Patents by Inventor Hans Edward Birch-Jensen
Hans Edward Birch-Jensen 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: 11258880Abstract: Technologies for a wearable device are described. One wearable device includes a radio and a processor, the processor measures sensor data (e.g., a first angle between the wearable device and a first wireless endpoint device and a second angle between the wearable device and a second wireless endpoint device) and motion data indicative of motion of the wearable device over a first duration of time. The wearable device also measure signal strength values for communications with the respective devices. The wearable device predicts, using a first trained model, a position of the wearable device and to which target device the wearable device is directed. The wearable device predicts, using a second trained mode, a gesture made by the wearable device. The wearable device sends a message, corresponding to the gesture, to the target device to control the target device.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tao Jiang, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen
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Publication number: 20210409861Abstract: A method including establishing, at a first wireless audio device, a first communication channel with a second wireless audio device, receiving, at the first wireless audio device, audio data corresponding to a user utterance, determining that the audio data includes a wake word, transmitting at least a portion of the audio data from the first wireless audio device to a mobile device via a second communication channel, receiving an indication to establish a third communication channel with a second wireless audio device, and establishing the third communication channel with the second wireless audio device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Milos Jorgovanovic, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen
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Patent number: 11153678Abstract: A method including establishing, at a first wireless audio device, a first communication channel with a second wireless audio device, receiving, at the first wireless audio device, audio data corresponding to a user utterance, determining that the audio data includes a wake word, transmitting at least a portion of the audio data from the first wireless audio device to a mobile device via a second communication channel, receiving an indication to establish a third communication channel with a second wireless audio device, and establishing the third communication channel with the second wireless audio device.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Milos Jorgovanovic, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen
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Publication number: 20200404077Abstract: Technologies for a wearable device are described. One wearable device includes a radio and a processor, the processor measures sensor data (e.g., a first angle between the wearable device and a first wireless endpoint device and a second angle between the wearable device and a second wireless endpoint device) and motion data indicative of motion of the wearable device over a first duration of time. The wearable device also measure signal strength values for communications with the respective devices. The wearable device predicts, using a first trained model, a position of the wearable device and to which target device the wearable device is directed. The wearable device predicts, using a second trained mode, a gesture made by the wearable device. The wearable device sends a message, corresponding to the gesture, to the target device to control the target device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Tao Jiang, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen
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Patent number: 10629199Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for implementing voice-enabled devices in vehicle environments to facilitate voice interaction with vehicle computing devices. Due to the differing communication capabilities of existing vehicle computing devices, the techniques described herein describe different communication topologies for facilitating voice interaction with the vehicle computing devices. In some examples, the voice-enabled device may be communicatively coupled to a user device, which may communicate with a remote speech-processing system to determine and perform operations responsive to the voice commands, such as conducting phone calls using loudspeakers of the vehicle computing device, streaming music to the vehicle computing device, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Rangaprabhu Parthasarathy, Snehal G. Joshi, Arvind Mandhani, Dhananjay Motwani, Dibyendu Nandy, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen, Ambika Pajjuri
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Patent number: 10623843Abstract: A system and method includes a first device (e.g., a primary wireless earbud) and a second device (e.g., a secondary wireless earbud). The first device receives audio data from a third device (e.g., a mobile device) and sends the audio data to the second device; the first and second devices output the audio. When the first device detects a wakeword, to reduce use of wireless bandwidth, the first device sends only an indication of duration of playback of the audio data to the second device instead of the audio data. The second device outputs blank audio having a duration corresponding to the received location to stay in sync with the first device. The first device transmits audio data corresponding to the wakeword to the third device.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Milos Jorgovanovic, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen, Ganesha Batta, Muhaiyadeen Ansarullah Habibullah
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Patent number: 10540970Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for implementing voice-enabled devices in vehicle environments to facilitate voice interaction with vehicle computing devices. Due to the differing communication capabilities of existing vehicle computing devices, the techniques described herein describe different communication topologies for facilitating voice interaction with the vehicle computing devices. In some examples, the voice-enabled device may be communicatively coupled to a user device, which may communicate with a remote speech-processing system to determine and perform operations responsive to the voice commands, such as conducting phone calls using loudspeakers of the vehicle computing device, streaming music to the vehicle computing device, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Dibyendu Nandy, Rangaprabhu Parthasarathy, Snehal G. Joshi, Arvind Mandhani, Dhananjay Motwani, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen, Ambika Pajjuri
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Patent number: 10542574Abstract: A system and method includes a first device (e.g., a primary wireless earbud) connected to a second device (e.g., a secondary wireless earbud) using a first wireless connection. The first device is also connected to a third device (e.g., a smartphone or smart watch) using a second wireless connection. If the second device determines that the first wireless connection has disconnected, and if re-connection data is not received from the first device, the second device and the third device establish a third wireless connection between them.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Milos Jorgovanovic, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen, Ganesha Batta, Muhaiyadeen Ansarullah Habibullah
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Patent number: 10485049Abstract: A system and method includes a first device (e.g., a primary wireless earbud) connected to a second device (e.g., a secondary wireless earbud) using a first wireless connection. The first device is also connected to a third device (e.g., a smartphone or smart watch) using a second wireless connection. If the first device determines that a handoff-triggering event has occurred, the first device disconnects the second wireless connection and the second device and the third device establish a third wireless connection between them.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ganesha Batta, Muhaiyadeen Ansarullah Habibullah, Milos Jorgovanovic, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen
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Patent number: 10477294Abstract: A system and method includes a first device (e.g., a primary or primary earbud) that detects first audio corresponding to an utterance and a second device (e.g., a secondary or secondary earbud) that detects second audio corresponding to the utterance. The first device determines first audio data corresponding to the first audio and the second device determines second audio data corresponding to the second audio. The first device determines a first quality metric corresponding to the first audio data, and the second device determines a second quality metric corresponding to the second audio data. The second device transmits the second quality metric to first device, which compares it to the first quality metric. If the first device determines the second quality metric is better, it transmits the second audio data to a third device (e.g., a smartphone) and enters a power-saving state.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Milos Jorgovanovic, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen
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Publication number: 20190180740Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for implementing voice-enabled devices in vehicle environments to facilitate voice interaction with vehicle computing devices. Due to the differing communication capabilities of existing vehicle computing devices, the techniques described herein describe different communication topologies for facilitating voice interaction with the vehicle computing devices. In some examples, the voice-enabled device may be communicatively coupled to a user device, which may communicate with a remote speech-processing system to determine and perform operations responsive to the voice commands, such as conducting phone calls using loudspeakers of the vehicle computing device, streaming music to the vehicle computing device, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Dibyendu Nandy, Rangaprabhu Parthasarathy, Snehal G. Joshi, Arvind Mandhani, Dhananjay Motwani, Hans Edward Birch-Jensen, Ambika Pajjuri