Patents Assigned to Google LLC
  • Patent number: 11808863
    Abstract: Methods and systems for location determination are described herein. An example implementation may involve receiving signals from a set of satellites to determine a general location of a receiver. After receiving a signal from a satellite, the receiver may determine an angle of reception that indicates an orientation of the satellite relative to the receiver. The receiver may further obtain topography information for the general location that indicates the positions and elevations of features (e.g., buildings) at the general location. For instance, the receiver may use elevation maps or sensors to determine the topography information. Using the topography information and determined angles of receptions, the receiver may identify any signals that reflected off a feature prior to reaching the receiver. As a result, the receiver may determine and use the reflected path traveled by a reflected signal to refine the general location of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Frank van Diggelen
  • Patent number: 11809824
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for computing numeric representations of words. One of the methods includes obtaining a set of training data, wherein the set of training data comprises sequences of words; training a classifier and an embedding function on the set of training data, wherein training the embedding function comprises obtained trained values of the embedding function parameters; processing each word in the vocabulary using the embedding function in accordance with the trained values of the embedding function parameters to generate a respective numerical representation of each word in the vocabulary in the high-dimensional space; and associating each word in the vocabulary with the respective numeric representation of the word in the high-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tomas Mikolov, Kai Chen, Gregory S. Corrado, Jeffrey A. Dean
  • Patent number: 11810568
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for transcribing an utterance includes receiving, at a computing system, speech data that characterizes an utterance of a user. A first set of candidate transcriptions of the utterance can be generated using a static class-based language model that includes a plurality of classes that are each populated with class-based terms selected independently of the utterance or the user. The computing system can then determine whether the first set of candidate transcriptions includes class-based terms. Based on whether the first set of candidate transcriptions includes class-based terms, the computing system can determine whether to generate a dynamic class-based language model that includes at least one class that is populated with class-based terms selected based on a context associated with at least one of the utterance and the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Petar Aleksic, Pedro J. Moreno Mengibar
  • Patent number: 11809955
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for image processing using deep neural networks. One of the methods includes receiving data characterizing an input image; processing the data characterizing the input image using a deep neural network to generate an alternative representation of the input image, wherein the deep neural network comprises a plurality of subnetworks, wherein the subnetworks are arranged in a sequence from lowest to highest, and wherein processing the data characterizing the input image using the deep neural network comprises processing the data through each of the subnetworks in the sequence; and processing the alternative representation of the input image through an output layer to generate an output from the input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christian Szegedy, Vincent O. Vanhoucke
  • Publication number: 20230346265
    Abstract: A contactless health monitoring device may perform a beam steering process that creates a plurality of beam-steered radar data streams from the received radar data stream. The contactless health monitoring device may determine breathing displacement for a user in relation to time for each spatial zone radar data stream. The contactless health monitoring device may analyze the breathing displacement for the user in relation to time for each spatial zone radar data stream. The contactless health monitoring device may output a screening result based on analyzing the breathing displacement for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Dongeek Shin, Logan Schneider, Andrew William Goldenson
  • Publication number: 20230353548
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method when executed by data processing hardware of a user device causes the data processing hardware to perform operations. The operations include obtaining, from a message server, an encrypted message encrypted by a single-use data encryption key (DEK) and an encrypted DEK including the single-use DEK encrypted by a public key (PK). The operations also include transmitting, to a key access control list server (KACLS), a decryption request requesting the KACLS decrypt the encrypted DEK with a PRK associated with the PK. The decryption request includes the encrypted DEK. The KACLS is independent from the message server. The operations also include receiving, from the KACLS, the single-use DEK and decrypting, using the single-use DEK, the encrypted message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas Lidzborski
  • Publication number: 20230351192
    Abstract: A method for training a model comprises obtaining a set of labeled training samples each associated with a given label. For each labeled training sample, the method includes generating a pseudo label and estimating a weight of the labeled training sample indicative of an accuracy of the given label. The method also includes determining whether the weight of the labeled training sample satisfies a weight threshold. When the weight of the labeled training sample satisfies the weight threshold, the method includes adding the labeled training sample to a set of cleanly labeled training samples. Otherwise, the method includes adding the labeled training sample to a set of mislabeled training samples. The method includes training the model with the set of cleanly labeled training samples using corresponding given labels and the set of mislabeled training samples using corresponding pseudo labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Zizhao Zhang, Sercan Omer Arik, Tomas Jon Pfister, Han Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230350939
