Patents by Inventor Aaron Michael Donsbach
Aaron Michael Donsbach has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11860923Abstract: The technology relates to selecting and displaying images captured at different points in time. As an example, a user of a computing device may view a first street level image as viewed from a particular location and oriented in a particular direction. The user may select other time periods for which similar images are available. Upon selecting a particular time period, a second street level image may be displayed concurrently with the first street level image, wherein the second street level image was captured on or around the selected time period. If the user changes the perspective of the first image an automatic change in perspective of the second image may occur.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Su Chuin Leong, Daniel Caleb Gordon, Jonathan Siegel, Andrew Vytas Kisielius, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Patent number: 11849257Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-attendee video conferencing are described. A system can convert from huddle video conference mode to spatial video conference mode. In particular, by assigning user roles, specific users can have greater control of the video conference as compared to other users. For instance, moderators may have a greater level of control of the video conferencing system. Thus, in example implementations of the present disclosure, specific users can affect transition between two or more video conferencing modes, such as between a huddle video conference mode and a spatial video conference mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Colvin Pitts, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Patent number: 11848031Abstract: A mobile image capture device is provided that can include an image capture system operable to capture image frames and be configured to: provide a live video stream for display in a viewfinder portion of a user interface that depicts at least a portion of a current field of view of the image capture system; store a video segment from the live video stream in a temporary image buffer that includes a plurality of image frames captured by the image capture system; receive a user input that is directed to the viewfinder portion of the user interface that requests a rewind operation; and, in response to such user input, perform the rewind operation in the viewfinder portion of the user interface with respect to the video segment in which at least two of the image frames of the video segment can be provided for display in the user interface in a reverse chronological order.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Donald A. Barnett, David Karam, Anton Vayvod, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Patent number: 11637991Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-attendee video conferencing are described. A system can convert from huddle video conference mode to spatial video conference mode. In particular, by assigning user roles, specific users can have greater control of the video conference as compared to other users. For instance, moderators may have a greater level of control of the video conferencing system. Thus, in example implementations of the present disclosure, specific users can affect transition between two or more video conferencing modes, such as between a huddle video conference mode and a spatial video conference mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Colvin Pitts, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Publication number: 20230077736Abstract: A computing device can be running a current context and displaying a current interface for the current context when a communication is received on the device. The device can display an alert on a portion of a display screen in conjunction with the current interface being displayed. The alert can include information about the communication, which can allow a user to better determine whether or not the communication requires immediate attention. If the user ignores the alert, it will disappear in a specified amount of time. If the user chooses to deal with the communication, he/she can tap on the alert to bring up an overlay interface for replying to the communication without having to switch to another application specifically configured for handling (e.g., viewing, replying to) the communication. After the user replies to the communication using the overlay interface, he/she can be automatically brought back to the current interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Timothy T. Gray, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Publication number: 20230045116Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-attendee video conferencing are described. A system can convert from huddle video conference mode to spatial video conference mode. In particular, by assigning user roles, specific users can have greater control of the video conference as compared to other users. For instance, moderators may have a greater level of control of the video conferencing system. Thus, in example implementations of the present disclosure, specific users can affect transition between two or more video conferencing modes, such as between a huddle video conference mode and a spatial video conference mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Colvin Pitts, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Publication number: 20230044865Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-attendee video conferencing are described. A system can convert from huddle video conference mode to spatial video conference mode. In particular, by assigning user roles, specific users can have greater control of the video conference as compared to other users. For instance, moderators may have a greater level of control of the video conferencing system. Thus, in example implementations of the present disclosure, specific users can affect transition between two or more video conferencing modes, such as between a huddle video conference mode and a spatial video conference mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Colvin Pitts, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Patent number: 11537671Abstract: User devices are used to access data ranging from calendar items to Internet searches. A unified search interface provided by a unified search module enables a user of the user device to search data associated with one or more applications across applications on the user device as well as data in remote locations, such as on a server via a network connection. The unified search module may be provided as part of the operating system module, and accessible without special configuration of the applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Timothy T. Gray, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Publication number: 20220366219Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provide feedback to a user of an image capture device that includes an artificial intelligence system that analyzes incoming image frames to, for example, determine whether to automatically capture and store the incoming frames. An example system can also, in the viewfinder portion of a user interface presented on a display, a graphical intelligence feedback indicator in association with a live video stream. The graphical intelligence feedback indicator can graphically indicate, for each of a plurality of image frames as such image frame is presented within the viewfinder portion of the user interface, a respective measure of one or more attributes of the respective scene depicted by the image frame output by the artificial intelligence system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Aaron Michael Donsbach, Christopher Breithaupt, Li Zhang, Arushan Rajasekaram, Navid Shiee
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Patent number: 11481977Abstract: In one aspect, a request to generate an automated tour based on a set of panoramic images is received. Each particular panoramic image is associated with geographic location information and linking information linking the particular panoramic image with one or more other panoramic images in the set. A starting panoramic image and a second panoramic image are determined based at least in part on the starting panoramic image and the linking information associated with the starting and second panoramic images. A first transition between the starting panoramic image and the second panoramic image is also determined based at least in part on the linking information for these panoramic images. Additional panoramic images as well as a second transition for between the additional panoramic images are also determined. The determined panoramic images and transitions are added to the tour according to an order of the tour.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Alan Sheridan, Aaron Michael Donsbach, Daniel Joseph Filip
