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Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2019
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ryan M. Orr, Emerald Hills, CA (US);

Daniel J. Mandel, Tucson, AZ (US);

Andrew J. Sinesio, Saratoga, CA (US);

Connor J. Barnett, Atherton, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/435 (2019.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01); G06F 16/48 (2019.01); G06F 40/30 (2020.01); G06F 40/169 (2020.01); G06F 40/279 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 16/48 (2019.01); G06F 40/169 (2020.01); G06F 40/279 (2020.01); G06F 40/30 (2020.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary method for identifying media may include receiving user input associated with a request for media, where that user input includes unstructured natural language speech including one or more words; identifying at least one context associated with the user input; causing a search for the media based on the at least one context and the user input; determining, based on the at least one context and the user input, at least one media item that satisfies the request; and in accordance with a determination that the at least one media item satisfies the request, obtaining the at least one media item.


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