Patents by Inventor Connor J. BARNETT

Connor J. BARNETT 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).

  • Virtual assistant for media playback
    Patent number: 11947873
    Abstract: An exemplary method for identifying media may include receiving user input associated with a request for media, where that user input includes unstructured natural language speech including one or more words; identifying at least one context associated with the user input; causing a search for the media based on the at least one context and the user input; determining, based on the at least one context and the user input, at least one media item that satisfies the request; and in accordance with a determination that the at least one media item satisfies the request, obtaining the at least one media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan M. Orr, Daniel J. Mandel, Andrew J. Sinesio, Connor J. Barnett
  • VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK
    Publication number: 20210224032
    Abstract: An exemplary method for identifying media may include receiving user input associated with a request for media, where that user input includes unstructured natural language speech including one or more words; identifying at least one context associated with the user input; causing a search for the media based on the at least one context and the user input; determining, based on the at least one context and the user input, at least one media item that satisfies the request; and in accordance with a determination that the at least one media item satisfies the request, obtaining the at least one media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan M. ORR, Daniel J. MANDEL, Andrew J. SINESIO, Connor J. BARNETT
  • Virtual assistant for media playback
    Patent number: 11010127
    Abstract: An exemplary method for identifying media may include receiving user input associated with a request for media, where that user input includes unstructured natural language speech including one or more words; identifying at least one context associated with the user input; causing a search for the media based on the at least one context and the user input; determining, based on the at least one context and the user input, at least one media item that satisfies the request; and in accordance with a determination that the at least one media item satisfies the request, obtaining the at least one media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan M. Orr, Daniel J. Mandel, Andrew J. Sinesio, Connor J. Barnett
  • VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK
    Publication number: 20190220246
    Abstract: An exemplary method for identifying media may include receiving user input associated with a request for media, where that user input includes unstructured natural language speech including one or more words; identifying at least one context associated with the user input; causing a search for the media based on the at least one context and the user input; determining, based on the at least one context and the user input, at least one media item that satisfies the request; and in accordance with a determination that the at least one media item satisfies the request, obtaining the at least one media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan M. ORR, Daniel J. MANDEL, Andrew J. SINESIO, Connor J. BARNETT
  • VIRTUAL ASSISTANT FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK
    Publication number: 20160378747
    Abstract: An exemplary method for identifying media may include receiving user input associated with a request for media, where that user input includes unstructured natural language speech including one or more words; identifying at least one context associated with the user input; causing a search for the media based on the at least one context and the user input; determining, based on the at least one context and the user input, at least one media item that satisfies the request; and in accordance with a determination that the at least one media item satisfies the request, obtaining the at least one media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Ryan M. ORR, Daniel J. MANDEL, Andrew J. SINESIO, Connor J. BARNETT