OpenAI patents visual cues for real-time voice chat interfaces
This filing describes a system that shows users when a voice assistant is listening, processing, or speaking. It uses visual indicators on the screen to confirm that the system has detected your voice and is currently playing back its answer.
In the filing’s own words
Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, processes, and computer-readable media for real-time modes of a generative response engine. The present technology includes different technologies to improve real-time operation to create natural and dynamic interactions to user experiences. A method of the present technology includes receiving a first input effective to initiate a real-time voice mode; in response to the first input, presenting a real-time voice mode user interface; receiving first audio including a speech instance; in response to receiving the first audio, visually demonstrating that the first audio has been detected; streaming the first audio to the generative response engine so that the generative response engine can perform an inference option on the speech instance; receiving the response from the generative response engine; playing the response from the generative response engine; and while playing the response from the generative response engine, visually demonstrating that the real-time voice mode is presenting the response.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a front end to a generative response engine, a first input effective to initiate a real-time voice mode of operation; in response to the first input, presenting a real-time voice mode user interface, wherein the real-time voice mode user interface visually demonstrates that it is in a listening state; receiving first audio including a speech instance; in response to receiving the first audio, visually demonstrating, in the real-time voice mode, that the first audio has been detected; streaming the first audio to the generative response engine so that the generative response engine can perform an inference option on the speech instance; receiving the response from the generative response engine, wherein the response includes streamed audio frames; playing the response from the generative response engine; and while playing the response from the generative response engine, visually demonstrating that the real-time voice mode is presenting the response.
Facts
- Company
- OpenAI (OpenAI OpCo, LLC.)
- Official title
- VISUAL STATE INDICATION DURING REAL-TIME TIMEVOICE INTERACTION WITH A GENERATIVE RESPONSE ENGINE
- Publication number
- US20260311676A1
- Application number
- 19098771
- Filed
- Apr 2, 2025
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Inventors
- 6
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G10L 13/00 Physics & computingG10L 25/78 Physics & computingMore from OpenAI in AI & software
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