David R Schairer

US Patent:

6611861, Aug 26, 2003

Filed:

Feb 26, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/259498

Inventors:

David Schairer - Menlo Park CA
Jourdan Clish - Los Gatos CA

Assignee:

XO Communications, Inc. - Reston VA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

709217, 709225, 713201

Abstract:

A method of providing Internet hosting and access is described. A database is used to store hosting and access descriptors. The hosting and access descriptors describe the configuration of Internet services such as HTTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, and FTP for a hosted site. When a client over the Internet, or other network, requests a service from the hosted domain, the DNS system is interfaced to the database to select a computer to use to support the requested access. The database can also be used to store load information about the computers available for providing Internet hosting and access. Once the DNS system selects a computer and returns the IP address of the computer to the client, the subsequent communications are between the client and the selected computer directly. The selected computer can access the database to retrieve configuration information to respond to service requests from clients. In this fashion, a single hosted site can be distributed across multiple computers, or multiple hosted sites can share a single computer.

US Patent:

20220187778, Jun 16, 2022

Filed:

Mar 7, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/688583

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
David Roy Schairer - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G05B 19/042
G06F 9/451
G06F 3/04847
H04L 12/28
H04L 67/53

Abstract:

Efficient control and/or linking of smart network connected devices. Some implementations are directed to rendering, within an active application that enables control of multiple smart devices from multiple parties, both: (1) an interactive graphical interface element that, when interacted with, causes corresponding control of smart device(s) of a third-party (3P); and (2) a selectable element that, when selected, causes execution of a deeplink to cause a 3P application to open in a state that presents additional information for the smart device(s). Some implementations are additionally or alternatively directed to, in response to determining that a 3P application is installed at a client device, but a smart device topology lacks any entries for 3P smart devices of the 3P, efficiently adding one or more particular smart devices of the 3P to the smart device topology.

US Patent:

20220187960, Jun 16, 2022

Filed:

Feb 21, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/676624

Inventors:

- MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, US
David Roy SCHAIRER - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0484
H04L 67/12
G06F 3/04812
G10L 15/22
H04L 12/28

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for tailoring composite graphical assistant interfaces for interacting with multiple different connected devices. The composite graphical assistant interfaces can be generated in response to a user providing a request for an automated assistant to cause a connected device to perform a particular function. In response to the automated assistant receiving the request, the automated assistant can identify other connected devices, and other functions capable of being performed by the other connected devices. The other functions can then be mapped to various graphical control elements in order to provide a composite graphical assistant interface from which the user can interact with different connected devices. Each graphical control element can be arranged to reflect how each connected device is operating simultaneous to the presentation of the composite graphical assistant interface.

US Patent:

20230056213, Feb 23, 2023

Filed:

Nov 2, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/979556

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
David Schairer - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/48
G10L 15/22
G06Q 10/02
G06F 3/16
G06F 40/205
G10L 15/26

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media for engaging an automated assistant to perform multiple tasks through a multitask command. The multitask command can be a command that, when provided by a user, causes the automated assistant to invoke multiple different agent modules for performing tasks to complete the multitask command. During execution of the multitask command, a user can provide input that can be used by one or more agent modules to perform their respective tasks. Furthermore, feedback from one or more agent modules can be used by the automated assistant to dynamically alter tasks in order to more effectively use resources available during completion of the multitask command.

US Patent:

20230030076, Feb 2, 2023

Filed:

Oct 10, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/962769

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Vincent Yanton Mo - Sunnyvale CA, US
Zhenguo Guan - Cupertino CA, US
David Roy Schairer - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 9/40
G06F 16/23

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides systems and methods that perform structure-based access control. In particular, rather than relying upon a user-specific credential scheme, which can require manual sharing of user-specific credentials and/or switching between the multiple accounts to access the particular devices, applications, or services associated with such accounts, the systems and methods of the present disclosure facilitate user credentials to be inherited by or otherwise assigned to a structure identifier associated with a structure (e.g., a home in which the user resides), thereby generating a set of structure credentials. This enables other users in the structure, who may be part of a collaborative user group, to access devices, applications, and/or services using the structure credentials.

US Patent:

20210132559, May 6, 2021

Filed:

Mar 13, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/617994

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
David Roy Schairer - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G05B 19/042
G06F 9/451
G06F 3/0484
H04L 29/08
H04L 12/28

Abstract:

Efficient control and/or linking of smart network connected devices. Some implementations are directed to rendering, within an active application that enables control of multiple smart devices from multiple parties, both: (1) an interactive graphical interface element that, when interacted with, causes corresponding control of smart device(s) of a third-party (3P); and (2) a selectable element that, when selected, causes execution of a deeplink to cause a 3P application to open in a state that presents additional information for the smart device(s). Some implementations are additionally or alternatively directed to, in response to determining that a application is installed at a client device, but a smart device topology lacks any entries for 3P smart devices of the 3P, efficiently adding one or more particular smart devices of the 3P to the smart device topology.

US Patent:

20210082436, Mar 18, 2021

Filed:

Dec 2, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/109347

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
David Roy Schairer - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G10L 15/22
G10L 15/08
G10L 17/22
G06F 21/32
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

In one example, a method includes receiving audio data generated by one or more microphones of a computing device, the audio data representing a spoken utterance; identifying, based on the audio data, a user that provided the spoken utterance; identifying, based on the audio data, an automation action associated with one or more automation devices, the automation action corresponding to the spoken utterance; determining whether the identified user is authorized to cause performance of the identified automation action; and responsive to determining that the identified user is authorized to cause performance of the identified automation action, causing the one or more automation devices to perform the identified automation action.

US Patent:

20210057113, Feb 25, 2021

Filed:

Oct 8, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/971542

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Ashwin Limaye - Sunnyvale CA, US
Cindy Tran - Mountain View CA, US
Thomas Clifton - Mountain View CA, US
David Roy Schairer - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G16Y 40/35
G16Y 10/80
G16Y 20/20
G16Y 20/40
G10L 15/22
G16Y 40/10

Abstract:

Implementing methods to provide a shortened textual summary that includes status information that is most pertinent to the user for a plurality of connected smart appliances. The method includes determining a list of current statuses for a plurality of enabled smart appliances and filtering the list to remove statuses that may not be of interest to the user. The filtering of the list is based on a current context of the requesting user and one or more previous contexts of the user. The resulting filtered statuses are then converted to textual snippets, summarized, and provided to the user via one or more output devices.