ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,766, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Magic Leap Inc. (Plantation, Fla.).

"Voice user interface using non-linguistic input" was invented by Colby Nelson Leider (Coral Gables, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A voice user interface (VUI) and methods for operating the VUI are disclosed. In some embodiments, the VUI configured to receive and process linguistic and non-linguistic inputs. For example, the VUI receives an audio signal, and the VUI determines whether the audio input comprises a linguistic and/or a non-linguistic input. In accordance with a determination that the audio signal comprises a non-linguistic input, the VUI ...