Patents Assigned to Google LLC
  • Patent number: 10504816
    Abstract: While the use of 2.5D/3D packaging technology results in a compact IC package, it also raises challenges with respect to thermal management. Integrated component packages according to the present disclosure provide a thermal management solution for 2.5D/3D IC packages that include a high-power component integrated with multiple lower-power components. The thermal solution provided by the present disclosure includes a mix of passive cooling by traditional heatsink or cold plate and active cooling by thermoelectric cooling (TEC) elements. Certain methods according to the present disclosure include controlling a temperature during normal operation in an IC package that includes a plurality of lower-power components located adjacent to a high-power component in which the high-power component generates a greater amount of heat relative to each of the lower-power components during normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Melanie Beauchemin, Madhusudan Iyengar, Christopher Malone, Gregory Imwalle
  • Patent number: 10503466
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing content are disclosed. In one aspect, a set of interaction data specifying one or more types of user interactions with a resource is received for a user. A determination is made, based on the interaction data, that the user is in a first engagement category from at least two different engagement categories. A request for a content item to be provided to the user is received. A content item having a bid specifying an amount that a content item provider is willing to pay for distribution of the content item to a user in the first engagement category is identified. A determination is made, based on the outcome of an auction performed using the bid, that the bid is a winning bid. The content item is provided for presentation in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Jody Shapiro
  • Patent number: 10504524
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request for a verification phrase for verifying an identity of a user, and in response to receiving the request for the verification phrase, identifying subwords to be included in the verification phrase. The method also includes, in response to identifying the subwords to be included in the verification phrase, obtaining a candidate phrase that includes at least some of the identified subwords as the verification phrase, based on a predetermined criteria. The method also includes providing the verification phrase as a response to the request for the verification phrase, wherein identifying subwords to be included in the verification phrase includes identifying candidate subwords, for which no stored acoustic data is associated with the user, as one or more of the subwords to be included in the verification phrase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Dominik Roblek, Matthew Sharifi
  • Patent number: 10505912
    Abstract: A system of authenticating an account user includes an electronic device having a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The system causes an interface to be outputted by the electronic device that includes a graphical element via which a user of the electronic device who is attempting to access an electronic account can initiate a digital history verification process. The system receives a selection of the graphical element, accesses an indication of one or more electronic sources of digital history information and receives digital history information of the user that has been collected by the electronic sources. The system receives one or more verification questions that are based on at least a portion of the digital history information. The system receives from the user answers to the verification questions. In response to determining that every answer is correct, the system grants the user access to the electronic account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Cinthia Assali
  • Patent number: 10504022
    Abstract: One embodiment of an accelerator includes a computing unit; a first memory bank for storing input activations and a second memory bank for storing parameters used in performing computations, the second memory bank configured to store a sufficient amount of the neural network parameters on the computing unit to allow for latency below a specified level with throughput above a specified level. The computing unit includes at least one cell comprising at least one multiply accumulate (“MAC”) operator that receives parameters from the second memory bank and performs computations. The computing unit further includes a first traversal unit that provides a control signal to the first memory bank to cause an input activation to be provided to a data bus accessible by the MAC operator. The computing unit performs computations associated with at least one element of a data array, the one or more computations performed by the MAC operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Olivier Temam, Harshit Khaitan, Ravi Narayanaswami, Dong Hyuk Woo
  • Patent number: 10503883
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for radar-based authentication. The techniques describe a radar-based authentication component that is configured to recognize biometric characteristics associated with a person or gestures performed by the person. Then, by comparing the biometric characteristics or gestures with an authentication library, an authentication state may be determined which allows or restricts access to a device or application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Edward Gillian, Ivan Poupyrev, Carsten C. Schwesig
  • Patent number: 10504023
    Abstract: This document generally describes a neural network training system, including one or more computers, that trains a recurrent neural network (RNN) to receive an input, e.g., an input sequence, and to generate a sequence of outputs from the input sequence. In some implementations, training can include, for each position after an initial position in a training target sequence, selecting a preceding output of the RNN to provide as input to the RNN at the position, including determining whether to select as the preceding output (i) a true output in a preceding position in the output order or (ii) a value derived from an output of the RNN for the preceding position in an output order generated in accordance with current values of the parameters of the recurrent neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Samy Bengio, Oriol Vinyals, Navdeep Jaitly, Noam M. Shazeer
  • Patent number: 10503339
    Abstract: This document describes an interactive object with multiple electronics modules. An interactive object (e.g., a garment) includes a plurality of conductive threads woven into the interactive object, and an internal electronics module coupled to the array of conductive thread. The internal electronics module includes a first subset of electronic components, such as sensing circuitry configured to detect touch-input to the grid of conductive thread. An external electronics module that includes a second subset of electronic components (e.g., a microprocessor, power source, or network interface) is removably coupled to the interactive object via a communication interface. The communication interface enables communication between the internal electronics module and the external electronics module when the external electronics module is coupled to the interactive object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Mustafa Emre Karagozler
  • Patent number: 10502444
    Abstract: An intelligent control system includes intelligent thermostats and controls an environment, such as a residential living space, commercial building, or another environment. The intelligent control system obtains information related to the controlled environment by collecting sensor data, obtaining data from users during interactive information-exchange sessions, and by directing information queries to users on one or more user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Yoky Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10500490
