Patents by Inventor Aaron Schurman

Aaron Schurman 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: 20190332353
    Abstract: Implementations disclose gamifying voice search experience. An example method includes receiving, by a processing device, a request to initiate a search; providing for display a plurality of graphical user interface elements that represent a plurality of audio prompts pertaining to the search; in response to determining a user selection of the graphical user interface elements is absent during a predefined time interval, activating one of the graphical user interface elements; playing an audio prompt of the activated graphical user interface element, wherein the audio prompt is provided prior to receiving audio input associated with the search; receiving, by the processing device, audio input in response to the audio prompt, the audio input providing data for the search; and initiating, by the processing device, the search based on the audio input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Shiva Jaini, Satoe Haile, Aaron Schurman
  • Patent number: 10346129
    Abstract: Implementations disclose gamifying voice search experience. A method includes receiving, by a user device, a user request to perform a search associated with an audio input and upon determining that the audio input for the search has not been provided during a first predefined time interval, displaying on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the user device, one or more GUI elements representing one or more audio prompts pertaining to the search. In response to an activation of one of the GUI elements within a second predefined time interval, an audio prompt corresponding to the activated GUI element is played. The method further includes receiving an audio response to the audio prompt, the audio response indicating a query for the search, and presenting, on the user device, a search result for the indicated query, the search result including one or more media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shiva Jaini, Satoe Haile, Aaron Schurman
  • Patent number: 9606720
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a preview of a digital photo album is provided. A representation of a digital photo album, which includes plural content items is displayed on an electronic device. An interaction associated with the displayed representation of the digital photo album is detected on the electronic device. A determination of whether the interaction corresponds to a gesture that is maintained for a first threshold distance is made. A preview of the digital photo album is provided for display in response to the determination, where the preview includes one or more of the plural content items included within the digital photo album.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ajmal Arshan Asver, Chandrashekar Raghavan, Denise K. Ho, Darwin Kengo Yamamoto, Aaron Schurman