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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Tae Hong Joo, Redmond, WA (US);
Tarek Z. Elabbady, Redmond, WA (US);
Mona Soliman Habib, Bellevue, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for altering the behavior of an electronic personal assistant based on a situation associated with a mobile device. A situation is sensed with a plurality of sensors to generate sensor data. A situation score is calculated based on the sensor data. Behavior of an electronic personal assistant is altered based on the calculated situation score. In one aspect, the situation is a driving situation in which a driver drives a vehicle on a roadway. In such case, a driving situation score is calculated based on the sensor data, and behavior of the electronic personal assistant is altered based on the calculated driving situation score, such as suspending interactions by the electronic personal assistant with the driver to avoid the driver being distracted.