US 11,838,579 B2
Intelligent automated assistant for TV user interactions
Marcel Van Os, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Harry J. Saddler, Berkeley, CA (US); Lia T. Napolitano, San Francisco, CA (US); Jonathan H. Russell, Incline Village, NV (US); Patrick M. Lister, Cupertino, CA (US); and Rohit Dasari, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/973,398.
Application 17/973,398 is a continuation of application No. 17/125,876, filed on Dec. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,516,537.
Application 17/125,876 is a continuation of application No. 15/495,861, filed on Apr. 24, 2017, granted, now 10,904,611, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 15/495,861 is a continuation of application No. 15/085,465, filed on Mar. 30, 2016, granted, now 9,668,024, issued on May 30, 2017.
Application 15/085,465 is a continuation of application No. 14/498,503, filed on Sep. 26, 2014, granted, now 9,338,493, issued on May 10, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/019,312, filed on Jun. 30, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0066552 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); G06F 16/73 (2019.01); G06F 16/738 (2019.01); G06F 16/78 (2019.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); G09C 1/00 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 17/00 (2013.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); G10L 15/18 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4394 (2013.01) [G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 16/73 (2019.01); G06F 16/738 (2019.01); G06F 16/7867 (2019.01); G09C 1/00 (2013.01); G10L 15/1815 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01); G10L 17/00 (2013.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01); H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/41265 (2020.08); H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/4438 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/858 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01)] 39 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory; and
one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying media content on a display, wherein the media content includes video associated with metadata;
receiving an input from a user;
determining one or more virtual assistant queries based on the metadata; and
displaying the one or more virtual assistant queries overlaid on the media content on the display.