Automatically adapting user interfaces for hands-free interaction

TR Gruber, HJ Saddler, LT Napolitano… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
The method includes automatically, without user input and without regard to whether a
digital assistant application has been separately invoked by a user, determining that the …

Better resolution when referencing to concepts

RD Giuli, NK Treadgold - US Patent 9,633,004, 2017 - Google Patents
Systems and processes for operating a virtual assistant programmed to refer to shared
domain concepts using concept nodes are provided. In some examples, to process a textual …

Language identification from short strings

JR Bellegarda, B Barman - US Patent 10,127,220, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and processes for language identification from short strings are provided.
In accordance with one example, a method includes, at a first electronic device with one or …

Service orchestration for intelligent automated assistant

AJ Cheyer, DR Guzzoni, TR Gruber… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
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Determining user intent based on ontologies of domains

AJ Cheyer, CD Brigham, DR Guzzoni - US Patent 8,942,986, 2015 - Google Patents
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Using context information to facilitate processing of commands in a virtual assistant

TR Gruber, CD Brigham, DS Keen, G Novick… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A virtual assistant uses context information to supplement natural language or gestural input
from a user. Context helps to clarify the user's intent and to reduce the number of candidate …

Intelligent automated assistant

HJ Saddler, AT Piercy, GL Weinberg… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and processes for operating an automated assistant are disclosed. In one
example process, an electronic device provides an audio output via a speaker of the …

Device access using voice authentication

AJ Cheyer - US Patent 10,102,359, 2018 - Google Patents
A device can be configured to receive speech input from a user. The speech input can
include a command for accessing a restricted feature of the device. The speech input can be …

System and method for inferring user intent from speech inputs

G Evermann - US Patent 10,176,167, 2019 - Google Patents
Recent advances in natural language processing have enabled users to interact with digital
assistants using natural language, in spoken or textual forms, rather than employing a …

Context-sensitive handling of interruptions by intelligent digital assistant

M Van Os - US Patent 9,576,574, 2017 - Google Patents
G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of
being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing …