US 12,443,391 B2
Systems and methods for communicating notifications and textual data associated with applications
Long Peng, Buffalo Grove, IL (US); Hui Dai, Northbrook, IL (US); and Xin Guan, Gurnee, IL (US)
Assigned to Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/609,364.
Application 18/609,364 is a continuation of application No. 18/162,735, filed on Feb. 1, 2023, granted, now 11,954,403.
Application 18/162,735 is a continuation of application No. 17/443,894, filed on Jul. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,586,416, issued on Feb. 21, 2023.
Application 17/443,894 is a continuation of application No. 16/537,169, filed on Aug. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,099,810, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Application 16/537,169 is a continuation of application No. 15/190,891, filed on Jun. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,452,348, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Application 15/190,891 is a continuation of application No. 14/096,685, filed on Dec. 4, 2013, granted, now 9,400,634, issued on Jul. 26, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/896,368, filed on Oct. 28, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0220194 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 13/02 (2013.01); G10L 13/04 (2013.01); G10L 13/047 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/167 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G10L 13/02 (2013.01); G10L 13/04 (2013.01); G10L 13/047 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method executed on data processing hardware of an audio output device that causes the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from an electronic device in communication with the audio output device via a wireless network, speech synthesized audio data reciting a new next message that is available for a text messaging application, the text messaging application executing on the electronic device;
audibly annunciating, for output from the audio output device, the speech synthesized audio data reciting the new text message; and
while the audio output device is audibly annunciating the speech synthesized audio data reciting the new text message, transmitting, from the audio output device via the wireless network, to the electronic device, a playback command to pause the audibly annunciating of the speech synthesized audio data output from the audio output device.