Apple Inc. patent applications on October 3rd, 2024
Patent Applications by Apple Inc. on October 3rd, 2024
Apple Inc.: 64 patent applications
Apple Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of G06F3/01 (8), G02B27/01 (5), H04L5/00 (4), G06F3/0482 (4), G06F3/04883 (4) G06T17/20 (2), H01M4/366 (2), G06Q20/40 (2), B32B15/20 (1), G09G3/2096 (1)
With keywords such as: device, electronic, circuit, data, user, wireless, some, based, embodiments, and image in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Apple Inc.
20240326383. NON-AQUEOUS ALUMINUM ANODIZING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): James A. Curran of Morgan Hill CA (US) for apple inc., Isabel Yang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Todd S. Mintz of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): B32B15/20, B32B7/12, C25D11/04, C25D11/08, H04M1/02
CPC Code(s): B32B15/20
Abstract: a component for an electronic device can include a part including a first metal and a second metal diffusion bonded to the first metal. the first metal can be aluminum and the second metal can be different from the first metal. a porous aluminum oxide layer can overlie a portion of the first metal and can be disposed adjacent to an interface between the first metal and the second metal. the component can further include a non-metallic material bonded to the part and extending into pores defined by the porous aluminum oxide layer.
20240327277. ASYMMETRIC CHEMICAL STRENGTHENING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Victor Luzzato of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher D. Prest of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Dale N. Memering of Langhome PA (US) for apple inc., Matthew S. Rogers of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): C03C21/00
CPC Code(s): C03C21/002
Abstract: asymmetrically strengthened glass articles, methods for producing the same, and use of the articles in portable electronic device is disclosed. the asymmetrically strengthened glass articles include glass articles having a deeper compressive stress layer in a thicker portion of the glass article. using a budgeted amount of compressive stress and tensile stress, asymmetric chemical strengthening is optimized for the utility of a glass article. in some aspects, the strengthened glass article can be designed for reduced damage, or damage propagation, when dropped.
20240327293. ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING GLASS CERAMIC COMPONENTS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Christopher D. Prest of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Matthew S. Rogers of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Que Anh S. Nguyen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): C04B35/46, C04B35/119
CPC Code(s): C04B35/46
Abstract: glass ceramic components for electronic devices are disclosed, as are components including a glass ceramic material. a cover member including a glass ceramic material may be positioned over one or more device components such as an optical module or a component of a wireless communication or charging system. the cover member may have optical properties, electrical properties, magnetic properties, and/or mechanical properties compatible with the requirements of the one or more device components.
Inventor(s): Imam uz ZAMAN of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Ashkan OJAGHI of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Mathieu CHARBONNEAU-LEFORT of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ueyn L. BLOCK of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01K13/20, G01K1/02, G01K1/16, G01K3/14
CPC Code(s): G01K13/20
Abstract: this relates generally to systems and processes (e.g., algorithm(s), application(s), and device(s)) that use temperature information, such as temperature gradient data (e.g., spatial temperature gradients and/or temporal temperature gradients), for detecting a physiological state of a user, a portion of the user on which the user wears an electronic device, an orientation of the electronic device on the user, and/or skin thermal properties for body temperature sensing, for refining or improving an optical sensor calibration, and/or for improving a photoplethysmogram sensor.
Inventor(s): Matthias IKEDA of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Gregory B. ARNDT of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Richard YEH of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01L1/22
CPC Code(s): G01L1/2281
Abstract: an apparatus of the subject technology includes a membrane, a first circuit and a second circuit. the first circuit includes a number of resistive elements disposed on the membrane to measure a pressure difference. the first circuit has a resistance. the second circuit implements a temperature calibration procedure by utilizing the resistance to measure a temperature used in the temperature calibration procedure.
20240329277. CRASH DETECTION ON MOBILE DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Vinay R. Majjigi of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Bharath Narasimha Rao of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc., Sriram Venkateswaran of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Aniket Aranake of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tejal Bhamre of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Alexandru Popovici of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Parisa Dehleh Hossein Zadeh of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yann Jerome Julien Renard of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Yi Wen Liao of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen P. Jackson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Rebecca L. Clarkson of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Henry Choi of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Paul D. Bryan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Mrinal Agarwal of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ethan Goolish of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Richard G. Liu of Sherman Oaks CA (US) for apple inc., Omar Aziz of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Alvaro J. Melendez Hasbun of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., David Ojeda Avellaneda of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Sunny Kai Pang Chow of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Pedro O. Varangot of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Tianye Sun of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram of Foster City CA (US) for apple inc., Hung A. Pham of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G01V7/02, G01V7/16, G06N20/00, H04W4/90
CPC Code(s): G01V7/02
Abstract: embodiments are disclosed for crash detection on one or more mobile devices (e.g., smartwatch and/or smartphone. in some embodiments, a method comprises: detecting a crash event on a crash device; extracting multimodal features from sensor data generated by multiple sensing modalities of the crash device; computing a plurality of crash decisions based on a plurality of machine learning models applied to the multimodal features, wherein at least one multimodal feature is a rotation rate about a mean axis of rotation; and determining that a severe vehicle crash has occurred involving the crash device based on the plurality of crash decisions and a severity model.
20240329411. RELEASE MECHANISM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Paul X. WANG of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jason C. SAUERS of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02B27/01
CPC Code(s): G02B27/0176
Abstract: head-mountable devices can include connection and engagement mechanisms that facilitate operation of a head-mountable device with an accessory device. such connections can provide both mechanical engagement and operable communication between the connected devices. a variable lock of the head-mountable device can distinguish between low-impulse and high-impulse forces applied to one or more connection regions. in the event of a low-impulse force, the variable lock can secure segments of a head engager together so the head-mountable device can remain on the head of the user. optionally, the accessory device can be disconnected from the head-mountable device. in the event of a high-impulse force, the variable lock can allow segments of the head engager to separate so the head-mountable device can be released from the head of the user.
20240329427. FRAME_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Colin P. WESTEINDE of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Phil M. HOBSON of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Julian JAEDE of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G02C1/06, G02B27/01, G02C11/00
CPC Code(s): G02C1/06
Abstract: a frame can support components of a head-mountable device. the frame can include a frame body that is curved to fit a user's face. the frame body can include a forehead body portion, an orbital body portion, and a bridge body portion. each body portion can have a cross-sectional profile that has an outer curvature. the outer curvature of each of the cross-sectional profiles can be difference. further, the frame body can transition in profile between the different cross-sectional profiles.
