公开(公告)号：US20250168477A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US19033243

申请日：2025-01-21

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Mark Kraz ,  Kevin Edward Booth ,  Tyler Scott Wilson ,  Nicholas Webb ,  Jason Evans Goulden ,  William Dong ,  Jeffrey Law ,  Rochus Jacob ,  Adam Duckworth Mittleman ,  Oliver Mueller

IPC: H04N23/51 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G03B11/04 ,  G03B17/02 ,  G03B17/08 ,  G03B31/00 ,  G08B13/196 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/52 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/56 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R27/00

Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene in the smart home environment; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face includes: (a) an inner section corresponding to the image sensor; and (b) an outer section between the housing and the inner section, the outer section having a concave shape that extends from an outer periphery of the outer section to an inner periphery of the outer section; and where the concave shape extends around an entirety of the outer periphery.

公开(公告)号：US12167112B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US18490280

申请日：2023-10-19

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Jason Rukes ,  Tyler Wilson ,  Amber Volmering ,  William Dong ,  Jeffrey Law ,  Jason Goulden ,  Guangxun Liao ,  Kevin Edward Booth ,  Dietrich Ho ,  Daniel Patrick Foran ,  Oliver Mueller ,  Mark Kraz

IPC: H04N23/51 ,  G03B17/08 ,  G03B17/55 ,  G08B13/196 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N23/52

Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor encased in the housing and configured to capture activity of the smart home environment; (3) a wireless radio configured to transmit video frames captured by the image sensor to an electronic device via a remote server; (4) at least one infrared transmitter configured to selectively illuminate the smart home environment; (5) one or more circuit boards encased in the housing, the one or more circuit boards including at least one processor mounted thereon; and (6) a heating component coupled to the image sensor, the heating component configured to continuously maintain the image sensor at a temperature above a threshold temperature while the image sensor is capturing the activity of the smart home environment.

公开(公告)号：US20210120151A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US17135891

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

Inventor： Jason Rukes ,  Tyler Wilson ,  Amber Volmering ,  William Dong ,  Jeffrey Law ,  Jason Goulden ,  Guangxun Liao ,  Kevin Edward Booth ,  Dietrich Ho ,  Daniel Patrick Foran ,  Oliver Mueller ,  Mark Kraz

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  G03B17/08 ,  G03B17/55 ,  H04N5/33 ,  G08B13/196

Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor encased in the housing and configured to capture activity of the smart home environment; (3) a wireless radio configured to transmit video frames captured by the image sensor to an electronic device via a remote server; (4) at least one infrared transmitter configured to selectively illuminate the smart home environment; (5) one or more circuit boards encased in the housing, the one or more circuit boards including at least one processor mounted thereon; and (6) a heating component coupled to the image sensor, the heating component configured to continuously maintain the image sensor at a temperature above a threshold temperature while the image sensor is capturing the activity of the smart home environment.

公开(公告)号：US20210074073A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US17099399

申请日：2020-11-16

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Adam Mittleman ,  Jason Chamberlain ,  Jacobi Grillo ,  Daniel Biran ,  Mark Kraz ,  Lauren Chanen ,  Daniel Foran ,  David Fichou ,  William Dong ,  Bao-Tram Phan Nguyen ,  Brian Silverstein ,  Yash Modi ,  Alex Finlayson ,  Dongeek Shin

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G06T15/30 ,  G06T19/20

Abstract: A method for guiding installation of smart-home devices may include capturing, by a camera of a mobile computing device, a view of an installation location for a smart-home device; identifying a wire in the view of the installation location for the smart-home device; determining an instruction for connecting the wire to the smart-home device; and displaying the view of the installation location for a smart-home device with the instruction for connecting the wire to the smart-home device.

公开(公告)号：US10914430B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US15940427

申请日：2018-03-29

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Mark Kraz ,  Amber Volmering ,  Bryan Macomber ,  Jacobi Grillo ,  Adam Kilgore

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N7/18 ,  F21K9/61 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V5/00 ,  F21K9/62 ,  F21K9/65 ,  F21K9/237 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: A light ring assembly for a smart-home device may include a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a light guide, where the light guide may include a plurality of cutouts that receive the plurality of LEDs, and a plurality of transmissive sections between the plurality of cutouts. The light ring assembly may also include an output surface that receives light emitted from the plurality of LEDs through the plurality of transmissive sections, where the output surface is substantially circular. The light guide may also include a plurality of micro-lenses in the plurality of transmissive sections where a relative density of the micro-lenses increases as the transmissive sections extend away from the plurality of cutouts.

