Patents Assigned to Apple, Inc.
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Publication number: 20240137067Abstract: A signal transmitter may include a waveform synthesis circuit and a signal transmission circuit. The waveform synthesis circuit may store values of a reference waveform for a selected channel of the signal transmitter, and use the stored values to generate values of reference waveforms for one or more other channels of the signal transmitter. The waveform synthesis circuit may further include a sampling boost circuit to generate one or more additional values for the reference waveforms. The waveform transmission circuit may generate signals for the channels of the signal transmitter based at least in part on the values of the reference waveforms, and transmit the signals via one or more antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Long Kong, Chia-Hsiang Chen, Utku Seckin
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Publication number: 20240138008Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for communicating in a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. A user equipment (UE) can receive, from a first base station using the first RAT, first configuration information for the UE to communicate with a second base station via the second RAT; and receive, from the first base station using the first RAT, a downlink message to enable a communication link between the UE and the second base station via the second RAT. The downlink message includes second configuration information for the UE to communicate with the second base station via the second RAT. The UE can establish the communication link between the UE and the second base station using the second RAT based on a link configuration obtained from the first configuration information and the second configuration information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sharad SAMBHWANI, Dirk NICKISCH, Madhukar K. SHANBHAG, Sanjeevi BALASUBRAMANIAN, Shiva Krishna NARRA, Sriram SUBRAMANIAN, Vishwanth Kamala GOVINDARAJU
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Publication number: 20240135251Abstract: A method may include receiving a communication from a device at an artificial intelligence controller including state information for a software application component running on the device, the state information including information corresponding to at least one potential state change available to the software application component, and metrics associated with at least one end condition, interpreting the state information using the artificial intelligence controller, and selecting an artificial intelligence algorithm from a plurality of artificial intelligence algorithms for use by the software application component based on the interpreted state information; and transmitting, to the device, an artificial intelligence algorithm communication, the artificial intelligence algorithm communication indicating the selected artificial intelligence algorithm for use in the software application component on the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ross R. Dexter, Michael R. Brennan, Bruno M. Sommer, Norman N. Wang
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Publication number: 20240134737Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for error detection and recovery when streaming data are described. A system includes one or more companion direct memory access (DMA) subsystems for transferring data. When an error is detected for a component of the companion DMA subsystem(s), the operations performed by the other components need to gracefully adapt to this error so that operations face only a minimal disruption. For example, while one or more consumers are still consuming a first frame, a companion router receives an indication of an error for a second frame, causing the companion router to send a router frame abort message to a route manager. In response, the route manager waits until the consumer(s) are consuming the second frame before sending them a frame abort message. The consumer(s) flush their pipeline and transition to an idle state waiting for a third frame after receiving the frame abort message.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Marc A. Schaub, Roy G. Moss, Michael Bekerman
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Publication number: 20240136585Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium-containing battery cell is described. The electrolyte includes a solvent having at least one carbonate ester, and at least one lithium salt having a concentration ranging from 3 mol/liter to 15 mol/liter in the solvent. The electrolyte also includes a diluent that includes an aromatic fluorocarbon. In some embodiments, the solution of the at least one lithium salt and the solvent is a supersaturated solution for at least some operating temperatures of the battery cell. Also described are lithium-containing battery cells that include a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and the electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Woo Cheol Shin, Soonho Ahn
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Patent number: 11968730Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for cell identification (ID) and beam ID detections in new radio (NR). The detections comprise NR primary synchronization signal (PSS)/secondary synchronization signal (SSS) detection, PBCH DMRS detection, SS reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement, and slot/SS burst boundary timing acquiring. Various embodiments describe how to detect a cell ID and a beam ID in millimeter wave (mmWave) operation. Other embodiments describe further details regarding how to detect NR cell and beam ID during intra-frequency measurements.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rui Huang, Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Hua Li, Yuhan Zhou
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Patent number: 11964584Abstract: A power ecosystem is disclosed that includes a premises power interface associated with a premises, a moving object power interface associated with a moving object, and an accessory power pack comprising an accessory sensor. The accessory power pack is configured to receive an electrical charge from the premises power interface, supply an electrical charge to the moving object power interface, and be releasably secured to the moving object. The accessory power pack is configured to send accessory sensor information captured by the accessory sensor to at least one of the premises or the moving object.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Steven MacManus, Matthew J. Allen, Paul D. Yeomans, Paul D. Kaufhold
