US 12,482,467 B2
Media system with multiple digital assistants
Anthony John Wood, San Jose, CA (US); David Stern, Los Gatos, CA (US); and Gregory Mack Garner, Springdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/598,339.
Application 18/598,339 is a continuation of application No. 18/188,648, filed on Mar. 23, 2023, granted, now 11,961,521.
Application 18/188,648 is a continuation of application No. 17/347,021, filed on Jun. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,646,025, issued on May 9, 2023.
Application 17/347,021 is a continuation of application No. 16/032,724, filed on Jul. 11, 2018, granted, now 11,062,702, issued on Jul. 13, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/550,940, filed on Aug. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0212683 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/1014 (2022.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04L 67/1014 (2013.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for providing audio control using multiple digital assistants, comprising:
selecting, by an audio platform, a first digital assistant from a plurality of digital assistants in the audio platform to process an audio input using a trigger word in the audio input, wherein the selected first digital assistant is mapped to the trigger word;
determining, by the audio platform, that a second digital assistant from the plurality of digital assistants in the audio platform to process an intent associated with the audio input more often than the selected first digital assistant based on tracking of the audio input, wherein the tracking comprises determining a time of day and location of the audio input; and
selecting, by the audio platform, the second digital assistant from the plurality of digital assistants in the audio platform to process the audio input based on the determining.