Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Bates

Christopher J. Bates 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: 12192713
    Abstract: Multiple aspects of systems and methods for voice control and related features and functionality for various embodiments of media playback devices, networked microphone devices, microphone-equipped media playback devices, and speaker-equipped networked microphone devices are disclosed and described herein, including but not limited to designating and managing default networked devices, audio response playback, room-corrected voice detection, content mixing, music service selection, metadata exchange between networked playback systems and networked microphone systems, handling loss of pairing between networked devices, actions based on user identification, and other voice control of networked devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Yean-Nian Willy Chen, Paul Andrew Bates, Luis Vega-Zayas, Christopher Butts, Nicholas A. J. Millington, Keith Corbin
  • Patent number: 12060430
    Abstract: Methods of treating metabolic diseases and disorders using an antigen binding protein specific for the GIPR polypeptide are provided. In various embodiments the metabolic disease or disorder is type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, elevated glucose levels, elevated insulin levels and diabetic nephropathy. In certain embodiments the antigen binding protein is administered in combination with a GLP-1 receptor agonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Junming Yie, Donghui Shi, David J. Lloyd, Jinghong Wang, Glenn N. Sivits, Jr., Murielle M. Veniant-Ellison, Renee Komorowski, Neeraj Agrawal, Darren L. Bates, Brandon C. P. Clavette, Ian N. Foltz, Shu-yin Ho, Christopher Murawsky, Xiaoshan Min, Zhulun Wang
  • Publication number: 20240244368
    Abstract: Multiple aspects of systems and methods for voice control and related features and functionality for various embodiments of media playback devices, networked microphone devices, microphone-equipped media playback devices, and speaker-equipped networked microphone devices are disclosed and described herein, including but not limited to designating and managing default networked devices, audio response playback, room-corrected voice detection, content mixing, music service selection, metadata exchange between networked playback systems and networked microphone systems, handling loss of pairing between networked devices, actions based on user identification, and other voice control of networked devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Yean-Nian Willy Chen, Paul Andrew Bates, Luis Vega-Zayas, Christopher Butts, Nicholas A.J. Millington, Keith Corbin
  • Patent number: 9197886
    Abstract: A method implemented in a computer system for detecting performance degradation in a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) cable plant having customer premises equipment (CPE) elements, active elements, and passive elements. The method collects radio frequency (RF) metric values, computes absolute deviation values of the RF metric values from reference RF metric values, computes relative hierarchical deviation values of the RF metric values, and computes relative peer deviation values of the RF metric values. The method sends an alarm message to an operator when the absolute deviation value, relative hierarchical deviation value, or relative peer deviation value for any element exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Harindranath P. Nair, Christopher J. Bates, Vishal Dhruv
  • Publication number: 20140282774
    Abstract: A method implemented in a computer system for detecting performance degradation in a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) cable plant having customer premises equipment (CPE) elements, active elements, and passive elements. The method collects radio frequency (RF) metric values, computes absolute deviation values of the RF metric values from reference RF metric values, computes relative hierarchical deviation values of the RF metric values, and computes relative peer deviation values of the RF metric values. The method sends an alarm message to an operator when the absolute deviation value, relative hierarchical deviation value, or relative peer deviation value for any element exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ARRIS Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Harindranath P. Nair, Christopher J. Bates, Vishal Dhruv