CA3138926A1 - Activation management for multiple voice assistants - Google Patents

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CA3138926A1
CA3138926A1 CA3138926A CA3138926A CA3138926A1 CA 3138926 A1 CA3138926 A1 CA 3138926A1 CA 3138926 A CA3138926 A CA 3138926A CA 3138926 A CA3138926 A CA 3138926A CA 3138926 A1 CA3138926 A1 CA 3138926A1
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Adina Magdalena TRUFINESCU
Alice Jane Bernheim Brush
Kevin J. ENDRES
Lisa J. Stifelman
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    • G10L15/00—Speech recognition
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PCT/US2020/025066 WO2020236309A1 (en) 2019-05-22 2020-03-26 Activation management for multiple voice assistants

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