Intelligent device arbitration and control

KW Piersol, RM Orr, DJ Mandel - US Patent 10,089,072, 2018 - Google Patents
This relates to systems and processes for using a virtual assistant to arbitrate among and/or
control electronic devices. In one example process, a first electronic device samples an …

Intelligent automated assistant for TV user interactions

M Van Os, HJ Saddler, LT Napolitano… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
2015-03-25 Assigned to APPLE INC. reassignment APPLE INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: NAPOLITANO, LIA …

Digital assistant providing whispered speech

TJ Raitio, MJ Hunt, HB Richards… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
2016-10-25 Assigned to APPLE INC. reassignment APPLE INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: HUNT, MELVYN J …

Intelligent automated assistant in a messaging environment

P Karashchuk, TAV GALVEZ, TR Gruber - US Patent 10,691,473, 2020 - Google Patents
H04L51/02—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to
store-and-forward or real-time protocols, eg e-mail using automatic reactions or user …

Multi-command single utterance input method

TR Gruber, HJ Saddler, JR Bellegarda… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and processes are disclosed for handling a multi-part voice command for a
virtual assistant. Speech input can be received from a user that includes multiple actionable …

Competing devices responding to voice triggers

BJ Newendorp, ES DiBiase - US Patent 9,721,566, 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 …

Voice trigger for a digital assistant

J Binder, SD Post, O Tackin, TR Gruber - US Patent 10,199,051, 2019 - Google Patents
G10L21/00—Processing of the speech or voice signal to produce another audible or non-
audible signal, eg visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility

Geo-fence authorization provisioning

NR Allen, S Chang - US Patent 10,616,239, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system includes a communication module that receives a request to post
content to an event gallery associated with an event. The request in turn includes geo …

Geolocation-based pictographs

S Chang, TM Sehn - US Patent 10,824,654, 2020 - Google Patents
A system and method for geolocation-based pictographs are provided. In example
embodiments, a current geolocation of a user device is determined. A pictograph is …

User interface to augment an image using geolocation

NR Allen, S Chang, TM Sehn, W Wu - US Patent 11,216,869, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for a media filter publication appli cation are
described. The media filter publication application receives a content item and a selected …