20240329691. RECONFIGURABLE STAND ECOSYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Brett W. Degner of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Kevin M. Robinson of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Christoph M. Pistor of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc., Mehrdad Hooshmand of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Simon J. Trivett of Waterloo CA (US) for apple inc., Bradley J. Hamel of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., Kristopher P. Laurent of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc., David H. Narajowski of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Stephen V. Jayanathan of Seattle WA (US) for apple inc., Laura M. DeForest of San Mateo CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F1/16, F16M11/10, F16M11/20, H05K5/02
CPC Code(s): G06F1/1654
Abstract: support systems and stands for electronic devices include tilt hinges, lift arms, and their component parts. some tilt hinges include assemblies for guiding and retaining bars or protrusions into preferred positioning within receiver openings to unify the parts, particularly as they move, and to reduce wobble or slop in the joints. lift arms provide simplified and low-cost guidance and counterbalance mechanisms for controlling movement of the electronic device relative to the base of a stand. in some cases, the lift arms have sheaths to help protect or cover mechanisms while allowing additional space for the mechanisms within the lift arm. other interconnection systems hide and protect a connector interface between the stand and the electronic device within a housing until unlocked and the connector is moved into an exposed position. these systems improve efficiency, comfort, ergonomics, accessibility, and user satisfaction of the electronic devices and their supports.
Inventor(s): Christopher M Dodson of Denver CO (US) for apple inc., Kenneth J Vampola of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/01, G01J1/42, G06F3/02, G06F3/0354, G06F3/16, G06T5/00
CPC Code(s): G06F3/013
Abstract: a head-mounted device may have a gaze tracking system and an optical sensor. the gaze tracking system may include a camera, ambient light sensor, or other optical sensor to determine an angle/direction of a user's gaze. the optical sensor may be a camera, directional color ambient light sensor, or other optical sensor. after determining the user's gaze, the optical sensor may be used to determine the color of an external object in the direction of the determined angle/direction. for example, the color of the external object may be determined in response to an input from the user, such as a button press, a voice command, or a blink. the determined color may be used as an input color in a virtual space or on another device.
Inventor(s): Jeffrey Traer Bernstein of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Linda L. Dong of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Mark K. Hauenstein of London (GB) for apple inc., Julian K. Missig of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0354, G06F3/01, G06F3/041, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0488, G06F3/04883
CPC Code(s): G06F3/03545
Abstract: an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display displays an electronic calendar and detects a hand-drawn input on the touch-sensitive display. the hand-drawn input extends over a vertical portion, less than all, of an area corresponding to a first day in the calendar. in response to detecting the hand-drawn input, the device displays, over the vertical portion of the first day, one or more graphics that correspond to the hand-drawn input. while displaying the graphics, the device detects an input that corresponds to a request to create an event in the electronic calendar. in response, the device creates, in the first day in the electronic calendar, an event with a start time and an end time, wherein the start time and the end time of the event are in accordance with the first day that the hand drawn input extends over.
20240329792. Navigation Application With Novel Declutter Mode_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Jonathan L. Berk of Menlo Park CA (US) for apple inc., Bradley L. Spare of Oceanside CA (US) for apple inc., Edward J. Cooper of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/0481, G01C21/36, G06F3/04842, G06T13/20, G06T15/20, G06T19/00
CPC Code(s): G06F3/0481
Abstract: some embodiments provide a navigation application with a novel declutter navigation mode. in some embodiments, the navigation application has a declutter control that when selected, directs the navigation application to simplify a navigation presentation by removing or de-emphasizing non-essential items that are displayed in the navigation presentation. in some embodiments, the declutter control is a mode-selecting control that allows the navigation presentation to toggle between normal first navigation presentation and a simplified second navigation presentation, which below is also referred to as a decluttered navigation presentation. during normal mode operation, the navigation presentation of some embodiments provides (1) a representation of the navigated route, (2) representations of the roads along the navigated route, (3) representation of major and minor roads that intersect or are near the navigated route, and (4) representations of buildings and other objects in the navigated scene. however, in the declutter mode, the navigation presentation of some embodiments provides a representation of the navigated route, while providing a de-emphasized presentation of the roads that intersect the navigated route or are near the navigated route. in some embodiments, the presentation shows the major roads that are not on the route with more emphasis than minor roads not on the route. also, in some embodiments, the presentation fades out the minor roads not on the route more quickly than fading out the major roads not on the route.
Inventor(s): Benjamin HYLAK of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Aaron M. BURNS of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Nathan GITTER of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jordan A. CAZAMIAS of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Alexis H. PALANGIE of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., James J. OWEN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/04815, G06F3/01, G06F3/0482, G06F3/04845, G06T11/60
CPC Code(s): G06F3/04815
Abstract: devices, methods, and graphical interfaces for content applications displayed in an xr environment provide for an efficient and intuitive user experience. in some embodiments, a content application is displayed in a three-dimensional computer-generated environment. in some embodiments, different viewing modes and user interfaces are available for a content application in a three-dimensional computer-generated environment. in some embodiments, different interactions are available with content items displayed in the xr environment.
20240329912. GROUP SYNCHRONIZATION WITH SHARED CONTENT_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Remy M. DEMAREST of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Adam Y. SYED of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Conrad A. SHULTZ of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/14
CPC Code(s): G06F3/1454
Abstract: some techniques are described herein for managing personal communications between computer system, managing communication between computer systems with respect to shared content, for updating shared tab group data using a computer system, and for updating shared tab group data using a computer system in accordance with some examples.
20240329916. SOUND RANDOMIZATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Danielle M. PRICE of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Hugo D. VERWEIJ of Portola Valley CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/16, G06F3/01, G06T19/00
CPC Code(s): G06F3/165
Abstract: causing output of various audio feedback in response to detecting various input events.
Inventor(s): Elizabeth A. OTTENS of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., William R. BOYD of Portland OR (US) for apple inc., Charles C. HOYT of Pacifica CA (US) for apple inc., Andrew W. MALTA of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Darius A. SATONGAR of Staffordshire (GB) for apple inc., Joe SAVAGE of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F3/16, G06F3/01
CPC Code(s): G06F3/167
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to interacting with audio data via motion inputs. in some embodiments, methods, devices, and techniques are provided for detecting motion inputs to interact with audio notifications, providing audio feedback for detected motion gestures, and detecting motion inputs in spatial audio arrangements.
