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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2016
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Jon R. Dory, Houston, TX (US);
David H. Hanes, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jeri R. Culp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
In one example of the disclosure, volume level information is obtained for each of a set of connected communication devices that include a microphone and a speaker. The obtained volume level information is analyzed to determine the volume level information is indicative of a spoken trigger phrase. A preferred communication device among the set of communication devices is identified according to an audio preference rule. The preferred communication device can engage in transactions with a virtual assistant service such that a user spoken data other than the trigger phrase is detected within a selected time of the trigger phrase, and a response is provided to the combination of the trigger phrase and the user spoken data.