Patents by Inventor Stephanie Hughes

Stephanie Hughes 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).

  • Patent number: 12026429
    Abstract: Method and systems are provided for displaying a control representation in a playback zone representation provided on a playback zones view interface. The playback zones view interface allows a user to view and navigate between playback zones in a media playback system, and the control representation in the playback zone representation is selectable to allow the user to control playback of media content in the corresponding playback zone from the playback zones view interface without having to navigate to a particular playback control interface corresponding to the playback zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20240103689
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20240029893
    Abstract: A system and a method include receiving from environmental sensors, environmental output data measurements. The environmental sensors are located at a site location. A health impact scoring algorithm computes a plurality of health impact scores from the environmental output data measurements. An overall health impact score at the site location is computed from the health impact score having a lowest value. A machine learning model generates a personal recommendation for reducing a health impact from a verified environmental hazard type to each occupant in the site location. At least one of: the overall health impact score, the at least one verified environmental hazard type, the occupant exposure time, or the personal recommendation are displayed on a computing device. An instruction is sent to environment-controlling equipment located at the site location to change an operational parameter of the environment-controlling equipment to mitigate the at least one verified environmental hazard type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Stephanie Hughes Taylor, Michael Bennett Solovay, Peter Railey Taylor, SR.
  • Patent number: 11640225
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20230092832
    Abstract: A system and a method include receiving, by a processor, from environmental sensors, environmental output data measurements. The environmental sensors are located at a site location. An health impact scoring algorithm computes a plurality of health impact scores from the environmental output data measurements. An overall health impact score at the site location is computed from the any of the health impact scores having a lowest value. A machine learning model generates at least one recommendation for remediating at least one verified environmental hazard type. At least one of the overall health impact score, the at least one verified environmental hazard type, or the at least one recommendation are displayed on a computing device. An instruction is sent to environment-controlling equipment located at the site location to change an operational parameter of the environment-controlling equipment to mitigate the at least one verified environmental hazard type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Stephanie Hughes Taylor, Michael Bennett Solovay, Peter Railey Taylor, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11449084
    Abstract: A system and a method include receiving, by a processor, from environmental sensors, environmental output data measurements. The environmental sensors are located at a site location. An health impact scoring algorithm computes a plurality of health impact scores from the environmental output data measurements. An overall health impact score at the site location is computed from the any of the health impact scores having a lowest value. A machine learning model generates at least one recommendation for remediating at least one verified environmental hazard type. At least one of the overall health impact score, the at least one verified environmental hazard type, or the at least one recommendation are displayed on a computing device. An instruction is sent to environment-controlling equipment located at the site location to change an operational parameter of the environment-controlling equipment to mitigate the at least one verified environmental hazard type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Building4Health Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie Hughes Taylor, Michael Bennett Solovay, Peter Railey Taylor, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20220019401
    Abstract: Method and systems are provided for displaying a control representation in a playback zone representation provided on a playback zones view interface. The playback zones view interface allows a user to view and navigate between playback zones in a media playback system, and the control representation in the playback zone representation is selectable to allow the user to control playback of media content in the corresponding playback zone from the playback zones view interface without having to navigate to a particular playback control interface corresponding to the playback zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Patent number: 11023199
    Abstract: Method and systems are provided for displaying a control representation playback zone representation provided on a playback zones view interface. The playback zones view interface allows a user to view and navigate between playback zones in a media playback system, and the control representation in the playback zone representation is selectable to allow the user to control playback of media content in the corresponding playback zone from the playback zones view interface without having to navigate to a particular playback control interface corresponding to the playback zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20210042011
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Patent number: 10599287
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190286313
    Abstract: Method and systems are provided for displaying a control representation playback zone representation provided on a playback zones view interface. The playback zones view interface allows a user to view and navigate between playback zones in a media playback system, and the control representation in the playback zone representation is selectable to allow the user to control playback of media content in the corresponding playback zone from the playback zones view interface without having to navigate to a particular playback control interface corresponding to the playback zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20150261493
    Abstract: Method and systems are provided for displaying a control representation in a playback zone representation provided on a playback zones view interface. The playback zones view interface allows a user to view and navigate between playback zones in a media playback system, and the control representation in the playback zone representation is selectable to allow the user to control playback of media content in the corresponding playback zone from the playback zones view interface without having to navigate to a particular playback control interface corresponding to the playback zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: SONOS, INC.
    Inventors: Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20150261410
    Abstract: An example method involves providing an interface that simultaneously displays an indication of a respective volume corresponding to each of at least two zone players and displays a respective selectable icon corresponding to each of the at least two zone players. Each respective selectable icon indicates whether the corresponding zone player has been selected for a group, and at least one of the respective selectable icons indicates that a respective zone player has been selected for the group. The interface further displays an indication of a group volume associated with the at least one selected zone player. The method further includes receiving a command to change at least one of a respective volume of one or more of the at least one selected zone player or the group volume, and transmitting an indication of the received command to one or more of the at least one selected zone player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: SONOS, INC.
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Mike Lemmon, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20150178915
    Abstract: Images, such as photographs or videos, are tagged with emotional state and/or biometric information. Emotional state information (or mood) may be stored in metadata of an electronic image. A computing device, such as a cellular telephone, receives an image from a camera as well as biometric information from a sensor. Sensors may be located on the computing device, or alternatively on a user wearable device. Biometric information may be from a user taking a photograph or from a user viewing a photograph. Biometric information may include heart rate, galvanic skin response (GSR), facial expression and the like. The computing device may calculate an emotional state of a user, such as happiness, based on the biometric information. The tagged biometric and/or emotional state information allows for a way to retrieve, sort and organize images. Tagged images may be used in social media connections or broadcasting, such as blogging specific emotional images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Monique Chatterjee, Benoit Collette, Fernd VanEngelen, Stephanie Hughes
  • Publication number: 20120234849
    Abstract: Waste containers which include a vessel body with an opening for receiving waste materials, a removable cover for operably enclosing said opening, and an odor control dispenser are disclosed. The odor control dispenser selectively dispenses an odor control agent into the vessel body when activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Stephanie Hughes, David J. Schneider, Charles A. Schneider, Richard Hughes