Patents by Inventor Barnaby James
Barnaby James 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).
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Patent number: 12217759Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Publication number: 20240274133Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Patent number: 11922945Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Publication number: 20230260517Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Patent number: 11626115Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Patent number: 11562742Abstract: Some implementations are directed to selective invocation of a particular third-party (3P) agent by an automated assistant to achieve an intended action determined by the automated assistant during a dynamic dialog between the automated assistant and a user. In some of those implementations, the particular 3P agent is invoked with value(s) for parameter(s) that are determined during the dynamic dialog; and/or the particular 3P agent is selected, from a plurality of candidate 3P agents, for invocation based on the determined value(s) for the parameter(s) and/or based on other criteria. In some of those implementations, the automated assistant invokes the particular 3P agent by transmitting, to the particular 3P agent, a 3P invocation request that includes the determined value(s) for the parameter(s).Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Ulas Kirazci, Bo Wang, Steve Chen, Sunil Vemuri, Barnaby James, Valerie Nygaard
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Publication number: 20220148596Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Patent number: 11238854Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are described related to recording, organizing, and making audio files available for consumption by voice-activated products. In various implementations, in response to receiving an input from a first user indicating that the first user intends to record audio content, audio content may be captured and stored. Input may be received from the first user indicating at least one identifier for the audio content. The stored audio content may be associated with the at least one identifier. A voice input may be received from a subsequent user. In response to determining that the voice input has particular characteristics, speech recognition may be biased in respect of the voice input towards recognition of the at least one identifier. In response to recognizing, based on the biased speech recognition, presence of the at least one identifier in the voice input, the stored audio content may be played.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Vikram Aggarwal, Barnaby James
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Patent number: 11232797Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Publication number: 20210134294Abstract: Some implementations are directed to selective invocation of a particular third-party (3P) agent by an automated assistant to achieve an intended action determined by the automated assistant during a dynamic dialog between the automated assistant and a user. In some of those implementations, the particular 3P agent is invoked with value(s) for parameter(s) that are determined during the dynamic dialog; and/or the particular 3P agent is selected, from a plurality of candidate 3P agents, for invocation based on the determined value(s) for the parameter(s) and/or based on other criteria. In some of those implementations, the automated assistant invokes the particular 3P agent by transmitting, to the particular 3P agent, a 3P invocation request that includes the determined value(s) for the parameter(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Ulas Kirazci, Bo Wang, Steve Chen, Sunil Vemuri, Barnaby James, Valerie Nygaard
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Patent number: 10943591Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Patent number: 10937427Abstract: Some implementations are directed to selective invocation of a particular third-party (3P) agent by an automated assistant to achieve an intended action determined by the automated assistant during a dynamic dialog between the automated assistant and a user. In some of those implementations, the particular 3P agent is invoked with value(s) for parameter(s) that are determined during the dynamic dialog; and/or the particular 3P agent is selected, from a plurality of candidate 3P agents, for invocation based on the determined value(s) for the parameter(s) and/or based on other criteria. In some of those implementations, the automated assistant invokes the particular 3P agent by transmitting, to the particular 3P agent, a 3P invocation request that includes the determined value(s) for the parameter(s).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Ulas Kirazci, Bo Wang, Steve Chen, Sunil Vemuri, Barnaby James, Valerie Nygaard
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Publication number: 20210020180Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Publication number: 20200279564Abstract: Some implementations are directed to selective invocation of a particular third-party (3P) agent by an automated assistant to achieve an intended action determined by the automated assistant during a dynamic dialog between the automated assistant and a user. In some of those implementations, the particular 3P agent is invoked with value(s) for parameter(s) that are determined during the dynamic dialog; and/or the particular 3P agent is selected, from a plurality of candidate 3P agents, for invocation based on the determined value(s) for the parameter(s) and/or based on other criteria. In some of those implementations, the automated assistant invokes the particular 3P agent by transmitting, to the particular 3P agent, a 3P invocation request that includes the determined value(s) for the parameter(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Ulas Kirazci, Bo Wang, Steve Chen, Sunil Vemuri, Barnaby James, Valerie Nygaard
