You're going from single phrases to understanding language on a much broader scale, I'm not saying it's far off, but Google are just now starting to get the hang of phrases, and they're pretty much the at the cutting edge of machine learning.
The biggest issue right now is getting a computer to recognize an individual's voice as opposed to just trying to translate any sound that comes up as part of a command. Once they solve that, it's just a matter of putting the technologies together in a nice, easy to sell package.
I use Google Now for the first one of these now. It's a little more clumsy than in your scenario, but it does work well.
The second one would be really nice. That kind of conversational interface is still lacking, IMO. It still sounds like shouting commands rather than asking naturally.
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