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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Scott Krueger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jesse Dorogusker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Erik Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Scott Krueger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jesse Dorogusker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Erik Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dock for a portable electronic device including a housing, a connector extending from the housing to connect the portable electronic device to the dock, a microphone integrated within the housing, and a processor. The processor is operatively coupled to receive audio input from the microphone, and in response to the audio input, transmit a message to the portable electronic device via the connector to activate a voice recognition mode of the portable electronic device.