Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11621003Abstract: A device implementing a system for responding to a voice request includes a processor configured to receive a voice request for content, the voice request corresponding to a first user account, the device being associated with the first user account, a second user account and a default account. The processor if further configured to determine that the content is unavailable via the first user account, and provide, in response to the determining, the content via at least one of the second user account or the default account.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Alsina, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Taylor G. Carrigan, Jessica J. Peck
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Patent number: 11620046Abstract: The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for receiving handwriting input, accessing predictive text candidates, and accessing keyboards.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Botao Zhu, Patrick L. Coffman, Dylan Ross Edwards, Aram D. Kudurshian, Karan Misra, Chun Kin Minor Wong
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Patent number: 11620738Abstract: Embodiments relate to hue preservation post processing for highlight recovery of an input image. Intensity values for multiple color channels of a plurality of color channels of a pixel of the input image is determined using corresponding ratios of target hues for the plurality of color channels of the pixel, wherein the pixel has at least one color channel with an intensity above a predetermined threshold. A hue preserved value for a color channel of the plurality of color channels of the pixel is determined using intensity values determined for the plurality of color channels of the pixel and the target hues. A recovered version of the input image is generated by adjusting hue information of the pixel, using the hue preserved value for the channel of the plurality of color channels of the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Touraj Tajbakhsh, Chihsin Wu, Frederic Cao
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Patent number: 11622377Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) using a self-contained scheduling resource to communicate with an eNodeB within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The UE can select, at the UE, a selected eNodeB transmission (Tx) beam and a selected UE reception (Rx) beam based on a highest power beamforming reference signal (BRS) received power (BRS-RP). The UE can signal a transceiver of the UE to transmit to the eNodeB a scheduling request (SR), using the selected Rx beam, on a scheduling request (SR) resource in a self-contained subframe according to a time and frequency location of the selected eNodeB Tx beam. The UE can process an advanced physical downlink control channel (xPDCCH), received from the eNodeB, for an uplink (UL) grant using the selected UE RX beam.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Gang Xiong, Wenting Chang, Huaning Niu, Yushu Zhang, Yuan Zhu
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Patent number: 11620790Abstract: Generating a 3D model may include determining, based on sensor data from a touch sensor on a first device, a touch event, wherein the touch event comprises a touch on the first device by a touching object. Generating a 3D model may also include, in response to a touch event, obtaining a first image of the touching object by a first camera of the first device, and obtaining, from a second device, a second image of the touching object, wherein the first image of the touching object captures a first view of the touching object, and wherein the second image of the touching object captures a second view of the touching object. A model of the touching object is generated based on the first image and the second image.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rohit Sethi, Lejing Wang
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Patent number: 11622085Abstract: A method of creating a multispectral decorrelation model for use in determining a visible image from a multispectral image captured using a multispectral image sensor, the method comprising the steps of: generating, using a plurality of quantum efficiency curves for the multispectral image sensor and a plurality of synthetic light spectrum vectors, a grid of synthetic multispectral pixel values and a corresponding grid of synthetic visible pixel values, wherein each synthetic visible pixel value is substantially decorrelated from a non-visible component of a corresponding synthetic multispectral pixel value; and determining a multispectral decorrelation model using the grid of synthetic multispectral pixel values and the corresponding grid of synthetic visible pixel values, wherein the multispectral decorrelation model in use maps a multispectral pixel value of the multispectral image to a visible pixel value of the visible image.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Graham Finlayson, Alex Hayes
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Patent number: 11620759Abstract: Devices, methods, and program storage devices for training and leveraging machine learning (ML) models to use in image registration, especially on unaligned multispectral images, are disclosed, comprising: obtaining aligned multispectral image data; generating a first plurality of feature descriptors for features identified in the aligned multispectral image data; generating a training set of feature descriptor pairs based on the first plurality of feature descriptors; and training a ML model based on the training set of feature descriptor pairs, wherein the trained ML model is configured to determine matches between features in unaligned multispectral image data.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Jason de Villiers
