Patents by Inventor Sue Wen CHIAO

Sue Wen CHIAO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11942090
    Abstract: An example process includes at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory: while the electronic device is in a locked state and in communication with an external accessory device: receiving a natural language input; determining whether the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request; in accordance with a determination that the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request: determining whether one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy a set of authentication criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy the set of authentication criteria: initiating, by the electronic device, a secure task corresponding to the natural language input; and providing an output indicative of the initiated secure task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan D. Webber, Trungtin Tran, Nikrouz Ghotbi, Naresh Kumar Chinnathambi Kailasam, Sue Wen Chiao, Tyler C. Leppek, Brandon J. Newendorp
  • Publication number: 20220392446
    Abstract: An example process includes at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory: while the electronic device is in a locked state and in communication with an external accessory device: receiving a natural language input; determining whether the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request; in accordance with a determination that the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request: determining whether one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy a set of authentication criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy the set of authentication criteria: initiating, by the electronic device, a secure task corresponding to the natural language input; and providing an output indicative of the initiated secure task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan D. WEBBER, Trungtin TRAN, Nikrouz GHOTBI, Naresh Kumar CHINNATHAMBI KAILASAM, Sue Wen CHIAO, Tyler C. LEPPEK, Brandon J. NEWENDORP
  • Publication number: 20220375553
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving, by a digital assistant capable of accessing a plurality of types of health information, a natural language input associated with a type of health information of the plurality of types of health information; in accordance with a determination that the natural language input corresponds to a health domain: determining whether the digital assistant is authorized to access the type of health information; in accordance with a determination that the digital assistant is authorized to access the type of health information: initiating a task based on the natural language input; and in accordance with a determination that the digital assistant is not authorized to access the type of health information: providing a second output indicating that the digital assistant is not authorized to access the type of health information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Rae Lee LASKO, Quannon AU, Kunal Karan BHUWALKA, Susan L. BOOKER, Xingliang CHEN, Jamie CHENG, Sue Wen CHIAO, Matthew W. CROWLEY, Irene G. LIN, Christopher L. MAURY, Marc Edward SCHONBRUN, Christopher Matthew WEBB