Bryan N Allen

US Patent:

20220197593, Jun 23, 2022

Filed:

Mar 10, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/691889

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Yuzhao Ni - Sunnyvale CA, US
Bryan Allen - Emeryville CA, US
Norbert Tydingco - Brentwood CA, US
Will Donnelly - Sunnyvale CA, US
Feng Yuan - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nathaniel Nesiba - Mountain View CA, US
Anurag Jain - Palo Alto CA, US
Jacky Cheung - Palo Alto CA, US
Ronghui Zhu - San Jose CA, US
Chunya Hua - San Jose CA, US
Gregory Kielian - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
G10L 15/08
G10L 15/22

Abstract:

In response to a user interacting with a tangible peripheral assistant control device (e.g., depressing a button of the device), causing an automated assistant to perform one or more actions. The action(s) performed can be based on input previously provided by the user in configuring the peripheral assistant control device. The action(s) performed in response to interaction with the peripheral assistant control device can vary based on one or more conditions, such as which user is currently active, where the peripheral assistant control device is currently located (which can optionally be inferred based on which of multiple assistant computing devices the button is paired with), and/or the current state of one or more smart devices and/or other devices (e.g., as determined based on a device topology). A utility of the peripheral assistant control device can be automatically extended beyond what was specifically requested by a user during configuration.

US Patent:

20210072953, Mar 11, 2021

Filed:

Feb 1, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/610815

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Yuzhao Ni - Sunnyvale CA, US
Bryan Allen - Emeryville CA, US
Norbert Tydingco - Brentwood CA, US
Will Donnelly - Sunnyvale CA, US
Feng Yuan - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nathaniel Nesiba - Mountain View CA, US
Anurag Jain - Palo Alto CA, US
Jacky Cheung - Palo Alto CA, US
Ronghui Zhu - San Jose CA, US
Chunya Hua - San Jose CA, US
Gregory Kielian - South San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
G10L 15/22
G10L 15/08

Abstract:

In response to a user interacting with a tangible peripheral assistant control device (e.g., depressing a button of the device), causing an automated assistant to perform one or more actions. The action(s) performed can be based on input previously provided by the user in configuring the peripheral assistant control device. The action(s) performed in response to interaction with the peripheral assistant control device can vary based on one or more conditions, such as which user is currently active, where the peripheral assistant control device is currently located (which can optionally be inferred based on which of multiple assistant computing devices the button is paired with), and/or the current state of one or more smart devices and/or other devices (e.g., as determined based on a device topology). A utility of the peripheral assistant control device can be automatically extended beyond what was specifically requested by a user during configuration.