Apple Inc. patent applications on March 28th, 2024
Patent Applications by Apple Inc. on March 28th, 2024
Apple Inc.: 255 patent applications
Apple Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of G06F3/04815 (37), G06F3/01 (34), G06F3/04842 (21), G06F3/013 (20), G06T19/20 (16)
With keywords such as: device, user, based, input, display, include, computer, object, image, and interface in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Apple Inc.
20240099595.Pressure Sensing in Portable Electronic Devices_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Chin San Han of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Robert K. Montgomery, II of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B5/021, G06F1/16
Abstract: an interface pressure sensor includes a fluid pressure sensor disposed in a volume defined by a shear wall. the volume is enclosed, and the fluid pressure sensor is encapsulated by, an infill material. the infill material defines a sensing surface that, when pressed, can impart a force that is detectable by the fluid pressure sensor.
20240099599.Heart Measurement Using Acoustic Techniques_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Avery L. Wang of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Tom-Davy W. Saux of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B5/024, A61B5/00, H04R1/10
Abstract: an ultrasonic wave is output from a speaker of a head-worn device. a microphone signal is obtained from a microphone of the head-worn device that senses the ultrasonic wave as it reflects off an ear of a user. heart activity such as a heart rate of the user is determined based at least on the microphone signal. other aspects are also described and claimed.
20240099627.FORCE ESTIMATION FROM WRIST ELECTROMYOGRAPHY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Matthias R. HOHMANN of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Ellen L. ZIPPI of Daly City CA (US) for apple inc., Kaan E. DOGRUSOZ of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): A61B5/22, A61B5/00, A61B5/389
Abstract: aspects of the subject technology provide improved techniques for estimating muscular force. the improved techniques may include single-channel or multiple-channel surface electromyography (emg), such as via a measurement device worn on a wrist. a muscular force estimate may be based on one or more measurements of variation between adjacent voltage measurements and estimates of spectral properties of the voltage measurements. the resulting muscular force estimate may for a basis for improved hand gesture recognition and/or heath metrics of the user.
20240100571.Panel Cleaning System_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Devinne Cullinane of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Edward S. Huo of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Jeremy C. Franklin of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Paul X. Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): B08B1/02, B08B1/00, G02B27/00, G06F1/16, G09G3/32
Abstract: a head-mounted device includes an external facing sensor configured to generate a signal corresponding to a characteristic of an external environment. a controller is configured to determine that a quality of the signal is below a threshold value and take an action in response. another embodiment includes a case for storing a head-mounted device that includes a cleaner coupled with a base or a lid of case. the cleaner is configured to clean a portion of the head-mounted device when the head-mounted device is inserted into and/or removed from the case.
20240100811.CUSHION ASSEMBLY FOR WEARABLE DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Paul X. Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Adam Y. Kollgaard of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): B32B27/06, A42B7/00, B32B3/26, B32B5/02, B32B5/18, B32B27/12, B32B27/28, G06F1/16
Abstract: a cushion assembly for a wearable electronic device includes a polymer structure and foam. the polymer structure can include a laminar portion defining a first aperture and a second aperture, a first tube structure extending from a peripheral edge of the first aperture, and a second tube structure extending from a peripheral edge of the second aperture. the foam can be disposed between the first tube structure and the second tube structure.
20240101041.Object Support_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christopher S. Edgette of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Mikael P. Sedlacek of Carmel Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Philipp J. Wolf of Capistrano Beach CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): B60R11/00, E05B85/12
Abstract: an object support includes an object receiving portion extending from a panel and configured to support an object, with the object receiving portion configured to move relative to an interior surface between a first position when the panel is in a closed position and a second position when the panel is in an open position. the object receiving portion is closer to a lateral surface of the panel in the second position than the first position.
Inventor(s): Nicholas A. Gregorich of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): F24F11/46, F24F11/47, F24F11/65, G05B19/042
Abstract: described herein are techniques for optimizing operation of a refrigerant climate control system using an energy management device. in an example process, the energy management device may receive an energy optimization signal that describes a characteristic associated with an electrical energy source. the process may also include the energy management device generating a control signal for a refrigerant climate control system to use the electrical energy source based at least in part on the characteristic of the energy optimization signal. the process may also include the energy management device providing the control signal to a controller of the refrigerant climate control system.
Inventor(s): Nicholas A. Gregorich of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): F25B49/02, F25B30/02, F25B41/31
Abstract: the present application relates to techniques for operating a refrigerant climate control system in one of a plurality of operating modes. in an example process, sensor data is received. the sensor data may correspond to a current state of a refrigerant in a receiver of the refrigerant climate control system. the process may also include receiving an energy control signal requesting operation of the refrigerant climate control system. the process may also include determining an operating mode of the refrigerant climate control system based on a signal type of the energy control signal and the current state of the refrigerant in the receiver. the process may also include instructing the refrigerant climate control system to operate in the determined operating mode.
Inventor(s): Nicholas A. Gregorich of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): F25B49/02, F25B30/02
Abstract: described herein are techniques for coordinated operation of refrigerant climate control systems in an optimized manner. in an example process, climate control information for a plurality of refrigerant climate control systems is maintained. an energy optimization signal is received that describes a characteristic associated with an electrical energy source. a set of control signals is generated for a set of refrigerant climate control systems based on climate control information and the energy optimization information. the set of control signals is then sent to a set of refrigerant climate control systems. each control signal may be configured to cause a respective refrigerant climate control system to operate using the electricity from the electrical energy source.
20240102811.SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFINING NAVIGATION INPUT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Kevin M. LYNCH of Woodside CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew J. ALLEN of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., David A. KRIMSLEY of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher P. FOSS of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel DE ROCHA ROSARIO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew S. KIM of Walnut Creek CA (US) for apple inc., Arian BEHZADI of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen B. LYNCH of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/34, G01C21/36
Abstract: a first input to a mobile device indicates a first navigation destination at a first level of specificity. the mobile device initiates navigation towards a first location corresponding to the first navigation destination. while navigation towards the first location corresponding to the first navigation destination is ongoing and before reaching the first location, in accordance with a determination that one or more first criteria are satisfied, the mobile device prompts for an input for determination a second location corresponding to a second navigation destination with a second level of specificity, the second level of specificity more specific than the first level of specificity. the mobile device receives a second input in response to the prompt. in accordance with a determination that the second input satisfies one or more second criteria, the mobile device initiates navigation towards the second location corresponding to the second navigation destination.
20240102818.PROVIDING LIGHT NAVIGATION GUIDANCE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Patrick J. Coleman of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Brian J. Andrich of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel R. Delling of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Dennis Schieferdecker of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ethan T. Bold of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Hengbin Luo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Michael Wegner of Berlin (DE) for apple inc., Rami Khawandi of London (GB) for apple inc., Lili Cao of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Hyo Jeong Shin of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Richard B. Warren of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Ronald K. Huang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/36, G01C21/00, G01C21/34, G06F16/2457, G06F16/29, G06F16/9537, G09B29/10
Abstract: in some implementations, a computing device can proactively determine a destination and request traffic information for routes from a starting location to the destination. in some implementations, a computing device can identify some routes between a starting location and a destination as non-recommended routes and recommend other routes. in some implementations, a computing device can rank routes between a starting location and a destination based on automatically-determined user interest. in some implementations, a computing device can determine a user is familiar with a route and adjust the information presented to the user about the route accordingly.
20240102819.TRANSPORTATION MODE SPECIFIC NAVIGATION USER INTERFACES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Nicholas G. SAMPLE of Broomfield CO (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/36, G01C21/34, G06Q10/02, G06Q50/30
Abstract: in some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates display of and interaction with navigation directions including multiple modes of transportation. in some embodiments, an electronic device configures a route with multiple destinations and multiple modes of transportation. in some embodiments, the electronic device detects a first user input corresponding to a request to add a first destination to a route using a first mode of transportation, and in response, the electronic device adds the first destination using the first mode of transportation to the route. in some embodiments, the electronic device detects a second user input corresponding to a request to add a second destination to the route using a second mode of transportation, different from the first mode of transportation and in response, the electronic device adds the second destination using the second mode of transportation to the route.
20240102821.OFFLINE MAPS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Leo Emile Jean Pierre VALLET of Culver City CA (US) for apple inc., Victor BRILON of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., William N. DANNER of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/36
Abstract: in some embodiments, an electronic device proactively obtains and locally store map data associated with one or more portions of the route for offline use. in some embodiments, an electronic device presents one or more suggested maps for download based on a history of user interaction with the electronic device. in some embodiments, the electronic device downloads a suggested map and one or more supplemental maps associated with the suggested map.
Inventor(s): Michael P. Dal Santo of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Hyo Jeong Shin of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Krishna M. Behara of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Marcos R. Vescovi of Capitola CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick Thomas Dillon of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Richard B. Warren of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Ronald K. Huang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Xufeng Han of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01C21/36, G01C21/00, G06F16/2457, G06F16/29, G06F16/9537, H04L67/52, H04W4/02, H04W4/021, H04W4/14
Abstract: computer-implemented methods, computer-readable storage media storing instructions and computer systems for labeling significant locations based on contextual data can be implemented to perform operations that include determining a location of a computing device, and determining a label for the determined location based on contextual data associated with the significant location. the location can be a significant location that has meaning to a user of the device.
20240102852.Optical Proximity Sensor_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Brandon J. Hui of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Yaser Shanjani of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Mark T. Winkler of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Tong Chen of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Michael K. McCord of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Runyu Liu of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron Krahn of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01J1/02, G01J1/04
Abstract: an optical proximity sensor includes a housing, an optical emitter, and an optical detector. a first light guide disposed in a first chimney of the housing is configured to direct light from the optical emitter through the first chimney towards a target location. a second light guide disposed in a second chimney of the housing is configured to direct a returned portion of the light emitted from the optical emitter through the second chimney towards the optical detector.
20240102856.Despeckling in Optical Measurement Systems_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Matthew A. Terrel of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., David S. Gere of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander F. Sugarbaker of Woodside CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas C. Greening of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jason S. Pelc of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Mark A. Arbore of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01J1/44, G02B6/43
Abstract: embodiments are directed to optical measurement systems that utilize multiple emitters to emit light during a measurement, as well as methods of performing measurements using these optical measurement systems. the optical measurement systems may include a light generation assembly that is configured to generate light via a light source unit, and a photonic integrated circuit that includes a launch group having a plurality of emitters. each of these emitters is optically coupled to the light generation assembly to receive light generated from the light generation assembly, and may emit this light from a surface of the photonic integrated circuit. the optical measurement system may perform a measurement in which the light generation assembly generates light and each of the plurality of emitters simultaneously emit light received from the light generation assembly.
20240102938.ARTIFACT-BASED FAULT DETECTION FOR PHYSICAL COMPONENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Mikael B. MANNBERG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., KAI ZHENG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01N21/88, G06T7/00, G06T7/50, G06T7/62, G06T7/90, G06V10/764
Abstract: this disclosure provides more effective and/or efficient techniques for detecting faults with physical components using an example of selectively causing output of light into a cover and capturing an image of the cover to determine whether the light is visible in the image. some techniques are described herein for detecting misalignment of one or more physical components (e.g., a cover or a camera). other techniques are described herein for detecting contaminants (e.g., substances at or near a surface of a physical component and/or a physical change to the physical component, such as a deformation or a crack of the cover) affecting data captured by a sensor.
20240102939.LIGHT-BASED FAULT DETECTION FOR PHYSICAL COMPONENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Mikael B. MANNBERG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kai ZHENG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01N21/88
Abstract: this disclosure provides more effective and/or efficient techniques for detecting faults with physical components using an example of selectively causing output of light into a cover and capturing an image of the cover to determine whether the light is visible in the image. some techniques are described herein for detecting misalignment of one or more physical components (e.g., a cover or a camera). other techniques are described herein for detecting contaminants (e.g., substances at or near a surface of a physical component and/or a physical change to the physical component, such as a deformation or a crack of the cover) affecting data captured by a sensor.
Inventor(s): Arun Vijayakumari Mahasenan of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Venkateswara Rao Manepalli of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01R22/06
Abstract: systems and methods for coordinating data sampling among devices include a set of electronic devices that may periodically sample energy data from a smart meter according to sample timing information. the sample timing information may specify a set of times to sample energy data for each electronic device. the set of electronic devices may take turns in sampling energy data from the smart meter so that individual electronic devices may reduce power consumption by sampling less frequently. a server may determine the sample times for the electronic devices and may instruct the electronic devices to sample energy data. additionally, each individual electronic device may leave and/or join wireless communication networks less frequently than if each individual electronic device performed every sample. accordingly, the coordinated sampling may decrease the radio resource usage and/or bandwidth usage of any individual electronic device.
20240103074.Functional Circuit Block Harvesting in Computer Systems_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Peter A. Lisherness of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Lior Zimet of Kerem Maharal (IL) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01R31/317, G01R31/319
Abstract: a configurable computer system is disclosed. the computer system includes a set of processing blocks and a set of programmable registers. a given one of the programmable registers corresponds to at least one of the processing blocks. the computer system is configured to receive a harvesting command that writes a disable value to a group of the programmable registers corresponding to a group of the set of processing blocks to be disabled for a selected computing platform of a plurality of different computing platforms. one or more hardware circuits are configured to perform tasks after a given boot of the computer system, the more tasks utilizing circuitry in the group of the set of processing blocks. a power control circuit is configured to, after tasks have been performed, temporarily disable the group of the set of processing blocks, thereby configuring the computer system for the selected computing platform.
20240103100.YOKE STRUCTURES FOR IMPROVED MAGNETOMETER PERFORMANCE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jason Janesky of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Savas Gider of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01R33/09
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for yoke structures for improved magnetometer performance. in an embodiment, a magnetometer comprises: a yoke structure comprising at least one hard magnetic layer and at least one soft magnetic layer arranged along a dimension of the yoke structure, where a first coercivity of the at least one hard magnetic layer is greater than a second coercivity of the at least one soft magnetic layer; and at least one magnetic sensing element located in proximity to the at least one soft magnetic layer. in another embodiment, a magnetometer comprises: a multilayer yoke structure comprising layers of non-magnetic material and magnetic material along a dimension of the yoke structure; and at least one magnetic sensing element located in proximity to the yoke structure.
20240103124.POLARIZATION-EXPLOITING RADAR ARCHITECTURES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Matthew A. Mow of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Jiaming Cui of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Fanfan He of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Joseph Hakim of Jacksonville OR (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01S7/02, G01S7/40, G01S13/56, G01S13/75
Abstract: techniques are disclosed for cross-polarization-based object detection and classification. one example includes a system implemented for cross-polarization-based object detection and classification. the system includes a first transmitter antenna configured for radiating a first millimeter wave electromagnetic signal, where the first millimeter wave electromagnetic signal including a first polarization. the system further includes a first receiver antenna configured for receiving a second millimeter wave electromagnetic signal, the second millimeter wave electromagnetic signal including a second polarization. the system further includes a processing circuitry configured to detect an object based at least in part on the second millimeter wave electromagnetic signal, the object being impacted by the first millimeter wave electromagnetic signal to cause the second millimeter wave electromagnetic signal to reflect off the object.
20240103224.Optical Splitters with Reflective Surfaces_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Mark A. Arbore of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Jason S. Pelc of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B6/28
Abstract: configurations for an optical splitter that includes a continuous curved reflector and methods thereof are disclosed. the optical splitter includes an input waveguide, one or more continuous curved reflector, and multiple output waveguides. the one or more continuous curved reflector may direct light toward the output waveguides. the optical splitter may include a single continuous curved reflector, or may include multiple continuous curved reflectors. in other instances, an optical splitter may include a lensed reflector that includes a plurality of continuous curved segments.
Inventor(s): Sanjay Dabral of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., SivaChandra Jangam of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B6/42
Abstract: a system in package structure and method of fabrication using wafer reconstitution are described. in an embodiment a 3d system includes a mid-layer interposer a first package level underneath the mid-layer interposer and a second package level over the mid-layer interposer. second package level components can be bonded to the mid-layer interposer with metal-metal bonds and optionally dielectric-dielectric bonds, while the first package level components can be bonded to the mid-layer interposer with dielectric-dielectric and optionally metal-metal bonds. dies within the first and/or second package levels may optionally be connected with one or more optical interconnect paths.
20240103272.Optical Systems Having Compact Display Modules_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Guolin Peng of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Vikrant Bhakta of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Scott M. DeLapp of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Hyungryul Choi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Di Hu of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
Abstract: a display may include illumination optics (), a spatial modulator () and a waveguide (). the illumination optics may produce illumination that is modulated by the spatial modulator to produce image light. the waveguide may direct the image light towards an eye box. the illumination optics may include light sources () an x-plate (), and at least one fresnel lens () interposed between the light sources and the x-plate. the fresnel lenses may minimize the size of the illumination optics while still exhibiting satisfactory optical performance. the spatial light modulator may include a reflective display panel () and a powered prism () with a reflective coating on a curved reflective surface. the powered prism may optimize f-number while minimizing the volume of the spatial light modulator. the collimating optics may include a diffractive optical element () that compensates for thermal effects and chromatic dispersion in the display.
20240103273.Waveguide Display with Gaze Tracking_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Francesco Aieta of Alameda CA (US) for apple inc., Byron R. Cocilovo of Boulder CO (US) for apple inc., Jonathan B. Pfeiffer of Lafayette CO (US) for apple inc., Se Baek Oh of Hillsborough CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01, F21V8/00, G02B5/32, G02B27/00
Abstract: a display may include a waveguide. an input coupler may couple image light into the waveguide and an output coupler may couple the image light out of the waveguide. a surface relief grating on the waveguide may couple infrared light into the waveguide and may couple the infrared light out of the waveguide. the surface relief grating may additionally or alternatively couple reflected infrared light into the waveguide and out of the waveguide and towards an infrared sensor. the surface relief grating may also form a cross-coupler for the image light. the infrared sensor may gather infrared sensor data based on the reflected infrared light. control circuitry may perform gaze tracking operations based on the infrared sensor data. the input and output couplers may also be formed from surface relief gratings or may include other optical components.
20240103280.Display with Lens Integrated Into Cover Layer_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Barbara J. Kruse of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Vikrant Bhakta of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., John Raff of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Cameron A. Harder of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nawaf Al-Baghly of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
Abstract: a display may include a waveguide having an output coupler that couples image light out of the waveguide and towards a lens, which imparts a first power to the image light. a cover layer may have an outer surface with a three-dimensional curvature and an inner surface. a portion of the inner surface overlapping the output coupler may have a different three-dimensional curvature that forms an additional lens in the cover layer that transmits world light to the output coupler. the output coupler may transmit the world light to the lens, which transmits the world and image light to the eye box. the curvature of the portion of the inner surface may impart power to the world light that reverses the first power and/or a power imparted to the world light by the outer surface of the cover layer.
20240103284.FACIAL INTERFACE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Paul X. Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ian A. Guy of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
Abstract: a head-mountable display with a light shield that can be modified to reduce the friction against softer more pliable portions of a user's face when the head-mountable display is worn by the user. the head-mountable display can also be configured to capture images of the user's face when it is worn and then create an avatar of the user's face. the avatar can be digitally adjusted to reflect an avatar that more closely aligns with the user's desired configuration.
20240103285.INTEGRATED HEALTH SENSORS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Javier Mendez of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Grant H. Mulliken of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Trevor J. Ness of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Samuel G. Smith of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Xinsheng Chu of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01, A61B5/00, A61B5/0205, G06V40/16
Abstract: a head-mountable device including a frame, a display positioned in the frame, a processor, and a facial interface connected to the frame. the facial interface can include a sensor electrically coupled to the processor. the sensor can collect biometric information from a nasal region of a user and generate a signal based on the biometric information.
20240103287.REMOVABLE FACIAL INTERFACE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Erin M. Bosch of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Darshan R. Kasar of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Timon A. Wright of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas R. Trincia of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan M. Anderson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Liam R. Martinez of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ian A. Guy of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Paul X. Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Samuel G. Smith of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey A. Griffis of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew Gallaher of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
Abstract: a removable facial interface for a head-mountable device (hmd) is disclosed. in an example, an hmd includes a display; a facial interface frame at least partially surrounding the display; a removable facial interface attached to the facial interface frame; a first attachment mechanism attached to one of the facial interface frame or the removable facial interface; and a second attachment mechanism attached to the other of the facial interface frame or the removable facial interface, the removable facial interface being attached to the facial interface frame by the first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism.
20240103288.ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Adam Y. Kollgaard of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan M. Anderson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey A. Griffis of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Joel Ebers of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Trevor S. Chambers of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sung Kim of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., David Dostal of Hanover NH (US) for apple inc., William Law of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
Abstract: an apparatus can include a display, a facial interface, and a connection between the display and facial interface. the display can at least translate or rotate relative to the facial interface via the connection.
20240103301.Head-Mounted Display Device With Vision Correction_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Victoria C. Chan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Christina G. Gambacorta of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Graham B. Myhre of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Hyungryul Choi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nan Zhu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Phil M. Hobson of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., William W. Sprague of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Edward A. Valko of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., Qiong Huang of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Branko Petljanski of Neubiberg (DE) for apple inc., Paul V. Johnson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Brandon E. Clarke of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Elijah H. Kleeman of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02C7/08, A61B3/00, A61B3/032, A61B3/036, G02B6/42, G02B7/02, G02B7/09, G02F1/133, G06F1/16
Abstract: a head-mounted display may include a display system and an optical system in a housing. the display system may have displays that produce images. positioners may be used to move the displays relative to the eye positions of a user's eyes. an adjustable optical system may include tunable lenses such as tunable cylindrical liquid crystal lenses. the displays may be viewed through the lenses when the user's eyes are at the eye positions. a sensor may be incorporated into the head-mounted display to measure refractive errors in the user's eyes. the sensor may include waveguides and volume holograms, and a camera for gathering light that has reflected from the retinas of the user's eyes. viewing comfort may be enhanced by adjusting display positions relative to the eye positions and/or by adjusting lens settings based on the content being presented on the display and/or measured refractive errors.
20240103303.ELECTRONIC CHARGING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Alison B. Shutzberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher W. Sarli of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Darshan R. Kasar of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Cameron A. Harder of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., John Raff of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02C11/00, G02B27/01, H02J7/00, H02J50/10, H02J50/40
Abstract: a wearable apparatus can include a head-mountable device that includes: a display, a display frame housing the display, arms connected to the display frame, a processor, and a battery electrically coupled to the processor. in addition, the wearable apparatus can include a wearable power device connectable to the battery of the head-mountable device when the head-mountable device is worn on a person or a clothing of the person.
