Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 12002161Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a map tool displaying a three-dimensional view of a map based on a three-dimensional model of the surrounding environment. The three-dimensional map view of a map may be based on a model constructed from multiple data sets, where the multiple data sets include mapping information for an overlapping area of the map displayed in the map view. For example, one data set may include two-dimensional data including object footprints, where the object footprints may be extruded into a three-dimensional object based on data from a data set composed of three-dimensional data. In this example, the three-dimensional data may include height information that corresponds to the two-dimensional object, where the height may be obtained by correlating the location of the two-dimensional object within the three-dimensional data.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: James A. Howard, Christopher Blumenberg
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Patent number: 12002227Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for partial point cloud registration. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a first set of three-dimensional (3D) points corresponding to an object in a physical environment, the first set of 3D points having locations in a first coordinate system, obtaining a second set of 3D points corresponding to the object in the physical environment, the second set of 3D points having locations in a second coordinate system, predicting, via a machine learning model, locations of the first set of 3D points in the second coordinate system, and determining transform parameters relating the first set of 3D points and the second set of 3D points based on the predicted location of the first set of 3D points in the second coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Donghoon Lee, Thorsten Gernoth, Onur C. Hamsici, Shuo Feng
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Patent number: 12003890Abstract: An electronic device is described. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes instructions for: while presenting an extended reality environment, receiving, by the first electronic device, a request to present a virtual representation of a remote participant of a communication session, where the first electronic device is connected to the communication session; obtaining a capability of the remote participant of the communication session; and in response to receiving the request to present the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session, presenting the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session based on the obtained capability of the remote participant of the communication session.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Devin W. Chalmers, Jae Hwang Lee
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Patent number: 12001858Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to setting up an account for a service. A request to set up an account for a first service is received. In response to receiving the request to set up the account for the first service, a first login option and a second login option are displayed. If an input selecting the first login option is detected, a request to use first contact information for a user to set up the account for the first service is transmitted. If an input selecting the second login option is detected, a request to use second contact information for the user to set up the account for the first service is transmitted. The second contact information is automatically generated for the service and does not reveal the first contact information for the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Frank De Jong, Hannah S. Story, Keetae Ryu, Dmitry V. Belov, Gokul P. Thirumalai, Wayne Loofbourrow, Jonathan Birdsall, Nagarjuna Thottempudi, Felipe Marin Cypriano, Patrick L. Coffman
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Patent number: 12002010Abstract: Events that are described in either structured data (e.g. HTML web page or email) or text in a natural language description can be extracted and entered into one or more calendars on a user's device. In one embodiment, selecting an add event command in a calendar application can cause the calendar application to search, without having received any search input, in a database of extracted events, and events extracted within a predetermined period of time can be suggested as events to add to the calendar. In one embodiment, an extracted event can cause a notification to be displayed to a user. Other embodiments are also described herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Sofiane Toudji, Erik M. Berget, Scott Adler, Samuel C. Cates
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Patent number: 12000938Abstract: A device implementing a system for estimating device location includes at least one processor configured to receive an estimated position based on a positioning system comprising a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite, and receive a set of parameters associated with the estimated position. The processor is further configured to apply the set of parameters and the estimated position to a machine learning model, the machine learning model having been trained based at least on a position of a receiving device relative to the GNSS satellite. The processor is further configured to provide the estimated position and an output of the machine learning model to a Kalman filter, and provide an estimated device location based on an output of the Kalman filter.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benjamin A. Werner, Brent M. Ledvina, Dennis P. Hilgenberg, Aarti Sathyanarayana
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Patent number: 12001670Abstract: A device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface displays a user interface including an object. While displaying the user interface, the device detects a first and a second portion of an input, where the first portion includes contact(s) at a location corresponding to the object and the second portion includes movement of the contact(s). In response: upon determining that the second portion was detected shortly after detecting the contact(s): when the first input has a first predefined number of contacts, the device drags the user interface object or a representation; and when the first input has a second predefined number of contacts, the device forgoes the dragging. Further in response, upon determining that the second portion was detected after the contact(s) had been detected at the location for at least the first threshold amount of time, the device drags the user interface object or the representation thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Mark K. Hauenstein, Raymond S. Sepulveda, Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Julian K. Missig, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Patrick L. Coffman, Stephen O. Lemay
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Patent number: 12004088Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for identifying an aggressor device or an aggressor beam of an aggressor device. The embodiments further mitigate the impact of the identified aggressor device or the identified aggressor beam of the aggressor device.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dawei Ying, Hassan Ghozlan, Qian Li, Geng Wu
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Patent number: 12003343Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving, at a media device and from a client device, a request for a temporary identifier for a group chat session, and provisioning, by the media device, the temporary identifier based on a device identifier of the media device. The media device provides the temporary identifier to the client device. The media device receives from a server an invitation to join the group chat session, where the invitation is directed to the temporary identifier, and the media device joins the group chat session.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jad Osseiran, Xudong Liu, Andrew J. Daley, Adam Y. Syed, Nicholas J. Circosta, Sunil S. Rao, Zak C. Wegweiser, Jingyao Zhang, Wan-Ya Chen
