Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided. The method includes receiving commands to store memos, identifying subjects related to the memos, storing, in a database, the memos, their related subjects, and associated time information, receiving a natural language request to retrieve a memo, the request having query information, identifying a subject related to the request, responsive to the request, querying the database for memos related to the subject, identifying multiple memos in response to the database query, identifying a memo, from the multiple identified memos, that has the most recent associated time information and providing a response in dependence on the identified memo.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to retrieving a personal memo from a database. The method includes receiving, by a virtual assistant, a natural language utterance that expresses a request, interpreting the natural language utterance according to a natural language grammar rule for retrieving memo data from the natural language utterance, the natural language grammar rule recognizing query information, responsive to interpreting the natural language utterance, using the query information to query the database for a memo related to the query information, and providing, to a user, a response generated in dependence upon the memo related to the query information.

Abstract: A personalized name pronunciation is generated by receiving a request from a client device associated with a person ID. A lexical representation of a name is obtained and pronunciation information for the name of is created based on an input from to the client device. The pronunciation information is stored with the lexical representation associated with the person ID in a database. A message request to provide a message that includes the name associated with the person ID may be received and a script obtained. The database is accessed using the person ID to obtain the pronunciation information for the name. Speech representing lexical text of the script is synthesized and an audio representation of the name is generated based on the pronunciation information. The speech and the audio representation of the name are delivered to at least one individual as audio.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for device-agnostic synchronizing of audio and physical actions at a client device. Different client devices may synthesize audio from text at different rates, and different client devices may perform physical actions such as gestures and other physical movements at different rates. The system of the present technology enables synchronization of audio with physical actions at different client devices, where audio and/or physical actions may be synthesized at different rates.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to retrieving a personal memo from a database. The method includes receiving, by a virtual assistant, a natural language utterance that expresses a request, interpreting the natural language utterance according to a natural language grammar rule for retrieving memo data from the natural language utterance, the natural language grammar rule recognizing query information, responsive to interpreting the natural language utterance, using the query information to query the database for a memo related to the query information, and providing, to a user, a response generated in dependence upon the memo related to the query information.