Patents by Inventor Myra C. Lukens

Myra C. Lukens 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).

  • Patent number: 12027166
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. An example process for performing a task includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory, receiving a spoken input including a request, receiving an image input including a plurality of objects, selecting a reference resolution module of a plurality of reference resolution modules based on the request and the image input, determining, with the selected reference resolution module, whether the request references a first object of the plurality of objects based on at least the spoken input, and in accordance with a determination that the request references the first object of the plurality of objects, determining a response to the request including information about the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Yu, Saurabh Adya, Shruti Bhargava, Myra C. Lukens, Jianpeng Cheng, Lin Li, Alkeshkumar M. Patel, Dhivya Piraviperumal, Stephen G. Pulman
  • Patent number: 11735187
    Abstract: An appliance can include a microphone transducer configured to receive sound from an environment and to convert the received sound into an audio signal. The appliance can be configured to receive an input audio signal via the microphone transducer, responsive to an activation input. The appliance can be configured to initiate a bi-directional, wireless communication connection with an external device in parallel with receiving the input audio signal, and responsive to the activation input. The appliance can be configured to transmit an output audio signal corresponding to the input audio signal over the communication connection when the wireless communication connection is established. Related aspects also are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Myra C. Lukens, Shehryar Lasi, Kisun You
  • Publication number: 20200380992
    Abstract: An appliance can include a microphone transducer configured to receive sound from an environment and to convert the received sound into an audio signal. The appliance can be configured to receive an input audio signal via the microphone transducer, responsive to an activation input. The appliance can be configured to initiate a bi-directional, wireless communication connection with an external device in parallel with receiving the input audio signal, and responsive to the activation input. The appliance can be configured to transmit an output audio signal corresponding to the input audio signal over the communication connection when the wireless communication connection is established. Related aspects also are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Myra C. Lukens, Shehryar Lasi, Kisun You