US 12,170,089 B2
Personalized voices for text messaging
Qiong Hu, Santa Clara, CA (US); Jiangchuan Li, San Jose, CA (US); and David A. Winarsky, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/973,395.
Application 17/973,395 is a continuation of application No. 16/883,710, filed on May 26, 2020, granted, now 11,508,380.
Prior Publication US 2023/0051062 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G10L 17/04 (2013.01); G10L 13/04 (2013.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01); G10L 13/033 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 17/04 (2013.01) [G10L 13/04 (2013.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01); G10L 13/033 (2013.01)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
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:
receiving a message from a respective user of a second electronic device;
in accordance with a user acceptance of a voice model of the respective user:
receiving the voice model of the respective user, and
providing, based on the voice model, an audio output corresponding to the received message; and
in accordance with a user rejection of the voice model of the respective user, forgoing receiving the voice model of the respective user.