Virtual assistant continuity
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMichael R. SUMNER, Evan S. DIBIASE, Benjamin S. PHIPPS
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Abstract
At a first electronic device with a display and a microphone, receiving audio input via the microphone, wherein the audio input comprises a request; sending data representing the request to a service; receiving a token from the service, wherein the token permits lookup, from the service, of at least one of: the request, and result responsive to the request; and sending the token to a second electronic device external to the first electronic device.
Claims16
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a first electronic device with a display, a microphone, cause the first electronic device to:
- receive audio input via the microphone, wherein the audio input comprises a request;
- send data representing the request to a service;
- receive a token from the service, wherein the token permits lookup, from the service, of at least one of:
- the request, and result responsive to the request;
- and
- send the token to a second electronic device external to the first electronic device.
A method, comprising:
- at a first electronic device with a display and a microphone:
- receiving audio input via the microphone, wherein the audio input comprises a request;
- sending data representing the request to a service;
- receiving a token from the service, wherein the token permits lookup, from the service, of at least one of:
- the request, and result responsive to the request;
- and
- sending the token to a second electronic device external to the first electronic device.
An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- one or more processors;
- a memory;
- a microphone;
- and
- one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving audio input via the microphone, wherein the audio input comprises a request;
- sending data representing the request to a service;
- receiving a token from the service, wherein the token permits lookup, from the service, of at least one of:
- the request, and result responsive to the request;
- and
- sending the token to a second electronic device external to the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.