Patent ID: 11947873
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A method for operating a digital assistant comprising:
at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory:
receiving a first natural language speech input indicative of a user request;
determining a first search criteria included in the first natural language speech input;
obtaining a first result satisfying the user request, wherein obtaining the first result includes:
causing a first search for a first plurality of results to obtain the first result, the first search including the first search criteria and a first context;
while causing the first search, concurrently causing a second search including the first search criteria and a second context to obtain a candidate result, wherein the second context is different from the first context, wherein the first search occurs at a server that is located remotely to the electronic device or locally at the electronic device, and wherein the second search occurs locally at the electronic device; and
determining that the first result obtained by the first search matches the candidate result obtained by the second search; and

providing the first result from the first plurality of results.