Patent ID: 11862151
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving a stream of audio, comprising:
receiving, from a first time to a second time, a first portion of the stream of audio containing at least a portion of a user utterance; and
receiving, from the second time to a third time, a second portion of the stream of audio;

determining whether the first portion of the stream of audio satisfies a predetermined condition;
in response to determining that the first portion of the stream of audio satisfies the predetermined condition, causing generation of a text dialogue that is responsive to the at least a portion of the user utterance;
determining whether a speech end-point condition is detected between the second time and the third time;
determining whether the second portion of the stream of audio contains a continuation of the user utterance; and
in response to determining that the speech end-point condition is detected between the second time and the third time and determining that the second portion of the stream of audio does not contain the continuation of the user utterance, outputting the text dialogue.