Apple Inc.

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Rohit Dasari

Musa M Hindi

Brandon J Newendorp

Nikrouz Ghotbi

Pedro Mari

James Nicholas Jones

Robert A Walker

Corey J Peterson

Vineet Khosla

Carey E Radebaugh

Neal S Ellis

Lun Cui

Jared A Crawford

Michael R Sumner

Marek Rastislav Telgarsky

Cameron Burgess

Naresh Kumar Chinnathambi Kailasam

Kirill Novitchenko

Kyle W Lu

Kevin Siu Wai Li

Ryan D Webber

Briana C Chapman

Matias Hernan Sulzberger

Tyler C Leppek

Sue Wen Chiao

Stephen Olivier Lemay

Richard R Dellinger

Craig Michael Federighi

Ieyuki Kawashima

Oluwatomiwa B Alabi

Robert Edward Burton

James E Palmer

Rebecca P Fish

Andrea Valentina Simes

Patchaya Beam Seilaudom

Robert A Walker, Ii

Thomas R Fazio

Aaron Musengo

Tyler McClay Smith

Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes initiating a virtual assistant session responsive to receiving user input. In accordance with initiating the virtual assistant session, the process includes determining, based on data obtained using one or more sensors of the electronic device, whether one or more criteria representing expressed user disinterest are satisfied. In accordance with determining that the one or more criteria representing expressed user disinterest are satisfied prior to a first time, the process includes automatically deactivating the virtual assistant session prior to the first time. The first time is defined by a setting of the electronic device. In accordance with determining that the one or more criteria representing expressed user disinterest are not satisfied prior to the first time, the process includes automatically deactivating the virtual assistant session at the first time.

Attention aware virtual assistant dismissal

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 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.

Accessory device based authentication for digital assistant requests

Systems and processes for application integration with a digital assistant are provided. In accordance with one example, a method includes receiving an audio input including a natural-language user input and identifying an intent object of a set of intent objects. The intent object may be derived from the natural-language user input. The method further includes identifying a software application associated with the intent object of the set of intent objects, providing the intent object to the software application to cause the software application to perform a task associated with the intent object, receiving a result response indicating whether the task was successfully performed, and providing an output indicating whether the task was performed.

Application integration with a digital assistant

Systems and processes for providing personalized suggestions indicating that a task may be performed using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display, receiving context data associated with the electronic device; determining, based on the context data, a task that may be performed by a digital assistant of the electronic device in response to a natural-language expression; determining, based on the context data, whether suggestion criteria associated with the determined task are satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the suggestion criteria are satisfied, providing a suggestion indicating that the determined task may be performed using the digital assistant of the electronic device.

Voice assistant discoverability through on-device targeting and personalization

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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