Patents by Inventor Francisco Pedro Lopes Pimenta

Francisco Pedro Lopes Pimenta 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: 10985936
    Abstract: Various arrangements for using captured voice to generate a custom interface controller are presented. A vocal recording from a user may be captured in which a spoken command and multiple smart-home devices are indicated. One or more common functions that map to the multiple smart-home devices may be determined. A custom interface controller may be generated that controls the one or more common functions of each smart-home device of the multiple smart-home devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Brown, Christopher Conover, Lishan Zhang, Alexander Crettenand, Lantian Zheng, Mafang Yao, Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Francisco Pedro Lopes Pimenta, Rui Zhao, Yuzhao Ni
  • Publication number: 20200112454
    Abstract: Various arrangements for using captured voice to generate a custom interface controller are presented. A vocal recording from a user may be captured in which a spoken command and multiple smart-home devices are indicated. One or more common functions that map to the multiple smart-home devices may be determined. A custom interface controller may be generated that controls the one or more common functions of each smart-home device of the multiple smart-home devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Brown, Christopher Conover, Lishan Zhang, Alexander Crettenand, Lantian Zheng, Mafang Yao, Minoo Erfani Joorabchi, Francisco Pedro Lopes Pimenta, Rui Zhao, Yuzhao Ni