Patents by Inventor Brad K. HERMAN

Brad K. HERMAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240177424
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant within a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment are provided. For example, a user input invoking a digital assistant session is received, and in response, a digital assistant session is initiated. Initiating the digital assistant session includes positioning a digital assistant object at a first location within the CGR environment but outside of the currently-displayed portion of the CGR environment at a first time, and providing a first output indicating the location of the digital assistant object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Brad K. HERMAN, Garrett L. WEINBERG, Isar ARASON, Pedro MARI, Shiraz AKMAL, Stephen O. LEMAY, James J. OWEN, Miquel ESTANY RODRIGUEZ, Jay MOON, William A. SORRENTINO, III, Jose Antonio CHECA OLORIZ, Lynn I. STREJA
  • Publication number: 20240144562
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory, receiving an audio input including an utterance, determining, based on a speaker profile, an identity of a speaker of the utterance, determining whether the identity of the speaker matches a predetermined identity, and in accordance with a determination that the identity of the speaker matches the predetermined identity selectively adjusting a volume of the utterance relative to a volume of other sound of the audio input and providing an output of the adjusted utterance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Shiraz AKMAL, Aaron M. BURNS, Brad K. HERMAN
  • Patent number: 11935168
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory, receiving an audio input including an utterance, determining, based on a speaker profile, an identity of a speaker of the utterance, determining whether the identity of the speaker matches a predetermined identity, and in accordance with a determination that the identity of the speaker matches the predetermined identity selectively adjusting a volume of the utterance relative to a volume of other sound of the audio input and providing an output of the adjusted utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shiraz Akmal, Aaron M. Burns, Brad K. Herman
  • Publication number: 20230315385
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer system facilitates user input for sending a quick message to a respective user based on speech input provided by a user of the computer system in the three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, a computer system facilitates user input for sending an audio message including an animated representation of the user of the computer system to a respective user based on speech input provided by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Shiraz AKMAL, Brad K. HERMAN, Garrett L. WEINBERG, St. John W. COLON, Viraaj M. MARATHE
  • Publication number: 20230267422
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. For example, a user input instantiating a reminder to be performed with respect to a first object is received. After receiving the input, if a user of the intelligent automated assistant is determined to be in the location of the first object and to be viewing the first object, the reminder is provided. If the user is in the location of the first object but not viewing the first object, a directional indication to the object is provided prior to providing the reminder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Brad K. HERMAN, Shiraz AKMAL
  • Publication number: 20230087244
    Abstract: This relates generally to intelligent automated assistants and, more specifically, to provide intelligent visualization of snippet information. An example method includes receiving a user request and in response to receiving the user request, determining a response for the user request, determining a format for a visual representation of the response, identifying one or more virtual objects based on the format for the visual representation of the response, determining a size for each of the one or more virtual objects based on context information associated with the response, and displaying the one or more virtual objects within a background environment based on the size for each of the one or more virtual objects and geometry of the background environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Shiraz AKMAL, Brad K. HERMAN, St John W. COLON, Viraaj M. MARATHE, Isar ARASON, Scott M. ANDRUS, Karan M. DARYANANI, Zihan XU, Ryan J. QUINTANA, David A. CARSON