20240103352.Co-Design of a Camera Module and a Display_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Noah D Bedard of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Yoshikazu Shinohara of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ryan J Dunn of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G03B30/00
Abstract: an electronic device is provided. the electronic device includes a camera module having an optical axis and a set of one or more lenses centered along the optical axis. the electronic device also includes a display panel including an enhanced light transmission region. the enhanced light transmission region permits a greater amount of light to pass therethrough compared to at least one other region of the display panel. the electronic device further includes a display printed circuit board (pcb). in addition, the electronic device includes an aperture stop positioned between the set of one or more lenses and the display panel. the electronic device includes a transparent cover positioned over the display panel on an opposite side of the display panel from the display pcb. the electronic device also includes a housing configured to retain the camera module, the display panel, the display pcb, and the aperture stop therein.
Inventor(s): Guillaume Gourlat of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Mina Mofreh Gad Elsayed Abdallah of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Adrien F Vargas of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G05F1/565, G05F3/26
Abstract: a fast loop amplifier provides low-dropout (ldo) regulation for a frequency range. in one embodiment, the fast loop amplifier may include a two-stage amplifier that decouples gain from bandwidth. in another embodiment, the ldo regulator may include an alternating current coupling capacitor having increased capacitance (e.g., twice that of a load capacitance) and adding one or more gate blocking capacitors. the load capacitance may include a sum of a capacitance of the one or more gate blocking capacitors and parasitic capacitances of the fast loop amplifier. the ac coupling capacitor and the one or more gate blocking capacitors may improve base open-loop power supply rejection ratio and load regulation. in yet another embodiment, bias generation circuitry of the fast loop amplifier may include an amplifier coupled to the fast loop amplifier that reduces gain variations across process, voltage, and/or temperature, and maintains current density with respect to gain programing.
20240103557.BANDGAP CIRCUIT WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Giulio Maria Iadicicco of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Angelo Bassi of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G05F3/26
Abstract: a bandgap circuit that is area efficient and has a low power consumption. the bandgap circuit includes a voltage generator circuit, and a sample and hold circuit coupled to the voltage generator circuit. the voltage generator circuit includes a pair of transistors each connected in a diode configuration and biased with a respective current source of a plurality of current sources of the voltage generator circuit. during a sample phase, the sample and hold circuit samples a first voltage between a first base and a first emitter of a first transistor of the pair of transistors and a second voltage between a second base and a second emitter of a second transistor of the pair of transistors. during a hold phase subsequent to the sample phase, the sample and hold circuit generates an output voltage as a combination of the sampled first and second voltages.
20240103572.FLEXIBLE WEARABLE TENSION MEMBER WITH CABLE MANAGEMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Liam R. Martinez of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Javier Mendez of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Samuel G. Smith of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F1/16
Abstract: in at least one example of the present disclosure, a head mountable display includes a display module, a band including a first end and a second end, a first electrical connector disposed at the first end, the first electrical connector removably attachable to the display module, a second electrical connector disposed at the second end, the second electrical connector removably attachable to the display module, a battery electrically attachable to the band, a cable positioned within the band electrically connecting the battery to the first electrical connector, and an elastomeric cover disposed around the cable, the elastomeric cover imparting a tension force to the band.
20240103588.Camera Module for a Portable Electronic Device_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Noah D Bedard of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew T Craven of Plains PA (US) for apple inc., Brad G Boozer of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F1/16, H04N23/51, H04N23/57
Abstract: a portable electronic device is provided. the portable electronic device includes a camera module having an optical axis. the portable electronic device also includes a display panel. the portable electronic device further includes a display printed circuit board (pcb) including a cutout centered around the optical axis. in addition, the portable electronic device includes a mounting bracket fixedly coupling the camera module to the display pcb. the portable electronic device includes a housing configured to retain the camera module, the display panel, the display pcb, and the mounting bracket therein. in some aspects, the mounting bracket may be fixedly attached to an interior surface within the portable electronic device and configured to maintain a position of the camera module.
Inventor(s): Istvan J. Szini of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chris Harrison of Pittsburgh PA (US) for apple inc., Daehwa Kim of Yeongcheon (KR) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, H01Q1/27, H01Q9/16, H01Q21/26, H01Q25/00
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for a continuous hand pose tracking system employing at least one wrist-worn antenna, from which real-time dielectric loading resulting from different hand poses). the sensor data is interpreted by a machine learning backend, which outputs a fully-posed three-dimensional (3d) hand that can be continuously tracked. in some embodiments, two degrees of freedom (2dof) wrist angle and micro-gestures are tracked. the hand pose tracking system can be extended to include two or more and/or different types of antennas operating at different self-resonances. in an embodiment, a method comprises: determining, with at least one processor of a wrist-worn device, a complex impedance characteristic variation based on a dynamic finite electric ground plane of at least one antenna coupled to the device; and predicting, with the at least one processor, a hand pose of a user wearing the device on a their wrist based on the determined complex impedance characteristic variation.
Inventor(s): Alfred B. Huergo Wagner of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., William A. Sorrentino, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Sueng Wook Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06T13/40, G06T15/10, G06T19/00
Abstract: a computer system, while displaying a first object, detects one or more movements that change a viewing angle of a first viewer relative to content that is displayed. in response to detecting the one or more movements, in accordance with a determination that the change in the viewing angle of the first viewer meets first criteria, the computer system changes a value of at least a first display parameter of the first object other than a viewing perspective of the first object.
20240103611.Method and Device for Waking a Computing System_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Gregory Lutter of Boulder Creek CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01
Abstract: in one implementation, a method for transitioning from a sleep mode to an active mode. the method includes: while operating the computing system according to a first mode, obtaining head pose information associated with a user of the computing system; in accordance with a determination that the head pose information satisfies a first wake criterion: presenting, via the display device, a wake target; and obtaining a gaze vector associated with the user of the computing system; and in accordance with a determination that the gaze vector satisfies a second wake criterion, transitioning the computing system from the first mode to a second mode different from the first mode.
Inventor(s): Vinay Chawda of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Mehmet N. Agaoglu of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc., Leah M. Gum of Sunol CA (US) for apple inc., Paul A. Lacey of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Julian K. Shutzberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Tim H. Cornelissen of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander G. Birardino of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F3/04842
Abstract: various implementations provide views of 3d environments (e.g., extended reality (xr) environments). non-eye-based user activity, such as hand gestures, is associated with some types of eye-based activity, such as the user gazing at a particular user interface component displayed within a view of a 3d environment. for example, a user's pinching hand gesture may be associated with the user gazing at a particular user interface component, such as a button, at around the same time as the pinching hand gesture is made. these associated behaviors (e.g., the pinch and gaze at the button) may then be interpreted as user input, e.g., user input selecting or otherwise acting upon that user interface component. in some implementations, non-eye-based user activity is only associated with types of eye-based user activity that are likely to correspond to a user perceiving what they are seeing and/or intentionally looking at something.
Inventor(s): Allison W. DRYER of Tiburon CA (US) for apple inc., Giancarlo YERKES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Gregory LUTTER of Boulder Creek CA (US) for apple inc., Brian W. TEMPLE of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Devin W. CHALMERS of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Luis R. DELIZ CENTENO of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Elena J. NATTINGER of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Anna L. BREWER of Santa Barbara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F3/04815, G06F3/16
Abstract: in some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for interacting with graphical user interfaces using gaze. in some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for repositioning virtual objects. in some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for transitioning modes of a camera capture user interface.
Inventor(s): Alfred B. Huergo Wagner of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., William A. Sorrentino, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Peter D. Anton of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06T19/00
Abstract: a computer system displays one or more graphical elements that represent a status associated with a user, including: at a first level of immersion, displaying the one or more graphical elements with a first appearance that is based on a first set of one or more visual properties and the status associated with the user; and at a second level of immersion, displaying the one or more graphical elements with a second appearance that is based on a second set of one or more visual properties and the status associated with the user. in response to detecting that first criteria for changing the current level of immersion are met, changing display of one or more virtual elements from the first level of immersion to the second level of immersion and changing display of the one or more graphical elements with the first appearance to the second appearance.
20240103616.USER INTERFACES FOR GAZE TRACKING ENROLLMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Giancarlo YERKES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Adam L. AMADIO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kaely COON of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Amy E. DEDONATO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Israel PASTRANA VICENTE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., William A. SORRENTINO, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Lynn I. STREJA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F3/04842
Abstract: gaze enrollment, including displaying an enrollment progress user indicator, animating movement of user interface elements, changing the appearances of user interface elements, and/or moving a user interface element over time, enable a computer system to more accurately track the gaze of a user of the computer system
20240103617.USER INTERFACES FOR GAZE TRACKING ENROLLMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Giancarlo YERKES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Adam L. AMADIO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Amy E. DEDONATO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kirsty KEATCH of Edinburgh (GB) for apple inc., Stephen O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Israel PASTRANA VICENTE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Danielle M. PRICE of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., William A. SORRENTINO, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Lynn I. STREJA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Hugo D. VERWEIJ of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Hana Z. WANG of Novato CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F3/04842, G06F3/16, G10H1/00
Abstract: gaze enrollment, including displaying an enrollment progress user indicator, animating movement of user interface elements, changing the appearances of user interface elements, and/or moving a user interface element over time, enable a computer system to more accurately track the gaze of a user of the computer system.
20240103618.Corrected Gaze Direction and Origin_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Julia Benndorf of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Qichao Fan of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Julian K. Shutzberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Paul A. Lacey of Davie FL (US) for apple inc., Hua Gao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, H04N13/344
Abstract: methods and apparatus for correcting the gaze direction and the origin (entrance pupil) in gaze tracking systems. during enrollment after an eye model is obtained, the pose of the eye when looking at a target prompt is determined. this information is used to estimate the true visual axis of the eye. the visual axis may then be used to correct the point of view (pov) with respect to the display during use. if a clip-on lens is present, a corrected gaze axis may be calculated based on the known optical characteristics and pose of the clip-on lens. a clip-on corrected entrance pupil may then be estimated by firing two or more virtual rays through the clip-on lens to determine the intersection between the rays and the corrected gaze axis.
20240103624.Gap Sensing Via Engine Coil_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Denis G. Chen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Darya Amin-Shahidi of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G01B7/14
Abstract: a haptic engine for an electronic device includes a coil assembly and a stator. the coil assembly may be coupled to an input structure, such as a button cap. in an gap sensing mode, a first voltage may be driven through the coil assembly to determine an impedance of the coil assembly. the impedance is then used to determine a gap between the coil assembly and the stator. in a haptic drive mode, a second voltage is driven through the coil assembly to produce a haptic output.
Inventor(s): Matthias R. HOHMANN of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Anna SEDLACKOVA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Bradley W. GRIFFIN of Aptos CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher M. SANDINO of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Darius A. SATONGAR of Staffordshire (GB) for apple inc., Erdrin AZEMI of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Kaan E. DOGRUSOZ of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Paul G. PUSKARICH of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Gergo PALKOVICS of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F3/0346
Abstract: aspects of the subject technology relate to providing gesture-based control of electronic devices. providing gesture-based control may include determining, with a machine learning system that includes multiple machine learning models, a prediction of one or more gestures and their corresponding probabilities of being performed. a likelihood of the user's intent to actually perform that gesture may then be generated, based on the prediction and a gesture detection factor. the likelihood may be dynamically updated over time, and a visual, auditory, and/or haptic indicator of the likelihood may be provided as user feedback. the visual, auditory, and/or haptic indicator may be helpful to guide the user to the correct gesture if the gesture is intended, or to stop performing an action similar to the gesture if the gesture is not intended.
20240103633.HOLD GESTURE RECOGNITION USING MACHINE LEARNING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bongsoo Suh of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Behrooz Shahsavari of Hayward CA (US) for apple inc., Charles Maalouf of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Hojjat Seyed Mousavi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Laurence Lindsey of Portland OR (US) for apple inc., Shivam Kumar Gupta of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06N3/0464
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for hold gesture recognition using machine learning (ml). in an embodiment, a method comprises: receiving sensor signals indicative of a hand gesture made by a user, the sensor data obtained from at least one sensor of a wearable device worn by the user; generating a first embedding of first features extracted from the sensor signals; predicting a first part of a hold gesture based on a first ml gesture classifier and the first embedding; generating a second embedding of second features extracted from the sensor signals; predicting a second part of the hold gesture based on a second ml gesture classifier and the second embedding; predicting a hold gesture based at least in part on outputs of the first and second ml gesture classifiers and a prediction policy; and performing an action on the wearable device or other device based on the predicted hold gesture.
20240103634.Motion Mapping for Continuous Gestures_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Vinay Chawda of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Chase B. Lortie of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel J. Brewer of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Julian K. Shutzberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Leah M. Gum of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Yirong Tang of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander T. Wing of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01
Abstract: techniques for mapping a user input motion includes detecting an input motion by a user, determining an origin for an input motion in a user-centric spherical coordinate system, determining an arc length for the input motion based on the determined origin, mapping the arc length of the input motion to a 2d plane of a user input component, and presenting a movement of a user input component on the 2d plane in accordance with the mapping.
Inventor(s): Daniel J. Brewer of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ashwin Kumar Asoka Kumar Shenoi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tian Qiu of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Leah M. Gum of Sunol CA (US) for apple inc., David J. Meyer of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Julian K. Shutzberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Yirong Tang of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06V10/764, G06V40/20
Abstract: suppressing a hand gesture upon detecting peripheral events on a peripheral device includes determining a first hand pose for a first hand a second hand pose for a second hand in response to a detected peripheral device peripheral event, determining, based on the first hand pose and the second hand pose, at least one hand of the first hand and the second hand in a peripheral use mode, detecting an input gesture from a hand of the at least one hand determined to be in the peripheral use mode, and rejecting the input gesture by a user input pipeline in accordance with the determination that the hand is in the peripheral use mode. the presence of a peripheral device is confirmed by activating a computer vision system in response to determining that a peripheral use condition is satisfied.
20240103636.METHODS FOR MANIPULATING A VIRTUAL OBJECT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): William D. LINDMEIER of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Tony KOBAYASHI of Berkley CA (US) for apple inc., Alexis H. PALANGIE of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Carmine ELVEZIO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew J. SUNDSTROM of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G06F3/0346, G06F3/04815, G06F3/04845
Abstract: in some embodiments, a computer system performs virtual object manipulation operations using respective portions of the user's body and/or input device(s). in some embodiments, a computer system manipulates a virtual object based on input from a hand of a user and/or a handheld device. in some embodiments, a computer system manipulates a virtual object directly or indirectly.
20240103640.LOW-TRAVEL ILLUMINATED KEY MECHANISM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Michelle R. Goldberg of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Kathleen A. Bergeron of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Paul X. Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Alex J. Lehmann of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., William P. Yarak, III of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kevin C. Armendariz of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Zheng Gao of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/02, H01H3/12, H01H11/00, H01H13/14, H01H13/705, H01H13/7065, H01H13/83
Abstract: embodiments are directed to a low profile key for a keyboard having an overmolded support structure. in one aspect, an embodiment includes a key cap having an illuminable symbol. a support structure having a pair of overmolded wings may pivotally couple to the key cap. a switch housing may surround the support structure and connect each of the first and second wings. a tactile dome may be at least partially positioned within the switch housing and configured to bias the key cap upward. a sensing membrane may be positioned along an underside surface of the tactile dome and configured to trigger a switch event in response to a collapsing of the tactile dome caused by a depression of the key cap. a feature plate may be positioned below the sensing membrane. a light guide panel may define at least one light extraction feature that may be configured to propagate light toward the key cap and cause illumination of the illuminable symbol.
20240103642.INPUT DEVICE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTROL_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bart K. Andre of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Brian T. Gleeson of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. Bauerly of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., William D. Lindmeier of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew J. Sundstrom of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Geng Luo of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Seung Wook Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Evangelos Christodoulou of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Megan M. Sapp of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kainoa Kwon-Perez of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., John B. Morrell of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0346, G01P13/00, G01S5/30, G06F3/01, G06F3/0354, G06F3/038
Abstract: a three-dimensional control system includes an input device, a computing device, and a tracking assembly. the input device can include an input sensor, an inertial measurement unit sensor, and an ultrasonic speaker. the tracking assembly can include a plurality of ultrasonic microphones and an inertial measurement unit disposed on or with the computing device. the plurality of ultrasonic microphones can include three microphones in a first plane and at least one other ultrasonic microphone disposed out of the first plane. the ultrasonic microphones can be configured to detect ultrasonic waves output by the speaker of the input device and the computing device can triangulate the position of the input device relative to the computing device in space.
20240103643.INPUT DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Megan M. Sapp of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Brian T. Gleeson of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Steven J. Taylor of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., David H. Bloom of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Maio He of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Seung Wook Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Evangelos Christodoulou of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. Bauerly of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Geng Luo of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Bart K. Andre of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0346, G06F3/03, G06F3/038
Abstract: a computer system can include an input device having a housing defining an internal volume. the housing can include a grip portion and a base portion defining an aperture. the computer system can also include a tilt sensor disposed in the internal volume, a position sensor disposed at the aperture, and a processor. the processor can be electrically coupled to the position sensor, the tilt sensor, and a memory component storing electronic instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a first input from the tilt sensor, receive a second input from the position sensor, determine, based on the first and second inputs, if the base is in contact with a support surface and an angle of the base relative to the support surface. the processor can also output a signal based on the angle if the base is in contact with the support surface.
20240103644.STYLUS-BASED INPUT SYSTEM FOR A HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Killian J. POORE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen E. DEY of Capitola CA (US) for apple inc., Trevor J. NESS of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354, G02B27/01, G06F3/03
Abstract: a tracking system includes a stylus comprising a light emitter, a head-mounted device comprising an optical sensor configured to detect the light emitter, and a processor communicatively coupled to the optical sensor and configured to determine a position of the stylus based on detection of the light emitter.
20240103645.INPUT DEVICE WITH ADAPTIVE GRIP ORIENTATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bart K. Andre of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Brian T. Gleeson of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. Bauerly of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., William D. Lindmeier of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew J. Sundstrom of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Geng Luo of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Seung Wook Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Evangelos Christodoulou of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Megan M. Sapp of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kainoa Kwon-Perez of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David H. Bloom of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Steven J. Taylor of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., John B. Morrell of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Maio He of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Hamza Kashif of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354, G06F3/038, G06F3/044
Abstract: a computer input system includes a mouse including a housing having an interior surface defining an internal volume and a sensor assembly disposed in the internal volume. a processor is electrically coupled to the sensor assembly and a memory component having electronic instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine an orientation of the mouse relative to a hand based on a touch input from the hand detected by the sensor assembly. the mouse can also have a circular array of touch sensors or lights that detect hand position and provide orientation information to the user.
20240103654.MULTI-DIRECTIONAL TEXTURE BASED INPUT DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Travis N. OWENS of Lakeway TX (US) for apple inc., Daniel J. BECHSTEIN of Pacifica CA (US) for apple inc., Jeremy A. BAGNOL of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Daniell DOKKO of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Supratik DATTA of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/041
Abstract: electronic devices can include a textured exterior surface that is used for controlling functions associated with the electronic device or another electronic device when an object moves along the textured exterior surface. in some examples, the textured exterior surface can be a multi-directional textured surface to enable multi-directional touch functionality. in some examples, sensors of the electronic device can detect signal inputs generated by vibrations caused by the object moving along the textured exterior surface. the signal inputs can be processed to determine the directionality and/or speed of the movement input.
20240103656.MULTI-MODE MOUSE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bart K. Andre of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Brian T. Gleeson of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. Bauerly of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., William D. Lindmeier of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew J. Sundstrom of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Geng Luo of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Seung Wook Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Evangelos Christodoulou of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Megan M. Sapp of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kainoa Kwon-Perez of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David H. Bloom of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Steven J. Taylor of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/041, G06F3/0346, G06F3/0354, G06F3/044
Abstract: an input device, such as a mouse, can include a housing defining an exterior grip portion and an internal volume, a sensor assembly disposed in the internal volume, and an emitter electrically coupled to the sensor assembly. in response to the sensor assembly detecting a first touch input on the housing, the emitter sends a first signal including information regarding an angular position of the grip portion. in response to the sensor assembly detecting a second touch input on the housing, the emitter sends a second signal including information regarding a direction of a force exerted on the housing from the second touch input.
Inventor(s): William PAUL of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Christoph H. KRAH of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/041, G01N27/22, G06F3/044
Abstract: a pixelated mutual capacitance sensing configuration to detect the presence of floating water is disclosed. an integrated touch screen can be configured in a checkerboard arrangement of alternating drive pixels and sense pixels, where each drive or sense pixel can include a plurality of sub-pixels. the sense pixels can include sense sub-pixels surrounded by ground sub-pixels to reduce the baseline mutual capacitance between the drive and sense pixels. stimulated drive pixels can capacitively couple onto the sense sub-pixels of the sense pixel, forming a baseline (no touch) mutual capacitance between the drive pixels and the sense sub-pixels. the presence of grounded objects shunts some charge to ground and reduces the mutual capacitance, while floating water provides and additional parallel mutual capacitance path that increases the mutual capacitance. floating water can be distinguished from a grounded touch based on the direction of the change in mutual capacitance.
Inventor(s): Israel PASTRANA VICENTE of Spring TX (US) for apple inc., Danielle M. PRICE of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Evgenii KRIVORUCHKO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan R. DASCOLA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan RAVASZ of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Marcos ALONSO of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Hugo D. VERWEIJ of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. TAYLOR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Lorena S. PAZMINO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04812, G06F3/04842
Abstract: a gaze virtual object is displayed that is selectable based on attention directed to the gaze virtual object to perform an operation associated with a selectable virtual object. an indication of attention of a user is displayed. an enlarged view of a region of a user interface is displayed. a value of a slider element is adjusted based on attention of a user. a user interface element is moved at a respective rate based on attention of a user. text is entered into a text entry field in response to speech inputs. a value for a value selection user interface object is updated based on attention of a user. movement of a virtual object is facilitated based on direct touch interactions. a user input is facilitated for displaying a selection refinement user interface object. a visual indicator is displayed indicating progress toward selecting a virtual object when criteria are met.
Inventor(s): Christopher D. MCKENZIE of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Jay MOON of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Steve O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Rajat BHARDWAJ of Walnut Creek CA (US) for apple inc., Shih-Sang CHIU of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Connor A. SMITH of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Joseph P. CERRA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Willem MATTELAER of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04845, G06Q30/0601
Abstract: a computer system optionally displays a user interface object that reveals content based on whether the content is private or shared. a computer system optionally displays a user interface object that includes shared content based on whether participants have entitlement to the content. a computer system optionally displays a sharing indicator that indicates that the respective content is shared with one or more other participants.
Inventor(s): Allison W. DRYER of Healdsburg CA (US) for apple inc., Anshu K. CHIMALAMARRI of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Giancarlo YERKES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nahckjoon KIM of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Jessica TRINH of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G06F3/04842, G06F3/16
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for electronic devices, including user interfaces for navigating between and/or interacting with extended reality user interfaces.
