Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11818535Abstract: Loudspeakers are described that may reduce comb filtering effects perceived by a listener by either 1) moving transducers closer to a sound reflective surface (e.g., a baseplate, a tabletop or a floor) through vertical (height) or rotational adjustments of the transducers or 2) guiding sound produced by the transducers to be released into the listening area proximate to the reflective surface through the use of horns and openings that are at a prescribed distance from the reflective surface. The reduction of this distance between the reflective surface and the point at which sound emitted by the transducers is released into the listening area may lead to shorter reflected path that reduces comb filtering effects caused by reflected sounds that are delayed relative to the direct sound. Accordingly, the loudspeakers shown and described may be placed on reflective surfaces without severe audio coloration caused by reflected sounds.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple, Inc.Inventors: Martin E. Johnson, Simon K. Porter, Suzanne Hardy, John H. Sheerin
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Patent number: 11818803Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for performing a listen again after talk procedure to detect collisions over an access medium. The wireless device may determine a frequency and configuration of modified transmission frames for transmission over an access medium (licensed or unlicensed) and may further determine a timing of the modified transmission frames within a transmission occasion. The wireless device may detect, during a listening period of the modified transmission frame, a collision and may adjust, based, at least in part, on the detected collision, a remaining transmission schedule for the transmission schedule and/or LBT parameters.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tianyan Pu, Haitong Sun, Wanping Zhang, Wei Zeng, Pengkai Zhao, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Ping Wang, Sami M. Almalfouh, Johnson O. Sebeni
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Patent number: 11818455Abstract: A first device sends a request to a second device to initiate a shared annotation session. In response to receiving acceptance of the request, a first prompt to move the first device toward the second device is displayed. In accordance with a determination that connection criteria for the first device and the second device are met, a representation of a field of view of the camera(s) of the first device is displayed in the shared annotation session with the second device. During the shared annotation session, one or more annotations are displayed via the first display generation component and one or more second virtual annotations corresponding to annotation input directed to the respective location in the physical environment by the second device is displayed via the first display generation component, provided that the respective location is included in the field of view of the first set of cameras.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Joseph A. Malia, Mark K. Hauenstein, Praveen Sharma, Matan Stauber, Julian K. Missig, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Matthaeus Krenn
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Patent number: 11817866Abstract: A clock generator can include a Fin Field Effect Transistor (FinFET) oscillator and a phased-locked loop (PLL). The FinFET oscillator can generate a FinFET signal. The PLL can generate an output clock signal based on a reference clock signal and the FinFET signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Zdravko Boos
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Patent number: 11816194Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods for providing an option (e.g., a selectable option) to initiate a secure operation (e.g., a secure operation), such methods using a computer system and an external device.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andre M. Boule, Stephen Chick, Richard R. Dellinger, Edward H. Langstroth
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Patent number: 11817896Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to isolating a receiver circuit of an electronic device from a transmission signal and leakage of the transmission signal. To do so, an isolation circuit is disposed between the receiver circuit and a transmission circuit. The isolation circuit may include multiple variable impedance devices and one or more antennas. The impedances of the variable impedance devices may be balanced such that a signal at a particular frequency or within a particular frequency band can pass through or is blocked by the isolation circuit. The isolation circuit may include one or more double balanced duplexers to achieve the improved isolation. The isolation circuit may also increase bandwidth available for wireless communications of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nedim Muharemovic, Joonhoi Hur, Rastislav Vazny
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Patent number: 11817275Abstract: Keyboards and other input devices are provided with at least one flexible layer that extends over or under the keycaps. The flexible layer spans interkey spaces and lies between inner and outer keycaps. The flexible layer prevents intrusion of invasive material to the keyboard mechanisms and simplifies the appearance of the keyboard area. Some flexible layers help align keycaps by connecting inner and outer keycaps or by providing a mechanical connection interface for the keycaps. Some membranes used in the flexible layer have a layered or composite construction that increases durability and tear resistance by attaching or infusing a mesh material or other tough material to a less durable, elastic material.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Abidur R. Chowdhury, Bart K. Andre, Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren
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Patent number: 11818401Abstract: An encoder is configured to compress point cloud geometry information using an octree geometric compression technique that utilizes a binary arithmetic encoder, a look-ahead table, a cache, and a context selection process, wherein encoding contexts are selected based, at least in part, on neighborhood configurations. In a similar manner, a decoder is configured to decode compressed point cloud geometry information utilizing a binary arithmetic encoder, a look-ahead table, a cache, and a context selection process.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexandros Tourapis, Jungsun Kim, Valery G. Valentin, Fabrice A. Robinet, Yeping Su, Khaled Mammou
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Patent number: 11818224Abstract: A computer-implemented method for building a software application is disclosed. The method includes: generating a plurality of application resources; creating a plurality of tags; applying one of the tags on each of the plurality of application resources; grouping the application resources by their tags to form at least two asset packs, each identifiable by at least one tag shared by all application resources in the asset pack; and creating an asset pack manifest comprising a location of each of the asset packs and an order in which the asset packs are to be downloaded.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stephen Richard Lewallen, David Makower, Jonathan Joseph Hess, Patrick Heynen, Terry J. Santamaria, William M. Bumgarner, David Pickford, Christopher L. Oklota, Anthony S. Parker
