Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11190734Abstract: A device implementing a system for multiway audio-video conferencing includes a processor configured to receive, from a first device, indication of a first channel and a second channel for communicating content for an audio-video conference session. The first channel and the second channel correspond to different types of communication interfaces. The processor is further configured to receive, from the first device, a first request to subscribe to a first content stream for the audio-video conference session via the first channel, and to subscribe to a second content stream for the audio-video conference session via the second channel, and in response to receiving the first request, forward, to the first device, the first content stream via the first channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yan Yang, Thomas P. Devanneaux, Daniel B. Pollack, Vu H. Chiem
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Patent number: 11189072Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and a method for providing a virtual meeting of a first user (U1, U2, U3, U4) and a second user (U1, U2, U3, U4), comprising a first communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a first display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the first user (U1, U2, U3, U4), and a second communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a second display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the second user (U1, U2, U3, U4).Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Eberhard Schmidt
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Patent number: 11188422Abstract: The described embodiments set forth techniques for preserving clone relationships between files at a computing device. In particular, the techniques involve identifying clone relationships between files in conjunction with performing operations on the files where it can be beneficial to preserve the clone relationships. The operations can include, for example, preserving clone relationships between files that are being copied from a source storage device (that supports file cloning) to a destination storage device that supports file cloning. Additionally, the operations can include preserving clone relationships when backing up and restoring files between a source storage device (that supports file cloning) and a destination storage device that does not support file cloning. In this manner, the various benefits afforded by the clone relationships between files can be retained even as the files are propagated to destination storage devices that may or may not support file cloning.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Pavel Cisler, Christopher A. Wolf, Loic E. Vandereyken, Eric A. Weiss
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Patent number: 11189059Abstract: A head-mounted device can be operated with another device and/or object for which information is gathered to facilitate visual display of a representation thereof. An object can be provided with indicators that allow a head-mounted device to determine both an identity and a characteristic (e.g., position, orientation, distance, etc.) of the object. Additionally or alternatively, the head-mounted device can determine both an identity and a characteristic (e.g., position, orientation, distance, etc.) of an electronic device attached to an object for producing a virtual representation of the object. Additionally or alternatively, the head-mounted device can receive data from an electronic device attached to an object for producing a virtual representation of the object. The virtual representation of the object can resemble the physical object, even where the object itself is not independently analyzed.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: David A. Schmuck, Marinus Meursing, Brian S. Lau, Jeremy C. Franklin
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Patent number: 11187914Abstract: A scene camera system that includes two or more mirrors that reflect light from a respective portion of a field of view (FOV) in front of the system and two or more cameras that each capture the light reflected by a respective one of the two or more mirrors. By using the mirrors to reflect the light, the cameras' entrance pupils are imaged to a location closer to a user's eyes to thus achieve a more accurate representation of the perspective of the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Hennigan, Noah D. Bedard, Branko Petljanski, Jason C. Sauers, Edward S. Huo, Ricardo J. Motta, Brett D. Miller, Yury Petrov
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Patent number: 11188787Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media to implementing an end-to-end room layout estimation are described. A room layout estimation engine performs feature extraction on an image frame to generate a first set of coefficients for a first room layout class and a second set of coefficients for a second room layout class. Afterwards, the room layout estimation engine generates a first set of planes according to the first set of coefficients and a second set of planes according to the second set of coefficients. The room layout estimation engine generates a first prediction plane according to the first set of planes and a second prediction plane according to the second set of planes. Afterwards, the room layout estimation engine merges the first prediction plane and the second prediction plane to generate a predicted room layout for the room.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel Ulbricht, Chen-Yu Lee, Amit Kumar K C
