Patents by Inventor Susan L. Booker

Susan L. Booker 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: 20220375553
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving, by a digital assistant capable of accessing a plurality of types of health information, a natural language input associated with a type of health information of the plurality of types of health information; in accordance with a determination that the natural language input corresponds to a health domain: determining whether the digital assistant is authorized to access the type of health information; in accordance with a determination that the digital assistant is authorized to access the type of health information: initiating a task based on the natural language input; and in accordance with a determination that the digital assistant is not authorized to access the type of health information: providing a second output indicating that the digital assistant is not authorized to access the type of health information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Rae Lee LASKO, Quannon AU, Kunal Karan BHUWALKA, Susan L. BOOKER, Xingliang CHEN, Jamie CHENG, Sue Wen CHIAO, Matthew W. CROWLEY, Irene G. LIN, Christopher L. MAURY, Marc Edward SCHONBRUN, Christopher Matthew WEBB
  • Patent number: 11227589
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant to perform intelligent list reading are provided. In one example process, a spoken user request associated with a plurality of data items is received. The process determines whether a degree of specificity of the spoken user request is less than a threshold level. In response to determining that a degree of specificity of the spoken user request is less than a threshold level, one or more attributes related to the spoken user request are determined. The one or more attributes are not defined in the spoken user request. Additionally, a list of data items based on the spoken user request and the one or more attributes is obtained. A spoken response comprising a subset of the list of data items is generated and the spoken response is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Susan L. Booker, Murali Krishnan, Aimee Piercy, Garrett L. Weinberg
  • Patent number: 10553215
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an automated assistant are disclosed. In one example process, an electronic device provides an audio output via a speaker of the electronic device. While providing the audio output, the electronic device receives, via a microphone of the electronic device, a natural language speech input. The electronic device derives a representation of user intent based on the natural language speech input and the audio output, identifies a task based on the derived user intent; and performs the identified task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Harry J. Saddler, Aimee T. Piercy, Garrett L. Weinberg, Susan L. Booker
  • Patent number: 10490187
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. In one example process, a speech input is received from a user. A user intent is determined based on the speech input. Determining the user intent includes generating text based on the speech input, performing natural language processing of the text, and determining the user intent based on a result of the natural language processing. In accordance with the user intent, status information associated with at least one of the one or more electronic devices is requested. The status information associated with the at least one of the one or more electronic devices is received. A spoken output is generated and represents the status information associated with the at least one of the one or more electronic devices. The spoken output is caused to be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Allan Laurens, Christopher Verwymeren, Susan L. Booker, Jonathan J. Moore, Roshni Malani, Benjamin S. Phipps
  • Publication number: 20190147880
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant to perform intelligent list reading are provided. In one example process, a spoken user request associated with a plurality of data items is received. The process determines whether a degree of specificity of the spoken user request is less than a threshold level. In response to determining that a degree of specificity of the spoken user request is less than a threshold level, one or more attributes related to the spoken user request are determined. The one or more attributes are not defined in the spoken user request. Additionally, a list of data items based on the spoken user request and the one or more attributes is obtained. A spoken response comprising a subset of the list of data items is generated and the spoken response is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Susan L. BOOKER, Murali KRISHNAN, Aimee PIERCY, Garrett L. WEINBERG
  • Patent number: 10249300
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant to perform intelligent list reading are provided. In one example process, a spoken user request associated with a plurality of data items is received. The process determines whether a degree of specificity of the spoken user request is less than a threshold level. In response to determining that a degree of specificity of the spoken user request is less than a threshold level, one or more attributes related to the spoken user request are determined. The one or more attributes are not defined in the spoken user request. Additionally, a list of data items based on the spoken user request and the one or more attributes is obtained. A spoken response comprising a subset of the list of data items is generated and the spoken response is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Susan L. Booker, Murali Krishnan, Garrett L. Weinberg, Aimee Piercy
  • Publication number: 20180308486
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an automated assistant are disclosed. In one example process, an electronic device provides an audio output via a speaker of the electronic device. While providing the audio output, the electronic device receives, via a microphone of the electronic device, a natural language speech input. The electronic device derives a representation of user intent based on the natural language speech input and the audio output, identifies a task based on the derived user intent; and performs the identified task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Harry J. SADDLER, Aimee T. PIERCY, Garrett L. WEINBERG, Susan L. BOOKER
  • Patent number: 10043516
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an automated assistant are disclosed. In one example process, an electronic device provides an audio output via a speaker of the electronic device. While providing the audio output, the electronic device receives, via a microphone of the electronic device, a natural language speech input. The electronic device derives a representation of user intent based on the natural language speech input and the audio output, identifies a task based on the derived user intent; and performs the identified task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Harry J. Saddler, Aimee T. Piercy, Garrett L. Weinberg, Susan L. Booker
  • Publication number: 20180090143
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an automated assistant are disclosed. In one example process, an electronic device provides an audio output via a speaker of the electronic device. While providing the audio output, the electronic device receives, via a microphone of the electronic device, a natural language speech input. The electronic device derives a representation of user intent based on the natural language speech input and the audio output, identifies a task based on the derived user intent; and performs the identified task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Harry J. SADDLER, Aimee T. PIERCY, Garrett L. WEINBERG, Susan L. BOOKER
  • Publication number: 20170358300
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. In one example process, a speech input is received from a user. A user intent is determined based on the speech input. Determining the user intent includes generating text based on the speech input, performing natural language processing of the text, and determining the user intent based on a result of the natural language processing. In accordance with the user intent, status information associated with at least one of the one or more electronic devices is requested. The status information associated with the at least one of the one or more electronic devices is received. A spoken output is generated and represents the status information associated with the at least one of the one or more electronic devices. The spoken output is caused to be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Allan LAURENS, Christopher VERWYMEREN, Susan L. BOOKER, Jonathan J. MOORE, Roshni MALANI, Benjamin S. PHIPPS
  • Publication number: 20170352350
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant to perform intelligent list reading are provided. In one example process, a spoken user request associated with a plurality of data items is received. The process determines whether a degree of specificity of the spoken user request is less than a threshold level. In response to determining that a degree of specificity of the spoken user request is less than a threshold level, one or more attributes related to the spoken user request are determined. The one or more attributes are not defined in the spoken user request. Additionally, a list of data items based on the spoken user request and the one or more attributes is obtained. A spoken response comprising a subset of the list of data items is generated and the spoken response is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Susan L. BOOKER, Murali KRISHNAN, Garrett L. WEINBERG, Aimee PIERCY
  • Patent number: 6115724
    Abstract: Electronic paper which has two sides, reverse of one another, which can be flipped over in response to user generated flip commands is described. When a piece of electronic paper is flipped over, a number of transition views of the paper are generated to give the user the impression that the paper is actually being turned over to reveal a reverse side. Different information can be stored on either side, and the composition of either side can be linked so that changes made to the graphic information on one side affects the graphic information on the other side. In addition, when the amount of graphic information on the reverse side of the paper exceeds the amount of available space normally available on the reverse side when the paper is flipped over, approximately the same amount of space available on the top side, the reverse side is expanded to fit the quantity of information to be displayed on the reverse side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan L. Booker
  • Patent number: 5838889
    Abstract: Electronic paper which has two sides, reverse of one another, which can be flipped over in response to user generated flip commands is described. When a piece of electronic paper is flipped over, a number of transition views of the paper are generated to give the user the impression that the paper is actually being turned over to reveal a reverse side. Different information can be stored on either side, and the composition of either side can be linked so that changes made to the graphic information on one side affects the graphic information on the other side. In addition, when the amount of graphic information on the reverse side of the paper exceeds the amount of available space normally available on the reverse side when the paper is flipped over, approximately the same amount of space available on the top side, the reverse side is expanded to fit the quantity of information to be displayed on the reverse side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan L. Booker
  • Patent number: 5351995
    Abstract: Electronic paper which has two sides, reverse of one another, which can be flipped over in response to user generated flip commands is described. When a piece of electronic paper is flipped over, a number of transition views of the paper are generated to give the user the impression that the paper is actually being turned over to reveal a reverse side. Different information can be stored on either side, and the composition of either side can be linked so that changes made to the graphic information on one side affects the graphic information on the other side. In addition, when the amount of graphic information on the reverse side of the paper exceeds the amount of available space normally available on the reverse side when the paper is flipped over, approximately the same amount of space available on the top side, the reverse side is expanded to fit the quantity of information to be displayed on the reverse side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Susan L. Booker