Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual assistant operation in multi-device environments
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Application No.: US16119576Application Date: 2018-08-31
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Publication No.: US11495218B2Publication Date: 2022-11-08
- Inventor: Brandon J. Newendorp , Anumita Biswas , Gagan A. Gupta , Benjamin S. Phipps , Kisun You
- 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: G10L15/22
- IPC: G10L15/22 ; G06F3/16 ; G10L15/30 ; G10L15/18 ; H04L67/10

Abstract:
Systems and processes for providing a virtual assistant service are provided. In accordance with one or more examples, a method includes receiving, from an accessory device communicatively coupled to the first electronic device, a representation of a speech input representing a user request. The method further includes detecting a second electronic device and transmitting, from the first electronic device, a representation of the user request and data associated with the detected second electronic device to a third electronic device. The method further includes receiving, from the third electronic device, a determination of whether a task is to be performed by the second electronic device in accordance with the user request; and in accordance with a determination that a task is to be performed by the second electronic device, requesting the second electronic device to performed the task in accordance with the user request.
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