Initializing a conversation with an automated agent via selectable graphical element

    公开(公告)号:US11544089B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US17504049

    申请日:2021-10-18

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for using selectable elements to invoke an automated assistant at a computing device. While operating the computing device, a user may not be aware that the automated assistant can be invoked according to certain invocation phrases. In order to inform the user of the functionality of the automated assistant, the user can be presented with selectable elements that can initialize the automated assistant when selected. Furthermore, a selectable element can provide an invocation phrase in textual form so that the user is aware of their ability to invoke the automated assistant by speaking the invocation phrase. The selectable element can be presented at different devices associated with the user, and the automated assistant can be initialized at a device that is separate from the device where the selectable element is presented.

    PROVIDING PROMPT IN AN AUTOMATED DIALOG SESSION BASED ON SELECTED CONTENT OF PRIOR AUTOMATED DIALOG SESSION

    公开(公告)号:US20220262360A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17733263

    申请日:2022-04-29

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media related to soliciting feedback from a user regarding one or more content parameters of a suggestion or other content provided by the automated assistant. The user's feedback may be used to influence future suggestions and/or other content subsequently provided, by the automated assistant in future dialog sessions, to the user and/or to other users. In some implementations, content is provided to a user by an automated assistant in a dialog session between the user and the automated assistant—and the automated assistant provides a prompt that solicits user feedback related to the provided content in a future dialog session between the user and the automated assistant. In some of those implementations, the prompt is provided following input from the user and/or output from the automated assistant, in the future dialog session, that is unrelated to the content provided in the previous dialog session.

    DIRECTING A VEHICLE CLIENT DEVICE TO USE ON-DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY

    公开(公告)号:US20220246152A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17728563

    申请日:2022-04-25

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    Abstract: Implementations set forth herein relate to phasing-out of vehicle computing device versions while ensuring useful responsiveness of any vehicle computing device versions that are still in operation. Certain features of updated computing devices may not be available to prior versions of computing devices because of hardware limitations. The implementations set forth herein eliminate crashes and wasteful data transmissions caused by prior versions of computing devices that have not been, or cannot be, upgraded. A server device can be responsive to a particular intent request provided to a vehicle computing device, despite the intent request being associated with an action that a particular version of the vehicle computing device cannot execute. In response, the server device can elect to provide speech to text data, and/or natural language understanding data, in furtherance of allowing the vehicle computing device to continue leveraging resources at the server device.

    Modalities for authorizing access when operating an automated assistant enabled vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11318955B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US16613266

    申请日:2019-02-28

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Implementations relate to enabling of authorization of certain automated assistant functions via one or more modalities available within a vehicle. Implementations can eliminate wasting of computational and communication resources by at least allowing other users to authorize execution of certain input commands from a user, without requesting the user to re-submit the commands. The vehicle can include a computing device that provides access to restricted data, which can be accessed in order for an action to be performed by the automated assistant. However, when a restricted user requests that the automated assistant perform an action involving accessing the restricted data, the automated assistant can be authorized or unauthorized to proceed with fulfilling the request via a modality controlled by an unrestricted user. The unrestricted user can also cause contextual restrictions to be established for limiting functionality of the automated assistant during a trip, for certain types of requests, and/or for certain passengers.

    Directing a vehicle client device to use on-device functionality

    公开(公告)号:US11315559B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16613005

    申请日:2019-02-12

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Implementations set forth herein relate to phasing-out of vehicle computing device versions while ensuring useful responsiveness of any vehicle computing device versions that are still in operation. Certain features of updated computing devices may not be available to prior versions of computing devices because of hardware limitations. The implementations set forth herein eliminate crashes and wasteful data transmissions caused by prior versions of computing devices that have not been, or cannot be, upgraded. A server device can be responsive to a particular intent request provided to a vehicle computing device, despite the intent request being associated with an action that a particular version of the vehicle computing device cannot execute. In response, the server device can elect to provide speech to text data, and/or natural language understanding data, in furtherance of allowing the vehicle computing device to continue leveraging resources at the server device.