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying media files on a device are provided. The device provides a first mode that displays a subset of media files, determined by a user query, from a plurality of media files. Once activated, the first mode persists on the device prior to becoming inactive. A second mode of the device displays the plurality of media files. The second mode is active when the first mode is inactive. An instruction is received from a user. When the instruction specifies the first mode by inclusion of a user query, a corresponding subset of files is obtained from a remote system. The subset of files is sequentially displayed until the period of time has elapsed according to the first mode. When the instruction does not specify a query, the plurality of files is polled for from a remote device and sequentially displayed according to the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Andrew John Gasparovic, Andrew Fergus Simpson, Christopher Joseph Findeisen, Rajat Kumar Paharia, Ravi Gauba, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230352025
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a method for using a voice command for multiple computing devices. First voice input data is received from a first computing device associated with a user account, where the first voice input data comprises a first voice command captured at the first computing device. Second voice input data is received from a second computing device associated with the user account where the second voice input data comprises a second voice command captured at the second computing device. An intended voice command is determined based on the obtained first and second voice input data. Based on the intended voice command, a first target computing device is determined. First instructions associated with the intended voice command are provided to the first target computing device for execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Shien-Ming Chen, Alexander Friedrich Kuscher, Mitsuru Oshima
  • Publication number: 20230354094
    Abstract: This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for a switching scheme for opting in and out of multi-user orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (MU-OFDMA). In one aspect, an electronic device enters the MU-OFDMA mode to communicate via a wireless network over a shared-channel bandwidth. During the MU-OFDMA mode, the electronic device determines that an uplink-queue size is greater than a first threshold size. Responsive to the determining, the electronic device opts out of the MU-OFDMA mode and enters a single-user mode to contend for a transmit channel for transmitting uplink data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ahmed Ibrahim ElArabawy, Ning Zhang, Kai Shi
  • Publication number: 20230353827
    Abstract: While an assistant-enabled device is playing back media content, a method includes receiving a contextual signal from an environment of the assistant-enabled device and executing an event recognition routine to determine whether the received contextual signal is indicative of an event that conflicts with the playback of the media content from the assistant-enabled device. When the event recognition routine determines that the received contextual signal is indicative of the event that conflicts with the playback of the media content, the method also includes adjusting content playback settings of the assistant-enabled device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Victor Carbune, Matthew Sharifi
  • Publication number: 20230350550
    Abstract: A method of encoding and decoding user interface interactions includes receiving a query from a user captured by an assistant-enabled device associated with the user. The query includes a user intent for interacting with an application. The method includes obtaining, for the application, a set of categorized actions. Each categorized action of the set of categorized actions is associated with one or more parameters and represents a high-level description of the user intent of the user interacting with the application. For each respective categorized action of the set of categorized actions, the method includes selecting a respective script associated with the respective categorized action that performs one or more low-level interactions with the application and executing the respective script to represent the user intent for interacting with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Keun Soo Yim, Ilya Firman
  • Publication number: 20230350909
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for storing and accessing data in a cloud system. One of the methods includes receiving an identification of log data that records occurrences of events; receiving a specification of a plurality of different event types to be indexed; indexing the log data according to the specification and group identifiers; receiving a query specifying a reference parameter and requesting one or more predicted events; searching the indexed groups to identify a plurality of groups having events associated with the reference parameter; computing one or more predicted events, from the identified plurality of groups, that are most likely to co-occur in the indexed groups with events associated with the reference parameter; and providing the computed one or more predicted events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventor: Emanuel Taropa
  • Publication number: 20230354170
