Patents by Inventor Michael J. Lebeau
Michael J. Lebeau 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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Publication number: 20210082435Abstract: Embodiments may be implemented by a computing device, such as a head-mountable display, in order to use a single guard phrase to enable different voice commands in different interface modes. An example device includes an audio sensor and a computing system configured to analyze audio data captured by the audio sensor to detect speech that includes a predefined guard phrase, and to operate in a plurality of different interface modes comprising at least a first and a second interface mode. During operation in the first interface mode, the computing system may initially disable one or more first-mode speech commands, and respond to detection of the guard phrase by enabling the one or more first-mode speech commands. During operation in the second interface mode, the computing system may initially disable a second-mode speech command, and to respond to the guard phrase by enabling the second-mode speech command.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Michael J. LeBeau, Mat Balez
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Patent number: 10909199Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing search results automatically to a user of a computing device. A spoken input provided by a user to a computing device is received. The spoken input is transmitted to a computer server system that is remote from the computing device. Search result information that is responsive to the spoken input is receiving by the computing device and in response to the transmitted spoken input. An alert is provided to the user that the device will connect the user to a target of the search result information if the user does not intervene to stop the connecting of the user. The user is connected to the target of the search result information based on a determination that the user has not intervened to stop the connecting of the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Michael J. LeBeau, John Nicholas Jitkoff, William J. Byrne
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Patent number: 10891953Abstract: Embodiments may be implemented by a computing device, such as a head-mountable display, in order to use a single guard phrase to enable different voice commands in different interface modes. An example device includes an audio sensor and a computing system configured to analyze audio data captured by the audio sensor to detect speech that includes a predefined guard phrase, and to operate in a plurality of different interface modes comprising at least a first and a second interface mode. During operation in the first interface mode, the computing system may initially disable one or more first-mode speech commands, and respond to detection of the guard phrase by enabling the one or more first-mode speech commands. During operation in the second interface mode, the computing system may initially disable a second-mode speech command, and to respond to the guard phrase by enabling the second-mode speech command.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Michael J. LeBeau, Mat Balez
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Publication number: 20200410174Abstract: A method, performed on a server, of translating between languages includes receiving first audio data for a first language from a mobile device, translating the first audio data to second audio data for a second language, receiving an indication that the mobile device has moved between two locations, and sending the second audio data to the mobile device in response to the indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Michael J. LeBeau, John Nicholas Jitkoff
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Patent number: 10839805Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a mobile computing device, ambiguous user input that indicates more than one of a plurality of commands; and determining a current context associated with the mobile computing device that indicates where the mobile computing device is currently located. The method can further include disambiguating the ambiguous user input by selecting a command from the plurality of commands based on the current context associated with the mobile computing device; and causing output associated with performance of the selected command to be provided by the mobile computing device.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John Nicholas Jitkoff, Michael J. LeBeau
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Patent number: 10817673Abstract: A method, performed on a server, of translating between languages includes receiving first audio data for a first language from a mobile device, translating the first audio data to second audio data for a second language, receiving an indication that the mobile device has moved between two locations, and sending the second audio data to the mobile device in response to the indication.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Michael J. Lebeau, John Nicholas Jitkoff
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Publication number: 20200293276Abstract: A computer-implemented input-method editor process includes receiving a request from a user for an application-independent input method editor having written and spoken input capabilities, identifying that the user is about to provide spoken input to the application-independent input method editor, and receiving a spoken input from the user. The spoken input corresponds to input to an application and is converted to text that represents the spoken input. The text is provided as input to the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Brandon M. Ballinger, Johan Schalkwyk, Michael H. Cohen, William J. Byrne, Gudmundur Hafsteinsson, Michael J. Lebeau
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Publication number: 20200284606Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving at a computer server system, from a computing device that is remote from the server system, a string of text that comprises a search query. The method also includes identifying one or more search results that are responsive to the search query, parsing a document that is a target of one of the one or more results, identifying geographical address information from the parsing, generating a specific geographical indicator corresponding to the one search result, and transmitting for use by the computing device, data for automatically generating a navigational application having a destination at the specific geographical indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Michael J. LeBeau, Ole Cavelie, Keith Ito, John Nicholas Jitkoff
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Publication number: 20200251114Abstract: A method for receiving processed information at a remote device is described. The method includes transmitting from the remote device a verbal request to a first information provider and receiving a digital message from the first information provider in response to the transmitted verbal request. The digital message includes a symbolic representation indicator associated with a symbolic representation of the verbal request and data used to control an application. The method also includes transmitting, using the application, the symbolic representation indicator to a second information provider for generating results to be displayed on the remote device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Gudmundur Hafsteinsson, Michael J. Lebeau, Natalia Marmasse, Sumit Agarwal, Dipchand Nishar
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Publication number: 20200251113Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for correcting words in transcribed text including receiving speech audio data from a microphone. The method further includes sending the speech audio data to a transcription system. The method further includes receiving a word lattice transcribed from the speech audio data by the transcription system. The method further includes presenting one or more transcribed words from the word lattice. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the presented transcribed words. The method further includes presenting one or more alternate words from the word lattice for the selected transcribed word. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the alternate words. The method further includes replacing the selected transcribed word in the presented transcribed words with the selected alternate word.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Michael J. LeBeau, William J. Byrne, John Nicholas Jitkoff, Brandon M. Ballinger, Trausti T. Kristjansson