    Authentication on a computing device

    公开(公告)号:US10764278B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16117729

    申请日:2018-08-30

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Systems and/or methods provide a user of a first computing device with the ability to authenticate themselves on a remotely provided process or service using a second computing device on which the user is already authenticated. For example, the techniques of this disclosure provide a user with the ability to securely log into a remotely provided service or application (such as e-mail, cloud computing service, etc.) on a first computing device (e.g., a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, etc.) using a second computing device (e.g., mobile phone) on which the user is already logged into the service or application, without requiring manual entry of authentication information on the first computing device.

    PROVIDING A COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL BETWEEN INSTANCES OF AUTOMATED ASSISTANTS

    公开(公告)号:US20190362568A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-28

    申请号:US16260974

    申请日:2019-01-29

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Implementations relate to interactions, over a wireless communication modality, between an automated assistant of an automobile computer system, and separate client device(s). In some of those implementations, the client device(s) can be paired with the automobile computer system, and the client device(s) and the automobile computer system can include separate instances of an automated assistant, which can be associated with different user accounts. In some additional or alternative implementations, particular actions to be performed by a local application of a client device can be advanced via user interaction with the automobile automated assistant, despite a counterpart to the local application not being installed directly on automobile computer system. For example, despite an automobile computer system not having a third-party messaging application installed, the automobile automated assistant can access requested actions to be performed by the third-party messaging application in order to further a requested action. The automobile computer system can transmit, via the wireless communication modality, content to cause the third-party application to further the requested action.

    SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PROVISIONING OF NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON SOURCES OF THE NOTIFICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20190158447A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-23

    申请号:US15818323

    申请日:2017-11-20

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for minimizing distractions caused by notifications. Notifications can be limited by scoring sources of notifications according to an activity that a recipient is involved in, previous interactions between a user and the source, and/or any other data that can be associated with a notification. For example, a user that is driving can limit the sources from which notifications can be received, unless a score for a particular sources satisfies a notification threshold while driving. Otherwise, if the score fails to satisfy the notification threshold, the user can be presented with the notification at a different time or via a modality that is less distracting than a typical modality for presenting the notification. As a user indicates preferences for receiving notifications from particular sources, the scores for those sources can be dynamically adapted to a user's predilection for particular sources and/or notifications.

    Providing a communications channel between instances of automated assistants

    公开(公告)号:US10198877B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US16009116

    申请日:2018-06-14

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Implementations relate to interactions, over a wireless communication modality, between an automated assistant of an automobile computer system, and separate client device(s). In some of those implementations, the client device(s) can be paired with the automobile computer system, and the client device(s) and the automobile computer system can include separate instances of an automated assistant, which can be associated with different user accounts. In some additional or alternative implementations, particular actions to be performed by a local application of a client device can be advanced via user interaction with the automobile automated assistant, despite a counterpart to the local application not being installed directly on automobile computer system. For example, despite an automobile computer system not having a third-party messaging application installed, the automobile automated assistant can access requested actions to be performed by the third-party messaging application in order to further a requested action. The automobile computer system can transmit, via the wireless communication modality, content to cause the third-party application to further the requested action.

    Dynamically adapting provision of notification output to reduce user distraction and/or mitigate usage of computational resources

    公开(公告)号:US12213103B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US18521402

    申请日:2023-11-28

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    Abstract: Dynamically adapting provision of notification output to reduce distractions and/or to mitigate usage of computational resources. In some implementations, an automated assistant application predicts a level of engagement for a user and determines, based on the predicted level of engagement (and optionally future predicted level(s) of engagement), provisioning (e.g., whether, when, and/or how) of output that is based on a received notification. For example, the automated assistant application can, based on predicted level(s) of engagement, determine whether to provide any output based on a received notification, determine whether to suppress provision of output that is based on the received notification (e.g., until a later time with a decreased predicted level of engagement), determine whether to provide output that is a condensed version of the received notification, determine whether to automatically respond to the notification, and/or select an output modality for providing output that is based on the received notification.

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