Multi-Agent Input Coordination

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a processing system including a processor, a selected audio request based on audio requests received through a plurality of agents in a network;
• determining, by the processing system, a first agent of the plurality of agents to actively process the selected audio request, wherein the determining the first agent is based on secondary trait analysis, wherein the secondary trait analysis includes footstep recognition for determining user urgency, wherein the first agent utilizes the footstep recognition to frame a query response, wherein the query response is in a quiet query mode for providing a calming effect in a first case where the calming effect is to be provided based on the footstep recognition, wherein the query response is in a different mode for providing a different effect in a second case where the different effect is to be provided based on the footstep recognition, wherein the first agent is subject to a spatial usage restriction, wherein the spatial usage restriction permits the first agent to process a particular audio request that is received by the first agent and that includes a command to control a particular device located at a particular location, if a user corresponding to the particular audio request is determined to be situated at or proximate to the particular location at which the particular device is located, wherein the first agent is different from the particular device, wherein the audio requests include simultaneous audio requests received through at least two agents of the plurality of agents or at least two differing audio requests received from different requesters, and wherein no agent of the plurality of agents is permitted to process any user commands that are determined to be above a particular signal strength and that are determined to originate from a certain location;
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• progressively updating, by the processing system, a function for identifying the user to account for a changing characteristic of the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes instructions that are executable by a computing device for causing the computing device to perform operations for multi-agent input coordination, the operations comprising:

• identifying a selected audio request based on audio requests received through a plurality of agents in a network;
• identifying a selected agent of the plurality of agents to actively process the selected audio request, wherein the identifying the selected agent comprises identifying the selected agent using secondary trait analysis, wherein the secondary trait analysis includes footstep recognition for determining user urgency, wherein the selected agent utilizes the footstep recognition to frame a query response, wherein the query response is in a quiet query mode for providing a calming effect in a first case where the calming effect is to be provided based on the footstep recognition, wherein the query response is in a different mode for providing a different effect in a second case where the different effect is to be provided based on the footstep recognition, wherein the selected agent is associated with a spatial usage restriction, wherein the spatial usage restriction permits the selected agent to process a particular audio request that is received by the selected agent and that includes a command to control a particular device located in a particular area, if a user corresponding to the particular audio request is determined to be situated in or proximate to the particular area in which the particular device is located, wherein the selected agent is different from the particular device, wherein the audio requests include at least one of simultaneous audio requests received through at least two agents of the plurality of agents or at least two differing audio requests received from different requesters, and wherein no agent of the plurality of agents is permitted to process any user commands that are determined to be above a particular signal strength and that are determined to originate from a certain location;
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• modifying a function for identifying the user to account for a changing characteristic of the user.