Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interaction with a portion of a content item through a virtual assistant
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Application No.: US13774381Application Date: 2013-02-22
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Publication No.: US09672822B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Fred A Brown , Tanya M Miller
- Applicant: Next IT Corporation
- Applicant Address: US WA Spokane Valley
- Assignee: Next IT Corporation
- Current Assignee: Next IT Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Spokane Valley
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; G10L15/22 ; G06F9/44 ; G06F3/16 ; G10L15/18

Abstract:
Techniques for interacting with a portion of a content item through a virtual assistant are described herein. The techniques may include identifying a portion of a content item that is relevant to user input and causing an action to be performed related to the portion of the content item. The action may include, for example, displaying the portion of the content item on a smart device in a displayable format that is adapted to a display characteristic of the smart device, performing a task for a user that satisfies the user input, and so on.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140244266A1 Interaction with a Portion of a Content Item through a Virtual Assistant Public/Granted day:2014-08-28
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