Patents by Inventor Raunaq Shah

Raunaq Shah 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).

  • Publication number: 20210368042
    Abstract: In some implementations, an utterance that requests a voice call is received, the utterance is classified as spoken by a particular known user, the particular known user is determined to be associated with a personal voice number, and in response to determining that the particular known user is associated with a personal voice number, the voice call is initiated with the personal voice number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Vinh Quoc Ly, Raunaq Shah, Okan Kolak, Deniz Binay, Tianyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20210367995
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for associating multiple users with a media presentation device are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving first user preferences; receiving second user preferences; receiving requests to associate the first user preferences and the second user preferences, respectively, with a media presentation device; causing the first user preferences and the second user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device; receiving, from the media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences and identifying information of the first user device and a third user device; determining that the first user preferences are associated with the media presentation device; determining that user preferences of the third user device are not associated with the media presentation device; and causing content based on the first user preferences to be presented by the media presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Matt Van Der Staay
  • Publication number: 20210304764
    Abstract: Implementations set forth herein relate to employing dynamic regulations for governing responsiveness of multiple automated assistant devices, and specifically the responsiveness an automated assistant to a given spoken utterance that has been acknowledged by two or more of the assistant devices. The dynamic regulations can be context-dependent and adapted over time in order that the automated assistant can accommodate assistant interaction preferences that may vary from user to user. For instance, a spoken utterance such as “stop,” may be intended to affect different assistant actions based on a context in which the user provided the spoken utterance. The context can refer to a location of the user relative to other rooms in a home, a time of day, a user providing the spoken utterance, an arrangement of the assistant devices within a home, and/or a state of each device in the home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Jaclyn Konzelmann, Lisa Takehana, Ruxandra Davies, Adrian Diaconu
  • Publication number: 20210274036
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for indicating callers for incoming voice calls to a shared device among multiple users. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions receiving an incoming voice call, determining a calling number and a called number from the incoming voice call, identifying a user account that corresponds to the called number, determining a contact name for the calling number based on contact entries for the user account, and providing the audible contact name for output to the device speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ahmet Onur Tekdas, Raunaq Shah, Deniz Binay, Tianyu Wang, Okan Kolak
  • Patent number: 11089151
    Abstract: In some implementations, an utterance that requests a voice call is received, the utterance is classified as spoken by a particular known user, the particular known user is determined to be associated with a personal voice number, and in response to determining that the particular known user is associated with a personal voice number, the voice call is initiated with the personal voice number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Vinh Quoc Ly, Raunaq Shah, Okan Kolak, Deniz Binay, Tianyu Wang
  • Patent number: 11082472
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for associating multiple users with a media presentation device are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving first user preferences; receiving second user preferences; receiving requests to associate the first user preferences and the second user preferences, respectively, with a media presentation device; causing the first user preferences and the second user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device; receiving, from the media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences and identifying information of the first user device and a third user device; determining that the first user preferences are associated with the media presentation device; determining that user preferences of the third user device are not associated with the media presentation device; and causing content based on the first user preferences to be presented by the media presentation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Matt Van Der Staay
  • Patent number: 11057515
    Abstract: In some implementations, an utterance that requests a voice call is received, the utterance is classified as spoken by a particular known user, in response to classifying the utterance as spoken by the particular known user, a recipient voice number to call is determined based on contacts for the particular known user, and the voice call to the recipient voice number is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Vinh Quoc Ly, Raunaq Shah, Okan Kolak, Deniz Binay, Tianyu Wang
  • Patent number: 11037562
    Abstract: Implementations set forth herein relate to employing dynamic regulations for governing responsiveness of multiple automated assistant devices, and specifically the responsiveness an automated assistant to a given spoken utterance that has been acknowledged by two or more of the assistant devices. The dynamic regulations can be context-dependent and adapted over time in order that the automated assistant can accommodate assistant interaction preferences that may vary from user to user. For instance, a spoken utterance such as “stop,” may be intended to affect different assistant actions based on a context in which the user provided the spoken utterance. The context can refer to a location of the user relative to other rooms in a home, a time of day, a user providing the spoken utterance, an arrangement of the assistant devices within a home, and/or a state of each device in the home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Jaclyn Konzelmann, Lisa Takehana, Ruxandra Davies, Adrian Diaconu
  • Publication number: 20210092225
    Abstract: In some implementations, a determination that a first party has spoken a query for a voice-enabled virtual assistant during a voice call between the first party and a second party is made, in response to the determination that the first party has spoken the query for the voice-enabled virtual assistant during the voice call between the first party and the second party, the voice call between the first party and the second party is placed on hold, a determination that the voice-enabled virtual assistant has resolved the query is made, and in response to the determination that the voice-enabled virtual assistant has handled the query, the voice call between the first party and the second party is resumed from hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Vinh Quoc Ly, Raunaq Shah, Okan Kolak, Deniz Binay, Tianyu Wang
  • Patent number: 10911594
    Abstract: In some implementations, a determination that a first party has spoken a query for a voice-enabled virtual assistant during a voice call between the first party and a second party is made, in response to the determination that the first party has spoken the query for the voice-enabled virtual assistant during the voice call between the first party and the second party, the voice call between the first party and the second party is placed on hold, a determination that the voice-enabled virtual assistant has resolved the query is made, and in response to the determination that the voice-enabled virtual assistant has handled the query, the voice call between the first party and the second party is resumed from hold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Vinh Quoc Ly, Raunaq Shah, Okan Kolak, Deniz Binay, Tianyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20210014354
    Abstract: In some implementations, an utterance that requests a voice call is received, the utterance is classified as spoken by a particular known user, the particular known user is determined to be associated with a personal voice number, and in response to determining that the particular known user is associated with a personal voice number, the voice call is initiated with the personal voice number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Vinh Quoc Ly, Raunaq Shah, Okan Kolak, Deniz Binay, Tianyu Wang
