Digital Assistant Service Integration for Authorized Task Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Digital assistant systems lack an efficient means to integrate with third party computer systems and services, limiting their ability to perform tasks beyond their inherent capabilities.
Innovation Solution
Methods and systems are developed to integrate digital assistant systems with third party service providers, allowing them to access additional databases and perform tasks by identifying user intents and sending requests to appropriate service providers based on predefined task types and user authorization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If digital assistant systems integrate with third party service provider systems, then the capabilities and task execution ability are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service integration layer that acts as an intermediary between the digital assistant system and third party service providers. This layer includes service registration modules, service discovery mechanisms, and standardized interface adapters that mediate communication and data exchange, thereby enabling capability expansion without directly complicating the core digital assistant architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal service interface framework that can accommodate multiple third party service providers through standardized protocols and common authentication mechanisms. This multi-functional interface layer allows the digital assistant to interact with diverse services (messaging, calendar, media playback) through a unified approach, reducing the need for service-specific integration code.
2Productivity
If digital assistant systems integrate with third party service provider systems, then task execution ability is improved, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs service discovery and interface mapping in advance during system initialization or service registration phases. By pre-configuring service endpoints, authentication credentials, and interface schemas before actual task execution, the system eliminates the need for runtime service location and configuration, thereby reducing processing time during actual task execution.
3Adaptability or versatility
If digital assistant systems integrate with third party service provider systems, then the scope of performable tasks is expanded, but the system reliability may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the system into distinct modular components: the core digital assistant engine, the service integration layer, and individual third party service modules. Each component operates independently with well-defined interfaces, allowing failures in third party services to be isolated and contained without compromising the stability of the core digital assistant system. This segmentation enables selective service activation and failure containment.
Data Source
AI summary
The electronic device with one or more processors and memory receives an input of a user. The electronic device, in accordance with the input, identifies a respective task type from a plurality of predefined task types associated with a plurality of third party service providers. The respective task type is associated with at least one third party service provider for which the user is authorized and at least one third party service provider for which the user is not authorized. In response to identifying the respective task type, the electronic device sends a request to perform at least a portion of a task to a third party service provider of the plurality of third party service providers that is associated with the respective task type.