Accessory device based authentication for digital assistant requests

    公开(公告)号:US12277935B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-15

    申请号:US18607239

    申请日:2024-03-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An example process includes at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory: while the electronic device is in a locked state and in communication with an external accessory device: receiving a natural language input; determining whether the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request; in accordance with a determination that the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request: determining whether one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy a set of authentication criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy the set of authentication criteria: initiating, by the electronic device, a secure task corresponding to the natural language input; and providing an output indicative of the initiated secure task.

    Competing devices responding to voice triggers

    公开(公告)号:US10930282B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-23

    申请号:US16385997

    申请日:2019-04-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    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.

    Structured dictation using intelligent automated assistants

    公开(公告)号:US09865280B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-09

    申请号:US14839826

    申请日:2015-08-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and processes for structured dictation using intelligent automated assistants are provided. In one example process, a speech input representing a user request can be received. In addition, metadata associated with the speech input can be received. A text string corresponding to the speech input can be determined. The process can determine whether to perform natural language processing on the text string and whether the metadata identifies one or more domains corresponding to the user request. In response to the determination that natural language processing is to be performed on the text string and that the metadata identifies one or more domains corresponding to the user request, natural language processing of the text string can be constrained to the one or more domains. A result can be obtained based on the one or more domains and the result can be outputted from the electronic device.

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