Patents by Inventor Giancarlo Yerkes

Giancarlo Yerkes 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).

  • Patent number: 11443453
    Abstract: An electronic device: obtains a plurality of sets of images; synthesizes a three-dimensional point cloud for each of the plurality of sets of images; constructs planes using the respective three-dimensional point clouds; and generates a merged set of quadtrees characterizing a merged set of planes across the three-dimensional point clouds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Giancarlo Yerkes, Aitor Aldoma Buchaca, Na Wong, Oliver Montague Dunkley
  • Patent number: 11435877
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for multi-user communication sessions. In some examples, a device initiates a live stream in a communication session. In some examples, a device transitions between streaming live audio and live video. In some examples, a device enables synchronizing media playback during a live stream. In some examples, a device displays synchronized media playback and plays a reaction from a first participant of the communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Freddy Allen Anzures, Nicholas V. King, Stephen O. Lemay, Hoan Pham, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20220262080
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer system displays user interfaces for enrolling one or more features of a user of a computer system. In some embodiments, a computer system displays visual effects associated with a virtual avatar in an XR environment. In some embodiments, a computer system displays objects having different visual characteristics in an XR environment. In some embodiments, a computer system switches between different presentation modes associated with a user represented in an XR environment. In some embodiments, a computer system displays a virtual avatar in an XR environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Rupert Thomas Guy BURTON, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Jason RICKWALD, Giancarlo YERKES, Kristi Elaine Schmidt BAUERLY
  • Publication number: 20220261066
    Abstract: A computer system displays, in a user interface, a first representation of a body part that is in a field of view of the one or more cameras. The computer system detects, using the one or more cameras, movement of the body part. The displayed first representation of the body part is updated in accordance with the movement of the body part. The computer system, while displaying the first representation of the body part, displays an indicator at a fixed location relative to the first representation of the body part. The indicator is displayed at a first position in the user interface that overlays at least a portion of the representation of the body part, the indicator is updated in accordance with the movement of the body part, and the indicator includes an indication of a suggested direction of movement of the body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Allison W. Dryer, Giancarlo Yerkes, Lisa K. Forssell
  • Publication number: 20220263940
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to viewing and updating application views. A device receives a user input, the input, when received initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of application views. The device, in response to receiving the user input, displays the plurality of application views of the set of application views, wherein the set of application views includes preselected application views and an adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not one of the preselected application views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan DE VRIES, Lee S. BROUGHTON, Kevin Will CHEN, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Stephen O. LEMAY, Christopher WILSON, Eric Lance WILSON, Giancarlo YERKES
  • Patent number: 11393258
    Abstract: An electronic device performs techniques related generally to implementing biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for a biometric enrollment process tutorial. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for aligning a biometric feature for enrollment. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for enrolling a biometric feature. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for providing hints during a biometric enrollment process. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for application-based biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for autofilling biometrically secured fields. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for unlocking a device using biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for retrying biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for managing transfers using biometric authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Peter D. Anton, Arian Behzadi, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Lynne Devine, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Bradley W. Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Joseph A. Malia, Pedro Mari, Daamun Mohseni, Jean-Pierre Mouilleseaux, Camille Moussette, Daniel Trent Preston, Praveen Sharma, Hugo Verweij, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: 11391561
    Abstract: An electronic device displays an application user interface that includes a representation of a field of view of one or more cameras. The representation of the field of view is updated over time based on changes to current visual data detected by the one or more cameras, and the field of view includes a physical object in a three-dimensional space. While the device is a first distance from the physical object, the device displays a representation of a measurement that corresponds to the physical object. After the device has moved to a second distance from the physical object, the device displays, a second representation of the measurement that includes one or more scale markers along at least a portion of the second representation of the measurement that were not displayed with the first representation of the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Allison W. Dryer, Grant R. Paul, Stephen O. Lemay, Giancarlo Yerkes, Richard D. Lyons
  • Patent number: 11380077
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to creating and editing avatars, and navigating avatar selection interfaces. In some examples, an avatar feature user interface includes a plurality of feature options that can be customized to create an avatar. In some examples, different types of avatars can be managed for use in different applications. In some examples, an interface is provided for navigating types of avatars for an application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Scapel, Arian Behzadi, Lisa K. Forssell, Robert Garcia, III, Aurelio Guzman, Marcel Van Os, Christopher Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20220179553
