Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 11309860
    Abstract: Embodiments presented herein relate to isolating a receiver circuit of an electronic device from a transmission signal and from a noise signal at a frequency range of a received 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 and the one or more antennas may be balanced such that the receiver circuit is effectively removed from the transceiver circuitry and isolated from the transmission signal. The impedance of the variable impedance devices and the one or more antennas may also be configured to isolate the receiver circuit from a noise signal generated at the transmission circuit having a frequency in the range of the receive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Georg Dorn, Joonhoi Hur, Rastislav Vazny
  • Patent number: 11310479
    Abstract: A method for depth mapping includes projecting a pattern of optical radiation into a volume of interest containing an object while varying an aspect of the pattern over the volume of interest. The optical radiation reflected from the object responsively to the pattern is sensed, and a depth map of the object is generated based on the sensed optical radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Shpunt, Zafrir Mor
  • Patent number: 11308716
    Abstract: In various implementations, a method is performed at a device including a non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the non-transitory memory. In some implementations, the method includes detecting a representation of an object that is associated with computer-generated reality (CGR) content. In some implementations, the method includes obtaining a user environment map characterizing a user environment, wherein the user environment is limited by a volumetric region around the device. In some implementations, the method includes mapping a portion of the CGR content associated with the object to a portion of the user environment map. In some implementations, the method includes synthesizing a CGR environment in accordance with the mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Ian M. Richter
  • Patent number: 11310748
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling uplink (UL) transmission power of a user equipment (UE) electronic device includes determining, using the UE electronic device, that a maximum power availability for a transmission between the UE and a wireless network node is not appropriate to current conditions. Based on the determination that maximum power availability is not appropriate the UE electronic device sends a request to the wireless network node to reduce power for communication with the wireless network node. Based on the request, the UE electronic device communicates at a reduced power level for communications with the wireless network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yakun Sun, Anatoliy S. Ioffe, Ehsan Haghani, Rohit U. Nabar
  • Patent number: 11307757
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to receiving a user input corresponding to a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism and in accordance with the user input, adjusting a brightness level of a display screen during a brightening configuration session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Tyler McAtee, Baboo Gowreesunker, Michael J. Lamb, Brent W. Schorsch, Kevin Lynch
  • Patent number: 11307763
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display includes simultaneously displaying a character input area operable to display text character input and emoji character input selected by a user, a keyboard display area, and a plurality of emoji category icons. In response to detecting a gesture on a respective emoji category icon, the method also includes simultaneously displaying: a first subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category in the keyboard display area and a plurality of subset-sequence-indicia icons for the respective emoji category. The method also includes detecting a gesture in the keyboard display area and, in response: replacing display of the first subset of emoji character keys with display of a second subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category, and updating the information provided by the subset-sequence-indicia icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bradford Allen Moore, Bas Ording, Elizabeth Caroline Cranfill, Stephen J. Chick, Kenneth Kocienda
  • Patent number: 11307663
    Abstract: An input device includes an input structure, a magnet attached to the input structure, and an electromagnet. The magnet rotates when the electromagnet is activated, thereby rotating the input structure. The magnet and input structure rotate about a pivot in order to provide haptic and/or visual feedback to a user. The pivot may attach the magnet and input structure to a body, which in turn may be affixed to, or part of, an electronic device. The electromagnet can encircle the body and/or magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Beyhs, Mark A. Salada, Megan A. McClain, Brenton A. Baugh, Brian T. Gleeson, Thayne M. Miller
  • Patent number: 11310869
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a baseband integrated circuit configured to generate communication data and control signals. The portable electronic device also includes an optical path configured to be coupled to the baseband integrated circuit to transmit the data signals from the baseband integrated circuit. The portable electronic device additionally includes a radiohead configured to be coupled to the optical path to receive the data signals transmitted along the optical path from the baseband integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Rastislav Vazny, Matthias Sauer, Ronald W. Dimpflmaier
  • Patent number: 11309628
