US Patent Application 18220769. VOICE ACTIVATED DEVICE FOR USE WITH A VOICE-BASED DIGITAL ASSISTANT simplified abstract

VOICE ACTIVATED DEVICE FOR USE WITH A VOICE-BASED DIGITAL ASSISTANT

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Kevin Milden of San Jose CA (US)

VOICE ACTIVATED DEVICE FOR USE WITH A VOICE-BASED DIGITAL ASSISTANT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18220769 titled 'VOICE ACTIVATED DEVICE FOR USE WITH A VOICE-BASED DIGITAL ASSISTANT

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a voice activated device that allows users to interact with a digital assistant.

• The device includes a housing, processors, and memory with instructions for connecting to a digital assistant server.
• It also has a power supply, wireless network module, and a human-machine interface.
• The human-machine interface includes speakers, microphones, and additional components like touch-sensitive surfaces, cameras, and LEDs.
• The device acts as an interface for speech communications between the user and their digital assistant on the server.

Original Abstract Submitted

A voice activated device for interaction with a digital assistant is provided. The device comprises a housing, one or more processors, and memory, the memory coupled to the one or more processors and comprising instructions for automatically identifying and connecting to a digital assistant server. The device further comprises a power supply, a wireless network module, and a human-machine interface. The human-machine interface consists essentially of: at least one speaker, at least one microphone, an ADC coupled to the microphone, a DAC coupled to the at least one speaker, and zero or more additional components selected from the set consisting of: a touch-sensitive surface, one or more cameras, and one or more LEDs. The device is configured to act as an interface for speech communications between the user and a digital assistant of the user on the digital assistant server.