公开(公告)号：US12197857B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17376991

申请日：2021-07-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Karric Kwong ,  Diarmuid Ó Séaghdha ,  Yingjie Zheng

IPC: G06F40/205 ,  G06F40/40 ,  H04M1/27

Abstract: An example process includes at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory: receiving a natural language input including a user request; determining whether the user request corresponds to a personal request; in accordance with a determination that the user request does not correspond to a personal request: transmitting, by the electronic device, a representation of the user request to an external electronic device; and in accordance with a determination that the user request corresponds to a personal request: initiating, by the electronic device, a task based on the user request without transmitting the representation of the user request to the external electronic device; and providing a first result based on the initiated task.

公开(公告)号：US10755703B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US15713503

申请日：2017-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nicolas Zeitlin ,  Matthias Paulik ,  Henry G. Mason ,  Karric Kwong ,  Sinan Akay ,  Saravana Kumar Rathinam ,  Anumita Biswas

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/18 ,  G10L15/26

Abstract: Systems and processes for performing a task with a digital assistant are provided. In accordance with one example, a method includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors, receiving a natural-language input; determining, based on the natural-language input, a first task and first usefulness score associated with the first task; receiving, from another electronic device, a second task and second usefulness score associated with the second task; determining whether the first usefulness score is higher than the second usefulness score; in accordance with a determination that the first usefulness score is higher than the second usefulness score: performing the first task determined by the electronic device; and providing an output indicating whether the first task has been performed; and in accordance with a determination that the second usefulness score is higher than the first usefulness score: performing the second task received from the another electronic device; and providing an output indicating whether the second task has been performed.