Patents by Inventor Andrew William Stebbins

Andrew William Stebbins 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).

  • Patent number: 10567445
    Abstract: Systems and methods for joining a device to a fabric using an assisting device include an indication to add a joining device to a fabric. If the joining device supports network-assisted fabric pairing, a first connection is established between a commissioning device and the assisting device. The assisting device also connects to a joining device. Through the assisting device, the commissioning device and the joining device establish a communication channel over which fabric credentials may be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Andrew William Stebbins, Roger Loren Tinkoff
  • Patent number: 10499238
    Abstract: Methods and devices may be used to remotely hushing alarms by receiving an indication of an alarm event occurring at a remote device and presenting a visual indicator of the alarm event including a hush option to alter an audible and/or visual alarm notification of the remote device. A user selection of the hush option is received. In response to receiving the user selection of the hush option, communicating, from the electronic device to the remote device via a point-to-point low power wireless connection between the electronic device and the remote device, a hush request requests that the remote device alter its audible and/or visual alarm notification and causes an adjustment of the visual indicator to reflect a status of the hush request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Smriti Narang, Prashanth Ramachandran, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins, Jay D. Logue
  • Patent number: 10257686
    Abstract: Methods and systems for joining a wireless connection advertisement include connecting to a commissioning device via a wireless point-to-point communication in response to receiving an advertisement broadcast to establish an advertisement-based connection. The commissioning device is configured to manage access to a fabric. The methods and systems also include receiving network credentials from the commissioning device via the wireless point-to-point communication, the network credentials being configured to facilitate connection to a wireless network. Furthermore, the method and systems include connecting to the wireless network using the received network credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins
  • Publication number: 20190053031
    Abstract: Methods and devices may be used to remotely hushing alarms by receiving an indication of an alarm event occurring at a remote device and presenting a visual indicator of the alarm event including a hush option to alter an audible and/or visual alarm notification of the remote device. A user selection of the hush option is received. In response to receiving the user selection of the hush option, communicating, from the electronic device to the remote device via a point-to-point low power wireless connection between the electronic device and the remote device, a hush request requests that the remote device alter its audible and/or visual alarm notification and causes an adjustment of the visual indicator to reflect a status of the hush request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Smriti Narang, Prashanth Ramachandran, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins, Jay D. Logue
  • Publication number: 20190052683
    Abstract: Systems and methods for joining a device to a fabric using an assisting device include an indication to add a joining device to a fabric. If the joining device supports network-assisted fabric pairing, a first connection is established between a commissioning device and the assisting device. The assisting device also connects to a joining device. Through the assisting device, the commissioning device and the joining device establish a communication channel over which fabric credentials may be sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Andrew William Stebbins, Roger Loren Tinkoff
  • Patent number: 10129733
    Abstract: Methods and devices may be used to remotely hushing alarms by receiving an indication of an alarm event occurring at a remote device and presenting a visual indicator of the alarm event including a hush option to alter an audible and/or visual alarm notification of the remote device. A user selection of the hush option is received. In response to receiving the user selection of the hush option, communicating, from the electronic device to the remote device via a point-to-point low power wireless connection between the electronic device and the remote device, a hush request requests that the remote device alter its audible and/or visual alarm notification and causes an adjustment of the visual indicator to reflect a status of the hush request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Smriti Narang, Prashanth Ramachandran, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins, Jay D. Logue
  • Patent number: 10104132
    Abstract: Systems and methods for joining a device to a fabric using an assisting device include an indication to add a joining device to a fabric. If the joining device supports network-assisted fabric pairing, a first connection is established between a commissioning device and the assisting device. The assisting device also connects to a joining device. Through the assisting device, the commissioning device and the joining device establish a communication channel over which fabric credentials may be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Andrew William Stebbins, Roger Loren Tinkoff
  • Publication number: 20180270276
    Abstract: Systems and methods for joining a device to a fabric using an assisting device include an indication to add a joining device to a fabric. If the joining device supports network-assisted fabric pairing, a first connection is established between a commissioning device and the assisting device. The assisting device also connects to a joining device. Through the assisting device, the commissioning device and the joining device establish a communication channel over which fabric credentials may be sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Andrew William Stebbins, Roger Loren Tinkoff
  • Patent number: 9967728
    Abstract: Methods and systems for joining a wireless connection advertisement. The joining device connects to a commissioning device through a first wireless connection protocol. The first wireless connection protocol comprises a relatively low power connection. The commissioning device is configured to manage access to a fabric. The joining device also receives credentials, via the first wireless connection protocol, for connecting to a first wireless network having a second wireless connection protocol. Furthermore, the joining device attempts to join the first wireless network using the received network credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins
  • Patent number: 9924342
    Abstract: Methods and systems for communicating messages with another electronic device via a characteristic-based communication. Communicating includes establishing a connection with the other electronic device over a low power wireless radio using a characteristic-based communication protocol and submitting a connection request message to the other device by writing a value to a first characteristic associated with the characteristic-based communication protocol. Communicating also includes subscribing to messages from the other electronic device by writing a value to a second characteristic associated with the characteristic-based communication protocol and communicating with the other electronic device by using the first characteristic to send messages to the remote device and the second characteristic to receive messages from the other electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins
