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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Maxwell C. Horton, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Stephen A. Berardi, Seattle, WA (US);
Yanzi Jin, Bothell, WA (US);
Sophie Lebrecht, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard P. Muffoletto, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Daniel Tormoen, Seattle, WA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An example process includes: concurrently receiving an audio stream and a video stream; determining, based on a first portion of the audio stream received within a predetermined duration before a current time and a first portion of the video stream received within the predetermined duration before the current time, whether a visual attention of a user is directed to an electronic device while the user is speaking; and in accordance with a determination that the visual attention of the user is directed to the electronic device while the user is speaking: identifying a second portion of the audio stream to include user speech intended for the electronic device; initiating, by a digital assistant operating on the electronic device, a task based the second portion of the audio stream; and providing an output indicative of the initiated task.
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