Inventor(s): Christopher D. McKenzie of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Sanket S. Dave of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Deepak Iyer of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Lauren A. Hastings of Orlando FL (US) for apple inc., Madhur Ahuja of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Natalia A. Fornshell of Woodinville WA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06T17/00, H04N21/439, H04N21/472
Abstract: a wearable device, while a respective session is active in a respective application, detects a first signal indicating that the wearable device in no longer being worn. in response, the wearable device causes the respective session of the respective application to become inactive. while the respective application is inactive, the wearable device detects a second signal indicating that the wearable device is being put on, and in response to detecting the second signal, in accordance with a determination that respective criteria are met, the wearable device resumes the respective session of the respective application. further, in accordance with a determination that respective criteria are not met, the wearable device forgoes resuming the respective session of the respective application, wherein the respective criteria include a criterion that is met when a current user of the wearable device is determined to be an authorized user of the wearable device.
Inventor(s): Jonathan Ravasz of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Israel Pastrana Vicente of Spring TX (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E.S. Bauerly of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G06T17/00
Abstract: a computer system displays a user interface that includes a first region and a second region separated by a third region and displays a focus indicator within the first region. in response to detecting an input to move the focus indicator relative to the user interface, the input being associated with movement toward the second region, if the input meets respective criteria based on the movement associated with the input, the computer system moves the focus indicator from the first region to the second region in accordance with the movement associated with the input without displaying the focus indicator in the third region; and, if the input does not meet the respective criteria, the computer system changes an appearance of the focus indicator in accordance with the movement associated with the input while continuing to display at least a portion of the focus indicator within the first region.
Inventor(s): Lee S. Broughton of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Israel Pastrana Vicente of Spring TX (US) for apple inc., Matan Stauber of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan R. Dascola of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G06F3/04845
Abstract: a computer system displays a first user interface object and a first control element with a first appearance that is associated with performing a first operation with respect to the first user interface object, in a first view of a three-dimensional environment. the computer system detects a first gaze input that is directed to the first control element, and in response, updates an appearance of the first control element from to a second appearance that is different from the first appearance. while displaying the first control element with the second appearance, the computer system detects a first user input directed to the first control element, and in accordance with a determination that the first user input meets first criteria, updates the appearance of the first control element from the second appearance to a third appearance that is different from the first appearance and the second appearance.
Inventor(s): Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin Hylak of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Willliam A. Sorrentino, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan Ravasz of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Peter D. Anton of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Michael J. Rockwell of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/0482
Abstract: a computer system displays a first application user interface at a first location in a three-dimensional environment. while displaying the first application user interface at the first location in the three-dimensional environment, the computer system detects, at a first time, a first input corresponding to a request to close the first application user interface. in response to detecting the first input corresponding to a request to close the first application user interface: the computer system closes the first application user interface, including ceasing to display the first application user interface in the three-dimensional environment; and, in accordance with a determination that respective criteria are met, the computer system displays a home menu user interface at a respective home menu position that is determined based on the first location of the first application user interface in the three-dimensional environment.
20240103683.DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL OBJECTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Guillaume COUCHE of London (GB) for apple inc., Jonny YEO of London (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/04842, G06T19/00
Abstract: some examples described in this disclosure are directed to devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for generating, updating, and/or presenting virtual objects in a computer-generated environment. in some examples, an electronic device presents a user interface for generating a virtual object corresponding to the real-world object detected by the electronic device, where the user interface includes selectable options corresponding to respective portions of the real-world object. in some examples, in response to receiving a selection of a first portion of the real-world object, the electronic device updates the user interface and corresponding selectable options according to the first portion of the real-world object.
Inventor(s): Agatha Y. YU of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin H. BOESEL of Cornelius NC (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew J. SUNDSTROM of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Matan STAUBER of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Evgenii KRIVORUCHKO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. TAYLOR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/04845, G06T15/60, G06T19/20
Abstract: in some embodiments, a computer system displays a virtual surface for containing one or more virtual objects in a three-dimensional environment. in some embodiments, a computer system automatically resizes virtual surfaces that contain objects. in some embodiments, a computer system displays feedback related to removal and/or addition of objects to virtual surfaces.
Inventor(s): Lorena S. PAZMINO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Karen EL ASMAR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Matan STAUBER of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Danielle M. PRICE of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Hugo D. VERWEIJ of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. TAYLOR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815
Abstract: a computer system displays an immersion control, a volume control, an element configured to permit or restrict breakthrough in different modes of operation of the computer system, and/or an option selectable to cause initiation of display of a representation of content from a second computer system via a display generation component of the computer system. while a second computer system is displaying content, a first computer system detects an input corresponding to a request to display a representation of the content from the second computer system via a display generation component of the first computer system, and in response, initiates a process to display the representation of content and to de-emphasize the content displayed by the second computer system. a first computer system facilitates disambiguation of a second computer system from a plurality of computer systems for display of a representation of content from the second computer system.
Inventor(s): Lorena S. PAZMINO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Sean L. SEGUIN of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. TAYLOR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/02, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0488, G06F3/14
Abstract: a computer system displays an immersion control, a volume control, an element configured to permit or restrict breakthrough in different modes of operation of the computer system, and/or an option selectable to cause initiation of display of a representation of content from a second computer system via a display generation component of the computer system. while a second computer system is displaying content, a first computer system detects an input corresponding to a request to display a representation of the content from the second computer system via a display generation component of the first computer system, and in response, initiates a process to display the representation of content and to de-emphasize the content displayed by the second computer system. a first computer system facilitates disambiguation of a second computer system from a plurality of computer systems for display of a representation of content from the second computer system.
Inventor(s): Israel PASTRANA VICENTE of SPRING TX (US) for apple inc., Evgenii KRIVORUCHKO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kristie E. BAUERLY of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. TAYLOR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G06F3/04842, G06F3/16
Abstract: a gaze virtual object is displayed that is selectable based on attention directed to the gaze virtual object to perform an operation associated with a selectable virtual object. an indication of attention of a user is displayed. an enlarged view of a region of a user interface is displayed. a value of a slider element is adjusted based on attention of a user. a user interface element is moved at a respective rate based on attention of a user. text is entered into a text entry field in response to speech inputs. a value for a value selection user interface object is updated based on attention of a user. movement of a virtual object is facilitated based on direct touch interactions. a user input is facilitated for displaying a selection refinement user interface object. a visual indicator is displayed indicating progress toward selecting a virtual object when criteria are met.
Inventor(s): Christopher P. Foss of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan R. Dascola of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Marcos Alonso Ruiz of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Chanaka G. Karunamuni of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Gregory M. Apodaca of Colbert WA (US) for apple inc., Wan Si Wan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Kenneth L. Kocienda of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Sebastian J. Bauer of Santa Monica CA (US) for apple inc., Alan C. Dye of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan Ive of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0482, G06F3/01, G06F3/041, G06F3/0481, G06F3/04817, G06F3/0483, G06F3/04842, G06F3/0485, G06F3/0488, G06F3/04883, G06T11/00, G06T13/80, H04L67/60
Abstract: an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: displays a first user interface that includes a plurality of selectable objects; while a focus selector is at a location that corresponds to a respective selectable object, detects an input that includes detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and in response to detecting the input: in accordance with a determination that detecting the input meeting input criteria, including a criterion that is met when the contact meets a respective input threshold, displays a menu that includes contact information for the respective selectable object overlaid on top of the first user interface; and in accordance with a determination that detecting the input includes detecting a liftoff of the contact without meeting the input criteria, replaces display of the first user interface with display of a second user interface.
Inventor(s): Israel PASTRANA VICENTE of SPRING TX (US) for apple inc., Evgenii KRIVORUCHKO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. BAUERLY of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Lorena S. PAZMINO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04842, G06F3/01
Abstract: a gaze virtual object is displayed that is selectable based on attention directed to the gaze virtual object to perform an operation associated with a selectable virtual object. an indication of attention of a user is displayed. an enlarged view of a region of a user interface is displayed. a value of a slider element is adjusted based on attention of a user. a user interface element is moved at a respective rate based on attention of a user. text is entered into a text entry field in response to speech inputs. a value for a value selection user interface object is updated based on attention of a user. movement of a virtual object is facilitated based on direct touch interactions. a user input is facilitated for displaying a selection refinement user interface object. a visual indicator is displayed indicating progress toward selecting a virtual object when criteria are met.
Inventor(s): Israel PASTRANA VICENTE of SPRING TX (US) for apple inc., Evgenii KRIVORUCHKO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. BAUERLY of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. TAYLOR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04845, G06F3/01, G06F3/04886
Abstract: a gaze virtual object is displayed that is selectable based on attention directed to the gaze virtual object to perform an operation associated with a selectable virtual object. an indication of attention of a user is displayed. an enlarged view of a region of a user interface is displayed. a value of a slider element is adjusted based on attention of a user. a user interface element is moved at a respective rate based on attention of a user. text is entered into a text entry field in response to speech inputs. a value for a value selection user interface object is updated based on attention of a user. movement of a virtual object is facilitated based on direct touch interactions. a user input is facilitated for displaying a selection refinement user interface object. a visual indicator is displayed indicating progress toward selecting a virtual object when criteria are met.
Inventor(s): Vinay Chawda of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Julian K. Shutzberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Chase B. Lortie of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel J. Brewer of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., David J. Meyer of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Leah M. Gum of Sunol CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04847, G06F3/01, G06F3/04815
Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein facilitate interactions with a user interface in 3d environment in which a user interface element is moved based on a user movement in a way that the user interface element appears to lag behind or follow a portion of the user (e.g., the user's fingertip). the user interface element may be moved in a way that it converges with and thus catches up to the portion of the user. such convergence may be based on the speed of the movement of the portion of the user. no convergence may occur when the portion of the user is not moving or is moving below a threshold speed. when the portion of the user is moving (e.g., above a threshold speed), the user interface component may converge with the portion of the user and the rate of convergence may be increased with faster speeds.
Inventor(s): Nicholas W. HENDERSON of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., James M. DESSERO of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., Matan SAUBER of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey S. ALLEN of () for apple inc., Michael A. DUNKLEY of () for apple inc., Michael J. ROCKWELL of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., William A. SORRENTINO, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Hugh A. SIDER of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Magnus DANIELSSON of () for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04847, G06F3/04815, G06T15/20, G06T15/50
Abstract: in some embodiments, a computer system applies a time of day setting to a virtual environment. in some embodiments, the time of day setting is updated based on an event. in some embodiments, a computer system displays content in an expanded display mode. in some embodiments, computer systems join a communication session while maintaining display of respective environments. in some embodiments, a computer system moves a portal based on user movement. in some embodiments, computer systems share a virtual environment. computer systems can display media with simulated lighting. computer systems can share an environment. in some embodiments, a computer system selects a position relative to content. a computer system can present representations of communication session participants based on content. a computer system can present user interfaces to control visual appearances of an environment including media. computer systems can change an appearance of an environment based on environmental modes.
Inventor(s): Billy CHEN of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick Steven PIEMONTE of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0485, G06F3/0488
Abstract: a device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: displays a geographic map in a first mode of an application, the geographic map including a plurality of landmarks, the geographic map being displayed at a first magnification level; detects a first input, the first input including a first finger contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first landmark on the display; in response to detecting the first input: when the first input does not satisfy one or more predefined mode-change conditions, changes the magnification level in accordance with the first input and remains in the first mode; and when the first input satisfies the mode-change conditions, selects the first landmark and enters a second mode of the application; while in the second mode, detects a second input; and, in response to detecting the second input, displays information about the first landmark.
Inventor(s): Jonathan Ravasz of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Israel Pastrana Vicente of Spring TX (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E.S. Bauerly of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0488, G06F3/01, G06F3/04815
Abstract: a computer system detects a gaze input directed to a region in an environment and, while detecting the gaze input, detects a touch input. in response, the computer system displays a focus indicator at a location corresponding to the region. the computer system detects a continuation of the touch input that includes movement of the touch input along an input surface while being maintained on the input surface. in response, the computer system moves the focus indicator in accordance with the movement of the touch input: within a user interface of an application, if the movement corresponds to a request to move the focus indicator within the user interface; and within the user interface without moving the focus indicator outside of the boundary of the user interface, if the movement corresponds to a request to move the focus indicator outside of a boundary of the user interface.
20240103713.USE OF A JOG WHEEL_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Michael Fleischhauer of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., David Karp of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc., Itrat U Khan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kenneth C Meehan of Emerald Hills CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0488, G06F3/0481, G06F3/0484, G06F3/16, G06T13/00
Abstract: in some implementations, at least a partial view of a jog wheel user interface (ui) element is displayed on a graphical user interface (gui). the jog wheel ui element is operable to manipulate one or more secondary elements. in response to a touch input for controlling the jog wheel ui element, a rotation of the jog wheel ui element is animated concurrently with manipulation of the secondary element(s). in some embodiments, the jog wheel ui element is rotated at an initial rotational speed based on the touch input, continues rotating after cessation of the touch input, and is reduced until it reaches zero. in one embodiment, a distance between the contact of the touch input and the jog wheel ui element is used to determine a degree of rotation of jog wheel ui element.
Inventor(s): Christopher B. FLEIZACH of Gilroy CA (US) for apple inc., Eric T. SEYMOUR of Sonoma CA (US) for apple inc., James P. CRAIG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04883, G06F3/033, G06F3/0481, G06F3/04845, G06F3/0485, G06F3/0488
Abstract: an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface displays, on the display, a first visual indicator that corresponds to a virtual touch. the device receives a first input from an adaptive input device. in response to receiving the first input from the adaptive input device, the device displays a first menu on the display. the first menu includes a virtual touches selection icon. in response to detecting selection of the virtual touches selection icon, a menu of virtual multitouch contacts is displayed.
20240103715.Touchscreen Jog Wheel User Interface Element_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Michael Fleischhauer of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., David Karp of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc., Itrat U Khan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kenneth C Meehan of Emerald Hills CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04886
Abstract: in some implementations, at least a partial view of a jog wheel user interface (ui) element is displayed on a graphical user interface (gui). the jog wheel ui element is operable to manipulate one or more secondary elements. in response to a touch input for controlling the jog wheel ui element, a rotation of the jog wheel ui element is animated concurrently with manipulation of the secondary element(s). in some embodiments, the jog wheel ui element is rotated at an initial rotational speed based on the touch input, continues rotating after cessation of the touch input, and is reduced until it reaches zero. in one embodiment, a distance between the contact of the touch input and the jog wheel ui element is used to determine a degree of rotation of jog wheel ui element.
Inventor(s): Israel PASTRANA VICENTE of SPRING TX (US) for apple inc., Evgenii KRIVORUCHKO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. BAUERLY of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04886, G06F3/04815, G06F3/0484
Abstract: a gaze virtual object is displayed that is selectable based on attention directed to the gaze virtual object to perform an operation associated with a selectable virtual object. an indication of attention of a user is displayed. an enlarged view of a region of a user interface is displayed. a value of a slider element is adjusted based on attention of a user. a user interface element is moved at a respective rate based on attention of a user. text is entered into a text entry field in response to speech inputs. a value for a value selection user interface object is updated based on attention of a user. movement of a virtual object is facilitated based on direct touch interactions. a user input is facilitated for displaying a selection refinement user interface object. a visual indicator is displayed indicating progress toward selecting a virtual object when criteria are met.
Inventor(s): Evgenii KRIVORUCHKO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. BAUERLY of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. TAYLOR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Miquel ESTANY RODRIGUEZ of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., James J. OWEN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jose Antonio CHECA OLORIZ of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jay MOON of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Pedro MARI of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Lorena S. PAZMINO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/16, G06F3/0484, G06T13/00
Abstract: a gaze virtual object is displayed that is selectable based on attention directed to the gaze virtual object to perform an operation associated with a selectable virtual object. an indication of attention of a user is displayed. an enlarged view of a region of a user interface is displayed. a value of a slider element is adjusted based on attention of a user. a user interface element is moved at a respective rate based on attention of a user. text is entered into a text entry field in response to speech inputs. a value for a value selection user interface object is updated based on attention of a user. movement of a virtual object is facilitated based on direct touch interactions. a user input is facilitated for displaying a selection refinement user interface object. a visual indicator is displayed indicating progress toward selecting a virtual object when criteria are met.
20240103840.SECURE DELIVERY OF ASSETS TO A TRUSTED DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Dallas B. De Atley of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Bailey E. Basile of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Venkat V. Memula of Livermore CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas P. Mensch of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Robert M. Marini of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David P. Remahl of Woodside CA (US) for apple inc., Kelsey J. Skillman of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Edward E. Thomas of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, G06F21/60, H04L9/40
Abstract: embodiments described herein provide a system and method for secure delivery of assets to a trusted device. multiple levels of verification are implemented to enable components of a software update and asset delivery system to verify other components within the system. furthermore, updates are provided only to client devices that are authorized to receive such updates. in one embodiment, the specific assets provided to a client device during a software update can be tailored to the client device, such that individual client devices can receive updated versions of software asset at a faster or slower rate than mass market devices. for example, developer or beta tester devices can receive pre-release assets, while enterprise devices can receive updates at a slower rate relative to mass market devices.
20240103858.Instruction Support for Matrix Multiplication_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ali Sazegari of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew L. Badin of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/30, G06F17/16
Abstract: techniques are disclosed relating to instruction set architecture support for matrix manipulations. in disclosed embodiments, front-end circuitry is configured to fetch and decode a matrix multiply instruction for execution, including to encode a given matrix input operand of the matrix multiply instruction to identify one or more vector registers defined according to an instruction set architecture. in some embodiments, datapath circuitry is configured to execute the matrix multiply instruction, where during execution of the instruction, the one or more vector registers corresponding to the given matrix operand are mapped within the datapath circuitry to at least two dimensions of the given matrix operand. in some embodiments, power management circuitry is configured to, during execution of the instruction, operate at least a portion of the front-end circuitry in a reduced-power mode. disclosed techniques may advantageously increase throughput and reduce power consumption, relative to traditional implementations using vector operations.
20240103887.STANDALONE DYNAMIC LINK EDITOR_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Aleksandar RISTOVSKI of Ottawa (CA) for apple inc., Michael DANIELS of Stittsville (CA) for apple inc., Ryan J. MANSFIELD of Stittsville (CA) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/445
Abstract: this disclosure provides techniques for executing a software program by separating a dynamic link editor from a process executing the software program. for example, the dynamic link editor can reside outside of the process being dynamically linked and would perform dynamic linking operations for the process before the process executes its first instruction. such techniques optionally complement or replace other methods for executing a software program.
20240103904.DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ahmed M. Soliman of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Ayman F. Naguib of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/48, G06F9/54, G06F21/44
Abstract: techniques are described herein for effectuating a transaction by an intermediary. an example method can include receiving a first message from a second device, the first message comprising a request for a first item, wherein the first message is received by a backend process executing on the first device. a second message that includes a request for a first information associated with the first item, can be transmitted. a third message comprising the first information associated with the first item can be received. a fourth message comprising a request to initiate a transaction for the first item can be transmitted to a third device. a fifth message can be received from the third computing device, the fifth message comprising a confirmation of the transaction based at least in part on the fourth message.
20240103905.DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ahmed M. Soliman of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Ayman F. Naguib of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/48, G06F9/54
Abstract: techniques are described herein for effectuating a transaction by an intermediary. an example method can include instructing a device to monitor a status of a first item, and to transmit a first request for a target item based at least in part on the status of the first item, the target item being a same item type as the first item. receiving, by the from the device, the first request for the target item. determining a first source device of a plurality of source devices to which to transmit a second request for the target item. transmitting, to the first source device of the plurality of source devices, the second request for the target item based at least in part on the determination. receiving a confirmation of the second request.
20240103916.DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ahmed M. Soliman of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Ayman F. Naguib of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/50
Abstract: techniques are described herein for effectuating a transaction by an intermediary. an example method can include receiving, from a second user device, a first request for a target item, the second user device being associated with the target item. a second request for first information associated with the target item can be transmitted to a third device based at least in part on the first request. the first information associated with the target item can be received from the third device, the first information including a first parameter describing the target item. the first parameter can be compared with a threshold parameter. a third request can be transmitted to the third device associated with the target item, a third request for the target item. a confirmation of the third request can be received.
20240103952.ERROR LOGGER CIRCUIT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Soeren SONNTAG of Haar (DE) for apple inc., Vanja RADOS of San Rafael CA (US) for apple inc., Constantin Daniel CIORTESCU of Taufkirchen (DE) for apple inc., Mirko SAUERMANN of Neubiberg (DE) for apple inc., Matthias HEINK of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F11/07
Abstract: the present disclosure describes a device including an initiator, a target, a communication bus coupling the initiator to the target over a channel, a functional circuit, and an error logger circuit. the functional circuit is coupled to the channel and can perform a function associated with a transaction request from the initiator to the target. the functional circuit can include an error detection circuit to detect an error associated with the function performed by the functional circuit and to generate an error indicator signal to indicate that the error has been detected. the error logger circuit can be coupled to the functional circuit, in which the error logger circuit is configured to receive the error indicator signal from the error detection circuit and store information about the error.
20240103998.SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARIANT TESTING AT SCALE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jae Hyeon Bae of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kurt M. Fredericks of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas Kistner of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew T. Maher of London (GB) for apple inc., Nihar Ranjan Hati of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Mahesh Molakalapalli of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Srivas Chennu of Rochester (GB) for apple inc., Jamie J. Martin of London (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F11/36
Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for variant testing at scale. in particular, the embodiments set forth provide systems and methods for testing, on a large-scale software application store, visual aspects of one or more variants of representative data associated with an application available through the software application store. according to some embodiments, a method may include using a subset of conversion data associated with a control object and a subset of the conversion data associated with at least one variant object to compute at least one conversion metric for the control object and at least one conversion metric for the at least one variant object. the method may also include generating a performance measurement by applying at least one statistical hypothesis testing function to the at least one conversion metric for the control object and the at least one conversion metric for the at least one variant object.
20240104017.Routing Circuit for Computer Resource Topology_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Qiong Cai of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Emiliano Morini of Folsom CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F12/0802, G06F7/72
Abstract: a routing circuit for an integrated circuit configured to access a set of resources that are organized according to a topology with a plurality of dimensions. the routing receives a request for a particular resource of the set of resources that includes an address that includes first and second sets of bits, the topology having a first dimension with n routing options (where n is not a power of two) and a second dimension with m routing options. the routing circuit determines first and second routing selections for the first and second dimensions by performing respective modulo-n and div-n operations on values formed from the address that include the first and second set of bits. the routing circuit then activates one or more selection signals in accordance with the first and second routing selections that are usable to cause the particular resource to be selected in response to the request.
Inventor(s): Tanmay WADHWA of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F21/44, G06F21/55, G06F21/57
Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for identifying when a vetted software application transitions into providing unauthorized features. in particular, the techniques involve identifying original operating characteristics of a software application during a vetting process that is performed by a management entity (and/or other vetting entities). the vetting process produces a vetted software application, which includes information about the original operating characteristics of the software application. the vetted software application is then distributed and installed onto computing devices. in turn, computing devices that execute the vetted software application can gather its current operating characteristics and compare them to the original operating characteristics to identify any anomalies. appropriate action can then be taken, such as notifying the management entity and/or terminating the execution of the vetted software application.
