Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11995615Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays an editable time input element, including a first field and a second field. In some embodiments, the electronic device receives a selection input directed to the editable time input element. In some embodiments, after receiving the selection input, the electronic device receives one or more editing inputs. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the first set of one or more editing inputs, in accordance with a determination that the selection input was a first type of input, the electronic device edits content of the first field based on the one or more editing inputs and in accordance with a determination that the selection input was a second type of input, different from the first type, the electronic device edits content of the first field and the second field based on the one or more editing inputs.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Grant R. Paul, Cas G. Lemmens, Christian X. Dalonzo
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Patent number: 11995263Abstract: A touch screen may be formed from a display and perimeter touch electrodes. Touches detected at one or more of the perimeter touch electrodes can be imputed to touch on a region of the display of the touch screen adjacent to the perimeter touch electrodes. In some examples, the perimeter touch electrodes comprise segmented frit metal arranged around the perimeter of the display (e.g., frit metal used to encapsulate the display). In some examples, the perimeter touch electrodes can be coupled to one or more touch sensing circuits via switching circuitry. In some examples, the switching circuitry can be operated based on control signals shared with the display circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hung Sheng Lin, Jun Qi, Hao-Lin Chiu, Sai-Chang Liu
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Patent number: 11995116Abstract: A device implementing a multi-user content queue may include a memory and at least one processor configured to receive, on the device, a content query and retrieve, from the memory, user account credentials corresponding to user accounts associated with the device. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide, to a server, the user account credentials and the content query. The at least one processor may be further configured to receive, from the server and based on the content query, a user account identifier of one of the user accounts and a content identifier corresponding to content in a content library of the one of the user accounts. The at least one processor may be further configured to utilize the user account identifier and the content identifier for output, by the device, of the content from the content library of the one of the user accounts.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Cody D. Jorgensen, Edward T. Schmidt, Jason P. Ketterman, Michael Gachet
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Patent number: 11994915Abstract: A case can provide a mechanism for securely retaining a stylus with a host device while the stylus is not in use. Such a mechanism can maintain the alignment of the stylus with the host device for attachment, power transfer, and/or communication. The mechanism can further protect the stylus from impact or other external influences. The same mechanism can transition to a lower profile while not retaining the stylus (e.g., while the stylus is in use as an input device for the host device). Such a mechanism can selectably be placed into a configuration that substantially conceals the mechanism, such that it can temporarily appear to be a case or portion of the host device that does not necessarily have a dedicated receptacle for retaining the stylus.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mohammadali Parsian, Nicholas Joseph Ross, Patrick Griffin Skovsted, John Patrick Fitzgerald
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Patent number: 11992730Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sharing workout content on electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anthony D'Auria, Jae Woo Chang, Edward Chao, Nathan De Vries, Michael D. Ford, Colin G. McKinstry
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Patent number: 11995457Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. Upon receiving a user input requesting that a digital assistant initiate a task, performance of the task is initiated, and a task response is provided. If the digital assistant determines that task is associated with a first user interface, such as a non-digital assistant-specific user interface, the task response is provided using the first user interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Neal S. Ellis, Cameron Burgess, Pedro Mari, Michael R. Sumner, Trungtin Tran, James N. Jones
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Patent number: 11994672Abstract: An electronic device may include a display that generates light for an optical system that redirects the light towards an eye box. The optical system may include a waveguide, a non-diffractive input coupler, a cross coupler, and an output coupler. The cross coupler may expand the light in a first direction. The cross coupler may perform an even number of diffractions on the light and may couple the light back into the waveguide at an angle suitable for total internal reflection. The output coupler may expand the light in a second direction while coupling the light out of the waveguide. The cross coupler may include surface relief gratings or holographic gratings embedded within the waveguide or formed in a separate substrate. The optical system may direct the light towards the eye box without chromatic dispersion and while supporting an expanded field of view and optical bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jonathan B. Pfeiffer, Francesco Aieta, Se Baek Oh, Friso Schlottau, Adam C. Urness