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Patent number: 10714086Abstract: Some implementations are directed to selective invocation of a particular third-party (3P) agent by an automated assistant to achieve an intended action determined by the automated assistant during a dynamic dialog between the automated assistant and a user. In some of those implementations, the particular 3P agent is invoked with value(s) for parameter(s) that are determined during the dynamic dialog; and/or the particular 3P agent is selected, from a plurality of candidate 3P agents, for invocation based on the determined value(s) for the parameter(s) and/or based on other criteria. In some of those implementations, the automated assistant invokes the particular 3P agent by transmitting, to the particular 3P agent, a 3P invocation request that includes the determined value(s) for the parameter(s).Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Ulas Kirazci, Bo Wang, Steve Chen, Sunil Vemuri, Barnaby James, Valerie Nygaard
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Publication number: 20200184974Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Patent number: 10600418Abstract: Implementations relate to dynamically, and in a context-sensitive manner, biasing voice to text conversion. In some implementations, the biasing of voice to text conversions is performed by a voice to text engine of a local agent, and the biasing is based at least in part on content provided to the local agent by a third-party (3P) agent that is in network communication with the local agent. In some of those implementations, the content includes contextual parameters that are provided by the 3P agent in combination with responsive content generated by the 3P agent during a dialog that: is between the 3P agent, and a user of a voice-enabled electronic device; and is facilitated by the local agent. The contextual parameters indicate potential feature(s) of further voice input that is to be provided in response to the responsive content generated by the 3P agent.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Barnaby James, Bo Wang, Sunil Vemuri, David Schairer, Ulas Kirazci, Ertan Dogrultan, Petar Aleksic
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Patent number: 10490190Abstract: In various implementations, upon receiving a given voice command from a user, a voice-based trigger may be selected from a library of voice-based triggers previously used across a population of users. The library may include association(s) between each voice-based trigger and responsive action(s) previously performed in response to the voice-based trigger. The selecting may be based on a measure of similarity between the given voice command and the selected voice-based trigger. One or more responsive actions associated with the selected voice-based trigger in the library may be determined. Based on the one or more responsive actions, current responsive action(s) may be performed by a target client device selected based on sensor-dependent context. Feedback associated with performance of the current responsive action(s) may be received from the user and used to alter a strength of an association between the selected voice-based trigger and the one or more responsive actions.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Yuzhao Ni, Bo Wang, Barnaby James, Pravir Gupta, David Schairer
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Patent number: 10297254Abstract: In various implementations, upon receiving a given voice command from a user, a voice-based trigger may be selected from a library of voice-based triggers previously used across a population of users. The library may include association(s) between each voice-based trigger and responsive action(s) previously performed in response to the voice-based trigger. The selecting may be based on a measure of similarity between the given voice command and the selected voice-based trigger. One or more responsive actions associated with the selected voice-based trigger in the library may be determined. Based on the one or more responsive actions, current responsive action(s) may be performed by the client device.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Yuzhao Ni, Bo Wang, Barnaby James, Pravir Gupta, David Schairer
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Publication number: 20190147878Abstract: Some implementations are directed to selective invocation of a particular third-party (3P) agent by an automated assistant to achieve an intended action determined by the automated assistant during a dynamic dialog between the automated assistant and a user. In some of those implementations, the particular 3P agent is invoked with value(s) for parameter(s) that are determined during the dynamic dialog; and/or the particular 3P agent is selected, from a plurality of candidate 3P agents, for invocation based on the determined value(s) for the parameter(s) and/or based on other criteria. In some of those implementations, the automated assistant invokes the particular 3P agent by transmitting, to the particular 3P agent, a 3P invocation request that includes the determined value(s) for the parameter(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Ulas Kirazci, Bo Wang, Steve Chen, Sunil Vemuri, Barnaby James, Valerie Nygaard