Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11630851Abstract: The embodiments set forth techniques for implementing various “prediction engines” that can be configured to provide different kinds of predictions within a mobile computing device. According to some embodiments, each prediction engine can assign itself as an “expert” on one or more “prediction categories” within the mobile computing device. When a software application issues a request for a prediction for a particular category, and two or more prediction engines respond with their respective prediction(s), a “prediction center” can be configured to receive and process the predictions prior to responding to the request. Processing the predictions can involve removing duplicate information that exists across the predictions, sorting the predictions in accordance with confidence levels advertised by the prediction engines, and the like. In this manner, the prediction center can distill multiple predictions down into an optimized prediction and provide the optimized prediction to the software application.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joao Pedro Lacerda, Gaurav Kapoor
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Patent number: 11630991Abstract: Embodiments relate to a neural processor that includes one or more neural engine circuits and planar engine circuits. The neural engine circuits can perform convolution operations of input data with one or more kernels to generate outputs. The planar engine circuit is coupled to the plurality of neural engine circuits. A planar engine circuit can be configured to multiple modes. In an elementwise mode, the planar engine circuit may combine two tensors by performing operations element by element. The planar engine circuit may support elementwise operation for two tensors that are in different sizes and ranks. The planar engine circuit may perform a broadcasting operation to duplicate one or more values across one or more channels to make a smaller tensor matching the size of the larger tensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher L. Mills, Kenneth W. Waters, Youchang Kim
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Patent number: 11630636Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for detecting a wearing status of a wearable device, the wearing status indicating whether a user is wearing the wearable device and sending wearing status data to a companion communication device to control a behavior of the companion communication device.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Watson, David John Shaw, Arun Dhyaneshwar Chawan, Matthew Gillette, Ganesha Adkasthala Ganapathi Batta, Jeffrey Chandler Moore, Patrick Ian Bernhard, Baek San Chang, Patrick Lee Coffman, Jonathan Anderson Bennett, Anthony Guetta, Jahan Christian Minoo, Keith Walter Rauenbuehler
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Patent number: 11632807Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing bandwidth part activation in a cellular communication system. A wireless device may attach to a network via a cell that includes multiple bandwidth parts. The wireless device may receive an indication activating a non-default bandwidth part for the wireless device. A bandwidth part activation timer may be initiated based at least in part on activation of the non-default bandwidth part. At expiration of the bandwidth part activation timer, the wireless device may deactivate the non-default bandwidth part and activate a default bandwidth part if there is not a procedure to perform an uplink data transfer in progress. If there is a procedure to perform an uplink data transfer in progress at expiration of the bandwidth part activation timer, the procedure may be completed via the non-default BWP even after expiration of the bandwidth part activation timer.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Yuqin Chen
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Patent number: 11630537Abstract: An electronic device may have light-emitting devices. A light-emitting device may include light-emitting diodes, a display, or other components that emit visual output. One or more image transport layers may be included in the electronic device. An image transport layer may have an input surface that receives an image and an output surface to which the image transport layer transports the image for viewing by a user. The image transport layers may have areas with compound curvature and other shapes. Deformed image transport layer structures such as deformed fibers in a coherent fiber bundle may be configured to hide gaps in displays and other structures. Displays may include light detectors that serve as a two-dimensional touch sensor. The touch sensor may detect touch input on an output surface of an image transport layer. Image transport layer material may be incorporated into buttons, elongated housings, wearable devices, and other equipment.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael B. Wittenberg, Daniel J. Barrett, Erik G. de Jong, Lucy E. Browning, Marwan Rammah, Rasamy Phouthavong, Sameer Pandya
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Patent number: 11630559Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing weather information. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing weather information are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for displaying daily weather information are described.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Caroline J. Crandall, Dylan O. Boelte, Wyatt R. Mitchell, Ian V. Bambao, Benjamin T. Christie, Anton M. Davydov
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Patent number: 11632734Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for the utilization of user equipment (UE) identifiers for registration in fifth generation (5G) systems. An apparatus of a user equipment includes processing circuitry to: retrieve a first 5G-GUTI from a memory; generate a registration request message that includes the first 5G-GUTI; encode the registration request message for transmission to a fifth-generation core (5GC) network of a second PLMN; receive a registration accept message that includes a second 5G-GUTI; and access the second PLMN using the second 5G-GUTI.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexandre Saso Stojanovski, Robert Zaus
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Patent number: 11630485Abstract: An electronic device may have input-output devices such as sensors, displays, wireless circuitry, and other electronic components mounted within a housing. The housing may have opposing front and rear walls. A display may be formed on a front side of the device and may be overlapped by a front housing wall such as a glass layer. Sensors and other components may be formed on a rear side of the device and may be overlapped by a rear housing wall. The rear housing wall may have a glass portion or other transparent structure through which projectors project images onto nearby surfaces and through which image sensors and other optical sensors receive light. The housing may be supported by a stand. An electrical component in the stand may interact with an electronic device on the stand. Wireless circuitry in an external item may wirelessly couple to wireless circuitry within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Joshua P. Song
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Publication number: 20230109920Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for radio-link monitoring operations in radio networks that include beam-specific bandwidth parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Chunxuan YE, Weidong YANG, Sigen YE, Oghenekome OTERI, Wei ZENG, Dawei ZHANG, Huaning NIU, Haitong SUN, Hong HE, Chunhai YAO, Jie CUI
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Publication number: 20230116740Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to perform cell reselection. In an example, timing requirements for synchronization signal processing are defined based on a beam sweeping capability of the device. Synchronization signals are received and processed according to the timing requirements to complete a cell reselection procedure. In another example, location data of the device is used to look up a database of cell identifiers. A cell identifier is determined based on the look-up and a cell reselection procedure is performed using the cell identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Huaning Niu, Qiming Li, Dawei Zhang, Jie Cui, Manasa Raghavan, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang
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Publication number: 20230111452Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, methods, and computer-readable medium to utilize a credential extension for collection of information for a data transfer. The credential extension may be sandboxed which limit the information to be collected related to the data transfer and/or provide protection for the information collected related to the data transfer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ansh Shukla, Anton K. Diederich, Matthew C. Byington
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Patent number: 11626810Abstract: Systems and methods for power conversion are described. For example, a system may include a transformer including a plurality of secondary windings; a first set of switches connecting respective taps of the plurality of secondary windings to a first terminal; a second set of switches connecting the respective taps of the plurality of secondary windings to a second terminal; and an electrical load connected between the first terminal and the second terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Ashish K. Sahoo, Brandon Pierquet, Jie Lu
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Patent number: 11626578Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may have an array of display pixels that provide image light to a user. The array of display pixels may form an active display structure with a rectangular shape. The rectangular active display structure may be surrounded by an inactive border region. Optical structures such as a sheet of glass or another optical member may have portions that are configured to bend light from the display pixels along the periphery of the active display structure. The optical member may have an area that is larger than the area of the active display structure, so that the presence of the optical member may serve to enlarge the apparent size of the display. Solidified liquid polymer may be used to support the optical structures and may be interposed between the optical structures and the active display structures.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tseng-Mau Yang, Christopher D. Prest, Dale N. Memering
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Patent number: 11625222Abstract: A headset can include left and right ear-worn speakers and a control. In response to a control input of the control, the ear-worn speakers can be driven with driver signals that include a control sound having a virtual location determined by spatial auditory cues. The control sound can indicate a behavior of the control as a result of the control input. Other aspects are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Darius A. Satongar, Per Haakan Linus Persson, Hugo D. Verweij, Stuart J. Wood, Andrew E. Greenwood
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Patent number: 11626646Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a battery utilizing a dampening layer to prevent a failure of the battery. The battery includes an enclosure, a set of electrodes enclosed within the enclosure, and a dampening layer disposed within the set of electrodes. The dampening layer partitions the set of electrodes into a first subset of electrodes and a second subset of electrodes. The dampening layer is configured to absorb a mechanical impact on the enclosure to prevent a failure of at least one of the first subset of electrodes and the second subset of electrodes. The dampening layer may be formed at least one of a polymer, metal, and ceramic.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Zuqin Liu, Shabab Amiruddin
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Patent number: 11625580Abstract: Neural wirings may be discovered concurrently with training a neural network. Respective weights may be assigned to each edge connecting nodes of a neural graph, wherein the neural graph represents a neural network. A subset of edges may be designated based on the respective weights and data is passed through the neural graph in a forward training pass using the designated subset of edges. A loss function may be determined based on the results of the forward training pass and parameters of the neural network and the respective weights assigned to each edge may be updated in a backwards training pass based on the loss function. The steps of designating the subset of edges, passing data through the neural graph, determining the loss function, and updating parameters of the neural network and the respective weights may be repeated to train the neural network.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Noss Wortsman, Ali Farhadi, Mohammad Rastegari
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Patent number: 11627433Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for allowing a mobile device (e.g., a key fob or a consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, watch, or other wearable device) to interact with a vehicle such that a location of the mobile device can be determined by the vehicle, thereby enabling certain functionality of the vehicle. A device may include both RF antenna(s) and magnetic antenna(s) for determining a location of a mobile device relative to the vehicle. Such a hybrid approach can provide various advantages. Existing magnetic coils on a mobile device (e.g., for charging or communication) may be re-used for distance measurements that are supplemented by the RF measurements. Any device antenna may provide measurements to a machine learning model that determines a region in which the mobile device resides, based on training measurements in the regions.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brent M. Ledvina, Robert W. Brumley, Robert William Mayor, William J. Bencze, Alejandro J. Marquez, Shang-Te Yang, Xu Chen, Indranil S. Sen, Mohit Narang
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Patent number: 11626568Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display may have an array of organic light-emitting diode pixels that each have OLED layers interposed between a cathode and an anode. Voltage may be applied to the anode of each pixel to control the magnitude of emitted light. The conductivity of the OLED layers may allow leakage current to pass between neighboring anodes in the display. To reduce leakage current and the accompanying cross-talk, resistance of a laterally conductive OLED layer may be increased. The laterally conductive layer may include an organic host material, dopants, and a resistance-increasing additive. Another way to reduce leakage current is to apply bias voltages to the anodes of the display and/or expose the laterally conductive layer to ultraviolet light, causing dopants within the laterally conductive layer to degrade.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jared S. Price, Mathew K. Mathai, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Martijn Kuik
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Patent number: 11623589Abstract: An apparatus includes a first electrical component, a second electrical component, and a brake line. At least part of an electrical connection between the first electrical component and the second electrical component is defined by the brake line. The electrical connection may be a secondary electrical connection for rerouting an electrical path. The brake line may include first and second tubular conductive structures for defining first and second electrical connections. A repeater may be used to retransmit a data signal along the brake line. A nonconductive layer may be disposed on a tubular conductive structure of the brake line. A controller may switch operation of the brake line between an electrical power transmission mode and a data signal transmission mode. A controller may be operable determine a connected state or a disconnected state of the brake using the electrical connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Mario Tippelhofer
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Patent number: D983785Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 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, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Marc A. Newson, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer