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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023

Filed:

May. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Sreeneel Maddika, San Ramon, CA (US);

Ahmed Serag El Din Hussen Abdelaziz, Cupertino, CA (US);

Chaitanya Mannemala, San Jose, CA (US);

Srikanth Vishnubhotla, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Garrett L. Weinberg, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); G10L 21/0208 (2013.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G06V 40/171 (2022.01); G10L 21/0208 (2013.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); G10L 2021/02082 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. For example, a first speech input is received from a user. In response to receiving the first speech input, a response is provided. A first output is provided corresponding to a digital assistant in a first state, and a second speech input is received from the user. A first plurality of values is obtained. Based on the first plurality of values, a first confidence level corresponding to the second speech input is obtained. In accordance with a determination that the first confidence level exceeds a first threshold confidence level, a second output is provided corresponding to the digital assistant in a second state. The second speech input continues to be received.


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