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Patent number: 11190870Abstract: A multi-way speaker array is disclosed that includes rings of transducers of different types. The rings of transducers may encircle the cabinet of the speaker array such that the speaker array is rotationally symmetric. The distance between rings of transducers may be based on a logarithmic scale. By separating rings of transducers using logarithmic spacing, denser transducer spacing at short wavelengths is achieved while limiting the number of transducers needed for longer wavelengths by spacing them in larger and larger logarithmic increments. Transducers with overlapping frequency ranges may be used in the speaker array to avoid initial dips or shortfalls in directivity for corresponding beam patterns.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Martin E. Johnson, Gordon R. Dix, Michael B. Howes, Gary P. Geaves, Tom-Davy William Jendrik Saux
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Patent number: 11188168Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a computing device is described. In response to receiving an input corresponding to a first gesture, the device determines an updated location for an object selection indicator within a user interface in accordance with the first gesture. In accordance with a determination that the updated location is within a portion of the user interface that corresponds to a predefined region of the display, the device sends instructions to the display for moving the object selection indicator to the updated location without scrolling the user interface. In accordance with a determination that the updated location is outside of the portion of the user interface, the device sends instructions to the display for moving the object selection indicator to the updated location and scrolling the user interface so as to display the updated location within the predefined region.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Julian Missig
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Patent number: 11188118Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. Inactive portions of the display such as peripheral portions of the display may be masked using an opaque masking layer. An opening may be provided in the opaque masking layer to allow light to pass. For example, a logo may be viewed through an opening in the opaque masking layer and a camera may receive light through an opening in the opaque masking layer. The display may include upper and lower polarizers, a color filter layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. The opaque masking layer may be formed on the upper polarizer, may be interposed between the upper polarizer and the color filter layer, or may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer. The upper polarizer may have unpolarized windows for cameras, logos, or other internal structures.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren, Jun Qi, Victor H. Yin, Thomas Wilson, Jr., Adam T. Garelli
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Patent number: 11190327Abstract: A method is provided to generate and control transmission of reference symbols in a synchronization subframe, wherein a reference symbol includes reference values mapped to a block of K subcarriers. The method includes generating data corresponding to a basic subsequence of K?R1?R2 reference values, where R1 and R2 are integers such that 1?R1+R2<K, and mapping the data corresponding to the basic subsequence to an original range of K?R1?R2 contiguous subcarriers in the block such that there is a first set of R1 unmapped subcarriers above the original range of subcarriers and a second set of R2 unmapped subcarriers below the original range of subcarriers. Data corresponding to last R1 values in the basic subsequence is mapped to the first set of unmapped subcarriers. Data corresponding to first R2 values in the basic subsequence is mapped to the second set of unmapped subcarriers.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Peng Lu, Qiaoyang Ye, Gang Xiong, Glenn J. Bradford, Joonyoung Cho, Jong-Kae Fwu, Bishwarup Mondal
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Patent number: 11189017Abstract: Devices, methods, and computer-readable media describing an adaptive approach for image selection, fusion, and noise reduction, e.g., to generate low noise and high dynamic range (HDR) images with improved motion freezing in a variety of capturing conditions. An incoming image stream may be obtained from an image capture device, wherein the image stream comprises a variety of differently-exposed captures, e.g., EV0 images, EV? images, EV+ images. When a capture request is received, a set of rules may be used to evaluate one or more capture conditions associated with the images from the incoming image stream and determine which two or more images to select for a fusion operation. The fusion operation may be designed to adaptively fuse the selected images, e.g., in a fashion that is determined to be optimal from a noise variance minimization standpoint. A fusion-adaptive noise reduction process may further be performed on the resultant fused image.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Farhan A. Baqai, Gijesh Varghese, Hao Sun, Tak Shing Wong
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Patent number: 11190382Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate RS (Reference Signal) sequence generation and mapping, and/or precoder assignment, for NR (New Radio). One example embodiment employable at a NR wireless communication device comprises processing circuitry configured to: generate one or more PN (Pseudo Noise) sequences based at least in part on an initial state of a PN generator; extract, for each PRB (Physical Resource Block) of one or more PRBs, an associated portion of an associated PN sequence of the one or more PN sequences, based at least in part on a reference subcarrier index, independent of a bandwidth part configuration and of a maximum supported number of PRBs; and generate, for each PRB of the one or more PRBs, an associated set of RS(s) for that PRB based at least in part on the extracted associated portion of the associated PN sequence for that PRB.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gang Xiong, Debdeep Chatterjee, Yushu Zhang, Alexei Davydov, Wook Bong Lee, Dae Won Lee, Sameer Pawar, Jeongho Jeon, Hong He
