Josh.ai has made it easy to define these aliases via a web based integrator tool. For example, most homes have a room called “living room.” While some people in the family may refer to this as the “living room,” others may call it the “family room” or maybe the “TV room.” In any case, the system should be smart enough to understand that each of these names refer to the same room. The work required for an integrator setting up Josh.ai is mostly related to aliases of room name and device names. Note that, unlike Alexa, Google Assistant actions don't need to be installed.
Custom voice actions install#
Once the system comes up, it will auto-scan everything on the network and connect to the devices ( check out this video of the install process). If you want to develop an action on the Google Assistant platform, you can use Actions on Google, a toolkit with everything you need to develop a new action that other users can interact with.
For many years, Vivoka developed custom voice solutions for its customers. To install Josh.ai, all you need to do is plug it in to the network. Multilingual & embedded voice technologies to vocalize your applications and. If there is no other control system in the home, Josh.ai is used as the standalone control system, depending on what third-party systems are present (for a complete list of what Josh.ai works with, click here). It has already built-in actions but it is also possible to add customized. For Crestron, Josh.ai provides a series of modules. Google Home Assistant photo: Google Home is a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. The Mountain View company says that custom voice actions are being tested with a select group of partners for the time being, but that a wider rollout will be coming in the future.
For the Control4 installation, a driver can be installed to the C4 processor. In the case of installing with a control system, Josh.ai currently works with both Crestron and Control4.