Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 11688364
    Abstract: An electronic device may display image content via a tile-based display by controlling light emission from display pixels of the tile-based display. Based on image data associated with the image content, a processing circuitry of the tile-based display may receive a potential tile boundary. The processing circuitry may resample the image data based on geometry of the tile boundary and positions of the display pixels on the tile-based panel. After resampling the image data, the processing circuitry may adjust gain of the tile boundary display pixels according to a gain mask to compensate for the tile boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hari P Paudel, Chaohao Wang, Hopil Bae, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Wei Chen, Wei H Yao, Seung B Rim, Sunmin Jang
  • Patent number: 11687920
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating a fund transfer between user accounts are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Brudnicki, Manoj K. Thulaseedharan Pillai, Rupa B. Vazirani, Sunil Nair, Timothy S. Hurley, Matthew W. Strampe, Anish Bhatt
  • Patent number: 11688486
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory circuit that includes a plurality of sub-arrays. The memory circuit is configured to implement a retention mode according to test information indicating voltage sensitivities for the plurality of sub-arrays. The apparatus also includes a voltage control circuit coupled to a power supply node. The voltage control circuit is configured, in response to activation of the retention mode for the plurality of sub-arrays, to generate, based on the test information, at least two different retention voltage levels for different ones of the plurality of sub-arrays. The at least two different retention voltage levels are lower than a power supply voltage level of the power supply node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shahzad Nazar, Mohamed H. Abu-Rahma, Amrinder S. Barn
  • Patent number: 11689834
    Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture and a display positioned in the aperture. The display and the housing can define an internal volume and a speaker assembly can be positioned in the internal volume. The speaker assembly can include a speaker enclosure sealed to the housing within the internal volume, the speaker enclosure and the housing defining a speaker volume, and a speaker module in fluid communication with the speaker volume, the speaker module including a diaphragm positioned at an aperture defined by the speaker volume, the diaphragm defining multiple ridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Carli E. Oster, Colden N. Eldridge, Russell K. Williams, David Garrido Lopez, Forhad Hasnat, Alexander P. Niemeyer, Brandon Z. Frank, Melody L. Kuna, Matthew J. Wilander, Jordi A. Garcia Selva, Stuart M. Nevill, Carlo Catalano
  • Patent number: 11686884
    Abstract: Light-absorbing flange lenses that may be used in the lens stacks of compact lens systems. In a light-absorbing flange lens, the effective area of the lens is composed of a transparent optical material, and at least a portion of the flange of the lens is composed of an optical material that absorbs at least a portion of the light that enters the flange. Using light-absorbing flange lenses may allow the lens barrel to be eliminated from the lens system, thus reducing the X-Y dimensions of the lens system when compared to conventional compact lens systems that include a lens stack enclosed in a lens barrel. In addition, using a light-absorbing material in the flanges of the light-absorbing flange lenses may reduce or eliminate optical aberrations such as lens flare, haze, and ghosting in images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Shinohara
  • Patent number: 11689234
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to techniques for controlling Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of radio energy transmission. In particular, the disclosure relates to a radio device and a method for controlling radio energy transmission of a plurality of radio entities to comply with a predefined SAR requirement. Such a radio device includes: a plurality of radio entities configured to transmit radio energy; and a controller configured to control the radio energy transmission of the plurality of radio entities to comply with a predefined Specific Absorption Rate, SAR, requirement, wherein the controller is configured to enable at least two radio entities of the plurality of radio entities operating concurrently based on a shared SAR transmission power restriction which allows the at least two radio entities transmitting concurrently at a predefined duty cycle, in particular at 100% duty cycle, without violating the SAR requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Oren Kaidar, Ehud Reshef, Nir Balaban, Wilfrid D'Angelo, Yuval Elad
  • Patent number: 11686592
