US 12,080,287 B2
Voice interaction at a primary device to access call functionality of a companion device
Karl Ferdinand Schramm, Monte Sereno, CA (US); Justin Binder, Oakland, CA (US); Benjamin S. Phipps, San Francisco, CA (US); and Po Keng Sung, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/204,896.
Application 17/204,896 is a continuation of application No. 16/896,426, filed on Jun. 9, 2020, granted, now 10,984,798.
Application 16/896,426 is a continuation of application No. 16/504,782, filed on Jul. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,720,160, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 16/504,782 is a continuation of application No. 16/113,119, filed on Aug. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,403,283, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/679,177, filed on Jun. 1, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0264913 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 15/18 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [G10L 15/1815 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); H04M 3/42212 (2013.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a primary electronic device with a speaker, cause the primary electronic device to:
receive, from a companion electronic device, audio data of a communication session, wherein the audio data represents an utterance received by the companion electronic device, wherein the audio data is transmitted from a far-end party of an active call via the communication session connection, wherein the far-end party includes an external electronic device, and wherein the primary electronic device is in communication with the companion electronic device
invoke, based on the received audio data, a digital assistant on the primary electronic device;
determine, based on the audio data, a user intent corresponding to the utterance;
determine one or more tasks to satisfy the user intent;
determine, based on results of performing the one or more tasks, a digital assistant response; and
transmit the digital assistant response to the companion electronic device, wherein the companion electronic device transmits the digital assistant response to the external electronic of the far-end party via the communication session connection.