  • Patent number: 10791215
    Abstract: In some implementations, an utterance that requests a voice call is received, the utterance is classified as spoken by a particular known user, the particular known user is determined to be associated with a personal voice number, and in response to determining that the particular known user is associated with a personal voice number, the voice call is initiated with the personal voice number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Vinh Quoc Ly, Raunaq Shah, Okan Kolak, Deniz Binay, Tianyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20200302925
    Abstract: Implementations set forth herein relate to employing dynamic regulations for governing responsiveness of multiple automated assistant devices, and specifically the responsiveness an automated assistant to a given spoken utterance that has been acknowledged by two or more of the assistant devices. The dynamic regulations can be context-dependent and adapted over time in order that the automated assistant can accommodate assistant interaction preferences that may vary from user to user. For instance, a spoken utterance such as “stop,” may be intended to affect different assistant actions based on a context in which the user provided the spoken utterance. The context can refer to a location of the user relative to other rooms in a home, a time of day, a user providing the spoken utterance, an arrangement of the assistant devices within a home, and/or a state of each device in the home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Jaclyn Konzelmann, Lisa Takehana, Ruxandra Davies, Adrian Diaconu
  • Publication number: 20200294504
    Abstract: An electronic device configures a device-agnostic voice assistant library for execution on the electronic device based on the electronic device having a first device type. The electronic device also selects an implementation for the voice assistant library. After the configuring, the electronic device receives a verbal input from a user. It extracts request information from the verbal input by processing the verbal input using the voice assistant library executing on the device. It transmits a request to a remote system, the request including the extracted request information. The electronic device receives a response to the request. The response is generated by the remote system in accordance with the extracted request information. The electronic device performs an operation in accordance with the response by one or more voice processing modules of the configured voice assistant library.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Mixter, Raunaq Shah
  • Patent number: 10679623
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include methods, devices, and storage mediums for adjusting the output volume of audio content. In one aspect, a method performed at an audio device includes: (1) identifying a remote location for audio content; (2) streaming the audio content from the remote location; (3) producing an audible output from the audio content at a first volume level; and (4) while producing the audible output: (a) receiving an indication that a user is about to submit verbal input to the electronic device; (b) in response to the indication, adjusting the audible output from the first volume level to a second volume level, less than the first volume level; (c) receiving the verbal input from the user; and (d) after receiving the verbal input, adjusting the audible output from the second volume level to the first volume level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Mixter, Raunaq Shah
  • Publication number: 20190394254
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for associating multiple users with a media presentation device are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving first user preferences; receiving second user preferences; receiving requests to associate the first user preferences and the second user preferences, respectively, with a media presentation device; causing the first user preferences and the second user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device; receiving, from the media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences and identifying information of the first user device and a third user device; determining that the first user preferences are associated with the media presentation device; determining that user preferences of the third user device are not associated with the media presentation device; and causing content based on the first user preferences to be presented by the media presentation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Matt Van Der Staay
  • Publication number: 20190279635
    Abstract: A method is implemented at a server system for controlling play of media content on a media output system by voice. The server system receives a voice message via an electronic device, and determines that the voice message includes a media play request having a user voice command to play media content and a user voice designation of a media output system. In accordance with the voice designation, the server system identifies in a device registry the media output system that is associated with the electronic device in the virtual user domain. The server system then sends to the identified media output system another media play request including information of a media play application and information of the media content requested to be played, thereby enabling the media output system to execute the media play application that controls the media output system to play the requested media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Matt Van Der Staay
  • Patent number: 10412143
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for associating multiple users with a media presentation device are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving first user preferences; receiving second user preferences; receiving requests to associate the first user preferences and the second user preferences, respectively, with a media presentation device; causing the first user preferences and the second user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device; receiving, from the media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences and identifying information of the first user device and a third user device; determining that the first user preferences are associated with the media presentation device; determining that user preferences of the third user device are not associated with the media presentation device; and causing content based on the first user preferences to be presented by the media presentation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Matt Van Der Staay
  • Patent number: 10332516
    Abstract: A method is implemented to move media content display between two media output devices. A server system determines in a voice message recorded by an electronic device a media transfer request that includes a user voice command to transfer media content to a destination media output device and a user voice designation of the destination media output device. The server system then obtains from a source cast device instant media play information including information of a media play application, the media content that is being played, and a temporal position. The server system further identifies a destination cast device associated in a user domain coupled to the destination media output device, and sends to the destination cast device a media play request including the instant media play information, thereby enabling the destination cast device to execute the media play application for playing the media content from the temporal location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Matt Van Der Staay
  • Patent number: 10235997
    Abstract: A method is implemented on a server system for initiating by voice display of closed captions (CC) for media content. The server system receives a voice message recorded by an electronic device, and determines that the voice message is a first CC initiation request including a user voice command to initiate closed captions and a user voice designation of a display device playing the media content for which closed captions are to be activated. The server system identifies in a device registry a cast device associated in a user domain with the electronic device and coupled to the designated display device, and sends a second CC initiation request to the cast device, thereby enabling the cast device to execute a media play application that controls the designated display device to turn on and display the closed captions of media content currently displayed on the designated display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Raunaq Shah, Tomer Shekel