A Cross Device Personal Assistant Experience - sm - Sheetal Guttigoli

VoiceRecognitionandSynthesis

ACrossDevicePersonalAssistantExperience

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●WhatistheVoiceexperience?●Analwaysavailable,multi-user,personalized,cross-deviceexperience● Speechoutput● Speechisaccessible» VIBE.AI

Sensory:VoiceContent

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SpeechRecognitionandSynthesisWhatistheVoiceExperience?

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ASR

TTS

What’s the weather like for my ride?

NLU

What’s the weather like for my ride?

server

WeatherProvider

“What’s the weather like for my ride?”

It’s sunny today, with a temperature of 52 . Have a nice ride!

Howdoesvoicetechnologywork?

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Multi Device

Multi User

Cross Device

Personalized

Proactive Information

Always Available

CharacteristicsPersonalAssistantExperience

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AVisionforaVoiceInterface

AnAlwaysAvailableExperience

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ContextManagement

ACrossDeviceExperience

“ Traffic on the way to Kings is heavy!”

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On the go In Car At Home

Alert: “You have a Facebook message

from Jim”

Porch lights turned on

“ Let Me Know If I Get a message From Jim”“ Make a Dinner Reservation at Kings

Café for 2 at 7pm”

“ Turn porch lights on”

“ Play Some Jazz ”

“Continue Playing”


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AcrossMultiple‘Known’Users

APersonalizedExperience


“Alexa, we have a problem…”

Readmemymessages…

Readmemymessages…

Readmemymessages…


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WhowouldyouliketobeyourPersonalAssistant?ThePersonableAssistant


PepperPotts

Jarvis

Peoplehavebeenenamoredwithdistinctiveassistantcharactersthroughouttheyears

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HowAppealingAreEachOfTheVoiceCharactersVoiceCharacterAppeal


Top3• MaleBestFriend• MaleButler• FemaleBestFriend

Top3• FemaleBestFriend• MaleButler• FemaleRobot

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FavoriteVoicesToReplaceCurrentVoiceAreThereAnyVoiceCharactersYouWouldPreferToUseInPlaceOfYourCurrentDevice/CarVoice?

Top3• MaleButler• MaleBestFriend• HipCoolFemale

Top3• FemaleRobot• MaleButler• MaleRobot

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ModernFemaleRobotPersonalAssistant


TheFemaleRobotismodern,sophisticatedandgraceful.Sheknowssheisarobotandisprogrammedtoassist,butshealsopossessesagreaterawarenessandthisisreflectedinherspeechandhumor.

DefiningCharacteristics• IS:precise,analytical,logical,

sophisticated,suave,andproudofheradvancedtechnology

• ISNOT:common,subservient,base,orstupid

• MAYoccasionallybe:sarcastic,haughty,flirty,condescending,andbemusedathumanfoibles



VoiceCharactersRespondWithPersonality

HomeAutomation-Wakeup

“Goodmorningtoyou.YourmorningcoffeeisbrewingandI’veturnedtheheaton.”

“Greetings.Caffeinatedbeveragereadyforyourconsumption.Roomtemperatureraisedtosixty-sevendegrees.”

“Riseandshine,sleepyhead.Timetostarttheday!I’vestartedthecoffeemakerandturnedontheheatjustthewayyoulikeit.”

“What’stheweatherlikeformyrun?”

“Grandidea.Abriskrunisgoodforthelungs.Atthemomentit’ssunnyand56degrees.”

“Accessingweatherdata.Currenttemperature56degreeswithsunnyskies.Excellentconditionsforphysicalexercise.”

“Sure.Let’ssee,it’s56degreesoutsideandthesunisshining.Haveagreatrun!”

“Setawake-upalarmforfiveAM.”

“Isetyourwake-upalarmforfiveAM.Risingwiththesunarewe?”

“Alarmset.Sleepcyclewillbeterminatedatfiveamwithloudnoise.”

“FiveAM?Really?Okay,makesureyougettobedearlyandgetagoodnight’srest.”



VoiceCharactersRespondWithPersonality

“Whatdoesmyafternoonlooklike?”

“Yourscheduleisfullthisafternoon,Sir.Barelyamomenttospare!”

“Accessingcalendar.Warning,freetimecriticallylow.Youhavemeetingsallafternoon.”

“Letmecheckyourschedule.Let’ssee,lookslikeyouhaveareallybusyafternoonwithfourmeetings.Idon’tknowhowyoudoit.”

“Add2NE1tomyPlaylist.”

“Certainly,themusicalgroup2NE1hasbeenaddedtoyourplaylist.”

“Accessingplaylists.Incorporatingadditionalmusicalartist:2NE1.”

“Great,Iwasjustthinkingthatmyself.I’veadded2NE1.”

“What’sthetrafficlikethismorning?”

“Thetrafficisdreadful.Ihighlyrecommendyouaddtwentyminutestoyourmorningcommute.”

“Trafficconditionsunfavorable.Recommendleavingseventeenminutesearlier thannormal.”

“Yikes,it’snotlookinggoodoutthere.Youshouldprobablyleave20minutesearlyifyouwanttogettoworkontime.”


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EasyaccesstoSpeechHowtointegrateintoWearables


Microphones

SpeechAPI(VIBE.AI)


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VIBE.AI(TheSpeechAIinterface)

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