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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2022
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kiran Dhotre, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Aswin Kumar, Karnataka, IN;
Gayathri Kushalappa, Shoreview, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A platform, method, and system for a digital assistant are disclosed. The digital assistant uses natural language processing to respond to user queries. The digital assistant is extensible, because it can interface with a variety of devices, with a variety of natural language understanding providers, and with a variety of handlers. One method includes receiving a query from a user device, standardizing the query, and transmitting it to one of a plurality of natural language understanding providers. The digital assistant then receives intent data related to the intent of the query. The digital assistant then transmits the intent data to one of a plurality of handlers. The handler processes the intent data and returns content to the digital assistant. The digital assistant then adapts the content and sends it to the user device.