Patents Assigned to Google LLC
  • Patent number: 10075778
    Abstract: An integrated base station provides uplink and downlink wireless connectivity between user equipment and a wireless communication network. In order to accommodate certain features of the network, a bypass switch of the integrated base station is employed so that the baseband module of the base station is bypassed as to those features. In this case, selected data obtained from the RF transceiver of the integrated base station is processed by equipment in the back end system instead of by the baseband module. A first operation mode enables the baseband module to process the selected data, while a second operation mode bypasses the baseband module so that the back end system performs the processing. The bypass switch may be permanently activated. The bypass process allows for processing of the selected data in an efficient manner without requiring replacement of the integrated base station, thereby providing an efficient and cost-effective solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: James Peroulas
  • Patent number: 10073553
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for an interaction system specifying cross-device interaction are provided. The interaction system provides application program interfaces (APIs) and a scripting environment that allow development of scripts that combine user input and sensing events and distribute output and across devices to create a range of rich cross-device behaviors with minimal development. The interaction system includes an integrated environment for developers to author and test cross-device behaviors. When a script is ready, the script can be deployed on a network of mobile and wearable computing devices using the interaction system's runtime environment. An evaluation of the interaction system with twelve participants revealed that the interaction system significantly reduced developer effort for creating and iterating on cross-device behaviors. The interaction system allowed developers to focus on target interaction behaviors and high-level device capabilities, rather than low-level specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Pei-Yu Chi, Yang Li
  • Patent number: 10074109
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method for providing information to computer users includes receiving at a server system an indicator of an action performed on a third-party website by a first user of a social network of users. The method can also include creating by the server system first promotional information based upon the received indicator and information associated with the first user of the social network. The method can further include persistently storing by the server system the created first promotional information in a repository of promotional information, wherein the repository stores promotional information associated with a plurality of third-party websites for display to users of a plurality of social networks. The method can additionally include receiving at the server system a request for promotional information to display to a second user of the social network, the second user having an acquaintance relationship with the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Vinay Goel, Rahul S. Kulkarni, Subramanya Srikanth Belwadi, Siddartha Naidu, Ramanathan V. Guha
  • Patent number: 10075771
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content in response to a channel change request are provided. In some implementations, methods for presenting media content in response to a channel change request are provided, the methods comprising: causing media content provided on a first channel to be presented in a first display area on a first screen; receiving, at a hardware processor, a request to switch to a second channel; in response to receiving the request to switch to the second channel, causing thumbnail content corresponding to the second channel to be presented in the first display area; determining whether media content provided on the second channel is ready for presentation; and in response to determining that the media content provided on the second channel is ready for presentation, causing the media content provided on the second channel to be presented in the first display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Joon-Hee Jeon, Sun-Gi Hong, Jungshik Jang, Jaekyun Seok, Jae Seo
  • Patent number: 10075449
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for reducing latency in network communications and data presentation. In one aspect, a user session is initiated in which data related to an account is presented to the user. A user group to which the given user has been assigned is identified. A first dataset related to the account is selected based on the user group. A second dataset related to the account is selected based on types of data previously requested by various other users in the user group. A user interface for the account is updated to present at least a portion of the first dataset. Latency in updating the user interface is reduced when presenting additional portions of the first dataset or the second dataset by providing, to the client device, the second dataset prior to receiving a request for the second dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil Bakshi, Oliver Michael King, Dooyum Jeremiah Malu, Tommaso Francesco Bersano Begey
  • Patent number: 10074248
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for guided installation of an opening sensor. A strength of a magnetic field created by a magnet of an opening sensor at a location of a magnetometer sensor of the opening sensor may be determined. Feedback may be provided to an installer of the opening sensor based on the determined strength of the magnetic field. A function of the opening sensor may be configured based on the determined strength of the magnetic field. The function may be associated with reporting the status of an entry point to which the magnetometer sensor may be affixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yash Modi, Lawrence Au, Kevin Charles Peterson, Shao-Po Ma
  • Patent number: 10075335
    Abstract: In a software defined network, dataplane connectivity is established between a computing device in the network and a controller. The computing device receives a probe packet from the controller, and identifies a port of the computing device through which the probe packet was received. The computing device sets a local route for communication with the controller through the identified port. The computing device then establishes a connection with the controller through the local route. This procedure is reiterated to incrementally expand network connectivity to a plurality of network devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Lorenzo Vicisano, James Wanderer, Steven Padgett, Amin Vahdat
  • Patent number: 10075503
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for delaying publicizing, at a second source, upload of a content item to a first source, until confirmation of availability of the content item at the first source. In one or more aspects, a system includes an upload component configured to upload content to a content server, a share component configured to receive selection of a sharing source to post a notification that informs users regarding availability of the content at the content server, a confirmation component configured to receive confirmation from the content server in response to the content becoming available at the content server following the upload of the content, and a notification component configured to post the notification at the sharing source in response to receipt of the confirmation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Reed Morse, Jason Toff, David Matthew Patierno
  • Patent number: 10074359
