Selective performance of automated telephone calls to reduce latency and/or duration of assistant interaction

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
• receive, from a computing device of a user, a request to initiate performance of an automated telephone call on behalf of the user;
• identify, based on the request, an action to be performed during the automated telephone call;
• identify, based on the action to be performed during the automated call, a group of entities that are each capable of satisfying the request, wherein the action to be performed during the automated telephone call comprises requesting availability of the entities of the group during a given period of time;
• initiate, by an automated assistant, performance of the automated telephone call with a given entity, of the entities, of the group;
• during performance of the automated telephone call with the given entity:
• request, from a representative associated with the given entity, the availability of the given entity during the given period of time;
• and
• receive, from the representative associated with the given entity, information regarding the availability of the given entity during the given period of time;
• and
• initiate, by the automated assistant, performance of an additional automated telephone call with an additional entity, of the entities, of the group;
• generate a notification that includes the availability of the given entity during the given period of time;
• and
• cause the notification to be rendered via the computing device of the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving, from a computing device of a user, a request to initiate performance of an automated telephone call on behalf of the user;
• identifying, based on the request, an action to be performed during the automated telephone call;
• identifying, based on the action to be performed during the automated call, a group of entities that are each capable of satisfying the request, wherein the action to be performed during the automated telephone call comprises requesting availability of the entities of the group during a given period of time;
• initiating, by an automated assistant, performance of the automated telephone call with a given entity, of the entities, of the group;
• during performance of the automated telephone call with the given entity:
• requesting, from a representative associated with the given entity, the availability of the given entity during the given period of time;
• and
• receiving, from the representative associated with the given entity, information regarding the availability of the given entity during the given period of time;
• and
• initiating, by the automated assistant, performance of an additional automated telephone call with an additional entity, of the entities, of the group;
• generating a notification that includes the availability of the given entity during the given period of time;
• and
• causing the notification to be rendered via the computing device of the user.