Apple Patent Application Trends in 2024

Apple Patent Filing Activity

2024

Top 10 Technology Areas

• G06F3/013 ({Eye tracking input arrangements ()
  • Count: 87 patents
  • Example: 20240231486. Content Manipulation via a Computer-Generated Representation of a Trackpad simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• G06F3/0482 (Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus)
  • Count: 70 patents
  • Example: 20240231566. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• G06F3/04842 (Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements ()
  • Count: 70 patents
  • Example: 20240231566. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED FROM MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• G06F3/017 ({Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser)
  • Count: 67 patents
  • Example: 20240231486. Content Manipulation via a Computer-Generated Representation of a Trackpad simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• G06F3/04815 (Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object)
  • Count: 64 patents
  • Example: 20240231558. DIGITAL ASSISTANT INTERACTIONS IN EXTENDED REALITY simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• G06T19/006 ({Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality)
  • Count: 62 patents
  • Example: 20240233288. METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AND INTERACTING WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04L5/0051 (Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path)
  • Count: 61 patents
  • Example: 20240235767. DMRS OVERHEAD ADAPTATION WITH AI-BASED CHANNEL ESTIMATION simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)
• G06F3/0488 (using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures)
  • Count: 59 patents
  • Example: 20240231499. QUIET HOURS FOR NOTIFICATIONS simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• G06F3/04883 (for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text)
  • Count: 59 patents
  • Example: 20240231555. Systems, Methods, and Computer-Readable Media for Managing Collaboration on a Virtual Work of Art simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• G02B27/0172 (Head-up displays)
  • Count: 53 patents
  • Example: 20240103272. Optical Systems Having Compact Display Modules simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

Emerging Technology Areas

• H04B7/2643 ({using time-division multiple access [TDMA] ()
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049322. TDM Transmission for Inter-RAT Dual Connectivity UE simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04L5/0046 ({Determination of how many bits are transmitted on different sub-channels})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049216. Selecting Unified Transmission States for Multipoint Operation Using Enhanced Control Information simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04W72/0466 ({the resource being a scrambling code})
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049208. TECHNIQUES FOR RECEIVING FRAMES WITH SECURELY SCRAMBLED PAYLOAD simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04L63/0869 ({for achieving mutual authentication (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for mutual authentication)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049165. METHODS AND ARCHITECTURES FOR SECURE RANGING simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04L63/061 ({for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049165. METHODS AND ARCHITECTURES FOR SECURE RANGING simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04L9/3273 ({for mutual authentication (network architectures or network communication protocols for achieving mutual authentication in a packet data network)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049165. METHODS AND ARCHITECTURES FOR SECURE RANGING simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04W12/062 (Pre-authentication)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049165. METHODS AND ARCHITECTURES FOR SECURE RANGING simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04W52/10 (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049146. SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SRS) ENHANCEMENT FOR MULTI-TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION POINT (TRP) OPERATION simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04W36/305 ({Handover due to radio link failure (control signalling for hand-off failure)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049081. MEASUREMENT REPORTING BASED RELAY PATH RECOVERY FOR LAYER 2 (L2) USER EQUIPMENT (UE) TO UE (U2U) RELAY simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
• H04W80/06 (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication)
  • Count: 1 patents
  • Example: 20240049000. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IAB MEC simplified abstract (APPLE INC.)

Top Inventors

• Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) (202 patents)
• Wei Zeng of San Diego CA (US) (150 patents)
• Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US) (142 patents)
• Hong He of San Jose CA (US) (131 patents)
• Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) (129 patents)
• Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) (120 patents)
• Yushu Zhang (107 patents)
• Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US) (100 patents)
• Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US) (99 patents)
• Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) (98 patents)

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