Patents by Inventor Benjamin P. ENGLERT

Benjamin P. ENGLERT has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230394089
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods related to smart sharing options for a shared digital asset (DA) library. An example method performed by a system includes: initiating a camera session; identifying a sharable DA trigger; capturing a DA during the camera session after identifying the sharable DA trigger; and selecting the captured DA for the shared DA library based on the identified sharable DA trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Aujoulet, Andreas J. Karlsson, Andrey Leonov, Benjamin P. Englert, Michael C. Li
  • Patent number: 11775811
    Abstract: The subject technology determines input parameters and an output format of algorithms for a particular functionality provided by an electronic device. The subject technology determines an order of the algorithms for performing the particular functionality based on temporal dependencies of the algorithms, and the input parameters and the output format of the algorithms. The subject technology generates a graph based on the order of the algorithms, the graph comprising a set of nodes corresponding to the algorithms, each node indicating a particular processor of the electronic device for executing an algorithm. Further, the subject technology executes the particular functionality based on performing a traversal of the graph, the traversal comprising a topological traversal of the set of nodes and the traversal being based on a score indicating whether selection of a particular node for execution over another node enables a greater number of processors to be utilized at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin P. Englert, Elliott B. Harris, Neil G. Crane, Brandon J. Corey
  • Patent number: 10852968
    Abstract: This application sets forth techniques for managing the allocation of memory storage space in a non-volatile memory to improve the operation of a camera application. A camera application monitors an amount of available memory storage space in the non-volatile memory. Responsive to various triggering events, the camera application compares the amount of available memory storage space to a threshold value. When the amount of available memory storage space is less than the threshold value, the camera application transmits a request to a background service to free additional memory storage space within a temporary data store associated with one or more applications installed on the computing device. The temporary data store provides a location for local data to improve the efficiency of the applications, which can be exploited by the camera application to free up memory to avoid a low-memory condition that could prevent the camera application from performing certain operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Yanagihara, Benjamin P. Englert, Cameron S. Birse, Susan M. Grady
  • Publication number: 20200218969
    Abstract: The subject technology determines input parameters and an output format of algorithms for a particular functionality provided by an electronic device. The subject technology determines an order of the algorithms for performing the particular functionality based on temporal dependencies of the algorithms, and the input parameters and the output format of the algorithms. The subject technology generates a graph based on the order of the algorithms, the graph comprising a set of nodes corresponding to the algorithms, each node indicating a particular processor of the electronic device for executing an algorithm. Further, the subject technology executes the particular functionality based on performing a traversal of the graph, the traversal comprising a topological traversal of the set of nodes and the traversal being based on a score indicating whether selection of a particular node for execution over another node enables a greater number of processors to be utilized at a time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin P. ENGLERT, Elliott B. HARRIS, Neil G. CRANE, Brandon J. COREY
  • Publication number: 20190339885
    Abstract: This application sets forth techniques for managing the allocation of memory storage space in a non-volatile memory to improve the operation of a camera application. A camera application monitors an amount of available memory storage space in the non-volatile memory. Responsive to various triggering events, the camera application compares the amount of available memory storage space to a threshold value. When the amount of available memory storage space is less than the threshold value, the camera application transmits a request to a background service to free additional memory storage space within a temporary data store associated with one or more applications installed on the computing device. The temporary data store provides a location for local data to improve the efficiency of the applications, which can be exploited by the camera application to free up memory to avoid a low-memory condition that could prevent the camera application from performing certain operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhisa YANAGIHARA, Benjamin P. ENGLERT, Cameron S. BIRSE, Susan M. GRADY