    Abstract: An electronic device, in response to receiving a first message from an electronic device that corresponds to another user, displays the first message in a first message region in a conversation transcript. In response to a first input by a contact at a location of the first message in the conversation transcript, the device displays plurality of acknowledgement options in an acknowledgement selection affordance at a location that corresponds to the first message region. In response to a second input by a second contact at a location of a first acknowledgement option in the acknowledgement selection affordance, the device applies the first acknowledgement option to the first message and transmits information that causes the electronic device that correspond to the other user to apply the first acknowledgement option to a corresponding first message in a conversation transcript that corresponds to the messaging session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, Freddy A. Anzures, Richard R. Dellinger, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Nicholas V. King, Daamun Mohseni, Hoan Pham, Wan Si Wan, Giancarlo Yerkes, Darin B. Adler, Bethany Bongiorno, Justin N. Wood, Roberto Garcia, Soin Shedlosky
  • Publication number: 20220174145
    Abstract: A method includes: while displaying a wake screen with a first media item as a background and foreground objects displayed over the first media item, detecting first user input that corresponds to a request to display a media gallery; in response to detecting the first user input, ceasing display of the foreground objects; detecting a second user input that corresponds to a request to navigate through media items in the media gallery; in response to detecting the second user input, replacing the first media item with a second media item in the media gallery; detecting a third input that corresponds to a request to dismiss the media gallery; and, in response to detecting the third user input, redisplaying the foreground objects on the display device over a media item from the media gallery that is selected as the background for the wake screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher I. Wilson, Pedro Mari, Richard D. Lyons, Teofila Connor, Giancarlo Yerkes, Gregory Apodaca, Vitalii Kramar, Gregg S. Suzuki, Robert Garcia, III, Philip A. Ward, Stephen O. Lemay, Andre Souza Dos Santos, Cas G. Lemmens, Alan Dye, Bilal S. Sayed Ahmad, Jussi-Pekka Mantere
  • Patent number: 11323559
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to viewing and updating application views. A device receives a user input, the input, when received initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of application views. The device, in response to receiving the user input, displays the plurality of application views of the set of application views, wherein the set of application views includes preselected application views and an adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not one of the preselected application views.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan De Vries, Lee S. Broughton, Kevin Will Chen, Christopher Patrick Foss, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher Wilson, Eric Lance Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: 11320982
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a messaging user interface on a display, the messaging user interface including a conversation transcript of a messaging session between a user of the electronic device and at least one other user, a keyboard, a message-input area, and a digital image affordance. While displaying the messaging user interface, the device detects an input that activates the digital image affordance. In response, the device replaces display of the keyboard with display of a plurality of digital images, the plurality of digital images including one or more digital images stored in memory and a live preview image from a digital camera. The device detects an input that selects the live image displayed within the plurality of digital images. In response, the device captures a digital image with the digital camera, while maintaining display of the conversation transcript.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, Freddy A. Anzures, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Nicholas V. King, Hoan Pham, Wan Si Wan, Giancarlo Yerkes, Darin B. Adler, Justin N. Wood, Robert Garcia, Soin Shedlosky, Emilie Kim, Bethany Bongiorno
  • Patent number: D949905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Freddy Anzures, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Bradley William Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Tiffany Jon, Chanaka Karunamuni, Nicholas V. King, Daamun Mohseni, Hoan K. Pham, William McMillan Tyler, Wan Si Wan, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D954090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Freddy Anzures, Greg Apodaca, Sebastian Johannes Bauer, Jonathan Dascola, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Foss, Jonathan P. Ive, Tiffany Jon, Chanaka Karunamuni, Kenneth Kocienda, Stephen O. Lemay, Wan Si Wan, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D954102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Freddy Anzures, Joseph Chan, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Jonathan P. Ive, Woo-Ram Lee, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D954735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Freddy Anzures, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Bradley William Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Tiffany Jon, Nicholas V. King, Stephen O. Lemay, Hoan K. Pham, Wan Si Wan, Christopher Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D957422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Freddy Anzures, Sebastian Johannes Bauer, Nicholas V. King, Stephen O. Lemay, Hoan K. Pham, Lauren E. Tappana, Marcel van Os, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D957459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D964458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D966321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Butcher, Imran Chaudhri, Christopher Foss, Aurelio Guzmán, Jonathan P. Ive, Christopher Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes