Patent ID: 11922937
Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
monitoring audio received via a microphone of a first device, wherein a plurality of devices, comprising a second device and a third device, are concurrently in an area in which audio from an entity is receivable;
responsive to detecting a first trigger phrase in a first audio segment identified during the monitoring:
selecting the second device but not the third device, from amongst the plurality of devices, based upon the first trigger phrase;
generating a first electronic message; and
transmitting the first electronic message to the second device selected based upon the first trigger phrase but not the third device of the plurality of devices despite both the second device and the third device being in the area in which audio from the entity is receivable; and

responsive to detecting a second trigger phrase in a second audio segment identified during the monitoring:
selecting the third device but not the second device, from amongst the plurality of devices, based upon the second trigger phrase;
generating a second electronic message; and
transmitting the second electronic message to the third device selected based upon the second trigger phrase but not the second device of the plurality of devices despite both the second device and the third device being in the area in which audio from the entity is receivable.