Use Patentomania with Siri

What it does

Siri (Apple's voice assistant) can start work in Patentomania without you touching the screen. Four spoken commands are built in. Each phrase includes the name "Patentomania" so that Siri knows which app you mean.

How to use it

Say one of these phrases to Siri:

Start a draft (opens the app on the recording screen)

• "Draft an invention in Patentomania"
• "Start dictating in Patentomania"
• "Capture an invention with Patentomania"

Check the status of your latest invention

• "Check my invention status in Patentomania"
• "What's my latest invention in Patentomania"

Siri answers with a sentence such as "Your draft from <time> is <status>."

Hear your latest draft

• "Read my latest draft in Patentomania"
• "Read my invention in Patentomania"

The app opens and reads the draft section by section, each with its label. Siri says "Reading <title> aloud now."

Check your filing status

• "What's my filing status in Patentomania"
• "Check my patent filing in Patentomania"

Siri reports the state of your latest draft: still being drafted, ready for filing, being filed with the USPTO (the United States Patent and Trademark Office), filed successfully, or rejected by the USPTO.

Settings that affect it

• Siri must be turned on in iPhone Settings.
• The filing-status command asks you to sign in if the app has no sign-in on this iPhone.
• Reading aloud ignores the voice and speed you pick in Settings today. See "Read a draft aloud".

Limits and honest caveats

• Reading works only for a draft that is ready. If your latest draft is still being written, Siri says so.
• If you have no drafts yet, Siri tells you that you have no invention drafts.
• The filing-status phrase reports what the server says about your latest draft. Patentomania does not file applications from the app itself.
• Siri reads with the app's default English voice.
• The hint inside the app says "Hey Siri, draft an invention" without the app name. Add "in Patentomania" at the end, as in the list above.

FAQ

Can Siri record my invention for me? Siri opens the recording screen. You then speak to the app as usual.

Do I have to set the phrases up? No. They come with the app.

Which phrase should I remember? "Draft an invention in Patentomania" starts a draft.