公开(公告)号：US11082773B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US15862401

申请日：2018-01-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Marcel van Os ,  Scott Forstall ,  Bradford A. Moore ,  Emanuele Vulcano ,  Seejo K. Pylappan

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  G10L21/00 ,  H04R5/00 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G10L17/22 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06F16/68 ,  G06F16/432 ,  G06F16/44 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: A context-aware voice guidance method is provided that interacts with other voice services of a user device. The voice guidance does not provide audible guidance while the user is making a verbal request to any of the voice-activated services. Instead, the voice guidance transcribes its output on the screen while the verbal requests from the user are received. In some embodiments, the voice guidance only provides a short warning sound to get the user's attention while the user is speaking on a phone call or another voice-activated service is providing audible response to the user's inquires. The voice guidance in some embodiments distinguishes between music that can be ducked and spoken words, for example from an audiobook, that the user wants to pause instead of being skipped. The voice guidance ducks music but pauses spoken words of an audio book in order to provide voice guidance to the user.

公开(公告)号：US10993274B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16287999

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Deepak Iyer ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Elena Leyfman ,  David P. Saracino ,  Astrid Yi ,  Adam A. Sonnanstine ,  Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  Aparna S. Akella ,  Shreyas Nandagudi Sreesha

IPC: H04W76/14 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/50

Abstract: In some implementations a system can be configured to reduce the burden of pairing user devices with playback devices. For example, all users (or user devices) who commonly operate within a particular environment (e.g., a home) can be configured as authorized users of playback devices within the particular environment. When one of the authorized users pairs a user device with a playback device, all of the user devices for all authorized users can be automatically paired with the playback device as a result of the single pairing. Thus, only a single authorized user is burdened with the pairing process in order to pair all authorized users with the playback device.

公开(公告)号：US10783929B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US16287991

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Elena Leyfman ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Deepak Iyer ,  David P. Saracino ,  Astrid Yi ,  Adam A. Sonnanstine ,  Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  Aparna S. Akella ,  Shreyas Nandagudi Sreesha ,  Johannes P. Schmidt

IPC: G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/436 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: In some implementations, a system can be configured to manage groups of playback devices. For example, playback devices can be dynamically grouped in a variety of ways. Each playback device can store attributes that define the group to which the playback device belongs. Each playback device can send its group attributes to remote control devices and the remote control devices can determine groups of playback devices based on the group attributes. The remote control devices can then configure and present graphical user interfaces that represent the various groups of playback devices. In some implementations, a group of playback devices can be configured as a persistent group. For example, a pair of playback devices (e.g., wireless speakers) can store and send attribute data indicating that the pair of playback devices is a persistent group so that remote control devices can present and control the persistent group as a single device.

公开(公告)号：US10331399B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US14918429

申请日：2015-10-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Andre M. Boule ,  Craig M. Federighi ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  Deepak R. Iyer ,  Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Charles Magahern

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/11 ,  H04M1/60 ,  H04M1/725

Abstract: A method performed in a portable computing device for intelligently performing audio playback, upon connecting with an audio output system. The portable computing device detects that a connection is made with an audio output system. The portable computing device determines a first audio playback application that last played audio and when the first audio playback application last played audio. If the first audio playback application played audio within a specified amount of time in the past, then the portable computing device signals that audio playback be performed from the first audio playback application (through the connection made with the audio output system.) If the first audio playback application did not play audio within the specified amount of time in the past, then the portable computing device determines a second audio playback application that last played audio when the portable computing device was previously connected to the audio output system and signals audio playback from the second audio playback application (through the connection made with the audio output system.) Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20160357509A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US14918429

申请日：2015-10-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Andre M. Boule ,  Craig M. Federighi ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  Deepak R. Iyer ,  Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Charles Magahern

IPC: G06F3/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/165 ,  G06F3/162 ,  G11B27/105 ,  G11B27/11 ,  H04M1/6083 ,  H04M1/72558 ,  H04M1/72569

Abstract: A method performed in a portable computing device for intelligently performing audio playback, upon connecting with an audio output system. The portable computing device detects that a connection is made with an audio output system. The portable computing device determines a first audio playback application that last played audio and when the first audio playback application last played audio. If the first audio playback application played audio within a specified amount of time in the past, then the portable computing device signals that audio playback be performed from the first audio playback application (through the connection made with the audio output system.) If the first audio playback application did not play audio within the specified amount of time in the past, then the portable computing device determines a second audio playback application that last played audio when the portable computing device was previously connected to the audio output system and signals audio playback from the second audio playback application (through the connection made with the audio output system.) Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract translation: 在与音频输出系统连接时，在便携式计算设备中执行的用于智能地执行音频回放的方法。 便携式计算设备检测到使用音频输出系统进行连接。 便携式计算设备确定最后播放的音频的第一音频回放应用程序和当第一音频回放应用程序最后播放音频时。 如果第一音频播放应用程序在过去的指定时间内播放音频，则便携式计算设备发出从第一音频回放应用程序（通过与音频输出系统进行的连接）执行音频回放。如果第一 音频播放应用程序在过去的指定时间内没有播放音频，然后便携式计算设备确定当便携式计算设备先前连接到音频输出系统时最后播放音频的第二音频回放应用程序，并且从 第二音频回放应用程序（通过与音频输出系统进行的连接）。还描述和要求保护其他实施例。