Patents by Inventor Lucas Palmer

Lucas Palmer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240412732
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for using shortcut command phrases to operate an automated assistant. A user of the automated assistant can request that a shortcut command phrase be established for causing the automated assistant to perform a variety of different actions. In this way, the user does not necessarily have to provide an individual command for each action to be performed but, rather, can use a shortcut command phrase to cause the automated assistant to perform the actions. The shortcut command phrases can be used to control peripheral devices, IoT devices, applications, websites, and/or any other apparatuses or processes capable of being controlled through an automated assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Yuzhao Ni, Lucas Palmer
  • Patent number: 12067984
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for using shortcut command phrases to operate an automated assistant. A user of the automated assistant can request that a shortcut command phrase be established for causing the automated assistant to perform a variety of different actions. In this way, the user does not necessarily have to provide an individual command for each action to be performed but, rather, can use a shortcut command phrase to cause the automated assistant to perform the actions. The shortcut command phrases can be used to control peripheral devices, IoT devices, applications, websites, and/or any other apparatuses or processes capable of being controlled through an automated assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yuzhao Ni, Lucas Palmer
  • Publication number: 20240005916
    Abstract: Various implementations relate to techniques, for controlling smart devices, that are low latency and/or that provide computational efficiencies (client and/or server) and/or network efficiencies. Those implementations relate to generating and/or utilizing cache entries, of a cache that is stored locally at an assistant client device, in control of various smart devices (e.g., smart lights, smart thermostats, smart plugs, smart appliances, smart routers, etc.). Each of the cache entries includes a mapping of text to one or more corresponding semantic representations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: David Roy Schairer, Di Lin, Lucas Palmer
  • Patent number: 11783814
    Abstract: Various implementations relate to techniques, for controlling smart devices, that are low latency and/or that provide computational efficiencies (client and/or server) and/or network efficiencies. Those implementations relate to generating and/or utilizing cache entries, of a cache that is stored locally at an assistant client device, in control of various smart devices (e.g., smart lights, smart thermostats, smart plugs, smart appliances, smart routers, etc.). Each of the cache entries includes a mapping of text to one or more corresponding semantic representations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: David Roy Schairer, Di Lin, Lucas Palmer
  • Publication number: 20230013457
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for using shortcut command phrases to operate an automated assistant. A user of the automated assistant can request that a shortcut command phrase be established for causing the automated assistant to perform a variety of different actions. In this way, the user does not necessarily have to provide an individual command for each action to be performed but, rather, can use a shortcut command phrase to cause the automated assistant to perform the actions. The shortcut command phrases can be used to control peripheral devices, IoT devices, applications, websites, and/or any other apparatuses or processes capable of being controlled through an automated assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yuzhao Ni, Lucas Palmer
  • Patent number: 11450314
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for using shortcut command phrases to operate an automated assistant. A user of the automated assistant can request that a shortcut command phrase be established for causing the automated assistant to perform a variety of different actions. In this way, the user does not necessarily have to provide an individual command for each action to be performed but, rather, can use a shortcut command phrase to cause the automated assistant to perform the actions. The shortcut command phrases can be used to control peripheral devices, IoT devices, applications, websites, and/or any other apparatuses or processes capable of being controlled through an automated assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yuzhao Ni, Lucas Palmer
  • Publication number: 20220044677
    Abstract: Various implementations relate to techniques, for controlling smart devices, that are low latency and/or that provide computational efficiencies (client and/or server) and/or network efficiencies. Those implementations relate to generating and/or utilizing cache entries, of a cache that is stored locally at an assistant client device, in control of various smart devices (e.g., smart lights, smart thermostats, smart plugs, smart appliances, smart routers, etc.). Each of the cache entries includes a mapping of text to one or more corresponding semantic representations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: David Roy Schairer, Di Lin, Lucas Palmer
  • Patent number: 11176928
    Abstract: Various implementations relate to techniques, for controlling smart devices, that are low latency and/or that provide computational efficiencies (client and/or server) and/or network efficiencies. Those implementations relate to generating and/or utilizing cache entries, of a cache that is stored locally at an assistant client device, in control of various smart devices (e.g., smart lights, smart thermostats, smart plugs, smart appliances, smart routers, etc.). Each of the cache entries includes a mapping of text to one or more corresponding semantic representations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: David Roy Schairer, Di Lin, Lucas Palmer
  • Publication number: 20210248998
    Abstract: Various implementations relate to techniques, for controlling smart devices, that are low latency and/or that provide computational efficiencies (client and/or server) and/or network efficiencies. Those implementations relate to generating and/or utilizing cache entries, of a cache that is stored locally at an assistant client device, in control of various smart devices (e.g., smart lights, smart thermostats, smart plugs, smart appliances, smart routers, etc.). Each of the cache entries includes a mapping of text to one or more corresponding semantic representations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: David Roy Schairer, Di Lin, Lucas Palmer
  • Publication number: 20190103103
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for using shortcut command phrases to operate an automated assistant. A user of the automated assistant can request that a shortcut command phrase be established for causing the automated assistant to perform a variety of different actions. In this way, the user does not necessarily have to provide an individual command for each action to be performed but, rather, can use a shortcut command phrase to cause the automated assistant to perform the actions. The shortcut command phrases can be used to control peripheral devices, IoT devices, applications, websites, and/or any other apparatuses or processes capable of being controlled through an automated assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yuzhao Ni, Lucas Palmer