Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 12013455Abstract: An electronic device may include a processor and wireless circuitry with transmit and receive antennas. Radar circuitry may use the transmit and receive antennas to perform spatial ranging on external objects farther than a threshold distance (e.g., 1-2 cm) from the transmit antenna. The wireless circuitry may include a voltage standing wave ration (VSWR) sensor coupled to the transmit antenna to detect the presence of objects within the threshold distance from the transmit antenna. This may serve to cover a blind spot for the radar circuitry near to the transmit antenna. The VSWR sensor may gather background VSWR measurements when other wireless performance metric data for the wireless circuitry is within a predetermined range of satisfactory values. The background VSWR measurements may be subtracted from real time VSWR measurements to perform accurate and robust ultra-short range object detection near to the transmit antenna.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joonhoi Hur, Bernhard Sogl, Jochen Schrattenecker, Andreas Menkhoff, Bin Xiao, Lucas Calderin, Andre Hanke, Harald Pretl, Rastislav Vazny
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Publication number: 20240196475Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for improving the discontinuous reception (DRX) operation of a user equipment (UE) by introducing media access control (MAC) control elements (CEs) to cause the UE to use short and long DRX cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2024Publication date: June 13, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Martin Feuersaenger, Christian Wengerter, Joachim Loehr, Alexander Golitschek Edler von Elbwart
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Patent number: 12010667Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Swaminathan Balakrishnan, Haijing Hu, Sreevalsan Vallath, Prateek Sharma, Cesar Perez, Adesh Kumar, Deepankar Bhattacharjee, Vijay Venkataraman
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Patent number: 12009760Abstract: An electronic device may include an inverter. The inverter may convert direct current (DC) power to alternating current (AC) power. The inverter may use a clock signal at a given frequency to output corresponding alternating current signals at the given frequency. The inverter may receive a dithered clock signal that is frequency dithered using a modulating signal. The dithered clock signal may have at least three different frequency levels during a repeated cycle of the modulating signal. The at least three different frequency levels may include a fundamental frequency, a first frequency that is lower than the fundamental frequency, and a second frequency that is higher than the fundamental frequency. The dithered clock signal may be, during the repeated cycle of the modulating signal, at the fundamental frequency for fewer total periods than at the first frequency and for fewer total periods than at the second frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sujeet Milind Patole, Cheung-Wei Lam, Mahmoud N Mahmoud
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Patent number: 12010305Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise: determining a division type of a coding block; on the basis of the determined division type, dividing the coding block into a first prediction unit and a second prediction unit; deriving movement information of each of the first prediction unit and the second prediction unit; and on the basis of the derived movement information, acquiring prediction samples for the first prediction unit and the second prediction unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bae Keun Lee, Dong San Jun
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Patent number: 12010614Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for a user equipment (UE) to perform public land mobile network (PLMN) selection with a non-terrestrial network (NTN) dedicated to an international area. The UE receives a downlink message from the NTN, where the downlink message includes a public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier of a first PLMN of the NTN including an information element (IE). The IE indicates that the NTN is dedicated to an international area. Responsive to receiving the downlink message, the UE determines a current location of the UE and determines whether the current location is in the international area. The UE provides an international area notification to an access and mobility management function (AMF) servicing the UE to forward to a home PLMN (HPLMN) of the UE indicating whether the current location is in the international area.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mohammed Sadique, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Chunlei Lin, Han Pu, Krisztian Kiss, Rohit R. Matolia, Vijay Venkataraman, Sarma Vangala
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Patent number: 12008178Abstract: A device including a mechanical input and a touch-sensitive surface for detecting one or more touch inputs and an input from the mechanical input. The touch-sensitive surface can include a first portion for detecting at least the touch inputs, and a second portion for detecting at least the mechanical input. The touch-sensitive surface can include a first portion for detecting at least the touch inputs and the mechanical input. The mechanical input can comprise an electrically conductive material, and the mechanical input can be detected based on capacitance measurements between the mechanical input and the touch-sensitive surface. The device can include a sensing element, the mechanical input can comprise an electrically insulating material, and the mechanical input can be detected based on capacitance measurements between the touch-sensitive surface and the sensing element. The device can include logic to differentiate between the touch inputs and the mechanical input.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Christopher Werner, Colin M. Ely, Fletcher R. Rothkopf
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Patent number: 12009847Abstract: Embodiments presented herein provide apparatus and techniques to reduce a direct current (DC) voltage offset between a transmitter and receiver. Embodiments include a shared reference voltage signal generated by a reference voltage source. The receiver may include a first unit gain buffer to receive a reference voltage signal from the reference voltage source. The transmitter may be communicatively coupled to the receiver via one or more connections and may include a second unit gain buffer communicatively coupled to the first unit gain buffer via one of the connections. An amplifier (e.g., an operation amplifier) of the transmitter may include multiple positive inputs coupled to the second unit gain buffer and an offset tracker. The offset tracker may compensate for a DC offset caused by at least a power supply and/or a ground bounce.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hongrui Wang, Abbas Komijani, Xinhua Chen
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Patent number: 12010742Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for pairing two proximate devices. An advertisement message associated with an accessory device may be received by a host device (e.g., a smart phone). The advertisement message may be communicated using a Bluetooth protocol (e.g., BLE). Payload data may be extracted from the advertisement message and utilized to obtain a media asset (e.g., an image, a video, an icon, etc.) associated with the accessory device. The media asset may be presented via a user interface at the host device. Input may be received indicating a request and/or an approval to perform a pairing procedure with the accessory device. In accordance with the input, the host device may execute the pairing procedure with the accessory device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bob Bradley, Jacob S. Weiss, Michael J. Giles, Sriram Hariharan
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Patent number: 12010490Abstract: An audio renderer can have a machine learning model that jointly processes audio and visual information of an audiovisual recording. The audio renderer can generate output audio channels. Sounds captured in the audiovisual recording and present in the output audio channels are spatially mapped based on the joint processing of the audio and visual information by the machine learning model. Other aspects are described.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Symeon Delikaris Manias, Mehrez Souden, Ante Jukic, Matthew S. Connolly, Sabine Webel, Ronald J. Guglielmone, Jr.
