Patents by Inventor Michael Scot Pate

Michael Scot Pate 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: 20250031022
    Abstract: This document discloses technology generally related to an accessory that may wirelessly connect to one or more host devices such that the accessory is able to receive content from two or more of the host devices simultaneously. The accessory may have two or more wireless communication interfaces connected to two or more respective host devices via a type of wireless connection. The accessory may determine a time to simultaneously receive content from and/or transmit content to each of the host devices. The time may be determined by adjusting the start times for reception and/or transmission of content from the two or more host devices, and/or it may be determined based on the type of wireless connection. According to some examples, the accessory may determine a priority for each of the wireless connections using arbitration rules. The accessory may output the received content simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Xuemei Ouyang, Dennis Yee, Michael Scot Pate, Ethan Aren Grabau, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung
  • Publication number: 20250016216
    Abstract: This document describes an accessory that may wirelessly connect to one or more host devices such that the accessory is able to receive content from two or more of the host devices at the same or substantially the same time. When each of the host devices is wirelessly coupled to the accessory, the accessory and each host device may determine a bit rate for the accessory to receive content from each host device. The accessory may receive content from a first host device at a first bit rate. Based on the content received, the accessory may determine a new bit rate for other host devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Xuemei Ouyang, Michael Scot Pate, Ethan Grabau, Dennis Yee, Daniel Fernandes Barros, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung
  • Patent number: 12063488
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a panel audio loudspeaker including a display panel and an actuator coupled to the display panel. The mobile device includes a temperature sensor arranged to sense a temperature of the display panel, and an electronic control module in communication with the actuator and the temperature sensor. The electronic control module is programmed to perform operations including: obtaining, from the temperature sensor, data indicating a temperature of the display panel; and based on the data indicating the temperature of the display panel, adjusting a power signal provided to the actuator to drive the panel audio loudspeaker. The power signal can be adjusted by selecting, based on the data indicating the temperature of the display panel, a target temperature of the display panel; mapping the target temperature to a target power level; and changing the power signal provided to the actuator to the target power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jennis Jose, Ian Peter Lewis, Chia Cheng Weng, TeYuan Wang, Dominic Todd Pinchott, Paul Brian Crosbie, Wael Essam Enan, Michael Scot Pate
  • Publication number: 20230353936
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a panel audio loudspeaker including a display panel and an actuator coupled to the display panel. The mobile device includes a temperature sensor arranged to sense a temperature of the display panel, and an electronic control module in communication with the actuator and the temperature sensor. The electronic control module is programmed to perform operations including: obtaining, from the temperature sensor, data indicating a temperature of the display panel; and based on the data indicating the temperature of the display panel, adjusting a power signal provided to the actuator to drive the panel audio loudspeaker. The power signal can be adjusted by selecting, based on the data indicating the temperature of the display panel, a target temperature of the display panel; mapping the target temperature to a target power level; and changing the power signal provided to the actuator to the target power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jennis Jose, Ian Peter Lewis, Chia Cheng Weng, TeYuan Wang, Dominic Todd Pinchott, Paul Brian Crosbie, Wael Essam Enan, Michael Scot Pate
  • Patent number: 10528144
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that move a display screen to produce sound or haptic feedback. A first force that causes a first movement of a first portion of a display screen is applied by a first transducer that is mechanically coupled to the first portion of the display screen. A movement of a second portion of the display screen is detected by a second transducer that is mechanically coupled to the second portion. A relationship between the first movement caused at the first portion of the display screen by the first transducer and the movement detected at the second portion of the display screen by the second transducer is determined. A second force that causes a second movement of the first portion of the display screen is applied by the first transducer, the second force being determined using the determined relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Michael Scot Pate
  • Publication number: 20190391655
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that move a display screen to produce sound or haptic feedback. A first force that causes a first movement of a first portion of a display screen is applied by a first transducer that is mechanically coupled to the first portion of the display screen. A movement of a second portion of the display screen is detected by a second transducer that is mechanically coupled to the second portion. A relationship between the first movement caused at the first portion of the display screen by the first transducer and the movement detected at the second portion of the display screen by the second transducer is determined. A second force that causes a second movement of the first portion of the display screen is applied by the first transducer, the second force being determined using the determined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Scot Pate
  • Patent number: 10423229
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that move a display screen to produce sound or haptic feedback. A first force that causes a first movement of a first portion of a display screen is applied by a first transducer that is mechanically coupled to the first portion of the display screen. A movement of a second portion of the display screen is detected by a second transducer that is mechanically coupled to the second portion. A relationship between the first movement caused at the first portion of the display screen by the first transducer and the movement detected at the second portion of the display screen by the second transducer is determined. A second force that causes a second movement of the first portion of the display screen is applied by the first transducer, the second force being determined using the determined relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Michael Scot Pate
  • Patent number: 10321231
    Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for analyzing, by a computing system, one or more signals transmitted to an audio transducer. The computing system determines, based on the analyzing the one or more signals, an inductance of electronic components affecting the one or more signals. The computing system modifies, based on using the determined inductance to determine that atypical displacement of the membrane of the audio transducer has occurred, the one or more signals to compensate for the atypical displacement of the membrane of the audio transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Josef Osterneck, Michael Kai Morishita, Chad Georges Seguin, Michael Scot Pate, Moonseok Kim
  • Publication number: 20190098403
    Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for analyzing, by a computing system, one or more signals transmitted to an audio transducer. The computing system determines, based on the analyzing the one or more signals, an inductance of electronic components affecting the one or more signals. The computing system modifies, based on using the determined inductance to determine that atypical displacement of the membrane of the audio transducer has occurred, the one or more signals to compensate for the atypical displacement of the membrane of the audio transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Josef Osterneck, Michael Kai Morishita, Chad Georges Seguin, Michael Scot Pate, Moonseok Kim
  • Publication number: 20190056786
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that move a display screen to produce sound or haptic feedback. A first force that causes a first movement of a first portion of a display screen is applied by a first transducer that is mechanically coupled to the first portion of the display screen. A movement of a second portion of the display screen is detected by a second transducer that is mechanically coupled to the second portion. A relationship between the first movement caused at the first portion of the display screen by the first transducer and the movement detected at the second portion of the display screen by the second transducer is determined. A second force that causes a second movement of the first portion of the display screen is applied by the first transducer, the second force being determined using the determined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Scot Pate