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Patent number: 11621812Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for a fifth generation (5G) or new radio (NR) system comprising multiplexing, by a gNodeB (gNB), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) and an associated demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a time division multiplexing (TDM) manner; and transmitting, by the gNB, the PBCH by employing a Discrete Fourier Transform-spread-orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (DFT-s-OFDM) waveform and its associated DMRS.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gang Xiong, Dae Won Lee, Gregory Morozov, Yushu Zhang, Jie Zhu
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Patent number: 11621048Abstract: A memory controller includes an interface and a processor. The interface communicates with a plurality of memory cells, and an individual one of the plurality of memory cells stores data in multiple predefined programming levels. The processor is configured to read an Error Correction Code (ECC) code word from a group of memory cells, via the interface, using multiple read thresholds positioned between adjacent programming levels, for producing multiple readouts that contain respective numbers of errors, to derive from the code word a reference readout that contains no errors, or contains a number of errors smaller than in the code word, to calculate multiple distances between the reference readout and the respective readouts, and set a preferred read threshold based on the calculated distances, and to perform subsequent read operations for retrieving data from the plurality of memory cells, using the preferred read threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Yonathan Tate, Ilia Benkovitch, Michael Jeffet, Nir Tishbi, Roy Roth, Ruby Mizrahi
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Patent number: 11622397Abstract: An apparatus of a next generation NodeB (gNB) comprises one or more baseband processors to interconnect a gNB Central Unit control-plane entity (gNB-CU-CP) with a gNB Central Unit user-plane entity (gNB-CU-UP) via an E1 control plane interface and a gNB Distributed Unit (gNB-DU) via an F1 control plane interface. Rather than relying on multiple class-1 procedures initiated by gNB-CU-CP toward gNB-CU-UP and gNB-DU, the one or more baseband processors are configured to establish or modify a bearer context and to communicate data transport tunneling and/or packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) preservation status information for a specific user equipment (UE), utilizing the direct F1 user plane interface between gNB-DU and gNB-CU-UP to avoid relaying delay. The gNB can include a memory to store the bearer context and data transport tunneling information.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexander Sirotkin, Jaemin Han, Feng Yang
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Patent number: 11619857Abstract: An optical device stack includes at least one of a photodetector or an optical emitter and a metasurface. The metasurface is disposed over a light-receiving surface of the photodetector or a light emission surface of the optical emitter. The metasurface includes a first conductive layer having an electrically-tunable optical property and an array of conductive nanostructures disposed on a first side of the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is disposed on a second side of the first conductive layer. An electrical insulator is disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. A change in an electrical bias between the metasurface and the second conductive layer, from a first electrical bias to a second electrical bias, tunes the electrically-tunable optical property from a first state to a second state, and changes an electrically-tunable optical filtering property of the metasurface.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jiayu Li, Dawei Lu
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Patent number: 11622025Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for retrieving cached data in an information centric networking (ICN) enabled cellular network. Various embodiments enable cached ICN data retrieval with newly introduced functionalities, such as ICN-control function (ICN-CF), ICN-point of attachment (ICN-PoA), uplink classifier (UL CL), and other corresponding functionalities. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Zongrui Ding, Gabriel Arrobo Vidal, Qian Li, Geng Wu, Ching-Yu Liao
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Patent number: 11622337Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for determining dynamic power sharing in a dual connectivity network. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gang Xiong, Hong He, Yushu Zhang
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Patent number: 11619732Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to motion detection and recognition using segmented data from reflections of transmitted signals. An apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The processor may cause the transmitter to transmit pulses of an RF signal, the reflections of which are received by a receiver. For each of a number of consecutive segments, the transmitter may transmit N pulses of the RF signal, followed by quiet period. The processor may determine amplitude and phase data for reflections received by the receiver. Over a number of consecutive segments, the processor may detect and classify the amplitude and phase data change over time.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael Ney, Zohar Agon
