Group Assistant Headphone Sessions for Shared Request Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automated assistant systems do not efficiently facilitate group interactions among multiple users using individual headphones, leading to redundant requests and inefficient use of computing resources.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system where users can create a group automated assistant session via individual headphones, with a primary automated assistant processing requests for the group and secondary assistants receiving fulfillment data to render responses, thereby conserving computing resources and streamlining group interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If each user individually submits requests to the automated assistant, then each user can receive personalized responses, but computing resources are wasted due to redundant processing of the same requests
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple user devices are merged into a single group session where a primary automated assistant processes requests for all users. The system combines individual device instances into a coordinated group, allowing one assistant to serve multiple users simultaneously, thereby eliminating redundant request processing and conserving computing resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The primary automated assistant in the group session performs multiple functions: it processes requests from any user in the group, generates responses, and distributes them to all users. This single assistant replaces what would otherwise require multiple separate assistant instances, achieving multi-functionality and resource efficiency.
2Loss of energy
If a group automated assistant session is implemented with a primary assistant processing all requests, then computing resources are conserved, but the system complexity increases due to coordination between primary and secondary assistants
Solution Approach 1:
The automated assistant system is segmented into primary and secondary roles within a group session. The primary assistant handles request processing and response generation, while secondary assistants handle local device coordination and response distribution. This segmentation distributes complexity across different components rather than concentrating it in one place.
Solution Approach 2:
The group session acts as an intermediary layer between individual user devices and the automated assistant processing. It mediates request routing, determines which assistant is primary, and coordinates response distribution, thereby managing system complexity through a structured intermediate mechanism.
3Speed
If individual devices execute their own automated assistant instances, then each device operates independently with low latency, but redundant requests are processed multiple times across devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines which automated assistant instance becomes the primary processor based on real-time conditions such as which device detected the request first or has available capacity. This dynamic role assignment allows the system to maintain low latency by responding quickly while avoiding redundant processing through intelligent request routing.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for creating a group automated assistant session and processing requests that are intended for the users that are included in the group. A plurality of users can indicate intentions to create a group session that includes selecting an automated assistant, from the automated assistants executing on the devices of the user and providing the selected automated assistant with audio data that is captured by microphones of the user devices. In response, the selected automated assistant processes the audio data and generates a response that is provided, via one or more speakers of the device that is executing the selected automated assistant. Further, fulfillment data is provided to the automated assistants executing on other devices and, in response to being provided the fulfillment data, each automated assistant causes audio data to be rendered, via one or more speakers of each respective device, that is responsive to the request.