A Personal Desktop Assistant is a software that can carry out tasks or services for an individual based on voice commands or questions. Jenny is a voice enabled virtual desktop assistant. It uses the default microphone to take voice inputs from the user and process the input to match with a predefined set of commands.
Voice Assistant Technology has gained a lot of popularity in recent times. There has been a consistent rise in the no of voice search assistant users since its launch. Voice Search Assistants have found their way not only in smartphones but also in PC’s, fridges, tablets, etc… Recent trends show that there has been a demand for voice search assistants. Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Google Assistant being the most popular one’s. The reason for such a demand has been due to the number of advantages, this technology offers:
- 24/7 availability
- Automating repetitive tasks
- Aids hand-free operation
- Enhancement of E – Commerce marketing
After studying all the surveys, we realize that there is a lot of scope for innovation in this field. We did a comparative study between some of the existing products in market and realized some of the features which were common to all the products and some which were special to specific products only. It helped us to get a clear picture on what functionalities we could incorporate in Jenny so that we could provide a more wholesome package to the user. Our assistant is not an entirely new technology which we are developing. The aim of our project is to build an assistant with features which are essential and at the same time unique. Some of the unique features which Jenny offers are telling CPU stats, WhatsApp messaging, carry out commands related to PDF’s.....