Niranjan X Manjunath

US Patent:

20210224031, Jul 22, 2021

Filed:

Apr 24, 2019

Appl. No.:

17/056126

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Golnaz ABDOLLAHIAN - San Francisco CA, US
Avi BAR-ZEEV - Oakland CA, US
Niranjan MANJUNATH - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
G10L 15/22
G06F 3/01
H04R 1/40

Abstract:

In an exemplary technique for providing audio information, an input is received, and audio information responsive to the received input is provided using a speaker. While providing the audio information responsive to received input information, an external sound is detected. If it is determined that the external sound is a communication of a first type, then the provision of the audio information is stopped. If it is determined that the external sound is a communication of a second type, then the provision of the audio information continues.