US 11,908,445 B2
Conversation-aware proactive notifications for a voice interface device
Kenneth Mixter, Los Altos Hills, CA (US); Daniel Colish, Portland, OR (US); and Tuan Nguyen, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/745,236.
Application 17/745,236 is a continuation of application No. 16/894,604, filed on Jun. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,335,319.
Application 16/894,604 is a continuation of application No. 15/841,284, filed on Dec. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,679,608, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/441,116, filed on Dec. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0277727 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10L 15/26 (2006.01); G10L 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 13/00 (2013.01) [G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04L 67/55 (2022.05); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a first request, wherein an electronic device comprises a speaker, one or more processors, and memory-storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors;
transmitting the first request to a first server-implemented voice assistant service via the Internet;
receiving, subsequent to receiving the first request, a second request;
transmitting the second request to a second server-implemented voice assistant service via the Internet;
subsequent to the receiving of the second request:
receiving, from the first server-implemented voice-assistant service, via the Internet, a response to the first request;
receiving from the second server-implemented voice-assistant service, via the Internet, a response to the second request as part of an interaction with one or more users of the electronic device;
triggering output of an audible announcement via the speaker, the audible announcement indicating a transition from the interaction with the one or more users of the electronic device; and
triggering output of a verbal announcement via the speaker, the verbal announcement including the response to the first request.