Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spoken notifications
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Application No.: US16544543Application Date: 2019-08-19
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Publication No.: US11217251B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: William M. York , Rebecca P. Fish , Gagan A. Gupta , Xinyuan Huang , Heriberto Nieto , Benjamin S. Phipps , Kurt Piersol
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- Main IPC: G10L15/22
- IPC: G10L15/22 ; G10L25/78 ; G10L15/18 ; G06F3/0488 ; G10L15/08

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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