    Abstract: Methods and systems for receiving a request for content associated with a game, receiving at least one of a device identifier and at least one of game data, associating the device identifier with the game data to create a document, and retrieving the document to generate relevant content items for display on the web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Michael Bachman
  • Patent number: 10504162
    Abstract: A facility for initiating a purchase is described. The facility receives a text sequence captured by a user from a rendered document using a handheld text capture device. The facility identifies in the received text sequence a reference to a distinguished product. In response to identifying the reference, the facility presents to the user an opportunity to place an order for the established product. If the user accepts the presented opportunity to order the distinct product, the facility orders the distinct product on behalf of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Martin T. King, Dale L. Grover, Clifford A. Kushler, James Q. Stafford-Fraser
  • Patent number: 10501093
    Abstract: Enabling or disabling vehicle applications for execution is described. When a request to execute an application is received by a vehicle processing system or a change in the operational status of a vehicle is detected, the vehicle processing system may obtain classification data classifying the application and the current operational status of the vehicle. The classification data may indicate an application type of the application and the types of vehicle operation statuses that the application can be executed under. Based on the classification data, vehicle operation status, and one or more rules, the vehicle processing system may determine whether to enable execution of the application or deny execution of the application in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Keun Young Park
  • Patent number: 10503778
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for associating scenes depicted in media content with a map of where the media content was produced are provided. In some embodiments, a method for presenting map information with video information is provided, the method comprising: receiving a request for a video from a user device; determining if there is location information associated with portions of the video; in response to determining that there is location information associated with the video, causing first map information corresponding to the location information to be presented in a first format during presentation of the video; receiving an indication that the first map information has been selected; in response to receiving the indication, causing second map information corresponding to the portion of the video that was being presented to be presented by the user device, wherein the second map information is presented in a second format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Cinthia Rodrigues Abou Assali, Nayeli Rodriguez, Jonathan Becquemin, Leon Bayliss, Gregory Blay-Desforges
  • Patent number: 10504154
    Abstract: Systems and methods are shown for providing private local sponsored content selection and improving intelligence models through distribution among mobile devices. This allows greater data gathering capabilities through the use of the sensors of the mobile devices as well as data stored on data storage components of the mobile devices to create predicted models while offering better opportunities to preserve privacy. Locally stored profiles comprising machine intelligence models may also be used to determine the relevance of the data gathered and in improving an aggregated model for identifying the relevance of data and the selection of sponsored content items. Distributed optimization is used in conjunction with privacy techniques to create the improved machine intelligence models. Publishers may also benefit from the improved privacy by protecting the statistics of type or volume of sponsored content items shown with publisher content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Keith Bonawitz, Daniel Ramage, David Petrou
  • Patent number: 10504521
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for training a dialog system using user feedback. According to one implementation, a method includes receiving, by a dialog engine and from a computing device, a voice input; determining, by the dialog engine, that the received voice input is classified as feedback to an answer of a question; identifying, by the dialog engine, a predetermined feedback score associated with the feedback; and adjusting a confidence score associated with the question and the answer based on the predetermined feedback score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Taubman, Andrew W. Hogue, John J. Lee
  • Patent number: 10503802
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically associating content characteristics to a third-party content are provided. A uniform resource locator identifying a resource is received from a content provider. The content is rendered to produce an object tree. A first node of the object tree is determined, where the first node represents a content slot. A second node of the object tree proximate to the first node is identified. The second node has a content characteristic, which is extracted. The extracted content characteristic is associated with the first node and stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Guannan Zhang, Yiling Zhang
  • Patent number: 10506487
    Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining a user session during an access network handover are provided. The method can include establishing, between a user equipment and an access network, a first connection over a first access network, and a second connection over a second access network such that the first and second connections exist concurrently. The method can include setting the first connection as an active connection for conveying data packets for stateful user session, and setting the second connection as a standby connection. The method can include exchanging a series of handover messages between the user equipment and the access gateway. The method can include transitioning the active connection to the second connection, and setting the first connection to the standby connection. The method can include continuing, over the second connection, the stateful user session such that a state of the stateful user session is maintained through the transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Koodli, Hassan Sipra, Dutt Kalapatapu
  • Patent number: 10506321
    Abstract: A wearable audio component includes a first cable and an audio source in electrical communication with the first cable. A housing defines an interior and an exterior, the audio source being contained within the interior thereof. The exterior includes an ear engaging surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the front and outer surfaces. The peripheral surface includes a channel open along a length to surrounding portions of the peripheral surface and having a depth to extend partially between the front and outer surfaces. A portion of the channel is covered by a bridge member that defines an aperture between and open to adjacent portions of the channel. The cable is connected with the housing at a first location disposed within the channel remote from the bridge member and is captured in so as to extend through the aperture in a slidable engagement therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Haley Toelle, Jianchun Dong, Michael Kai Morishita, Eliot Kim, Hayes Solos Raffle, Livius Dumitru Chebeleu
  • Patent number: D869480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Don Barnett, John DiMartile, Alison Lentz, Rachel Lara Been
  • Patent number: D869481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Don Barnett, John DiMartile, Alison Lentz, Rachel Lara Been