US 12,094,465 B2
Method, computer program, device for virtually assisting a user with a digital assistant
Wolfgang Thronicke, Salzkotten (DE); and Patrick Johns, Dusseldorf (DE)
Assigned to ATOS FRANCE, Bezons (FR)
Filed by ATOS FRANCE, Bezons (FR)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,957.
Claims priority of application No. 21151217 (EP), filed on Jan. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0223148 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. G10L 15/22 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for virtually assisting a user with a digital assistant comprising at least one iteration of a step, said step comprising an assisting step, said computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a user input,
predicting at least one potential action corresponding to said user input,
confirming one of said at least one potential action as a correct action corresponding to said user input;
a prefetching step, said prefetching step comprising triggering execution of said at least one potential action before said confirming, such that, if said at least one potential action corresponds to the correct action, a response time to said user input is shortened,
wherein for said at least one potential action, determining at least one parameter, said at least one parameter comprising one or more of
an execution duration,
a resource cost; and
wherein the triggering of the execution of said at least one potential action during the prefetching step depends on said at least one parameter.
 
9. A non-transitory computer program comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out a computer-implemented method for virtually assisting a user with a digital assistant comprising at least one iteration of a step, said step comprising an assisting step, said computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a user input,
predicting at least one potential action corresponding to said user input,
confirming one of said at least one potential action as a correct action corresponding to said user input;
a prefetching step, said prefetching step comprising triggering execution of said at least one potential action before said confirming, such that, if said at least one potential action corresponds to the correct action, a response time to said user input is shortened,
wherein for said at least one potential action, determining at least one parameter, said at least one parameter comprising one or more of
an execution duration,
a resource cost; and
wherein the triggering of the execution of said at least one potential action during the prefetching step depends on said at least one parameter.
 
10. A data processing device or digital assistant comprising:
means configured to carry out a computer-implemented method for virtually assisting a user with a digital assistant comprising at least one iteration of a step, said step comprising an assisting step, said computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a user input,
predicting at least one potential action corresponding to said user input,
confirming one of said at least one potential action as a correct action corresponding to said user input;
a prefetching step, said prefetching step comprising triggering execution of said at least one potential action before said confirming, such that, if said at least one potential action corresponds to the correct action, a response time to said user input is shortened,
wherein for said at least one potential action, determining at least one parameter, said at least one parameter comprising one or more of
an execution duration,
a resource cost; and
wherein the triggering of the execution of said at least one potential action during the prefetching step depends on said at least one parameter.