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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 12, 2024
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hiu Yi Chan, Seattle, WA (US);

Jessica J. Peck, Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Robert S. Bowles Sinclair, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/248 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/248 (2019.01);
Abstract

This relates generally to providing search results using a digital assistant based on a displayed application. An example method includes: while displaying a user interface corresponding to an application, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a user input corresponding to a request to initiate a process to perform a search; in accordance with a determination that the user interface includes a search user interface: performing a first search based on the user input using the application; and providing, via the display generation component, a first set of results corresponding to the first search; and in accordance with a determination that the user interface does not include the search user interface: performing a second search based on the user input using a digital assistant of the computer system; and providing, via the display generation component, a second set of results corresponding to the second search.


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