Patents by Inventor Nick Webb
Nick Webb 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: 10991213Abstract: Various arrangements for assessing an installation of a smart home device are presented. An orientation of the smart home device may be analyzed to determine whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable for one or more features of the smart home device to function properly. An indication of whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable may be output, such as by the smart home device using voice or lighting.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Publication number: 20200168057Abstract: Various arrangements for assessing an installation of a smart home device are presented. An orientation of the smart home device may be analyzed to determine whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable for one or more features of the smart home device to function properly. An indication of whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable may be output, such as by the smart home device using voice or lighting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Patent number: 10529195Abstract: Various arrangements for assessing an installation of a smart home device are presented. An orientation of the smart home device may be analyzed to determine whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable for one or more features of the smart home device to function properly. An indication of whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable may be output, such as by the smart home device using voice or lighting.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Patent number: 10262508Abstract: Various arrangements of smart devices and systems are presented. Such smart devices and systems may include a wireless interface, a light sensor that detects an ambient brightness level of an ambient environment of the smart device, a motion sensor that detects motion of a user in the ambient environment of the smart device, a light that is capable of outputting light into the ambient environment of the smart device, and a processing system. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate based on: the message indicating that the lighting feature has been activated; the ambient brightness level being below the threshold brightness value; and the user moving in the ambient environment of the smart device or system.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Anthony M. Fadell, Nick Webb, Matthew L. Rogers, David Sloo, Yoky Matsuoka, Adam Mittleman, Shigefumi Honjo
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Publication number: 20180322745Abstract: Various arrangements for assessing an installation of a smart home device are presented. An orientation of the smart home device may be analyzed to determine whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable for one or more features of the smart home device to function properly. An indication of whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable may be output, such as by the smart home device using voice or lighting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Google LLCInventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Patent number: 10049280Abstract: Various arrangements for assessing an installation of a smart home device are presented. A video camera device may capture video indicative of a location of the smart home device. The video indicative of the location of the smart home device may be analyzed to determine whether the location of the smart home device prevents the smart home device from operating within specification. An indication may then be output indicative of whether the location of the smart home device prevents the smart home device from operating within specification.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Patent number: 10002523Abstract: Hazard detector for providing a pre-alarm of a developing hazardous condition can include a detection module that detects a hazard level of smoke or carbon monoxide, a light source that generates light, a speaker that generates an audible sound, a horn that generates an audible alarm that a higher volume than the speaker, and a processing module. The processing module can receive the detected hazard level and compare it with the pre-alarm threshold and the emergency threshold. The processing module can determine that the hazard level is greater than the pre-alarm threshold and less than the emergency threshold and cause an audible pre-alarm speech to be generated via the speaker that warns of the developing hazardous condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers, David Sloo, Maxime Veron, Sophie Le Guen, Nick Webb
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Patent number: 9997058Abstract: A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Publication number: 20180137745Abstract: Hazard detector for providing a pre-alarm of a developing hazardous condition can include a detection module that detects a hazard level of smoke or carbon monoxide, a light source that generates light, a speaker that generates an audible sound, a horn that generates an audible alarm that a higher volume than the speaker, and a processing module. The processing module can receive the detected hazard level and compare it with the pre-alarm threshold and the emergency threshold. The processing module can determine that the hazard level is greater than the pre-alarm threshold and less than the emergency threshold and cause an audible pre-alarm speech to be generated via the speaker that warns of the developing hazardous condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers, David Sloo, Maxime Veron, Sophie Le Guen, Nick Webb
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Publication number: 20180110106Abstract: Various arrangements of smart devices and systems are presented. Such smart devices and systems may include a wireless interface, a light sensor that detects an ambient brightness level of an ambient environment of the smart device, a motion sensor that detects motion of a user in the ambient environment of the smart device, a light that is capable of outputting light into the ambient environment of the smart device, and a processing system. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate based on: the message indicating that the lighting feature has been activated; the ambient brightness level being below the threshold brightness value; and the user moving in the ambient environment of the smart device or system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Anthony M. Fadell, Nick Webb, Matthew L. Rogers, David Sloo, Yoky Matsuoka, Adam Mittleman, Shigefumi Honjo
