Patent · US Active

Spoken notifications

US11217251B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

831References

99Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

William M. York · Los Altos Hills, US
Rebecca P. FISH · San Francisco, US
Gagan A. GUPTA · Portage, US
Xinyuan Huang · San Jose, US
Heriberto NIETO · Seattle, US
Benjamin S. Phipps · San Francisco, US
Kurt Piersol · Stoneham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2019
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG10L2015/223
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An example method includes, at an electronic device: receiving an indication of a notification; in accordance with receiving the indication of the notification: obtaining one or more data streams from one or more sensors; determining, based on the one or more data streams, whether a user associated with the electronic device is speaking; and in accordance with a determination that the user is not speaking: causing an output associated with the notification to be provided.

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