Apple Inc.

Daniel A Castellani

Didier Rene Guzzoni

Pedro Mari

Hugo D Verweij

Garrett L Weinberg

James Nicholas Jones

Mitchell R Lerner

Jessica J Peck

Pierre-Louis Jallerat

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 comprises receiving, at the first electronic device, a message, wherein the message includes an electronic document including text; detecting, by a digital assistant, the electronic document in the received message; prompting, by the digital assistant, a user to provide a user input; receiving the user input, wherein the user input is associated with an intent to provide an audio output of the electronic document; and in accordance with a determination that the received user input is associated with an intent to provide the audio output of the electronic document: generating a media item based on the text of the electronic document; and after generating the media item, outputting the media item.

Digital assistant for providing and modifying an output of an electronic document

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.

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.

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Daniel A Castellani