# Thomas Robert Gruber — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Thomas Robert Gruber has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How a Digital Assistant Launches Apps Using Your Voice](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9548050/continuity-handoff) — granted 2017
  This patent describes how a digital assistant like Siri uses your spoken words and understanding of your conversation to figure out what you want and launch the right app.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/thomas-robert-gruber

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