Media Playback System with Concurrent Voice Assistance

A method to be performed by a networked microphone device (NMD) of a media playback system, the method comprising:

• causing a set of command information comprising a listing of playback commands and associated command criteria to be stored in memory;
• capturing a voice input via at least one microphone of the NMD;
• detecting inclusion, within the voice input, of one or more particular playback commands from among the playback commands in the listing;
• and
• in response to the detecting, (i) selecting a local voice assistant that supports (a) one or more additional playback commands relative to a cloud-based VAS and (b) fewer non-playback commands relative to the cloud-based VAS, wherein the NMD foregoes selection of the cloud-based VAS when the local voice assistant is selected, (ii) determining, via the local voice assistant, an intent in the captured voice input, (iii) and performing a response to the determined intent.

A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a network microphone device to perform operations in a media playback system, the operations comprising:

• causing a set of command information comprising a listing of playback commands and associated command criteria to be stored in memory;
• capturing a voice input via at least one microphone of the NMD;
• detecting inclusion, within the voice input, of one or more particular playback commands from among the playback commands in the listing;
• and
• in response to the detecting, (i) selecting a local voice assistant that supports (a) one or more additional playback commands relative to a cloud-based VAS and (b) fewer non-playback commands relative to the cloud-based VAS, wherein the NMD foregoes selection of the cloud-based VAS when the local voice assistant is selected, (ii) determining, via the local voice assistant, an intent in the captured voice input, (iii) and performing a response to the determined intent.