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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:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen O. Lemay, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brandon J. Newendorp, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan R. Dascola, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/28 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/28 (2013.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); G10L 2015/228 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01);
Abstract
At an electronic device with a display, a microphone, and an input device: while the display is on, receiving user input via the input device, the user input meeting a predetermined condition; in accordance with receiving the user input meeting the predetermined condition, sampling audio input received via the microphone; determining whether the audio input comprises a spoken trigger; and in accordance with a determination that audio input comprises the spoken trigger, triggering a virtual assistant session.