Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 12039859
    Abstract: A method includes receiving one or more signals that each indicate a device type for a respective remote device, identifying one or more visible devices in one or more images, matching a first device from the one or more visible devices with a first signal from the one or more signals based on a device type of the first device matching a device type for the first signal and based on a visible output of the first device, pairing the first device with a second device, and controlling a function of the first device using the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Norris, Bruno M. Sommer, Alexandre Da Veiga
  • Patent number: 12039169
    Abstract: A memory controller may include a dynamic arbitration scheme to dynamically vary arbitration factors of two or more traffic classes based on dynamic latency tolerance, requested and available bandwidths on an interconnect from source agents to memory controllers, and other dynamic and static factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Anjana Subramanian, Rohit Natarajan, Yu Simon Zhang, Mukul A. Joshi, Harshavardhan Kaushikkar, Jeonghee Shin, Srinivasa Rangan Sridharan
  • Patent number: 12041185
    Abstract: A first user device may be used to request provisioning of a secure credential on a second user device. A provisioning system may facilitate the provisioning in a manner that ensures security and privacy of the requesting parties. The provisioning requests may be made using an application on the first user device such as a third-party application or using a web application via a browser. The credential may be added to a digital wallet on the second user device. The credential may be useable by the second user device to perform one or more contactless transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Morgan J. Grainger, Russell Fenenga, Brandon K. Leventhal, Sourabh Dugar
  • Patent number: 12039659
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes: obtaining a representation for a volumetric region and obtaining SR content with a first set of dimensions; adapting the SR content by modifying one or more dimensions of the SR content from the first set of dimensions to a second set of dimensions based on one or more portions of the representation of the volumetric region; and causing presentation of the adapted SR content with the second set of dimensions via the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ian M. Richter, Maxime Meilland, Patrick W. O'Keefe
  • Patent number: 12041007
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for counting active resources for UE processing complexity related capability. A cellular base station may comprise at least one antenna; at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna; and a processor coupled to the at least one radio. The cellular base station is configured to count a total number of active resources in a slot, wherein an active resource is defined for counting a number of CSI resources a UE needs to process simultaneously in a slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong Sun, Yeong-Sun Hwang, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Yushu Zhang, Ismael Gutierrez Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 12041605
    Abstract: Determining RRC processing delays for multi-subscriber identify module (MSIM) user equipments (UEs) may include decoding a capabilities message from a UE that indicates the UE is an MSIM UE that includes at least a first SIM and a second SIM. A communication for the first SIM of the UE may be encoded. The communication may be configured to cause the UE to perform a radio resource control (RRC) procedure. A transmission request received from the UE may be decoded. The transmission request may be associated with the RRC procedure. In response to receiving the transmission request, an uplink (UL) gram may be scheduled for the first SIM of the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Srirang A. Lovlekar, Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan, Amr Mostafa, Birgit Breining, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Yuqin Chen
  • Patent number: 12041287
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates processes for subscribing to a content delivery service. For example, the electronic device subscribes to a voice-only subscription to a content delivery service or a voice and non-voice subscription to the content delivery service. In some embodiments, the electronic device accesses content items via a content delivery service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Cielak, Niraj S. Shah, Daniel J. Tobolic, Andrew J. Leung, Tiffany S. Reese, Drew R. Domm, Evan Mills
  • Publication number: 20240232000
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Schaub, Roy G. Moss, Michael Bekerman
  • Publication number: 20240235108
    Abstract: Connector inserts having reliable contacts, as well as connector receptacles having improved magnetic circuits for use in electronic devices having a thin form factor. These and other examples can provide connector receptacles that can be easily aligned to an opening in an electronic device, as well as connector inserts and connector receptacles that can be readily manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John C. DiFonzo, Bradley J. Hamel, George Tziviskos, Hao Zhu, Jean-Marc Gery, Paul J. Hack, Mahmoud R. Amini, Davood Mousanezhad Viyand, Joseph Adas
  • Publication number: 20240237029
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for UE aggregation for downlink communications in wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Haitong Sun, Huaning Niu, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240236525
