MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641017000 A) filed by Sri Krishna College Of Engineering And Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 16, for 'a secure ai-based desktop voice assistant system for computer operation by visually impaired users.'

Inventor(s) include Mr Arun Kumar R; Darsani K; Kiran Kumar R; and Pavin B.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a secure, artificial intelligence-based desktop voice assistant system designed to enable visually impaired users (100) to operate a computer system using spoken voice commands. The system comprises a voice input module (104) for capturing speech, a voice authentication module (106) for securely verifying the identity of the user through voice-based credentials, and a natural language processing module (108) for interpreting the semantic intent of authenticated commands. A command execution module (116) executes corresponding system-level and application-level operations by interfacing with an application integration module (112) and an application programming interface and information retrieval module (114). The system further includes a speech output module (118) configured to provide synthesized audio feedback and operational confirmations to the user (100). By eliminating reliance on visual interfaces, keyboards, and pointing devices, the invention enables hands-free and eyes-free desktop computing. The disclosed system improves accessibility, security, and autonomy for visually impaired users and provides an integrated assistive solution for desktop-based digital interaction."

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