Inventor(s): Lei Wang of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Kenneth W. Waters of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Michael L. Liu of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Ji Liang Song of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Youchang Kim of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F7/523, G06F7/50
CPC Code(s): G06F7/523
Abstract: embodiments relate to performing multiply-accumulator operation on asymmetrically quantized input data and kernel data in a neural processor. instead of adjusting to the input data at a multiply-accumulator to account for the asymmetric quantization of the input data, an adjusted bias for the multiply-accumulator operation is computed beforehand and stored in the multiply-accumulator. on the other hand, kernel coefficients derived from the kernel data are adjusted at the multiply-accumulator to account for the asymmetric quantization. in this way, computational complexity associated with asymmetric quantization may be reduced while increasing the efficiency of the convolution operations at the neural processor.
Inventor(s): Lei Wang of San Carlos CA (US) for apple inc., Jaewon Shin of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Seungjin Lee of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Ji Liang Song of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Michael L. Liu of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher L. Mills of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F7/544, G06N3/063
CPC Code(s): G06F7/5443
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a multiply-accumulator circuit that includes a main multiplier circuit operable in a floating-point mode or an integer mode and a supplemental multiplier circuit that operates in the integer mode. the main multiplier circuit generates a multiplied output that undergoes subsequent operations including a shifting operation in the floating-point mode whereas the supplemental multiplier generates another multiplied output that does not undergo any shifting operations. hence, in the integer mode, two parallel multiply-add operations may be performed by the two multiplier circuits, and therefore accelerate the multiply-adder operations. due to the lack of additional shifters associated with the supplemental multiplier circuit, the multiply-accumulator circuit does not have a significantly increased footprint.
20240329988. Load Instruction Fusion_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): John D. Pape of Cedar Park TX (US) for apple inc., Skanda K. Srinivasa of Austin TX (US) for apple inc., Francesco Spadini of Sunset Valley TX (US) for apple inc., Brian T. Mokrzycki of Austin TX (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/30, G06F9/38
CPC Code(s): G06F9/30043
Abstract: techniques are disclosed that relate to executing fused instructions. a processor may include a decoder circuit and a load/store circuit. the decoder circuit may detect a load/store instruction to load a value from a memory and detect a non-load/store instruction that depends on the value to be loaded. the decoder circuit may fuse the load/store instruction and the non-load/store instruction such that one or more operations that the non-load/store instruction is defined to perform are to be executed within the load/store circuit. the load/store circuit may receive an indication of the fused load/store and non-load/store instructions and then execute one or more operations of the load/store instruction and the one or more operations of the non-load/store instruction using a circuit included in the load/store circuit.
20240329990. Processing of Synchronization Barrier Instructions_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Deepankar Duggal of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Kulin N Kothari of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Mridul Agarwal of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Chang Xu of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yanran Yang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Richard F Russo of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Yuan C Chou of Lost Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Douglas C Holman of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F9/30, G06F9/38, G06F9/52
CPC Code(s): G06F9/30087
Abstract: a system, e.g., a system on a chip (soc), may include one or more processors. a processor may execute an instruction synchronization barrier (isb) instruction to enforce an ordering constraint on instructions. to execute the isb instruction, the processor may determine whether contexts of the processor required for execution of instructions older than the isb instruction are consumed for the older instructions. responsive to determining that the contexts are consumed for the older instructions, the processor may initiate fetching of an instruction younger than the isb instruction, without waiting for the older instructions to retire.
Inventor(s): Christopher L. MILLS of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F13/28
CPC Code(s): G06F13/28
Abstract: an soc circuit includes a neural processor circuit coupled to a cpu. the neural processor circuit includes neural engines, a data processor dma circuit, a system memory, and a data processor circuit. the cpu is configured to execute a compiler, which is in turn configured to determine to perform a mode of spatial cropping and the associated crop offset. the neural processor circuit is configured to support arbitrary cropping in the x and y dimensions. the compiler is configured to generate task descriptor(s), the task descriptor(s) distributed to components of the neural processor circuit. the data processor dma circuit is configured to fetch and format data corresponding to the crop from a source to the buffer. the buffer is configured to realign the data according to the crop origin for broadcast to the neural engines. the neural engines is configured to perform a computation operation which uses the cropped data.
20240330432. Authentication and Control of Encryption Keys_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Timothy R. Paaske of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Weihua Mao of Monte Sereno CA (US) for apple inc., Shu-Yi Yu of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F21/46, G06F21/44, G06F21/60, G06F21/85, H04L9/08
CPC Code(s): G06F21/46
Abstract: an apparatus, a method, and a system are presented in which the apparatus includes an interface control circuit that may be configured to receive a message including a cryptographic keyword and a policy value. the policy value may include one or more data bits indicative of one or more policies that define allowable usage of the cryptographic keyword. the apparatus also includes a security circuit that may be configured to extract the cryptographic keyword and the policy value from the message, and to apply at least one policy of the one or more policies to usage of the cryptographic keyword in response to a determination that an authentication of the message succeeded.
Inventor(s): Aakriti MITTAL of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., David COHEN of Longmont CO (US) for apple inc., Sunitha SESHADRI of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F21/62
CPC Code(s): G06F21/6209
Abstract: a first user of an electronic device operates the electronic device in a first mode with access to a plurality of features. the first user optionally configures the electronic device to provide permission for another user to use the electronic device in a second mode with access to a subset of the plurality of features. the first user optionally uses another electronic device to update the permissions to use the electronic device in the second mode while another user is using the electronic device.
20240330498. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACCESS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): David COHEN of Longmont CO (US) for apple inc., Aakriti MITTAL of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06F21/62
CPC Code(s): G06F21/6218
Abstract: a first user of an electronic device operates the electronic device in a first mode with access to a plurality of features. the first user optionally configures the electronic device to provide permission for another user to use the electronic device in a second mode with access to a subset of the plurality of features.
20240330920. END-TO-END MERCHANT-BASED TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Abde N. FARUQUI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06Q20/40, G06Q20/24, G06Q20/38
CPC Code(s): G06Q20/40
Abstract: the subject system may be implemented by a processor circuit configured to receive a payment credential request, wherein the payment credential request comprises a requested amount, provision, in response to the payment credential request, a payment credential and a payment account corresponding to the payment credential, wherein the payment account is associated with a balance corresponding to the requested amount, receive, from a merchant system, an authorization request of a transaction for an authorization amount, wherein the authorization request comprises the payment credential and a merchant identifier of the merchant system, authorize the authorization amount when the authorization amount is less than or equal to the requested amount, and when the authorization amount exceeds the requested amount by a threshold amount, authorize the authorization amount based at least in part on the merchant identifier.
Inventor(s): Abde N. FARUQUI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06Q20/40
CPC Code(s): G06Q20/40
Abstract: the subject system may be implemented by a processor circuit configured to receive a payment credential request from a user device, wherein the payment credential request comprises a requested amount and indicates a product type, provision, in response to the payment credential request and based at least in part on the product type, a payment credential and a payment account corresponding to the payment credential, wherein the payment account is associated with a balance corresponding to the requested amount, receive, from a merchant system, an indication of an authorization amount and the payment credential, authorize, based at least in part on the balance associated with the payment account, payment of the authorization amount to the merchant system, in response to receiving the indication, and update the balance associated with the payment account based at least in part on the authorization amount, in response to authorizing the payment.
20240331045. EVENT REPLAY FOR DYNAMIC EVENT PROCESSING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Sarah GROSS of Valley Stream NY (US) for apple inc., Chi Proeng DOV of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Jian LV of Oakland Gardens NY (US) for apple inc., Joe M. LIN of Jersey City NJ (US) for apple inc., Jonathan L. CUTLER of Brooklyn NY (US) for apple inc., Maria Y. XIA of Brooklyn NY (US) for apple inc., Natalie A. ZAMANI of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Petru URSU of Holmdel NJ (US) for apple inc., Sangeetha SRIRAM of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Thomas PURCHAS of London (GB) for apple inc., Wei-en TSAI of London (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06Q40/06
CPC Code(s): G06Q40/06
Abstract: the subject system may be implemented by a processor circuit configured to receive, from a user device, a request to initialize an event-driven product, initialize, responsive to the request, a product state data structure for the event-driven product, receive a plurality of events corresponding to the event-driven product, each respective event of the plurality of events comprising a respective state change and a respective effective time; store each respective state change in the product state data structure in association with the corresponding respective effective time, process the respective state changes in the product state data structure based at least in part on the respective effective times to determine a current state of the event-driven product, receive a request for the current state of the event-driven product, and provide, in response to the request, the current state of the event-driven product.
20240331087. NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUIT WITH DEMOSAIC PROCESSING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Maxim Smirnov of Wilsonville OR (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T3/40, G06T5/00
CPC Code(s): G06T3/4015
Abstract: a noise reduction circuit that performs demosaic-based noise reduction on image data. the noise reduction circuit includes a pre-demosaic circuit, a kernel calculation circuit, a noise filtering circuit, and a blending circuit. the pre-demosaic circuit generates a de-mosaiced version of an image. the kernel calculation circuit generates a denoising kernel for at least one pixel of the image and a bilateral kernel for the at least one pixel of the image using the de-mosaiced version of the image. the noise filtering circuit performs noise filtering of the image using the denoising kernel to generate a first de-noised version of the image, and performs noise filtering of the image using the bilateral kernel to generate a second de-noised version of the image. the blending circuit blends the first de-noised version with the second de-noised version to generate an output de-noised version of the image.
Inventor(s): Mahesh B. Chappalli of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Alexey Kornienko of Watford (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T5/92, G06T5/40
CPC Code(s): G06T5/92
Abstract: methods and systems include determining an upper boundary of brightness values of high-dynamic range image content. using the determined upper boundary, end points of bins of histogram values are determined. using the determined end points of the bins of histogram values, luma values are allocated to the bins. the high-dynamic range image content is processed based at least in part on the allocations to the bins. image data including the processed high-dynamic range image content is displayed via an electronic display.
20240331174. One Shot PIFu Enrollment_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Ran Luo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Olivier Soares of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Rishabh Battulwar of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T7/50, G06T7/73, G06T13/40, G06T17/20
CPC Code(s): G06T7/50
Abstract: generating a 3d representation of a subject includes obtaining an image of a physical subject. front depth data is obtained for a front portion of the physical subject. back depth data is obtained for the physical subject based on the image and the front depth data. a set of joint locations is determined for the physical subject from the image, the front depth data, and the back depth data.
Inventor(s): Nitish Srivastava of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Ruslan Salakhutdinov of Pittsburgh PA (US) for apple inc., Hanlin Goh of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T9/00, G06N3/047, G06N3/08, H04N13/111, H04N13/161
CPC Code(s): G06T9/002
Abstract: a method includes receiving three-dimensional geometric elements as an input. the method also includes initializing geometric capsules by assigning one of the three-dimensional geometric elements to each of the geometric capsules and setting initial values for a pose component and a feature component of each of the geometric capsules. the method also includes one or more iterations of a routing procedure that includes assigning an additional one of the three-dimensional geometric elements to a respective one of the geometric capsules, based on correspondence of the additional one of the three-dimensional geometric elements to a surface defined based on the feature component of the respective one of the geometric capsules, and updating the feature component of each of the geometric capsules based on the three-dimensional geometric elements assigned to each of the geometric capsules. the method also includes outputting the geometric capsules including encoded three-dimensional data.
20240331256. EMOJI RECORDING AND SENDING_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Guillaume Pierre André BARLIER of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Sebastian BAUER of Santa Monica CA (US) for apple inc., Jeffrey T. BERNSTEIN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Alan C. DYE of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Aurelio GUZMAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Amir HOFFNUNG of Tel Aviv (IL) for apple inc., Joseph A. MALIA of Isle of Wight (GB) for apple inc., Nicolas SCAPEL of London (GB) for apple inc., Christopher I. WILSON of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Giancarlo YERKES of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T13/40, G06F3/01, G06F3/0484, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04886, G06V40/16, H04L51/04, H04M1/72436, H04M1/72439, H04N23/611, H04N23/63
CPC Code(s): G06T13/40
Abstract: the present disclosure generally relates to generating and modifying virtual avatars. an electronic device having a camera and a display apparatus displays a virtual avatar that changes appearance in response to changes in a face in a field of view of the camera. in response to detecting changes in one or more physical features of the face in the field of view of the camera, the electronic device modifies one or more features of the virtual avatar.
