Google Inc.

Robert Brett Rose

Michael Jeffrey Procopio

Keith Charles Bottner

Qun Cao

Gregory Brandon Owen

Johnny Hsienchow Lee

Jun Hou

Yau-Shing Lee

James Watts

Eric Zhang

Phanindraja Ancha

Patanjali Peri

Priya Nayak

Aruna Balakrishnan

Frédéric Heckmann

Jason J Ganetsky

Mike Sorvillo

Hubert Ming-Hwa Chao

Implementations are described herein for leveraging digital media files retrieved and/or created by users to predict/determine topics of potential relevance to the users. In various implementations, digital media file(s) created and/or retrieved by a user with a client device may be applied as input across trained machine learning model(s), which in some cases are local to the client device, to generate output that indicates object(s) detected in the digital media file(s). Data indicative of the indicated object(s) may be provided to a remote computing system without providing the digital media file(s) themselves. In some implementations, information associated with the indicated object(s) may be retrieved and proactively output to the user. In some implementations, a frequency at which objects occur across a corpus of digital media files may be considered when determining a likelihood that a detected object is potentially relevant to a user.

Predicting topics of potential relevance based on retrieved/created digital media files

This application is directed to a speaker device having a rounded enclosure. The rounded enclosure includes two housing elements that are coupled to each other and have a substantially continuous transition. The rounded enclosure has a circular cross section defined by a first radius. A first housing element includes and extends past the circular cross section, and a second housing element has a second maximum radius that is smaller than the first radius. A speaker unit and a circuit board are arranged within the rounded enclosure. The circuit board is electrically coupled to the speaker unit. At least a portion of the first housing element includes perforations configured to enable transmission of sound generated by the speaker unit out of the speaker device. The second housing element has a power connector that is electrically coupled to the circuit board and is configured to receive power from an external power supply.

Compact speaker device

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for processing a natural language query. A receiver circuitry receives the natural language query from a user. A natural language interpreter circuitry parses the natural language query to convert the natural language query into a plurality of categories and a plurality of variables, each variable in the plurality of variables corresponding to one category in the plurality of categories. A user interface displays to the user the plurality of categories' and the plurality of variables, and allows the user to modify at least one variable in the plurality of variables by providing a natural language utterance.

Systems and methods for editing and replaying natural language queries

An indication of a first natural language utterance identifying a user request is received. A natural language query is generated based on the first natural language utterance. The natural language query comprises (i) a plurality of categories, and (ii) a plurality of variables. An indication of a second natural language utterance identifying a modification to the user request is received. Whether to modify the natural language query or to generate a new natural language query based on the second natural language utterance is determine. Responsive to determining that the natural language query is to be modified based on the second natural language utterance, at least one of the plurality of variables or the plurality of categories of the natural language query is modified to correspond to the second natural language utterance. A response to the user request is provided based on the modified natural language query.

A system and method of generating a playlist includes searching an event database having multiple events stored therein. One of the events is identified as corresponding to a user's interest data. A song database is searched. The song database includes at least one song corresponding to the identified event. A playlist corresponding to the identified event is generated. The playlist includes a list of at least one song corresponding to the identified event and a logical link to a recording of the at least one song. Access to the playlist can then be provided to the user.

Generating playlists using calendar, location and event data

A computing system is described that determines a plurality of search queries for subsequent search during an event, and schedules, for each of the plurality of search queries, a respective time during the event to search the corresponding search query. Responsive to determining that a user of a computing device is experiencing the event at the respective time during the event at which a particular search query from the plurality of search queries is scheduled to be searched, the computing system searches the particular search query and automatically sends, to the computing device for subsequent display during the event, an indication of information returned from the search of the particular search query.

Determining search queries for obtaining information during a user experience of an event

Systems and methods for sequencing electronic files include generating a first file sequence and one or more alternative file sequences. An alternative file sequence may be generated based in part on a characteristic of a file in the first sequence. The first and alternative sequences may be used in an electronic slideshow that allows a user to switch between file sequences. In some implementations, which alternative file sequences are generated may be determined based in part on a prediction of characteristics that may be of interest to a user.

Sequencing electronic files

A method and/or system for programming a dynamic digital media queue may include receiving, from an electronic device, a request for a digital media queue. The request may comprise request data. In response to the request, a search of one or more events may be performed. The search of the one or more events may be based on a current date, a current location of the electronic device and/or the request data. One or more digital media items may be determined based on the search. A recommended digital media queue may be determined. The recommended digital media queue may comprise one or more recommended digital media items. Recommendation data may be sent to the electronic device. The recommendation data may comprise the recommended digital media queue and one or more reasons explaining why the recommended digital media queue comprises the one or more recommended digital media items.

Programming a dynamic digital media queue

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for processing a natural language query. A receiver circuitry receives the natural language query from a user. A natural language interpreter circuitry parses the natural language query to convert the natural language query into a plurality of categories and a plurality of variables, each variable in the plurality of variables corresponding to one category in the plurality of categories. A user interface displays to the user the plurality of categories and the plurality of variables, and allows the user to modify at least one variable in the plurality of variables by providing a natural language utterance.

A method and apparatus for a networked desktop environment is provided. Executing a networked desktop environment may include identifying a networked desktop state of the networked desktop environment, which may include a networked desktop workspace and an information element. The networked desktop state may include information indicating a multi-dimensional position of a representation of the information element in the networked desktop workspace. Executing the networked desktop environment may include generating instructions for use in rendering the networked desktop workspace, which may include information indicative of the networked desktop state, and transmitting the instructions to an interface device. Information indicating an interaction with the networked desktop environment may be received and the networked desktop state may be updated based on the interaction information.

Networked desktop environment

A cloud computing system identifies opportunities for users to collaborate on a file. Collaboration opportunities are identified based on similarity of separate files that different users are associated with, and on relationships or similarities between the different users. If users associated with the separate files agree to collaborate, the users may be placed in a single editing session regarding a file having content from at least one of the separate files.

System and method for identification and consolidation of related concurrent document sessions

Methods and systems that add contact information to personal contacts database are provided. One or more contact indicators are identified within a document. The contact indicators at least partially represent contact identification information of an individual or place. One or more contact identification profiles which match the one or more contact indicators are identified. Each of the one or more identified contact identification profiles are displayed with an option of adding each contact identification profile to a personal contacts database.

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