Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 11646501
    Abstract: An electronic device may have an antenna embedded in a substrate. The substrate may have first layers, second layers on the first layers, and third layers on the second layers. The antenna may include a first patch on the first layers that radiates in a first band, a second patch on the second antenna layers that radiates in a second band, and a parasitic patch on the third layers. A short path may couple ground to a location on the first patch that allows the first patch to form a ground extension in the second band for the second patch without affecting performance of the first patch in the first band. The first layers may have a higher dielectric permittivity than the second and third layers to minimize the thickness of the substrate without requiring a separate dielectric loading layer over the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jiangfeng Wu, Siwen Yong, Simon G. Begashaw, Yi Jiang, Lijun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11644865
    Abstract: There are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (I/O) device. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and I/O device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. The one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. The electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. One or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksandar Pance, Nicholas Vincent King, Duncan Kerr, Brett Bilbrey
  • Patent number: 11644941
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of manipulating animation timing is provided by a device including one or more processors coupled to non-transitory memory. The method includes displaying, using a display, a timeline for an animation of an object moving along a path, wherein the timeline includes a plurality of ticks, wherein each of the plurality of ticks is associated with a respective distance along the timeline and a respective distance along the path, wherein the respective distance along the timeline is proportional to an amount of time for the object to move the respective distance along the path. The method includes receiving, using one or more input devices, an input within the timeline. The method includes, in response to receiving the input within the timeline, changing the respective distances along the timeline of two or more of the plurality of ticks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Karen Natalie Wong, James Graham McCarter, Jee Young Park
  • Patent number: 11646302
    Abstract: Multiple chip module (MCM) structures are described. In an embodiment, a module includes a first and second components on the top side of a module substrate, a stiffener structure mounted on the top side of the module substrate, and a lid mounted on the stiffener structure and covering the first component and the second component. The stiffener is joined to the lid within a trench formed in a roof of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Jie-Hua Zhao, Jun Zhai, Po-Hao Chang, Hsien-Che Lin, Ying-Chieh Ke, Kunzhong Hu
  • Patent number: 11646591
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for a displaying a user interface including a visual indication that an electronic device is in a protective charging mode. While the electronic device is in a charging configuration with respect to an external power source, an energy-storage component of the electronic device is charged with power supplied by the external power source. After charging the energy-storage component, a user interface is displayed. When charging of the energy-storage component is stopped before reaching a full charge level, the user interface includes a visual indication that the electronic device is in a protective charging mode in which charging of the energy-storage component is delayed based on predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vitalii Kramar, Patrick L. Coffman, Caelan G. Stack
  • Patent number: 11647028
    Abstract: Adaptive security profiles are supported on an electronic device. One or more security profiles may be automatically or selectively applied to the device based on the device's location and one or more geographic zone definitions. The security profiles may be used to determine the level of authentication or number of invalid authentication attempts for a particular feature or application or set of features or applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, Jr., Jeffery T. Lee
  • Patent number: 11647226
    Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information and/or spatial information for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. To compress the attribute and/or spatial information, the encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. Also, the decoder is configured to generate a decompressed point cloud based on an image based representation of a point cloud. In some embodiments, a bit stream structure may be used to communicate compressed point cloud data. The bit stream structure may include point cloud compression network abstraction layer (PCCNAL) units that enable use of groups of frames (GOFs), frame, and sub-frame signaling of patch information. Such a bit stream structure may permit low delay streaming and random access reconstruction of point clouds amongst other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jungsun Kim, Alexandros Tourapis, Khaled Mammou, Fabrice A. Robinet, Yeping Su, David W. Singer
  • Patent number: 11646384
    Abstract: An optoelectronic module may include one or more non-rectangular optoelectronic dies e.g., light emitting diodes and photodiodes, arranged to maximize the usage of surface area when mounted to a base circuit board. Multi-axis and non-orthogonal axis dicing processes can be used to form the dies which have non-rectangular shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort, Saahil Mehra, Tongbi T. Jiang, Saijin Liu
  • Patent number: 11647450
    Abstract: An electronic device may transmit beacons associated with multiple access points that are cohosted by the electronic device, and that provide concurrent links in different bands of frequencies. The electronic device may include an access-point multi-link device (AP MLD). Moreover, the beacons may include: a basic service set identifier (BSSID) associated with the access points in the AP MLD, a service set identifier (SSID) associated with the access points in the AP MLD, and a MLD media access control (MAC) address associated with the access points in the AP MLD. Furthermore, a given beacon may be associated with a given access point and may include: information specifying a channel of a given link, a reduced neighbor report (RNR) providing information about at least the access points in the AP MLD, and a field that indicates when the given access point is included in the AP MLD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jarkko L. Kneckt, Jinjing Jiang, Lochan Verma, Qi Wang, Su Khiong Yong, Tianyu Wu, Yong Liu
  • Publication number: 20230136634