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Patent number: 10720176Abstract: A computer-implemented method of multisensory speech detection is disclosed. The method comprises determining an orientation of a mobile device and determining an operating mode of the mobile device based on the orientation of the mobile device. The method further includes identifying speech detection parameters that specify when speech detection begins or ends based on the determined operating mode and detecting speech from a user of the mobile device based on the speech detection parameters.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Dave Burke, Michael J. Lebeau, Konrad Gianno, Trausti T. Kristjansson, John Nicholas Jitkoff, Andrew W. Senior
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Patent number: 10714120Abstract: A computer-implemented method of multisensory speech detection is disclosed. The method comprises determining an orientation of a mobile device and determining an operating mode of the mobile device based on the orientation of the mobile device. The method further includes identifying speech detection parameters that specify when speech detection begins or ends based on the determined operating mode and detecting speech from a user of the mobile device based on the speech detection parameters.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Dave Burke, Michael J. Lebeau, Konrad Gianno, Trausti T. Kristjansson, John Nicholas Jitkoff, Andrew W. Senior
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Patent number: 10713010Abstract: A computer-implemented input-method editor process includes receiving a request from a user for an application-independent input method editor having written and spoken input capabilities, identifying that the user is about to provide spoken input to the application-independent input method editor, and receiving a spoken input from the user. The spoken input corresponds to input to an application and is converted to text that represents the spoken input. The text is provided as input to the application.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Brandon M. Ballinger, Johan Schalkwyk, Michael H. Cohen, William J. Byrne, Gudmundur Hafsteinsson, Michael J. Lebeau
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Publication number: 20200202019Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving at a computing device that is in a locked state, one or more user inputs to unlock the device and to execute at least one command that is different from a command for unlocking the device. The method further includes executing in response to the user inputs to unlock the device an unlocking operation by the device to convert the device from a locked state to an unlocked state. The method further includes executing the at least one command in response to receiving the user inputs to execute the at least one command. The at least one command executes so that results of executing the at least one command are first displayed on the device to a user automatically after the device changes from the locked state to the unlocked state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Michael J. LeBeau, John Nicholas Jitkoff, Romain P. Guy
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Publication number: 20200201924Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving user input that defines a search query, and providing the search query to a server system. Information that a search engine system determined was responsive to the search query is received at a computing device. The computing device is identified as in a first state, and a first output mode for audibly outputting at least a portion of the information is selected. The first output mode is selected from a collection of the first output mode and a second output mode. The second output mode is selected in response to the computing device being in a second state and is for visually outputting at least the portion of the information and not audibly outputting the at least portion of the information. At least the portion of information is audibly output.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: John Nicholas Jitkoff, Michael J. Lebeau, William J. Byrne, David P. Singleton
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Patent number: 10672394Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method for correcting words in transcribed text including receiving speech audio data from a microphone. The method further includes sending the speech audio data to a transcription system. The method further includes receiving a word lattice transcribed from the speech audio data by the transcription system. The method further includes presenting one or more transcribed words from the word lattice. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the presented transcribed words. The method further includes presenting one or more alternate words from the word lattice for the selected transcribed word. The method further includes receiving a user selection of at least one of the alternate words. The method further includes replacing the selected transcribed word in the presented transcribed words with the selected alternate word.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Michael J. LeBeau, William J. Byrne, John Nicholas Jitkoff, Brandon M. Ballinger, Trausti T. Kristjansson
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Patent number: 10665240Abstract: A method for receiving processed information at a remote device is described. The method includes transmitting from the remote device a verbal request to a first information provider and receiving a digital message from the first information provider in response to the transmitted verbal request. The digital message includes a symbolic representation indicator associated with a symbolic representation of the verbal request and data used to control an application. The method also includes transmitting, using the application, the symbolic representation indicator to a second information provider for generating results to be displayed on the remote device.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Gudmundur Hafsteinsson, Michael J. Lebeau, Natalia Marmasse, Sumit Agarwal, Dipchand Nishar
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Publication number: 20200158527Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving at a computer server system, from a computing device that is remote from the server system, a string of text that comprises a search query. The method also includes identifying one or more search results that are responsive to the search query, parsing a document that is a target of one of the one or more results, identifying geographical address information from the parsing, generating a specific geographical indicator corresponding to the one search result, and transmitting for use by the computing device, data for automatically generating a navigational application having a destination at the specific geographical indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Michael J Lebeau, Ole CaveLie, Keith Ito, John Nicholas Jitkoff
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Patent number: 10621253Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving user input that defines a search query, and providing the search query to a server system. Information that a search engine system determined was responsive to the search query is received at a computing device. The computing device is identified as in a first state, and a first output mode for audibly outputting at least a portion of the information is selected. The first output mode is selected from a collection of the first output mode and a second output mode. The second output mode is selected in response to the computing device being in a second state and is for visually outputting at least the portion of the information and not audibly outputting the at least portion of the information. At least the portion of information is audibly output.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John Nicholas Jitkoff, Michael J. LeBeau, William J. Byrne, David P. Singleton
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Patent number: 10599729Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving user input that defines a search query, and providing the search query to a server system. Information that a search engine system determined was responsive to the search query is received at a computing device. The computing device is identified as in a first state, and a first output mode for audibly outputting at least a portion of the information is selected. The first output mode is selected from a collection of the first output mode and a second output mode. The second output mode is selected in response to the computing device being in a second state and is for visually outputting at least the portion of the information and not audibly outputting the at least portion of the information. At least the portion of information is audibly output.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: John Nicholas Jitkoff, Michael J. LeBeau, William J. Byrne, David P. Singleton