Apple Inc.

Neal S Ellis

Pedro Mari

James Nicholas Jones

Trungtin Tran

Michael R Sumner

Rebecca P Fish

Cameron Burgess

Patchaya Beam Seilaudom

Stephen Olivier Lemay

Richard R Dellinger

Craig Michael Federighi

Ieyuki Kawashima

Robert A Walker

Oluwatomiwa B Alabi

Robert Edward Burton

Nikrouz Ghotbi

James E Palmer

Andrea Valentina Simes

Martin Reddy

Aswini Ramesh

Andrew P Tennant

Thomas R Fazio

Aaron Musengo

Tyler McClay Smith

Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. For example, an electronic device can provide an output in an audio, visual, or mixed mode. In one example process, an output mode is selected, and, in response to determining that an output is to be provided to a user, an output data structure is obtained. The output data structure includes pattern components sorted into output groups. At least one pattern component from at least one output group is selected based on the output mode and provided in the output to the user.

Digital assistant response framework

Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. Upon receiving a user input requesting that a digital assistant initiate a task, performance of the task is initiated, and a task response is provided. If the digital assistant determines that task is associated with a first user interface, such as a non-digital assistant-specific user interface, the task response is provided using the first user interface.

Digital assistant integration with system interface

An example process includes: while displaying a user interface different from a digital assistant user interface, receiving a user input; in accordance with a determination that the user input satisfies a criterion for initiating a digital assistant: displaying, over the user interface, the digital assistant user interface, the digital assistant user interface including: a digital assistant indicator displayed at a first portion of the display; and a response affordance displayed at a second portion of the display, where: a portion of the user interface remains visible at a third portion of the display; and the third portion is between the first portion and the second portion.

Digital assistant user interfaces and response modes

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Neal S Ellis