Patent Applications as Glimpses into the Sociotechnical Imaginary: Ethical Speculation on the Imagined Futures of Emotion AI for Mental Health Monitoring and …
Patent applications provide insight into how inventors imagine and legitimize uses of their
imagined technologies; as part of this imagining they envision social worlds and produce …
imagined technologies; as part of this imagining they envision social worlds and produce …
Ethical awareness in paralinguistics: A taxonomy of applications
Since the end of the last century, the automatic processing of paralinguistics has been
investigated widely and put into practice in many applications, on wearables, smartphones …
investigated widely and put into practice in many applications, on wearables, smartphones …
Low-latency intelligent automated assistant
A Acero, H Zhang - US Patent 11,538,469, 2022 - 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 …
being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing …
Attention aware virtual assistant dismissal
MM Hindi, R Dasari, T Trungtin - US Patent 11,630,525, 2023 - 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 …
being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing …
Multimodality in digital assistant systems
PP Greborio, DR Guzzoni, PP Piernot - US Patent 11,783,815, 2023 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are
provided. An example process for determining user intent includes receiving a natural …
provided. An example process for determining user intent includes receiving a natural …
Electronic devices with voice command and contextual data processing capabilities
AM Lindahl - US Patent 11,900,936, 2024 - Google Patents
An electronic device may capture a voice command from a user. The electronic device may
store contextual information about the state of the electronic device when the voice …
store contextual information about the state of the electronic device when the voice …
Detecting non-verbal, audible communication conveying meaning
PM McDaniel, CS Haggerty - US Patent 11,132,993, 2021 - Google Patents
Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer-program
products for analyzing an audio to capture semantic and non-semantic characteristics of the …
products for analyzing an audio to capture semantic and non-semantic characteristics of the …
Virtual assistant operations in multi-device environments
BJ Newendorp, A Biswas, GA Gupta… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and processes for providing a virtual assistant service are provided. In
accordance with one or more examples, a method includes receiving, from an accessory …
accordance with one or more examples, a method includes receiving, from an accessory …
Voice trigger for a digital assistant
J Binder, SD Post, O Tackin, TR Gruber - US Patent 11,862,186, 2024 - Google Patents
A method for operating a voice trigger is provided. In some implementations, the method is
performed at an electronic device including one or more processors and memory storing …
performed at an electronic device including one or more processors and memory storing …