    Abstract: An electrode stack is described. The electrode stack may include an anode electrode having an anode current collector, and an anode active material disposed on the anode current collector. The anode electrode may define one or more first apertures through the anode electrode. The electrode stack may also include a cathode electrode having a cathode current collector, and a cathode active material disposed on the cathode current collector. The cathode electrode may define one or more second apertures through the cathode electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dapeng Wang, Hirotsugu Oba
  • Publication number: 20230136741
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for control-plane signaling for UE associations in wireless networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Sirotkin, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Pavan Nuggehalli, Ralf Rossbach, Sarma V. Vangala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20230134245
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for transmission of variable-size data bursts. Applications to uplink data transmissions and applications to downlink data transmissions are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ralf Rossbach, Alexander Sirotkin, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Pavan Nuggehalli, Sarma V. Vangala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Weidong Yang, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20230137292
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide collision resolution procedures in wireless communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu ZHANG, Chunhai YAO, Chunxuan YE, Dawei ZHANG, Haitong SUN, Hong HE, Oghenekome OTERI, Wei ZENG, Weidong YANG, Huaning NIU, Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN, Sigen YE
  • Patent number: 11641651
    Abstract: Various methods of allocating uplink control channels in a communication system are implemented at a resource scheduler or a user equipment (UE). In one method the scheduler reserves resources for a downlink data channel and signals a corresponding downlink data channel grant and also reserves resources for a persistent uplink control channel for a longer duration than the data channel grant. Signaling overhead associated with a grant for this persistent uplink control channel is reduced over a full dynamic grant. A predetermined rule can be used at the scheduler and at the UE to avoid overhead signaling associated with a grant for this persistent control channel. Predetermined rules at the UE and scheduler can also be used to reserve appropriate resources and select appropriate MCS levels for control information and the control information and uplink data can be transported over a common uplink channel when a time overlap occurs between an uplink data channel and the persistent control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James McCoy, Leo Dehner, Jayesh Kotecha, Jayakrishnan Mundarath
  • Patent number: 11641563
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lopatin, Emmanuel Lalande, Lawrence T. Lu, Robert W. Mayor, Siva Ganesh Movva, Raghunandan K. Pai, Munish K. Poonia, Tommy Rochette, Sam Schaevitz, Yannick L. Sierra, Navin Bindiganavile Suparna, Langford Wasada
  • Patent number: 11641517
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces. In some examples, the electronic device transitions between user interfaces for capturing photos based on data received from a first camera and a second camera. In some examples, the electronic device provides enhanced zooming capabilities that result in visual pleasing results for a displayed digital viewfinder and for captured videos. In some examples, the electronic device provides user interfaces for transitioning a digital viewfinder between a first camera with an applied digital zoom to a second camera with no digital zoom. In some examples, the electronic device prepares to capture media at various magnification levels. In some examples, the electronic device enhanced capabilities for navigating through a plurality of values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Behkish J. Manzari, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay, Pavel Pivoñka
  • Patent number: 11641460
    Abstract: A method includes displaying, on a display, a representation of a physical environment and a computer-generated object. The method includes generating a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud associated with the representation of the physical environment. The method includes obtaining depth information characterizing the physical environment. The method includes obtaining a capture event associated with a capture region within the representation of the physical environment. The capture region includes a portion of the computer-generated object. The method includes, in response to obtaining the capture event, disambiguating a group of points from the 3D point cloud, and generating, based on a function of the depth information and the group of points, a volumetric representation of the capture region. The group of points satisfies a spatial threshold with respect to the capture region. The volumetric representation includes a volumetric representation of the portion of the computer-generated object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric John Geusz, Pravalika Avvaru
  • Patent number: 11639307
    Abstract: A glass sheet having asymmetric chemical strengthening is disclosed and described. The examples described herein are directed to a cover glass for an electronic device and other glass components that may be used as enclosure elements or may form an enclosure. Within the glass component, localized compressive stress regions may be formed on opposite sides of the glass component, which may help arrest or redirect propagating cracks or defects in the glass. The opposing compressive stress regions may also help maintain the overall flatness of the component while increasing strength and/or impact resistance of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: James R. Wilson, Christopher D. Jones, Christopher C. Bartlow, Aidan R. Doan
  • Patent number: 11641061
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a millimeter wave antenna having a ground plane, resonating element, feed, and parasitic element. The resonating element may include first, second, and third layer of traces that are shorted together. The second traces may be interposed between the first and third traces and the third traces may be interposed between the second traces and the parasitic. The third traces may have a width that is less than the widths of the second and third traces. The third traces and the parasitic may define a constrained volume having an associated cavity resonance that lies outside of a frequency band of interest. If desired, the resonating element may include a single layer of conductive traces having a grid of openings that disrupt impedance in a transverse direction, thereby mitigating the trapping of energy within the frequency band of interest between the resonating element and the parasitic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Simone Paulotto, Basim H. Noori, Matthew A. Mow
  • Patent number: D985600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Boltz, John Danty, Sascha Höhne, Ole Lagemann, Thorsten Quandt, Jennifer Wien