    Abstract: A dynamic text-to-speech (TTS) process and system are described. In response to receiving a command to provide information to a user, a device retrieves information and determines user and environment attributes including: (i) a distance between the device and the user when the user uttered the query; and (ii) voice features of the user. Based on the user and environment attributes, the device determines a likely mood of the user, and a likely environment in which the user and user device are located in. An audio output template matching the likely mood and voice features of the user is selected. The audio output template is also compatible with the environment in which the user and device are located. The retrieved information is converted into an audio signal using the selected audio output template and output by the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Juan José Silveira Ocampo
  • Patent number: 10073911
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automatically generating native application deep links and indexing content retrieved from the deep links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Chang, Hui Xu
  • Patent number: 10074051
    Abstract: A circuit for performing neural network computations for a neural network comprising a plurality of layers, the circuit comprising: activation circuitry configured to receive a vector of accumulated values and configured to apply a function to each accumulated value to generate a vector of activation values; and normalization circuitry coupled to the activation circuitry and configured to generate a respective normalized value from each activation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Michael Thorson, Christopher Aaron Clark, Dan Luu
  • Patent number: 10073817
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optimized matrix multiplication using vector multiplication of interleaved matrix values. Two matrices to be multiplied are organized into specially ordered vectors, which are multiplied together to produce a portion of a product matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Nishant Patil, Matthew Sarett, Rama Krishna Govindaraju, Benoit Steiner, Vincent O. Vanhoucke
  • Patent number: 10072947
    Abstract: Techniques for visual-assisted wireless charging, including methods and systems, including machine-readable media storing executable instructions. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes detecting, at a mobile device that includes a wireless charging coil, electromagnetic signals from a wireless charging pad, determining, based on the detected electromagnetic signals, that the mobile device is in proximity of the wireless charging pad, determining, based on the detected electromagnetic signals, a direction to move the mobile device to align the wireless charging coil with the wireless charging pad, and in response to detecting that the mobile device is in proximity of the wireless charging pad indicating, displaying on a screen of the mobile device, (i) a location of the wireless charging coil within the mobile device, (ii) the direction to move the mobile device to align the wireless charging coil with the wireless charging pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Tony Mantler
  • Patent number: 10075815
    Abstract: Sensor data having values received from several sensors of a mobile device and response data associated with the sensor data may be used in the determination or training of a predictive model. Received sensor data may be input into the predictive model, and the output of the predictive model may be used in the selection and serving of content items to the mobile device. Data to effect presentation of the selected content item may be outputted to the mobile device to effect presentation. In some instances, the predictive model may be updated using the received plurality of values. The updated predictive model may be used in the selection of a subsequent content item for the mobile device. In other implementations, historical sensor data may be used with the set of received sensor data as input for the predictive model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Lukasz Bieniasz-Krzywiec, Dariusz Leniowski, Venu Vemula
  • Patent number: 10075491
    Abstract: In some implementations, audio data or video data associated with a first participant of a communication session is obtained. The communication session may include communication between a first device of the first participant with a second device of a second participant of the communication session. It is determined that biometric information associated with the first participant indicates that the first participant is looking toward the first device. In response determining that the biometric information associated with the first participant indicates that the first participant is looking toward the first device, the audio data or the video data associated with the first participant is transmitted to the second device of the second participant of the communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Boris Smus
  • Patent number: 10073674
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for rewinding media content based on detected audio events are provided. In some embodiments, a method for providing media guidance is provided, the method comprising: causing media content to be presented; receiving, using an audio input device, audio data that includes ambient sounds in an environment in which the media content is being presented; receiving a user command to rewind the media content; detecting that a portion of the audio data corresponds to an audio event that occurred during the presentation of the media content in response to receiving the user command to rewind the media content; determining a playback position in the media content based on the audio event; and causing the media content to be presented from the determined playback position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: James Stout
  • Patent number: 10075763
    Abstract: Implementations are disclosed for scoring and categorizing a video channel. A method includes receiving category identifiers associated with a plurality of videos in a video channel. The plurality of videos is associated with a plurality of categories specified by the category identifiers. The method further includes receiving ratings of each of the plurality of videos in the video channel. The ratings are based on video use within the video channel. The method further includes generating one or more scores of the video channel in view of the category identifiers and the ratings. Each of the one or more scores is indicative of relevance of the video channel to a respective category specified by the category identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Wilms, Clement Courbet, Vincent Simonet
  • Patent number: 10074015
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for summarizing a video with video thumbnails are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Matthias Grundmann, Alexandra Ivanna Hawkins, Sergey Ioffe
  • Publication number: 20180254893
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be used for establishing a link between user identifiers of different systems without disclosing specific user identifying information. One method includes generating a matching relationship based on double encrypted one or more first data sets of a first party system and double encrypted one or more second data sets of a second party system. The matching relationship indicates one or more links between match keys associated with the first party system and the match keys associated with the third party system. The method includes assigning bridge identifiers for user identifiers associated with the first party system and the user identifiers associated with the third party system based on the matching relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shobhit Saxena, Benjamin Kreuter, Sarvar Patel, Karn Seth
  • Patent number: D828371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jan Jedrzejowicz, Brynn Marie Evans, Rebecca Gisoo Park Chiou