Patent ID: 11907436
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 28:
29. An electronic device, comprising:
a microphone;
a display;
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:
detecting input representing motion of the electronic device;
while detecting at least a portion of the input representing motion of the electronic device, sampling, with the microphone, an audio input;
determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session, wherein determining whether to initiate the virtual assistant session includes:
determining, at a first time, whether to initiate the virtual assistant session based on the audio input;
determining, at a second time, whether to initiate the virtual assistant session based on the input representing motion of the electronic device;
determining whether the first time and the second time are within a predetermined duration; and
determining to initiate the virtual assistant session in accordance with a determination that the first time and the second time are within the predetermined duration;

in accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, initiating the virtual assistant session; and
in accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.