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Patent number: 11997595Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing application context aware cell selection in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may determine a current location of the wireless device. The wireless device may determine cells associated with the current location of the wireless device. Application context based metric information may be determined for the cells associated with the current location of the wireless device. The wireless device may determine a cell with which to associate from the cells associated with the current location of the wireless device based at least in part on the application context based metric information.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gencer Cili, Rawad Rahme, Mahak Goindani, Nabil Akdim, Enis Simsar
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Patent number: 11995230Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device selectively de-emphasizes a three-dimensional environment in which content is presented. In some embodiments, an electronic device modifies the boundaries of content in a user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device shares content with users in a three-dimensional environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wesley M. Holder, Earl M. Olson, Stephen O. Lemay, Matan Stauber
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Patent number: 11995272Abstract: Touch sensor panels/screens can include negative temperature coefficient materials in the stack-up and routing traces with expanded areas to reduce thermal drift and minimize the detection of false touches. In some examples, the touch sensor panels/screens can include a plurality of touch electrodes in a first layer. In some examples, the sensor panels/screens can include one or more dielectric materials in a second layer, the one or more dielectric materials including a negative temperature coefficient material. In some examples, the touch sensor panels/screens can include a plurality of routing traces in a third layer, the plurality of routing traces routing the plurality of touch electrodes to a touch controller chip.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Santosh Pokhrel, Nandita Venugopal, Supratik Datta
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Patent number: 11997512Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus is provided for performing testing using arrival of angles (AOA). The system, method, and apparatus can receive a first test signal from a first cell; receive a second test signal from a second cell; and perform a test based on AOA of the first test signal and the second test signal. At least one of the first test signal and the second test signal can include a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) signal or a synchronization signal block (SSB) signal. The first test signal can include a different number of SSBs transmitted during an Measurement Timing Configuration (MTC) window when compared to the second test signal. The system, method, and apparatus can receive the first test signal and the second test signal in a time division multiple access (TDMA) manner. The first cell can include a serving cell and the second cell can include a neighboring cell of the serving cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Qiming Li, Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Hua Li, Andrey Chervyakov
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Patent number: 11997040Abstract: A network device such as an evolved NodeB (eNB) or next generation NodeB (gNB) can configure a set of user equipment (UE) for cell reference signal (CRS) muting in order to provide better channel quality and power efficiency in communications. Where an eNB mutes CRS transmissions that are not needed by any UE, an improvement in downlink throughput and reduce connection drop rate can be generated. A CRS muting capability can be determined based on a user equipment (UE) capability information. According to the CRS muting capability of a UE, the CRS can be transmitted at frequency locations based on CRS muting configuration parameters.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Qiaoyang Ye, Debdeep Chatterjee, Salvatore Talarico
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Patent number: 11996767Abstract: A method of adaptively controlling dead time between turn off of a first switching device of an inverter and turn on of a second switching device of the inverter that is a counterpart of the first switching device can include: monitoring a plurality of switching events of at least one of the first and second switching devices, storing for each monitored switching event an indication whether a dead time associated therewith permitted optimal switching, and adaptively controlling the dead time responsive to the stored indications. Monitoring a plurality of switching events of at least one of the first and second switching devices can further include sampling an output voltage of the inverter and comparing the sampled output voltage to one of a high reference voltage corresponding to a high inverter rail voltage and a low reference voltage corresponding to a low inverter rail voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Weihong Qiu, Jun Liu, Jizhen Fu, Zaki Moussaoui