Inventor(s): Peter A. Lisherness of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Lior Zimet of Kerem Maharal (IL) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F30/347
Abstract: an integrated circuit (ic) configurable for use in one of a number of possible platforms is disclosed. the ic includes a number of different functional circuit blocks and a plurality of programmable register. the programmable registers, when programmed, can cause corresponding functional circuit blocks to be fully or partially disabled. the different platforms support different sets of peripherals. the ic is thus configured, using the programmable registers, for use in a particular platform to support its corresponding set of peripherals, while another instance of the ic may be configured for use in another platform, supporting its particular set of peripherals.
Inventor(s): John FREEBORN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0241, G06Q30/0242, G06Q30/0251
Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for syndicating customizable content (e.g., marketing materials) to syndication recipients (e.g., online store providers). in particular, the techniques enable each syndication recipient to individually customize various aspects of the customizable content such that their customized content can be incorporated into respective content provided (to end users) by the syndication recipients.
Inventor(s): Alan ZAVARI of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc., Lamia YOUSEFF of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0601, G06F3/0482, G06T11/00
Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for implementing dynamic interactive on-demand user interface ordering. in particular, in one embodiment a method for providing an interactive user interface is disclosed. the method may include receiving, from an input peripheral, a request to present a content item on the interactive user interface, presenting, on the interactive user interface, the content item, receiving, from the input peripheral, an input to select an object associated with the content item that is presented on the interactive user interface, responsive to receiving the input, presenting information pertaining to the object and at least one graphical user element configured to enable a purchase event to be performed.
20240104686.Low-Latency Video Matting_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Srinidhi Aravamudhan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Adrian P. Lindberg of Karlstad CA (US) for apple inc., Eshan Verma of Hayward CA (US) for apple inc., Jaya Vijetha Gattupalli of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Mingshan Wang of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Ranjit Desai of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Vinay Palakkode of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T1/20, G06T3/40, G06T7/11
Abstract: techniques are disclosed herein for implementing a novel, low latency, guidance map-free video matting system, e.g., for use in extended reality (xr) platforms. the techniques may be designed to work with low resolution auxiliary inputs (e.g., binary segmentation masks) and to generate alpha mattes (e.g., alpha mattes configured to segment out any object(s) of interest, such as human hands, from a captured image) in near real-time and in a computationally efficient manner. further, in a domain-specific setting, the system can function on a captured image stream alone, i.e., it would not require any auxiliary inputs, thereby reducing computational costs—without compromising on visual quality and user comfort. once an alpha matte has been generated, various alpha-aware graphical processing operations may be performed on the captured images according to the generated alpha mattes (e.g., background replacement operations, synthetic shallow depth of field (sdof) rendering operations, and/or various xr environment rendering operations).
20240104691.DUAL-MODE IMAGE FUSION ARCHITECTURE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Maxim SMIRNOV of Portland OR (US) for apple inc., David R. POPE of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T3/40, G06T3/00, G06T5/00, G06T5/50
Abstract: embodiments relate to an image processing circuit able to perform image fusion on received images in at least a first mode for fusing demosaiced and downscaled image data, and a second mode for fusing raw image data. raw image data is received from an image sensor in bayer rgb format. in the first mode, the raw image data is demosaiced and resampled prior to undergoing image fusion. on the other hand, in the second raw image mode, the image processing circuit performs image fusion on the raw bayer image data, and demosaics and resamples the generated fused raw bayer image. this may ensure a cleaner image signal for image fusion, but consumes more memory. the image processing circuit is configured to support both modes of operation, allowing for fused images to be generated to satisfy the requirements of different applications.
Inventor(s): Vinay Palakkode of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Kaushik Raghunath of Pleasanton CA (US) for apple inc., Venu M. Duggineni of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Vivaan Bahl of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T3/40, G06T7/60, G06T7/70, G06T15/00
Abstract: generating synthesized data includes capturing one or more frames of a scene at a first frame rate by one or more cameras of a wearable device, determining body position parameters for the frames, and obtaining geometry data for the scene in accordance with the one or more frames. the frames, body position parameters, and geometry data are applied to a trained network which predicts one or more additional frames. with respect to virtual data, generating a synthesized frame includes determining current body position parameters in accordance with the one or more frames, predicting a future gaze position based on the current body position parameters, and rendering, at a first resolution, a gaze region of a frame in accordance with the future gaze position. a peripheral region is predicted for the frame at a second resolution, and the combined regions form a frame that is used to drive a display.
20240104707.ALIGNMENT-BASED FAULT DETECTION FOR PHYSICAL COMPONENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Mikael B. MANNBERG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kai ZHENG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, G06T7/70, H04N23/81
Abstract: this disclosure provides more effective and/or efficient techniques for detecting faults with physical components using an example of selectively causing output of light into a cover and capturing an image of the cover to determine whether the light is visible in the image. some techniques are described herein for detecting misalignment of one or more physical components (e.g., a cover or a camera). other techniques are described herein for detecting contaminants (e.g., substances at or near a surface of a physical component and/or a physical change to the physical component, such as a deformation or a crack of the cover) affecting data captured by a sensor.
Inventor(s): Mikael B. MANNBERG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kai ZHENG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, H04N23/56
Abstract: this disclosure provides more effective and/or efficient techniques for detecting faults with physical components using an example of selectively causing output of light into a cover and capturing an image of the cover to determine whether the light is visible in the image. some techniques are described herein for detecting misalignment of one or more physical components (e.g., a cover or a camera). other techniques are described herein for detecting contaminants (e.g., substances at or near a surface of a physical component and/or a physical change to the physical component, such as a deformation or a crack of the cover) affecting data captured by a sensor.
20240104711.TIME-BASED FAULT DETECTION FOR PHYSICAL COMPONENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Mikael B. MANNBERG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kai ZHENG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/00, H04N23/56
Abstract: this disclosure provides more effective and/or efficient techniques for detecting faults with physical components using an example of selectively causing output of light into a cover and capturing an image of the cover to determine whether the light is visible in the image. some techniques are described herein for detecting misalignment of one or more physical components (e.g., a cover or a camera). other techniques are described herein for detecting contaminants (e.g., substances at or near a surface of a physical component and/or a physical change to the physical component, such as a deformation or a crack of the cover) affecting data captured by a sensor.
Inventor(s): Mikael B. MANNBERG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kai ZHENG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/00
Abstract: this disclosure provides more effective and/or efficient techniques for detecting faults with physical components using an example of selectively causing output of light into a cover and capturing an image of the cover to determine whether the light is visible in the image. some techniques are described herein for detecting misalignment of one or more physical components (e.g., a cover or a camera). other techniques are described herein for detecting contaminants (e.g., substances at or near a surface of a physical component and/or a physical change to the physical component, such as a deformation or a crack of the cover) affecting data captured by a sensor.
Inventor(s): Xiaohua Yang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jin Wook Chang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Xin Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Xuemei Zhang of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/73, G06F3/01
Abstract: in one implementation, a method is performed for generating metadata estimations based on metadata subdivisions. the method includes: obtaining an input image; obtaining metadata associated with the input image; subdividing the metadata into a plurality of metadata subdivisions; determining a viewport relative to the input image based on at least one of head pose information and eye tracking information; generating one or more metadata estimations by performing an estimation algorithm on at least a portion of the plurality of metadata subdivisions based on the viewport; and generating an output image by performing an image processing algorithm on the input image based on the one or more metadata estimations.
Inventor(s): Mikael B. MANNBERG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., KAI ZHENG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/80, G01N21/88, G06T7/13, G06T7/73, G06V10/10
Abstract: this disclosure provides more effective and/or efficient techniques for detecting faults with physical components using an example of selectively causing output of light into a cover and capturing an image of the cover to determine whether the light is visible in the image. some techniques are described herein for detecting misalignment of one or more physical components (e.g., a cover or a camera). other techniques are described herein for detecting contaminants (e.g., substances at or near a surface of a physical component and/or a physical change to the physical component, such as a deformation or a crack of the cover) affecting data captured by a sensor.
20240104778.Methods for Camera Calibration via Bundle Adjustment_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Tianheng Wang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Stergios Roumeliotis of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Shuntaro Yamazaki of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Oleg Naroditsky of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/80, G02B27/01, H04N13/246
Abstract: methods for performing a camera calibration process for outward-facing cameras on devices such as head-mounted display devices are disclosed. using cameras with overlapping fields of view, relative rotational parameters of the cameras with respect to one another may be determined using an optimization technique such as a two-view bundle adjustment algorithm. a statistical analysis of the relative rotational parameters of the cameras, determined for a plurality of moments in time, may then be made to provide updated relative rotational parameters for recalibration of the cameras. a camera calibration process, such as those disclosed, may not depend on tracking points of interest over multiple moments in time, but rather on a convergence of the relative rotational parameters determined for respective moments in time.
Inventor(s): Grant H. Mulliken of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Anura A. Patil of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Brian Pasley of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc., Christine Godwin of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Eve Ekman of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan Hadida of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Lauren Cheung of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Mary A. Pyc of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick O. Eronini of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Raphael A. Bernier of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Steven A. Marchette of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Fletcher Rothkopf of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T11/00, G06F3/01, G06V20/50
Abstract: embodiments are directed to aspects of the extended reality environments that are selected or otherwise modified to account for distracting stimuli. similarly, one or more metrics that reflect, or are otherwise indicative of, a user's ability to focus on a current or upcoming activity may be used to adjust a user's interaction with the extended reality environment. the extended reality environment can generated by an extended reality system that includes a head-mounted display, a set of sensors and a processor configured to enter a focus mode that reduces distraction in an extended reality environment. while in the focus mode, the process or can receive imaging data of a physical environment around a user using the set of sensors and generate the extended reality environment that includes a reproduction of the first region of the physical environment where an identified object is replaced with the additional content.
Inventor(s): Edwin ISKANDAR of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T11/60, G06F3/01
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to techniques for providing an interactive computer-generated reality environment for creating a virtual drawing using one or more electronic devices. specifically, the described techniques provide a user with a computer-generated reality environment, which can be based on different types of realities including virtual reality and mixed reality, for creating a virtual drawing on a drawing surface within the computer-generated reality environment. the computer-generated reality environment provides the user with a realistic and immersive experience while creating the virtual drawing.
20240104814.INFORMATION DISPLAY USING ELECTRONIC DIFFUSERS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Joel S. Armstrong-Muntner of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T11/60, G03B9/00, G03B11/00, G03B15/05, H04N23/56, H04N23/611, H04N23/62, H04N23/72, H04N23/74, H04N23/75
Abstract: embodiments of systems and methods for using electronic diffusers to implement message indicators are described. a segment of a diffuser attached to an electronic device is configured to indicate an informational message in response to signals that result in a change to an optical property. a set of information to be displayed using the segment is determined, and a signal is transmitted to the segment to display the information.
20240104818.Rigging an Object_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Karen N. Wong of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Eric G. Thivierge of Merchantville NJ (US) for apple inc., Gregory Duquesne of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Jee Young Park of San Bruno CA (US) for apple inc., Jeremy R. Bernstein of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Zachary Z. Becker of Issaquah WA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T13/40, G06T15/08
Abstract: a method includes determining a set of one or more visual appearance values that indicate a visual appearance of an object that is to be placed in an environment. the method includes selecting, based on the set of one or more visual appearance values, a rig that allows the object to be manipulated to exhibit movement in the environment. the method includes applying the rig to the object by associating joints of the rig with respective portions of the object. the method includes animating the object within the environment by manipulating the joints of the rig associated with the object.
Inventor(s): Jesse CHAND of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Shih-Sang CHIU of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T13/40, G06T13/20, H04L65/403
Abstract: a computer system optionally modifies a representation of a participant based on activity associated with the participant. a computer system optionally displays a self-view representation of an avatar of a user of the computer system. a computer system optionally updates a view of an avatar in a real-time communication session. a computer system optionally displays a representation of a participant in a real-time communication session.
Inventor(s): James M. DESSERO of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey S. ALLEN of () for apple inc., Michael A. DUNKLEY of () for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T15/50, G06T15/04, G06T15/20
Abstract: in some embodiments, a computer system applies a time of day setting to a virtual environment. in some embodiments, the time of day setting is updated based on an event. in some embodiments, a computer system displays content in an expanded display mode. in some embodiments, computer systems join a communication session while maintaining display of respective environments. in some embodiments, a computer system moves a portal based on user movement. in some embodiments, computer systems share a virtual environment. computer systems can display media with simulated lighting. computer systems can share an environment. in some embodiments, a computer system selects a position relative to content. a computer system can present representations of communication session participants based on content. a computer system can present user interfaces to control visual appearances of an environment including media. computer systems can change an appearance of an environment based on environmental modes.
Inventor(s): Grant H. Mulliken of Los Angeles CA (US) for apple inc., Anura A Patil of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Brian Pasle of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc., Christine Godwin of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Eve Ekman of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan Hadida of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Lauren Cheung of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Mary A. Pyc of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick O. Eronini of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Raphael A. Bernier of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Steven A Marchette of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Fletcher Rothkopf of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T17/00, G02B27/01, G06F3/01, G06T7/70
Abstract: embodiments are directed to aspects of the extended reality environments that are selected or otherwise modified to account for distracting stimuli. similarly, one or more metrics that reflect, or are otherwise indicative of, a user's ability to focus on a current or upcoming activity may be used to adjust a user's interaction with the extended reality environment. the extended reality environment can generated by an extended reality system that includes a head-mounted display, a set of sensors and a processor configured to enter a focus mode that reduces distraction in an extended reality environment. while in the focus mode, the process or can receive imaging data of a physical environment around a user using the set of sensors and generate the extended reality environment that includes a reproduction of the first region of the physical environment where an identified object is replaced with the additional content.
20240104840.METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL OBJECTS AND SOUND_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Guillaume COUCHE of London (GB) for apple inc., Jonny YEO of London (GB) for apple inc., Vitaliy TYZHNEVYY of London (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T17/00, G06F3/16
Abstract: electronic devices can be used to generate virtual objects. in some examples, to reduce undesirable artifacts (e.g., flaws due to handshaking and/or hesitations) from occurring in the virtual object, a virtual pointer element is offset from a portion of an input device and is used to generate the virtual object in a three-dimensional environment. in some examples, to improve the visual characteristics of the generated virtual object, an elasticity model can be applied which includes various modes of physics. in some examples, sound is generated in response to movements of the virtual pointer element.
20240104841.DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL OBJECTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Guillaume COUCHE of London (GB) for apple inc., Jonny YEO of London (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T17/00, G06F3/04815, G06F3/0482
Abstract: some examples described in this disclosure are directed to devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for generating, updating, and/or presenting virtual objects in a computer-generated environment. in some examples, an electronic device presents a user interface for generating a virtual object corresponding to the real-world object detected by the electronic device, where the user interface includes selectable options corresponding to respective portions of the real-world object. in some examples, in response to receiving a selection of a first portion of the real-world object, the electronic device updates the user interface and corresponding selectable options according to the first portion of the real-world object.
Inventor(s): Christopher D. MCKENZIE of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin HYLAK of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Conner J. BROOKS of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Adrian P. LINDBERG of Karlstad (SE) for apple inc., Bryce L. SCHMIDTCHEN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T17/00, G06T7/20
Abstract: in some embodiments, a computer system facilitates depth conflict mitigation for a virtual object that is in contact with one or more physical objects in a three-dimensional environment by reducing visual prominence of one or more portions of the virtual object. in some embodiments, a computer system adjusts the visibility of one or more virtual objects in a three-dimensional environment by applying a visual effect to the one or more virtual objects in response to detecting one or more portions of a user. in some embodiments, a computer system modifies visual prominence in accordance with a level of engagement with a virtual object.
Inventor(s): Yiqiang NIE of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Giovanni AGNOLI of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Devin CHALMERS of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Allison W. DRYER of Healdsburg CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas G. SALTER of Foster City CA (US) for apple inc., Giancarlo YERKES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06F3/01
Abstract: in some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for interacting with virtual objects in an extended reality environment. in some embodiments, the techniques and user interfaces are for interacting with virtual objects in an extended reality environment, including repositioning virtual objects relative to the environment. in some embodiments, the techniques and user interfaces are for interacting with virtual objects, in an extended reality environment, including virtual objects that aid a user in navigating within the environment. in some embodiments, the techniques and user interfaces are for interacting with virtual objects, including objects displayed based on changes in a field-of-view of a user, in an extended reality environment, including repositioning virtual objects relative to the environment. in some embodiments, the techniques and user interfaces are for interacting with virtual objects in an extended reality environment, including virtual objects that provide a different perspective on the environment.
Inventor(s): Jesse CHAND of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Kristi E. BAUERLY of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Shih-Sang CHIU of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan R. DASCOLA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Amy E. DEDONATO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Karen EL ASMAR of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Wesley M. HOLDER of Union City CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Lorena S. PAZMINO of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jason D. RICKWALD of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Giancarlo YERKES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T19/20, H04N7/15
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to managing live communication sessions. a computer system optionally displays an option to invite the respective user to join the ongoing communication session. a computer system optionally one or more options to modify an appearance of an avatar representing the user of the computer system. a computer system optionally transitions a communication session from a spatial communication session to a non-spatial communication session. a computer system optionally displays information about a participant in a communication session.
Inventor(s): Christopher D. McKenzie of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Vitalii Kramar of Woodinville WA (US) for apple inc., Benjamin Hylak of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06F3/02, G06F3/0346, G06F9/451
Abstract: a computer system, in response to detecting a first input on a rotatable input mechanism, in accordance with a determination that the first input is a first type of input: changes an immersion level associated with display of an extended reality (xr) environment generated by the display generation component to a first immersion level in which display of the xr environment concurrently includes virtual content from an application and a passthrough portion of a physical environment of the computer system. in accordance with a determination that the first input is a second type of input: the computer system performs an operation different from changing the immersion level associated with display of the xr environment.
Inventor(s): Amy E. DeDonato of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Israel Pastrana Vicente of Spring TX (US) for apple inc., Nathan Gitter of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06F9/451
Abstract: while displaying an application user interface, in response to detecting a first input to an input device a computer system, in accordance with a determination that the application user interface is in a first mode of display, wherein the first mode of display includes an immersive mode in which only content of the application user interface is displayed, displays via the display generation component the application user interface in a second mode of display, wherein the second mode of display includes a non-immersive mode in which respective content of the application user interface and other content are concurrently displayed, and in accordance with a determination that the application user interface is in the second mode of display, the computer system replaces display of at least a portion of the application user interface by displaying a home menu user interface via the display generation component.
20240104863.CONTEXTUAL PRESENTATION OF EXTENDED REALITY CONTENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Anna L Brewer of Santa Barbara CA (US) for apple inc., Elena J Nattinger of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Devin W Chalmers of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G06T7/11, G06T7/73, G06V20/20
Abstract: images of a physical environment are evaluated to determine candidate presentation locations for extended reality content items in an extended reality environment, each having associated presentation criteria. extended reality content items satisfying the associated presentation criteria are presented in the extended reality environment at the candidate presentation location.
Inventor(s): Grant H. Mulliken of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Anura A. Patil of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Brian Pasley of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc., Christine Godwin of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Eve Ekman of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan Hadida of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Lauren Cheung of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Mary A. Pyc of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick O. Eronini of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Raphael A. Bernier of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Steven A. Marchette of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Fletcher Rothkopf of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/00, G02B27/01, G06F3/01, G06F3/16, G06V10/25, G06V10/764
Abstract: embodiments are directed to aspects of the extended reality environments that are selected or otherwise modified to account for distracting stimuli. similarly, one or more metrics that reflect, or are otherwise indicative of, a user's ability to focus on a current or upcoming activity may be used to adjust a user's interaction with the extended reality environment. the extended reality environment can generated by an extended reality system that includes a head-mounted display, a set of sensors and a processor configured to enter a focus mode that reduces distraction in an extended reality environment. while in the focus mode, the process or can receive imaging data of a physical environment around a user using the set of sensors and generate the extended reality environment that includes a reproduction of the first region of the physical environment where an identified object is replaced with the additional content.
Inventor(s): Anna L. BREWER of Santa Barbara CA (US) for apple inc., Devin W. CHALMERS of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Allison W. DRYER of Healdsburg CA (US) for apple inc., Elena J. NATTINGER of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Giancarlo YERKES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/20, G06T5/50, G06T7/70
Abstract: electronic devices provide extended reality experiences. in some embodiments, a media capture user interface is displayed, including a capture guide. in some embodiments, gaze information is used for targeting. in some embodiments, a virtual object is manipulated.
20240104872.Visual Techniques for 3D Content_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bryce L. Schmidtchen of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Bryan Cline of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Charles O. Goddard of Los Angeles CA (US) for apple inc., Michael I. Weinstein of Greenbrae CA (US) for apple inc., Tsao-Wei Huang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Tobias Rick of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Vedant Saran of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander Menzies of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Alexandre Da Veiga of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/20, G06T5/00, G06T15/04, G06T15/10, G06T19/00
Abstract: various implementations provide a view of a 3d environment including a portal for viewing a stereo item (e.g., a photo or video) positioned a distance behind the portal. one or more visual effects are provided based on texture of one or more portions of the stereo item, e.g., texture at cutoff or visible edges of the stereo item. the effects change the appearance of the stereo item or the portal itself, e.g., improving visual comfort issues by minimizing window violations or otherwise enhancing the viewing experience. various implementations provide a view of a 3d environment including an immersive view of a stereo item without using portal. such a visual effect may be provided to partially obscure the surrounding 3d environment.
Inventor(s): Israel Pastrana Vicente of Spring TX (US) for apple inc., Matan Stauber of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Zoey C. Taylor of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/20
Abstract: a computer system, while displaying, a first object at a first position in a first view of a three-dimensional environment, displays a first set of one or more control objects, wherein a respective control object of the first set of one or more control objects corresponds to a respective operation applicable to the first object. in response to detecting a first user input that corresponds to a request to move the first object in the three-dimensional environment, the computer system: moves the first object from the first position to a second position and, while moving the first object from the first position to the second position, visually deemphasizes relative to the first object, at least one of the first set of one or more control objects that corresponds to the respective operation that is applicable to the first object.
Inventor(s): Guillaume COUCHE of London (GB) for apple inc., Jonny YEO of London (GB) for apple inc., William D. LINDMEIER of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Tony KOBAYASHI of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/20
Abstract: a three-dimensional computer-generated environment can be presented to a user. the user can create a virtual representation of a real-world object within the computer-generated environment by directing an input device towards the real-world object and tracing contours of the real-world object. the virtual representation can include voxels. the user can edit the virtual representation or create a new virtual object formed of voxels by depositing or removing voxels at virtual locations within the computer-generated environment based on selection inputs, release inputs, and optionally movement inputs detected by the input device. in some cases, the user can provide inputs via another input source, such as a hand of the user, that are detected by additional sensors or devices.
