Avoiding and Managing Poor Wireless Connections on Mobile Devices

    公开(公告)号:US20240057030A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18266470

    申请日:2020-12-10

    Applicant: GOOGLE LLC

    CPC classification number: H04W68/00 H04W12/08

    Abstract: This document describes systems and techniques to avoid and manage poor wireless connections on mobile devices. The described systems and techniques can determine, based on a determined signal quality or signal strength of a current wireless connection, that a superior signal quality or a superior signal strength is available at a location adjacent to, or within a determined distance of, a current location of the mobile device. In response to determining that the superior signal quality or the superior signal strength is available at the location, the mobile device can provide an alert to a user. The alert can indicate the location adjacent to, or within the determined distance of, the mobile device. In this way, the described systems and techniques can direct users to better network connections or alleviate their impact.

    Selectable Controls for Interactive Voice Response Systems

    公开(公告)号:US20240040039A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US18265801

    申请日:2020-12-08

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: H04M3/4931 H04M1/72469 H04M2201/42 H04M2203/254

    Abstract: This document describes systems and techniques to enable selectable controls for interactive voice response (IVR) systems. The described systems and techniques can determine whether audio data associated with a voice or video call between a user of a computing device and a third party includes multiple selectable options. The third party audibly provides the selectable options during the call. In response to determining that the audio data includes the selectable options, the computing device can determine a text description of the multiple selectable options. The described systems and techniques can then display two or more selectable controls on a display. The user can select a selectable control to indicate a selected option of the multiple selectable options. In this way, the described systems and techniques can improve a user experience with voice calls and video calls by making IVR systems easier to navigate and understand.

    Facilitating User-Proficiency in Using Radar Gestures to Interact with an Electronic Device

    公开(公告)号:US20210103337A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-08

    申请号:US16601452

    申请日:2019-10-14

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: This document describes techniques that enable facilitating user-proficiency in using radar gestures to interact with an electronic device. Using the described techniques, an electronic device can employ a radar system to detect and determine radar-based touch-independent gestures (radar gestures) that are made by the user to interact with the electronic device and applications running on the electronic device. For the radar gestures to be used to control or interact with the electronic device, the user must properly perform the radar gestures. The described techniques therefore also provide a game or tutorial environment that allows the user to learn and practice radar gestures in a natural way. The game or tutorial environments also provide visual gaming elements that give the user feedback when radar gestures are properly made and when the radar gestures are not properly made, which makes the learning and practicing a pleasant and enjoyable experience for the user.

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