20240331294. Rendering of A Guest User's Face for External Display_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Gilles M Cadet of Agoura Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Olivier Soares of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Graham L. Fyffe of Playa Vista CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Song of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Shaobo Guan of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T17/20, G02B27/01, G06F3/14, G06T13/40, G06V40/16
CPC Code(s): G06T17/20
Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that present a view of a device user's face portion, that would otherwise be blocked by an electronic device positioned in front of the face, on an outward-facing display of the user's device. the view of the user's face portion may be configured to enable observers to see the user's eyes and facial expressions as if they were seeing through a clear device at the user's actual eyes and facial expressions. various techniques are used to provide views of the user's face that are realistic, that show the user's current facial appearance, and/or that present the face portion with 3d spatial accuracy, e.g., each eye appearing to be in its actual 3d position.
20240331297. Rendering of Enrolled User's Face for External Display_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Gilles M. Cadet of Agoura Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Shaobo Guan of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Olivier Soares of Oakland CA (US) for apple inc., Graham L. Fyffe of Playa Vista CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Song of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06T17/20, G02B27/01, G06F3/14, G06T13/40, G06V40/16
CPC Code(s): G06T17/20
Abstract: various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that present a view of a device user's face portion, that would otherwise be blocked by an electronic device positioned in front of the face, on an outward-facing display of the user's device. the view of the user's face portion may be configured to enable observers to see the user's eyes and facial expressions as if they were seeing through a clear device at the user's actual eyes and facial expressions. various techniques are used to provide views of the user's face that are realistic, that show the user's current facial appearance, and/or that present the face portion with 3d spatial accuracy, e.g., each eye appearing to be in its actual 3d position. some implementations combine live data with previously-obtained data, e.g., combining live data with enrollment data.
20240331447. Pinch Recognition and Rejection_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Itay Bar Yosef of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Bhavin Vinodkumar Nayak of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chao-Ming Yen 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., Dror Irony of Rishon Le Zion (IL) for apple inc., Eslam A. Mostafa of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Guy Engelhard of Kiryat Ono (IL) for apple inc., Ian R. Fasel of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Julian K. Shutzberg of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Liuhao Ge of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Lucas Soffer of Sunny Isles Beach FL (US) for apple inc., Matthias M. Schroeder of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Mohammadhadi Kiapour of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Victor Belyaev of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yirong Tang of Munich (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G06V40/20, G06F3/01, G06T7/70
CPC Code(s): G06V40/28
Abstract: processing gesture input includes obtaining hand tracking data based on a set of camera frames, determining a hand pose based on the hand tracking data, and determining an intentionality classification for a gesture based on the hand pose. an input action corresponding to the gesture is enabled based on the hand pose and the intentionality classification. an occlusion classification is determined for the hand based on the hand pose and the input gesture can be determined based on the occlusion classification.
Inventor(s): Hyunwoo Nho of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Won Ryu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Patrick R. Cruce of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Yao Shi of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Nicolas Le Dortz of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Xiong of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Hyunsoo Kim of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei H. Yao of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Sun-Il Chang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kingsuk Brahma of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc., Ionut A. Mirel of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Mahesh B. Chappalli of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ruicong Chen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G3/20, G09G3/32
CPC Code(s): G09G3/2096
Abstract: embodiments herein provide various apparatuses and techniques to efficiently mitigate front-of-screen (fos) artifacts that may occur due to voltage fluctuations due to alternating current (ac) or direct current (dc) mechanisms that may occur in a variety of pixel types. in one embodiment, emission profile awareness circuitry may be implemented to mitigate for fos artifacts due to dc mechanisms. two-dimensional (2d) digital compensation circuitry may address the dc portion of the voltage fluctuations by accounting for an emission profile applied to content displayed on an electronic display. in some embodiments, the 2d digital compensation circuitry may compensate for the ac portion of the voltage fluctuations by duplicating the ac voltage fluctuations via voltage error subtraction circuitry and voltage error accumulation circuitry.
20240331661. Content Based Foveation_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Yashas Rai Kurlethimar of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nathaniel C. Begeman of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Seyedkoosha Mirhosseini of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): G09G5/391, G02B27/00, G02B27/01, G06F3/01, G06T9/00, G06T17/00, H04N19/625, H04N19/96
CPC Code(s): G09G5/391
Abstract: prior to rendering a current frame, a device obtains a previously rendered frame. the device determines that a first portion of the previously rendered frame is associated with a particular type of content. the device renders a first portion of the current frame that corresponds to the first portion of the previously rendered frame with a first rendering characteristic while rendering a second portion of the current frame with a second rendering characteristic that is different from the first rendering characteristic.
20240332319. Electronic Devices with Displays and Conductive Traces_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Gihoon Choo of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Guanxiong Liu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Jae Won Choi of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Kyounghwan Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Shyuan Yang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Sungki Lee of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Ting-Kuo Chang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Tsung-Ting Tsai of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Wan-Ching Hsu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Warren S Rieutort-Louis of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yishan Liu of Round Rock TX (US) for apple inc., Zhe Hua of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01L27/12, H01L25/16, H01L25/18, H01L23/00, H01L23/498
CPC Code(s): H01L27/1248
Abstract: an electronic device may include a substrate, an array of display pixels formed on the substrate, first conductive contacts on the substrate, second conductive contacts on the substrate, a flexible printed circuit that is attached to the first conductive contacts, a display driver integrated circuit that is attached to the second conductive contacts, and conductive traces that electrically connect the first conductive contacts to the second conductive contacts. a dielectric layer may cover at least the sidewalls of the conductive traces to protect the conductive traces from damage by an etchant. subsequently, some or all of the dielectric layer may be removed to prevent damage caused by moisture ingress into the cladding layer.
20240332506. HYBRID CATHODE STACK OF A BATTERY CELL_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Rachel Ann R Villamayor Huang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., OuJung Kwon of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M4/36, H01M4/02, H01M4/131, H01M4/1391, H01M4/505, H01M4/525, H01M4/58
CPC Code(s): H01M4/366
Abstract: a battery cell includes a first cathode having a first active material composition, a second cathode having a second active material composition different than the first active material composition, and an anode disposed between the first cathode and the second cathode. the first active material composition may include, for example, lithium iron phosphate (lfp) or lithium manganese iron phosphate (lmfp), and the second active material composition may include, for example, lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (nmc).
20240332507. PRE-LITHIATION WITH FLUORIDES AND DUAL LAYER COATINGS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Vinay Bhat of Pleasanton CA (US) for apple inc., Christopher T. Campbell of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H01M4/36, H01M4/02, H01M4/04, H01M4/485, H01M4/58, H01M4/62, H01M10/0525
CPC Code(s): H01M4/366
Abstract: this disclosure relates to battery cells, and more particularly, methods and compositions for pre-lithiation of battery cells.
20240333325. Background Noise Recorder_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Joonhoi Hur of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Jochen Schrattenecker of Alberndorf in der Riedmark (AT) for apple inc., Bin Xiao of San Ramon CA (US) for apple inc., Andre Hanke of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Harald Pretl of Schwertberg (AT) for apple inc., Rastislav Vazny of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Bernhard Sogl of Unterhaching (DE) for apple inc., Andreas Menkhoff of Oberhaching (DE) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B1/10, H04B1/12, H04B15/00
CPC Code(s): H04B1/1027
Abstract: an electronic device may include wireless circuitry with a transmit antenna that transmits signals and a receive antenna that receives reflected signals. the wireless circuitry may detect a range between the device and an external object based on the transmitted signals and the reflected signals. when the range exceeds a first threshold, the wireless circuitry may use the transmitted signals and received signals to record background noise. when the range is less than a second threshold value, the wireless circuitry may detect the range based on the reflected signals and the recorded background noise. this may allow the range to be accurately measured within an ultra-short range domain even when the device is placed in different device cases, placed on different surfaces, etc.
Inventor(s): Omar E. Elaasar of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Aly Ismail of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B1/403, H03D7/14, H03L7/099, H03M1/66
CPC Code(s): H04B1/403
Abstract: an electronic device may include wireless circuitry having a mixer configured to receive an oscillating signal from oscillator circuitry. the oscillator circuitry can include a chain of buffer circuits referred to as oscillator driver circuitry. transformers may be coupled at the input and output of each buffer circuit in the chain. adjustable biasing circuits may be coupled at the input of a selected buffer circuit in the chain. the adjustable biasing circuits can be digital-to-analog converters (dacs) configured to apply a differential direct current (dc) offset voltage to the input of the selected buffer circuit. the differential dc offset voltage can have a value that minimizes a second harmonic component of the oscillator driver circuitry.
Inventor(s): Dan WU of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei ZHANG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Sigen YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Wei ZENG of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan YE of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04B7/06, H04W72/23
CPC Code(s): H04B7/0626
Abstract: some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for supporting channel state information (csi) report configuration for network spatial elements adaptation. the ue can receive a csi report configuration from the base station indicating a first configuration to configure a first csi report, and a second configuration to configure a second csi report. the ue can determine one or more active configurations selected from the first configuration and the second configuration, based on whether one or more of the first configuration or the second configuration is activated by a medium access control (mac) control element (mac ce) or triggered by a downlink control information (dci). the processor can be further configured to select, based on a report mode, one or more csi reports from the first csi report and the second csi report. the report mode can be a basic mode or an enhanced mode.
Inventor(s): Haitong SUN of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Sigen Ye of Whitehouse NJ (US) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W72/23
CPC Code(s): H04L5/0048
Abstract: the present disclosure is directed to ap-srs triggering offset enhancement for further enhanced mimo. user equipment (ue), base stations, apparatus, methods, computer-readable memory media, and computer program products are disclosed. the ue may be configured to receive an offset information associated with ap-srs transmission of the ue; determine a slot offset associated with the ap-srs transmission, at least based on the offset information; determine a specific slot for the ap-srs transmission, based on the determined slot offset; and perform the ap-srs transmission in the determined specific slot.
20240333512. ISSUANCE OF A DIGITAL PRESENTABLE USER IDENTITY_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Vishnu Janardhanan of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Ahmer A. Khan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Gianpaolo Fasoli of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Dian Wen of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Hicham Lozi of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L9/32, H04L9/08
CPC Code(s): H04L9/3231
Abstract: techniques are described for generating a verified data package. an example method includes receiving data including biographical information and an associated portrait. the method further includes causing a prompt for a user to capture a self-portrait photograph to be displayed based at least in part on receiving the data. the method further includes receiving the self-portrait photograph based at least in part on the displayed prompt. the method further includes causing data and the self-portrait photograph to be transmitted to a server. the method further includes receiving, from the server, a verified data package comprising the biographical information, the portrait, and an attestation that the self-portrait photograph and the portrait are the user.
20240333668. USER INTERFACES FOR MESSAGING CONVERSATIONS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Zheng Xuan HONG of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Chia Yang LIN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Nicole R. RYAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Graham R. CLARKE of Mountain View CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L51/046, G06F3/04883, H04L51/10, H04L51/216, H04L51/226
CPC Code(s): H04L51/046
Abstract: in some embodiments, an electronic device displays a plurality of content items in a messaging conversation. in some embodiments, the electronic device displays user interfaces associated with one or more content items in a messaging conversation.
20240333701. SECURE AUTHENTICATION FOR ACCESSING REMOTE RESOURCES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Anton Franz LINECKER of Woodland Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Yuval KOSSOVSKY of Pittsburgh PA (US) for apple inc., Martin LIBICH of Santa Monica CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L9/40
CPC Code(s): H04L63/08
Abstract: methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for secure authentication for accessing remote resources are disclosed. in some implementations, a user is authenticated for a first time on an interface using a first communications channel; the user is authenticated a second time on the interface using a second communications channel; access privileges are determined based on authenticating the user for the second time; and a random uniform resource locator (url) is generated based on the access privileges, where the random url is single-use and indirectly associated with a requested resource.
Inventor(s): David COHEN of Longmont CO (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04L9/40
CPC Code(s): H04L63/102
Abstract: a first user of an electronic device operates the electronic device in a first mode with access to a plurality of features. the first user optionally configures the electronic device to provide permission for another user to use the electronic device in a second mode with access to a subset of the plurality of features.
