Patents Assigned to Google LLC
  • Publication number: 20180253557
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for improving security of a silicon-based system by creating a glitch-resistant process for executing a software code block on the silicon-based system are disclosed. An example method may begin by marking the software code block as non-executable. Second, intent to execute the software code block is registered with a staging register. Third, the software code block is compressed into a compression constant. Fourth, the compression constant is compared with a first predetermined value using two comparators. Fifth, responsive to the comparators providing a true result after comparison, the software code block is marked as executable to allow the software code block to execute. In another aspect, the example method may be repeated for n>1 iterations, and in each iteration i, an ith software code block is compressed into an ith compression constant that is compared to an ith predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Marius P. Schilder, Timothy Chen, Scott D. Johnson, Derek L. Martin
  • Patent number: 10068260
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating a proposed bid includes receiving an input generated by a first content provider as part of a bidding process where content providers bid for opportunities to provide content for publication. The input indicates (i) a resource for publishing first content from the first content provider and (ii) a campaign characteristic associated with the first content. The method includes determining a proposed bid for the first content provider based on the input and on historical data from the bidding process associated with the resource. The method includes presenting the proposed bid to the first content provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ervin Peretz, Sasank Mudunuri
  • Patent number: 10064582
    Abstract: This document describes assessment of human physiological systems. Various noninvasive sensors can be used to detect vitals and other parameters and combined with mathematical models to assess the functional state of physiological systems. Conventional techniques can use invasive sensors to monitor cardiac pressures and volumes, along with pressure transit to quantify cardiovascular health. While known to be effective these invasive techniques often require surgery and are resource intensive limiting their use to cases where the risks and costs are of clear immediate benefit. In contrast, noninvasive health monitors present little if any risk and are easy to use. Further, the techniques described herein can determine trends in a person's cardiovascular health. With these trends, a person can know if the effort they expend to improve heart health actually makes a difference. Further, negative trends can be found that can spur people to improve their health or get medical attention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Rogers
  • Patent number: 10069783
    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving, first notification data from a first application and second notification data from a second application. The method may include generating, based at least in part on comparing the first notification data to the second notification data, an affinity score that indicates whether content from the first notification data has a relationship to at least a portion of content from the second notification data. The method may include, generating a bundle notification graphical element that includes at least a portion of the content from the first notification data and a graphical indicator that indicates the content from the first and second notification data are related. The method may include outputting a set of notification graphical elements comprising the bundle notification graphical element accompanied by the graphical indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Sharifi, Jakob Nicolaus Foerster
  • Patent number: 10067674
    Abstract: Disk-backed array techniques can, in some implementations, help ensure that the arrays contain consistent data. An alert can be provided if it is determined that the data in the array is, or may be, corrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ulas Kirazci, Scott Banachowski
  • Patent number: 10067922
    Abstract: An electronic book system provides interfaces particularly suited to students' use of textbooks. User-controlled content is associated with portions of an electronic book. A study guide corresponding to at least some of the portions with associated user-controlled content is generated. The user can navigate between portions of the study guide and the corresponding portions of the electronic book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: James Patterson, Nathan Moody, Scott Dougall
  • Patent number: 10067757
    Abstract: In some examples, method includes, in response to receiving an initial user input that causes a builder computing system to compile a set of source code for an application into a set of compiled targets, deploying the set of compiled targets to initiate execution of the application, wherein a subset of the set of source code is compiled into an initial subset of the set of compiled targets; after modification to at least the subset of the set of source code, receiving a subsequent user input that causes the builder computing system to compile at least the subset of the set of source code into an updated subset of the set of compiled targets; and in response to determining that the updated subset differs from the initial subset, deploying the updated subset to update the application based on the updated subset without terminating execution of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Arnaud Claude Weber, Sivakumar Velusamy, Stephanie Saad Cuthbertson, Christopher Matthew Warrington, Jerome Dochez, Torbjorn Norbye, Esteban de la Canal, Jomo Fisher, Xavier Ducrohet
  • Patent number: 10069195
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present subject matter, systems and methods are disclosed that allow for the detection of which of a user's hands is currently holding an electronic device. Based on such detection, an appropriate tuning correction may be applied to a first antenna and/or a second antenna of the electronic device to correct for any detuning caused by the user's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Vijay Asrani, Roshni Murari Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 10067916
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an actionable object within a third-party content slot of an information resource of a content publisher. A processor receives an indication of interest in providing, for display, a creative within at least one third-party content slot of an information resource of a content publisher. The information resource includes third-party content slots available to be reserved to serve creatives. The processor identifies, on the information resource, at least one third-party content slot available to be reserved to serve one or more creatives. The processor inserts an actionable object within the identified third-party content slot, the actionable object configured to generate a request to provide an interface for reserving the identified third-party content slot to display the creative responsive to an action being taken on the actionable object. The processor renders the information resource including the inserted actionable object within the identified third-party content slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Roman Kirillov, Andrew Tyler, Daniel Banfield, Hassan Mansoor, Daniel Matthew Goodridge, Louis Aidan Collard
  • Patent number: 10067957
    Abstract: A process for serializing and deserializing instance data from a schema is disclosed. A schema can be used to automatically and dynamically generate classes and methods. First, the raw schema may be parsed into an intermediate data structure consisting of <key,value> pairs representing object properties and attributes of the properties. Then, an exemplary process generates new parser classes and methods by iterating over the intermediate data structure's keys and generating classes or class variables based on the property type. Accessors and mutators are generated for each class variable. Additionally, a serialization method and a constructor method are generated for each class. These classes and methods are stored in memory and can be used by a host programming language to transmit, receive, and manipulate data to or from an API.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Robert Matthew Aman