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Patent number: 11619851Abstract: To minimize the width of a non-light-emitting border region around an opening in the active area, data lines may be stacked in the border region. Data line portions may be formed using three metal layers in three different planes within the border region. A metal layer that forms a positive power signal distribution path in the active area may serve as a data line portion in the border region. A metal layer may be added in the border region to serve as a data line portion in the border region. Data line signals may also be provided to pixels on both sides of an opening in the active area using supplemental data line paths. A supplemental data line path may be routed through the active area of the display to electrically connect data line segments on opposing sides of an opening within the display.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Shin-Hung Yeh, Warren S. Rieutort-Louis, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Chien-Ya Lee, Lun Tsai
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Patent number: 11619779Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with pixels configured to display an image. An image transport layer may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material. The image transport layer may overlap the pixels and may have an input surface that receives the image from the pixels and a corresponding output surface on which the received image is viewable. The image transport layer may form an exterior surface of the electronic device or may be overlapped by a transparent cover layer. Various methods such as swelling, piping, and slumping may be used to process fibers and form image transport layers. A fiber bundle that is used to form an image transport layer may include fibers that have varying properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jean-Pierre S. Guillou, Tyler R. Kakuda, Ying-Chih Wang, Michael J. Brown, Yi Qiao, Hao Dong, Paul C. Kelley, Shaorui Yang, Salman Karbasivalashani
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Patent number: 11620329Abstract: Described herein are techniques to enable limited access to a photos library by enabling application specific virtual photo libraries. When an application requests access to the photos library, the user can select an option to enable or configure a virtual photos library, and then select specific assets (e.g., photos, videos) within the photos library to be selected for inclusion into an application specific virtual photos library.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Dickoff, Jessica Aranda, Patrick Coffman, Richard L. Hagy, Stephen J. Rhee, Nicole R. Ryan, Adam C. Swift, Gavin B. Thomson, Brandon J. Van Ryswyk
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Patent number: 11619762Abstract: An optical module includes a beam-tilting light source enclosure. The enclosure is coupled to a substrate that includes a light emitter connected thereto. The enclosure has a geometry such that the enclosure has a first surface configured to couple substantially flat to the substrate and a second surface tilted with respect to the first surface and configured to couple substantially flat to a component of an electronic device through which the light is to project. The enclosure is optically transmissive and covers the light source when coupled to the substrate. In this way, the enclosure may be assembled and used in the electronic device by coupling the first surface to the substrate and coupling the second surface to the component.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael K. McCord, Mehmet Mutlu, Ryan J. Linderman
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Patent number: 11622243Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to techniques (e.g., a device, a method, or a non-transitory computer readable medium storing code or instructions executable by one or more processors) for many-to-many communication techniques for coordinating communications among a group of mobile devices that can be performed by a first mobile devices. The first mobile device can transmit a request to establish outgoing pairwise ranging sessions with other mobile devices of the group. Each of the mobile devices of the group of mobile devices can establish ranging sessions with the other mobile devices. Each mobile device can act as both an initiating device and a responding device for the ranging session. The first mobile device can detect one or more redundant ranging sessions the mobile devices. The first mobile device can identify whether to keep or terminate each of the one or more redundant ranging sessions based on a common criterion.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Yagil Burowski, Robert W. Brumley, Brandon S. Dewberry
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Patent number: 11620033Abstract: Systems and methods for proactively identifying user interface objects (e.g., internet links) directed to information of interest to the user and displaying the identified user interface objects in a user interface on an electronic device are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the method includes receive, via a user input device, a user input within a user interface of an internet browser application and displayed on the display of the electronic device; and in response to the user input, display, within the user interface, a first set of one or more user interface objects, each providing a suggested internet link obtained from one or more data sources, different than the internet browser application, on the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Alan S. Hshieh, Conrad A. Shultz, Karl Christian Kohlschuetter, Mateusz K. Rajca, Oluwatomiwa Alabi, Raymond S. Sepulveda, Shawn D. Moon, Zachary G. King, Garrett M. Davidson