Patents by Inventor Vince LANE

Vince LANE 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).

  • Content playback on multiple devices
    Patent number: 11638059
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. In one example process, information associated with media playback is received from one or more user devices. A speech request for a media item is received from a user. At least the speech request and the information associated with media playback is transmitted to a second electronic device. Based on at least the speech request and the information associated with media playback, an instruction for media playback on a secondary user device is received. At least one task is performed based on the instruction for media playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Hansen, Vince Lane, Benjamin S. Phipps, Karl Ferdinand Schramm, Andrew J. Sinesio, Jaireh Tecarro
  • CONTENT PLAYBACK ON MULTIPLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200221155
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. In one example process, information associated with media playback is received from one or more user devices. A speech request for a media item is received from a user. At least the speech request and the information associated with media playback is transmitted to a second electronic device. Based on at least the speech request and the information associated with media playback, an instruction for media playback on a secondary user device is received. At least one task is performed based on the instruction for media playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan HANSEN, Vince LANE, Benjamin S. PHIPPS, Karl Ferdinand SCHRAMM, Andrew J. SINESIO, Jaireh TECARRO