Local persisting of data for selectively offline capable voice action in a voice-enabled electronic device
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a voice input with a voice-enabled electronic device; and
in the voice-enabled electronic device, and responsive to receiving at least a portion of the voice input;
performing local processing of the at least a portion of the voice input, wherein the local processing identifies that the voice input is associated with a selectively offline capable voice action and builds at least a portion of the selectively offline capable voice action, and wherein the local processing identifies that the voice input is associated with the selectively offline capable voice action by identifying that the voice input is associated with a voice action that is of a type that in at least one instance is capable of being completed offline and in at least one other instance can only be completed using a connection with an online service because a parameter for the voice action is unresolvable strictly based upon data provided in the voice input and/or data available locally on the voice-enabled device;
determining during the local processing and when the voice-enabled electronic device is offline whether the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline, wherein determining whether the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline includes determining during the local processing whether the selectively offline capable voice action includes at least one parameter that remains unresolved from the voice input;
in response to determining that the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline, completing the selectively offline capable voice action with the local processing; and
in response to determining that the selectively offline capable voice action cannot be completed offline;
locally persisting data generated by the local processing for the selectively offline capable voice action; and
completing the selectively offline capable voice action using the locally persisted data after the voice-enabled electronic device is connected with the online service, including retrieving a value for the at least one parameter from the online service and, after retrieving the value from the online service, locally completing the selectively offline capable voice action using the locally persisted data and the retrieved value.
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Abstract
Data associated with a selectively offline capable voice action is locally persisted in a voice-enabled electronic device whenever such an action cannot be competed locally due to the device being offline to enable the action to later be completed after online connectivity has been restored. Synchronization with an online service and/or another electronic device, and/or retrieval of context sensitive data from an online service may be performed after online connectivity has been restored to enable the voice action to thereafter be completed.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a voice input with a voice-enabled electronic device; and in the voice-enabled electronic device, and responsive to receiving at least a portion of the voice input; performing local processing of the at least a portion of the voice input, wherein the local processing identifies that the voice input is associated with a selectively offline capable voice action and builds at least a portion of the selectively offline capable voice action, and wherein the local processing identifies that the voice input is associated with the selectively offline capable voice action by identifying that the voice input is associated with a voice action that is of a type that in at least one instance is capable of being completed offline and in at least one other instance can only be completed using a connection with an online service because a parameter for the voice action is unresolvable strictly based upon data provided in the voice input and/or data available locally on the voice-enabled device; determining during the local processing and when the voice-enabled electronic device is offline whether the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline, wherein determining whether the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline includes determining during the local processing whether the selectively offline capable voice action includes at least one parameter that remains unresolved from the voice input; in response to determining that the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline, completing the selectively offline capable voice action with the local processing; and in response to determining that the selectively offline capable voice action cannot be completed offline; locally persisting data generated by the local processing for the selectively offline capable voice action; and completing the selectively offline capable voice action using the locally persisted data after the voice-enabled electronic device is connected with the online service, including retrieving a value for the at least one parameter from the online service and, after retrieving the value from the online service, locally completing the selectively offline capable voice action using the locally persisted data and the retrieved value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus including memory and one or more processors operable to execute instructions stored in the memory, comprising instructions to:
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receive a voice input with a voice-enabled electronic device; and in the voice-enabled electronic device, and responsive to receiving at least a portion of the voice input; perform local processing of the at least a portion of the voice input, wherein the local processing identifies that the voice input is associated with a selectively offline capable voice action and builds at least a portion of the selectively offline capable voice action, and wherein the local processing identifies that the voice input is associated with the selectively offline capable voice action by identifying that the voice input is associated with a voice action that is of a type that in at least one instance is capable of being completed offline and in at least one other instance can only be completed using a connection with an online service because a parameter for the voice action is unresolvable strictly based upon data provided in the voice input and/or data available locally on the voice-enabled device; determine during the local processing and when the voice-enabled electronic device is offline whether the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline, wherein the instructions to determine whether the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline includes instructions to determine during the local processing whether the selectively offline capable voice action includes at least one parameter that remains unresolved from the voice input; in response to a determination that the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline, complete the selectively offline capable voice action with the local processing; and in response to determining that the selectively offline capable voice action cannot be completed offline; locally persist data generated by the local processing for the selectively offline capable voice action; and complete the selectively offline capable voice action using the locally persisted data after the voice-enabled electronic device is connected with the online service, including instructions to retrieve a value for the at least one parameter from the online service and, after retrieving the value from the online service, locally complete the selectively offline capable voice action using the locally persisted data and the retrieved value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a voice input with a voice-enabled electronic device; and in the voice-enabled electronic device, and responsive to receiving at least a portion of the voice input; performing local processing of the at least a portion of the voice input, wherein the local processing identifies that the voice input is associated with a selectively offline capable voice action and builds at least a portion of the selectively offline capable voice action, and wherein the local processing identifies that the voice input is associated with the selectively offline capable voice action by identifying that the voice input is associated with a voice action that is of a type that in at least one instance is capable of being completed offline and in at least one other instance can only be completed using a connection with an online service because a parameter for the voice action is unresolvable strictly based upon data provided in the voice input and/or data available locally on the voice-enabled device; determining during the local processing and when the voice-enabled electronic device is offline whether the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline, wherein determining whether the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline includes determining during the local processing whether the selectively offline capable voice action includes at least one parameter that remains unresolved from the voice input; in response to determining that the selectively offline capable voice action can be completed offline, completing the selectively offline capable voice action with the local processing; and in response to determining that the selectively offline capable voice action cannot be completed offline; locally persisting data generated by the local processing for the selectively offline capable voice action; and completing the selectively offline capable voice action using the locally persisted data after the voice-enabled electronic device is connected with the online service, including retrieving a value for the at least one parameter from the online service and, after retrieving the value from the online service, locally completing the selectively offline capable voice action using the locally persisted data and the retrieved value.
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