Patents by Inventor Jack Whyte
Jack Whyte 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: 12367858Abstract: A computing system and related techniques for selecting content to be automatically converted to speech and provided as an audio signal are provided. A text-to-speech request associated with a first document can be received that includes data associated with a playback position of a selector associated with a text-to-speech interface overlaid on the first document. First content associated with the first document can be determined based at least in part on the playback position, the first content including content that is displayed in the user interface at the playback position. The first document can be analyzed to identify one or more structural features associated with the first content. Speech data can be generated based on the first content and the one or more structural features.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2024Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Benedict Davies, Guillaume Boniface, Jack Whyte, Jakub Adamek, Simon Tokumine, Alessio Macri, Matthias Quasthoff
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Patent number: 12185855Abstract: An adjustable clothes hanger assembly includes an upper member that is longitudinally elongated. A hook is coupled to and extends upwardly from the upper member thereby facilitating the hook to be positioned on a closet rod. A lower member is elongated to have a length that is equal to a length of the upper member. A pair of curved tubes is provided and each of the curved tubes defines a U-shape to hang an article of clothing in the convention of a clothes hanger. Each of the curved tubes insertably receives the upper member and the lower member such that the upper member and the lower member and the pair of curved tubes defines an ovoid shape which has an adjustable length to accommodate various sizes of articles of clothing.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventor: Jack Whyte
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Publication number: 20240382027Abstract: An adjustable clothes hanger assembly includes an upper member that is longitudinally elongated. A hook is coupled to and extends upwardly from the upper member thereby facilitating the hook to be positioned on a closet rod. A lower member is elongated to have a length that is equal to a length of the upper member. A pair of curved tubes is provided and each of the curved tubes defines a U-shape to hang an article of clothing in the convention of a clothes hanger. Each of the curved tubes insertably receives the upper member and the lower member such that the upper member and the lower member and the pair of curved tubes defines an ovoid shape which has an adjustable length to accommodate various sizes of articles of clothing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventor: Jack Whyte
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Publication number: 20240304173Abstract: A computing system and related techniques for selecting content to be automatically converted to speech and provided as an audio signal are provided. A text-to-speech request associated with a first document can be received that includes data associated with a playback position of a selector associated with a text-to-speech interface overlaid on the first document. First content associated with the first document can be determined based at least in part on the playback position, the first content including content that is displayed in the user interface at the playback position. The first document can be analyzed to identify one or more structural features associated with the first content. Speech data can be generated based on the first content and the one or more structural features.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Benedict Davies, Guillaume Boniface, Jack Whyte, Jakub Adamek, Simon Tokumine, Alessio Macri, Matthias Quasthoff
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Patent number: 12020681Abstract: A computing system and related techniques for selecting content to be automatically converted to speech and provided as an audio signal are provided. A text-to-speech request associated with a first document can be received that includes data associated with a playback position of a selector associated with a text-to-speech interface overlaid on the first document. First content associated with the first document can be determined based at least in part on the playback position, the first content including content that is displayed in the user interface at the playback position. The first document can be analyzed to identify one or more structural features associated with the first content. Speech data can be generated based on the first content and the one or more structural features.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Benedict Davies, Guillaume Boniface, Jack Whyte, Jakub Adamek, Simon Tokumine, Alessio Macri, Matthias Quasthoff
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Publication number: 20220013104Abstract: A computing system and related techniques for selecting content to be automatically converted to speech and provided as an audio signal are provided. A text-to-speech request associated with a first document can be received that includes data associated with a playback position of a selector associated with a text-to-speech interface overlaid on the first document. First content associated with the first document can be determined based at least in part on the playback position, the first content including content that is displayed in the user interface at the playback position. The first document can be analyzed to identify one or more structural features associated with the first content. Speech data can be generated based on the first content and the one or more structural features.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Benedict Davies, Guillaume Boniface-Chang, Jack Whyte, Jakub Adamek, Simon Tokumine, Alessio Macri, Matthias Quasthoff
