Patents by Inventor Patrick E. McClaughry
Patrick E. McClaughry 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).
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Patent number: 10891018Abstract: A set of elements, such as, for example, a path, a directory list, a playlist, and a listing of information associated with a file or a song, may be truncated so that a partial set may be generated and displayed. The truncation may be performed in an intelligent manner to produce a meaningful truncated portion. Such a partial set may be beneficial when the space allotted for display of the set is small to begin with or is reduced. In one implementation, a display size of a set is compared with a size of a display area. A data element is selected based on the comparison, and a display space size is determined for the selected data element. A truncated, yet meaningful, portion is determined for the selected data element, the portion fitting within the display space size.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Robert M. Chinn, Pavel Cisler, Patrick E. McClaughry, Marcel MWA van Os, Bas Ording
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Patent number: 10720127Abstract: A content streaming device includes display mode shift logic that selects a display mode among multiple display modes of the content streaming device. The content streaming device also includes region detection logic that determines a region of the content streaming device. The content streaming device further includes one or more processors that communicatively couples to an electronic display. The one or more processors instruct the display mode shift logic to select a first display mode having a first refresh rate based on the region of the content streaming device and supported display modes of the electronic display.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Sanders, James A. Young, Jad Osseiran, Patrick E. McClaughry, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Craig H. Schamp, Roger N. Pantos, Marshall W. Huss
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Patent number: 10306307Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to select display settings for a display device. Device capabilities may be read from a display device and a determination made whether the device capabilities support other display formats than are read from the display, for example, a high dynamic range (HDR) format or a high resolution format. When the device capabilities do not include an format supported by a video source, video may be driven from the video source to the display device in the format and, if confirmation is received that the display device displays the driven video, settings may be stored for the display device identifying the format as a one supported by the display device. Additionally, interconnect may be tested by estimating noise levels generated by the interconnect to a network connection and/or by estimating network throughput both when video is driven over the interconnect and when it is not.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Sanders, Christopher J. Kane, Jad Osseiran, James A. Young, Ori Gersten, Patrick E. McClaughry, Vijay Sundaram, Jano Banks, Timur O. Starobinets, Bryan J. Follis
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Publication number: 20190122637Abstract: A content streaming device includes display mode shift logic that selects a display mode among multiple display modes of the content streaming device. The content streaming device also includes region detection logic that determines a region of the content streaming device. The content streaming device further includes one or more processors that communicatively couples to an electronic display. The one or more processors instruct the display mode shift logic to select a first display mode having a first refresh rate based on the region of the content streaming device and supported display modes of the electronic display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Christopher J. Sanders, James A. Young, Jad Osseiran, Patrick E. McClaughry, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Craig H. Schamp, Roger N. Pantos, Marshall W. Huss
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Publication number: 20190007731Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to select display settings for a display device. Device capabilities may be read from a display device and a determination made whether the device capabilities support other display formats than are read from the display, for example, a high dynamic range (HDR) format or a high resolution format. When the device capabilities do not include an format supported by a video source, video may be driven from the video source to the display device in the format and, if confirmation is received that the display device displays the driven video, settings may be stored for the display device identifying the format as a one supported by the display device. Additionally, interconnect may be tested by estimating noise levels generated by the interconnect to a network connection and/or by estimating network throughput both when video is driven over the interconnect and when it is not.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Christopher J. Sanders, Christopher J. Kane, Jad Osseiran, James A. Young, Ori Gersten, Patrick E. McClaughry, Vijay Sundaram, Jano Banks, Timur O. Starobinets, Bryan J. Follis
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Patent number: 8965269Abstract: Techniques for automatically configuring and controlling a conference room mode setting of a digital media device are described. A digital media device can be programmed to enter a conference room operating mode upon a trigger event. The trigger event can include a time-based trigger or an event-based trigger. In the conference room mode, the digital media device can provide for display an identifier of the digital media device and an identifier of a network for accessing the digital media device. The identifier of the digital media device and identifier of a network can be used by a mobile device to connect to the digital media device and to submit content to the digital media device. Once configured, the digital media device can enter the conference room mode automatically, without requiring a user to select the conference room mode using a remote control.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Patrick E. McClaughry, Elbert D. Chen, James A. Young
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Publication number: 20140362167Abstract: Techniques for automatically configuring and controlling a conference room mode setting of a digital media device are described. A digital media device can be programmed to enter a conference room operating mode upon a trigger event. The trigger event can include a time-based trigger or an event-based trigger. In the conference room mode, the digital media device can provide for display an identifier of the digital media device and an identifier of a network for accessing the digital media device. The identifier of the digital media device and identifier of a network can be used by a mobile device to connect to the digital media device and to submit content to the digital media device. Once configured, the digital media device can enter the conference room mode automatically, without requiring a user to select the conference room mode using a remote control.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: James A. Young, Patrick E. McClaughry, Elbert D. Chen
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Publication number: 20130111402Abstract: A set of elements, such as, for example, a path, a directory list, a playlist, and a listing of information associated with a file or a song, may be truncated so that a partial set may be generated and displayed. The truncation may be performed in an intelligent manner to produce a meaningful truncated portion. Such a partial set may be beneficial when the space allotted for display of the set is small to begin with or is reduced. In one implementation, a display size of a set is compared with a size of a display area. A data element is selected based on the comparison, and a display space size is determined for the selected data element. A truncated, yet meaningful, portion is determined for the selected data element, the portion fitting within the display space size.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Robert M. Chinn, Pavel Cisler, Patrick E. McClaughry, Marcel MWA van OS, Bas Ording
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Patent number: 8255834Abstract: A set of elements, such as, for example, a path, a directory list, a playlist, and a listing of information associated with a file or a song, may be truncated so that a partial set may be generated and displayed. The truncation may be performed in an intelligent manner to produce a meaningful truncated portion. Such a partial set may be beneficial when the space allotted for display of the set is small to begin with or is reduced. In one implementation, a display size of a set is compared with a size of a display area. A data element is selected based on the comparison, and a display space size is determined for the selected data element. A truncated, yet meaningful, portion is determined for the selected data element, the portion fitting within the display space size.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2005Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert M. Chinn, Pavel Cisler, Patrick E. McClaughry, Marcel M W A van Os, Bas Ording
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Publication number: 20080198870Abstract: A media processing device includes a wireless network interface to establish a wireless network connection and a wired network interface to establish a wired network connection. The wired network connection is established if a network is connected to the wired network interface and the wireless network connection is established if the network is disconnected from the wired network interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rainer Brodersen, Jeffrey Robbin, Patrick E. McClaughry, Rachel Clare Goldeen, Rob Newberry
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Publication number: 20080168299Abstract: A device can be recovered by detecting a recovery event in a device having read-only and read-write memory partitions; selecting a set of recovery instructions stored in the device's read-only memory partition; booting the device based on the selected set of recovery instructions; and restoring a set of operating instructions in the device's read-write memory partition based on the set of recovery instructions. Detecting a recovery event further can comprise detecting a predetermined number of consecutive unsuccessful boot operations. Alternatively, detecting a recovery event further can comprise receiving from a user a command to execute a recovery operation. Further, a value in a non-volatile memory can be set to identify the read-only partition storing the set of recovery instructions as a boot partition. Additionally, restoring a set of operating instructions further can comprise replacing the set of operating instructions with at least a portion of the set of recovery instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Jim Kateley, Patrick E. McClaughry