Personal virtual assistant
First Claim
1. A computer-based virtual assistant comprising:
- a virtual assistant application running on a computer capable of receiving human voice communications from a user of a remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization to the remote user interface, the virtual assistant application enabling the user to access email and voicemail messages of the user;
the virtual assistant application selecting a responsive action to a verbal query or instruction received from the remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization characterizing the selected responsive action to the remote user interface; and
the virtual assistant waiting a predetermined period of time, and if no canceling indication is received from the remote user interface, proceeding to perform the selected responsive action; and
if a canceling indication is received from the remote user interface halting the selected responsive action and transmitting a new vocalization to the remote user interface,wherein the virtual assistant application enables the user to forward an email message to an email address, and wherein,if the verbal query or instruction is an instruction to telephone an individual, the virtual assistant application is configured to determine whether at least two telephone numbers for the individual are available to the virtual assistant, determine whether the user has previously telephoned the individual, determine the number at which the user last telephoned the individual, and, if the number at which the user last telephoned the individual comprises one of the at least two telephone numbers, automatically call the individual at the number at which the user last telephoned the individual.
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Abstract
A computer-based virtual assistant includes a virtual assistant application running on a computer capable of receiving human voice communications from a user of a remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization to the remote user interface, the virtual assistant application enabling the user to access email and voicemail messages of the user, the virtual assistant application selecting a responsive action to a verbal query or instruction received from the remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization characterizing the selected responsive action to the remote user interface, and the virtual assistant waiting a predetermined period of time, and if no canceling indication is received from the remote user interface, proceeding to perform the selected responsive action, and if a canceling indication is received from the remote user interface halting the selected responsive action and transmitting a new vocalization to the remote user interface. Also a method of using the virtual assistant.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer-based virtual assistant comprising:
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a virtual assistant application running on a computer capable of receiving human voice communications from a user of a remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization to the remote user interface, the virtual assistant application enabling the user to access email and voicemail messages of the user; the virtual assistant application selecting a responsive action to a verbal query or instruction received from the remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization characterizing the selected responsive action to the remote user interface; and the virtual assistant waiting a predetermined period of time, and if no canceling indication is received from the remote user interface, proceeding to perform the selected responsive action; and
if a canceling indication is received from the remote user interface halting the selected responsive action and transmitting a new vocalization to the remote user interface,wherein the virtual assistant application enables the user to forward an email message to an email address, and wherein, if the verbal query or instruction is an instruction to telephone an individual, the virtual assistant application is configured to determine whether at least two telephone numbers for the individual are available to the virtual assistant, determine whether the user has previously telephoned the individual, determine the number at which the user last telephoned the individual, and, if the number at which the user last telephoned the individual comprises one of the at least two telephone numbers, automatically call the individual at the number at which the user last telephoned the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15)
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10. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing a virtual assistant application running on a computer capable of receiving human voice communications from a user of a remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization to the remote user interface, the virtual assistant application enabling the user to access email and voicemail messages of the user; receiving by the virtual assistant a verbal query or a verbal instruction from the remote user interface; selecting a responsive action to the verbal query or the verbal instruction; transmitting a vocalization characterizing the selected responsive action to the remote user interface; waiting a predetermined period of time; and if no canceling indication is received from the remote user interface within the predetermined period of time, proceeding to perform the selected responsive action; and if a canceling indication is received from the remote user interface within the predetermined period of time, halting the selected responsive action and transmitting a new vocalization to the remote user interface, wherein said step of receiving by the virtual assistant a verbal query or a verbal instruction comprises the step of receiving an instruction to telephone an individual and including the additional steps of; determining whether at least two telephone numbers for the individual are available to the virtual assistant; determining whether the user has previously telephoned the individual; determining the number at which the user last telephoned the individual; and if the number at which the user last telephoned the individual comprises one of the at least two telephone numbers, automatically calling the individual at the number at which the user last telephoned the individual. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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