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing and four antennas at respective corners of the housing. Cellular telephone transceiver circuitry may concurrently convey signals at one or more of the same frequencies over one or more of the four antennas using a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) scheme. In order to isolate adjacent antennas, dielectric-filled openings may be formed in conductive walls of the housing to divide the walls into segments that are used to form resonating element arms for the antennas. If desired, first and second antennas may include resonating element arms formed from a wall without any gaps. The first and second antennas may include adjacent return paths. A magnetic field associated with currents for the first antenna may cancel out with a magnetic field associated with currents for the second antenna at the adjacent return paths, thereby serving to electromagnetically isolate the first and second antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Hongfei Hu, Mattia Pascolini, Nanbo Jin, Matthew A. Mow, Erdinc Irci, Erica J. Tong, Han Wang
  • Patent number: 11305984
    Abstract: A waterproofed environmental sensing device with water detection provisions includes an environmental sensor to sense one or more environmental properties. The device further includes an electronic integrated circuit implemented on a substrate and coupled to the environmental sensor via a wire bonding. An air-permeable cap structure is formed over the environmental sensor, and a protective layer is formed over the wire bonding to protect the wire bonding against damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Prasad Vummidi Murali, Kuolung Lei, Richard Yeh, Yun X. Ma
  • Patent number: 11308696
    Abstract: One implementation forms a composited stream of computer-generated reality (CGR) content using multiple data streams related to a CGR experience to facilitate recording or streaming. A media compositor obtains a first data stream of rendered frames and a second data stream of additional data. The rendered frame content (e.g., 3D models) represents real and virtual content rendered during a CGR experience at a plurality of instants in time. The additional data of the second data stream relates to the CGR experience, for example, relating to audio, audio sources, metadata identifying detected attributes of the CGR experience, image data, data from other devices involved in the CGR experience, etc. The media compositor forms a composited stream that aligns the rendered frame content with the additional data for the plurality of instants in time, for example, by forming time-stamped, n-dimensional datasets (e.g., images) corresponding to individual instants in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ranjit Desai, Venu M. Duggineni, Perry A. Caro, Aleksandr M. Movshovich, Gurjeet S. Saund
  • Patent number: 11308345
    Abstract: Various methods for utilizing a saliency heatmaps are described. The methods include obtaining image data corresponding to an image of a scene, obtaining a saliency heatmap for the image of the scene based on a saliency network, wherein the saliency heatmap indicates a likelihood of saliency for a corresponding portion of the scene, and manipulating the image data based on the saliency heatmap. In embodiments, the saliency heatmap may be produced using a trained machine learning model. The saliency heatmap may be used for various image processing tasks, such as determining which portion(s) of a scene to base an image capture device's autofocus, auto exposure, and/or white balance operations upon. According to some embodiments, one or more bounding boxes may be generated based on the saliency heatmap, e.g., using an optimization operation, which bounding box(es) may be used to assist or enhance the performance of various image processing tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vignesh Jagadeesh, Yingjun Bai, Guillaume Tartavel, Gregory Guyomarc'h
  • Patent number: 11308652
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein render virtual content with noise that is similar to or that otherwise better matches the noise found in the images with which the virtual content is combined. Some implementations involve identifying noise data for an image, creating a parameterized noise model based on the noise data, generating a noise pattern approximating noise of the image or another image using the parameterized noise model, and rendering content that includes the image and virtual content with noise added based on the noise pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Kurz, Tobias Holl
  • Patent number: D949145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
  • Patent number: D949146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
  • Patent number: D949168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelio Guzmán, Deanna Marsigliese, Joumana Marie Medlej, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D949171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan R Dascola, Richard Dellinger, Alan C. Dye, Christopher P. Foss, Heena Ko
  • Patent number: D949179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Will Chen, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D949186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: William McMillan Tyler
  • Patent number: RE49044
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (“3D”) avatar can be automatically created that resembles the physical appearance of an individual captured in one or more input images or video frames. The avatar can be further customized by the individual in an editing environment and used in various applications, including but not limited to gaming, social networking and video conferencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Nelson, Cedric Bray, Thomas Goossens, Rudolph Van Der Merwe, Richard E. Crandall, Bertrand Serlet