公开(公告)号：US20200244844A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16734127

申请日：2020-01-03

Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

Inventor： Mark Kraz ,  Kevin Edward Booth ,  Tyler Scott Wilson ,  Nicholas Webb ,  Jason Evans Goulden ,  William Dong ,  Jeffrey Law ,  Rochus Jacob ,  Adam Duckworth Mittleman ,  Oliver Mueller

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  G08B13/196 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G03B17/08 ,  H04R27/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G02B5/20 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R1/40 ,  G03B11/04 ,  G03B17/02 ,  G03B31/00 ,  G02B1/11

Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene in the smart home environment; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face includes: (a) an inner section corresponding to the image sensor; and (b) an outer section between the housing and the inner section, the outer section having a concave shape that extends from an outer periphery of the outer section to an inner periphery of the outer section; and where the concave shape extends around an entirety of the outer periphery.

公开(公告)号：US10530974B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US16144756

申请日：2018-09-27

Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

Inventor： Mark Kraz ,  Kevin Edward Booth ,  Tyler Scott Wilson ,  Nicholas Webb ,  Jason Evans Goulden ,  William Dong ,  Jeffrey Law ,  Rochus Jacob ,  Adam Duckworth Mittleman ,  Oliver Mueller ,  Brian Conner ,  Scott Mullins

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04R1/02 ,  G02B1/11 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R1/04 ,  G03B17/08 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G08B13/196 ,  H04R27/00 ,  G03B11/04 ,  G03B17/02 ,  G03B31/00

Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face has a concave shape that extends around an entirety of an outer periphery.

公开(公告)号：US20190339596A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US16515937

申请日：2019-07-18

Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

Inventor： Tyler Wilson ,  Kevin Booth ,  Jeffrey Law ,  Mark Kraz ,  Oliver Mueller

IPC: G03B17/56 ,  F16M13/02 ,  F16C11/10 ,  F16M11/04 ,  F16M11/14

Abstract: A hinge for an electronic device includes a base including a stem, a ball rigidly fixed to the stem, a first friction surface that contacts and is configured to move with respect to a first outer surface of the ball, a second friction surface that contacts and is configured to move with respect to a second outer surface of the ball, the second outer surface of the ball being on a side of the ball that is opposite the first outer surface of the ball, and a biasing member configured to bias the first and/or second friction surface against the ball to generate a frictional force sufficient to hold the first and second friction surfaces in a set position relative to the ball.

公开(公告)号：US12244914B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US18409405

申请日：2024-01-10

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Mark Kraz ,  Kevin Edward Booth ,  Tyler Scott Wilson ,  Nicholas Webb ,  Jason Evans Goulden ,  William Dong ,  Jeffrey Law ,  Rochus Jacob ,  Adam Duckworth Mittleman ,  Oliver Mueller

IPC: H04N23/51 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B5/20 ,  G03B11/04 ,  G03B17/02 ,  G03B17/08 ,  G03B31/00 ,  G08B13/196 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/52 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/56 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R27/00

Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene in the smart home environment; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face includes: (a) an inner section corresponding to the image sensor; and (b) an outer section between the housing and the inner section, the outer section having a concave shape that extends from an outer periphery of the outer section to an inner periphery of the outer section; and where the concave shape extends around an entirety of the outer periphery.

公开(公告)号：US20230281935A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18115510

申请日：2023-02-28

Applicant: Google LLC

Inventor： Adam Mittleman ,  Jason Chamberlain ,  Jacobi Grillo ,  Daniel Biran ,  Mark Kraz ,  Lauren Chanen ,  Daniel Foran ,  David Fichou ,  William Dong ,  Bao-Tram Phan Nguyen ,  Brian Silverstein ,  Yash Modi ,  Alex Finlayson ,  Dongeek Shin

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T15/30 ,  G06T15/20

CPC classification number: G06T19/006 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T15/30 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G06T2219/2021 ,  G06T2219/2012

Abstract: A method for guiding installation of smart-home devices may include capturing, by a camera of a mobile computing device, a view of an installation location for a smart-home device; rendering, by the mobile computing device, a view of a virtual object that represents a real-world obstruction that will interfere with the operation or installation of the smart-home device; and displaying, by the mobile computing device, the view of a virtual object that represents real-world obstruction with the view of the installation location on the display of the mobile computing device.