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Patent number: 11145288Abstract: A computing system and related techniques for selecting content to be automatically converted to speech and provided as an audio signal are provided. A text-to-speech request associated with a first document can be received that includes data associated with a playback position of a selector associated with a text-to-speech interface overlaid on the first document. First content associated with the first document can be determined based at least in part on the playback position, the first content including content that is displayed in the user interface at the playback position. The first document can be analyzed to identify one or more structural features associated with the first content. Speech data can be generated based on the first content and the one or more structural features.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Benedict Davies, Guillaume Boniface, Jack Whyte, Jakub Adamek, Simon Tokumine, Alessio Macri, Matthias Quasthoff
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Patent number: 10694344Abstract: Techniques are described herein for leveraging an online semantic processor to generate a finite state machine to be delivered to and implemented on a resource-constrained device. In various implementations, a user request may be received by a personal assistant module. Data indicative of the user request may be uploaded, e.g., by the personal assistant module, to an online semantic processor. Data may be received, e.g., by the personal assistant module, from the online semantic processor. The received data may represent a state machine having a plurality of candidate states of the personal assistant module. Each candidate state may be potentially responsive to the request. Resources local to the resource-constrained device may be analyzed to ascertain signal(s) unavailable to the online semantic processor. The personal assistant module may then transition to a given state of the plurality of candidate states. The given state may be selected based on the signal(s).Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Adrian Diaconu, Jing Qian, Jack Whyte, Ning Ma, Shir Yehoshua
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Publication number: 20200035218Abstract: A computing system and related techniques for selecting content to be automatically converted to speech and provided as an audio signal are provided. A text-to-speech request associated with a first document can be received that includes data associated with a playback position of a selector associated with a text-to-speech interface overlaid on the first document. First content associated with the first document can be determined based at least in part on the playback position, the first content including content that is displayed in the user interface at the playback position. The first document can be analyzed to identify one or more structural features associated with the first content. Speech data can be generated based on the first content and the one or more structural features.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Benedict Davies, Guillaume Boniface, Jack Whyte, Jakub Adamek, Simon Tokumine, Alessio Macri, Matthias Quasthoff
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Publication number: 20200029182Abstract: Techniques are described herein for leveraging an online semantic processor to generate a finite state machine to be delivered to and implemented on a resource-constrained device. In various implementations, a user request may be received by a personal assistant module. Data indicative of the user request may be uploaded, e.g., by the personal assistant module, to an online semantic processor. Data may be received, e.g., by the personal assistant module, from the online semantic processor. The received data may represent a state machine having a plurality of candidate states of the personal assistant module. Each candidate state may be potentially responsive to the request. Resources local to the resource-constrained device may be analyzed to ascertain signal(s) unavailable to the online semantic processor. The personal assistant module may then transition to a given state of the plurality of candidate states. The given state may be selected based on the signal(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Adrian Diaconu, Jing Qian, Jack Whyte, Ning Ma, Shir Yehoshua
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Patent number: 10462619Abstract: Techniques are described herein for leveraging an online semantic processor to generate a finite state machine to be delivered to and implemented on a resource-constrained device. In various implementations, a user request may be received by a personal assistant module. Data indicative of the user request may be uploaded, e.g., by the personal assistant module, to an online semantic processor. Data may be received, e.g., by the personal assistant module, from the online semantic processor. The received data may represent a state machine having a plurality of candidate states of the personal assistant module. Each candidate state may be potentially responsive to the request. Resources local to the resource-constrained device may be analyzed to ascertain signal(s) unavailable to the online semantic processor. The personal assistant module may then transition to a given state of the plurality of candidate states. The given state may be selected based on the signal(s).Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Adrian Diaconu, Jing Qian, Jack Whyte, Ning Ma, Shir Yehoshua
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Publication number: 20170359707Abstract: Techniques are described herein for leveraging an online semantic processor to generate a finite state machine to be delivered to and implemented on a resource-constrained device. In various implementations, a user request may be received by a personal assistant module. Data indicative of the user request may be uploaded, e.g., by the personal assistant module, to an online semantic processor. Data may be received, e.g., by the personal assistant module, from the online semantic processor. The received data may represent a state machine having a plurality of candidate states of the personal assistant module. Each candidate state may be potentially responsive to the request. Resources local to the resource-constrained device may be analyzed to ascertain signal(s) unavailable to the online semantic processor. The personal assistant module may then transition to a given state of the plurality of candidate states. The given state may be selected based on the signal(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Adrian Diaconu, Jing Qian, Jack Whyte, Ning Ma, Shir Yehoshua