Patent ID: 11928390
Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A computing system, comprising:
a plurality of speakers and a plurality of microphones;
a VPA system including a plurality of virtual personal assistant (VPA) instances, each VPA instance operating concurrently;
a plurality of audio zones, each audio zone including at least one speaker of the plurality of speakers and at least one microphone of the plurality of microphones;
a processor communicatively coupled to the computing system; and
a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to:
assign the plurality of VPA instances to a plurality of users; and
broadcasting VPA responses to user requests, responsive to audio signal strengths of the plurality of microphones, from voice commands from the plurality of users, exceeding a threshold value.