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 …

Text normalization based on a data-driven learning network

L Golipour, M Neeracher, R Rasipuram - US Patent 10,395,654, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant to perform
text-to-speech conversion are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic …

Term synonym acquisition method and term synonym acquisition apparatus

DGA Silva, K Ishikawa, M Tsuchida… - US Patent App. 14 …, 2015 - Google Patents
0002 Automatic synonym acquisition is an important task for various applications. It is used
for example in information retrieval to expand queries appropriately. Another important …

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 …

Speaker identification and unsupervised speaker adaptation techniques

Y Kim, SS Kajarekar - US Patent 10,438,595, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and processes for generating a speaker profile for use in performing
speaker identification for a virtual assistant are provided. One example process can include …

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 trigger for a digital assistant

J Binder, SD Post, O Tackin, TR Gruber - US Patent 10,714,117, 2020 - 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 …