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for radio access technology identifiers. In aspects, a base station receives air interface resource prospective usage information associated with communications over a first wireless link of at least two wireless links that use different Radio Access Technologies (RATS). The base station then allocates the sharable air interface resource between the at least two wireless links by analyzing the air interface resource prospective usage information. In aspects, the base station transmits a RAT-identifier-presence indicator that communicates a presence of a RAT identifier by indicating one or more downlink air interface resources used to transmit the RAT identifier, where the RAT identifier indicates the allocation of the sharable air interface resource between the at least two wireless links. The base station then transmits the RAT identifier using the one or more downlink air interface resources indicated by the RAT-identifier-presence indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jibing Wang, Erik Richard Stauffer
  • Publication number: 20230350648
    Abstract: Methods, and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for generating machine learning models. A method includes receiving, through a GUI, user selection of a mode button displayed in the GUI, wherein the mode button, when selected, causes the GUI to display a first set of user-selectable buttons that correspond to respective machine learning routines, and when not selected, causes the GUI to display a second set of user-selectable buttons that correspond to respective machine learning sub-routines; in response to receiving user selection of the mode button, displaying the first set of user-selectable buttons; receiving user selection of one or more of the first set of user-selectable buttons; displaying a graphical representation of a machine learning model defined by machine learning routines corresponding to the user selected one or more of the first set of user-selectable buttons and generating a file representing the machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jiaqi Guo, Pavel A. Dournov
  • Publication number: 20230351952
    Abstract: This document describes systems and techniques directed at compensating for non-uniform luminance in curved-edge displays. In aspects, a computing device having a curved-edge display and a luminance manager is configured to receive an indication of a luminance that is, or is intended to be, displayed by pixels of the curved-edge display. Responsive to and based on the received indication of the luminance and a non-uniform luminance, the luminance manager determines a luminance modification for the pixels of the curved-edge display. Based on the determined luminance modification, the luminance manager modifies the luminance that is displayed or modifies the intended luminance that is intended to be displayed by pixels of the curved-edge display effective to compensate for the non-uniform luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Chien-Hui Wen, Yi Tao
  • Publication number: 20230352006
    Abstract: A RNN-T model includes a prediction network configured to, at each of a plurality of times steps subsequent to an initial time step, receive a sequence of non-blank symbols. For each non-blank symbol the prediction network is also configured to generate, using a shared embedding matrix, an embedding of the corresponding non-blank symbol, assign a respective position vector to the corresponding non-blank symbol, and weight the embedding proportional to a similarity between the embedding and the respective position vector. The prediction network is also configured to generate a single embedding vector at the corresponding time step. The RNN-T model also includes a joint network configured to, at each of the plurality of time steps subsequent to the initial time step, receive the single embedding vector generated as output from the prediction network at the corresponding time step and generate a probability distribution over possible speech recognition hypotheses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Rami Botros, Tara Sainath
  • Publication number: 20230354018
    Abstract: Techniques and devices for securing return communication through application uniform resource locators are described for commissioning a joiner device to a home area network by an initiator device in which the initiator device obtains a Responder Access Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and using the obtained Responder Access URL, generates an Augmented Responder Access URL. The initiator device accesses the Augmented Responder Access URL at a responder, which causes the responder to generate a Responder Payload. The initiator device accesses an Augmented Initiator Response URL including the generated Responder Payload and recovers the Responder Payload, the recovery of the Responder Payload causing the initiator device to commission the joiner device to the home area network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Tennessee Carmel-Veilleux, Douglas Andrew Steedman
  • Publication number: 20230350059
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that implement an ultrasonic sensor capable of detecting user presence. This ultrasonic sensor can detect user presence without relying on time-of-flight techniques. In particular, the ultrasonic sensor can determine that a user is present based on the occlusion of at least one receiving transducer (e.g., microphone occlusion), the occlusion of at least one transmitting transducer (e.g., speaker occlusion), or a detected change in an audible noise floor of at least one transducer. In this way, the ultrasonic sensor can continue to detect user presence in situations in which a user occludes one or more transducers of the ultrasonic sensor. The ultrasonic sensor can also control operation of another component within a computing device based on the presence of the user to improve the user experience and/or improve power management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Octavio Ponce Madrigal, Patrick M. Amihood
  • Publication number: 20230354567
    Abstract: This document describes a light-sealing gasket with crossbar force distribution. The gasket can be used in an electronic device with a sensor package that is capable of transmitting and receiving signals and is positioned behind a display of the device. The gasket provides a shield between the receive signals and the transmit signals, prevents signal crosstalk, and protects the delicate panel layer of the display. Use of this gasket in an electronic device allows manufacturers to add more features to the device and enrich the user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: David I. Rosen, Matthew Douglas Dombach, James L. Tanner, Warren Z. Jones, Timothy Patrick Barber