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Patent number: 11996114Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-task machine learning model such as a time-domain deep neural network (DNN) that jointly generate an enhanced target speech signal and target audio parameters from a mixed signal of target speech and interference signal. The DNN may encode the mixed signal, determine masks used to jointly estimate the target signal and the target audio parameters based on the encoded mixed signal, apply the mask to separate the target speech from the interference signal to jointly estimate the target signal and the target audio parameters, and decode the masked features to enhance the target speech signal and to estimate the target audio parameters. The target audio parameters may include a voice activity detection (VAD) flag of the target speech. The DNN may leverage multi-channel audio signal and multi-modal signals such as video signals of the target speaker to improve the robustness of the enhanced target speech signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ramin Pishehvar, Ante Jukic, Mehrez Souden, Jason Wung, Feipeng Li, Joshua D. Atkins
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Patent number: 11997496Abstract: A device providing temporary pairing for wireless devices may include a memory and at least one processor configured to receive a request to temporarily pair with a wireless device. The at least one processor may be further configured to pair with the wireless device, wherein the pairing comprises generating a link key for connecting to the wireless device. The at least one processor may be further configured to connect to the wireless device using the link key. The at least one processor may be further configured to initiate a timer upon disconnecting from the wireless device. The at least one processor may be further configured to automatically and without user input, delete the link key when the timer reaches a timeout value without having reconnected to the wireless device using the link key.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Natalia A Fornshell, Aarti Kumar, Robert D. Watson, Ariane Cotte, Bob Bradley, Marc J. Krochmal, Kang Sun, Chen Ganir, Sarang S. Ranade, Akshay Mangalam Srivatsa
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Patent number: 11996711Abstract: A charger for a battery power system can include first and second switching bridges with inputs couplable to an AC source, at least one transformer having two or more primary windings (connected in series and coupled to the switching bridges) and at least two secondary windings, and second rectifier/chargers, each coupled to at least one of the secondary windings and couplable to at least one battery. The switching bridges may be respectively operable during positive and negative half cycles of the AC source to deliver an AC voltage to the transformer. The rectifier/chargers may be operable in a first mode to receive an AC voltage from the transformer and deliver a DC voltage for charging the respective battery. In some multi-battery embodiments, the rectifier/chargers may also be operable in a second mode to deliver an AC voltage from a respective battery to the transformer to balance charge between the batteries.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ashish K. Sahoo, Brandon Pierquet
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Patent number: 11997463Abstract: A method performed by a programmed processor, the method including receiving an input noise signal, generating, using a machine learning model that has an input based on the input noise signal, a mono audio signal that includes a sound and a spatial parameter for the mono audio signal, and generating spatial audio data by spatially encoding the mono audio signal according to the spatial parameter.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jonathan D. Sheaffer, Yelena V. Menyaylenko
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Patent number: 11995285Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device emphasizes and/or deemphasizes user interfaces based on the gaze of a user. In some embodiments, an electronic device defines levels of immersion for different user interfaces independently of one another. In some embodiments, an electronic device resumes display of a user interface at a previously-displayed level of immersion after (e.g., temporarily) reducing the level of immersion associated with the user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device allows objects, people, and/or portions of an environment to be visible through a user interface displayed by the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device reduces the level of immersion associated with a user interface based on characteristics of the electronic device and/or physical environment of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nicholas W. Henderson, Ieyuki Kawashima, Stephen O. Lemay, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Wesley M. Holder, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, William A. Sorrentino, III, Peter D. Anton
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Patent number: 11995253Abstract: A controller may have an input device and a sensor adjacent to the input device. The input device may be a touch sensor, a touch screen display, a button, a rotatable knob, or other device that gathers user input. The input device may be reachable by different users occupying different respective seats. The sensor may be an infrared optical sensor that emits infrared light and measures the emitted infrared light after the emitted infrared light has reflected from the hand of a user. The sensor may determine from these hand measurements which of the different users is supplying user input to the input device. Hand distance information and other information on the current user of the input device may also be gathered. The input device may be deployed by an actuator based on hand speed information.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Arian Behzadi, Jeffrey A Sewell, Andrew W Kooker, Kurt R Stiehl
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Patent number: D1028941Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 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, Alexandre B. Girard, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Anne-Marie Heck, Moises Hernandez Hernandez, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang