Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11941688Abstract: A computing device provides methods and workflow for setting up a shared family account on a content storage system, including the creation of accounts for child family members. A computing device supports the creation of a family account using an account on the content storage system associated with an adult family member acting as a family organizer. The family organizer can designate a specific account as a purchase account for allowing other family member to purchase content from content servers associated with the content storage system. The family organizer can invite other adult family members to join the shared family account. The family organizer can create new accounts on the content storage system for child family members, and can designate access and purchase restrictions for such child family members. Family members have access to shared storage content, as well as services such as family calendar, group messaging, and device location.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Megan M. Frost, Patrick L Coffman, Maria D Ioveva
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Patent number: 11941319Abstract: A computer system causes output of audio information from a first application to a set of one or more audio output devices in accordance with a first audio output mode previously selected for the first application using a system audio output setting control. After, the computer system receives a request to play audio from a second application different from the first application. In response, the computer system causes output of audio information from the second application to the set of one or more audio output devices, including, in accordance with a determination that a second audio output mode, different from the first audio output mode, was previously selected for the second application using the system audio output setting control, causing output of the audio information from the second application via the set of one or more audio output devices in accordance with the second audio output mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan, Charles C. Hoyt, Cyrus D. Irani, Christopher J. Sanders
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Patent number: 11943559Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to providing live video. An example method includes, at a computer system, while in an editing mode for a presentation, receiving, via one or more input devices, a request to insert an object onto a first slide of the presentation, wherein the request includes associating the object with a source for live video; and while in a presentation mode for the presentation, displaying, via a display generation component, the first slide including concurrent display of the object and one or more visual elements, wherein: in accordance with a determination that the object is associated with a camera, the object includes a live video stream from the camera; and in accordance with a determination that the object is associated with a non-camera external device, the object includes a live video stream that mirrors a portion of a display of the non-camera external device.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David A. Underwood, Gary W. Gehiere, Michael W. Greiner, Amy W. Hung, Scott G. Marnik, David A. Turner
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Patent number: 11941211Abstract: In some examples, a touch screen can include touch electrodes that can function as drive (Tx) electrodes and sense (Rx) electrodes during a touch sensing operation of the electronic device. The drive electrodes can include +Tx electrodes and ?Tx electrodes that can receive drive signals that can have the same amplitude and frequency and opposite phases, for example. In some examples, the surface areas of the +Tx electrodes and the ?Tx electrodes can be the same and the distances of the +Tx electrodes and ?Tx electrodes from the Rx electrodes can be different. In some examples, the total charge coupled to a proximate or touching object can be zero, which can mitigate problems associated with ungrounded or poorly grounded objects in contact with the touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: William Matthew Pender Paul, Christoph H. Krah, Bin Huang, Stanley Bo-Ting Wang
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Patent number: 11943024Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide beamforming scheme selection and signaling in wireless communication systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Rohit U. Nabar, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yakun Sun
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Patent number: 11942649Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to battery pack that includes a first prismatic cell having a first surface, and a second prismatic cell having a second surface, wherein the first prismatic cell and the second prismatic cell are electrically coupled and arranged such that the first surface and the second surface form an L-shaped pack surface. In some aspects, the battery pack includes an adhesive that is disposed on the pack surface away from a junction between the first surface and the second surface. A battery-powered electronic device and method of manufacture are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joshua M. Chien, Srinath D. Chandrashekarpur, Rajesh Kandibanda, Nathan J. Bohney
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Patent number: 11940594Abstract: Textured cover assemblies for electronic devices are disclosed. The textured cover assemblies may be placed over a display and may provide anti-glare and anti-reflection properties to the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Mingxia Gu, Janos C. Keresztes, Jun Qi, Jungwook Park, Victor H. Yin, Yanming Li
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Patent number: 11943759Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to dynamically adapt its bandwidth use using network scheduling information in a cellular communication system. A radio resource control connection between a cellular base station and a wireless device may be established. The wireless device may receive network scheduling information from the cellular base station. The wireless device may dynamically select a receive bandwidth for receiving transmissions from the cellular base station based at least in part on the network scheduling information.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yuchul Kim, Jia Tang, Yang Li, Wei Zeng, Haitong Sun, Yu Zhang, Zhu Ji, Dawei Zhang
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Patent number: 11941667Abstract: Embodiments set forth techniques for managing advertisement auctions on a client device. The method can include the steps of (1) receiving, from a server device, a plurality of objects, where each object is associated with a respective digital asset, and each object includes, in association with the respective digital asset (i) a server-derived digital asset vector, (ii) a server-derived predicted tap-through rate, and (iii) a bid amount. In turn, and for each object of the plurality of objects, the client device (2) generates a respective estimated cost per impression for the object based on the information provided by the server device as well as information derived by the client device. Subsequently, the client device (3) identifies, among the plurality of objects, the object associated with the highest respective estimated cost per impression, and (4) causes an advertisement for the respective digital asset associated with the identified object to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kanishka Bhaduri, Bernard H. Everson, Jeremy M. Bunyard, Boon C. Hwang
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Patent number: 11941042Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for presenting operations in a presentation. A technique is provided for allowing a user to insert media items on consecutive slides. During a presentation mode, the media items are determined to be two instances of a same media item, and matched such that the media item plays continuously across multiple slides. Another technique is provided to allow a user to utilize a user input to override a linearly-defined set of actions within a presentation. Another technique is utilized to temporarily select a visually obstructed object in a graphic editing interface such that the visually obstructed object may be manipulated during the temporary selection mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Flider, James E. Tilton, Robert S. Moyer
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Publication number: 20240098645Abstract: Techniques are provided for Wake up signal monitoring in a radio resource control connected (RRC) mode. An example method can include a base station receiving an indication from a user equipment (UE) of a capability for wake-up signal (WUS) monitoring in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode while in a sleep state. The base station can configure the UE with a first frequency domain resource for WUS monitoring in the RRC connected mode while in the sleep state. The base station can transmit a WUS using the first frequency domain resource and a first time domain resource, wherein a main radio of the UE is configured to transmit and receive based on the WUS. The base station can transmit a first downlink (DL) transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sigen Ye, Ankit Bhamri, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang
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Publication number: 20240097244Abstract: A battery may include an enclosure and an electrode cell disposed within the enclosure. A first pair of notches may be formed in the enclosure. Each notch of the first pair of notches may include a protrusion that extends into the enclosure. A second pair of notches may be formed in the electrode cell. The first pair of notches may be aligned with the second pair of notches. The protrusions may be configured to engage with the second pair of notches when the cell moves within the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Zuqin Liu, Shabab Amiruddin, Aswin Karthik Manohar, Hongxia Zhou
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Publication number: 20240098644Abstract: Techniques are provided for Wake up signal monitoring in a radio resource control connected (RRC) mode. An example method can include a user equipment (UE) determining capability information associated with wake-up signal (WUS) monitoring, the capability information to include an indication that the UE supports WUS monitoring in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode. The UE can transmit, to a base station, an indication of the capability. The UE can perform, while in a sleep state in which transmitting and receiving by a main radio is suspended, WUS monitoring to detect a trigger. The UE can transition from the sleep state to the awake state based on the trigger. The UE can monitor for a downlink (DL) transmission in the awake state.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sigen Ye, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wei Zeng, Ankit Bhamri, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Chunxuan Ye, Weidong Yang, Huaning Niu, Chunhai Yao, Oghenekome Oteri
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Publication number: 20240097807Abstract: Some aspects relate to apparatuses and methods for calculating an uplink pathloss in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE) can be configured to perform operations for calculating the uplink pathloss. The operations can include determining a transmission power of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission for a UE, TxpPUSCH, where the PUSCH transmission is from the UE to a base station. The operations can further include determining a receiving power of a sounding reference signal (SRS) by the base station, Rxpsrs; and further calculating the uplink pathloss based on the transmission power of the PUSCH transmission TxpPUSCH and the receiving power of the SRS Rxpsrs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dongzhou YANG, Lijie ZHANG, Kai ZHANG, Zhiwei WANG, Qiang MIAO, Lele CUI
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Publication number: 20240097767Abstract: Herein described are apparatuses, systems, and methods for measurement and reporting of channel state information within wireless network systems. In embodiments, an apparatus for a user equipment (UE) may include memory to store a rank indicator (RI), a precoding matrix index (PMI), and a channel quality indicator (CQI) of channel state information (CSI) for the UE. The apparatus may further include circuitry to concatenate the RI, the PMI, and the CQI to produce a concatenated CSI element, generate a CSI report that includes the concatenated CSI element, and cause the CSI report to be transmitted to a base station within a single slot. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexei DAVYDOV, Sameer PAWAR, Wook Bong LEE, Yushu ZHANG, Victor SERGEEV, Joonyoung CHO, Dmitry DIKAREV
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Publication number: 20240098655Abstract: Techniques described herein are directed toward smart external interference detection and avoidance. An example method includes determining a first received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value of a received first signal across a radio band, wherein the first RSSI value is based at least in part on a second signal transmitted by an interfering device. The first received RSSI value is compared with a threshold value. A first gain adjustment value is determined for a receiver chain of the first computing device and a second gain adjustment value of a transmitter chain based at least in part on the comparison. A first gain of a first amplifier of the receiver chain is adjusted based at least in part on the first gain adjustment value. A second gain of a second amplifier of the transmitter chain is adjusted based at least in part on the second gain adjustment value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sathish Shanbhag Kota, Vijay Kumar Ramamurthi, Vijaykrishnan Ramakrishnan
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Publication number: 20240098571Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses disclosed herein can mitigate transmitting latency to improve the quality of a voice or the video call. These systems, methods, and apparatuses reset a transmitting latency timer upon retrieving a packet from a transmitting buffer. Thereafter, these systems, methods, and apparatuses start the count of the transmitting latency timer as the packet is being processed. And these systems, methods, and apparatuses compare the transmitting latency timer e with a transmitting latency threshold as these systems, methods, and apparatuses are processing a packet for transmission. These systems, methods, and apparatuses can drop the packet and/or can select another packet for processing in response to the transmitting latency timer exceeding the transmitting latency threshold to mitigate the transmitting latency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kai ZHANG, Lele CUI, Deepankar BHATTACHARJEE
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Publication number: 20240094023Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for an application executing on a mobile device. The method renders an animated navigation presentation for output to an external display screen not part of the mobile device. The navigation presentation includes an animated map showing at least a portion of a route to a destination. The method simultaneously displays information regarding a maneuver along the route on a display screen of the mobile device without displaying a same animated map on the mobile device. In some embodiments, the displayed information regarding the maneuver comprises a graphical instruction and a text instruction for a next maneuver along the route.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bradford A. Moore, Emanuele A. Vulcano, Jorge Fino, Marcel Van Os
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Publication number: 20240097248Abstract: A battery may include an enclosure that defines an interior volume, an electrode cell disposed within the interior volume, and a pair of retaining elements. The electrode cell may include a pair of notches formed therein. The pair of retaining elements may be disposed within volumes defined by the pair of notches. The pair of retaining elements may be connected to the enclosure and may be configured to engage with a respective notch of the pair of notches to arrest movement of the electrode cell with respect to the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Zuqin Liu, Shabab Amiruddin, Aswin Karthik Manohar, Hongxia Zhou
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Publication number: 20240098690Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for paging timing collision control, with respect to exchange of offset values (e.g., IMSI offset values) between a user equipment and a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Vivek G. Gupta, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sridhar Prakasam