Integrating logic services with a group communication service and a voice assistant service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11205425-B2
Application number	US-201916422276-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2019
Priority date	May 24, 2019
Publication date	Dec 21, 2021
Grant date	Dec 21, 2021

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and computing systems are provided for integrating logic services with a group communication service. In an implementation, a method may include receiving a spoken message from a communication node in a communication group and determining that the spoken message relates to a logic service and transferring the spoken message to a voice assistant service with an indication that the spoken message relates to the logic service. The method also includes receiving status information from the logic service indicative of a status of a networked device associated with the logic service. The further method includes sending an audible announcement to the communication nodes in the commutation group expressive of the status of the networked device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a group communication service configured to manage a communication group comprising a plurality of communication nodes, a first spoken message related to a logic service and that includes a spoken version of logic to be applied by the logic service to input messages;
transferring the first spoken message to a voice assistant service that translates the spoken version of the logic into a programming message and sends the programming message to the logic service;
receiving, at the group communication service, a second spoken message from a communication node in the communication group;
determining that the second spoken message relates to the logic service;
transferring the second spoken message from the group communication service to the voice assistant service with an indication that the second spoken message is related to the logic service;
responsive to transferring the second spoken message to the voice assistant service, receiving, at the group communication service, status information from the logic service indicative of a status of a networked device associated with the second spoken message; and
sending an audible announcement to the plurality of communication nodes expressive of the status of the networked device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second spoken message comprises spoken words and
wherein determining that the second spoken message relates to the logic service comprises determining that one or more of the spoken words identify the logic service.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the spoken words further identify the networked device and indicate an instruction pertaining to the networked device.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising obtaining a format for the logic service and generating an input message in accordance with the format.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising translating the status information into the audible announcement to be played out by the plurality of communication nodes.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
maintaining a plurality of libraries that correspond to a plurality of services,
identifying a one of the plurality of libraries that corresponds to the logic service; and
obtaining a format for an input message from the identified one of the plurality of libraries.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:
identifying the one of the plurality of libraries at the voice assistant service;
generating, via the voice assistant service, the input message based on the second spoken message; and
sending the input message to the logic service.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the status information indicative of the status of the networked device comprises receiving the status information from the voice assistant service.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the status information indicative of the status of the networked device comprises receiving the status information from the logic service.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication node comprises a wearable communication device.

11. A computing apparatus comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage media;
a processing system operatively coupled with the computer readable storage media; and
program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media that, when executed, direct the processing system to operate a group communication service configured to manage a communication group comprising a plurality of communication nodes, including:
receive a first spoken message related to a logic service and that includes a spoken version of logic to be applied by the logic service to input messages;
transfer the first spoken message to a voice assistant service that translates the spoken version of the logic into a programming message and sends the programming message to the logic service;
receive a second spoken message from a communication node in the communication group;
determine that the second spoken message relates to the logic service;
transfer the second spoken message to the voice assistant service with an indication that the second spoken message is related to the logic service;
responsive to transferring the second spoken message to the voice assistant service, receive status information from the logic service indicative of a status of a networked device associated with the second spoken message; and
send an audible announcement to the plurality of communication nodes expressive of the status of the networked device.

12. The computer apparatus of claim 11 wherein the second spoken message comprises spoken words and wherein the programming instructions further direct the processing system to determine that one or more of the spoken words identify the logic service.

13. The computer apparatus of claim 12 wherein the spoken words further identify the networked device and indicate an instruction pertaining to the networked device.

14. The computer apparatus of claim 13 wherein the programming instructions further direct the processing system to obtain a format for the logic service and generate an input message in accordance with the format.

15. The computer apparatus of claim 11 wherein the programming instructions further direct the processing system to translate the status information into the audible announcement to be played out by the plurality of communication nodes.

16. The computer apparatus of claim 11 wherein the programming instructions further direct the processing system to:
maintain a plurality of libraries that correspond to a plurality of services;
identify a one of the plurality of libraries that corresponds to the logic service; and
obtain a format from the identified one of the plurality of libraries for an input message to send to the logic service.

17. The computer apparatus of claim 16 wherein the programming instructions further direct the processing system to:
direct the voice assistant service to:
identify the one of the plurality of libraries that corresponds to the logic service;
obtain the format for the input message from the identified one of the plurality of libraries;
generate the input message based on the second spoken message; and
send the input message to the logic service.

18. The computer apparatus of claim 11 wherein the programming instructions further direct the processing system to receive the status information from the voice assistant service.

19. The computer apparatus of claim 11 wherein the programming instructions further direct the processing system to receive the status information from the logic service.

20. The computer apparatus of claim 11 wherein the communication node comprises a wearable communication device.

Assignees

• Orion Labs
• Orion Labs Inc

Inventors

• Albrecht Greg
• Juhlin Ellen
• Robbins Jesse
• Black Justin

Classifications

• H04L51/046

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• H04L51/02 Primary

  using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages · CPC title

• G10L2015/223

  Execution procedure of a spoken command · CPC title

• G10L15/22 Primary

  Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue · CPC title

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title