Methods and apparatus for initiating actions using a voice-controlled interface

A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions, that when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for initiating and action using a voice-controlled human interface, the method comprising:

• electronically receiving first user input;
• parsing the first user input to determine whether the first user input contains a command activation statement that cues the voice-controlled human interface to enter a command mode in which a second user input comprising a voice signal is processed to identify at least one executable command;
• and
• in response to determining that the first user input comprises the command activation statement, identifying the at least one executable command in the second user input.

An apparatus for integrating processes within a voice-controlled human interface, the apparatus comprising:

• a communication interface;
• at least one memory to store processor-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the communication interface and the at least one memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions by the at least one processor, the at least one processor:
• A) controls the communication interface so as to electronically receive first user input;
• B) parses the first user input to determine whether the first user input contains a command activation statement that cues the voice-controlled human interface to enter a command mode in which a second user input comprising a voice signal is processed to identify at least one executable command;
• and
• C) in response to determining that the first user input comprises the command activation statement, identifies the at least one executable command in the second user input.