公开(公告)号：US11804215B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US17949947

申请日：2022-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel A. Castellani ,  James N. Jones ,  Pedro Mari ,  Jessica J. Peck ,  Hugo D. Verweij ,  Garrett L. Weinberg ,  Mitchell R. Lerner

IPC: G10L15/18 ,  G10L15/22

CPC classification number: G10L15/18 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/221 ,  G10L2015/223

Abstract: An example process includes: receiving a first natural language input; initiating, by a digital assistant operating on the electronic device, a first task based on the first natural language input; determining whether the first task is of a predetermined type; and in accordance with a determination that the first task is of a predetermined type: determining whether one or more criteria are satisfied; and providing a response to the first natural language input, where providing the response includes: in accordance with a determination that the one or more criteria are not satisfied, outputting a first sound indicative of the initiated first task and a first verbal response indicative of the initiated first task; and in accordance with a determination that the one or more criteria are satisfied, outputting the first sound without outputting the first verbal response.

公开(公告)号：US12236938B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US18414321

申请日：2024-01-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel A. Castellani ,  Didier Guzzoni ,  Pierre-Louis Jallerat

IPC: G10L13/10 ,  G10L13/033

Abstract: Systems and processes for providing and modifying an output of an electronic document using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, receiving, at a first electronic device, a user input requesting an audible output of an electronic document including text; and in accordance with a determination to provide the audible output of the electronic document: generating a media item based on the text of the electronic document; after generating the media item, outputting, based on a semantic structure of the electronic document, the media item; while outputting the media item, receiving a second user input; and in accordance with a determination that the second user input is associated with an intent to modify the output: modifying, based on the second user input and the semantic structure of the electronic document, the output of the media item.