Patents by Inventor Brandon Barbello
Brandon Barbello 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: 10921432Abstract: Techniques and devices for seamless authentication using radar are described. In some implementations, a radar field is provided through a radar-based authentication system. The radar-based authentication system can sense reflections from an object in the radar field and analyze the reflections to determine whether the object is a person. In response to determining that the object is a person, the radar-based authentication system can sense an identifying characteristic associated with the person. Based on the identifying characteristic, the radar-based authentication system can determine that the person is an authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Brandon Barbello, Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Eiji Hayashi
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Publication number: 20210026454Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for robust radar-based gesture-recognition. A radar system (104) detects radar-based gestures on behalf of application subscribers. A state machine (2000) transitions between multiple states based on inertial sensor data. A no-gating state (2002) enables the radar system (104) to output radar-based gestures to application subscribers. The state machine (2000) also includes a soft-gating state (2004) that prevents the radar system (104) from outputting the radar-based gestures to the application subscribers. A hard-gating state (2006) prevents the radar system (104) from detecting radar-based gestures altogether. The techniques and systems enable the radar system (104) to determine when not to perform gesture-recognition, enabling user equipment (102) to automatically reconfigure the radar system (104) to meet user demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Jung Ook Hong, Patrick M. Amihood, John David Jacobs, Abel Seleshi Mengistu, Leonardo Giusti, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Devon James O'Reilley Stern, Ivan Poupyrev, Brandon Barbello, Tyler Reed Kugler, Johan Prag, Artur Tsurkan, Alok Chandel, Lucas Dupin Moreira Costa, Selim Flavio Cinek
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Publication number: 20210029542Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems for maintaining an authenticated state based radar data from a radar system, and in some cases, on sensor data from an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The techniques and systems use radar data to determine, after an indication that the user has potentially disengaged with the user equipment, to determine whether or not the user is passively engaged with the user equipment. Responsive to determining that the user is passively engaged, the techniques and systems maintain the authenticated state. By maintaining this authenticated state, the techniques manage the user equipment's state to correspond to a user's engagement with the user equipment, which can save power and improve a user's experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Johan Prag, Tyler Reed Kugler, Artur Tsurkan, Leonardo Giusti, Alok Chandel, Lucas Dupin Moreira Costa, Selim Flavio Cinek, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Brandon Barbello
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Publication number: 20210025976Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems for reducing a state based on sensor data from an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and radar. The techniques and systems use inertial sensor data from an IMU as well as radar data to reduce states of a user equipment, such as power, access, and information states. These states represent power used, an amount of access permitted, or an amount of information provided by the user equipment. The techniques manage the user equipment's states to correspond to a user's engagement with the user equipment, which can save power, reduce unwarranted access, and reduce an amount of information provided when the user is not engaged with the user equipment, thereby protecting the user's privacy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Alok Chandel, Leonardo Giusti, Artur Tsurkan, Selim Flavio Cinek, Johan Prag, Tyler Reed Kugler, Lucas Dupin Moreira Costa, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Brandon Barbello
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Publication number: 20210027049Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems for authentication management through IMU and radar. The techniques and systems use inertial sensor data from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and/or radar data to manage authentication for a computing device. By so doing, the techniques conserve power, improve accuracy, or reduce latency relative to many common techniques and systems for computing-device authentication.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Alok Chandel, Leonardo Giusti, Artur Tsurkan, Selim Flavio Cinek, Johan Prag, Tyler Reed Kugler, Lucas Dupin Moreira Costa, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Brandon Barbello
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Patent number: 10890653Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems that enable radar-based gesture enhancement for voice interfaces. The techniques and systems use a radar field to accurately determine three-dimensional (3D) gestures that can be used instead of, or in combination with, a voice interface to enhance interactions with voice-controllable electronic devices. These techniques allow the user to make 3D gestures from a distance to provide a voice input trigger (e.g., a “listen” gesture), interrupt and correct inaccurate actions by the voice interface, and make natural and precise adjustments to functions controlled by voice commands.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Brandon Barbello, Patrick M. Amihood
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Publication number: 20200410072Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems that enable radar-based authentication status feedback. A radar field is used to enable an electronic device to account for the user's distal physical cues to determine and maintain an awareness of the user's location and movements around the device. This awareness allows the device to anticipate some of the user's intended interactions and provide functionality in a timely and seamless manner, such as preparing an authentication system to authenticate the user before the user touches or speaks to the device. These features also allow the device to provide visual feedback that can help the user understand that the device is aware of the user's location and movements. In some cases, the feedback is provided using visual elements presented on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Vignesh Sachidanandam, Johan Prag, Brandon Barbello, Tyler Reed Kugler, Alok Chandel
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Publication number: 20200372879Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems that enable a smartphone providing radar-based proxemic context. The techniques and systems use a radar field to accurately determine a user's location and/or physical orientation with respect to an electronic device, such as a smartphone. The radar field also enables the device to receive 3D gestures from the user to interact with the device. The techniques allow the device to provide functionality based on the user's presence and/or orientation, and to appropriately adjust the timing, content, and format of the device's interactions with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Brandon Barbello, Patrick M. Amihood
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Publication number: 20200358901Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving, at a mobile computing device that is associated with a called user, a call from a calling computing device that is associated with a calling user; in response to receiving the call, determining, by the mobile computing device, that data associated with the called user indicates that the called user will not respond to the call; in response to determining that the called user will not respond to the call, inferring, by the mobile computing device, an informational need of the calling user; and automatically providing, from the mobile computing device to the calling computing device, information associated with the called user and that satisfies the inferred informational need of the calling user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Shavit Matias, Noam Etzion-Rosenberg, Blaise Aguera-Arcas, Benjamin Schlesinger, Brandon Barbello, Ori Kabeli, David Petrou, Yossi Matias, Nadav Bar