Inventor(s): Guillaume COUCHE of London (GB) for apple inc., Jonny YEO of London (GB) for apple inc., William D. LINDMEIER of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Tony KOBAYASHI of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/20
Abstract: a three-dimensional computer-generated environment can be presented to a user. the user can create a virtual representation of a real-world object within the computer-generated environment by directing an input device towards the real-world object and tracing contours of the real-world object. the virtual representation can include voxels. the user can edit the virtual representation or create a new virtual object formed of voxels by depositing or removing voxels at virtual locations within the computer-generated environment based on selection inputs, release inputs, and optionally movement inputs detected by the input device. in some cases, the user can provide inputs via another input source, such as a hand of the user, that are detected by additional sensors or devices.
Inventor(s): Nicholas W. HENDERSON of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., James M. DESSERO of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., Matan STAUBER of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Katherine W. KOLOMBATOVICH of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen O. LEMAY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., William A. SORRENTINO, III of Mill Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan R. DASCOLA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T19/20
Abstract: in some embodiments, a computer system applies a time of day setting to a virtual environment. in some embodiments, the time of day setting is updated based on an event. in some embodiments, a computer system displays content in an expanded display mode. in some embodiments, computer systems join a communication session while maintaining display of respective environments. in some embodiments, a computer system moves a portal based on user movement. in some embodiments, computer systems share a virtual environment. computer systems can display media with simulated lighting. computer systems can share an environment. in some embodiments, a computer system selects a position relative to content. a computer system can present representations of communication session participants based on content. a computer system can present user interfaces to control visual appearances of an environment including media. computer systems can change an appearance of an environment based on environmental modes.
20240104888.Displays with Lightening and Darkening Effects_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Yujin R Ariza of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Courtland M Idstrom of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06V10/60, G06T7/50, H04N5/272
Abstract: an electronic device may include a display and a camera. the camera may capture images of a physical environment around the electronic device. the images of the physical environment may sometimes be displayed on the display as a background layer (e.g., for a pass-through video feed). a user interface may be displayed over the pass-through video feed. operating the display may include rendering one or more layers of one or more user interface elements, with at least one user interface element being encoded with a lightening or darkening effect. the one or more layers of one or more user interface elements may be composited together and subsequently composited with the pass-through video feed. compositing the user interface composite with the pass-through video feed may cause the encoded lightening or darkening effect to be applied to the pass-through video feed.
Inventor(s): Alper Yildirim of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Chia-Yin Tsai of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Hao Qin of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hua Gao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tom Sengelaub of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Martin Subert of Sestajovice (CZ) for apple inc., Petr Bour of Ricany (CZ) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06V10/60, G06V10/25, G06V10/74, G06V10/75
Abstract: a system for detecting a proximate object includes one or more cameras and one or more illuminators. the proximate object is detected by obtaining image data captured by the one or more cameras, where the image data is captured when at least one of the one or more illuminators are illuminated, determining brightness statistics from the image data, and determining whether the brightness statistics satisfies a predetermined threshold. the proximate object is determined to be detected in accordance with a determination that the brightness statistics satisfies the predetermined threshold.
20240104895.DATA SELECTION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Fernando A. MUJICA of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Vijay SRIVATSAN of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Muhammad Umair SIDDIQUE of Kanata (CA) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06V10/764, G06V10/80
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates select data (e.g., sensor data and/or depth values generated using sensor data). in some examples, techniques for determining whether to use sensor fusion are provided. in some examples, techniques for determining whether to use a voting mechanism are provided. in some examples, techniques for responding to different types of decisions are provided.
20240104907.DATA SELECTION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Fernando A. MUJICA of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Vijay SRIVATSAN of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Muhammad Umair SIDDIQUE of Kanata (CA) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06V10/776, G06T7/55, G06V10/80
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates select data (e.g., sensor data and/or depth values generated using sensor data). in some examples, techniques for determining whether to use sensor fusion are provided. in some examples, techniques for determining whether to use a voting mechanism are provided. in some examples, techniques for responding to different types of decisions are provided.
20240104958.User Eye Model Match Detection_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Hao Qin of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hua Gao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tom Sengelaub of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Zhong of Kornwestheim (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06V40/18, G06T7/73, G06T17/00
Abstract: methods and apparatus for providing eye model matching in a device are disclosed. when a user activates a device and the presence of the user's eye is detected, an image of the user's eye is captured. an eye model matching process is then implemented to determine a stored eye model (e.g., an eye model stored after enrollment of the eye on the device) that best matches the eye in the captured image. determination of the best matching eye model may be based on matching between properties of the user's eye in the captured image (such as cornea and pupil features) and properties of the user's eye determined by the eye model. the best matching eye model may then be implemented in, for example, an eye gaze tracking process. in certain instances, the best matching eye model satisfies a threshold for matching before being implemented in the downstream process.
20240104967.Synthetic Gaze Enrollment_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Rene Heideklang of Neuenhagen bei Berlin (DE) for apple inc., Hua Gao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hao Qin of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Tom Sengelaub of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06V40/50, G06F3/01, G06T7/70, G06V40/19, H04L9/08
Abstract: a personalized eye model is used to generate synthetic gaze features at ground-truth eye poses g. corresponding synthetic gaze poses gare estimated from the synthetic gaze features using an average eye model. a linear regression is applied between gand gto generate a gaze correction function. the gaze correction function represents differences between the synthetic gaze gof the subject eye at the display and that of the average eye model gat the display, but does not contain security- or privacy-sensitive information. further, the personalized eye model cannot be recovered from the gaze correction function, and thus the gaze correction function can be stored unencrypted and available for use during a cold boot of a device prior to login. on a cold boot of the device, the gaze correction function may be accessed and used with an average eye model to improve gaze-based interactions.
20240105043.WEARABLE DEVICE USED AS DIGITAL POOL ATTENDANT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Biljana Badic of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G08B21/08, G08B31/00
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for a wearable device used as a digital pool attendant. in some embodiments, a method comprises: determining, with at least one processor of a wearable device, whether a user is swimming or not swimming based on sensor data; in accordance with the user not swimming, determining with the at least one processor and based on the sensor data, whether the user is showing regular or irregular behavior while swimming; and in accordance with the user showing irregular behavior, sending an alert message from the water over air to one or more other devices.
20240105046.Lens Distance Test for Head-Mounted Display Devices_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Chia-Yin Tsai of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Kai Benjamin Quack of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Hua Gao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tom Sengelaub of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Alper Yildirim of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G08B21/18, G02B27/01, G06F3/01, G06T7/70
Abstract: systems and methods are disclosed to enable performance of a lens distance test in head-mounted displays (hmds) to determine the distance between a user's eye and a lens of the hmd (e.g. the display lens in a virtual or augmented reality device). in embodiments, the hmd is configured to determine a current pose of the eye based on a series of captured eye images. the pose information is used to determine the distance from the apex of the cornea to a closest point on the lens. if the determined distance is too small or too large, an alert or notification is generated instructing to adjust the hmd or change the light seal to achieve better distancing, in order to reduce the risk of eye injury and/or improve user experience. in embodiments, the lens distance test may be repeated during a user session to reevaluate and/or monitor the lens distance.
20240105079.Interactive Reading Assistant_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Barry-John Theobald of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Russell Y. Webb of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas Elia Apostoloff of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09B19/00, G06F3/01, G06F3/16, G06T11/00, G09B5/06, G10L15/02, G10L15/22, G10L25/51
Abstract: a method includes obtaining a speech proficiency value indicator indicative of a speech proficiency value associated with a user of the electronic device. the method further includes in response to determining that the speech proficiency value satisfies a threshold proficiency value: displaying training text via the display device; obtaining, from the audio sensor, speech data associated with the training text, wherein the speech data is characterized by the speech proficiency value; determining, using a speech classifier, one or more speech characterization vectors for the speech data based on linguistic features within the speech data; and adjusting one or more operational values of the speech classifier based on the one or more speech characterization vectors and the speech proficiency value.
Inventor(s): William Matthew Pender Paul of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Mario Martinis of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jiayi Jin of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Yongjie Jiang of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Baris Posat of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Mojtaba Fallahpour of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Haitao Li of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., James G. Horiuchi of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Giovanni Azzellino of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Weijun Yao of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Stanley B. Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G3/20
Abstract: electronic displays and electronic devices including such electronic displays and antennas are provided for improved transmission of signals through circuitry of the electronic display. the electronic display may include multiple power supply tiles that are separated with non-conductive gaps to reduce circulation of eddy currents induced by the transmission signals. moreover, voltage supply routing paths within the power supply tiles may be grouped to provide non-conductive gaps within the power supply tiles. accordingly, the antenna may provide the transmission signals through the electronic display with improved efficiency based on reducing surface currents (e.g., eddy currents) on the electronic display.
Inventor(s): Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Ce Zhang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Haitao Li of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Hari P. Paudel of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Hopil Bae of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Jeongsup Lee of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Nikhil Acharya of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Pablo Moreno Galbis of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Seung B. Rim of Pleasanton CA (US) for apple inc., SeyedAli TaheriTari of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Shengzhe Jiao of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Stanley B. Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Sunmin Jang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Xiang Lu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Yaser Azizi of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Young Don Bae of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G3/3216
Abstract: electronic devices, displays, and methods are provided for operating an electronic display in coexistence with sensors that could be adversely impacted by the operation of the electronic display. an electronic device may include an electronic display and a sensor. the electronic display may display image content by light emission during an emission period and periodically enter a quiet period in which the light emission of the electronic display is turned off. the sensor may perform sensing operations during the quiet period without interference from the operation of the electronic display.
20240105118.DIRECT LED TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Johan L Piper of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Arash Hazeghi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Adam Adjiwibawa of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G3/3225, G09G3/34
Abstract: a device may include an electronic display to display an image frame based on image data. the electronic display may include an illuminator that generates light, multiple light regulators that control emission of the light pixel locations on the electronic display based on bitplane data, and driving circuitry that applies an operating electrical stimulus to the illuminator during an emission period of the image frame and a reference electrical stimulus to the illuminator during an off period of the image frame. while the reference electrical stimulus is applied the bitplane data may be indicative of off bitplane. additionally, the electronic display may include measurement circuitry that measures a response characteristic of the illuminator in response to the reference electrical stimulus and generates temperature data indicative of the temperature of the illuminator based on the response characteristic.
20240105131.RGB PIXEL CONTRAST CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christopher P Tann of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Mahesh B Chappalli of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Alexey Kornienko of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G3/34
Abstract: a device may include an electronic display to display an image frame based on first and second color component input image data. the electronic display may include a first illuminator to generate a first light at a first brightness level, a second illuminator to generate a second light of a different color at a second brightness level, a first set of pixel locations to emit the first light based on a first set of pixel values, and a second set of pixel locations to emit the second light based on a second set of pixel values. the electronic device may also include pixel contrast control circuitry that determines the first brightness level and the first set of pixel values based on the first color component input image data and determines the second brightness level and the second set of pixel values based on the second color component input image data.
Inventor(s): Chengrui Le of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Fang-Cheng Lin of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Alexey Kornienko of Watford (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G3/34, G09G3/36
Abstract: a device may include an electronic display having a backlight that generates light and multiple display pixels that modulate the amount of generated light emitted from the electronic display based on compensated image data. the backlight may include multiple illuminators that generate the light, and a first color component illuminator may have a slower response rate than a second color component illuminator. the device may also include image processing circuitry that generates the compensated image data by compensating input image data for a color shift associated with a change in brightness of the backlight and the slower response rate of the first color component illuminator. the input image data may be compensated by increasing first color component pixel values of the input image data relative to second color component pixel values of the input image data, and the compensated image data may be output to the electronic display.
Inventor(s): Frank Baumgarte of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Dipanjan Sen of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G10L19/16, G10L19/008, G10L25/51, H04S7/00
Abstract: a method that includes receiving a bitstream that includes: a first signal of a first audio component associated with an audio scene, a first target loudness, and a first source loudness determined by an encoder side based on the first signal, and a second signal of a second audio component associated with the scene, a second target loudness, and a second source loudness determined by the encoder side based on the second signal; determining a first gain based on the first source and target loudness; determining a second gain based on the second source and target loudness; producing a first gain-adjusted signal by applying the first gain to the first signal; producing a second gain-adjusted signal by applying the second gain to the second signal; and producing the scene that includes the first and second audio components by combining the gain-adjusted audio signals into a group of signals.
Inventor(s): Frank Baumgarte of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Dipanjan Sen of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G10L19/16, G10L25/51
Abstract: a method that includes receiving an audio component associated with an audio scene, the audio component including an audio signal, determining a loudness level of the audio component based on the audio signal, receiving a target loudness level for the audio component, producing a bitstream with the audio component by encoding the audio signal and including metadata that has the loudness level and the target loudness level, and transmitting the bitstream to an electronic device.
20240105400.BUTTON MECHANISM WITH STABILIZING DOME_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Yu-Po Chang of Shanghai (CN) for apple inc., Chia Chi Wu of Taipei (TW) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01H13/14, G06F1/16, H01H13/20
Abstract: a computing device can include a housing defining an opening, a base layer, and a button mechanism positioned in the opening. the button mechanism can include a keycap movable relative to the base layer between an undepressed state and a depressed state, and a dome contacting the keycap, the dome including a first surface and a second surface, opposite the first surface. in the undepressed state, the first surface can be concave and the second surface can be convex. in a partially depressed state, a first portion of the first surface can be convex and a second portion of the first surface can be concave. in the depressed state, the first surface can be convex and the second surface can be concave.
Inventor(s): Imran Hashim of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Xiang Lu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Stanley B. Wang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Xuchun Liu of Foster City CA (US) for apple inc., Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Yongjie Jiang of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Hopil Bae of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Hasan Akyol of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Baris Posat of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., John T. Wetherell of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Lei Wu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G3/32, H01L25/075, H01L33/62
Abstract: test structures and methods of testing pixel driver chip donor wafers are described. in an embodiment, a redistribution layer is formed over a pixel driver chip donor wafer and probed to determine known good dies, followed by removal of the rdl. in other embodiments, test routing is formed in the pixel driver chip using a polycide material or doped region in the semiconductor wafer.
Inventor(s): Jiongxin Lu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Kunzhong Hu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jun Zhai of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Sanjay Dabral of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L23/373, H01L23/00, H01L23/31, H01L25/18
Abstract: semiconductor packages including an integrated heat spreader and methods of fabrication are described. in an embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a first package level, a second package level including one or more second-level chiplets, and a heat spreader bonded to the second package level with a metallic layer, which may include one or more intermetallic compounds formed by transient liquid phase bonding.
20240105617.Vertical Transistors With Backside Power Delivery_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Xin Miao of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Praveen Raghavan of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas Hoffmann of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L23/528, H01L27/092, H01L29/417, H01L29/423, H01L29/78
Abstract: various structures that implement topside metal routing and backside metal routing in combination with vertical transistors are disclosed. the various structures include a building block cell with a metal contact layer between the backside metal routing and the vertical transistors. various connections can be made within the building block cell to form more complex structures such as, but not limited to, inverter devices, nand devices, and mux (multiplexer) devices.
Inventor(s): Sanjay Dabral of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jun Zhai of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Kunzhong Hu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., SivaChandra Jangam of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Zhitao Cao of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L23/538, H01L23/498
Abstract: semiconductor packages including local interconnects and methods of fabrication are described. in an embodiment, a local interconnect is fabricated with one or more cavities filled with a low-k material or air gap where a die-to-die routing path electrically connecting the first die and the second die includes the metal wire spanning across the one or more cavities. in other embodiments fanout can be utilized to create a wider bump pitch for the local interconnect, or for the local interconnect to connect core regions of the dies. multiple local interconnects can also be utilized to scale down electrostatic discharge.
20240105639.COMPRESSION STRUCTURES FOR IC PACKAGES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Helia Rahmani of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Stephane J. Marcadet of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Scott J. Campbell of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Zhiyong C. Xia of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen V. Jayanathan of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Vineet Negi of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Christian Kettenbeil of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L23/00, H01L23/053, H05K1/18, H05K5/00
Abstract: structures, methods, and apparatus for protecting interconnections between components and boards in an electronic device from damage resulting from a physical shock. this damage can occur due to differential tensile forces being applied between the component and the board during a drop or other shock event. an example can reduce or prevent damage by providing differential compression forces between the component and board that can cancel differential tensile forces between the component and board during the shock event. another example can reduce or prevent damage by reducing differential tensile forces between a component and board. another example can secure a component to the board to directly reduce the differential force in order to prevent damage.
Inventor(s): Sanjay Dabral of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., SivaChandra Jangam of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L25/18, H01L23/00, H01L23/31, H01L23/48, H01L23/498
Abstract: a system in package structure and method of fabrication using wafer reconstitution are described. in an embodiment a 3d system includes a mid-layer interposer a first package level underneath the mid-layer interposer and a second package level over the mid-layer interposer. second package level components can be bonded to the mid-layer interposer with metal-metal bonds and optionally dielectric-dielectric bonds, while the first package level components can be bonded to the mid-layer interposer with dielectric-dielectric and optionally metal-metal bonds.
Inventor(s): Chonghua Zhong of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jiongxin Lu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Kunzhong Hu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jun Zhai of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Sanjay Dabral of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L25/18, H01L21/56, H01L23/00, H01L23/31, H01L23/36, H01L25/00
Abstract: semiconductor packages formed utilizing wafer reconstitution and optionally including an integrated heat spreader and methods of fabrication are described. in an embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a first package level, a second package level including one or more second-level chiplets, and a heat spreader bonded to the second package level with a metallic layer, which may include one or more intermetallic compounds formed by transient liquid phase bonding.
Inventor(s): Chonghua Zhong of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jiongxin Lu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Kunzhong Hu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jun Zhai of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Sanjay Dabral of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L25/18, G02B6/43, H01L23/00
Abstract: semiconductor packages formed utilizing wafer reconstitution and optionally including an integrated heat spreader and methods of fabrication are described. in an embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a first package level, a second package level including one or more second-level chiplets. a heat spreader may be bonded to the second package level with a metallic layer, which may include one or more intermetallic compounds formed by transient liquid phase bonding. the chiplets within the first and/or second package levels may optionally be connected with one or more optical interconnect paths.
20240105709.Stacked FET Standard Cell Architecture_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Saurabh P. Sinha of Austin TX (US) for apple inc., Xin Miao of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Emre Alptekin of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L27/02, H01L27/092
Abstract: a cell layout that implements stacked transistors is disclosed. the cell layout utilizes both topside metal routing and backside metal routing. various connection routes between components of the transistors (e.g., gates, sources, and drains) and either the topside metal routing or the backside metal routing can be made. the specific connection routes can be determined based on a desired device construction. thus, the cell layout disclosed enables various devices to be constructed based on a basic cell structure.
Inventor(s): Xin Miao of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Praveen Raghavan of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas Hoffmann of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Saurabh P. Sinha of Austin TX (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L27/118
Abstract: various structures that implement topside metal routing and backside metal routing in combination with vertical transistors are disclosed. the various structures include cells that form inverter devices, nand devices, and mux (multiplexer) devices. the disclosed cells include two or four vertical transistors with various connections made to the transistors that include either connected gate logic for inverter and nand devices or disconnected gate logic for mux devices.
20240105747.PHASE DETECTION AUTOFOCUS PIXEL_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Manoj C. Patel of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L27/146, H04N5/369, H04N9/04
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for a phase detection autofocus (pdaf) pixel, including a photodiode; a color filter disposed on the photodiode; and a parabolic-shaped microlens disposed on the color filter and oriented in a direction that generates an angular response, such that a phase disparity signal is generated in a horizontal or vertical direction of an imaging plane or both directions.
Inventor(s): Jian Hong of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Shabab Amiruddin of Pacifica CA (US) for apple inc., Karthikeyan Kumaresan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M10/42, H01M4/134, H01M4/38, H01M10/04, H01M50/609
Abstract: described are pre-lithiated anode active materials, lithium-ion electrochemical cells comprising pre-lithiated anode active materials, methods for preparing pre-lithiated anode active materials, and lithium-ion electrochemical cells comprising pre-lithiated anode active materials. the disclosed processes are useful for adapting various methods for manufacturing for lithium-ion electrochemical cells with modifications to achieve pre-lithiation. the pre-lithiation process used by some embodiments described herein include treating an incomplete lithium-ion cell structure with a lithiation redox agent prior to injecting electrolyte into the cell, using techniques similar to the electrolyte injection process.
20240106023.CELL BUSBAR FUSE WITH DIRECT COOLING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Abraham B. Caulk of Livermore CA (US) for apple inc., Dylan Erb of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nivay Anandarajah of San Leandro CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander Bartlett of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., David T. Rosenberg of Eugene OR (US) for apple inc., Zhongying Shi of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M10/655, H01M10/613, H01M10/653, H01M50/204, H01M50/505
Abstract: a battery pack can include an enclosure with a first panel opposite and spaced apart from a second panel. first and second battery cell stacks can be positioned between the first and the second panels. each of the first and the second battery cell stacks can include a plurality of interconnected battery cells. a busbar fuse can be electrically connected between the first and the second battery cell stack and can include an exterior thermal contact that is thermally connected to the first panel. a thermal interface material (tim) can be disposed between the exterior thermal contact and the first panel where the first panel can form a portion of a heat exchanger. a shell can at least partially enclose the busbar fuse and can retain a potting compound or phase change material around the busbar fuse.
20240106058.BATTERY PACKS WITH RIGIDIZED HOUSING FEATURES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Dylan Erb of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nivay Anandarajah of San Leandro CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander Bartlett of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Abraham B. Caulk of Livermore CA (US) for apple inc., Edward T. Hillstrom of Vancouver (CA) for apple inc., Evan D. Maley of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Erik C. Ostergaard of Asheville NC (US) for apple inc., Matthew I. Woods of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M50/264, H01M10/613, H01M50/209, H01M50/231, H01M50/282
Abstract: a battery pack can include a plurality of battery cells arranged adjacent one another in a row. the battery pack can include a first spacer plate aligned with and positioned adjacent the first cell of the plurality of battery cells, a second spacer plate aligned with and positioned adjacent the last cell of the plurality of battery cells, and a housing enclosing the plurality of battery cells. the housing can include a first sidewall positioned adjacent the first spacer plate and a second sidewall positioned adjacent the second spacer plate such that the plurality of battery cells can be positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. the battery pack can include a cover. a layer of adhesive can be disposed between the battery cells and the cover. various techniques can be employed to improve the durability of the battery pack.
