Virtual assistant activation
    11.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12236952B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-25

    申请号:US18373177

    申请日:2023-09-26

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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.

    Virtual assistant activation
    14.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10529332B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US15862286

    申请日:2018-01-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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.

    Competing devices responding to voice triggers

    公开(公告)号:US09721566B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-01

    申请号:US14841379

    申请日:2015-08-31

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G10L15/22 G06F3/167 G10L15/32 G10L2015/088

    Abstract: At a first electronic device with a display and a microphone: sampling audio input using the first microphone; in accordance with the sampling of audio input using the first microphone, sending stop instructions to a second electronic device with a second microphone, the second electronic device external to the first electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is configured to respond to audio input received using the second microphone, and wherein the stop instructions instruct the second electronic device to forgo responding to audio input received using the second microphone, wherein responding to audio input received using the second microphone comprises providing perceptible output.

    Virtual assistant operations in multi-device environments

    公开(公告)号:US12067985B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17951037

    申请日:2022-09-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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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