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Patent number: 12008232Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of items of content available for playback on the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents selectable options for playing an item of content in accordance with the manners in which the item of content is available to be played on the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of episodes in a series of episodic content. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents an enhanced preview of content. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a control panel. In some embodiments, an electronic device switches the active user profile of a device. In some embodiments, an electronic device enters into a picture-in-picture mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dennis S. Park, Policarpo B. Wood, Jeff Tan-Ang, Justin Gaussoin
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Patent number: 12009347Abstract: Donor substrate micro device stabilization structures and display structures are described. In an embodiment, a patterned electrically conductive layer is used to stabilize an array of micro devices on donor substrate with a plurality of tethers, which can be broken during a transfer sequence to transfer the array of micro devices from the donor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andreas Bibl, Dariusz Golda, Chae Hyuck Ahn, Clayton K Chan, Hyeun-Su Kim
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Patent number: 12008216Abstract: A method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes obtaining a first volumetric object associated with a first content region. The first content region is associated with a first tab. The method includes generating a first volumetric representation of the first volumetric object based on a function of the first tab. The first volumetric representation is displayable within the first tab. The method includes concurrently displaying, on the display, the first content region and the first volumetric representation within the first tab. In some implementations, the method includes changing a view of the first volumetric representation, such as rotating the first volumetric representation or according to a positional change to the electronic device. In some implementations, the method includes generating a plurality of volumetric representations and classifying the plurality of volumetric representations.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Benjamin Hunter Boesel, Jonathan Perron, Shih Sang Chiu, David H. Y. Huang, Jonathan Ravasz, Jordan Alexander Cazamias
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Patent number: 12009162Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure and a keyboard positioned within the enclosure. The keyboard includes a substrate and a key mechanism. The key mechanism includes a keycap support mechanism, a keycap supported by the keycap support mechanism and movable relative to the substrate, a ferromagnetic component attached to the keycap support mechanism, and a selectively magnetizable magnet. The selectively magnetizable magnet system may include a magnetizable material and a coil configured to selectively magnetize and demagnetize the magnetizable material. The key mechanism may include a collapsible dome biasing the keycap toward the extended position.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Riley E. Brandt, Richard H. Koch, Zhipeng Zhang, John C. DiFonzo, Michael B. Wittenberg
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Patent number: 12008210Abstract: The present technology includes systems and methods for indicating a status of an application on a graphical user interface. The systems and methods include displaying, on a graphical user interface a plurality of application icons associated with a plurality of applications. A first application of the plurality of applications has a first application status represented by a first application icon. The first application can change from the first application status to a second application status. The second application status is different from the first application status. The second application status having a second application icon reflecting the second application status, wherein the second application icon is different from the first application icon.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Peter B. Hu, Manikandan Selvaraju
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Patent number: 12008286Abstract: Locating a lost stylus, or other peripheral input device can be made possible by acoustic resonators integrated within housing structures of the stylus. Acoustic resonators can be formed at an end of the stylus opposite its tip, and can include portions of the stylus outer housing that are thinned down to an engineered thickness that has a particular resonant behavior or frequency. In some examples, acoustic resonators can be formed at a cap portion of the stylus, and can include a resonant diaphragm attached to at least a portion of a cap boundary. Cap coverings for the cap portion can optionally have openings to allow ventilation for changes in air pressure generated beneath the covering. In some examples, an electronic device can communicate a location request to the stylus and can cause the stylus to generate an acoustic signal for a specified target detector using the acoustic resonators.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sedat Pala, Jere C. Harrison, Mi Hye Shin
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Patent number: 12008377Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to operand routing among SIMD pipelines. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a set of multiple hardware pipelines configured to execute a single-instruction multiple-data (SIMD) instruction for multiple threads in parallel, wherein the instruction specifies first and second architectural registers. In some embodiments, the pipelines include execution circuitry configured to perform operations using one or more pipeline stages of the pipeline. In some embodiments, the pipelines include routing circuitry configured to select, based on the instruction, a first input operand for the execution circuitry from among: a value from the first architectural register from thread-specific storage for another pipeline and a value from the second architectural register from thread-specific storage for a thread assigned to another pipeline.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher A. Burns, Liang-Kai Wang, Robert D. Kenney, Terence M. Potter
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Patent number: 12010730Abstract: A wireless user equipment (UE) device may transmit a random access preamble to a base station, using a physical resource on an uplink signal. After failing to receive an initial transmission of a response message from the base station (BS), the UE device may monitor for one or more retransmissions of the response message. Each of the retransmission may include a corresponding transmission number. As an alternative, each of the retransmissions may be at least partially scrambled using a corresponding Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI). As another alternative, a window for monitoring and RNTI calculation may be extended to include the one or more retransmissions. The successive retransmissions may include the same set of UE-specific payloads, or, a decreasing set of payloads over time as UE devices acknowledge successful receipt of their respective payloads.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chunhai Yao, Clive E. Rodgers, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Haitong Sun, Wei Zeng, Yuqin Chen, Yushu Zhang, Zhibin Wu
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Patent number: D1030718Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 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 GeneviƩve Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, 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
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Patent number: D1031745Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Pablo F. Caro, Charmian Naguit, Vidya Vinnakota