<s>
An	O
automated	B-Application
personal	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
or	O
an	O
Intelligent	B-Protocol
Personal	I-Protocol
Assistant	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
software	I-Application
agent	O
that	O
can	O
perform	O
tasks	O
,	O
or	O
services	O
,	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
an	O
individual	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
user	O
input	O
,	O
location	O
awareness	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
access	O
information	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
online	O
sources	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
weather	O
conditions	O
,	O
traffic	O
congestion	O
,	O
news	O
,	O
stock	O
prices	O
,	O
user	O
schedules	O
,	O
retail	O
prices	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
automated	B-Application
personal	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
:	O
intelligent	O
automated	O
assistants	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Apple	O
’s	O
Siri	B-Application
and	O
Tronton	O
’s	O
Cluzee	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
perform	O
concierge-type	O
tasks	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
making	O
dinner	O
reservations	O
,	O
purchasing	O
event	O
tickets	O
,	O
making	O
travel	O
arrangements	O
)	O
or	O
provide	O
information	O
based	O
on	O
voice	O
input	O
or	O
commands	O
;	O
and	O
smart	O
personal	B-General_Concept
agents	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
automatically	O
perform	O
management	O
or	O
data-handling	O
tasks	O
based	O
on	O
online	O
information	O
and	O
events	O
often	O
without	O
user	O
initiation	O
or	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
automated	B-Application
personal	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
become	O
more	O
popular	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
increasing	O
legal	O
risks	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
types	O
of	O
automated	B-Application
personal	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
technology	O
are	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
computing	I-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
(	O
APIs	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
intelligent	O
automated	O
assistants	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
perform	O
specific	O
,	O
one-off	O
tasks	O
specified	O
by	O
user	O
voice	O
instructions	O
,	O
while	O
smart	O
personal	B-General_Concept
agents	I-General_Concept
perform	O
ongoing	O
tasks	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
schedule	O
management	O
)	O
autonomously	O
.	O
</s>
