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Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 08, 2025
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Daniel A. Castellani, San Jose, CA (US);

Didier Guzzoni, Mont-sur-Rolle, CH;

Pierre-Louis Jallerat, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 13/10 (2013.01); G10L 13/033 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 13/10 (2013.01); G10L 13/0335 (2013.01); G10L 2013/105 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and processes for providing and modifying an output of an electronic document using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method comprises receiving, at the first electronic device, a message, wherein the message includes an electronic document including text; detecting, by a digital assistant, the electronic document in the received message; prompting, by the digital assistant, a user to provide a user input; receiving the user input, wherein the user input is associated with an intent to provide an audio output of the electronic document; and in accordance with a determination that the received user input is associated with an intent to provide the audio output of the electronic document: generating a media item based on the text of the electronic document; and after generating the media item, outputting the media item.


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