    Abstract: In some implementations, a mobile device transmits traffic information to a server for analysis. The traffic information includes movement information including detected stops and durations of detected stops. The traffic information is analyzed to detect traffic patterns that indicate locations of stop signs and/or stop lights. The traffic information is analyzed to determine durations of stops at stop signs and/or stop lights. The durations of stops is associated with a time of day and/or day of the week. In some implementations, navigational routes is determined based stop sign and/or stop light information, including the delays attributable to detected stop signs and/or stop lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Jorge S. Fino
  • Patent number: 11689842
    Abstract: A personal audio device (e.g., headphones, earphones) can have an earpiece (e.g., an ear cup or earbud) with a removable cushioning member (e.g., headphone cushions or ear tips for earbuds). The cushioning member can include an identification tag that encodes identification data for the cushioning member. When the cushioning member is attached to the earpiece, the identification tag is brought into proximity with a tag sensor in the earpiece and the earpiece can read the identification tag to determine identification data for the cushioning member. The identification data can be used to modify a behavior of the earpiece and/or of a host device communicably coupled to the earpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Kathleen A. Bergeron, Ali N. Ergun, Dustin A. Hatfield, Ethan L. Huwe, Todd P. Marco, Jason Joseph LeBlanc, Robert D. Zupke, Michael B. Minerbi, Prathamesh R. Bhagwat, Daniel R. Bloom
  • Patent number: 11687830
    Abstract: The subject technology provides for determining that a machine learning model in a first format includes sufficient data to conform to a particular model specification in a second format, the second format corresponding to an object oriented programming language), wherein the machine learning model includes a model parameter of the machine learning model. The subject technology transforms the machine learning model into a transformed machine learning model that is compatible with the particular model specification. The subject technology generates a code interface and code for the transformed machine learning model, the code interface including code statements in the object oriented programming language, the code statements corresponding to an object representing the transformed machine learning model and the object includes an interface to update the model parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Siracusa, Anil Kumar Katti, Mohammad Reza Farhadi, Aseem Wadhwa, Michael Ryan Brennan, Andrew Joseph Rachwalski
  • Patent number: 11689273
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing downlink signal reception with antenna panel switching in a wireless communication system. A cellular base station may receive an indication of an antenna panel activation delay from a wireless device. The cellular base station may select a scheduling offset for a transmission to the wireless device based at least in part on the antenna panel activation delay. The scheduling offset may be selected to be at least the length of the antenna panel activation delay if it is expected that the wireless device may perform antenna panel activation to receive the transmission. The cellular base station may schedule the transmission to the wireless device using the selected scheduling offset, and may perform the transmission to the wireless device at the selected scheduling offset after scheduling the transmission to the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Wei Zeng, Hong He, Yuchul Kim, Chunhai Yao, Haijing Hu
  • Patent number: 11687789
    Abstract: The subject technology receives a representation of a neural network (NN) model to be executed on an electronic device, the representation of the NN model including nodes corresponding to intermediate layers of the NN model. The subject technology determines, for the respective operation corresponding to each node in each respective intermediate layer of the NN model, a respective set of operations that are mathematically equivalent to the respective operation such that an aggregation of outputs of the respective set of operations is equivalent to an output of the respective operation. The subject technology generates a graph based on each respective set of operations, wherein the graph includes a set of branches, each branch includes a plurality of operations. The subject technology determines a respective order for executing each branch of the graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Christos Kartsaklis
  • Patent number: 11689261
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed towards beam formation matching for communications between a receiver and transmitter in a multiple beam Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yeong-Sun Hwang, Yuan Zhu, Yushu Zhang, Huaning Niu, Wenting Chang
  • Patent number: 11687115
