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 …

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 …

Contextual hotwords

CT Hughes, IL Moreno, A Kracun - US Patent 10,276,161, 2019 - Google Patents
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer pro grams encoded on a computer
storage medium, for contex tual hotwords are disclosed. In one aspect, a method, during a …

Multi-command single utterance input method

TR Gruber, HJ Saddler, JR Bellegarda… - US Patent …, 2019 - 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 …

Activating voice assistant based on at least one of user proximity and context

M Qian, S Wang, JW Nicholson - US Patent 10,621,992, 2020 - Google Patents
In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a microphone accessible to the processor, and
storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the …

Intelligent automated assistant

TR Gruber, AJ Cheyer, D Keen - US Patent 10,741,185, 2020 - Google Patents
The intelligent automated assistant system engages with the user in an integrated,
conversational manner using natural language dialog, and invokes external services when …

Named entity normalization in a spoken dialog system

X Yang, D Muralidharan, KAO Justine, L Li… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and processes for processing natural language input are described. An
example process for processing natural language input includes receiving a natural …

Systems and methods for integrating third party services with a digital assistant

TR Gruber, CD Brigham, AJ Cheyer, D Keen… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
The electronic device with one or more processors and memory receives an input of a user.
The electronic device, in accordance with the input, identifies a respective task type from a …

Device, method, and graphical user interface for enabling conversation persistence across two or more instances of a digital assistant

DA Carson, D Keen, E Dibiase, HJ Saddler… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
An electronic device with one or more processors and memory includes a procedure for
enabling conversation persistence across two or more instances of a digital assistant. In …

Voice access and control

PJ Tormey - US Patent 10,333,904, 2019 - Google Patents
A system comprising a wireless entertainment system natively coupled through a network to
a primary service provider for providing services, operates on multiple keywords to re-direct …