US 11,930,420 B1
Handheld electronic devices with contextual input-output capabilities
Per Haakan Linus Persson, San Francisco, CA (US); Seung Wook Kim, San Jose, CA (US); William D. Lindmeier, San Francisco, CA (US); Paul G. Puskarich, London (GB); and Peter C. Tsoi, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/402,364.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/078,700, filed on Sep. 15, 2020.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04M 1/72457 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 4/02 (2013.01) [G02B 27/01 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04M 1/72457 (2021.01); H04M 2201/40 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A handheld electronic device, comprising:
a housing having a lateral dimension smaller than 50 mm;
a display mounted in the housing, wherein the display is configured to display a first icon in a first mode of operation and a second icon in a second mode of operation;
a microphone configured to detect voice commands;
a speaker mounted in the housing; and
control circuitry configured to:
listen for a first set of voice commands in the first mode of operation and listen for a second set of voice commands in the second mode of operation, wherein the first set of voice commands is different from the second set of voice commands;
determine a location of the handheld electronic device within a building; and
adjust output from at least one of the display and the speaker based on the location of the handheld electronic device within the building.