Patent ID: 11862186
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors;
memory; and
one or more programs for operating a voice trigger, 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:
receiving a sound input;
determining whether the sound input includes predetermined content including one or more trigger words for the voice trigger based on comparing of an input representation of the sound input to one or more reference representations corresponding to a user's voice, wherein:
the one or more reference representations are generated based on a second sound input received at the electronic device, the second sound input including the same one or more trigger words; and
the one or more reference representations are adjusted based on a third sound input received at the electronic device, the third sound input including the same one or more trigger words; and

upon a determination that the sound input includes the predetermined content, initiating a speech-based service.