Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11823339Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that provide XR in which virtual objects are positioned based on the accuracy of localizing an electronic device in a physical environment. In some implementations, the technique assesses the accuracy of localization (e.g., centimeter-level accuracy, room-level accuracy, and building-level accuracy) and dynamically adjusts a display strategy. In some implementations, the technique determines a condition causing inaccuracy (e.g., a semantic condition such as “too fast”, “too far”, “too dark”), and provides a notification (e.g., “too fast-slow down”, “too far-move closer”, “too dark-turn on a light”) at the electronic device based on the condition causing the inaccuracy in the localization.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jean-Charles Bernard Marcel Bazin, Anselm Grundhoefer, Bart Trzynadlowski, Thomas J. Moore
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Patent number: 11823728Abstract: In an embodiment, a memory controller in an integrated circuit may generate refreshes for one or more DRAMs coupled to the integrated circuit according to a refresh rate. The integrated circuit may include one or more temperature sensors. A rate of change of the temperature may be determined from the temperature sensors. If the rate is greater than a threshold, the memory controller may generate refreshes according to a refresh rate specified by the DRAMs. If the rate is less than the threshold, the memory controller may generate refreshes at a reduced refresh rate.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Liang Deng, Norman J. Rohrer, Yizhang Yang, Arpit Mittal
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Patent number: 11825501Abstract: Various radio resource management techniques may be implemented to reduce in-device coexistence issues and/or interference between a Uu link established between a mobile device (first UE) and a base station (first NB), and a sidelink/PC5 link established between the first UE and another mobile device (second UE), where the second UE is served by a different base station (second NB). The first UE may receive, from the first NB, measurement configuration information that enables/configures the first UE to report to the NB any indication(s) of issues caused by communications between the first UE and the second UE over the PC5 link affecting communications between the first UE and the first NB over the Uu link, and/or communications over the Uu link affecting communications over the PC5 link. The first NB may analyze the feedback from the first UE and may implement mitigation measures to reduce/eliminate any interference and/or in-device-coexistence issues.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Srirang A. Lovlekar, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Fangli Xu, Yuqin Chen, Haijing Hu, Srinivasan Nimmala, Longda Xing, Dawei Zhang, Sree Ram Kodali
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Patent number: 11822761Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing shared-content sessions. In some embodiments, content is shared with a group of users participating in a shared-content session. In some embodiments, the content is screen-share content that is shared from one device to other participants of the shared-content session. In some embodiments, the content is synchronized content for which output of the content is synchronized across the participants of the shared-content session.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jae Woo Chang, Taylor G. Carrigan, Nathan De Vries, Marcel Van Os, Craig M. Federighi, Elliot A. Barer, Kyle William Horn, Kaely Coon
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Patent number: 11824616Abstract: Some aspects relate to apparatuses and methods for selecting a receiving beam based on hybrid channel based beamforming and codebook based beamforming. A user equipment (UE) can determine, based on a first measurement related to signal to noise ratio (SNR) and predetermined threshold values, whether the UE is in a low SNR state. If the UE is in a low SRN state, the UE can derive an estimated channel covariance matrix RCH for channels at a set of antenna elements of the UE based on channel based beamforming (CHBF). Afterwards, a set of test beams {0, . . . Ntest?1} is selected based on the channel covariance matrix RCH, and a set of codebook measurement beams is further selected based on the set of test beams. A receiving beam is selected based on a set of measurements performed on the set of codebook measurement beams at the measurement opportunity for codebook based beamforming (CBBF).Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Franz J. Eder, Adrian Carlos Loch Navarro, Andre Janssen, Holger Neuhaus, Kenan Kocagoez
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Patent number: 11825086Abstract: An image signal decoding method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: partitioning the current picture into a plurality of tiles; decoding partition information indicating a slice type, the partition information indicating whether a rectangular slice is to be applied; determining the number of slices in the current picture; and defining the slices using the tiles.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
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Patent number: 11825508Abstract: The invention relates to methods for improving a scheduling request transmission between a UE and a base station. The transmission of the scheduling request is postponed, by implementing a threshold that the data in the transmission buffer has to reach, before a transmission of the scheduling request is triggered. In one variant, the data in the transmission buffer needs to reach a specific amount, to trigger a scheduling request. The invention refers to further improvements: the PDDCH monitoring time window is delayed after sending a scheduling request; the dedicated scheduling request resources of the PUCCH are prioritized differently such that low-priority scheduling requests are transmitted less often.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joachim Loehr, Takahisa Aoyama, Prateek Basu-Mallick, Takashi Tamura, Martin Feuersaenger
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Patent number: 11823558Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device generates a tactile output sequence in response to detecting that the electronic device is oriented within a range of orientations that changes as the distance between the electronic device and a respective object changes. In some embodiments, an electronic device changes one or more characteristics of a tactile output in response to detecting a change in the orientation of the electronic device relative to a respective object. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates tactile outputs with characteristics indicative of the orientation of a camera of the electronic device relative to one or more AR (augmented reality) planes. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates tactile outputs indicative of a data sharing process with a second electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Per Haakan Linus Persson
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Patent number: 11823620Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and an optical sensor formed underneath the display. The electronic device may include a plurality of transparent windows that overlap the optical sensor. The resolution of the display panel may be reduced in some areas due to the presence of the transparent windows. To prevent a visible border between the reduced resolution areas of the display and full resolution areas of the display, uniformity compensation circuitry may be used to compensate pixel data. The uniformity compensation circuitry may output compensated pixel data for the display using one or more compensation maps that include compensation factors associated with pixel locations. The uniformity compensation circuitry may also use region-specific gamma look-up tables to apply different gamma curves to pixels in different regions of the display. The uniformity compensation circuitry may also be used to form a transition region between different regions of the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lingtao Wang, Yingying Tang, Scott R. Johnston, Chaohao Wang, Sheng Zhang, Woo Shik Jung
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Techniques for facilitating communications between isolated processes executing within a web browser
Patent number: 11822604Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for enabling isolated processes executing within a web browser to distribute information to one another. The method can be implemented by a first process executing within the web browser, and include the steps of (1) receiving, from a child process executing within the web browser, a first request to subscribe to a topic, (2) in response to identifying that the child process is not subscribed to the topic: updating a topic map to indicate that the child process is subscribed to the topic, and (3) in response to identifying that the first process is associated with the parent process: issuing, to the parent process, a second request for the first process to subscribe to the topic. Also disclosed herein is a method for enabling a first process executing within a web browser to access services provided by other processes executing within the web browser.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric T. Kapke, Brian E. Kirsch, William E. Kakes, Ramiro Calvo -
Patent number: 11820562Abstract: Packaging may include cushioning components. Cardboard corrugate cushioning elements may be configured with a folded cardboard spring, lateral stability wrap, and stiffening element. The cushioning components may include mechanical bends formed as creases, that provide resistance to deformation, thereby allowing the cushioning component to absorb impact and vibration, and replacing the need for less environmentally friendly cushioning, such as expanded polystyrene or foam cushioning.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jade Fernandez, Esgar Pulido-Melendrez, Asena Yildiz
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Patent number: 11822516Abstract: Methods for lossy and lossless pre-processing of image data. In one embodiment, a method for lossy pre-processing image data, where the method may include, at a computing device: receiving the image data, where the image data includes a model having a mesh, the mesh includes vertices defining a surface, the vertices including attribute vectors, and the attribute vectors including values. The method also including quantizing the values of the attribute vectors to produce modified values, where a precision of the modified values is determined based on a largest power determined using a largest exponent of the values, encoding pairs of the modified values into two corresponding units of information. The method also including, for each pair of the pairs of the modified values, serially storing the two corresponding units of information as a data stream into a buffer, and compressing the data stream in the buffer.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lars M. Lindberg, Ali Sazegari
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Patent number: 11823780Abstract: A computer system may generate a curated health sub-ontology. This may include receiving a set of selection criteria corresponding to a curated health ontology. A subset of concept nodes may be determined using the set of selection criteria. Generating the curated health sub-ontology may include identifying the subset of concept nodes and combining the subset of concept nodes to define the curated health sub-ontology. The curated health sub-ontology may be transmitted to a consuming system.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Patrick W. Granvold, Jason B. Morley, Zhe Li
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Publication number: 20230366684Abstract: Multipoint routing through the use of a navigation device can be improved by using multipoint arrival and departure detection to determine whether to advance navigation to a next point on the route or to maintain navigation to a current point on the route. When adding intermediate points to a route, the locations generated by the search query can include a spatiotemporal distribution of search results. The results of the search can also be presented with routing cost information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dennis Schieferdecker, Francimar C. Schmitt, Ishan Bhutani, Christian West
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Publication number: 20230370969Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for plural-tone, plural-frequency wake-up signaling.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Francesco Negro, Sharad Sambhwani
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Publication number: 20230368469Abstract: Areas of interest on three-dimensional maps can be made visually distinct using three-dimensional tint band meshes that overlay other three-dimensional meshes, for example three-dimensional meshes providing terrain, elevation, and infrastructure data. Characteristics of the three-dimensional tint band meshes may be dynamically updated for visual distinctiveness. When overlaying three-dimensional tint band meshes, the overlay operation can use connectivity information of the three-dimensional meshes to increase performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Syed Mohsin Hasan, David Bryson, Vikram M. Puttichanda, Miguel C. Vieira, Daniel W. Zaide
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Publication number: 20230370502Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for initiating transient sessions on a communal device. An example method includes a device detecting a user device within a threshold distance of the device. The device can transmit control instructions to the user device for a response from the user device based on the detection, the response comprising an indication as to whether to initiate a transient session of a streaming service. The device can transmit, to an application server, a request for a transient session token based on the response from the user device. The device can receive, from the application server, the transient session token, the transient session token including an expiration parameter. The device can initiate the transient session based on the transient session token, the transient session comprising presenting content provided by the application server on a presentation device. The device can terminate the transient session based on the expiration parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Manuel Roman Cuesta, Yagil Burowski
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Publication number: 20230370970Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for plural-tone, plural-frequency wake-up signaling.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Francesco Negro, Sharad Sambhwani, Ioannis Sarkas
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Publication number: 20230370966Abstract: The present application relates to improving a roaming service. In an example, user equipment (UE) initiates a cell selection process to choose between a first cell and a second cell. The UE evaluates a first uplink (UL) channel condition of the first cell and a second UL channel condition of the second cell based on the initiation. The UE selects the first cell or the second cell based on the evaluated first UL channel condition and second UL channel condition. The UE initiates a random access channel (RACH) procedure based on the selected first cell or second cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tarakkumar G. Dhanani, Karan R. Sachdev, Rohit Thareja, Sanjeevi Balasubramanian, Sharad Garg, Vijay Gadde, Vijay Venkataraman
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Patent number: D1005298Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: 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, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang