Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual assistant activation
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Application No.: US14841449Application Date: 2015-08-31
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Publication No.: US09886953B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Stephen O. Lemay , Brandon J. Newendorp , Jonathan R. Dascola
- 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 ; G10L15/28 ; G10L15/08

Abstract:
At an electronic device with a display, a microphone, and an input device: while the display is on, receiving user input via the input device, the user input meeting a predetermined condition; in accordance with receiving the user input meeting the predetermined condition, sampling audio input received via the microphone; determining whether the audio input comprises a spoken trigger; and in accordance with a determination that audio input comprises the spoken trigger, triggering a virtual assistant session.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160260436A1 VIRTUAL ASSISTANT ACTIVATION Public/Granted day:2016-09-08
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