Personal virtual assistant

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2011-08-16

2011-08-16

Anwah, Olisa (Department: 2614)

Telephonic communications

Audio message storage, retrieval, or synthesis

Voice activation or recognition

C379S088230, C704S270100

Reexamination Certificate

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08000453

ABSTRACT:
A computer-based virtual assistant includes a virtual assistant application running on a computer capable of receiving human voice communications from a user of a remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization to the remote user interface, the virtual assistant application enabling the user to access email and voicemail messages of the user, the virtual assistant application selecting a responsive action to a verbal query or instruction received from the remote user interface and transmitting a vocalization characterizing the selected responsive action to the remote user interface, and the virtual assistant waiting a predetermined period of time, and if no canceling indication is received from the remote user interface, proceeding to perform the selected responsive action, and if a canceling indication is received from the remote user interface halting the selected responsive action and transmitting a new vocalization to the remote user interface. Also a method of using the virtual assistant.

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