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Publication number: 20200300998Abstract: Techniques and devices for seamless authentication using radar are described. In some implementations, a radar field is provided through a radar-based authentication system. The radar-based authentication system can sense reflections from an object in the radar field and analyze the reflections to determine whether the object is a person. In response to determining that the object is a person, the radar-based authentication system can sense an identifying characteristic associated with the person. Based on the identifying characteristic, the radar-based authentication system can determine that the person is an authorized user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Brandon Barbello, Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Eiji Hayashi
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Patent number: 10770035Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems that enable a smartphone-based radar system for facilitating awareness of user presence and orientation. The techniques and systems use a radar field to accurately determine a user's location and physical orientation with respect to an electronic device, such as a smartphone. The radar field also enables the device to receive 3D gestures from the user to interact with the device. The techniques allow the device to provide functionality based on the user's presence and orientation, and to appropriately adjust the timing, content, and format of the device's interactions with the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Brandon Barbello, Patrick M. Amihood
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Patent number: 10725161Abstract: Techniques and devices for seamless authentication using radar are described. In some implementations, a radar field is provided through a radar-based authentication system. The radar-based authentication system can sense reflections from an object in the radar field and analyze the reflections to determine whether the object is a person. In response to determining that the object is a person, the radar-based authentication system can sense an identifying characteristic associated with the person. Based on the identifying characteristic, the radar-based authentication system can determine that the person is an authorized user.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Brandon Barbello, Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Eiji Hayashi
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Publication number: 20200193942Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems that enable a smartphone-based radar system for facilitating awareness of user presence and orientation. The techniques and systems use a radar field to accurately determine a user's location and physical orientation with respect to an electronic device, such as a smartphone. The radar field also enables the device to receive 3D gestures from the user to interact with the device. The techniques allow the device to provide functionality based on the user's presence and orientation, and to appropriately adjust the timing, content, and format of the device's interactions with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Brandon Barbello, Patrick M. Amihood
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Publication number: 20200064458Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems that enable radar-based gesture enhancement for voice interfaces. The techniques and systems use a radar field to accurately determine three-dimensional (3D) gestures that can be used instead of, or in combination with, a voice interface to enhance interactions with voice-controllable electronic devices. These techniques allow the user to make 3D gestures from a distance to provide a voice input trigger (e.g., a “listen” gesture), interrupt and correct inaccurate actions by the voice interface, and make natural and precise adjustments to functions controlled by voice commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Brandon Barbello, Patrick M. Amihood
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Publication number: 20200066236Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems that enable a smartphone-based radar system for facilitating awareness of user presence and orientation. The techniques and systems use a radar field to accurately determine a user's location and physical orientation with respect to an electronic device, such as a smartphone. The radar field also enables the device to receive 3D gestures from the user to interact with the device. The techniques allow the device to provide functionality based on the user's presence and orientation, and to appropriately adjust the timing, content, and format of the device's interactions with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Brandon Barbello, Patrick M. Amihood
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Publication number: 20190311714Abstract: Systems are provided to facilitate continuous detection of words, names, phrases, or other sounds of interest and, responsive to such detection, provide a related user experience. The user experience can include providing links to media, web searches, translation services, journaling applications, or other resources based on detected ambient speech or other sounds. To preserve the privacy of those using and/or proximate to such systems, the system refrains from transmitting any information related to the detected sound unless the system receives permission from a user. Such permission can include the user interacting with a provided web search link, media link, or other user interface element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Brandon Barbello, Kyle Pedersen, David Jones, Tim Wantland
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Publication number: 20190187265Abstract: Techniques and devices for seamless authentication using radar are described. In some implementations, a radar field is provided through a radar-based authentication system. The radar-based authentication system can sense reflections from an object in the radar field and analyze the reflections to determine whether the object is a person. In response to determining that the object is a person, the radar-based authentication system can sense an identifying characteristic associated with the person. Based on the identifying characteristic, the radar-based authentication system can determine that the person is an authorized user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Brandon Barbello, Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Eiji Hayashi
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Publication number: 20190102458Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. A computing device stores reference song characterization data and receives digital audio data. The computing device determines whether the digital audio data represents music and then performs a different process to recognize that the digital audio data represents a particular reference song. The computing device then outputs an indication of the particular reference song.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Dominik Roblek, Blaise Aguera-Arcas, Tom Hume, Marvin Ritter, Brandon Barbello, Kevin Kilgour, Mihajlo Velimirovic, Christopher Walter George Thornton, Gabriel Taubman, James David Lyon, Jan Athaus, Katsiaryna Naliuka, Julian Odell, Matthew Sharifi, Beat Gfeller
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Publication number: 20190102144Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for indicating a reference song. A computing device stores reference song characterization data that identifies a plurality of audio characteristics for each reference song in a plurality of reference songs. The computing device receives digital audio data that represents audio recorded by a microphone, converts the digital audio data from time-domain format into frequency-domain format, and uses the digital audio data in the frequency-domain format in a music-characterization process. In response to determining that characterization values for the digital audio data are most relevant to characterization values for a particular reference song, the computing device outputs an indication of the particular reference song.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Dominik Roblek, Blaise Aguera-Arcas, Tom Hume, Marvin Ritter, Brandon Barbello, Kevin Kilgour, Mihajlo Velimirovic, Christopher Walter George Thornton, Gabriel Taubman, James David Lyon, Jan Althaus, Katsiaryna Naliuka, Julian Odell, Matthew Sharifi, Beat Gfeller