Personal Virtual Assistant for Windows

Abstract

This essay describes the creation and application of five Personal Virtual Assistant (PVA) for Windows that integrates voice, vision, and automation modules to perform a wide range of everyday tasks. The system can open YouTube, play movies, schedule emails and alarms, manage calendars, forecast weather, automate keyboard and mouse operations, make calls, send WhatsApp messages, and recognize faces, objects, and emotions. It also provides medical reminders, controls Spotify, fetches news, translates languages, searches documents, summarizes emails, and assists in academic learning through a courseware doubt solver. The assistant combines speech recognition, computer vision, and API- based automation to enhance productivity.

Introduction

A Personal Virtual Assistant (PVA) is an AI-based system designed to automate daily digital tasks and improve human–computer interaction. It integrates features such as media control, email scheduling, alarms, calendar management, WhatsApp messaging, weather and time forecasting, medical reminders, music and news access, language translation, document search, file analysis, email summarization, and academic support through a Courseware Doubt Solver. By combining speech recognition, computer vision, natural language processing, and cloud automation, the PVA enhances efficiency, accessibility, and user experience.

The assistant is developed for the Windows platform to leverage its strong automation APIs and ensure reliable integration of voice, vision, and task management modules. A structured development approach is followed, with careful planning, modular testing, standardized coding practices, and systematic organization to ensure stability, scalability, and performance.

The documentation emphasizes consistency in abbreviations, units (SI units only), equations, and technical writing standards to maintain clarity and professionalism. Common writing and formatting mistakes are highlighted to improve technical accuracy.

Guidelines are also provided for customizing the assistant, managing user profiles, organizing content through clear headings, and presenting figures and tables. Proper use of structured sections, diagrams, and performance tables ensures clear communication of the system’s architecture, functionality, and efficiency in an IEEE-style format.

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Copyright © 2025 Harshitha P, Varshini M P, Nisarga P C, Meghana H D, Somanatha N.. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.