20240333829. USER INTERFACES ASSOCIATED WITH REMOTE INPUT DEVICES_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Fiona P. O'LEARY of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Jonathan A. TOPF of London (GB) for apple inc., Mylene E. DREYER of Saint-Blaise (CH) for apple inc., Julian K. MISSIG of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04M1/72412, G06F3/0481, G06F3/04817, G06F3/0482, H04M1/72427
CPC Code(s): H04M1/72412
Abstract: in some embodiments, an electronic device displays user interfaces associated with games in response to detecting input devices having been connected to the electronic device. in some embodiments, an electronic device displays a reduced user interface in response to detecting that a cover has covered a portion of the display of the electronic device. in some embodiments, an electronic device displays a user interface via a display generation component of an input device. in some embodiments, an electronic device projects a user interface via a projection device of an input device. in some embodiments, an electronic device directs inputs from an input device to different user interfaces depending on the mode in which the input device is operating.
Inventor(s): Michael Matas of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Mallory Paine of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/63, G06F3/04817, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04883, H04N1/00, H04N5/77, H04N9/87, H04N21/414, H04N21/4223, H04N21/431, H04N21/433, H04N21/4402, H04N21/482, H04N23/62
CPC Code(s): H04N23/632
Abstract: systems and methods for previewing newly captured image content and reviewing previously stored image content using an electronic device are provided. the previously stored image content may include an individual distinct image or at least two consecutive video frame images.
Inventor(s): Muge Wang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., David R. Pope of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Roberto Montagna of CAMBRIDGE (GB) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04N23/88, H04N23/85, H04N23/86
CPC Code(s): H04N23/88
Abstract: an image processing circuit for multi-illumination white balance with thumbnail processing. the image processing circuit determines a set of initial weights for a source pixel in a thumbnail image by determining component values for multiple color channels of the source pixel. the image processing circuit determines a set of weights for the source pixel in a weight map for the thumbnail image. each weight in the set of weights is determined based on corresponding initial weights from the set of initial weights. each weight in the set of weights represents an intensity level of a respective chrominance class of multiple chrominance classes for the source pixel. the image processing circuit applies the set of weights to values of the color channels of the source pixel to generate color component values of the color channels of a target pixel in a target thumbnail image.
20240334102. ELECTRONIC DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Daniela M. Deschamps of Palo Alto CA (US) for apple inc., Dylan L. Vassberg of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04R1/02, G04G17/04, G04G17/08, H04R1/44
CPC Code(s): H04R1/023
Abstract: an electronic device includes a multi-layer seal and a speaker mesh attached to a speaker frame. in at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. in some examples, an electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening; an electronic positioned adjacent to the opening; and a seal between the electronic and the first opening, the seal including a perforated support; a first adhesive layer on the perforated support; a first membrane layer on the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer on the first membrane layer; and a second membrane layer on the second adhesive layer.
20240334161. USER INTERFACES FOR TRACKING AND FINDING ITEMS_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Frank DE JONG of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Nicole R. RYAN of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Arian BEHZADI of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Marcel VAN OS of Santa Cruz CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W4/029, G06F3/038, G06F3/04817, G06F3/0482, G06F3/04883, G06F3/04886, G06F3/04895, G06F3/14
CPC Code(s): H04W4/029
Abstract: in some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces for defining identifiers for remote locator objects. in some embodiments, an electronic device locates a remote locator object. in some embodiments, an electronic device provides information associated with a remote locator object. in some embodiments, an electronic device displays notifications associated with a trackable device. in some embodiments, a first device generates alerts.
Inventor(s): Ping-Heng Kuo of London (GB) for apple inc., Peng Cheng of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Ralf Rossbach of Munich (DE) for apple inc., Alexander Sirotkin of Herzliya (IL) for apple inc., Zhibin Wu of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Yuqin Chen of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata of SAN DIEGO CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W24/10, H04L5/00
CPC Code(s): H04W24/10
Abstract: the present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for configuring sensing signals and reporting results.
Inventor(s): Borna Ghavam of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Jay Mayur Khandhar of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W28/02, H04W24/02
CPC Code(s): H04W28/0231
Abstract: a head-mounted device may exchange wireless communications with external electronic equipment. weak network strength for the wireless communications may cause latency that results in a suboptimal user experience. to improve operations of the head-mounted device, the head-mounted device may predict a change in network strength associated with the wireless communications. the head-mounted device may predict changes in network strength based on historical network strength data and/or scene understanding data for a physical environment. in response to predicting the change in the network strength, the head-mounted device may change a characteristic of the wireless communications. the head-mounted device may change a forward error correction applied to the wireless communications, change a bit rate of the wireless communications, and/or change a number of retries during the wireless communications.
20240334254. Selection of Edge Application Server_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Rohit R MATOLIA of Bangalore (IN) for apple inc., Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR of Singapore (SG) for apple inc., Jathurshun SIVALOGANATHAN of Singapore (SG) for apple inc., Krisztian KISS of Rancho Santa Fe CA (US) for apple inc., Longda XING of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Mohammed SADIQUE of Auburn (AU) for apple inc., Srinivasan NIMMALA of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Vijay VENKATARAMAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W28/24, H04W24/08, H04W28/08, H04W28/18, H04W76/19, H04W76/25
CPC Code(s): H04W28/24
Abstract: methods and devices for selecting an edge application server (eas) to service a user equipment (ue). one exemplary method incudes determining that a current protocol data unit (pdu) session of an application being executed by a ue is being serviced by a first eas, determining that the first eas is no longer suitable to service the application, selecting a second eas to service the application and instructing the ue to use the second eas for future pdu sessions for the application.
Inventor(s): Muthukumaran DHANAPAL of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Ajoy K. SINGH of Milpitas CA (US) for apple inc., Divyaprakash P. BHOJKUMAR of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Lakshmi N. KAVURI of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Ozgur EKICI of Ottawa (CA) for apple inc., Raghuveer MALLIKARJUNAN of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Rajesh AMBATI of Los Altos Hills CA (US) for apple inc., Rohit MITTAL of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Thanigaivelu ELANGOVAN of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Ying HUANG of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/18, H04W48/16, H04W72/542
CPC Code(s): H04W48/18
Abstract: embodiments described herein relate to dynamic selection of radio access technologies (rats) available for use by 5g wireless devices. managing selection of rats to use by a 5g (and 4g lte) capable wireless device can improve performance, e.g., when an application requires a higher throughput and a 5g sa connection underperforms a 5g nsa connection or a 4g lte connection. wireless devices can provide geolocation tagged cellular wireless network information, e.g., network performance measurements and observed properties, to network-based servers that collate and organize the crowd-sourced cellular wireless network information into a location database. the wireless device can use the cellular wireless network information of the location database for a geolocation at which the wireless device is operating to estimate performance for alternate wireless connections and compare to measured performance of a currently used wireless connection to determine whether to switch wireless rat connections.