20240106062.BATTERY PACKS WITH RIGIDIZING BRACKETS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Dylan Erb of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nivay Anandarajah of San Leandro CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander Bartlett of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Abraham B. Caulk of Livermore CA (US) for apple inc., Edward T. Hillstrom of Vancouver (CA) for apple inc., Evan D. Maley of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Erik C. Ostergaard of Asheville NC (US) for apple inc., Matthew I. Woods of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M50/291, H01M10/058, H01M50/209, H01M50/271
Abstract: a battery pack can include a plurality of battery cells arranged adjacent one another in a row. the battery pack can include a first spacer plate aligned with and positioned adjacent the first cell of the plurality of battery cells, a second spacer plate aligned with and positioned adjacent the last cell of the plurality of battery cells, and a housing enclosing the plurality of battery cells. the housing can include a first sidewall positioned adjacent the first spacer plate and a second sidewall positioned adjacent the second spacer plate such that the plurality of battery cells can be positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. the battery pack can include a cover. a layer of adhesive can be disposed between the battery cells and the cover. various techniques can be employed to improve the durability of the battery pack.
20240106076.STRUCTURAL BATTERY PACK WITH DURABILITY IMPROVEMENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Dylan Erb of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Abraham B. Caulk of Livermore CA (US) for apple inc., Erik C. Ostergaard of Asheville NC (US) for apple inc., Nivay Anandarajah of San Leandro CA (US) for apple inc., Alexander Bartlett of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Edward T. Hillstrom of Vancouver (CA) for apple inc., Evan D. Maley of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew I. Woods of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M50/474, H01M10/0525, H01M10/058, H01M10/653, H01M10/655, H01M50/171, H01M50/593
Abstract: a battery pack can include a plurality of battery cells arranged adjacent one another in a row. the battery pack can include a first spacer plate aligned with and positioned adjacent the first cell of the plurality of battery cells, a second spacer plate aligned with and positioned adjacent the last cell of the plurality of battery cells, and a housing enclosing the plurality of battery cells. the housing can include a first sidewall positioned adjacent the first spacer plate and a second sidewall positioned adjacent the second spacer plate such that the plurality of battery cells can be positioned between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. the battery pack can include a cover. a layer of adhesive can be disposed between the battery cells and the cover. various techniques can be employed to improve the durability of the battery pack.
Inventor(s): Jinjun Shi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ghazal Shoorideh of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Liang Guo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Lin Ma of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Premanand Ramadass of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Rui Guo of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yao Lu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M50/538, H01M50/536
Abstract: an electrode cell manufacturing process may include forming an electrode sheet including an electrode material and an active material. a first plurality of electrode tab windows may be defined in the active material to expose first portions of the electrode material. the process may also include slitting the electrode sheet along a first line that orthogonally intersects the first plurality of electrode tab windows to define a first electrode strip including a first set of electrodes and a second electrode strip including a second set of electrodes.
20240106116.WIDEBAND COMPACT RADIO FREQUENCY PHASE SHIFTER_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Morteza Tavakoli Taba of Ann Arbor MI (US) for apple inc., Xiang Guan of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01Q3/36, H03H7/18
Abstract: a hybrid switched-type phase shifter (stps) may include the �-type phase shifters and t-type phase shifters to provide more stable output signals over a wide frequency range. the hybrid stps may provide output signals based on shifting a phase of the input signal having different frequencies across the frequency range by different phase shifts with relatively similar phase drifts resulting in a reduced phase error during operation. in some cases, the phase shifters discussed above may also include a number of capacitors and/or inductors. in some embodiments, a circuitry or layout of the phase shifters may be shared to reduce a total number of capacitors and therefore reduce a circuit area of the hybrid stps. moreover, stacking at least two inductors of the hybrid stps may also reduce a circuit area for shifting the phase of the input signal by the desired phase shifts across the frequency range.
Inventor(s): Subramanian Ramalingam of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., David Garrido Lopez of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Forhad Hasnat of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Harish Rajagopalan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Panagiotis Theofanopoulos of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01Q9/04, H01Q5/385, H01Q15/00
Abstract: an electronic device may be provided with a phased antenna array having a dielectric resonator antenna. the antenna may include a first dielectric block on a printed circuit, a second dielectric block on the first dielectric block, and a third dielectric block on the second dielectric block. at least the second and third dielectric blocks may have different dielectric constants. a parasitic element may be disposed between the second and third dielectric resonating elements and/or a parasitic element may be disposed on a radiative face of the third dielectric resonating element. the parasitic elements may act as electromagnetic mirrors that form images of electric fields in the dielectric resonating elements. the images may make the dielectric resonating elements exhibit a greater electromagnetic height than physical height. this may allow for a reduction in the overall physical height of the dielectric resonator antenna without sacrificing wireless performance.
Inventor(s): Subramanian Ramalingam of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., David Garrido Lopez of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Forhad Hasnat of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Harish Rajagopalan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Panagiotis Theofanopoulos of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01Q21/06, H01Q9/04
Abstract: an electronic device may be provided with a phased antenna array having a dielectric resonator antenna. the antenna may include a first dielectric block on a printed circuit, a second dielectric block on the first dielectric block, and a third dielectric block on the second dielectric block. at least the second and third dielectric blocks may have different dielectric constants. the antenna may be fed by one or more feed probes. each feed probe may include respective conductive via and a conductive patch coupled to the conductive via. the conductive via may extend through the first dielectric block. the conductive patch may be sandwiched between the first and second dielectric blocks. the conductive patch may have a width that configures the conductive patch to form a smooth impedance transition between the conductive via and each of the dielectric blocks despite the different materials used to form the antenna.
20240106137.CONNECTOR HAVING NARROW SURFACE-MOUNT CONTACT PITCH_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): James M. Jeon of Mountain House CA (US) for apple inc., Mahmoud R. Amini of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Marc Soriano Baliarda of Irvine CA (US) for apple inc., Tianrun Jiang of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01R12/52, H01R13/533
Abstract: connector receptacles that can provide a robust and reliable connection to a board and have a small form factor. an example can provide connector receptacles that provide a robust and reliable connection to a board by providing contacts having highly planarized solder tails. the solder tails can be supported by extensions of housing portions to provide consistent placement and alignment, as well an amount of shock absorption. the solder tails can include chamfered surfaces to improve soldered connections to pads of a board. the chamfered surfaces can also enable a reduced pitch between solder tails thereby helping to provide a reduced form factor.
20240106158.LIQUID AND CONNECTION DETECTION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Eric B. Wankoff of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Peter J. Cameron of Scotts Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Mahmoud R. Amini of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Daren L. Rimando of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Sotirios Lyrintzis of Fishers IN (US) for apple inc., Makiko K. Brzezinski of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Adam H. Herzog of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Mohammed Nasser Khamis Al Jashmi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., George Tziviskos of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron N. Miletich of Lodi CA (US) for apple inc., Collin Greene of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jason S. Sloey of Cedar Park TX (US) for apple inc., Sydney Puckett of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01R13/52, H01R13/641
Abstract: connector receptacles and connector receptacle interfaces that can detect a connection to a corresponding connector insert, can detect liquid in the connector receptacle, and can limit damage to the connector receptacle caused by the liquid.
Inventor(s): Mahmoud R. Amini of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Eric B. Wankoff of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nikhil S. Pansare of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Ibuki Kamei of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Samira Chizari of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Peter J. Cameron of Scotts Valley CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01R13/52, H01R13/03, H01R13/502
Abstract: connector structures that can help to reduce corrosion of contacts in a connector receptacle and can reduce liquid ingress into an electronic device that houses the connector receptacle. an example can increase an effective width between adjacent contacts. this and other examples can force dendritic growth to occur in a location where it can be at least partially cleared by the insertion of a corresponding connector into the connector receptacle.
Inventor(s): Fei Tan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Keith Lyon of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tong Chen of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Chin Han Lin of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Xiaofeng Fan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Arnaud Laflaquiere of Grenoble (FR) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01S5/026, G01S7/481, G02B7/28, G03B13/20, G03B13/36, H01L31/12, H01S5/042, H01S5/42
Abstract: disclosed herein are electronic devices that include arrays of dual function light transmit and receive pixels. the pixels of such arrays include a photodetector (pd) structure and a vertical-cavity, surface-emitting laser (vcsel) diode, both formed in a common stack of epitaxial semiconductor layers. the pixels of the array may be configured by a controller or processor to function either as a light emitter by biasing the vcsel diode, or as a light detector or receiver by a different bias applied to the pd structure, and this functionality may be altered in time. the array of dual function pixels may be positioned interior to an optical display of an electronic device, in some cases to provide depth sensing or autofocus. the array of pixels may be registered with a camera of an electronic device, such as to provide depth sensing or autofocus.
20240106203.Laser Emitters with Integrated Thermal Sensors_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Chin Han Lin of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yazan Z. Alnahhas of Stanford CA (US) for apple inc., Fei Tan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01S5/42, H01S5/024, H01S5/125, H01S5/183
Abstract: embodiments of the disclosure relate to an optoelectronic device having an epitaxial stack, an array of laser emitters, and a thermal sensor. the epitaxial stack includes a set of epitaxial layers. the array of laser emitters is formed in the set of epitaxial layers. the thermal sensor is coupled to the epitaxial stack at a location adjacent to a laser emitter of the array of laser emitters. the optoelectronic device further includes a controller configured to receive an output of the thermal sensor and determine a temperature at a junction between an active region and an inactive region in the laser emitter by in-situ measurements.
Inventor(s): Christine M. KRAUSE of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02H7/22, G01R31/54, H02H1/00
Abstract: systems, methods, and apparatuses can detect whether an electrical cable between a source device and a sink device has become disconnected. the source device and/or the sink device can be compliant with a version of a universal serial bus (usb) standard, for example, usb 3.x. these systems, methods, and apparatuses can monitor peak voltage swings of data signals flowing between the source device and the sink device. the peak voltage swing of these data signals can be at a first value when the electrical cable is connected to the source device and the sink device or at a second value greater than the first value when the electrical cable is disconnected from the source device or the sink device. the peak voltage swing can switch from the first value to the second value in response to the electrical cable being disconnected from the source device or the sink device. as such, these systems, methods, and apparatuses can determine that the electrical cable has become disconnected from the source device or the sink device in response to detecting the second value for the peak voltage swing of the data signals flowing from the source device to the sink device.
20240106250.DETECTION OF EARBUD INSERTION IN A CASE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Calvin M. RYAN of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc., Antonio R. DE LIMA FERNANDES of Panaji (IN) for apple inc., James M. HOLLABAUGH of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chandrahas Aralaguppe CHANDRAMOHAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Mitul Mahendrakumar PANCHAL of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02J7/00, G01V3/04
Abstract: an apparatus includes a first and a second earbud and a case. the case is configured to provide an enclosure for the first and the second earbud and detect an insertion of either of the first earbud or the second earbud in the enclosure by using detection of a current provided to at least one of the first earbud and the second earbud.
Inventor(s): Daniel J. Hiemstra of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Zaki Moustafa of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Zelin Xu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02J50/00, H02J50/10, H05K5/02
Abstract: inductive coil assemblies for wireless power transfer can be provided for an electronic device having a slot to receive an accessory and an accessory having an attachment region that is insertable into the slot. the inductive coil assembly of the device can extend along a sidewall of the slot. the inductive coil assembly of the accessory can extend along one side surface of the attachment region of the accessory. the opposite sidewall of the slot and side surface of the attachment region of the accessory can provide mechanical retention features.
Inventor(s): Xiaofei SUN of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Qiaojian SONG of Singapore (SG) for apple inc., Xinjian ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yan GAO of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02J50/20, H02J50/40, H04B1/7163
Abstract: implementations of the subject technology described herein provide for spatial modeling of enclosed environments for guiding charging beams wirelessly to portable electronic devices within the enclosed environment. for example, a mapping sensor, such as an ultra-wideband (uwb) sensor may be used to generate a spatial model of the enclosed space and/or to determine the location of one or more occupants within the enclosed space. the charging beams can be guided based on the spatial model to avoid objects and/or occupants within the enclosed space that would otherwise block the wireless charging beam.
20240106280.FRIENDLY METAL LOSS ESTIMATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Shubha Ramakrishnan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Adam L Schwartz of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Jizhen Fu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02J50/60, H02J50/10, H02J50/80
Abstract: a wireless power transfer device can include a coil that couples to a corresponding coil of a counterpart device to facilitate wireless power transfer, a power converter coupled to the coil, and controller and communication circuitry that monitors one or more observable parameters associated with the wireless power transfer to detect a presence of a foreign object that is not the counterpart device and control the power converter responsive to detection of a foreign object. the controller and communication circuitry can perform foreign object detection based on power accounting that includes estimating friendly metal losses associated with the counterpart device. the controller and communication circuitry can receive from the counterpart device friendly metal loss modeling parameters associated with the counterpart device, the modeling parameters including one or more coefficients relating to a wireless power transfer current and one or more coefficients relating to a wireless power transfer voltage.
Inventor(s): Ross A. Williams of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas D. Smyth of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jason T. Weaver of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., Hiran R. Rathnasinghe of Lemon Grove CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02K11/215, H02K41/03, H04N5/225
Abstract: a camera module for a portable electronic device includes an actuator assembly with at least one coil segment. the coil segment includes a dielectric substrate with two surfaces. over each surface is formed a trace that follows a path defining a multi-turn coil. the coils of each side of the dielectric are conductively coupled together to define a single inductor/coil. the two-layer coil segment can be encapsulated as a component suitable for pick-and-place and/or smt manufacturing. in many constructions, the actuator assembly includes a stack of coil segments, coupled together in series or parallel.
20240106328.Bandwidth Control in PLL-Based Power Converter_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Andrea Acquas of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Angelo Bassi of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Federico Rossini of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Nicola Rasera of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H02M3/158, H02M1/00, H03L7/089
Abstract: a phase-locked loop (pll)-based power converter is disclosed. a power converter includes a switch circuit having a switch node coupled to a regulated power supply node via an inductor and configured to source a supply current to the regulated power supply node using one or more control signals. a control circuit performs a phase-frequency comparison of a reference clock signal and a switching frequency of the switch circuit and generate a control voltage using results of the phase-frequency comparison. the control circuit further generates a control current using the control voltage, a voltage of the regulated power supply node, and a duty cycle of the switch circuit, and a demand current using the voltage level of the regulated power supply node and a reference voltage. using the demand current, the control current, and a sensed version of the supply current, the control circuit generates the one or more control signals.
Inventor(s): Chen Zhai of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Abbas Komijani of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H03L7/081, H03L7/085
Abstract: to increase the operating frequency range of the dll while decreasing varactor sizes, coarse tuning circuitry may be implemented in a delay-locked loop (dll). the dll may include a voltage-controlled delay line (vcdl) including multiple switched capacitors coupled in parallel to each other. an electrical ground may be coupled to the parallel switched capacitors at a first node and a buffer and variable capacitor may be coupled to the parallel switched capacitors at a second node. the coarse tuning circuitry may be electrically coupled to a phase detector and to the multiple switched capacitors of the vcdl, such that the coarse tuning circuitry may receive a signal (e.g., an indication of a phase) from the phase detector and may adjust switched capacitor loading based on the signal received from the phase detector. such a dll implementation may increase dll tuning range and decrease phase noise, among other advantages.
20240106484.MAGNETIC ACCESSORY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Timothy J. RASMUSSEN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Geng LUO of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B1/3877
Abstract: this application relates to support accessories for use with portable and/or handheld electrical devices having a magnetic element therein. such a support accessory comprises a housing that defines an internal volume. in addition, a magnetic attachment element is housed within the internal volume and capable of a magnetic attachment with the magnetic element of the handheld device. the support accessory includes an extendable support element carried by the housing and capable of transitioning between a retracted state and an extended state. in an extended state, the extendable support element at least partially extends outward through an opening in the housing such that the extendable support element is capable of providing support to the handheld electronic device relative to an auxiliary support structure (e.g., a tripod). the support accessory may establish electrical communication with the handheld device and affect a function of the handheld device.
Inventor(s): Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Yong Liu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Robert Golshan of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B1/7163, H04W8/00, H04W76/14
Abstract: in order to eliminate the reliance of ultra-high bandwidth (uwb) standalone transceivers and narrow-band-assisted (nb-assisted) uwb transceivers on bluetooth™ (ble) usage, an nb radio may be used. the nb radio may be tightly coupled with the uwb radio, for example driven by the same time source, to enable leveraged use of acp (acquisition packet) for discovery, session setup, and maintenance over uwb and/or nb-assisted uwb without the use of ble. rules for advertising acp and scanning for acp may be defined for two modes of operation. an ad-hoc discovery may be based on external acquisition triggers, while a managed discovery may be based on an ongoing discovery advertisement process. acps may thereby be transmitted over uwb and/or nb.
20240106571.RLC AM SELECTIVE RETRANSMISSION AND WINDOW MOVEMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christian Hofmann of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Amr Abdelrahman Yousef Abdelrahman Mostafa of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Panagiotis Botsinis of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Sameh M. Eldessoki of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Tarik Tabet of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L1/1607, H04L1/1812, H04L5/00
Abstract: disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations for selective re-transmission of radio link channel (rlc) service data units (sdus). in one aspect, the method can include actions of determining that transmission of an rlc sdu having a first sequence number was not successful, determining whether to re-transmit the rlc sdu, and based on a determination that the particular rlc sdu is not to be re-transmitted: moving a start location of an rlc transmission window to an rlc sdu that (i) has a sequence number that is greater than the first sequence number and (ii) has not been acknowledged, and transmitting a transmission to another device that indicates that the rlc sdu having the first sequence number is to be skipped.
20240106573.CODE BLOCK GROUP BOUNDARY AND MAC SUBHEADER ALIGNMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Panagiotis Botsinis of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Amr Abdelrahman Yousef Abdelrahman Mostafa of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Christian Hofmann of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Sameh M. Eldessoki of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Tarik Tabet of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L1/1812, H04L1/00, H04W72/231
Abstract: systems and methods are for receiving, from a transmitter, a transport block comprising medium access control (mac) subheader fields and data units, the transport block being divided into code block groups, a beginning of each code block group in the transport block comprising an alignment with a beginning of a respective mac subheader field in the transport block; and based on the alignment, decoding the code block groups of the transport block.
Inventor(s): Jinjing Jiang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Jarkko L. Kneckt of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Yong Liu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Ahmad Reza Hedayat of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Tianyu Wu of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Zhou Lan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W72/121, H04W72/23
Abstract: payload transmission of multiple stations on a single resource unit may be performed. new and/or updated signaling may be introduced to enable a transmitter, e.g., an access point (ap), to include information/signaling in the preamble or in other frames. a receiver (e.g., a wireless station) that receives this information/signaling may accordingly determine in which ru it should decode to receive its allocated data or payload, allowing multiple receivers or stas to share a single resource unit (ru). the new/updated signaling may include modified hybrid downlink multiuser signaling in ultra high reliability signal (uhr-sig), a group association identifier (gaid), a predefined special aid corresponding to an ru with use of a bloom filter, multiple predefined special aids each corresponding to a non-overlapping group of wireless stations, and/or signaling announcing time sharing of single rus.
Inventor(s): Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Huaning NIU of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04J13/00
Abstract: a user equipment (ue) configured to establish a connection to a fifth generation (5g) new radio (nr) network, wherein the connection is configured to utilize cyclic prefix (cp)—orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (ofdm) waveform and demodulation reference signal (dmrs) type 1, receive a dmrs port indication configured to indicate one or more dmrs ports assigned to the ue, wherein single symbol dmrs type 1 is configured to support up to 8 dmrs ports and two symbol dmrs type 1 is configured to support up to 16 dmrs ports and perform a transmission operation or a reception operation using the one or more dmrs ports assigned to the ue.
Inventor(s): Han Pu of Shanghai (CN) for apple inc., Lijie Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Lele Cui of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Kai Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00
Abstract: the techniques provide solutions for a user equipment (ue) and base station to switch between t1r4 and 2t4r for sounding reference signals (srs). the ue and base station may communicate srs using 2t4r. the ue and/or base station may detect and evaluate a signal quality trigger and/or condition relating to switching from t2r4 to t1r4. the trigger and/or condition may correspond to a channel or radio frequency (rf) quality, conflicting or problematic band combinations used in a non-standalone (nsa) scenario, whether dedicated data subscription (dds) subscriber identity module (sim) or non-dds sim is being used in a dual sim dual active (dsda) scenario, etc. the ue and base station may either continue using t2r4 communications or switch to t1r4 communications based on the trigger and/or evaluation.
Inventor(s): Qunfeng He of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dietmar Gradl of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Jie Cui of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Hongbo Yan of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Amir Farajidana of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Tang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W24/08
Abstract: systems and methods provide multiple cell activation. a user equipment (ue) receives, from a wireless network, a command to activate multiple cells simultaneously. in response, the ue initiates cell activation procedures for the multiple cells. the cell activation procedures include waiting for an active transmission configuration indicator (tci) indication. the ue monitors for the active tci indication on any of the multiple cells. in response to receiving the active tci indication on a first cell of the multiple cells, the ue determines one or more second cells of the multiple cells that share a same spatial relationship with the first cell according to one or more predetermined rule, and autonomously continues the cell activation procedures for the first cell and the one or more second cells.
Inventor(s): Lei LI of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Camille CHEN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Siegfried LEHMANN of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Yuelin MA of Fujisawa (JP) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L27/227, H04L27/26
Abstract: systems and methods for low power wireless device detection are provided. in one or more implementations, a transmitting/advertising device may include a device identifier and/or one or more time-offset bits in a wireless communication frame for a scanning/receiving device. the scanning/receiving device may perform sequence-level correlation operations to detect the presence of the transmitting/advertising device. the sequence-level correlation operations may detect the transmitting/advertising device based on a detection of a correlation signal peak corresponding to the device identifier, and/or based relative timing of the correlation signal peak corresponding to the device identifier and a correlation signal peak corresponding to another item in the wireless communication frame.
20240106690.Codebook and Non-Codebook Support for SRS with 6 Ports_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jie CUI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sigen YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L27/26, H04W72/12, H04W72/14
Abstract: a user equipment (ue) is configured to receive a sounding reference signal (srs) configuration from a network, wherein the srs configuration comprises a 6 port srs configuration. the ue is also configured to transmit, from each of the 6 ports, srs on one or more srs resources corresponding to the srs configuration.
20240106700.EVENT REPORTING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ramy R. ASSELIN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., John A. WILKEY of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Jamie P. CARLSON of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Stephanie L. LEGAULT of Ottawa (CA) for apple inc., Abdul Rahman AL-SHAWA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Anil K. KANDANGATH of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., George E. WILLIAMS of Pleasanton CA (US) for apple inc., Jangwon LEE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., James D. BATSON of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Fabien GONCALVES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L41/0681
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to methods for sending event notifications. in some examples, a controller periodically sends messages concerning a status of an event corresponding to the controller. in some examples, at a first time while periodically sending the messages and in accordance with a determination that the status of the event has changed, the controller sends a message concerning data other than the status of the event. in some examples, at the first time while periodically sending the messages and in accordance with a determination that the status of the event has not changed, the controller continues to periodically send the messages without sending the message concerning data other than the status of the event.