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Patent number: 9900958Abstract: Various arrangements of smart devices are presented. Such a smart device may include a case, a wireless interface, a light sensor that detects an ambient brightness level of an ambient environment of the smart device, a motion sensor that detects motion of a user in the ambient environment of the smart device, a light that is capable of outputting light into the ambient environment of the smart device, and a processing system. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate based on: the message indicating that the lighting feature has been activated; the ambient brightness level being below the threshold brightness value; and the user moving in the ambient environment of the smart device.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Anthony M. Fadell, Nick Webb, Matthew L. Rogers, David Sloo, Yoky Matsuoka, Adam Mittleman, Shigefumi Honjo
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Publication number: 20170181245Abstract: Various arrangements of smart devices are presented. Such a smart device may include a case, a wireless interface, a light sensor that detects an ambient brightness level of an ambient environment of the smart device, a motion sensor that detects motion of a user in the ambient environment of the smart device, a light that is capable of outputting light into the ambient environment of the smart device, and a processing system. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate based on: the message indicating that the lighting feature has been activated; the ambient brightness level being below the threshold brightness value; and the user moving in the ambient environment of the smart device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Anthony M. Fadell, Nick Webb, Matthew L. Rogers, David Sloo, Yoky Matsuoka, Adam Mittleman, Shigefumi Honjo
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Publication number: 20170177944Abstract: Various arrangements for assessing an installation of a smart home device are presented. A video camera device may capture video indicative of a location of the smart home device. The video indicative of the location of the smart home device may be analyzed to determine whether the location of the smart home device prevents the smart home device from operating within specification. An indication may then be output indicative of whether the location of the smart home device prevents the smart home device from operating within specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Patent number: 9646480Abstract: Various embodiments of hazard detectors are presented. A hazard sensor may be present that detects the presence of a hazardous condition. A light sensor may be present that detects an ambient brightness level. A motion sensor may be present that detects motion of a user. A light may be present that is capable of outputting light. A processing system may receive an indication of the ambient brightness level in the ambient environment of the hazard detector from the light sensor. The processing system may determine that the ambient brightness level is less than a threshold brightness. The processing system may receive information indicative of the user moving in the ambient environment of the hazard detector. The processing system may cause the light to illuminate based on the ambient brightness level being below the threshold brightness and the user moving in the ambient environment of the hazard detector.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Anthony M. Fadell, Nick Webb, Matthew L. Rogers, David Sloo, Yoky Matsuoka, Adam Mittleman, Shigefumi Honjo
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Patent number: 9626858Abstract: A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Publication number: 20170092115Abstract: Various arrangements for guiding installation of a monitoring device are presented. The monitoring device may receive, during installation of the monitoring device at a particular location at a structure, an input command to instantiate operation. The monitoring device, in response to receiving the input command to instantiate operation, may implement a test sequence to determine the particular location of the monitoring device prevents the monitoring device from operating within specification. The monitoring device may, based on the test sequence, output a notification that the particular location of the monitoring device prevents the monitoring device from operating within specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Patent number: 9430933Abstract: Hazard detector for providing a pre-alarm of a developing hazardous condition includes a detection module that detects a hazard level of smoke or carbon monoxide, a storage module that stores a pre-alarm threshold and an emergency threshold, a light source that generates light in a first color, a second color, and a third color, a speaker that generates an audible sound, a horn that generates an audible alarm that a higher volume than the speaker, and a processing module. The processing module receives the detected hazard level and compares it with the pre-alarm threshold and the emergency threshold. The processing module determines that the hazard level is greater than the pre-alarm threshold and less than the emergency threshold and generates an audible pre-alarm speech via the speaker that warns of the developing hazardous condition. The processing module also activates the light source in the second color.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers, David Sloo, Maxime Veron, Sophie Le Guen, Nick Webb
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Publication number: 20160232779Abstract: A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Patent number: 9251696Abstract: A particular smart hazard detector may itself function as a guide during a process of installation of the same at an installation location. Additionally, the installation location of the particular smart hazard detector may play a central role in how various settings of the smart hazard detector are defined and adjusted over time.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
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Patent number: D950084Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: N2M LimitedInventors: Matthew Dyson, Nick Webb