    Abstract: An image sensor may include a plurality of pixels, each of which may include a photodiode having a charge accumulation region (“PD”), a floating diffusion region (“FD”), and a charge transfer region vertically between the PD and FD. The vertical charge transfer region may include a first charge modulation region (“P1”), a second charge modulation region (“P2”), and a third charge modulation region (“P3”). The image sensor may operate in a global shutter mode, in which the P2 may be used as an in-pixel charge memory region to temporarily store charge during transfer of the charge from PD to FD via P1, P2, and P3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jiaju Ma, Arnaud Laflaquiere
  • Publication number: 20240235607
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Long Kong, Chia-Hsiang Chen, Utku Seckin
  • Publication number: 20240237104
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sharad SAMBHWANI, Dirk NICKISCH, Madhukar K. SHANBHAG, Sanjeevi BALASUBRAMANIAN, Shiva Krishna NARRA, Sriram SUBRAMANIAN, Vishwanth Kamala GOVINDARAJU
  • Publication number: 20240231186
    Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera with folded optics. Some embodiments include a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator module to provide autofocus (AF) and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) movement. Some embodiments include suspension arrangements. Some embodiments include flexure arrangements. In some embodiments the VCM actuator module includes an OIS actuator that tilts a prism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shashank Sharma, Alfred N. Mireault
  • Patent number: 12035094
    Abstract: A deformable ear tip comprising: an annular inner ear tip body having a sidewall extending between first and second opposing ends thereby defining a sound channel through the ear tip; an annular outer flange integrally formed with and surrounding the first end of the inner ear tip body and extending towards the inner ear tip second end forming an air gap between the annular inner ear tip body and the annular outer flange along a portion of a length of the ear tip, wherein the outer flange comprises a first material having a first durometer and is sized and shaped to be inserted into a human ear canal; and an inner flange integrally formed with the inner ear tip body and comprising a second material having a second durometer less than the first durometer, the inner flange body extending from a location along the inner ear tip body between the first and second ends towards an inner surface of the outer flange body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Cousins, Robert Chun, Priyanka Venkatesh, Thanh P. Hua, Jarrett Lagler, Hanchi Chen
  • Patent number: 12034663
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to AP-SRS triggering offset enhancement for further enhanced MIMO. User equipment (UE), base stations, apparatus, methods, computer-readable memory media, and computer program products are disclosed. The UE may be configured to receive an offset information associated with AP-SRS transmission of the UE; determine a slot offset associated with the AP-SRS transmission, at least based on the offset information; determine a specific slot for the AP-SRS transmission, based on the determined slot offset; and perform the AP-SRS transmission in the determined specific slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Yushu Zhang, Hong He, Chunxuan Ye, Huaning Niu, Weidong Yang, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Chunhai Yao
  • Patent number: 12033290
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method includes: instantiating a first objective-effectuator (OE) associated with first attributes and a second OE associated with second attributes into a synthesized reality (SR) setting, wherein the first OE is encapsulated within the second OE; providing a first objective to the first OE based on the first and second attributes; providing a second objective to the second OE based on the second attributes, wherein the first and second objectives are associated with a time period between a first and second temporal points; generating a first set of actions for the first OE based on the first objective and a second set of actions for the second OE based on the second objective; and rendering for display the SR setting for the time period including the first set of actions performed by the first OE and the second set of actions performed by the second OE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ian M. Richter, Michael J. Rockwell, Amritpal Singh Saini, Olivier Soares
  • Patent number: 12035407
    Abstract: An example method for wireless communication includes: receiving, by a wireless station, an uplink transmission from a wireless device of a set of two or more wireless devices; determining, by the wireless station, a need for a higher priority uplink transmission; determining, by the wireless station, a minimum cancellation processing time for the set of two or more wireless devices; and transmitting an uplink cancellation request to the set of two or more wireless devices based on the minimum cancellation processing time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Keith W. Saints, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang
  • Patent number: D1035627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Brunner, Christopher Kuh, Achille Biteau
  • Patent number: D1035688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alan C. Dye, Lucas Daniel Langhus, Joseph Mark Willoughby Luxton, Daamun Mohseni, Grant R. Paul, Christopher I. Wilson