Inventor(s): Gregory S. Johnson of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Amber N. Johnson of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L67/12, H04W64/00
Abstract: when a mobile device comes within a proximity of one or more accessories, the one or more accessories can generate an indication for sending to the mobile device. the indication can be based on a state of the one or more accessories and can include state information. the indication can be used to communicate state information about the one or more accessories to the mobile device.
Inventor(s): Sebastian Knorr of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel Kurz of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N5/272, G06T7/70, G06T19/00, H04N5/222, H04N23/60, H04N23/67, H04N23/80, H04N23/959
Abstract: a method of generating at least one image of a real environment comprises providing at least one environment property related to at least part of the real environment, providing at least one virtual object property related to a virtual object, determining at least one imaging parameter according to the at least one provided virtual object property and the at least one provided environment property, and generating at least one image of the real environment representing information about light leaving the real environment according to the determined at least one imaging parameter, wherein the light leaving the real environment is measured by at least one camera.
20240106975.Collaborative Video Recording_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Robert K Molholm of Scotts Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Michael B Johnson of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Michael C Tchao of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey A Wozniak of Los Angels CA (US) for apple inc., Vincent B Laforet of Rolling Hills Estates CA (US) for apple inc., Pramod M Shantharam of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N5/77, G11B27/34, H04N5/06, H04N5/91
Abstract: a system for collaborative video recording is described. the system may include a reference clock configured to track a reference time. the system may provide, to a plurality of recording devices, a synchronization code for a collaborative video recording session. the system may identify the plurality of recording devices as participants in the collaborative video recording session. the collaborative video recording session may include broadcasting one or more synchronization signals to synchronize the plurality of recording devices to the reference time tracked by the reference clock. the collaborative video recording session may include receiving a plurality of videos from the plurality of recording devices, wherein the plurality of videos comprise timestamps based on synchronization to the reference time. the collaborative video recording session may include generating a shared timeline for the plurality of videos, wherein the shared timeline synchronizes the timestamps between the plurality of videos.
Inventor(s): Christophe Seyve of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Xuemei Zhang of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N5/783, G06T5/00, G06T5/40, G06V10/74
Abstract: devices, methods, and non-transitory program storage devices are disclosed herein to perform intelligent determinations of non-linear (i.e., dynamic) image recording rates for the production of improved timelapse videos. the techniques described herein may be especially applicable to timelapse videos captured over long durations of time and/or with varying amounts of device motion/scene content change over the course of the captured video (e.g., when a user is walking, exercising, driving, etc. during the video's capture). by smoothly varying the image recording rate of the timelapse video in accordance with multi-temporal scale estimates of scene content change, the quality of the produced timelapse video may be improved (e.g., fewer long stretches of the video with too little action, as well as fewer stretches of the video where there is so much rapid action in the timelapse video that it is difficult for a viewer to perceive what is happening in the video).
20240107000.Stereoscopic Floating Window Metadata_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christopher L. Flick of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Timothy K. Dashwood of Culver City CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N13/344, H04N13/15, H04N13/161, H04N13/178
Abstract: techniques are disclosed for addressing “stereoscopic window violations” in stereoscopic multimedia content. stereoscopic window violations result in the stereoscopic effect becoming “broken” for the viewer and may occur, e.g., when the left and right stereo eye views in the stereoscopic content are mismatched. stereoscopic mismatch often occurs at the edges of the left and right eye video image frames (wherein, e.g., a depicted shape may become cut off for a left eye view but not a corresponding right eye view). according to the techniques disclosed herein, rather than permanently masking or otherwise editing the stereoscopic video content to account for any window violations, accompanying stereoscopic window violation metadata information may be generated for the stereoscopic video, which may be used to define a particular geometry for each left and right eye video image frame pair, and used at playback time to crop, mask, or otherwise modify the video image frames.
20240107086.Multi-layer Foveated Streaming_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Chaminda N. Vidanagamachchi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew J. Yaeger of Tustin CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N21/2343, H04N21/442
Abstract: a non-transitory computer readable medium may include instructions that, when executed by at least one computer processor, cause the at least one computer processor to obtain an initial image frame at a first resolution. the initial frame may include a first number of pixels. the at least one computer processor may be caused to generate a downscaled image frame from the initial image frame at a second resolution. the at least one computer processor may be caused to obtain one or more subframes of the initial image frame. each of the subframes may include a portion of the number of pixels. the at least one computer processor may be caused to transmit, to a playback device, the downscaled image frame and at least one of the subframes. the downscaled image frame and the subframe may be combinable to form a target frame comprising subframes of differing resolutions.
20240107113.Parameter Selection for Media Playback_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Danvin Ruangchan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., David M. Cole of Aliso Viejo CA (US) for apple inc., Joshua J. Taylor of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher T. Eubank of Santa Barbara CA (US) for apple inc., Samir Gehani of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Travis W. Brown of Boulder CO (US) for apple inc., Shai Messingher Lang of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N21/44, H04N21/414, H04N21/45, H04N21/81
Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that provide video content (e.g., a tv show, a recorded sporting event, a movie, a 3d video, etc.) within a 3d environment using parameters selected based on one or more contextual factors. such contextual factors may be determined based on an attribute of the content (e.g., its intended purpose or viewing environment), the user (e.g., the user's visual quality, interpupillary distance, etc.), the 3d environment (e.g., current lighting conditions, spatial considerations, etc.), or other context attributes.
Inventor(s): Augustin J. FARRUGIA of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., David VARAS GONZALEZ of Barcelona (ES) for apple inc., Derek A. HUNTER of Aptos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N21/44, H04N21/845
Abstract: this application sets forth techniques for dynamically generating media content clips based on key events that occur. in particular, the techniques enable key events to be identified among a stream of events that take place in the real world (e.g., at awards events, at social events, at sporting events, etc.) and enable media content clips to be dynamically generated for the key events. in turn, the key events and their respective media content clips can be presented to users for viewing.
20240107118.USER INTERFACES FOR PLAYBACK OF LIVE CONTENT ITEMS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christopher J. ELLINGFORD of Alameda CA (US) for apple inc., Kevin M. SANDLOW of Los Angeles CA (US) for apple inc., Lucio MORENO RUFO of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Fredric R. VINNA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Policarpo B. WOOD of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Antonio ALLEN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., William D. CARPENTER of Pacifica CA (US) for apple inc., Anton M. DAVYDOV of Gilroy CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan SILVIO of Piedmont CA (US) for apple inc., Brian K. SHIRAISHI of Belmont CA (US) for apple inc., Gregory T. SCOTT of Soquel CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N21/472, G06F3/0488, H04N21/4722
Abstract: some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate control of playback of a live content item displayed in a playback user interface. some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate display of key content corresponding to a live content item in a key content user interface. some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate concurrently display of multiple content items in a multiview user interface. some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more electronic devices that facilitate display of insights corresponding to a content item displayed in a playback user interface.
20240107131.Rotation-Controlled Non-Linear Timelapse Videos_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christophe Seyve of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N21/8547, G06T7/30, H04N5/783
Abstract: devices, methods, and non-transitory program storage devices are disclosed herein to perform intelligent determinations of non-linear (i.e., dynamic) image recording rates for the production of improved timelapse videos. the techniques described herein may be especially applicable to timelapse videos captured over long durations of time and/or with varying amounts of device motion/scene detail change over the course of the captured video (e.g., when a user is walking, exercising, driving, etc. during the video's capture). by smoothly varying the image recording rate of the timelapse video in accordance with estimates of device motion, the quality of the produced timelapse video may be improved (e.g., fewer long stretches of the video with no action or too little action, as well as fewer stretches of the video where there is so much rapid action in the timelapse video that it is difficult for a viewer to perceive what is happening in the video).
Inventor(s): Aditya Rayankula of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Xiangli Li of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N5/225, G02B27/14
Abstract: an electronic device includes a housing including a front cover opposite a back cover; a display viewable through the front cover; a light-bending mirror positioned between the front cover and the back cover and receiving light through one of the front cover or the back cover, the light-bending mirror redirecting received light along a light path parallel to the front cover and the back cover; a dichroic cube prism positioned in the light path, the dichroic cube prism receiving light through a first face of the dichroic cube prism, redirecting a visible light portion of the received light through a second face of the dichroic cube prism, and redirecting an infrared (ir) portion of the received light through a third face of the dichroic cube prism; a visible light image sensor positioned adjacent the second face; and an ir light image sensor positioned adjacent the third face.
Inventor(s): Nitin Kumar CHENNUPATI of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas D. SMYTH of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Julien C. VITTU of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N5/225, G03B17/55, H05K7/20
Abstract: a camera comprising: a camera enclosure; an optomechanical assembly fixedly coupled to the camera enclosure; an image sensor assembly movably coupled to the camera enclosure, the image sensor assembly comprising: a substrate, an image sensor coupled to the substrate, a flexible printed circuit board coupled to the substrate, a conductive stiffener plate coupled to the flexible printed circuit board, and a passive heat exchanger thermally coupled to the image sensor to dissipate heat away from the image sensor.
20240107144.Sensor Shift Camera Module with Five Degrees of Freedom_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Scott W. Miller of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Alfred N. Mireault of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Vito Lisma of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Hao Zheng of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/54
Abstract: an actuator assembly for a camera module includes a transversal actuator for motion of an image sensor in one or more directions orthogonal to an optical axis of the camera module. the actuator assembly also includes an axial actuator for motion of the image sensor in one or more directions parallel to the optical axis of the camera module. the actuator assembly further includes a shared magnet for operation of the transversal actuator for motion of the image sensor in the one or more directions orthogonal to the optical axis and for operation of the axial actuator for motion of the image sensor in one or more directions parallel to the optical axis. a portion of the transversal actuator and a portion of the axial actuator are configured to move with the image sensor. the shared magnet is static relative to motion of the image sensor.
20240107148.Camera Module Substrate Designs_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Angelo M. Alaimo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Wassim Ferose Habeeb Rakuman of Sammamish WA (US) for apple inc., Bohan Hao of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Ya-Wen Hsu of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/57, G03B30/00, H04N23/51, H04N23/54
Abstract: camera modules and associated electronic devices and systems are described. a camera module may include a set of housing elements that at least partially defines an interior cavity, a set of lens elements, an image sensor positioned within the interior cavity to receive light through the set of lens elements, and a substrate assembly. the substrate assembly may include a set of rigid substrates, a first set of electrical contacts positioned on a first surface of the set of rigid substrates, and a second set of electrical contacts positioned on a second surface of the set of rigid substrates. the substrate assembly may be positioned such that a first portion of the substrate assembly is positioned inside the interior cavity and a second portion of the substrate assembly extends outside of the interior cavity.
Inventor(s): Paolo Di Febbo of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Chaminda N. Vidanagamachchi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yohan Rajan of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Anselm Grundhoefer of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/65, G06V10/82, G06V20/52, G08B13/196, H04N7/18, H04N23/45, H04N23/61, H04N23/667
Abstract: an apparatus includes a primary camera sensor configured to capture images having a first resolution, a primary processing circuit configured to process images captured by the primary camera sensor, a secondary camera sensor configured to capture images having a second resolution, and a secondary processing circuit configured to process images captured by the secondary camera sensor. in response to a determination that a particular object of interest is included in a particular image, the secondary processing circuit may be further configured to cause the primary processing circuit and the primary camera sensor to exit a reduced power mode. the primary camera sensor may be further configured, in response to the exiting, to capture a different image. the primary processing circuit may also be configured to process the different image to validate the particular object of interest.
20240107160.PERCEPTION MODES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Varun K. PENDHARKAR of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Onur E. TACKIN of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Dhruv SAMANT of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Mahmut DEMIR of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc., Samuel D. POST of Great Falls MT (US) for apple inc., Nathan M. PACZAN of Kirkland WA (US) for apple inc., David A. ANTLER of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Johnnie B. MANZARI of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/667, H04N23/23, H04N23/63, H04N23/695
Abstract: some techniques are described herein for providing different modes, each mode allowing for a different sensor to detect data. for example, a first mode can be configured to detect data via a touch sensor, a second mode can be configured to detect data via an infrared camera, and a third mode can be configured to detect data via an optical camera. in such an example, different modes can be configured to detect data using a different set of sensors that are in communication with a computer system.
20240107162.Extended depth of field using deep learning_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Dan C. Lelescu of Grandvaux (CH) for apple inc., Rohit Rajiv Ranade of Pleasanton CA (US) for apple inc., Noah Bedard of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Brian McCall of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Michael W. Tao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Robert K. Molholm of Scotts Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Toke Jansen of Holte (DK) for apple inc., Vladimir Krneta of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/67, G06T7/30, H04N23/958
Abstract: a method for image enhancement includes capturing multiple input images of a scene, including at least a first input image having a first field of view (fov) captured with a first focal depth and a second input image having a second fov captured with a second focal depth. the input images in the sequence are preprocessed so as to align the images. the aligned images are processed in a neural network, which generates an output image having an extended depth of field encompassing at least the first and second focal depths.
Inventor(s): Nitin Kumar CHENNUPATI of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas D. SMYTH of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Justin C. BRUNNETT of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Hiran R. RATHNASINGHE of Lemon Grove CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N5/232, G03B5/02, H04N5/225
Abstract: a camera including a camera enclosure; a fixed optics portion having a prism fixedly coupled to the camera enclosure by a voice coil motor base; a moving sensor portion having an image sensor package coupled to the camera enclosure by a voice coil motor carrier that extends around the image sensor package and is operable to cause a displacement of the image sensor package relative to the fixed optics portion; and a damper coupled to the fixed optics portion or the moving sensor portion to absorb an impact between the fixed optics portion and the moving sensor portion.
Inventor(s): Nitin Kumar CHENNUPATI of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Nicholas D. SMYTH of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hiran R. RATHNASINGHE of Lemon Grove CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N5/232, H04N5/225
Abstract: a camera including a camera enclosure; an optomechanical assembly fixedly coupled to the camera enclosure; a sensor assembly having an image sensor and an electronic component mounted to a substrate that is movably coupled to the camera enclosure; a voice coil motor having a base coupled to the optomechanical assembly and a carrier coupled to the sensor assembly that is operable to cause a displacement of the sensor assembly relative to the optomechanical assembly; and a displacement limiter coupled to the base or the carrier to limit an unintended displacement of the sensor assembly.
20240107167.Five-Axis Sensor Shift Camera Module_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Seyed Mohammad Javid Mahmoudzadeh of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Aurelien R Hubert of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/68, H04N23/54, H04N23/55
Abstract: an actuator assembly for a camera module is provided. the actuator assembly includes a transversal actuator for motion of an image sensor of the camera module in one or more directions orthogonal to an optical axis of the camera module. the actuator assembly also includes an axial actuator for motion of the image sensor in one or more directions parallel to the optical axis of the camera module. the actuator assembly further includes a carrier retaining a portion of the transversal actuator and a portion of the axial actuator. the carrier moves with the image sensor in the one or more directions orthogonal to the optical axis of the camera module and is static relative to motion of the image sensor in the one or more directions parallel to the optical axis of the camera module.
20240107177.Techniques for Correcting Images in Flash Photography_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bosheng Zhang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Tobias Baldauf of Newmarket (GB) for apple inc., llya Romanenko of Foxton (GB) for apple inc., Nicolas P. Bonnier of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Noah D. Bedard of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Alexandra S. Ludlow of Cambridge (GB) for apple inc., Graham D. Finlayson of Norwich (GB) for apple inc., Jason P. de Villiers of Cambridge (GB) for apple inc., Claus Moelgaard of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Hau Ling Hung of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Paul M. Hubel of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N5/243, G06T5/50, G06T7/50, H04N9/73
Abstract: embodiments disclosed herein are directed to devices and methods for performing spatially-varying brightness correction of a flash image. the spatially-varying brightness correction utilizes a set of images that includes one or more images captured under flash illumination and one or more images captured without flash illumination, which are used to decompose one of the flash images or an image generated therefrom into a flash contribution image and an ambient contribution image. the flash contribution image and the ambient contribution image are recombined to generate a corrected flash image, and information about the flash module and/or scene is used to adjust the relative contributions of these images during recombination.
Inventor(s): Joseph Cheung of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kaushik Raghunath of Pleasanton CA (US) for apple inc., Michael Bekerman of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Moinul H. Khan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Vivaan Bahl of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Yung-Chin Chen of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Yuqing Su of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/86, H04N23/60, H04N23/83
Abstract: in some implementations, a method of synchronizing a content generation and delivery architecture to reduce the latency associated with image passthrough. the method includes: determining a temporal offset associated with the content generation and delivery architecture to reduce a photon-to-photon latency across the content generation and delivery architecture; obtaining a first reference rate associated with a portion of the content generation and delivery architecture; generating, via synchronization circuitry, a synchronization signal for the content generation and delivery architecture based at least in part on the first reference rate; and operating the content generation and delivery architecture according to the synchronization signal and the temporal offset.
20240107186.RGBIR CAMERA MODULE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Hossein Sadeghi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew T. Herrington of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Gilad Michael of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., John L. Orlowski of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Yazan Z. Alnahhas of Stanford CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N25/11, H04N25/531, H04N25/58, H04N25/75
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for a single rgbir camera module that is capable of imaging at both the visible and ir wavelengths. in some embodiments, a camera module comprises: an image sensor comprising: a microlens array; a color filter array (cfa) comprising a red filter, a blue filter, a green filter and at least one infrared (ir) filter; and a pixel array comprising pixels to convert light received through the color filter array into electrical signals; and an image signal processor (isp) configured to: initiate capture of a first frame by reading signal pixels from the pixel array; initiate capture of a second frame by reading ir pixels from the pixel array; align the first and second frames; and extract the second frame from the first frame to generate a third enhanced frame.
20240107217.POWER MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BY DC VOLTAGE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): James M. HOLLABAUGH of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Antonio R. DE LIMA FERNANDES of Panaji (IN) for apple inc., Calvin M. RYAN of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc., Chandrahas Aralaguppe CHANDRAMOHAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Mitul Mahendrakumar PANCHAL of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04R1/10, H04B5/00, H04R1/02
Abstract: an apparatus includes of a first earbud and a second earbud, each including an interface chip and a case. the case includes a case interface chip configured to communicate data with, and transfer power to, interface chips of the first earbud and the second earbud. the case also includes a housing to provide enclosures for the first earbud and the second earbud. the case interface chip is mated with interface chips of the first earbud and the second earbud when the first earbud and the second earbud are inserted in the housing, and wherein the case, the first earbud, and the second earbud are configured to operate at a multiple, different bias voltage levels.
Inventor(s): James M. HOLLABAUGH of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Antonio R. DE LIMA FERNANDES of Panaji (IN) for apple inc., Calvin M. RYAN of Berkeley CA (US) for apple inc., Chandrahas Aralaguppe CHANDRAMOHAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Mitul Mahendrakumar PANCHAL of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04R1/10, H02J7/00
Abstract: a case can communicate with one or more earbuds to obtain information related to the earbuds, such as a battery charge level of the earbud. due to the interface circuits within the case and the earbuds, the case can obtain the information from a power management unit of the earbud without first communicating with a processor (serving as the central processing unit) of the earbud. as a result, the processor can be powered down, i.e., inactive, and the case can still communicate with the earbud. examples in which the processor can be powered down include when the earbud is in the case and not in use/service by a user, or when the earbud battery charge level is relatively low.
20240107229.SMART SPEAKER POWER MANAGEMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Zhigang Dang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Daniel Naito of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Evan Thompson of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Peter Poon of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Manasi Lagare of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Michael Nussbaum of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., David Sumberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04R3/00, H03F3/183, H03G3/30
Abstract: a smart speaker power controller may be configured to receive power conforming to one of a plurality of power modes from an input power source. the power controller may be further configured to communicate the power mode to at least one component of a processing system or at least one component of an audio system for operating the smart speaker according to the received power mode, including determining a current limit of a power converter; determining a shutdown voltage threshold and safely shutting down the smart speaker if the input voltage falls below the threshold, and/or modifying audio operation of the smart speaker in response to the power mode. the smart speaker can further include an audio power supply controller configured to monitor energy required to reproduce an audio signal and to servo a power supply voltage provided to an audio amplifier in response to this energy level.
20240107246.STATE DETECTION FOR WEARABLE AUDIO DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Tom-Davy W. SAUX of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Champ DARABUNDIT of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Martin E. JOHNSON of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Victoria CHIU of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04R29/00
Abstract: aspects of the subject technology provide improved techniques for determining a state of an audio device, including reduced power techniques for determining if an earbud is currently being worn in a user's ear or not. in aspects, a potential state change in an audio device may be detected, and in response measurement of the state of the device may be initiated, such as by emitting an audio signal and then determining the state of the audio device based on a sensed version of the emitted audio signal.
20240107247.AUDIO SEAL MEASUREMENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jeffrey J. Terlizzi of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04R29/00
Abstract: examples can provide circuits, methods, and apparatus that can determine a quality of a seal formed using an audio device, can inform a user of the quality of the seal, and can help the user to improve the quality of the seal.
20240107249.MOLDED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH SENSOR ASSEMBLY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Kyusang KIM of Singapore (SG) for apple inc., Ali N. Ergun of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Anthony D. Minervini of Gilroy CA (US) for apple inc., Bilal Mohamed Ibrahim Kani of Singapore (SG) for apple inc., Kishore N. Renjan of Singapore (SG) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04R31/00, H04R1/04
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure include a structure with a substrate, an electronic device, and a molding compound layer. the substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, where the substrate includes a first opening. the electronic device is disposed on the first surface of the substrate and includes a second opening aligned with the first opening of the substrate. further, the molding compound layer is disposed on the second surface of the substrate and includes a third opening aligned with the second opening of the electronic device.
Inventor(s): Hassan Taherian of Columbus OH (US) for apple inc., Jonathan Huang of Pleasanton CA (US) for apple inc., Carlos M. Avendano of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04S7/00, H04R3/00
Abstract: a method performed by an electronic device in a room. the method performs an enrollment process in which a spatial profile of a location of an artificial sound source is created and performs an identification process that determines whether a sound event within the room is produced by the artificial sound source by 1) capturing the sound event using a microphone array and 2) determining a likelihood that the sound event occurred at the location of the artificial sound source.
20240107257.RELOCATION OF SOUND COMPONENTS IN SPATIAL AUDIO CONTENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Anna L. Brewer of Santa Barbara CA (US) for apple inc., Elena J. Nattinger of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Devin w. Chalmers of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04S7/00
Abstract: one or more sound components are identified, isolated, and processed such that they are relocated to a different location in a sound field of spatial audio content. the one or more sounds may be voices, and in particular voices of a predetermined user.
