Patents by Inventor Bryan Horling
Bryan Horling 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: 10769155Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for automatically augmenting message exchange threads based on a detected tone of messages exchanged between participants. In various implementations, a message contributed to a message exchange thread involving one or more message exchange clients by a participant may be determined. In various implementations, an idle chatter score associated with the message may be calculated. In various implementations, either a conversational response to the message or content responsive to a search query generated based on the message may be selectively incorporated into the message exchange thread based at least in part on the idle chatter score. In some implementations, a search query suitability score associated with the message may also be calculated.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: David Kogan, Wangqing Yuan, Wei Chen, Bryan Horling, Michael Itz
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Patent number: 10650647Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for monitoring activity in a home environment. In one aspect, a method performed at a voice-assistant device includes: while operating in an assistant mode, receiving an occupant command to operate in a monitoring mode; in response to the command, transitioning to operating in the monitoring mode; while operating in the monitoring mode, detecting a sound; obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets one or more monitoring criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria: obtaining a classification of the sound; and generating an alert or notification in accordance with the classification of the sound.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventor: Bryan Horling
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Patent number: 10635832Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for interactive assistant modules to safely access and provide restricted content in group contexts. In various implementations, a dialog between a first individual and an interactive assistant module may be determined to be sensorially perceivable by at least a second individual. Restricted content that is to be automatically incorporated into the dialog by the interactive assistant module may be identified. In various implementations, access to the restricted content may be controlled by the first individual. In various implementations, the restricted content may be conditionally incorporated into the dialog in response to a determination that the second individual is authorized to perceive the restricted content.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Bryan Horling, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Maryam Garrett, Ruijie He
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Publication number: 20200118567Abstract: Techniques are described herein for chatbots to achieve greater social grace by tracking users' states and providing corresponding dialog. In various implementations, input may be received from a user at a client device operating a chatbot, e.g., during a first session between the user and the chatbot. The input may be semantically processed to determine a state expressed by the user to the chatbot. An indication of the state expressed by the user may be stored in memory for future use by the chatbot. It may then be determined, e.g., by the chatbot based on various signals, that a second session between the user and the chatbot is underway. In various implementations, as part of the second session, the chatbot may output a statement formed from a plurality of candidate words, phrases, and/or statements based on the stored indication of the state expressed by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Bryan Horling, David Kogan, Maryam Garrett, Daniel Kunkle, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Ruijie He, Wangqing Yuan, Wei Chen, Michael Itz
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Publication number: 20200117672Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for automatically augmenting message exchange threads based on a detected tone of messages exchanged between participants. In various implementations, a message contributed to a message exchange thread involving one or more message exchange clients by a participant may be determined. In various implementations, an idle chatter score associated with the message may be calculated. In various implementations, either a conversational response to the message or content responsive to a search query generated based on the message may be selectively incorporated into the message exchange thread based at least in part on the idle chatter score. In some implementations, a search query suitability score associated with the message may also be calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: David Kogan, Wangqing Yuan, Wei Chen, Bryan Horling, Michael Itz
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Patent number: 10572490Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for automatically augmenting message exchange threads based on a detected tone of messages exchanged between participants. In various implementations, a message contributed to a message exchange thread involving one or more message exchange clients by a participant may be determined. In various implementations, an idle chatter score associated with the message may be calculated. In various implementations, either a conversational response to the message or content responsive to a search query generated based on the message may be selectively incorporated into the message exchange thread based at least in part on the idle chatter score. In some implementations, a search query suitability score associated with the message may also be calculated.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: David Kogan, Wangqing Yuan, Wei Chen, Bryan Horling, Michael Itz
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Publication number: 20200034116Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media related to interaction between a user and an automated assistant during a dialog between the user and the automated assistant. Some implementations are directed to adapting a graphical and/or audible presentation of search results provided by the automated assistant for presentation to the user. The adaptation may be in response to attribute(s), of one or more of the search results, referenced in spoken and/or typed textual input provided by the user during the dialog. Some of those implementations may enable a user to provide textual input to navigate the search results within the dialog and within resource and/or interface constraints associated with the dialog. Some of those implementations may additionally and/or alternatively enable adapting, based on textual input provided by a user to the automated assistant, when and/or whether search results having certain attributes are provided to the user by the automated assistant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: David Kogan, Bryan Horling
