Google Patent Grants

Training keyword spotters

Granted: November 5, 2024
Patent Number: 12136412
A method of training a custom hotword model includes receiving a first set of training audio samples. The method also includes generating, using a speech embedding model configured to receive the first set of training audio samples as input, a corresponding hotword embedding representative of a custom hotword for each training audio sample of the first set of training audio samples. The speech embedding model is pre-trained on a different set of training audio samples with a greater…

Pre-seeding databases for integration testing

Granted: November 5, 2024
Patent Number: 12135637
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to pre-seeding test databases in a computing environment for software testing. A system manages a pool of pre-seeded databases to serve user devices with different database requirements for their integration testing needs. Pre-seeded databases can be served more efficiently over empty databases that are populated client-side. From a user perspective, databases appear ready instantly, ready for use as part of testing software using the pre-seeded…

Operating quantum devices using a temporal metric

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12130694
Systems and methods for operating one or more qubits in a quantum computing system are provided. In some examples, a method can include obtaining past time data associated with a temporal metric of an operating parameter of a qubit in a quantum device. The method can include selecting an operating parameter value based at least in part on the past time data associated with the temporal metric of the operating parameter to reduce likelihood of occurrence of a time dependent defect. The…

Stabilization assembly for image sensor

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12132989
A sensor-stabilization assembly includes: a housing including a first portion of a first electromagnetic assembly and of a second electromagnetic assembly and defining a housing aperture; a first frame having first guides that permit relative motion between the first frame and the housing and defining a first frame aperture; and a second frame having second guides that permit relative motion between the second frame and the first frame. The second frame includes: a second portion of the…

Television related searching

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12132965
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes identifying metadata related to television programming being presented on a display device. The method further includes extracting one or more keywords from the metadata. The method further includes generating multiple search suggestions based on the keywords and first search results based on one or more of the search suggestions. The method further includes…

Systems and methods for live media content matching

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12132944
Systems and methods for matching live media content are disclosed. At a server, obtaining first media content from a client device, herein the first media content corresponds to a portion of media content being played on the client device, and the first media content is associated with a predefined expiration time; obtaining second media content from one or more content feeds, wherein the second media content also corresponds to a portion of the media content being played on the client…

Off-chip memory backed reliable transport connection cache hardware architecture

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12132802
An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is provided for reliable transport of packets. The network interface card may include a reliable transport accelerator (RTA). The RTA may include a cache lookup database. The RTA may be configured to determine, from a received data packet, a connection identifier and query the cache lookup database for a cache entry corresponding to a connection context having the connection identifier. In response to the query, the RTA may receive a…

Reliable transport protocol and hardware architecture for datacenter networking

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12132800
A communication technology that provides for handling of failed packet transmissions to reduce retransmission attempts and uses resynchronization to prevent tearing down of connections. Thereby, providing for more resilient connections. In an implementation, an initiator entity may determine that a negative acknowledgment indicates that an operation for a particular packet is completed in error by a target entity, and transmit to the target entity a resynchronization packet without…

Apparatus and method for seamless commissioning of wireless devices

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12132608
An electronic device includes a first processor; a first commissioning element to communicate with external devices using wireless communication and a first memory storing programs for commissioning a target device onto a communication network. The communication network has configuration data including a network identifier and a network key. The programs provide a user interface for commissioning the target device. The target device includes a second processor, a second wireless radio,…

Methods and systems for battery management

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12132340
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for managing battery usage and charging In one aspect, a method is performed at a battery charging device that includes one or more processors and memory. The method includes receiving first battery life information for a first battery installed in an electronic device, receiving user demand information for the electronic device, and based on the first battery life information and the user demand…

Adaptable workload system

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12130693
A method includes determining a cluster reliability of a computing cluster including a maximum computing capacity and representative of a reliability of the computing cluster when utilizing an entirety of the maximum computing capacity. The operations include receiving a provisioning request of the computing cluster including a threshold reliability of the computing cluster. In response to the provisioning request, determining, using the cluster reliability, a reserved computing capacity…

Secondary grid plates for optical switching applications

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12130475
An optical assembly includes a light source for providing a beam of light, a lens system configured to expand and collimate the beam of light, and a configurable beam injector, wherein the beam injector contains a first grid plate and a second grid plate to block individual beams of light. The first grid plate and the second grid plate may be configured such that each grid plate respectively corresponds to particular MEMS mirrors. The grid plates can be configured to have pathways that…

Generation of surface maps to improve navigation

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12130153
Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for mapping geographical surfaces. The disclosed technology can access image data and sensor data. The image data can include a plurality of images of one or more locations and semantic information associated with the one or more locations. The sensor data can include sensor information associated with detection of one or more surfaces at the one or more locations by one or more sensors. One or…

Playability service application programming interface

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12128316
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for providing geographic information for software application development. In one example, a computer-implemented method is provided for determining candidate locations for a playability service, which includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices, a plurality of location points and filtering the plurality of location points to obtain a plurality of candidate location points based at least in part on a suitability of each of the…

Systems and methods for providing multi-part persistent content

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12128314
A method for providing multi-part persistent content includes requesting a content item from a content server, and receiving a first portion of a multi-part content item. The first portion of the multi-part content item is displayed to a user of the client device via a first application executed by the client device. The method also includes providing an authentication token and an identification of a state of execution of the multi-part content item to the content server, and…

Timing compensation and correlation of input with frames in a video game application

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12128299
A server executing an application generates a frame token for a frame that is rendered for the application. One or more first metric messages are provided to the application in response to at least one first operation performed by the server on the frame. The first metric messages include the frame token and information indicating timing of the at least one first operation. The encoded information representing the frame token and the frame is transmitted from the server towards a client.…

Sleep tracking and vital sign monitoring using low power radio waves

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: 12127825
Various arrangements for performing radar-based measurement of vital signs. Waveform data may be received then filtered of data indicative of static objects to obtain motion-indicative waveform data. The motion-indicative waveform data may be analyzed to determine one or more frequencies of movement present within the motion-indicative waveform data. A spectral analysis may be performed on the motion-indicative waveform data to determine a spectral-analysis state of a monitored region.…

Display screen or portion thereof with icon

Granted: October 29, 2024
Patent Number: D1049164