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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Devang K. Naik, San Jose, CA (US);
Madhu Chinthakunta, Saratoga, CA (US);
Paul R. Dixon, Zurich, CH;
Kumari Nishu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Harry J. Saddler, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 15/02 (2006.01); G10L 15/18 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 15/02 (2013.01); G10L 15/1815 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. In some embodiments, contextual data is obtained and used to select a set of keywords (e.g., words or phrases) for voice control of an electronic device. When a speech input is received by the electronic device, a determination is made whether the speech input includes any of the selected keywords. If the speech input does include a selected keyword, an action is performed in response.