Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Tangome, Inc.

Google Inc.

Xu Liu

Michael J Gormish

Yevgeni Litvin

Jonathan J Hull

Sergey Chemishkian

Gary Chevsky

Kurt W Piersol

Jamey Graham

Shumin Zhai

Peter E Hart

John W Barrus

Kathrin Berkner

Behshad Behzadi

Zaheed Sabur

Yang Lu

Steve Cheng

Gokay Baris Gultekin

Luv Kothari

Angana Ghosh

Akshay Kannan

Gregory Dorso

Yuxin Liu

Shaowei Su

Domenico Carbotta

Haim Vaisburd

Srikanth Pandiri

Adrian Pittman

Qi Wang

Alexander Subbotin

Billy Dou

Olivier Furon

Edward L Schwartz

Sapna A Shroff

Bradley J Rhodes

Stephen R Savitzky

Eric Setton

Ken Gudan

Kenneth F Gudan

Timothee Bailloeul

Uri Raz

Yixin Yang

Erik K Worth

Richard D Kosoglow

Jamie Odell

Mike Griffin

Yishu Lin

Ramiro Estrugo

Nathan Ferris

Michael Simbirsky

Implementations set forth herein relate to an automated assistant that can selectively determine whether to incorporate a verbatim interpretation of portions spoken utterances into an entry field and/or incorporate synonymous content into the entry field. For instance, a user can be accessing an interface that provides an entry field (e.g., address field) for receiving user input. In order to provide input for entry field, the user can select the entry field and/or access a GUI keyboard to initialize an automated assistant for assisting with filling the entry field. Should the user provide a spoken utterance, the user can elect to provide a spoken utterance that embodies the intended input (e.g., an actual address) or a reference to the intended input (e.g., a name). In response to the spoken utterance, the automated assistant can fill the entry field with the intended input without necessitating further input from the user.

Voice-controlled entry of content into graphical user interfaces

A method includes detecting a touch input by a user at a position on a virtual keyboard. The method further includes applying a spatial model to map the touch input to one or more first candidate keys of the virtual keyboard, wherein the spatial model maps the touch input to the one or more first candidate keys based on a heatmap of prior touch inputs by the user. The method further includes applying a language model to map the touch input to one or more second candidate keys of the virtual keyboard, wherein the language model maps the touch input to the one or more second candidate keys based on comparing the position of the touch input to one or more predicted next keys. The method further includes selecting a particular key of the one or more first and second candidate keys as indicated by the touch input.

Virtual keyboard error correction based on a dynamic spatial model

Methods and systems for communicating with rate control. A communication is sent and received from a first device to a second device over a network, wherein the communication comprises at least one audio stream and a second communication stream. A capacity of the network is probed at the first device for the sending and receiving the communication. A presence of a voice in the at least one audio stream is detected at the first device via a voice activity detection of the at least one audio stream. A rate limit is set for the sending and receiving the communication at the first device based on the capacity of the network and the detection of the presence of the at least one audio stream.

Rate control for a communication

Methods and systems for communicating with a mixed media communication. An image is captured via an image capturing device associated with a device. An audio message is captured related to the image via a microphone associated with the device. A communication is sent from the device to a second device, wherein the communication comprises the image and the audio message, such that the second device will automatically display the image and play the audio message upon accessing the communication.

Mixed media communication

Passive RFID devices are disclosed that perform image recognition. The device includes an antenna, circuitry, and a camera. The antenna receives a radio frequency (RF) signal from a RFID reader. The circuitry stores image data for objects that is used for image recognition. To operate, the circuitry derives power from the RF signal. With the power derived from the RF signal, the camera captures an image. The circuitry then identifies an object in the captured image based on the image data for the objects, and outputs information for the identified object, such as to the RFID reader.

Image recognition in passive RFID devices

A method for transferring an account associated with a first device to a second device is disclosed. The method includes: initiating, by the second device, a message intersession with a third party device; receiving, at the second device and from a server, an indication that the second device is using a known identity associated with the first device; and providing, by the second device, an instruction for transferring an account from the first device to the second device.

Transferring an account between devices

A method and apparatus for a print spooler to control document and workflow transfer are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request to print an electronic document from a print driver. The method may also comprise retrieving a workflow configuration utilizing a workflow print spooler, where the workflow print spooler provides pre-configured workflow configuration data for a corresponding workflow. In one embodiment, the method further comprises deploying the electronic document into the workflow based on the workflow configuration data.

Method and apparatus for a print spooler to control document and workflow transfer

A method and system for enabling a first device to change a viewed image of at least one of the first device and a second device, during a video conference, are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a manipulation instruction, at a first device, for a selected target image, wherein the selected target image includes a portion of images displayed on a display of the first device during a video conference with a second device; comparing the manipulation instruction to an instruction store; and changing, on at least one of the first device and the second device, a view of the selected target image according to the manipulation instruction to achieve a manipulated selected target image.

Camera manipulation during a video conference

A method and apparatus for printing from mobile devices are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises outputting a machine-readable code associated with the printer; receiving rendered print data specified by the mobile device that scanned and decoded the machine-readable code; and printing the rendered print data.

Methods for printing from mobile devices

A method and apparatus for a print driver to control document and workflow transfer are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request to print an electronic document. The method may also comprise capturing workflow configuration data with a workflow print driver. In one embodiment, the method further comprises deploying the electronic document into a workflow based on the workflow configuration data.

Method and apparatus for a print driver to control document and workflow transfer

A system for enabling communication between devices is described. The system includes the following: a media processing information receiver configured for receiving, at a first device, media processing information associated with a second device, wherein at least one of the first and second device is a mobile device; a comparer configured for comparing the media processing information to a processing time of the at least one media processing component of the first device; a target adjustment level determiner configured for determining a target adjustment level, wherein arriving at the target adjustment level enables the first and second device to achieve a matching media processing quality level; and a media processing component adjuster coupled with the computer and configured for adjusting the at least one media processing component of the first device to meet the target adjustment level.

Controlling CPU usage to balance fast and slow devices

A method for seamlessly authenticating users of a first and second device is described. The method includes: determining a set of first signatures for a first device; generating a set of second signatures for a second device; comparing the set of first signatures with the set of second signatures; and based on the comparing, granting a user authentication status if a difference between the set of first signatures and the set of second signatures is less than a predetermined tolerance threshold, and rejecting the user authentication status if a difference between the set of first signatures and the set of second signatures is more than the predetermined tolerance threshold.

Seamlessly authenticating device users

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Xu Liu