US Patent Application 17949947. SONIC RESPONSES simplified abstract
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SONIC RESPONSES
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Daniel A. Castellani of Mountain View CA (US)
James N. Jones of San Francisco CA (US)
Pedro Mari of Santa Cruz CA (US)
Jessica J. Peck of Morgan Hill CA (US)
Hugo D. Verweij of Portola Valley CA (US)
Garrett L. Weinberg of Santa Cruz CA (US)
SONIC RESPONSES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17949947 titled 'SONIC RESPONSES
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a process for a digital assistant on an electronic device to perform tasks based on natural language input.
- The digital assistant receives a natural language input and initiates a task based on it.
- It determines if the task is of a predetermined type.
- If the task is of a predetermined type, it checks if certain criteria are satisfied.
- Based on the determination of criteria satisfaction, the digital assistant provides a response to the input.
- If the criteria are not satisfied, it outputs a sound and a verbal response indicating the initiated task.
- If the criteria are satisfied, it only outputs the sound without the verbal response.
Original Abstract Submitted
An example process includes: receiving a first natural language input; initiating, by a digital assistant operating on the electronic device, a first task based on the first natural language input; determining whether the first task is of a predetermined type; and in accordance with a determination that the first task is of a predetermined type: determining whether one or more criteria are satisfied; and providing a response to the first natural language input, where providing the response includes: in accordance with a determination that the one or more criteria are not satisfied, outputting a first sound indicative of the initiated first task and a first verbal response indicative of the initiated first task; and in accordance with a determination that the one or more criteria are satisfied, outputting the first sound without outputting the first verbal response.