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Patent number: 12000967Abstract: An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic imaging medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic imaging medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gordon S. Franza, Gregory T. Minteer, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Dale Setlak, Marcus C. Yip, Ehsan Khajeh, Aaron S. Tucker, Andrew W. Joyce, Brian M. King, Giovanni Gozzini, Jason S. Griesbach
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Patent number: 12000637Abstract: The present application relates to techniques for operating a refrigerant climate control system in one of a plurality of operating modes. In an example process, sensor data is received. The sensor data may correspond to a current state of a refrigerant in a receiver of the refrigerant climate control system. The process may also include receiving an energy control signal requesting operation of the refrigerant climate control system. The process may also include determining an operating mode of the refrigerant climate control system based on a signal type of the energy control signal and the current state of the refrigerant in the receiver. The process may also include instructing the refrigerant climate control system to operate in the determined operating mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Nicholas A. Gregorich
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Patent number: 12004247Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs for providing a network with assistance information from a user equipment (UE) that is participating in a multimedia telephony session. In one aspect, a method includes determining a connection parameter of a multimedia telephony session between a user equipment (UE) and a remote UE. The method further includes generating assistance information based on the connection parameter. Yet further, the method include sending, using a medium access control (MAC) control element, the assistance information to an access node (AN) serving the UE.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jerome Parron, Yujian Zhang, Ozgur Oyman
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Patent number: 12004182Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing wireless communications including schedules for multiple communications between a user equipment device (UE) and a base station. Techniques for updating such schedules are disclosed. The update may be explicitly signaled or may be determined implicitly. The UE and the base station may perform communications according to the updated schedule.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
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Patent number: 12002190Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to testing whether a ray intersects a graphics primitive, e.g., for ray tracing. In some embodiments, intersection circuitry performs a reduced-precision conservative intersection test and shader circuitry performs an original-precision intersection test if the intersection circuitry indicates a hit. The intersection circuitry may quantize the ray (and may quantize the primitive or may receive a quantized representation of the primitive) and generates a potential error value based on propagation of quantization error for the primitive and ray. The intersection circuitry then determines an intersection result for the reduced-precision test based on the quantized primitive data and the potential error. In various embodiments, disclosed techniques may improve performance or reduce power consumption by reducing the number of original-precision intersection tests that do not result in hits.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher A. Burns, Casper R. W. van Benthem
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Patent number: 12003121Abstract: A wireless charging mat and method of operating the same. The wireless charging mat includes a detection system configured to determine a location and an orientation of an electronic device on the wireless charging mat. The location and orientation are determined based on detected locations of one or more structural features of the electronic device. The wireless charging mat is operated according to the detected location and orientation.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chad A. Bossetti, Christopher S. Graham, David W. Ritter, Todd K. Moyer, Steven G. Herbst, Shimon Elkayam, Nileshbhai J. Shah, Stephen C. Terry, Zaki Moussaoui
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Patent number: 12001364Abstract: Embodiments relate to an integrated circuit of an electronic device that coordinates activities with another integrated circuit of the electronic device. The integrated circuit includes an interface circuit and a processor circuit. The interface circuit communicates over a multi-drop bus connected to multiple electronic components. The processor circuit receives an authorization request from the integrated circuit via the interface circuit and the multi-drop bus. The received authorization request relates to authorization to perform an activity on the other integrated circuit. In response to receiving the authorization request, the processor circuit determines whether the other integrated circuit is authorized to execute the activity.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Helena Deirdre O'Shea, Camille Chen, Vijay Kumar Ramamurthi, Alon Paycher, Matthias Sauer, Bernd W. Adler
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Patent number: 12002165Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that use light probes to facilitate the display of virtual objects in 3D environments. A light probe provides lighting information that describes light incident on a point in space in a 3D environment. For example, a light probe may describe such incident light using an environment map. Such lighting information can be used to provide realistic appearances for objects placed at or near light probe locations in the 3D environment. Implementations disclosed herein determine the light probe locations in real-time or other 3D environments that are generated based on a live physical environment. A digital representation of the live physical environment is used to determine where to position the light probes, how many light probes to use, and/or various light probe attributes.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel Kurz, Gowri Somanath, Tobias Holl
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Patent number: 11999544Abstract: Packaging with a locking mechanism is provided, such as for finished goods packaging, such that a lid and base box may be secured together in a closed configuration. An interlocking ripcord mechanical lock may include a slot and tab style ripcord that is integrated into the packaging. As an example, packaging using corrugated material may utilize the corrugated material thickness to lock the tab record inside an opening such as a slot, such that the base box is retained and coupled to the lid, thereby preventing the base box from sliding out from the lid if a user except packaging by the lid. Once the ripcord is removed, is removed, the mechanical lock is thereby released from the base and lid, allowing the customer to open the packaging.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Mark T. Uyeda
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Patent number: 12001642Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for managing visual content at a computer system. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing visual indicators for visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for inserting visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for identifying visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for translating visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for translating visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing user interface objects for visual content in media are described.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Grant R. Paul, Kellie L Albert, Nathan De Vries, James N. Jones
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Patent number: D1029874Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Zachery Webster Kennedy, Sean Patrick O'Brien, Christopher I. Wilson