Virtual assistant for media playback

RM Orr, DJ Mandel, AJ Sinesio, CJ Barnett - US Patent 11,010,127, 2021 - Google Patents
An exemplary method for identifying media may include receiving user input associated with
a request for media, where that user input includes unstructured natural language speech …

Intelligent device user interactions

E Finkelstein, GL Caldwell - US Patent 11,100,384, 2021 - Google Patents
Intelligent assistant devices and methods for interacting with a user are disclosed. In some
examples, a method for interacting with a user comprises predicting suggested action (s) for …

Intelligent digital assistant system

E Finkelstein, HYM Fung, O Solomon… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
To address the issues of handling conversations with mul tiple users, an intelligent digital
assistant system is provided. The system may include at least one microphone configured to …

Unconventional virtual assistant interactions

MR Vescovi, TAV GALVEZ, P Karashchuk… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
2016-07-13 Assigned to APPLE INC. reassignment APPLE INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: GRUBER, THOMAS …

Context-based device arbitration

J White, RK Rachakonda, VK Mohanam… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
This disclosure describes, in part, context-based device arbitration techniques to select a
voice-enabled device from multiple voice-enabled devices to provide a response to a …

Intelligent assistant with intent-based information resolution

O Solomon, CB Quirk, HYM Fung… - US Patent 10,496,905, 2019 - Google Patents
A method for use with a computing device is provided. The method may include executing
one or more programs of an intelligent digital assistant system at a processor and presenting …

Far-field extension for digital assistant services

Y Kim, C Srisuwananukorn, DA Carson… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
2018-01-18 Assigned to APPLE INC. reassignment APPLE INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: KIM, YOON …

Audio-based load control system

RB Baker, MV Harte, J Karc, GE Knode, JB Nill… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A scalable, distributed load control system for home automation based on a network of
microphones may include control devices (eg, load control devices) that may include …

Virtual assistant aided communication with 3rd party service in a communication session

MK Sanghavi, JP Schwerdtfeger - US Patent 10,356,243, 2019 - Google Patents
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for
utilizing a virtual assistant to assist a user with a communication session between the user …

Emoji word sense disambiguation

JR Bellegarda, B Barman - US Patent 10,311,144, 2019 - Google Patents
The present disclosure generally relates to systems and processes for emoji word sense
disambiguation. In one example process, a word sequence is received. A word-level feature …