    Abstract: An apparatus for time management of a peripheral device is disclosed. A peripheral interface circuit receives information from a host circuit over a peripheral bus, the host circuit maintaining a global timebase in accordance with a first clock signal within a first clock domain. The peripheral interface circuit maintains, based om a second clock signal within a second clock domain, a first local timebase correlated to the global timebase. A peripheral control circuit operates in a third clock domain and maintains a second local timebase based on the first. The peripheral interface circuit determines phase and frequency differences between the second and third clock signals in determining a correlation between the second and first local timebases. A peripheral logic circuit in the third clock domain performs, operations that utilize a timestamp from the second local timebase, which accounts for correlation with the first local timebase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Finan, Alexander Ukanwa, Charles F. Dominguez, Kalpana Bansal, Michael Bekerman, Remi Clavel
  • Patent number: 11690129
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a base station to perform a method construct dynamic hierarchical sub-configurations of bandwidth parts (BWPs) for use in a connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) communication session with a user equipment (UE) device. The base station may configure a first BWP at a baseband frequency associated with the CDRX communication session as a default BWP, a second BWP with a wider bandwidth than the first BWP as a transmission BWP, and one or more third BWPs as resting BWPs. The transmission BWP and the one or more resting BWPs may be configured to periodically override the default BWP as the active BWP for a predetermined number of CDRX cycles. The transmission BWP may be utilized, when activated to perform data transmission by UE device, and the one or more resting BWPs may be utilized, when activated, for performing channel measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Yuchul Kim, Junsung Lim, Haitong Sun, Wei Zeng, Sami M. Almalfouh, Yang Li, Zhu Ji, Dawei Zhang, Johnson O. Sebeni
  • Patent number: 11689826
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for image data processing. In certain embodiments, an image processing pipeline may be configured to receive a frame of the image data having a plurality of pixels acquired using a digital image sensor. The image processing pipeline may then be configured to determine a first plurality of correction factors that may correct each pixel in the plurality of pixels for fixed pattern noise. The first plurality of correction factors may be determined based at least in part on fixed pattern noise statistics that correspond to the frame of the image data. After determining the first plurality of correction factors, the image processing pipeline may be configured to configured to apply the first plurality of correction factors to the plurality of pixels, thereby reducing the fixed pattern noise present in the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Cote, D. Amnon Silverstein, Suk Hwan Lim, Sheng Lin, Haitao Guo
  • Patent number: 11688001
    Abstract: In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for provisioning an electronic device with an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for providing usage information of an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for providing visual feedback on a representation of an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing the tracking of a category are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing a transfer of items are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing an authentication credential connected with an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for activating a physical account object are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing balance transfers are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Jennifer Bailey, Kristin Canavan, Jarad Fisher, Corey Fugman, Mischa McLachlan, Aaron Melim, Ashish Nagre, Akila Suresh, Richard W. Heard
  • Patent number: 11689351
    Abstract: A hybrid receiver circuit included in a computer system may include both an analog and an ADC-based receiver circuit. A front-end circuit generates different equalized signals based on received signals that encode a serial data stream that includes multiple data symbols. Depending on a baud rate of the serial data stream, either the digital receive circuit or the analog receiver circuit is activated to provide the desired performance and power consumption over the range of possible baud rates. The ADC-based receiver circuit may include multiple analog-to-digital converter circuits with different resolutions that can be selected for different baud rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan D. Bartling, Jafar Savoj, Brian S. Leibowitz
  • Patent number: D990505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Apodaca, Dylan Otto Boelte, Caroline J. Crandall, Christian Xavier Dalonzo, Jiaying Deng, Alan C. Dye, Christopher P. Foss, Eileen Y. Lee, Wyatt R. Mitchell, Alexander James O'Connell, Uli M. Schöberl, William McMillan Tyler, Marcos Weskamp, Eric Lance Wilson
  • Patent number: D990511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yekaterina Chanba, William Nevin Danner, Brian R. Frick, Kirill Negoda, Sean Patrick O'Brien, Alexander James O'Connell, Nathaniel Garnett Slaughter, IV, Zhivko Boykov Terziivanov, William Andreas Viglakis
  • Patent number: D990515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: YunJae Kim