Patents by Inventor Ashton Udall

Ashton Udall 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: 20240134462
    Abstract: This application is directed to a method for controlling user experience (UX) operations on an electronic device that executes an application. A touchless UX operation associated with the application has an initiation condition including at least detection of a presence and a gesture in a required proximity range with a required confidence level. The electronic device then determines from a first sensor signal the proximity of the presence with respect to the electronic device. In accordance with a determination that the determined proximity is in the required proximity range, the electronic device determines from a second sensor signal a gesture associated with the proximity of the presence and an associated confidence level of the determination of the gesture. In accordance with a determination that the determined gesture and associated confidence level satisfy the initiation condition, the electronic device initializes the touchless UX operation associated with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ashton Udall, Andrew Christopher Felch, James Paul Tobin
  • Publication number: 20230355169
    Abstract: During a sleep session of a user of a display assistant device, the device records sound, movement, and ambient conditions in proximity to the device. The ambient conditions include a light level. The device analyzes the recorded sound and movement to identify throughout the sleep session of the user a time-varying sleep state of the user. The sleep state is characterized by a sleep quality and a sleep phase. The device also analyzes the recorded ambient conditions and the recorded sound throughout the sleep session to identify a plurality of time-varying sleep disturbances occurring during the sleep session of the user. After the sleep session of the user has concluded, the device presents on a screen of the device a sleep summary of the sleep session. The sleep summary includes visual indications of the sleep quality and disturbances identified throughout the sleep session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Mixter, Ashton Udall
  • Patent number: 11754676
    Abstract: Various devices, systems and methods for performing targeted sleep tracking are presented herein. Multiple digital radar data streams from multiple antennas may be received. A direction optimization process may be performed to determine a first weighting and a second weighting. The first weighting may be applied to a first digital radar data stream. The second weighting may be applied to a second digital radar data stream. The weighted first digital radar data stream and the weighted second digital radar data stream may be combined to create a first directionally-targeted radar data stream. A sleep analysis can be performed based on the first directionally-targeted radar data stream. Sleep data may be output for a user based on the performed sleep analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Dongeek Shin, Michael Dixon, Ajay Kannan, Jeffrey Yu, Ashton Udall, Ken Mixter, Reena Lee, David Janssens, Andrew William Goldenson
  • Publication number: 20220357801
    Abstract: This application is directed to a method for controlling user experience (UX) operations on an electronic device that executes an application. A touchless UX operation associated with the application has an initiation condition including at least detection of a presence and a gesture in a required proximity range with a required confidence level. The electronic device then determines from a first sensor signal the proximity of the presence with respect to the electronic device. In accordance with a determination that the determined proximity is in the required proximity range, the electronic device determines from a second sensor signal a gesture associated with the proximity of the presence and an associated confidence level of the determination of the gesture. In accordance with a determination that the determined gesture and associated confidence level satisfy the initiation condition, the electronic device initializes the touchless UX operation associated with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ashton Udall, Andrew Christopher Felch, James Paul Tobin
  • Patent number: 11429192
    Abstract: This application is directed to a method for controlling user experience (UX) operations on an electronic device that executes an application. A touchless UX operation associated with the application has an initiation condition including at least detection of a presence and a gesture in a required proximity range with a required confidence level. The electronic device then determines from a first sensor signal the proximity of the presence with respect to the electronic device. In accordance with a determination that the determined proximity is in the required proximity range, the electronic device determines from a second sensor signal a gesture associated with the proximity of the presence and an associated confidence level of the determination of the gesture. In accordance with a determination that the determined gesture and associated confidence level satisfy the initiation condition, the electronic device initializes the touchless UX operation associated with the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ashton Udall, Andrew Christopher Felch, James Paul Tobin
  • Publication number: 20220050175
    Abstract: Various devices, systems and methods for performing targeted sleep tracking are presented herein. Multiple digital radar data streams from multiple antennas may be received. A direction optimization process may be performed to determine a first weighting and a second weighting. The first weighting may be applied to a first digital radar data stream. The second weighting may be applied to a second digital radar data stream. The weighted first digital radar data stream and the weighted second digital radar data stream may be combined to create a first directionally-targeted radar data stream. A sleep analysis can be performed based on the first directionally-targeted radar data stream. Sleep data may be output for a user based on the performed sleep analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Dongeek Shin, Michael Dixon, Ajay Kannan, Jeffrey Yu, Ashton Udall, Ken Mixter, Reena Lee, David Janssens, Andrew William Goldenson
  • Publication number: 20200293116
    Abstract: This application is directed to a method for controlling user experience (UX) operations on an electronic device that executes an application. A touchless UX operation associated with the application has an initiation condition including at least detection of a presence and a gesture in a required proximity range with a required confidence level. The electronic device then determines from a first sensor signal the proximity of the presence with respect to the electronic device. In accordance with a determination that the determined proximity is in the required proximity range, the electronic device determines from a second sensor signal a gesture associated with the proximity of the presence and an associated confidence level of the determination of the gesture. In accordance with a determination that the determined gesture and associated confidence level satisfy the initiation condition, the electronic device initializes the touchless UX operation associated with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Ashton Udall, Andrew Christopher Felch, James Paul Tobin
  • Patent number: D930664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Hideaki Matsui, Nayon Kim, Andrew Schoneweis, Jonathan Gaiser, Ashton Udall, Andrew Felch
  • Patent number: D956791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Hideaki Matsui, Nayon Kim, Andrew Schoneweis, Jonathan Gaiser, Ashton Udall, Andrew Felch