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Patent number: 11417364Abstract: A mobile image capture device is provided that can include an image capture system operable to capture image frames and be configured to: provide a live video stream for display in a viewfinder portion of a user interface that depicts at least a portion of a current field of view of the image capture system; store a video segment from the live video stream in a temporary image buffer that includes a plurality of image frames captured by the image capture system; receive a user input that is directed to the viewfinder portion of the user interface that requests a rewind operation; and, in response to such user input, perform the rewind operation in the viewfinder portion of the user interface with respect to the video segment in which at least two of the image frames of the video segment can be provided for display in the user interface in a reverse chronological order.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Donald A. Barnett, David Karam, Anton Vayvod, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Publication number: 20220246178Abstract: A mobile image capture device is provided that can include an image capture system operable to capture image frames and be configured to: provide a live video stream for display in a viewfinder portion of a user interface that depicts at least a portion of a current field of view of the image capture system; store a video segment from the live video stream in a temporary image buffer that includes a plurality of image frames captured by the image capture system; receive a user input that is directed to the viewfinder portion of the user interface that requests a rewind operation; and, in response to such user input, perform the rewind operation in the viewfinder portion of the user interface with respect to the video segment in which at least two of the image frames of the video segment can be provided for display in the user interface in a reverse chronological order.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Donald A. Barnett, David Karam, Anton Vayvod, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Patent number: 11403509Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that provide feedback to a user of an image capture device that includes an artificial intelligence system that analyzes incoming image frames to, for example, determine whether to automatically capture and store the incoming frames. An example system can also, in the viewfinder portion of a user interface presented on a display, a graphical intelligence feedback indicator in association with a live video stream. The graphical intelligence feedback indicator can graphically indicate, for each of a plurality of image frames as such image frame is presented within the viewfinder portion of the user interface, a respective measure of one or more attributes of the respective scene depicted by the image frame output by the artificial intelligence system.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Aaron Michael Donsbach, Christopher Breithaupt, Li Zhang, Arushan Rajasekaram, Navid Shiee
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Patent number: 11385778Abstract: A computing device can be running a current context and displaying a current interface for the current context when a communication is received on the device. The device can display an alert on a portion of a display screen in conjunction with the current interface being displayed. The alert can include information about the communication, which can allow a user to better determine whether or not the communication requires immediate attention. If the user ignores the alert, it will disappear in a specified amount of time. If the user chooses to deal with the communication, he/she can tap on the alert to bring up an overlay interface for replying to the communication without having to switch to another application specifically configured for handling (e.g., viewing, replying to) the communication. After the user replies to the communication using the overlay interface, he/she can be automatically brought back to the current interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Timothy T. Gray, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Publication number: 20220019611Abstract: The technology relates to selecting and displaying images captured at different points in time. As an example, a user of a computing device may view a first street level image as viewed from a particular location and oriented in a particular direction. The user may select other time periods for which similar images are available. Upon selecting a particular time period, a second street level image may be displayed concurrently with the first street level image, wherein the second street level image was captured on or around the selected time period. If the user changes the perspective of the first image an automatic change in perspective of the second image may occur.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Su Chuin Leong, Daniel Caleb Gordon, Jonathan Siegel, Andrew Vytas Kisielius, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Patent number: 11175726Abstract: A user interface (UI) enables a user to access a set of options relating to an element of the UI by contacting a region of a touchscreen, or hovering a feature over the region, associated with that element. Upon contacting or hovering for at least a determined period of time, an arranged set of options is displayed and the user can swipe or move the feature in a specified direction to select a specific option. The options can be the same for each instance of a type of item. When a user learns the direction of one of these options, the user does not have to contact or hover long enough to bring up the menu, but can contact or hover long enough to indicate the element of interest and then perform the appropriate motion, which can cause the action to be performed without first displaying the menu.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Timothy T. Gray, Aaron Michael Donsbach, Mark R. Privett
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Patent number: 11163813Abstract: The technology relates to selecting and displaying images captured at different points in time. As an example, a user of a computing device may view a first street level image as viewed from a particular location and oriented in a particular direction. The user may select other time periods for which similar images are available. Upon selecting a particular time period, a second street level image may be displayed concurrently with the first street level image, wherein the second street level image was captured on or around the selected time period. If the user changes the perspective of the first image an automatic change in perspective of the second image may occur.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Su Chuin Leong, Daniel Caleb Gordon, Jonathan Siegel, Andrew Vytas Kisielius, Aaron Michael Donsbach
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Patent number: D994696Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Paul Merrell, Aaron Michael Donsbach, Vinay Damodar Shet, Jonathan Siegel, Julien Zachary Reneau-Wedeen, Andrew Kisielius Veritas, Daniel Caleb Gordon, Su Chuin Leong
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Patent number: D1006046Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Paul Merrell, Aaron Michael Donsbach, Vinay Damodar Shet, Jonathan Siegel, Julien Zachary Reneau-Wedeen, Andrew Kisielius Veritas, Daniel Caleb Gordon, Su Chuin Leong
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Patent number: D1008302Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Paul Merrell, Aaron Michael Donsbach, Vinay Damodar Shet, Jonathan Siegel, Julien Zachary Reneau-Wedeen, Andrew Kisielius Veritas, Daniel Caleb Gordon, Su Chuin Leong