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Patent number: 10515635Abstract: Techniques are described herein for chatbots to achieve greater social grace by tracking users' states and providing corresponding dialog. In various implementations, input may be received from a user at a client device operating a chatbot, e.g., during a first session between the user and the chatbot. The input may be semantically processed to determine a state expressed by the user to the chatbot. An indication of the state expressed by the user may be stored in memory for future use by the chatbot. It may then be determined, e.g., by the chatbot based on various signals, that a second session between the user and the chatbot is underway. In various implementations, as part of the second session, the chatbot may output a statement formed from a plurality of candidate words, phrases, and/or statements based on the stored indication of the state expressed by the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Bryan Horling, David Kogan, Maryam Garrett, Daniel Kunkle, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Ruijie He, Wangqing Yuan, Wei Chen, Michael Itz
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Publication number: 20190362608Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for monitoring activity in a home environment. In one aspect, a method performed at a voice-assistant device includes: while operating in an assistant mode, receiving an occupant command to operate in a monitoring mode; in response to the command, transitioning to operating in the monitoring mode; while operating in the monitoring mode, detecting a sound; obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets one or more monitoring criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria: obtaining a classification of the sound; and generating an alert or notification in accordance with the classification of the sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventor: BRYAN HORLING
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Patent number: 10481861Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media related to interaction between a user and an automated assistant during a dialog between the user and the automated assistant. Some implementations are directed to adapting a graphical and/or audible presentation of search results provided by the automated assistant for presentation to the user. The adaptation may be in response to attribute(s), of one or more of the search results, referenced in spoken and/or typed textual input provided by the user during the dialog. Some of those implementations may enable a user to provide textual input to navigate the search results within the dialog and within resource and/or interface constraints associated with the dialog. Some of those implementations may additionally and/or alternatively enable adapting, based on textual input provided by a user to the automated assistant, when and/or whether search results having certain attributes are provided to the user by the automated assistant.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: David Kogan, Bryan Horling
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Patent number: 10380852Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for monitoring activity in a home environment. In one aspect, a method performed at a voice-assistant device includes: (1) while operating in an assistant mode, receiving an occupant voice command to operate in a monitoring mode; (2) in response to the command, transitioning to operating in the monitoring mode; (3) obtaining one or more monitoring criteria; (4) while operating in the monitoring mode, detecting a sound; (5) obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria; and (6) in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria: (a) obtaining a classification of the sound; and (b) based on sound having a first sound classification, emitting a first simulated occupant response of a plurality of simulated occupant responses via the one or more speakers.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventor: Bryan Horling
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Publication number: 20190220519Abstract: Some implementations are directed to translating chatspeak to a normalized form, where the chatspeak is included in natural language input formulated by a user via a user interface input device of a computing device—such as input provided by the user to an automated assistant. The normalized form of the chatspeak may be utilized by the automated assistant in determining reply content that is responsive to the natural language input, and that reply content may be presented to the user via one or more user interface output devices of the computing device of the user. Some implementations are additionally and/or alternatively directed to providing, for presentation to a user, natural language output that includes chatspeak in lieu of a normalized form of the chatspeak, based at least in part on a “chatspeak measure” that is determined based on past usage of chatspeak by the user and/or by additional users.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Bryan Horling, Maryam Garrett, Brian Roark, Richard Sproat
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Patent number: 10268683Abstract: Some implementations are directed to translating chatspeak to a normalized form, where the chatspeak is included in natural language input formulated by a user via a user interface input device of a computing device—such as input provided by the user to an automated assistant. The normalized form of the chatspeak may be utilized by the automated assistant in determining reply content that is responsive to the natural language input, and that reply content may be presented to the user via one or more user interface output devices of the computing device of the user. Some implementations are additionally and/or alternatively directed to providing, for presentation to a user, natural language output that includes chatspeak in lieu of a normalized form of the chatspeak, based at least in part on a “chatspeak measure” that is determined based on past usage of chatspeak by the user and/or by additional users.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Bryan Horling, Maryam Garrett, Brian Roark, Richard Sproat
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Publication number: 20190095642Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for interactive assistant modules to safely access and provide restricted content in group contexts. In various implementations, a dialog between a first individual and an interactive assistant module may be determined to be sensorially perceivable by at least a second individual. Restricted content that is to be automatically incorporated into the dialog by the interactive assistant module may be identified. In various implementations, access to the restricted content may be controlled by the first individual. In various implementations, the restricted content may be conditionally incorporated into the dialog in response to a determination that the second individual is authorized to perceive the restricted content.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Bryan Horling, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Maryam Garrett, Ruijie He
