William G Byrne

US Patent:

8438023, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Aug 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/588054

Inventors:

Robert William Hamilton - London, GB
Bjorn Erik Bringert - Bath, GB
Michael J. LeBeau - New York NY, US
William J. Byrne - Davis CA, US
John Nicholas Jitkoff - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G10L 15/20
G10L 15/00

US Classification:

704233, 704231, 704240

Abstract:

Methods and devices are disclosed for notifying a user of a likelihood of successful recognition in an environment by a voice recognition application. In one embodiment, the method includes a device recording a noise sample in an environment and making a comparison of the noise sample and at least one predetermined threshold. The method further includes, based on the comparison, determining a likelihood of successful recognition in the environment by a voice recognition application, and triggering a notification indicating the likelihood. In another embodiment, the device includes a microphone configured to record a noise sample in an environment, a processor, and data storage comprising instructions executable by the processor to make a comparison of the noise sample and at least one predetermined threshold, based on the comparison, determine a likelihood of successful recognition by a voice recognition application, and trigger a notification indicating the likelihood.

US Patent:

20110239110, Sep 29, 2011

Filed:

Mar 25, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/731770

Inventors:

Maryam Kamvar Garrett - Boston MA, US
William J. Byrne - Davis CA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 17/24
G06F 3/041
G09G 5/02

US Classification:

715256, 715702, 345173, 345594

Abstract:

Systems and methods allow a user to select a subset of displayed content using a touch screen. A user can touch the screen at or near a portion of the displayed content that the user would like to select. The touch module can display the selection of the selected portion on the touch screen using an indicator (e.g., highlighting, underlining, change in color). While the user continues to touch the screen, the selection of displayed content can expand to select additional content based on at least one rule. The rule(s) define how the selection of displayed content expands using characteristics of the user's touch. For example, these characteristics can include an amount of pressure exerted on the screen, a direction of finger roll at the point of contact with the screen, and an amount of time that the user has touched the screen.

US Patent:

20130191363, Jul 25, 2013

Filed:

Mar 4, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/784690

Inventors:

Michael J. LeBeau - New York NY, US
John Nicholas Jitkoff - Palo Alto CA, US
William J. Byrne - Davis CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707706

Abstract:

In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing search results automatically to a user of a computing device. A spoken input provided by a user to a computing device is received. The spoken input is transmitted to a computer server system that is remote from the computing device. Search result information that is responsive to the spoken input is receiving by the computing device and in response to the transmitted spoken input. An alert is provided to the user that the device will connect the user to a target of the search result information if the user does not intervene to stop the connecting of the user. The user is connected to the target of the search result information based on a determination that the user has not intervened to stop the connecting of the user.

US Patent:

20220405046, Dec 22, 2022

Filed:

Jul 13, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/812320

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Johan Schalkwyk - Scarsdale NY, US
Michael H. Cohen - Portola Valley CA, US
William J. Byrne - Davis CA, US
Gudmundur Hafsteinsson - Los Gatos CA, US
Michael J. Lebeau - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Google LLC - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
G06F 40/284
G06F 40/58
G06F 3/04886
G10L 15/00
G10L 15/18
G10L 15/183
G10L 15/22
G10L 15/26
G10L 15/30

Abstract:

A computer-implemented input-method editor process includes receiving a request from a user for an application-independent input method editor having written and spoken input capabilities, identifying that the user is about to provide spoken input to the application-independent input method editor, and receiving a spoken input from the user. The spoken input corresponds to input to an application and is converted to text that represents the spoken input. The text is provided as input to the application.

US Patent:

20200293276, Sep 17, 2020

Filed:

Jun 4, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/892749

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Johan Schalkwyk - Scarsdale NY, US
Michael H. Cohen - Portola Valley CA, US
William J. Byrne - Davis CA, US
Gudmundur Hafsteinsson - Los Gatos CA, US
Michael J. Lebeau - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Google LLC - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
G10L 15/183
G10L 15/26
G10L 15/30
G06F 40/58
G06F 40/284
G10L 15/18
G06F 3/0488
G10L 15/00
G10L 15/22

Abstract:

A computer-implemented input-method editor process includes receiving a request from a user for an application-independent input method editor having written and spoken input capabilities, identifying that the user is about to provide spoken input to the application-independent input method editor, and receiving a spoken input from the user. The spoken input corresponds to input to an application and is converted to text that represents the spoken input. The text is provided as input to the application.

US Patent:

20200201924, Jun 25, 2020

Filed:

Mar 5, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/810069

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Michael J. Lebeau - New York NY, US
William J. Byrne - Davis CA, US
David P. Singleton - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Google LLC - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 16/9535
H04M 1/725
H04M 1/60
H04R 29/00
G10L 13/04
G10L 15/30
G06F 3/16
G06F 16/951
G06F 16/638
G06F 16/338
G10L 13/00
G06F 16/332
G06F 16/248
G06F 40/186
G06F 40/58
G06F 40/20

Abstract:

In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving user input that defines a search query, and providing the search query to a server system. Information that a search engine system determined was responsive to the search query is received at a computing device. The computing device is identified as in a first state, and a first output mode for audibly outputting at least a portion of the information is selected. The first output mode is selected from a collection of the first output mode and a second output mode. The second output mode is selected in response to the computing device being in a second state and is for visually outputting at least the portion of the information and not audibly outputting the at least portion of the information. At least the portion of information is audibly output.

US Patent:

20190056909, Feb 21, 2019

Filed:

Oct 24, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/169279

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Johan Schalkwyk - Scarsdale NY, US
Michael H. Cohen - Portola Valley CA, US
William J. Byrne - Mountain View CA, US
Gudmundur Hafsteinsson - Los Gatos CA, US
Michael J. Lebeau - New York NY, US

Assignee:

Google LLC - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
G06F 17/27
G10L 15/30
G10L 15/26
G06F 17/28
G06F 3/0488
G10L 15/183
G10L 15/18
G10L 15/00
G10L 15/22
G10L 15/197

Abstract:

A computer-implemented input-method editor process includes receiving a request from a user for an application-independent input method editor having written and spoken input capabilities, identifying that the user is about to provide spoken input to the application-independent input method editor, and receiving a spoken input from the user. The spoken input corresponds to input to an application and is converted to text that represents the spoken input. The text is provided as input to the application.

US Patent:

20170185691, Jun 29, 2017

Filed:

Mar 16, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/460696

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Michael J. LeBeau - New York NY, US
William J. Byrne - Davis CA, US
David P. Singleton - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G10L 13/04
G10L 15/30
G06F 3/16

Abstract:

In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving user input that defines a search query, and providing the search query to a server system. Information that a search engine system determined was responsive to the search query is received at a computing device. The computing device is identified as in a first state, and a first output mode for audibly outputting at least a portion of the information is selected. The first output mode is selected from a collection of the first output mode and a second output mode. The second output mode is selected in response to the computing device being in a second state and is for visually outputting at least the portion of the information and not audibly outputting the at least portion of the information. At least the portion of information is audibly output.