Patents by Inventor Miles MUNRO

Miles MUNRO 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).

  • Digital assistant interactions in a voice communication session between an electronic device and a remote electronic device
    Patent number: 12633289
    Abstract: An example process includes: while an electronic device is engaged in a voice communication session with at least one remote device: receiving a request to invoke a digital assistant operating on the electronic device; receiving a natural language input; in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more criteria is satisfied, where the set of one or more criteria includes a criterion that is satisfied when the natural language input is received from a near-end user of the voice communication session: providing a response to the near-end user, where the response is generated by the digital assistant based on the natural language input; and forgoing causing the response to be provided to the at least one remote device; and in accordance with a determination that the criterion is not satisfied: forgoing generating, by the digital assistant, the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Miles Munro, Jonathan H. Russell, Felicia W. Edwards, Keith C. Strickling
  • DIGITAL ASSISTANT INTERACTIONS IN A VOICE COMMUNICATION SESSION BETWEEN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A REMOTE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240371373
    Abstract: An example process includes: while an electronic device is engaged in a voice communication session with at least one remote device: receiving a request to invoke a digital assistant operating on the electronic device; receiving a natural language input; in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more criteria is satisfied, where the set of one or more criteria includes a criterion that is satisfied when the natural language input is received from a near-end user of the voice communication session: providing a response to the near-end user, where the response is generated by the digital assistant based on the natural language input; and forgoing causing the response to be provided to the at least one remote device; and in accordance with a determination that the criterion is not satisfied: forgoing generating, by the digital assistant, the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Miles MUNRO, Jonathan H. RUSSELL, Felicia W. EDWARDS, Keith C. STRICKLING