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Publication number: 20190074010Abstract: Techniques are described herein for chatbots to achieve greater social grace by tracking users' states and providing corresponding dialog. In various implementations, input may be received from a user at a client device operating a chatbot, e.g., during a first session between the user and the chatbot. The input may be semantically processed to determine a state expressed by the user to the chatbot. An indication of the state expressed by the user may be stored in memory for future use by the chatbot. It may then be determined, e.g., by the chatbot based on various signals, that a second session between the user and the chatbot is underway. In various implementations, as part of the second session, the chatbot may output a statement formed from a plurality of candidate words, phrases, and/or statements based on the stored indication of the state expressed by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Bryan Horling, David Kogan, Maryam Garrett, Daniel Kunkle, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Ruijie He, Wangqing Yuan, Wei Chen, Michael Itz
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Patent number: 10185840Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for interactive assistant modules to safely access and provide restricted content in group contexts. In various implementations, a dialog between a first individual and an interactive assistant module may be determined to be sensorially perceivable by at least a second individual. Restricted content that is to be automatically incorporated into the dialog by the interactive assistant module may be identified. In various implementations, access to the restricted content may be controlled by the first individual. In various implementations, the restricted content may be conditionally incorporated into the dialog in response to a determination that the second individual is authorized to perceive the restricted content.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Bryan Horling, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Maryam Garrett, Ruijie He
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Patent number: 10157615Abstract: Techniques are described herein for chatbots to achieve greater social grace by tracking users' states and providing corresponding dialog. In various implementations, input may be received from a user at a client device operating a chatbot, e.g., during a first session between the user and the chatbot. The input may be semantically processed to determine a state expressed by the user to the chatbot. An indication of the state expressed by the user may be stored in memory for future use by the chatbot. It may then be determined, e.g., by the chatbot based on various signals, that a second session between the user and the chatbot is underway. In various implementations, as part of the second session, the chatbot may output a statement formed from a plurality of candidate words, phrases, and/or statements based on the stored indication of the state expressed by the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Bryan Horling, David Kogan, Maryam Garrett, Daniel Kunkle, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Ruijie He, Wangqing Yuan, Wei Chen, Michael Itz
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Publication number: 20180330589Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for monitoring activity in a home environment. In one aspect, a method performed at a voice-assistant device includes: (1) while operating in an assistant mode, receiving an occupant voice command to operate in a monitoring mode; (2) in response to the command, transitioning to operating in the monitoring mode; (3) obtaining one or more monitoring criteria; (4) while operating in the monitoring mode, detecting a sound; (5) obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria; and (6) in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria: (a) obtaining a classification of the sound; and (b) based on sound having a first sound classification, emitting a first simulated occupant response of a plurality of simulated occupant responses via the one or more speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventor: BRYAN HORLING
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Publication number: 20180197542Abstract: Techniques are described herein for chatbots to achieve greater social grace by tracking users' states and providing corresponding dialog. In various implementations, input may be received from a user at a client device operating a chatbot, e.g., during a first session between the user and the chatbot. The input may be semantically processed to determine a state expressed by the user to the chatbot. An indication of the state expressed by the user may be stored in memory for future use by the chatbot. It may then be determined, e.g., by the chatbot based on various signals, that a second session between the user and the chatbot is underway. In various implementations, as part of the second session, the chatbot may output a statement formed from a plurality of candidate words, phrases, and/or statements based on the stored indication of the state expressed by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Bryan Horling, David Kogan, Maryam Garrett, Daniel Kunkle, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Ruijie He, Wangqing Yuan, Wei Chen, Michael Itz
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Patent number: 9947319Abstract: Techniques are described herein for chatbots to achieve greater social grace by tracking users' states and providing corresponding dialog. In various implementations, input may be received from a user at a client device operating a chatbot, e.g., during a first session between the user and the chatbot. The input may be semantically processed to determine a state expressed by the user to the chatbot. An indication of the state expressed by the user may be stored in memory for future use by the chatbot. It may then be determined, e.g., by the chatbot based on various signals, that a second session between the user and the chatbot is underway. In various implementations, as part of the second session, the chatbot may output a statement formed from a plurality of candidate words, phrases, and/or statements based on the stored indication of the state expressed by the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Bryan Horling, David Kogan, Maryam Garrett, Daniel Kunkle, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Ruijie He, Wangqing Yuan, Wei Chen, Michael Itz