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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2018
Ooma, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thaddeus White, Los Altos, CA (US);
Karl Osterlund, San Jose, CA (US);
Tobin E. Farrand, Pacific Grove, CA (US);
Arvind Vasudev, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Douglas Hart, San Jose, CA (US);
David A. Bryan, Cedar Park, TX (US);
William M. Gillon, San Mateo, CA (US);
Ooma, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for augmenting an appliance device with an intelligent personal assistant. Exemplary methods include: receiving, by the appliance device, an identifier for a called party; initiating a voice call using the received identifier; monitoring audio of the voice call; determining the monitored audio includes a predetermined wake word; beginning communications with the intelligent personal assistant, the communications including at least a portion of the monitored audio, the portion of the monitored audio comprising a request for the intelligent personal assistant; receiving a result from the intelligent personal assistant, the result being responsive to the request; receiving indicia that the voice call is over from at least one of the called party and a calling party; and terminating the voice call using the indicia.