Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Publication number: 20230421914
    Abstract: A processing pipeline and method for mixed reality systems that utilizes selective auto-exposure for a region of interest in a scene based on gaze and that compensates exposure for the rest of the scene based on ambient lighting information for the scene. Images may be generated for display that provide an exposure-compensated, foveated high dynamic range (HDR) experience for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Robert K. Molholm
  • Publication number: 20230422045
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for the spectrum sharing without network sharing. One example includes a method implemented for spectrum sharing without network sharing. A first network node can transmit, via a horizontal user plane interface, a first message to a second network node. The message can include a request for shared spectrum. The first network node can be configured to transmit a first network identifier associated with a first operator. The second network node can be configured to transmit a second network identifier associated with a second operator. The first network node can receive, via the horizontal user plane interface, a second message from the second network node. The second message can coordinate shared spectrum access between the first network node and the second network node. The first network node can access the shared spectrum, based on the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Sirotkin, Pavan Nuggehalli
  • Publication number: 20230421995
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for enhanced angle-based positioning calculations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230421940
    Abstract: An in-ear headphone that includes: a device housing that defines an interior cavity; a primary acoustic port formed through the device housing; an acoustic driver disposed within the device housing and aligned to emit sound through the primary acoustic port; and a deformable ear tip having a sound channel formed through its length and coupled to the device housing such that the sound channel is aligned with the primary acoustic port, wherein an angle of the ear tip with respect to the primary acoustic port can changed around an indefinite number of axes to change a position and angle of the ear tip relative to the device housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Geng Luo, Shota Aoyagi, Timothy Emmott Torres
  • Publication number: 20230417567
    Abstract: A handheld communication device can capture and display a real-time video stream. The handheld communication device detects a geographic position and camera direction of the handheld communication device. A route is identified from the geographic position of the handheld communication device to a point of interest. The captured video stream is visually augmented with an indicator indicating a direction to travel to the point of interest. The indicator is overlaid on the captured real-time video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Jaron Waldman
  • Publication number: 20230421231
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for configuring and implementing secondary cell beam failure recovery procedures. For example, some embodiments are directed to a user equipment (UE) that includes radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to detect that a first beam associated with a secondary cell (SCell) is misaligned. The first beam is associated with a first reference signal (RS). The processor circuitry can further be configured to configure a beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure for the SCell and perform the BFR procedure to replace the first beam with a second beam, wherein the second beam is associated with the SCell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Honglei MIAO
  • Publication number: 20230418029
    Abstract: A folded telephoto lens system may include multiple lenses with refractive power and a light path folding element. Light entering the camera through lens(es) on a first path is refracted to the folding element, which changes direction of the light on to a second path with lens(es) that refract the light to form an image plane at a photosensor. At least one of the object side and image side surfaces of at least one of the lens elements may be aspheric. Total track length (TTL) of the lens system may be 14.0 mm or less. The lens system may be configured so that the telephoto ratio (TTL/f) is less than or equal to 1.0. Materials, radii of curvature, shapes, sizes, spacing, and aspheric coefficients of the optical elements may be selected to achieve quality optical performance and high image resolution in a small form factor camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Romeo I. Mercardo
  • Publication number: 20230421354
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes hardware circuitry which may be used to detect that a return address has been modified since it was generated. In response to detecting the modification, the processor may be configured to signal an exception or otherwise initiate error handling to prevent execution at the modified return address. In an embodiment, the processor may perform a cryptographic signature operation on the return address to generate a signed return address, and the signature may be verified before the address is used as a return target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yin Zin Mark Lam, Jeff Gonion
  • Patent number: 11853306
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for providing software application recommendations to a user of a computing device. The technique can include: (1) receiving, from the computing device, a request for at least one software application recommendation, (2) identifying, among a plurality of user profiles, a user profile associated with the user, (3) accessing a plurality of software application profiles (SAPs), wherein each SAP of the plurality of SAPs is associated with a respective software application managed by the server computing device, (4) analyzing the user profile against a subset of the plurality of SAPs to identify, among the respective software applications associated with the subset of the plurality of SAPs, at least one software application to recommend, (5) associating the at least one software application recommendation with the at least one software application, and (6) causing the computing device to display the at least one software application recommendation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jayasimha R. Katukuri, Peter Leong, Chandrasekar Venkataraman, Rabi S. Chakraborty, Hardik Vala
  • Patent number: 11853148
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory circuit, and an integrated circuit formed on a single semiconductor substrate and coupled to the memory circuit. The integrated circuit includes a watchdog timer, a plurality of functional circuits coupled together via a communication fabric, and a system management circuit coupled to the watchdog timer and to a subset of the functional circuits via respective dedicated point-to-point interfaces. A given functional circuit may be configured to repeatedly reset the watchdog timer before the watchdog timer expires. The system management circuit may be configured, in response to an expiration of the watchdog timer, to access information in the subset of the functional circuits via the respective point-to-point interfaces. The system management circuit may be further configured to store the accessed information in the memory circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Kelm, Richard H. Larson, Charles J. Fleckenstein
  • Patent number: 11853868
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a neural engine of a neural processor circuit having multiple multiply-add circuits and an accumulator circuit coupled to the multiply-add circuits. The multiply-add circuits perform multiply-add operations of a three dimensional convolution on a work unit of input data using a kernel to generate at least a portion of output data in a processing cycle. The accumulator circuit includes multiple batches of accumulators. Each batch of accumulators receives and stores, after the processing cycle, the portion of the output data for each output depth plane of multiple output depth planes. A corresponding batch of accumulators stores, after the processing cycle, the portion of the output data for a subset of the output channels and for each output depth plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Mills, Sung Hee Park
  • Patent number: 11855709
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for the Embodiments discussed herein may relate to enhancements to radio link monitoring (RLM) for new radio (NR) systems. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Qiming Li, Hua Li, Manasa Raghavan, Jie Cui, Yang Tang
  • Patent number: 11856607
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for adjusting contention window size (CWS). An example method includes selecting a downlink (DL) burst transmitted by the gNB for use in determining the CWS and adjusting the CWS based on Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback received with respect to the selected DL burst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Salvatore Talarico, Gang Xiong, Yingyang Li, Yongjun Kwak, Carlos H. Aldana
  • Patent number: 11853129
    Abstract: This application relates to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a housing including (i) a lower case, and (ii) an upper case pivotally coupled to the lower case with a hinge assembly. The housing includes a processor capable of providing instructions, an operational component in communication with the processor, where the processor is capable of executing a function, and a magnetic detection system included within the hinge assembly. The magnetic detection system includes a magnetic element capable of generating a magnetic field, and a magnetic sensor capable of determining an angle between the lower case and the upper case based on the magnetic field, where when the processor determines that the angle between the lower case and the upper case satisfies a predetermined threshold angle, the processor provides the instructions to the operational component to execute the function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mehrdad Hooshmand, John C. Difonzo, Chi Xu, Keeley M. Maher, Liangyuan Xiang, James D. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11856720
    Abstract: Electronic devices and accessory devices designed for communication with electronic devices are disclosed. An accessory device suitable for use with an electronic device can receive the electronic device. Subject to authentication, the electronic device can read information stored on the accessory device through respective wireless communication circuitry of the electronic device and the accessory device. For example, the accessory device can store information related to the material makeup of the accessory device, dimensional information of the accessory device, and other integrated features. This information can be read and received by the electronic device. As a result, the electronic device can adjust a control system (that regulates thermal energy generation) by increasing a set point temperature that allows one or more processors to operate in a manner consistent with additional thermal energy generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nagarajan Kalyanasundaram, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Amaury J. Heresztyn, Frank F. Liang, Stephen T. Schooley, Lian Zhang, Derek J. Dicarlo
  • Patent number: 11855735
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for beam failure recovery operations in wireless communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Chunxuan Ye, Weidong Yang, Sigen Ye, Oghenekome Oteri, Jie Cui, Haitong Sun, Wei Zeng, Hong He, Dawei Zhang, Chunhai Yao, Huaning Niu
  • Patent number: 11856457
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, virtualized network function resources may be managed in a network. Performance measurements may be received for at least one mobility management entity (MME) in an MME pool, or for other network elements. If at least one of the performance measurements exceeds at least one predetermined threshold, instantiation of a new mobility management entity virtual network function (MME VNF) may be requested, and the MME VNF may be instantiated in response to the request. One or more user equipment (UE) devices managed by the MME pool may be connected to the added MME VNF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Joey Chou, Muthaiah Venkatachalam
  • Patent number: 11851030
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to sensing defects associated with a window. Furthermore, various embodiments relate to performing image processing to produce a corrected image of a scene based at least partly on data corresponding to the detected defects. In some examples, one or more lighting modules may be used to illuminate the window to facilitate detection of the defects by one or more sensor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Clarisse Mazuir, Malcolm J. Northcott, Jack E. Graves, James R. Wilson, Christopher D. Jones, Martin Melcher
  • Patent number: 11856645
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to connect to a next generation nodeB (gNB) and further UE. The UE determines that a triggering event has occurred, wherein the triggering event is based on a set of proximity services (ProSe) path selection and switching (PSS) policies, transmits a setup or update request to a direct discovery name management function (DDNMF) of a 5G core network, receives UE-specific policies based on the set of ProSe PSS policies, and switches from one of a PC5 interface or a Uu interface to another one of the PC5 interface or the Uu interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Rohit R. Matolia, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Krisztian Kiss, Vijay Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 11852852
    Abstract: A method for optical sensing includes providing a mirror comprising a central reflective region surrounded by a peripheral glare-suppressing region. A beam of light from a laser light source is directed to reflect from the central region so as to pass through an output optic along an axis toward a target scene. The light returned from the target scene through the output optic is focused onto an optical sensor, via collection optics having a collection aperture surrounding the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ariel Lipson, Itai Afek, Jonathan Hauser, Roei Remez, Moshe Kriman, Zafrir Mor