Contextual Voice Commands

Apple Inc.

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Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Expires	Time remaining	Confidence
US 10,241,752	Interface for a Virtual Digital Assistant Apple Inc. In force Term ends Sep 26, 2029 · High confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Term ends Sep 26, 2029	Term ends Sep 26, 2029	High confidence
US 11,080,012	Interface for a Virtual Digital Assistant Apple Inc. In force Term ends Dec 12, 2029 · High confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Term ends Dec 12, 2029	Term ends Dec 12, 2029	High confidence
US 10,475,446	Using Context Information to Facilitate Processing of Commands in a Virtual Assistant Apple Inc. In force Term ends Jul 14, 2030 · High confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Term ends Jul 14, 2030	Term ends Jul 14, 2030	High confidence
US 10,540,976	Contextual Voice Commands Apple Inc. In force Term ends Jul 19, 2030 · High confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Term ends Jul 19, 2030	Term ends Jul 19, 2030	High confidence
US 9,858,925	Using Context Information To Facilitate Processing Of Commands In A Virtual Assistant Apple Inc. In force Term ends Nov 4, 2030 · High confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Term ends Nov 4, 2030	Term ends Nov 4, 2030	High confidence
US 8,660,849	Prioritizing Selection Criteria by Automated Assistant Apple Inc. In force Term ends Jan 10, 2031 · High confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Term ends Jan 10, 2031	Term ends Jan 10, 2031	High confidence
US 8,670,979	Active Input Elicitation by Intelligent Automated Assistant Apple Inc. In force Term ends Jan 10, 2031 · High confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Term ends Jan 10, 2031	Term ends Jan 10, 2031	High confidence
US 8,706,503	Intent Deduction Based on Previous User Interactions with Voice Assistant Apple Inc. In force Ends no later than Jan 10, 2031 · Medium confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Ends no later than Jan 10, 2031	Ends no later than Jan 10, 2031	Medium confidence
US 8,731,942	Maintaining Context Information Between User Interactions with a Voice Assistant Apple Inc. In force Term ends Jan 10, 2031 · High confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Term ends Jan 10, 2031	Term ends Jan 10, 2031	High confidence
US 8,799,000	Disambiguation Based on Active Input Elicitation by Intelligent Automated Assistant Apple Inc. In force Term ends Jan 10, 2031 · High confidence	Apple Inc.	In force	Term ends Jan 10, 2031	Term ends Jan 10, 2031	High confidence
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