US 12,236,952 B2
Virtual assistant activation
Stephen O. Lemay, Palo Alto, CA (US); Brandon J. Newendorp, San Francisco, CA (US); and Jonathan R. Dascola, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/373,177.
Application 15/862,286 is a division of application No. 14/841,449, filed on Aug. 31, 2015, granted, now 9,886,953, issued on Feb. 6, 2018.
Application 18/373,177 is a continuation of application No. 17/384,498, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,842,734.
Application 17/384,498 is a continuation of application No. 16/696,378, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,087,759, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Application 16/696,378 is a continuation of application No. 15/862,286, filed on Jan. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,529,332, issued on Jan. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/129,932, filed on Mar. 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0029734 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/28 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/28 (2013.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); G10L 2015/228 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory;
a microphone; and
one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while a display of the electronic device is in a first power state, receiving a user input including a movement of the electronic device;
in accordance with a determination that the user input including the movement of the electronic device is detected:
changing the display of the electronic device from the first power state to a second power state; and
in accordance with a determination that the display of the electronic device changes from the first power state to a second power state in response to the movement of the electronic device, triggering a virtual assistant session.