- Patent Title: Automatically adapting user interfaces for hands-free interaction
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Application No.: US13913421Application Date: 2013-06-08
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Publication No.: US10705794B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Thomas R. Gruber , Harry J. Saddler , Lia T. Napolitano , Emily Clark Schubert , Brian Conrad Sumner
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/16
- IPC: G06F3/16 ; G10L15/22 ; G10L15/08

Abstract:
The method includes automatically, without user input and without regard to whether a digital assistant application has been separately invoked by a user, determining that the electronic device is in a vehicle. In some implementations, determining that the electronic device is in a vehicle comprises detecting that the electronic device is in communication with the vehicle (e.g., via a wired or wireless communication techniques and/or protocols). The method also includes, responsive to the determining, invoking a listening mode of a virtual assistant implemented by the electronic device. In some implementations, the method also includes limiting the ability of a user to view visual output presented by the electronic device, provide typed input to the electronic device, and the like.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130275875A1 Automatically Adapting User Interfaces for Hands-Free Interaction Public/Granted day:2013-10-17
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