Patents by Inventor Nicholas M. JOHNSTON

Nicholas M. JOHNSTON 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).

  • Compartmentalized self registration of external devices
    Patent number: 9189196
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a peripheral device, information for controlling the peripheral device. The information for controlling the peripheral device may include information identifying a voice command associated with the peripheral device and information identifying a function corresponding to the voice command. The device may receive, from a user, the voice command. The device may cause the peripheral device to perform the function based on receiving the voice command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan P. Doherty, Nicholas M. Johnston
  • Use of unknown user data for identifying known users
    Patent number: 9111133
    Abstract: A device may receive an image of a user. The device may compare the image to an image of a known user and an image of an unknown user. The device may select, based comparing the image to the image of a known user and the image of an unknown user, one of: the image of the known user, or the image of the unknown user. The device may identify, when the image of the known user is selected, the user as the known user. The device may not identify the user when the image of the unknown user is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas M. Johnston, Ryan P. Doherty
  • COMPARTMENTALIZED SELF REGISTRATION OF EXTERNAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150170664
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a peripheral device, information for controlling the peripheral device. The information for controlling the peripheral device may include information identifying a voice command associated with the peripheral device and information identifying a function corresponding to the voice command. The device may receive, from a user, the voice command. The device may cause the peripheral device to perform the function based on receiving the voice command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan P. DOHERTY, Nicholas M. JOHNSTON