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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 02, 2024
Applicant:

Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kenneth Mixter, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Daniel Colish, Portland, OR (US);

Tuan Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.01); H04L 67/55 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04L 67/55 (2022.05); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for proactive notifications in a voice interface device includes: receiving a first user voice request for an action with an future performance time; assigning the first user voice request to a voice assistant service for performance; subsequent to the receiving, receiving a second user voice request and in response to the second user voice request initiating a conversation with the user; and during the conversation: receiving a notification from the voice assistant service of performance of the action; triggering a first audible announcement to the user to indicate a transition from the conversation and interrupting the conversation; triggering a second audible announcement to the user to indicate performance of the action; and triggering a third audible announcement to the user to indicate a transition back to the conversation and rejoining the conversation.


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