US 11,995,483 B2
Devices, methods, and user interfaces for providing audio notifications
Devin W. Chalmers, Oakland, CA (US); Sean B. Kelly, San Francisco, CA (US); and Karlin Y. Bark, San Carlos, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/549,804.
Application 17/549,804 is a continuation of application No. 16/575,299, filed on Sep. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,231,975.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/739,176, filed on Sep. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0100590 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 9/542 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); H04L 51/224 (2022.05)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device that is in communication with one or more wearable audio output devices:
detecting occurrence of a plurality of events while the one or more wearable audio output devices are being worn by a user; and
in response to detecting the occurrence of the plurality of events:
in accordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device is currently engaged in a conversation, delaying outputting audio notifications corresponding to the plurality of events until the conversation has ended, and after the conversation has ended, outputting a summary of the plurality of events via the one or more wearable audio output devices; and
in accordance with a determination that the user of the electronic device is not currently engaged in a conversation, outputting one or more audio notifications corresponding to a first event of the plurality of events without delaying the outputting.