Inventor(s): Jie CUI of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Tang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Qiming Li of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W48/20, H04W48/16, H04W64/00
CPC Code(s): H04W48/20
Abstract: some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for apparatuses and methods for providing continuous communication services for a user equipment (ue) connected to a non-terrestrial network (ntn) and/or one or more satellites providing cellular coverage. the ue may receive a list of neighbor cells from a serving cell, which may be a satellite moving relative to the earth and having a moving coverage area. after receiving the list of neighbor cells, the ue may sort the list to prioritize the neighbor cells. this sorting may be based on a calculated distance between the ue and each of the neighbor cells. the ue may sequentially perform a synchronization and measurement process with each of the neighbor cells or a subset of the neighbor cells based on the prioritization order. the ue may then establish communications with a target cell from the prioritized list to maintain continuity.
Inventor(s): Toufiqul ISLAM of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Hong HE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Qiaoyang YE of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Gregory ERMOLAEV of Nizhny Novgorod (RU) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04L5/00, H04W72/20, H04W72/542
CPC Code(s): H04W52/0232
Abstract: embodiments are provided for resource monitoring and power saving in a user equipment (ue) operating according to a discontinuous reception (drx) in new radio (nr) wireless communication system. the ue, operating in the drx mode, monitors for a wake up occasion in control signal prior to the drx on time. if the wake occasion is detected, then the ue monitors for a channel state information (csi) resource signal (rs) prior to the drx on time. if no wake up occasion is detected, then at least a portion of the ue remains in a sleep mode prior to drx on time.
Inventor(s): Candy YIU of Portland OR (US) for apple inc., Marta TARRADELL of Hillsboro OR (US) for apple inc., Jie CUI of Santa Clara CA (US) for apple inc., Hong HE of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Kyeongin JEONG of Portland OR (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W52/02, H04W24/10
CPC Code(s): H04W52/0254
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for reducing radio resource management (rrm) measurements and user equipment (ue) power consumption in a wireless cellular network. other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Inventor(s): Yann Ly-Gagnon of San Francisco CA (US) for apple inc., Arun Unkn of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Langford M. Wasada of Poway CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W56/00
CPC Code(s): H04W56/005
Abstract: an example system includes an application processor (ap), a transceiver associated with a firmware layer and a controller. the controller is configured to perform operations that include receiving data representing a clock synchronization request from a remote device, such as a uwb clock synchronization request. the request is received by the transceiver over a wireless communication link. the controller generates a response to the synchronization request. the response is configured for synchronizing a remote clock of the remote device and a local clock of the mobile device. the controller sends, to the remote device by the transceiver, the response to the synchronization request.
20240334414. Carrier Aggregation Capability Advertisement_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Swaminathan BALAKRISHNAN of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Haijing HU of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Sreevalsan VALLATH of Dublin CA (US) for apple inc., Prateek SHARMA of Pickering (CA) for apple inc., Cesar PEREZ of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Adesh KUMAR of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Deepankar BHATTACHARJEE of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Vijay VENKATARAMAN of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/0453, H04L5/00, H04W72/51
CPC Code(s): H04W72/0453
Abstract: a user equipment (ue) is configured with a carrier aggregation (ca) functionality and ue connected to a network via a base station that serves as a primary serving cell (pcell) providing a primary component carrier (pcc) to the ue. the ue determines a plurality of bands that are supported by the ue for use in the ca functionality, generates an individual band information element (ie) including band information for the bands, determines at least one representative ca combination having an order, the order indicating a total number of component carriers (ccs), the at least one representative ca combination forming a basis to extrapolate a plurality of ca combinations having the order based on the band information, generates a representative ca combination ie including the at least one representative ca combination and transmits the individual band ie and the representative ca combination ie to the base station.
Inventor(s): Hong He of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Wei Zeng of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US) for apple inc., Yuchul Kim of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN) for apple inc., Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US) for apple inc., Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Haijing Hu of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Zhibin Wu of Los Altos CA (US) for apple inc., Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W72/30
CPC Code(s): H04W72/30
Abstract: to extend a physical broadcast channel (pbch) in wireless communications, an extended physical broadcast channel (epbch) transmission is generated with one or more legacy pbch blocks and one or more epbch blocks within an extension window. a size of the extension window is determined based at least in part on a pbch repetition number and a number of the legacy pbch blocks relative to a number of the epbch blocks. the epbch transmission is transmitted by a base station (bs) to one or more user equipment (ue).
20240334485. Multi-User Request-to-Send and Clear-to-Send Framework_simplified_abstract_(apple inc.)
Inventor(s): Zhou Lan of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Mohamed Abouelseoud of Burlingame CA (US) for apple inc., Anuj Batra of Redwood City CA (US) for apple inc., Yong Liu of Campbell CA (US) for apple inc., Akira Yamanaka of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc., Oren Shani of Saratoga CA (US) for apple inc., Jarkko L. Kneckt of Los Gatos CA (US) for apple inc., Tianyu Wu of Fremont CA (US) for apple inc., Jinjing Jiang of San Jose CA (US) for apple inc., Qi Wang of Sunnyvale CA (US) for apple inc.
IPC Code(s): H04W74/0816
CPC Code(s): H04W74/0816
Abstract: this disclosure relates to methods for transmitting and receiving multi-user request-to-send and clear-to-send frames in a wireless communication system. an access point wireless device may establish wireless connections with multiple wireless devices. the access point wireless device may transmit a multi-user request-to-send frame to the wireless devices. the multi-user request-to-send frame may indicate a transmit opportunity duration and allocate frequency resource units on which to transmit clear-to-send frames to the wireless devices. the wireless devices may transmit the clear-to-send frames on the allocated frequency resource units. the clear-to-send frames can include an indication of partial or full availability for the transmit opportunity.
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