Patents by Inventor Brandt M. WESTING

Brandt M. WESTING 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: 11907436
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Michael R. Bastian, Roman Holenstein, Minwoo Jeong, Charles Maalouf, Brandon J. Newendorp, Heriberto Nieto, Timothy Paek, Joanna Peterson, Shawn Scully, Srikrishna Sridhar, Brandt M. Westing, Shiwen Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230401486
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, from a first sensor of a device, first sensor output of a first type. The subject technology receives, from a second sensor of the device, second sensor output of a second type, the first and second sensors being non-touch sensors. The subject technology provides the first sensor output and the second sensor output as inputs to a machine learning model, the machine learning model having been trained to output a predicted touch-based gesture based on sensor output of the first type and sensor output of the second type. The subject technology provides a predicted touch-based gesture based on output from the machine learning model. Further, the subject technology adjusts an audio output level of the device based on the predicted gesture, and where the device is an audio output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Keith P. AVERY, Jamil DHANANI, Harveen KAUR, Varun MAUDGALYA, Timothy S. PAEK, Dmytro RUDCHENKO, Brandt M. WESTING, Minwoo JEONG
  • Publication number: 20230304869
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes reading a raw temperature value from a temperature sensor mounted in an electronic device and determining an amount of power applied to the electronic device. The method further includes generating, using a trained model, an ambient temperature value based on the raw temperature value and the determined amount of power, wherein the ambient temperature value represents a temperature outside of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Gierad LAPUT, Brandt M. WESTING, Jun GONG, Runchang KANG, Michal K. WEGRZYNSKI, Shmuel G. LINK, Lian ZHANG, Roberto M. RIBEIRO
  • Patent number: 11704592
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, from a first sensor of a device, first sensor output of a first type. The subject technology receives, from a second sensor of the device, second sensor output of a second type, the first and second sensors being non-touch sensors. The subject technology provides the first sensor output and the second sensor output as inputs to a machine learning model, the machine learning model having been trained to output a predicted touch-based gesture based on sensor output of the first type and sensor output of the second type. The subject technology provides a predicted touch-based gesture based on output from the machine learning model. Further, the subject technology adjusts an audio output level of the device based on the predicted gesture, and where the device is an audio output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Keith P. Avery, Jamil Dhanani, Harveen Kaur, Varun Maudgalya, Timothy S. Paek, Dmytro Rudchenko, Brandt M. Westing, Minwoo Jeong
  • Publication number: 20230040703
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Michael R. BASTIAN, Roman HOLENSTEIN, Minwoo JEONG, Charles MAALOUF, Brandon J. NEWENDORP, Heriberto NIETO, Timothy PAEK, Joanna PETERSON, Shawn SCULLY, Srikrishna SRIDHAR, Brandt M. WESTING, Shiwen ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11487364
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Michael R. Bastian, Roman Holenstein, Minwoo Jeong, Charles Maalouf, Brandon J. Newendorp, Heriberto Nieto, Timothy Paek, Joanna Peterson, Shawn Scully, Srikrishna Sridhar, Brandt M. Westing, Shiwen Zhao
  • Patent number: 11416136
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to assigning tasks to various user inputs, and detecting and responding to user inputs. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to assigning tasks to various user inputs received on a back surface of a device, and detecting and responding to user inputs on the back surface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Nefulda, Keith P. Avery, Madhu Chinthakunta, Christopher B. Fleizach, Varun Maudgalya, Sommer E. Panage, Xinyi Yan, Garrett L. Weinberg, Michal K. Wegrzynski, William Caruso, Kenneth S. Friedman, Jamil Dhanani, Muhammad Amir Shafiq, Minwoo Jeong, Timothy S. Paek, Viet Huy Le, Heriberto Nieto, Brandt M. Westing, Rishabh Yadav
  • Publication number: 20220019292
