US Patent Application 18071528. DIGITAL ASSISTANT RESPONSE MODES simplified abstract
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DIGITAL ASSISTANT RESPONSE MODES
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Andrew P. Tennant of San Jose CA (US)
Benjamin T. Cox of Pittsburgh PA (US)
Rebecca P. Fish of San Francisco CA (US)
Shweta D. Grampurohit of Santa Clara CA (US)
Tyler C. Leppek of Santa Cruz CA (US)
Aswini Ramesh of San Jose CA (US)
Garrett L. Weinberg of Santa Cruz CA (US)
DIGITAL ASSISTANT RESPONSE MODES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18071528 titled 'DIGITAL ASSISTANT RESPONSE MODES
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a process performed by a digital assistant on an electronic device.
- The digital assistant receives a natural language input.
- It determines if the input belongs to a specific type of domain.
- If it does, the digital assistant selects a response mode from a variety of modes, each corresponding to different domains.
- The digital assistant provides a response to the input based on the selected response mode.
- The response includes an audio output and a displayed response affordance.
Original Abstract Submitted
An example process includes: receiving, by a digital assistant operating on an electronic device, a natural language input; determining whether the natural language input corresponds to a predetermined type of domain; and in accordance with a determination that the natural language input corresponds to the predetermined type of domain: selecting a first digital assistant response mode from a plurality of digital assistant response modes, where each digital assistant response mode of the plurality of digital assistant response modes corresponds to a respective plurality of domains; and causing a first response to the natural language input to be provided according to the first digital assistant response mode, including: causing a first type of audio output to be provided; and causing a first type of response affordance to be displayed.