20240107259.Spatial Capture with Noise Mitigation_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Yoo Mi Hur of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ashrith Deshpande of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Prateek Murgai of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Joshua D. Atkins of Los Angeles CA (US) for apple inc., Symeon Delikaris Manias of Los Angeles CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04S7/00, H04R3/00, H04R5/027, H04S3/00
Abstract: a device may include microphones worn on a head of a user. the device may include a processor, configured to obtain microphone signals from the plurality of microphones. the processor may attenuate breathing sound from the user by processing the microphone signals, resulting in attenuated microphone signals. the processor may render one or more output audio channels based on the plurality of attenuated microphone signals.
Inventor(s): Sudeep Manithara Vamanan of Uttenreuth (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W8/20, H04W48/08, H04W48/16
Abstract: the present application relates to controlling the use of edge-anchored indications for a ue. in an example, a ue can communicate with an edge entity via a network. the network can determine based on one or a combination of ue authorization or af authorization whether the related traffic is to be edge-anchored or not. edge anchoring the traffic can help avoid the ue switching the traffic to an alternate network that may be available to the ue. the network can send an edge-anchored indication to the ue accordingly.
20240107312.READER INITIATED PROVISIONING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): David E. Brudnicki of Duvall WA (US) for apple inc., Christopher Sharp of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W12/08, H04W12/63, H04W76/10
Abstract: techniques are described herein for reader initiated provisioning. an example method includes a device detecting a trigger to establish a connection with a second device. the device can receive a first input to verify an identity associated with the second computing device. the device receives from the second device, a first information item comprising identification information based at least in part on the first input. the device receives a comparison result from a server. the device receives a second input to provision a digital access asset onto the second device based on the comparison result. the device transmits, to the second device, the digital access asset based at least in part on the second input.
20240107315.MULTI-CHANNEL DEVICE CONNECTION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Onur E. TACKIN of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Dhruv SAMANT of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Mahmut DEMIR of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc., Samuel D. POST of Great Falls MT (US) for apple inc., Stephen C. SCHWEIZER of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W12/50, G06F21/60
Abstract: some techniques are described herein for initiating a secure communication between a mount and a computer system. such techniques include the mount detecting that the computer system is coupled to the mount and, in response, sending a message to the computer system with an identifier of the mount. the mount then receives a request to establish the secure communication with the computer system via a different communication channel than used to send the message. for example, the message can be sent using near field communication (nfc) and the request can be to establish a short-range communication channel using bluetooth. other techniques are described herein for reconnecting a secure communication between a mount and a computer system using similar techniques as described above.
Inventor(s): Lochan VERMA of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Yong LIU of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W28/02, H04W72/566
Abstract: the subject disclosure provides systems and methods for improved medium access for wireless communication. a wireless access point, on contending for and gaining medium access, may share a time and/or bandwidth channel resource with one or more other wireless access points and/or one or more client devices. the wireless access point can efficiently share the channel resource using buffer status information computed by the wireless access point and/or additional buffer status information computed by the one or more other wireless access points. in one or more implementations, latency information for buffered data can be provided from a client device to a wireless access point and/or from a satellite wireless access point to a control wireless access point.
Inventor(s): Lochan VERMA of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Yong LIU of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W28/02, H04W72/566
Abstract: the subject disclosure provides systems and methods for improved medium access for wireless communication. a wireless access point, on contending for and gaining medium access, may share a time and/or bandwidth channel resource with one or more other wireless access points and/or one or more client devices. the wireless access point can efficiently share the channel resource using buffer status information computed by the wireless access point and/or additional buffer status information computed by the one or more other wireless access points. in one or more implementations, latency information for buffered data can be provided from a client device to a wireless access point and/or from a satellite wireless access point to a control wireless access point.
20240107388.TIMING ADVANCE IN LAYER 1/LAYER 2 INTERCELL MOBILITY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Qiming Li of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yuqin Chen of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Manasa Raghavan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Xiang Chen of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W36/00, H04W56/00, H04W72/231, H04W74/0833
Abstract: apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining timing advance in l1/l2 inter-cell mobility. a user equipment (ue) comprises at least one antenna, at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna, and a processor coupled to the at least one radio. the processor is configured to receive a time advance (ta) indicator together with a handover command from a source base station in a source coverage, wherein the ta indicator comprises information for determining a ta used for an uplink transmission with a target base station in a target coverage, the handover command is a layer 1 handover command or a layer 2 handover command, and the source coverage and the target coverage are identified by different physical cell identifiers; and in response to the handover command, determine the ta used for the uplink transmission with the target base station based on the information.
Inventor(s): Parvez SHEIKH of Bengaluru (IN) for apple inc., Bernd H. KEMMER of Eichenau (DE) for apple inc., Prasad P. ASHTEKAR of Haar (DE) for apple inc., Deepak DASH of Bangalore (IN) for apple inc., Nitin KUPPELUR of Bangalore (IN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W36/08, H04W36/00
Abstract: disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for implementing prioritized return of a ue to nr rat from a gsm/umts rat through rat reselection based approach. an embodiment operates by determining whether the ue is camped on a first radio access technology (rat), and in response to a determination that the ue is camped on the first rat, stores a list of frequencies and a plurality of cell reselection parameter values corresponding to the first rat. the embodiment determines whether the ue is camped on a second rat and whether one of a plurality of trigger conditions is satisfied, and in response to a determination that the ue is camped on the second rat and that one of the plurality of trigger conditions is satisfied, performs measurements on one or more frequencies of the list of frequencies. the embodiment performs cell reselection to a cell of the first rat based at least in part on the measurements and the plurality of cell reselection parameter values.
Inventor(s): Lei LI of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Camille CHEN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Siegfried LEHMANN of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Yuelin MA of Fujisawa (JP) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/10, H04L5/00, H04L27/26
Abstract: systems and methods for low power wireless device detection are provided. in one or more implementations, a transmitting/advertising device may include a device identifier and/or one or more time-offset bits in a wireless communication frame for a scanning/receiving device. the scanning/receiving device may perform sequence-level correlation operations to detect the presence of the transmitting/advertising device. the sequence-level correlation operations may detect the transmitting/advertising device based on a detection of a correlation signal peak corresponding to the device identifier, and/or based relative timing of the correlation signal peak corresponding to the device identifier and a correlation signal peak corresponding to another item in the wireless communication frame.
Inventor(s): Sudeep Manithara Vamanan of Nuremberg (DE) for apple inc., Alexander Sirotkin of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc., Behrouz Aghili of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Haijing Hu of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Krisztian Kiss of Hayward CA (US) for apple inc., Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Peng Cheng of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Ralf Rossbach of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Vivek G. Gupta of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yuqin Chen of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Zhibin Wu of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/16, H04W74/08
Abstract: the present application relates to apparatus, systems, and methods to provide a service based interface in wireless communication systems.
20240107434.IMPROVED CHANNEL SELECTION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Lokanath Penukonda of Irvine CA (US) for apple inc., Dongwoon Hahn of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/16, H04W48/20, H04W72/40
Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to share channel maps between devices for channel selection for connections. a device may perform channel scanning operations for determining channel conditions and generating channel maps, and may provide the channel maps to other devices. the other devices can reduce channel scanning operations based on receiving the channel maps from the device.
20240107439.SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK PATTERN ENHANCEMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Yihong Qi of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Amir Aminzadeh Gohari of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Amir Farajidana of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Dan Zhang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Herbert R. Dawid of Herzogenrath (DE) for apple inc., Idan Bar-Sade of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Keith W. Saints of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Onurcan Iscan of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Ruoheng Liu of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sami M. Almalfouh of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Sung Eun Lee of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Tudor Ninacs of Munchen (DE) for apple inc., Wenshu Zhang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Yuanye Wang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/20, H04L5/00, H04W72/30
Abstract: a system is configured for reconfiguration of a synchronization signal block (ssb) pattern. the system is configured for obtaining data including a configuration for a synchronization signal block (ssb) transmission carrying a physical broadcast channel (pbch), the configuration specifying, for an ssb of the configuration, resource elements (res) allocated for transmitting a primary synchronization signal (pss) to a user equipment (ue) and res allocated for transmitting a secondary synchronization signal (sss) to the ue. the system is configured for selecting a set of res that are unused in the configuration for the ssb transmission, specifying a filling sequence for extending a synchronization signal or an ssb to the set of res that are unused in the configuration of the ssb transmission, generating data including an enhanced configuration for the ssb transmission that includes the extended synchronization signal or the extended ssbs, and transmitting the ssb transmission using the enhanced configuration.
Inventor(s): Maruti Gupta of Portland OR (US) for apple inc., Alexander Min of Portland OR (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04W76/27, H04W76/28
Abstract: a cellular wakeup receiver (c-wurx) for reducing power consumption of a wireless wide area network (wwan) radio of a user equipment (ue) includes receiver circuitry to receive a wakeup signal from a base station in response to the ue performing link aggregation by which downlink communications from the base station are offloaded to a wireless local area network (wlan). the c-wurx also includes processing circuitry to configure the receiver circuitry to periodically monitor at least a portion of a wwan band for the wakeup signal and process the wakeup signal to cause the wwan radio to resume receiving the downlink communications from the base station.
Inventor(s): Huaning Niu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Cui of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Laxminarayana Pillutla of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Manasa Raghavan of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Qiming Li of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Sharad Sambhwani of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Xiang Chen of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Tang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W52/36
Abstract: activating an uplink (ul) gap at a base station may include decoding a user equipment (ue) ul gap capability report received from a ue. a radio resource control (rrc) ul gap configuration may be encoded for transmission to the ue. a power headroom report (phr) medium access control (mac) control element (ce) received from the ue may be decoded. the phr mac ce may include at least one of a p value or a power management maximum power reduction (p-mpr) value. decoding the measurement information may include determining that the p value is equal to one or the p-mpr value is greater than zero. based on determining that the p value is equal to one or the p-mpr value is greater than zero, the ul gap configuration may be implicitly activated.
20240107469.SMTC2-LP BASED RRM ENHANCEMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Qiming Li of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Manasa Raghavan of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Xiang Chen of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W56/00, H04W24/10
Abstract: provided is a method for a user equipment (ue), comprising performing, based on acquired information, in at least one of an idle mode and an inactive mode, at least one of an intra-frequency neighbor cell measurement and an inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement. the acquired information comprises at least one of a group of a periodicity of synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (ssb)-based measurement timing configuration (smtc) and a periodicity of smtc2-long periodicity (smtc2-lp) and a physical cell identifier (pci) list of smtc2-lp.
20240107473.SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK PATTERN ENHANCEMENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Yihong Qi of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Amir Aminzadeh Gohari of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Amir Farajidana of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Dan Zhang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Herbert R. Dawid of Herzogenrath (DE) for apple inc., Idan Bar-Sade of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Keith W. Saints of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Onurcan Iscan of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Ruoheng Liu of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sami M. Almalfouh of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Sung Eun Lee of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Tudor Ninacs of Munchen (DE) for apple inc., Wenshu Zhang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Yuanye Wang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W56/00, H04J11/00
Abstract: a system is configured for reconfiguration of a synchronization signal block (ssb) pattern. the system is configured for obtaining data including a configuration for a synchronization signal block (ssb) transmission carrying a physical broadcast channel (pbch), the configuration specifying, for an ssb of the configuration, resource elements (res) allocated for transmitting a primary synchronization signal (pss) to a user equipment (ue) and res allocated for transmitting a secondary synchronization signal (sss) to the ue. the system is configured for selecting a set of res that are unused in the configuration for the ssb transmission, specifying a filling sequence for extending a synchronization signal or an ssb to the set of res that are unused in the configuration of the ssb transmission, generating data including an enhanced configuration for the ssb transmission that includes the extended synchronization signal or the extended ssbs, and transmitting the ssb transmission using the enhanced configuration.
20240107479.Delay Measurement for Radio-Frequency Circuitry_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Andrea Camuffo of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W56/00
Abstract: an electronic device may include wireless circuitry with a processor, a transmitter, an antenna, and front end circuits coupled between the transmitter and the antenna. front end circuits for a transmit path may be coupled to the antenna via an intervening radio-frequency coupler. the radio-frequency coupler may be coupled to a feedback receiver via a feedback path. a feedback signal may be provided to the processor via the feedback receiver. a corresponding transmit signal may be provided to the processor via time delay circuitry applying a time delay to the transmit signal. delay measurement circuitry may perform parallelized cross-correlation operations across multiple iterations to determine the time delay to be applied to the transmit signal.
20240107498.SMART PAGE SCAN THROUGH ID SENSING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Xianbo Chen of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., David J. Shaw of Ramona CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W68/00, H04W76/10
Abstract: techniques are described herein for smart page scanning through identifier sensing, an example method includes a first core receiving, by a first core of a first computing device, a first paging message from a second device at a first duration. the first computing device can determine that a second core of the first computing device is performing an operation that prevents completion of a paging process. the first computing device can determine a second duration for a second paging message based at least in part on determining that the second core is performing the operation. the first computing device can cause the second core to scan for the second paging message from the second computing device at the second duration. the second core can receive the second paging message at the second duration. the second core can transmit a paging response for establishing the connection with the second device.
20240107500.LOW POWER PAGE SCAN THROUGH ID SENSING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Xianbo Chen of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., David J. Shaw of Ramona CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W68/02, H04W76/10
Abstract: techniques are described herein for low power page scanning through identifier sensing. an example method includes a first computing device determining that an operation of a first core of the first computing device during a first duration corresponds to a paging message scan by a second core of the first computing device scheduled during a second duration. the first computing device can determine the operation of the first core prevents transmission of a paging message response for establishing a connection with a second computing device via a short range transmission protocol. the first computing device can determine a third duration for the paging message scan such that the operation of a first core does not prevent the transmission of the paging message response. the first computing device can cause the second core to scan for a paging message during the third duration.
Inventor(s): Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US) for apple inc., Jarkko L. Kneckt of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Yong Liu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Jinjing Jiang of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ahmad Reza Hedayat of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Tianyu Wu of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/0446, H04W72/232, H04W72/542, H04W74/08
Abstract: multiuser (mu) multi-tid (multi-traffic-identifier) transmission may be enabled in a resource unit (ru). to transmit an urgent payload as soon as possible, the urgent payload may be injected/included into the ongoing mu physical protocol data unit (mu ppdu), if possible. this may be accomplished by indicating to the latency-sensitive wireless station (sta) the id of a companion (or buddy) station that has an assigned resource unit (ru) on which the sta may expect to receive the urgent payload, also referred to as the “overloaded ru.” alternatively, an extra user field in the preamble of the mu ppdu may be used to indicate to the sta its station id as well as the location of the overloaded ru. a receiver operating on an a-mpdu may select the ru it receives, and may identify (or determine) a wrong transmission based on the transmitter address.
Inventor(s): Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Ankit Bhamri of Bad Nauheim (DE) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Xiang Chen of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/1268, H04L5/00, H04W72/231, H04W76/20
Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide antenna port indication for more than four layer physical uplink shared channel operation.
Inventor(s): Ping-Heng Kuo of London (GB) for apple inc., Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Ralf Rossbach of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/1268, H04W72/232, H04W76/28
Abstract: a method and apparatus are provided for, in aspects, receiving, at a user equipment (ue), a configuration relating to a logical channel (lch) from a base station (bs); receiving, at the ue, an uplink grant for an uplink data; identifying a subset of the lch mappable to the uplink grant based on the at least a part of the configuration; determining, at the ue, a connected-mode discontinuous reception (c-drx) setting to be applied for an uplink transmission associated with the uplink grant based on the identified subset of the lch; and controlling a quiescent state of the ue based on the c-drx setting, wherein, in aspects, mappable may refer to allowed to be mapped or actually mapped. when lchs of the subset are associated with different c-drx settings, rule-based c-drx selection can be used.
Inventor(s): Arun Vijayakumari Mahasenan of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Venkateswara Rao Manepalli of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Langford M Wasada of Poway CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/14, H04W52/02
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to techniques for localizing devices connected to wireless networks, such as wireless mesh networks. in particular, a device connected to a wireless mesh network may maintain and share information, such as location data and identifiers, regarding the device and other devices connected to the device. the device itself or a computing system to which the device connects may determine locations for the devices in the wireless mesh network and generate a device map that indicates the locations of the devices.
20240107580.Frame-Based Channel Access Technique_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ahmad Reza Hedayat of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W74/08
Abstract: an electronic device (such as an access point) that provides a frame is described. this electronic device includes: an antenna node communicatively coupled to an antenna; and an interface circuit, communicatively coupled to the antenna node, that communicates with a second electronic device. during operation, the interface circuit may provide, addressed to the second electronic device, the frame that includes an indication that the electronic device uses a frame-based equipment (fbe) channel access technique and attributes of the fbe channel access technique. the attributes may include: a duration of the fbe channel access technique, and a fixed frame period (ffp) for communication during the fbe channel access technique. moreover, the frame may be compatible with an institute of electrical and electronics engineers (ieee) 802.11 standard.
20240107584.Frame-Based Channel Access Using Fixed Frame Period_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ahmad Reza Hedayat of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Lochan Verma of Danville CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W74/08
Abstract: a second electronic device that receives a frame is described. this second electronic device includes: an antenna node communicatively coupled to an antenna; and a second interface circuit, communicatively coupled to the antenna node, that communicates with an electronic device. during operation the second interface circuit receives, associated with the electronic device, the frame that includes an indication that the electronic device uses a frame-based equipment (fbe) channel access technique and attributes of the fbe channel access technique. the attributes include: a duration of the fbe channel access technique, and a fixed frame period (ffp) for communication during the fbe channel access technique. moreover, the frame is compatible with an institute of electrical and electronics engineers (ieee) 802.11 standard.
20240107596.Device-Driven Network Connection_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Tarik Tabet of Carlsbad CA (US) for apple inc., Said Medjkouh of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sreevalsan Vallath of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc., Sarma V. Vangala of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W76/10, H04W36/22, H04W60/00, H04W72/04
Abstract: a communications system may include a user equipment (ue) device that communicates with a network. the ue may gather first contextual information about usage of the ue device, may receive second contextual information about usage of the network, and may receive third contextual information about usage of additional ue devices. the ue may run an application that requests wireless data transfer. the ue may train a learning model based on the contextual information. the ue may make a network connectivity decision based on the contextual information, the learning model, and a data sensitivity of the application. once the connectivity decision is made, signals may be conveyed to implement the decision. performing the connectivity decision on the ue instead of the network may allow the ue and the network to take full advantage of contextual learning in different use cases to optimize performance of both the ue and the network.
20240107610.BACK-OFF MECHANISMS FOR INTER-CELL MOBILITY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Qiming Li of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Yuqin Chen of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W76/20, H04L1/1812, H04L5/00, H04W72/1268, H04W72/232
Abstract: techniques discussed herein can facilitate back-off mechanisms for inter-cell mobility. one example aspect is a baseband processor configured to: receive a unified transmission configuration indicator (tci) from a first serving cell where the unified tci is associated with a second serving cell; in response to receiving the unified tci, transmit an ack message to the first serving cell; communicate with the second serving cell; configure a time window subsequent to transmission of the ack message; and perform a fallback operation when a dedicated signaling from the second serving cell is not received within the time window.
20240107613.POWER SAVING OPTIMIZATION FOR HIGH-MOBILITY SCENARIOS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Bingyin Cui of Shanghai (CN) for apple inc., Cheng Li of Shanghai (CN) for apple inc., Han Pu of Shanghai (CN) for apple inc., Lele Cui of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Muthukumaran Dhanapal of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W76/20, H04W28/082
Abstract: disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: determining that a user equipment (ue) is connected to a cell of a network using a connection in a standalone (sa) mode; based on determining a bandwidth part (bwp) of the connection, accessing a physical cell identifier (pci) list associated with the ue for a time period; based on the number of pci values in the list and a duration of the time period, assigning, to a bwp switch timer, a timeout value; initiating the bwp switch timer; and in response to determining that the handover of the ue to the different cell of the network occurs prior to the bwp switch timer reaching the timeout value, causing the ue to switch to a lte mode.
20240107734.ELECTRONICS MOUNTING SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Lee B. Hamstra of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Stephanie Y. Su of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Richard Li of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas O. Henry of Palos Verdes Estates CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H05K13/00, G03B17/56, H04N23/57, H05K5/00, H05K5/02
Abstract: an electronic device includes a housing having a sidewall defining an internal volume, a display secured to the housing, a camera assembly disposed in the internal volume between the display and the sidewall, a spring finger biasing the camera assembly away from the sidewall, and a compression block disposed between the camera assembly and the sidewall.
20240107737.Stacked SRAM Cell Architecture_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Saurabh P. Sinha of Austin TX (US) for apple inc., Emre Alptekin of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Xin Miao of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H10B10/00
Abstract: a sram cell layout that implements stacked transistors is disclosed. the cell layout utilizes both topside metal routing and backside metal routing along with stacked transistors to provide multiple transistors for implementation of inverters and pass gates in a memory cell. various connection routes between components of the transistors (e.g., gates, sources, and drains) are made to allow cross-coupling between inverters in the memory cell.
20240107738.SRAM Macro Design Architecture_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Saurabh P. Sinha of Austin TX (US) for apple inc., Shahzad Nazar of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Xin Miao of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Emre Alptekin of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H10B10/00
Abstract: a memory device layout that implements sram cells with stacked transistors is disclosed. the memory utilizes both topside metal routing and backside metal routing for routing of bitlines between bit cells with stacked transistors and logic cells coupled to the bit cells.
20240107782.Same Focal Plane Pixel Design for RGB-IR Image Sensors_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Hong Wei Lee of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Oray O. Cellek of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L27/28, G01J5/10, H01L27/146, H01L27/30, H04N5/369, H04N9/04
Abstract: a sensor module includes a silicon substrate. a set of isolation walls defines, in the silicon substrate, an array of silicon-based image sensor pixels and an array of cavities. an infrared (ir)-sensitive material in the array of cavities forms an array of ir sensor pixels in a same focal plane as the array of silicon-based image sensor pixels.
Inventor(s): Jason Janesky of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Jodi M. Iwata-Harms of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Savas Gider of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L43/08, G01R33/09, G11C11/16, H01F10/32, H01L43/10
Abstract: the enclosed embodiments are directed to a magnetoresistance (mr) sensor with a biased free layer for improved stability of magnetic performance. in an embodiment, an mr sensor comprises: a first antiferromagnetic (af) pinning layer; a magnetic fixed layer disposed on the first af layer; a tunnel barrier disposed on the magnetic fixed layer; a magnetic coupled free layer disposed on the tunnel barrier; a af coupling layer disposed on the magnetic coupled free layer; a magnetic pinned layer disposed on the af coupling layer; and a second af pinning layer disposed on the magnetic pinned layer. in an embodiment, a method of unpinning a pinned free layer uses a current pulse through the mr sensor to self-heat above a blocking temperature of the af pinning layer, and then reading the mr sensor after the current pulse is reduced or removed and the mr sensor cools back below the blocking temperature.
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