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 …

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 …

Feedback analysis of a digital assistant

G Frazzingaro, A Garg, B Thomson, A Kumar… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
2018-01-24 Assigned to APPLE INC. reassignment APPLE INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: THOMSON, BLAISE …

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 …

Virtual assistant activation

SO Lemay, BJ Newendorp, JR Dascola - US Patent 10,529,332, 2020 - Google Patents
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assistant activation - Google Patents Virtual assistant activation Download PDF Info Publication …

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 …