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Patent number: 11188196Abstract: A computing device is configured with a multifunctional backlit display. The backlighting can be operated in at least a first mode and a second mode. In a first mode, the backlighting provides luminance to the display so that images on the display can be easily seen. In a second mode, the backlighting provides visual stimulus for relaying information to a user or a user's surroundings.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Eugene Antony Whang
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Patent number: 11190008Abstract: A high-voltage DC floating system includes a source, a power rail, a power bus, a load, and a pre-charge circuit. The power bus includes a positive bus portion and a negative bus portion. The pre-charge circuit includes a first pre-charge circuit portion that is configured to equalize a voltage across the positive power supply switch between the source and a Y-capacitance of the load and a second pre-charge circuit portion that defines a switched path to ground that is configured to equalize a voltage associated with a Y-capacitance of the negative power rail.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hunter Wu, Hamza W. Derbas, Paul Firehammer, Robert J. Kromer
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Publication number: 20210368079Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera having an actuator arrangement with a low-profile actuator arrangement. For example, the camera may include a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator to move a lens group and/or an image sensor of the camera. According to some embodiments, the VCM actuator may include one or more magnet-coil groups located beside an image sensor package of the camera. In some embodiments, a magnet-coil group may be located between the image sensor package and a side wall of the camera. Additionally, or alternatively, the magnet-coil group may at least partially extend (e.g., in a direction parallel to an optical axis defined by the lens group) past an upper surface of the image sensor and a bottom of the camera in some embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventor: Zachary W. Birnbaum
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Publication number: 20210368436Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus and method for a mobile access point (AP) station that operates in an always-on soft AP mode where a station is associated with the mobile AP station, and switch back to operate as a station in an infrastructure mode with an AP. For example, in an always-on soft AP mode, the mobile AP station may implement a target wake time (TWT) responder power save mode feature. The mobile AP station may maintain a wake window after a beacon to enable unassociated devices to associate; establish a broadcast TWT schedule for unassociated TWT-capable devices to associate; schedule TWT for associated devices; go to sleep outside of the scheduled TWT of the associated devices; and switch back to infrastructure mode to perform as a station and maintain a connection with an AP.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Guoqing LI, Dagbegnon H. BAHINI, Rajneesh KUMAR
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Publication number: 20210368572Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for adequate failure secondary cell group (SCG) reporting in New Radio (NR) involved networks. Various embodiments describe how to generate a sufficient SCG failure report so that a master node (MN) in the network may acknowledge the corresponding failed reference signal including its frequency and subcarrier spacing. In accordance, the MN may configure the UE and network communication effectively. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Seau S. LIM, Candy YIU, Youn HEO
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Publication number: 20210368435Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for requesting and providing service of a network slice deemed essential by a user equipment (UE). The UE transmits a request message to the network indicating that essential services are requested, and identifying the essential network slice. Based on the information in the request message, the serving network communicates with one or more network nodes to determine whether the requested services can be provided. This information is packaged in a response message and transmitted to the UE. If the current network is capable of servicing the requested network slice, then the UE remains with the current network. If not, then the UE initiates a search for an alternative network (PLMN or SNPN) capable of supporting the requested services. A successful search causes the UE to register with the newly-found network, whereas an unsuccessful search causes the UE to re-register with the current network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nirlesh KOSHTA, Sridhar PRAKASAM, Karthik ANANTHARAMAN, Vijay VENKATARAMAN, Krisztian KISS, Nitin KUPPELUR, Deepak DASH, Pradeep PANGI, Kavya B. RAVIKUMAR, Xiangpeng JING
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Publication number: 20210365806Abstract: Systems and methods can suggest applications for use by a user of a computing device. The suggestions can be provided on a user interface for the user to select. A suggestion engine can use historical user interactions and contextual data to derive features for a machine learning mode. The machine learning model can determine which application to suggest according to the current context. Multiple models, such as a pattern model and a heuristics model, may be user to generate features for the machine learning model based in user interactions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chiraag Sumanth, Gokcen Cilingir, Joao Pedro Lacerda
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Patent number: D937295Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Richard Dellinger, Jonathan David Hersh, Kevin Richard Jorgensen, Michael Lee Knippers