Dynamic display accommodations for multiple voice commands

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12061841-B2
Application number	US-202117455553-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2021
Priority date	Nov 18, 2021
Publication date	Aug 13, 2024
Grant date	Aug 13, 2024

Abstract

A computer-implemented method allocates screen space to two or more voice commands concurrently. The method includes receiving, by a voice controlled device (VCD), two or more voice commands including a first voice command and a second voice command, where a result for each of the voice commands can be displayed on a screen associated with the VCD. The method further includes allocating a portion of the screen for each command including, a first allocation for a first result of the first command and a second allocation for a result of the second command. The method also includes displaying, based on the allocating, the first result and the second result simultaneously on the screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a voice controlled device (VCD), two or more voice commands including a first voice command, a second voice command, and a third voice command, wherein a result for each of the two or more voice commands, including a first result for the first command and a second result for the second command, are configured to be displayed on a screen associated with the VCD the first voice command and the second voice command are independently executable, the first voice command and the second voice command are received from a common user, and each of the two or more commands are received concurrently, wherein concurrently is defined as receiving a subsequent voice command before first voice command is fully executed;
determining the first result for the first command and the second result for the second command;
identifying a first relationship between the first voice command and the second voice command, wherein the first relationship is based on the first result of the first voice command and the second result of the second voice command being related to a common task;
prioritizing each of the two or more commands, wherein the first command is a highest priority command, the second command is a third priority command;
adjusting, in response to the identifying the relationship between the first command and the second command, a priority of the second command to a second priority, wherein the displaying is based on the first command and the second command being the first and second priority commands;
allocating, in response to the identifying and based on the first relationship, a portion of the screen for each command to be displayed concurrently including, a first allocation for the first result of the first voice command and a second allocation for the second result of the second voice command, wherein each allocation includes an amount of the screen to display the first result and the second result; and
displaying, based on the first allocation and the second allocation, the first result and the second result concurrently on the screen.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more voice commands includes a third voice command and the second voice command has a lower priority than the third voice command.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the displaying the first result and the second result simultaneously is based on a relationship score for the first result and the second result being above a relationship threshold.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the allocating includes determining, for each command, a display time including a second display time for the second result, wherein the display time is configured to allow a source of the command time to view each result on the screen.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
transitioning, in response to the second result being displayed for the second display time, the second result to the third result.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the transitioning includes changing the first allocation.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the changing the first allocation is based on a third allocation for the third result being smaller than the second allocation.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an additional voice command; and
adjusting, in response to displaying the first result and to receiving the additional voice command, the priority of each command.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first allocation is greater than the second allocation based on the first command being the highest priority command.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first allocation and the second allocation are equal.

11. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable storage medium communicatively coupled to the processor and storing program instructions which, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to:
receive, by a voice controlled device (VCD), two or more voice commands including a first voice command, a second voice command, and a third voice command, wherein a result for each of the two or more voice commands can be displayed on a screen associated with the VCD;
allocate a portion of the screen for each command including, a first allocation for a first result of the first voice command and a second allocation for a second result of the second voice command;
identify a first relationship between the first command and the second command, wherein the first relationship is based on the first result of the first voice command and the second result of the second voice command being related to a common task;
prioritizing each of the two or more commands, wherein the first command is a highest priority command, and the second voice command has a lower priority than the third voice command, and the VCD is configured to display the results based on the prioritizing of the results; and
display, based on the first allocation and the second allocation, the first result and the second result concurrently on the screen.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the two or more voice commands are received concurrently, wherein concurrently is receiving a subsequent voice command before the first voice command is fully executed.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the displaying the first result and the second result simultaneously is based on a relationship score for the first result and the second result being above a relationship threshold.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the allocating includes determining, for each command, a display time including a second display time for the second result, wherein the display time is configured to allow a source of the command time to view each result on the screen.

15. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processing unit to cause the processing unit to:
receive, by a voice controlled device (VCD), two or more voice commands including a first voice command and a second voice command, wherein a first result and a second result for each of the two or more voice commands, respectively, are configured to be displayed on a screen associated with the VCD, the first voice command and the second voice command can be independently executed, and the first voice command and the second voice command are received from a common user;
determine the first result for the first command and the second result for the second command;
identify a first relationship between the first command and the second command, wherein the first relationship is based on the first result of the first voice command and the second result of the second voice command being related to a common task;
prioritizing each of the two or more commands, wherein the first command is a highest priority command;
allocate, in response to the identification and based on the first relationship, a portion of the screen for each command including, a first allocation for the first result of the first voice command and a second allocation for the second result of the second voice command, wherein each allocation includes an amount of the screen to display the first result and the second result, and the first allocation is greater than the second allocation based on the first command being the highest priority command; and
display, based on the first allocation and the second allocation, the first result and the second result concurrently on the screen.

16. The computer progr

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Mene Atul
• Agrawal Tushar
• Fox Jeremy R
• Rakshit Sarbajit K

Classifications

• G06F9/451 Primary

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/167 Primary

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