Patents by Inventor Benjamin Hal Murdoch

Benjamin Hal Murdoch 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: 11419197
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adaptive display brightness adjustment, the method comprising: obtaining current state data characterizing a current state of a device having a display with an adjustable brightness; providing the current state data as input to a brightness prediction machine learning model, wherein the model is configured to process the current state data in accordance with current values of a set of model parameters to generate as output a proposed display brightness for the display of the device; setting the brightness of the display to a brightness that is lower than the proposed display brightness in accordance with an exploration policy; determining whether a user of the device manually adjusts the display brightness; and in response to determining that the user did not manually adjust the display brightness, using the lower brightness as a target output for adjusting the current values of the set of model parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Degris, Benjamin Hal Murdoch, Norman Casagrande, Peeyush Agarwal, Christopher Gamble, Christopher Sigurd Fougner
  • Publication number: 20210368604
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adaptive display brightness adjustment, the method comprising: obtaining current state data characterizing a current state of a device having a display with an adjustable brightness; providing the current state data as input to a brightness prediction machine learning model, wherein the model is configured to process the current state data in accordance with current values of a set of model parameters to generate as output a proposed display brightness for the display of the device; setting the brightness of the display to a brightness that is lower than the proposed display brightness in accordance with an exploration policy; determining whether a user of the device manually adjusts the display brightness; and in response to determining that the user did not manually adjust the display brightness, using the lower brightness as a target output for adjusting the current values of the set of model parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Degris, Benjamin Hal Murdoch, Norman Casagrande, Peeyush Agarwal, Christopher Gamble, Christopher Sigurd Fougner
  • Patent number: 11096259
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adaptive display brightness adjustment, the method comprising: obtaining current state data characterizing a current state of a device having a display with an adjustable brightness; providing the current state data as input to a brightness prediction machine learning model, wherein the model is configured to process the current state data in accordance with current values of a set of model parameters to generate as output a proposed display brightness for the display of the device; setting the brightness of the display to a brightness that is lower than the proposed display brightness in accordance with an exploration policy; determining whether a user of the device manually adjusts the display brightness; and in response to determining that the user did not manually adjust the display brightness, using the lower brightness as a target output for adjusting the current values of the set of model parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Degris, Benjamin Hal Murdoch, Norman Casagrande, Peeyush Agarwal, Christopher Gamble, Christopher Sigurd Fougner
  • Publication number: 20200314985
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adaptive display brightness adjustment, the method comprising: obtaining current state data characterizing a current state of a device having a display with an adjustable brightness; providing the current state data as input to a brightness prediction machine learning model, wherein the model is configured to process the current state data in accordance with current values of a set of model parameters to generate as output a proposed display brightness for the display of the device; setting the brightness of the display to a brightness that is lower than the proposed display brightness in accordance with an exploration policy; determining whether a user of the device manually adjusts the display brightness; and in response to determining that the user did not manually adjust the display brightness, using the lower brightness as a target output for adjusting the current values of the set of model parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Degris, Benjamin Hal Murdoch, Norman Casagrande, Peeyush Agarwal, Christopher Gamble, Christopher Sigurd Fougner
  • Patent number: 9456279
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for detecting the location of a user, stopping media output from a first media output device, and selecting a second media output device for output of media, based on the detection. Media output from a first media output device may be stopped based on the detection or based on media output from the second media output device. A media control device used to select or control the media output may remain proximate to the first media output device as the second media output device is selected. For example, a first output device may output a media component selected by a user located proximate to the first output device. The user may exit the location and enter a second location proximate to a second output device. The media component may be output from the second output device based on detecting the user at the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin Hal Murdoch