Smart-device-based radar system performing location tagging

    公开(公告)号:US12210086B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US17069633

    申请日:2020-10-13

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that implement a smart-device-based radar system capable of performing location tagging. The radar system has sufficient spatial resolution to recognize different external environments associated with different locations (e.g., recognize different rooms or different locations within a same room). Using the radar system, the smart device can achieve spatial awareness and automatically activate user-programmed applications or settings associated with the different locations. In this way, the radar system enables the smart device to provide a location-specific shortcut for various applications or settings. With the location-specific shortcut, the smart device can improve the user's experience and reduce the need to repeatedly navigate cumbersome interfaces.

    Spatial Audio Guided by Ultra Wideband User Localization

    公开(公告)号:US20240406664A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18800811

    申请日:2024-08-12

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mechanism to synchronously drive distributed speakers around a user based on localization outputs of ultra wideband (UWB) communication chips already existing in devices. Distances may be determined between a user device, such as a phone or wearable, and a plurality of distributed speakers or other devices. Based on an intersection point of such distances, the user's location can be identified. Such location can be used to modify how audio is played on each of the plurality of distributed speakers.

    Mitigating Speech Collision by Predicting Speaking Intent for Participants

    公开(公告)号:US20240339116A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18297288

    申请日:2023-04-07

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Inventor: Dongeek Shin

    CPC classification number: G10L15/24 G10L15/08

    Abstract: Sensor data is obtained from one or more sensors of a participant computing device. The participant computing device and one or more other participant computing devices are connected to a teleconference orchestrated by a teleconference computing system. Based at least in part on the sensor data, a participant associated with the participant computing device is determined to intend to speak to other participants of the teleconference. Information indicating that the participant intends to speak is provided to one or more of the teleconference computing system or at least one of the one or more other participant computing devices.

    Methods and Devices for Automatic Remote Authentication

    公开(公告)号:US20240292217A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18692411

    申请日:2021-10-07

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: H04W12/06 H04W12/61 H04W12/63

    Abstract: A computer-implemented authentication method comprises broadcasting, by a first device, an ultrawideband (UWB) message. The first device receives one or more UWB responses to the UWB message from one or more UWB equipped devices and determines respective distances to the one or more UWB equipped devices based on timing information associated with the UWB message and the one or more UWB responses. The method further comprises determining one or more of the UWB equipped devices having a respective distance to the first device that is within a threshold radius of the first device to be authenticatable devices, and communicating, by the first device, authentication information to one or more of the authenticatable devices to authenticate a user of the first device on the one or more authenticatable devices.

    TAGLESS INDOOR USER LOCALIZATION USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240241242A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18016730

    申请日:2022-08-24

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    Inventor: Dongeek Shin

    CPC classification number: G01S13/06 G01S13/878

    Abstract: To determine a location of a user, a tagless indoor positioning system is automatically calibrated by transmitting communication signals between at least two anchor devices and a user device to determine and store locations of a user with channel impulse responses of the communication signals for each location. A first anchor device at a first fixed location within a positioning system receives a communication signal transmitted by a second anchor device at a second fixed location within the positioning system, where the user is not using the user device. The first anchor device determines a channel impulse response of the communication signal. A location of the user is determined within the positioning system by comparing the channel impulse response of the communication signal to the stored channel impulse responses and corresponding stored locations.

    ARBITRATION BETWEEN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT DEVICES BASED ON INTERACTION CUES

    公开(公告)号:US20240203411A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18081580

    申请日:2022-12-14

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    Inventor: Dongeek Shin

    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for arbitration between automated assistant devices based on interaction cues. A method includes: receiving, via one or more microphones of a first computing device, first audio data that captures a spoken utterance of a user; determining that each of one or more additional computing devices has detected the spoken utterance of the user; determining that hotword arbitration is to be initiated between the first computing device and the one or more additional computing devices; for each of the first computing device and the one or more additional computing devices, identifying a similarity score for the computing device; selecting a target computing device, from the first computing device and the one or more additional computing devices, based on the similarity scores; and causing the target computing device to respond to a query that is included in the spoken utterance of the user.

    ASSISTANT CONTROL VIA DETECTING TACTILE MODULATION OF ULTRASONIC SIGNAL

    公开(公告)号:US20240192808A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-13

    申请号:US18076727

    申请日:2022-12-07

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    Inventor: Dongeek Shin

    Abstract: Implementations set forth herein relate to facilitating control of an automated assistant or other application by rendering an ultrasonic signal that can be modulation through tactile interaction with physical portions of a computing device. The computing device can provide an acoustic signal via a speaker of the computing device, and the acoustic signal can be received by one or more microphones of the computing device. During transmission, a portion of the acoustic signal can travel through a housing of the computing device, which the user can tap or otherwise use to provide a gesture. Audio data generated using the microphone can reflect changes to the acoustic signal, and those changes can be indicative of a particular gesture received at the housing. When a particular gesture is detected, the automated assistant or other application can respond to the gesture by initiating one or more particular operations.

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