Patents by Inventor Mahesh SHANBHAG

Mahesh SHANBHAG 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).

  • TECHNIQUES FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUB DEVICE AND MULTIPLE ENDPOINTS
    Publication number: 20250111851
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for coordinating interactions between a user device and a plurality of accessory devices. In one example, a user device receives information identifying one or more accessory devices in communication with the user device. The user device may implement accessory interaction instances for each of the identified accessories. A first accessory interaction instance can be associated with a first accessory among the identified accessories and receive a first audio input from the first accessory corresponding to a user request. The first accessory interaction instance can process a portion of the received audio input and receive a first response from a server computer. The user device may then transmit the first response to the first accessory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jared S. Grubb, Robert M. Stewart, Gabriel Sanchez, Anshul Jain, Zaka ur Rehman Ashraf, David J. Chandler, Andrew Byrne, Anumita Biswas, Minsub Lee, Mahesh Shanbhag
  • Techniques for communication between hub device and multiple endpoints
    Patent number: 12249328
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for coordinating interactions between a user device and a plurality of accessory devices. In one example, a user device receives information identifying one or more accessory devices in communication with the user device. The user device may implement accessory interaction instances for each of the identified accessories. A first accessory interaction instance can be associated with a first accessory among the identified accessories and receive a first audio input from the first accessory corresponding to a user request. The first accessory interaction instance can process a portion of the received audio input and receive a first response from a server computer. The user device may then transmit the first response to the first accessory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jared S. Grubb, Robert M. Stewart, Gabriel Sanchez, Anshul Jain, Zaka ur Rehman Ashraf, David J. Chandler, Andrew Byrne, Anumita Biswas, Minsub Lee, Mahesh Shanbhag
  • TECHNIQUES FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUB DEVICE AND MULTIPLE ENDPOINTS
    Publication number: 20220335938
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for coordinating interactions between a user device and a plurality of accessory devices. In one example, a user device receives information identifying one or more accessory devices in communication with the user device. The user device may implement accessory interaction instances for each of the identified accessories. A first accessory interaction instance can be associated with a first accessory among the identified accessories and receive a first audio input from the first accessory corresponding to a user request. The first accessory interaction instance can process a portion of the received audio input and receive a first response from a server computer. The user device may then transmit the first response to the first accessory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jared S. GRUBB, Robert M. STEWART, Gabriel SANCHEZ, Anshul JAIN, Zaka ur Rehman ASHRAF, David J. CHANDLER, Andrew BYRNE, Anumita BISWAS, Minsub LEE, Mahesh SHANBHAG