Patents by Inventor Dilip Prasanna Kumar

Dilip Prasanna Kumar 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: 11743649
    Abstract: The technology provides for a pair of earbuds. For instance, a first earbud and a second earbud may each include one or more sensors. The pair of earbuds may further include one or more processors configured to receive one or more first sensor signals from a first sensor in the first earbud and one or more second sensor signals from a second sensor in the second earbud. The one or more processors may compare the first sensor signals with the second sensor signals. Based on the comparison, the one or more processors may detect whether the first earbud and the second earbud are being worn by different users. Based on detecting that the first earbud and the second earbud are being worn by different users, the one or more processors may control the first earbud and the second earbud to use a shared mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Martin Kraemer, Deborah Kathleen Vitus, Dilip Prasanna Kumar, Kristen Lawton, Adam Champy, Christopher Branson, Sandeep Singh Waraich
  • Publication number: 20210144479
    Abstract: The technology provides for a pair of earbuds. For instance, a first earbud and a second earbud may each include one or more sensors. The pair of earbuds may further include one or more processors configured to receive one or more first sensor signals from a first sensor in the first earbud and one or more second sensor signals from a second sensor in the second earbud. The one or more processors may compare the first sensor signals with the second sensor signals. Based on the comparison, the one or more processors may detect whether the first earbud and the second earbud are being worn by different users. Based on detecting that the first earbud and the second earbud are being worn by different users, the one or more processors may control the first earbud and the second earbud to use a shared mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Kraemer, Deborah Kathleen Vitus, Dilip Prasanna Kumar, Kristen Lawton, Adam Champy, Christopher Branson, Sandeep Singh Waraich
  • Patent number: 10924858
    Abstract: The technology provides for a pair of earbuds. For instance, a first earbud and a second earbud may each include one or more sensors. The pair of earbuds may further include one or more processors configured to receive one or more first sensor signals from a first sensor in the first earbud and one or more second sensor signals from a second sensor in the second earbud. The one or more processors may compare the first sensor signals with the second sensor signals. Based on the comparison, the one or more processors may detect whether the first earbud and the second earbud are being worn by different users. Based on detecting that the first earbud and the second earbud are being worn by different users, the one or more processors may control the first earbud and the second earbud to use a shared mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Martin Kraemer, Deborah Kathleen Vitus, Dilip Prasanna Kumar, Kristen Lawton, Adam Champy, Christopher Branson, Sandeep Singh Waraich
  • Publication number: 20200145757
    Abstract: The technology provides for a pair of earbuds. For instance, a first earbud and a second earbud may each include one or more sensors. The pair of earbuds may further include one or more processors configured to receive one or more first sensor signals from a first sensor in the first earbud and one or more second sensor signals from a second sensor in the second earbud. The one or more processors may compare the first sensor signals with the second sensor signals. Based on the comparison, the one or more processors may detect whether the first earbud and the second earbud are being worn by different users. Based on detecting that the first earbud and the second earbud are being worn by different users, the one or more processors may control the first earbud and the second earbud to use a shared mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Martin Kraemer, Deborah Kathleen Vitus, Dilip Prasanna Kumar, Kristen Lawton, Adam Champy, Christopher Branson, Sandeep Singh Waraich