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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sean B. Kelly, San Francisco, CA (US);
Felipe Bacim De Araujo E Silva, San Jose, CA (US);
Karlin Y. Bark, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to controlling electronic devices. In some examples, the electronic device uses gaze information to activate a digital assistant. In some examples, the electronic device uses gaze information to identify an external device on which to act. In some examples, the electronic device provides an indication that distinguishes between different speakers.