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Michael R. BASTIAN, Roman HOLENSTEIN, Minwoo JEONG, Charles MAALOUF, Brandon J. NEWENDORP, Heriberto NIETO, Timothy PAEK, Joanna PETERSON, Shawn SCULLY, Srikrishna SRIDHAR, Brandt M. WESTING, Shiwen ZHAO
  • Patent number: 11175898
    Abstract: The subject technology receives a neural network model in a model format, the model format including information for a set of layers of the neural network model, each layer of the set of layers including a set of respective operations. The subject technology generates neural network (NN) code from the neural network model, the NN code being in a programming language distinct from the model format, and the NN code comprising a respective memory allocation for each respective layer of the set of layers of the neural network model, where the generating comprises determining the respective memory allocation for each respective layer based at least in part on a resource constraint of a target device. The subject technology compiles the NN code into a binary format. The subject technology generates a package for deploying the compiled NN code on the target device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy S. Paek, Francesco Rossi, Jamil Dhanani, Keith P. Avery, Minwoo Jeong, Xiaojin Shi, Harveen Kaur, Brandt M. Westing
  • Patent number: 11169616
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Michael R. Bastian, Roman Holenstein, Minwoo Jeong, Charles Maalouf, Brandon J. Newendorp, Heriberto Nieto, Timothy Paek, Joanna Peterson, Shawn Scully, Srikrishna Sridhar, Brandt M. Westing, Shiwen Zhao
  • Patent number: 10928918
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Michael R. Bastian, Roman Holenstein, Minwoo Jeong, Charles Maalouf, Brandon J. Newendorp, Heriberto Nieto, Timothy Paek, Joanna Peterson, Shawn Scully, Srikrishna Sridhar, Brandt M. Westing, Shiwen Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210027199
    Abstract: The subject technology receives, from a first sensor of a device, first sensor output of a first type. The subject technology receives, from a second sensor of the device, second sensor output of a second type, the first and second sensors being non-touch sensors. The subject technology provides the first sensor output and the second sensor output as inputs to a machine learning model, the machine learning model having been trained to output a predicted touch-based gesture based on sensor output of the first type and sensor output of the second type. The subject technology provides a predicted touch-based gesture based on output from the machine learning model. Further, the subject technology adjusts an audio output level of the device based on the predicted gesture, and where the device is an audio output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Keith P. AVERY, Jamil DHANANI, Harveen KAUR, Varun MAUDGALYA, Timothy S. PAEK, Dmytro RUDCHENKO, Brandt M. WESTING, Minwoo JEONG
  • Publication number: 20210011557
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Michael R. BASTIAN, Roman HOLENSTEIN, Minwoo JEONG, Charles MAALOUF, Brandon J. NEWENDORP, Heriberto NIETO, Timothy PAEK, Joanna PETERSON, Shawn SCULLY, Srikrishna SRIDHAR, Brandt M. WESTING, Shiwen ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20200379740
    Abstract: The subject technology receives a neural network model in a model format, the model format including information for a set of layers of the neural network model, each layer of the set of layers including a set of respective operations. The subject technology generates neural network (NN) code from the neural network model, the NN code being in a programming language distinct from the model format, and the NN code comprising a respective memory allocation for each respective layer of the set of layers of the neural network model, where the generating comprises determining the respective memory allocation for each respective layer based at least in part on a resource constraint of a target device. The subject technology compiles the NN code into a binary format. The subject technology generates a package for deploying the compiled NN code on the target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy S. PAEK, Francesco ROSSI, Jamil DHANANI, Keith P. AVERY, Minwoo JEONG, Xiaojin SHI, Harveen KAUR, Brandt M. WESTING
  • Publication number: 20190339784
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Michael R. BASTIAN, Roman HOLENSTEIN, Minwoo JEONG, Charles MAALOUF, Brandon J. NEWENDORP, Heriberto NIETO, Timothy PAEK, Joanna PETERSON, Shawn SCULLY, Srikrishna SRIDHAR, Brandt M. WESTING, Shiwen ZHAO