus across a distributed computing system on the network with the mobile device by using the non-spoken captured information apart from the voice transaction manager.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The invention includes storing at least one care plan for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed for providing care to the resident. Capturing speech inputs from the user, and providing speech outputs to the user to provide a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Information is captured with a contactless communication interface and is used for engaging the care plan.
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1. A method of caring for a resident using at least one mobile device comprising:
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maintaining stored individualized care plans for a plurality of residents in a voice transaction manager accessed on a network, a care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed by a user for providing care to the resident; capturing speech input from the user through the mobile device; providing speech output to a user through the mobile device; using the speech input and speech output and providing a speech dialog with the user through the mobile device, the speech dialog being reflective of a care plan for a resident; capturing non-spoken information from an item with a contactless communication interface; using the non-spoken captured information for associating the item with a resident and to initiate the speech dialog such that the speech dialog is related to the captured information; controlling a peripheral apparatus across a distributed computing system on the network with the mobile device by using the non-spoken captured information apart from the voice transaction manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a microphone for capturing speech inputs from a user; a speaker for providing speech outputs to a user; a processor; a memory; and program code resident in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor to assist a user with providing care to a resident by accessing a voice transaction manager storing at least one care plan in the memory for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed by a user to provide care to the resident, the program code further configured to use the speech inputs and speech outputs to provide a speech dialog with a user that is reflective of a care plan for the resident; a contactless communication interface coupled with the processor for capturing non-spoken information from an item; the program code further configured to use the non-spoken captured information for associating the item with a resident and to initiate the speech dialog such that the speech dialog is related to the captured information; and controlling a peripheral apparatus with an external interface on the apparatus by using the non-spoken captured information apart from the voice transaction manager. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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