  • Patent number: 10068390
    Abstract: A feedback system for a motor vehicle infotainment system is disclosed in which information about the state of the motor vehicle, including the infotainment system, and the mobile device may be collected and sent to a remote server that is responsible for receiving and/or organizing such feedback. A user may initiate a feedback process by pressing a dedicated button, issuing a voice command, performing a specific gesture, or other input action. The feedback system may collect a variety of data and create a notice on the mobile device so that a user may submit feedback at a time during which the user will not be operating the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Fabian Tamp
  • Patent number: 10068027
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to associating computing devices with each other based on computer network activity for selection of content items as part of an online content item placement campaign. A first linking factor is identified based on a connection between a first device and the computer network via a first IP address during a first time period, and based on a connection between a second device and the computer network via the first IP address during the first time period. A number of devices that connect with the computer network via the first IP address is determined. A positive match probability is generated. A second and third linking factors are monitored. A negative match probability is determined based on the second and third linking factors. The first device is linked with the second device based on the positive and negative match probabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Jianjun Qiu
  • Patent number: 10067956
    Abstract: The subject matter of this disclosure can be implemented in, among other things, a device that includes processors, a data repository, and a table version module configured to create a first version of a database within the data repository using a first version of a database schema that defines a set of tables for the database, and receive a result that is responsive to a command, such that when the result indicates a success condition, execution of the command allows access to data contained in the database and verification of the database schema version, wherein the result does not include database schema version information. The device further includes means for executing the command to access the data, wherein the command includes one or more encoded table names, and wherein each of the encoded table names included in the command is generated based on at least a database schema version identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Bolohan, Robert Kroeger
  • Patent number: 10070170
    Abstract: A content annotation tool is disclosed. In a configuration, a portion of a movie may be obtained from a database. Entities, such as an actor, background music, text, etc. may be automatically identified in the movie. A user, such as a content producer, may associate and/or provide supplemental content for an identified entity to the database. A selection of one or more automatically identified entities may be received. A database entry may be generated that links the identified entity with the supplemental content. The selected automatically identified one or more entities and//or supplemental content associated therewith may be presented to an end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Henry Will Schneiderman, Michael Andrew Sipe, Marco Paglia, Mikkel Crone Köser
  • Patent number: 10068028
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for verifying deep links in for a native application. In one aspect, a method includes verify a deep link for a first version level of a native application and serving the deep link only if aversion level of a native application installed on a requesting user device is the same as or subsequent to the version level for which the deep link is verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Erik Hendriks
  • Patent number: 10070308
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes techniques for allowing a contact to exercise control over a third party's sharing of the contact's mobile contact information with mobile applications. A contact may create an application contact key containing rules that govern when a third party may share the contact information with mobile applications. The application contact key may be stored in association with the contact information on a third party's mobile device, on a remote server, or as part of a social networking website. The application contact key may instruct the mobile device whether or not to share the contact information with a particular mobile application. Further, an application contact import management system may track all requests from various mobile applications to access the contact information, and may provide for a seamless future on-boarding experience in the event the contact later decides to accept a previously denied request to share the contact information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Bernadette Alexia Carter
  • Patent number: 10069882
    Abstract: A request from a plurality of mobile devices to join a group may be received. A number of the mobile devices that have joined the group may be identified. Furthermore, a preliminary image may be selected based on the number of the mobile devices that have joined the group and portions of the preliminary image may be transmitted to the mobile devices. An indication of an arrangement of the mobile devices based on the transmitted portions of the preliminary image may be received. In response to receiving the indication of the arrangement of the mobile devices, a different video item of the video items representing the main video may be transmitted to each of the mobile devices according to the arrangement of the mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Peter Karacas, James Sowden, Matthieu Lorrain, Bryan Rodman
  • Patent number: 10068022
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying topical entities. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a plurality of entities that are associated with a first resource; for one or more of the identified entities, receiving search results for a search query derived from the entity; determining that search results for a search query including a particular entity include a specific type of search results; and determining that the particular entity is a topical entity of the first resource based at least in part on the particular entity appearing in a title or a resource locator of the first resource, wherein the topical entity of the first resource represents a predominant topic of the first resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Haran Pilpel, Tomer Shmiel, Eran Ofek, Eldad Barkai, Ziv Bar-Yossef
  • Patent number: 10068352
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining whether content rendered on a display is actually visible to a user. In one aspect, a method includes generating and transmitting content presentation data that causes a user device to present, at a display and over a first time period, a content item that includes one or more content portions that are each designated for presentation in a respective first color. For a second time period, the respective first color of a particular content portion is changed to a second color. Visual representation data that includes a visual representation of the display during the second time period is generated and provided. Using the visual representation, an amount of the content item that was visible at the display is determined based on an amount of the particular content portion presented in the second color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Sundeep Singh Khandpur
  • Patent number: D827669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Stephanie Saad Cuthbertson, Gerard Rocha Cutiller, Torbjorn Norbye, Sivakumar Velusamy, Cristina Bilsland, Arnaud Claude Weber, Esteban de la Canal, Xavier Ducrohet, Jerome Dochez, Jeffrey van Gogh