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Patent number: 11966048Abstract: A head-mounted device may have a head-mounted support structure. Gaze tracking systems may be supported by the support structure so that the gaze of a user may be monitored. Lenses may be supported by the support structure. Display systems may provide computer-generated images to the user while the user is viewing real-world objects through the lenses. The gaze tracking systems may include image-sensor-based systems such as glint-based systems. A glint-based gaze tracking system may include light-emitting devices that emit light beams that create eye glints on the surface of a user's eyes and may include an image sensor that measures the eye glints to gather information on the user's gaze. A low-power gaze tracking system may be included in the head-mounted device. The low-power gaze tracking system may use light detectors to measure the magnitudes of respective light reflections of the light beams.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Oudenhoven, Brian S. Lau, David A. Kalinowski
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Patent number: 11966579Abstract: An electronic device displays a messaging user interface of a message application, including a conversation transcript of a messaging session between a user of the electronic device and at least one other user, and a first message region that includes a current version of a first message in the messaging session. The conversation transcript includes an indication that the current version of the first message is a revised version of the first message in the conversation transcript. In response to detecting an input that corresponds to a request to see versions of the first message, the electronic device displays a versions user interface that includes the current version of the first message and one or more prior versions of the first message.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, Freddy A. Anzures, Richard R. Dellinger, Nicholas V. King, Hoan Pham, Wan Si Wan, Darin B. Adler, Bethany Bongiorno, Justin N. Wood, Roberto Garcia, Soin Shedlosky
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Patent number: 11964807Abstract: Packaging may include a base box and a lid having a tamper-evident seal. The tamper-evident seal may include a paper substrate having a first adhesive portion configured to attach to a side panel of the base box, a second adhesive portion configured to attach to a second side panel of the lid. The first and second adhesive portions may be disposed on opposing sides of the paper substrate, and a tab configured to be accessible on an exterior of a package when the tamper-evident seal is applied may be a part of the paper substrate. When the tab is pulled with sufficient force, the paper substrate tears such that the first adhesive portion and the second adhesive portion remain fixed to the first and second side panels, respectively, while the remainder of the paper substrate tears free so that the packaging may be opened.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Amanda Y. Lin, David Samuel Kumka, Bartley K. Andre, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Wei Dai, Isaac Hayes, Geng Luo
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Patent number: 11966053Abstract: Systems and methods of dispersion compensation in an optical device are disclosed. A holographic optical element may include a set of different holograms in a grating medium. Each hologram in the set may have a corresponding grating vector with a grating frequency and direction. The directions of the grating vectors may vary as a function of the grating frequency. Different holograms in the set may diffract light in a particular direction so that the light emerges from a boundary of the grating medium in a single given direction regardless of wavelength. A prism may be used to couple light into the grating medium. The prism may be formed using materials having dispersion properties that are similar to the dispersion properties of the grating material. The prism may have an input face that receives perpendicular input light. The prism may include multiple portions having different refractive indices.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jonathan B. Pfeiffer, Adam C. Urness, Friso Schlottau, Mark R. Ayres, Vikrant Bhakta
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Patent number: D1023646Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jean-Marc Gady, Kameron Gad, Martynas Laurita, Oladapo Onikuyide, Jake A. Nelson, Adrian E. Magrina, Stephen Yustiono, Colin E. Murphy
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Patent number: D1023647Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jean-Marc Gady, Kameron Gad, Martynas Laurita, Simona M. Szabados, Joshua Robert Edwards, Gabriel J. Lamb, Gregory Guillaume Lespinard, Oladapo Onikuyide, Seung Chae Kang, Indhu V. Solayappan, Hyun Jin Kim, Jake A. Nelson
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Patent number: D1023649Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jake A. Nelson, Tracey Adam Finger, Constantino Siampos, Gregory Guillaume Lespinard, Scott J. Gardenhire, Jean-Marc Gady, Gabriel J. Lamb, Seung Chae Kang, Stephen Yustiono, Richard Coward
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Patent number: D1023814Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
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Patent number: D1023815Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
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Patent number: D1024017Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert Brunner, Gregoire Vandenbussche
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Patent number: D1024129Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Jennifer Wien
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Patent number: D1024131Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sebastian Boltz, Sascha Höhne, Ole Lagemann, Thorsten Quandt, Jennifer Wien
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Patent number: D1024132Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kevin Will Chen, Benjamin James Crick, Richard R. Dellinger, YunJae Kim, Eileen Y. Lee, Joseph Mark Willoughby Luxton