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Patent number: 11815860Abstract: A switch module for an electronic device detects translational inputs and defines at least portion of a conductive path from an input surface of the electronic device to a processing unit of the electronic device. The switch module may be a component of a crown assembly for detecting rotational inputs, translational inputs, touch inputs and/or biological signals such as electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The switch module may include a conductive dome and a friction guard that is positioned between the conductive dome and the actuation member of the crown assembly. The conductive dome and/or the friction guard may define at least a portion of the conductive path from the input surface to the processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sameer Pandya, Antonio Herrera, Colin M Ely
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Patent number: 11818180Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Manuel Roman Cuesta, Yagil Burowski
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Patent number: 11816325Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to replacing an application affordance corresponding to an application with a different application affordance corresponding to a different application when the different application meets a predetermined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andre M. J. Boule, Richard R. Dellinger, Craig M. Federighi, Stephen O. Lemay, Donald W. Pitschel, Emily Clark Schubert, Michael Knippers
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Patent number: 11816759Abstract: Split applications and virtual objects in a multi-user communication session may include presenting, for a first device, a first environmental representation of the multi-user communication session, wherein the first device and the second device are active in the multi-user communication session, and wherein the first environmental representation and a second environmental representation of the multi-user communication session for the second device comprise one or more shared virtual objects presented in a common spatial configuration; duplicating a particular shared virtual object that is located at an initial location in the common spatial configuration; determining a modified location for the duplicated virtual object in the first environmental representation; and presenting a modified first environmental representation comprising the duplicated virtual object at the modified location.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Connor A. Smith, Nicholas W. Henderson
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Patent number: 11816800Abstract: In an exemplary process for providing a guided consumer experience, product information comprising an image of a product is displayed. A communication session with a remote user is provided. While providing the communication session, the display of product information is adjusted using information received from the communication session. A representation of the product is displayed in computer-generated reality by capturing an image using a camera, generating a view of an environment by compositing a virtual object representing the product and the captured image, and displaying the view of the environment.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexander B. Oser, Jonathan S. Reiling, Wai Ki Chan, Paul C. Hikiji, Wilson W. Yin
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Patent number: 11815719Abstract: Methods and systems concerning demultiplexing and multiplexing light in optical multiplexing systems are disclosed herein. An optical multiplexing system may include a number of light emitters and a number of associated waveguides. Light emitted from each of the number of light emitters may travel through the associated waveguide and may enter a multiplexer, where a multiplexing operation may occur. At least one of the number of light emitters may be configured to emit light with multiple wavelengths. Such a light emitter may further be associated with a demultiplexer to demultiplex the light with multiple wavelengths before the light reaches a multiplexer. After a demultiplexing operation, the demultiplexed light may be directed to multiple waveguides and the multiple waveguides may guide the demultiplexed light to a multiplexer.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mark Alan Arbore, Alfredo Bismuto
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Patent number: 11816326Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media related to a technique for providing handwriting input functionality on a user device. A handwriting recognition module is trained to have a repertoire comprising multiple non-overlapping scripts and capable of recognizing tens of thousands of characters using a single handwriting recognition model. The handwriting input module provides real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition for multi-character handwriting input. In particular, real-time, stroke-order and stroke-direction independent handwriting recognition is provided for multi-character, or sentence level Chinese handwriting recognition. User interfaces for providing the handwriting input functionality are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mei-Qun Xia, Jannes G. Dolfing, Ryan S. Dixon, Karl M. Groethe, Karan Misra, Jerome R. Bellegarda, Ueli Meier
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Patent number: 11815530Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) power detector with a variable threshold for dynamic power detection. The RF power detector includes stacked transistors of an input stage and stacked transistors of an output stage. A DC bias voltage plus an input RF signal are applied to a control electrode on the input stage and the same DC bias voltage plus an additional DC bias voltage are applied to a control electrode on the output stage. Depending on the input power of the RF signal, a ? current is generated in the output stage, and the output capacitor is either charged or discharged, and the output capacitor voltage is compared to a threshold to generate an output signal. The output signal may be averaged over time by two capacitors, miller capacitor and output capacitor. The output voltage of the RF power detector is an integration over time of the input RF power.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joerg Fuhrmann, Werner Schelmbauer, Herbert Stockinger, Dieter Pimingsdorfer
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Patent number: 11818681Abstract: A secure ranging system can use a secure processing system to deliver one or more ranging keys to a ranging radio on a device, and the ranging radio can derive locally at the system ranging codes based on the ranging keys. A deterministic random number generator can derive the ranging codes using the ranging key and one or more session parameters, and each device (e.g. a cellular telephone and another device) can independently derive the ranging codes and derive them contemporaneously with their use in ranging operations.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jerrold V. Hauck, Alejandro J. Marquez, Timothy R. Paaske, Indranil S. Sen, Herve Sibert, Yannick L. Sierra, Raman S. Thiara
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Patent number: D1004460Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Marine C. Bataille, 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, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Kainoa Kwon-Perez, Nicolas Pedro Lylyk, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Clement Tissandier
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Patent number: D1004569Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert Brunner, Christopher Kuh