Patents by Inventor Kyle W. Lu

Kyle W. Lu 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).

  • VOICE ASSISTANT DISCOVERABILITY THROUGH ON-DEVICE TARGETING AND PERSONALIZATION
    Publication number: 20220284901
    Abstract: Systems and processes for providing personalized suggestions indicating that a task may be performed using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display, receiving context data associated with the electronic device; determining, based on the context data, a task that may be performed by a digital assistant of the electronic device in response to a natural-language expression; determining, based on the context data, whether suggestion criteria associated with the determined task are satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the suggestion criteria are satisfied, providing a suggestion indicating that the determined task may be performed using the digital assistant of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Kirill NOVITCHENKO, Kyle W. LU, Nikrouz GHOTBI, Trungtin TRAN, Lun CUI, Matias Hernan SULZBERGER, Marek Rastislav TELGARSKY, Briana C. CHAPMAN, Kevin Siu Wai LI, Jared CRAWFORD, Robert A. WALKER
  • Voice assistant discoverability through on-device targeting and personalization
    Patent number: 11386892
    Abstract: Systems and processes for providing personalized suggestions indicating that a task may be performed using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display, receiving context data associated with the electronic device; determining, based on the context data, a task that may be performed by a digital assistant of the electronic device in response to a natural-language expression; determining, based on the context data, whether suggestion criteria associated with the determined task are satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the suggestion criteria are satisfied, providing a suggestion indicating that the determined task may be performed using the digital assistant of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kirill Novitchenko, Kyle W. Lu, Nikrouz Ghotbi, Trungtin Tran, Lun Cui, Matias Hernan Sulzberger, Marek Rastislav Telgarsky, Briana C. Chapman, Kevin Siu Wai Li, Jared Crawford, Robert A. Walker
  • VOICE ASSISTANT DISCOVERABILITY THROUGH ON-DEVICE TARGETING AND PERSONALIZATION
    Publication number: 20200380973
    Abstract: Systems and processes for providing personalized suggestions indicating that a task may be performed using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display, receiving context data associated with the electronic device; determining, based on the context data, a task that may be performed by a digital assistant of the electronic device in response to a natural-language expression; determining, based on the context data, whether suggestion criteria associated with the determined task are satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the suggestion criteria are satisfied, providing a suggestion indicating that the determined task may be performed using the digital assistant of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Kirill NOVITCHENKO, Kyle W. LU, Nikrouz GHOTBI, Trungtin TRAN, Lun CUI, Matias Hernan SULZBERGER, Marek Rastislav TELGARSKY, Briana C. CHAPMAN, Kevin Siu Wai LI, Jared CRAWFORD, Robert A. Walker
  • Dynamic update of tips on a device
    Patent number: 10356188
    Abstract: A query is sent from a client device to a server for tips to functionality of the client device. The query can include information, such as a device type, e.g., iPhone vs. iPad. The server can provide tips that are appropriate for the client device. The client device can provide additional filtering of the tips, e.g., based on current operating system and device properties, to provide available tips. The client device maintains a list of available tips, and manages the list such that only relevant tips are visible to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kirill Novitchenko, Kyle W. Lu
  • DYNAMIC UPDATE OF TIPS ON A DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160350135
    Abstract: A query is sent from a client device to a server for tips to functionality of the client device. The query can include information, such as a device type, e.g., iPhone vs. iPad. The server can provide tips that are appropriate for the client device. The client device can provide additional filtering of the tips, e.g., based on current operating system and device properties, to provide available tips. The client device maintains a list of available tips, and manages the list such that only relevant tips are visible to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Kirill Novitchenko, Kyle W. Lu