Patent ID: 11942092
Assignee: SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A voice assistant comprising an electronic processor unit having a connection port connected to at least one microphone and at least one connection port connected to pieces of remote equipment, the electronic processor unit comprising both single detection modules for detecting respective keywords from an audio signal supplied by the microphone to the electronic processor unit, and also a control unit connected to the single detection modules to select predetermined actions as a function of detection signals supplied by the single detection modules and to make those actions done by a server and/or a peripheral device to be linked to the voice assistant, the control module also being arranged:
to detect whether actions are doable by the server and/or the peripheral device; and
to activate or deactivate the single detection modules as a function of the doability of the actions,
wherein the electronic control unit also comprises a multiple detection module for detecting multiple keywords, and
wherein, when none of the actions is doable, the control module is arranged:
to activate the multiple detection module and deactivate all of the single detection modules; and
to issue an error signal if a keyword is detected by the multiple detection module.