  • Publication number: 20180070222
    Abstract: Methods and devices may be used to remotely hushing alarms by receiving an indication of an alarm event occurring at a remote device and presenting a visual indicator of the alarm event including a hush option to alter an audible and/or visual alarm notification of the remote device. A user selection of the hush option is received. In response to receiving the user selection of the hush option, communicating, from the electronic device to the remote device via a point-to-point low power wireless connection between the electronic device and the remote device, a hush request requests that the remote device alter its audible and/or visual alarm notification and causes an adjustment of the visual indicator to reflect a status of the hush request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Smriti Narang, Prashanth Ramachandran, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins, Jay D. Logue
  • Patent number: 9854425
    Abstract: Methods and devices may be used to remotely hushing an event notification by receiving, from a sensor of the electronic device, an indication that a measured level has surpassed a notification threshold. In response to the indication, generating an advertising packet including an event notification for broadcast over a low power wireless point-to-point communication protocol and communicating the advertising packet including the event notification over the low power wireless point-to-point communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Smriti Narang, Prashanth Ramachandran, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins, Jay D. Logue
  • Patent number: 9635536
    Abstract: Methods and devices may be used to remotely hushing alarms by receiving an indication of an alarm event occurring at a remote device and presenting a visual indicator of the alarm event including a hush option to alter an audible and/or visual alarm notification of the remote device. A user selection of the hush option is received. In response to receiving the user selection of the hush option, communicating, from the electronic device to the remote device via a point-to-point low power wireless connection between the electronic device and the remote device, a hush request requests that the remote device alter its audible and/or visual alarm notification and causes an adjustment of the visual indicator to reflect a status of the hush request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Smriti Narang, Prashanth Ramachandran, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins, Jay D. Logue
  • Patent number: 9590976
    Abstract: Systems and methods for joining a device to a fabric using an assisting device include an indication to add a joining device to a fabric. If the joining device supports network-assisted fabric pairing, a first connection is established between a commissioning device and the assisting device. The assisting device also connects to a joining device. Through the assisting device, the commissioning device and the joining device establish a communication channel over which fabric credentials may be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Andrew William Stebbins, Roger Loren Tinkoff
  • Publication number: 20170048280
    Abstract: Systems and methods for joining a device to a fabric using an assisting device include an indication to add a joining device to a fabric. If the joining device supports network-assisted fabric pairing, a first connection is established between a commissioning device and the assisting device. The assisting device also connects to a joining device. Through the assisting device, the commissioning device and the joining device establish a communication channel over which fabric credentials may be sent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Andrew William Stebbins, Roger Loren Tinkoff
  • Publication number: 20160371961
    Abstract: Methods and devices may be used to remotely hushing an event notification by receiving, from a sensor of the electronic device, an indication that a measured level has surpassed a notification threshold. In response to the indication, generating an advertising packet including an event notification for broadcast over a low power wireless point-to-point communication protocol and communicating the advertising packet including the event notification over the low power wireless point-to-point communication protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Smriti Narang, Prashanth Ramachandran, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins, Jay D. Logue
  • Publication number: 20160374120
    Abstract: Methods and systems for communicating messages with another electronic device via a characteristic-based communication. Communicating includes establishing a connection with the other electronic device over a low power wireless radio using a characteristic-based communication protocol and submitting a connection request message to the other device by writing a value to a first characteristic associated with the characteristic-based communication protocol. Communicating also includes subscribing to messages from the other electronic device by writing a value to a second characteristic associated with the characteristic-based communication protocol and communicating with the other electronic device by using the first characteristic to send messages to the remote device and the second characteristic to receive messages from the other electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins
  • Publication number: 20160371967
    Abstract: Methods and devices may be used to remotely hushing alarms by receiving an indication of an alarm event occurring at a remote device and presenting a visual indicator of the alarm event including a hush option to alter an audible and/or visual alarm notification of the remote device. A user selection of the hush option is received. In response to receiving the user selection of the hush option, communicating, from the electronic device to the remote device via a point-to-point low power wireless connection between the electronic device and the remote device, a hush request requests that the remote device alter its audible and/or visual alarm notification and causes an adjustment of the visual indicator to reflect a status of the hush request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Smriti Narang, Prashanth Ramachandran, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins, Jay D. Logue
  • Publication number: 20160373917
    Abstract: Methods and systems for joining a wireless connection advertisement include connecting to a commissioning device via a wireless point-to-point communication in response to receiving an advertisement broadcast to establish an advertisement-based connection. The commissioning device is configured to manage access to a fabric. The methods and systems also include receiving network credentials from the commissioning device via the wireless point-to-point communication, the network credentials being configured to facilitate connection to a wireless network. Furthermore, the method and systems include connecting to the wireless network using the received network credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Liang-Yun Wang, Andrew William Stebbins
  • Patent number: RE47992
    Abstract: Systems and methods for joining a device to a fabric using an assisting device include an indication to add a joining device to a fabric. If the joining device supports network-assisted fabric pairing, a first connection is established between a commissioning device and the assisting device. The assisting device also connects to a joining device. Through the assisting device, the commissioning device and the joining device establish a communication channel over which fabric credentials may be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jay D. Logue, Andrew William Stebbins, Roger Loren Tinkoff