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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Bryan Horling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/16 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G08B 15/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/1672 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G08B 15/002 (2013.01); G08B 25/008 (2013.01); H05B 47/115 (2020.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01);
Abstract
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for monitoring activity in a home environment. In one aspect, a method performed at a voice-assistant device includes: detecting a sound; obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets one or more monitoring criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria, generating a notification.