Patents by Inventor Hiu Yi CHAN

Hiu Yi CHAN 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: 20250104718
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user profiles. An example method includes, at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and an input device: performing a configuration process for the computer system, wherein the configuration process includes in accordance with a determination that a set of personalized voice recognition criteria is not met for an active user profile of the computer system, causing display, via the display generation component, of a set of one or more user interfaces including an option that, when selected, initiates a process that enables voice recognition for the active user profile; and in accordance with a determination that the set of personalized voice recognition criteria is met for the active user profile, proceeding with the configuration process without providing the option to enable voice recognition for the active user profile during the configuration process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey MA, Corey J. PETERSON, Rob Bowles SINCLAIR, Hiu Yi CHAN, Neil P. CORMICAN
  • Patent number: 12211498
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. In one example process, a natural-language user input is received at an electronic device and a user intent determined. Where an audio recording corresponding to the intent is available, a digital assistant of the electronic device provides a first spoken output introducing the audio recording, the audio recording itself, and a second spoken output indicating the end of the audio recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Scott Hergenrader, Ryann Stevenson Brewer, Hiu Yi Chan, Eunice Y. Lee, Shahbaaz Tajuddin Mhaisale
  • Publication number: 20240378211
    Abstract: This relates generally to providing search results using a digital assistant based on a displayed application. An example method includes: while displaying a user interface corresponding to an application, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a user input corresponding to a request to initiate a process to perform a search; in accordance with a determination that the user interface includes a search user interface: performing a first search based on the user input using the application; and providing, via the display generation component, a first set of results corresponding to the first search; and in accordance with a determination that the user interface does not include the search user interface: performing a second search based on the user input using a digital assistant of the computer system; and providing, via the display generation component, a second set of results corresponding to the second search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hiu Yi CHAN, Jessica J. PECK, Robert S. BOWLES SINCLAIR
  • Patent number: 11960615
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user profiles. An example method includes, at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and an input device: receiving, via the input device, a user input including a request to access a first restricted media item; and in response to the user input: in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input corresponds to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs, initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input does not correspond to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs: forgoing initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and causing display, at the display generation component, of a validation user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Ma, Corey J. Peterson, Rob Bowles Sinclair, Hiu Yi Chan, Neil P. Cormican
  • Publication number: 20220392455
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user profiles. An example method includes, at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and an input device: receiving, via the input device, a user input including a request to access a first restricted media item; and in response to the user input: in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input corresponds to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs, initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input does not correspond to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs: forgoing initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and causing display, at the display generation component, of a validation user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey MA, Corey J. PETERSON, Pierre P. GREBORIO, Rob Bowles SINCLAIR, Hiu Yi CHAN
  • Publication number: 20220391520
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user profiles. An example method includes, at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and an input device: receiving, via the input device, a user input including a request to access a first restricted media item; and in response to the user input: in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input corresponds to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs, initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input does not correspond to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs: forgoing initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and causing display, at the display generation component, of a validation user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey MA, Corey J. PETERSON, Pierre P. GREBORIO, Robert SINCLAIR, Hiu Yi CHAN
  • Publication number: 20220375466
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. In one example process, a natural-language user input is received at an electronic device and a user intent determined. Where an audio recording corresponding to the intent is available, a digital assistant of the electronic device provides a first spoken output introducing the audio recording, the audio recording itself, and a second spoken output indicating the end of the audio recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Scott HERGENRADER, Ryann Stevenson BREWER, Hiu Yi CHAN, Eunice Y. LEE, Shahbaaz Tajuddin MHAISALE