Patents Assigned to Apple
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Patent number: 11171563Abstract: A power converter circuit that includes a switch node coupled to a regulated power supply node via an inductor may, during a discharge cycle, sink current from the regulated power supply node. A control circuit may generate the rising and falling ramp signals using voltage levels of an input power supply node and the regulated power supply node. The control circuit may also determine a duration of the discharge cycle using results of comparing respective voltage levels of the generated rising and falling ramp signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael Couleur, Yesim Inam, Dashun Xue
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Patent number: 11170690Abstract: An electronic device may include an electronic display having multiple pixels to display an image based on processed image data. Each of the pixels may include multiple sub-pixels. The electronic device may also include image processing circuitry to receive input image data, in a first color space, having luminance values for each of the sub-pixels. The circuitry may also map the input image data from the first color space to a second color space and apply a multi-dimensional lookup table, based on the input image data in the second color space, to generate compensated image data. The lookup table may receive the luminance values for each of the sub-pixels and output corrected luminance values compensated for an expected amount of current leakage between the sub-pixels. The circuitry may also inversely map the compensated image data from the second color space to the first color space to generate the processed image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Adria Fores Herranz, Chaohao Wang, Jun Li, Koorosh Aflatooni, Pierre-Yves Emelie, Sheng Zhang, Yingying Tang, Yunhui Hou
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Patent number: 11171313Abstract: Display panel stack-up structures are described. In an embodiment, a display panel includes a substrate, a light source, and a multiple layer thin film encapsulation over the light source. In an embodiment, the display panel additionally includes an anti-reflection layer over the light source. In an embodiment, an incoherence layer is located within the thin film encapsulation.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yifan Zhang, Amin Salehi, Yun Liu, Paul S. Drzaic, Tae-Wook Koh, Chih Jen Yang, Bhadrinarayana Lalgudi Visweswaran, Chieh-Wei Chen
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Patent number: 11170212Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure involve, at a device having one or more processors, one or more image sensors, and an illumination source, detecting a first attribute of an eye based on pixel differences associated with different wavelengths of light in a first image of the eye. These implementations next determine a first location associated with the first attribute in a three dimensional (3D) coordinate system based on depth information from a depth sensor. Various implementations detect a second attribute of the eye based on a glint resulting from light of the illumination source reflecting off a cornea of the eye. These implementations next determine a second location associated with the second attribute in the 3D coordinate system based on the depth information from the depth sensor, and determine a gaze direction in the 3D coordinate system based on the first location and the second location.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tom Sengelaub, Hua Gao, Hao Qin, Julia Benndorf
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Patent number: 11169830Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing a user account. In some embodiments, managing a user account includes managing remote data storage associated with a user account. In some embodiments, managing a user account includes managing deletion of data from remote data storage associated with a user account. In some embodiments, managing a user account includes managing a balance transfer of a user account.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mischa McLachlan, Aaron Melim, Marcel Van Os
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Patent number: 11172371Abstract: Machines or networked devices such as internet of things (IoT) devices operate to generate an unlicensed narrowband (U-NB) IoT communication based on time domain multiple carrier aggregation operations with component carriers. These component carriers can comprise a component carrier that is anchored to a long term evolution (LTE) licensed band, or entirely comprise unlicensed carrier components that are unanchored to the LTE component carrier in a standalone configuration. Communication circuitry such as a radio frequency interface can transmit the U-NB IoT communication in standalone communications over a low power IoT network in an unlicensed band.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stefania Sesia, Jose A. Cesares Cano, Christian Drewes, Sabine Roessel
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Publication number: 20210341889Abstract: Modifications made by multiple controller devices to an environment model describing a shared automated environment can be coordinated. One of the controller devices can be designated as a coordinator, and any controller device other than the coordinator can send an update request to the coordinator. The coordinator can determine whether to accept or reject the requested modification and can report its determination to the requesting controller device. If the coordinator accepts the request, the coordinator can instigate operations to update the environment model across all controller devices of all users. If the coordinator rejects the request, the environment model is not updated. The controller device that made the request can update its local copy of the environment model and roll back the update if the request is rejected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Matthew C. Lucas, Anush G. Nadathur, Nathan E. Carroll
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Publication number: 20210345403Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for Extremely High Throughput (EHT) medium reservation. Some embodiments include a first station configured to exchange EHT-Request to Send (RTS) and/or EHT-Clear to Send (CTS) capabilities with a second station, and determine CTS response mode (e.g., rules) for the first station based at least on the RTS and CTS capabilities of the first and the second stations. Some embodiments include transmitting RTS frames and receiving CTS frames in the presence of punctured channels, implementing a flexible channel reservation scheme, reserving punctured bandwidths, and receiving CTS frames even when a primary channel is busy. Some embodiments include an RTS or an CTS frame that includes an EHT bandwidth puncture (BnP) signaling address and/or a modified scrambler seed that enable channel reservations for an EHT bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jarkko L. KNECKT, Jinjing JIANG, Lochan VERMA, Qi WANG, Su Khiong YONG, Tianyu WU, Yong LIU
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Publication number: 20210343180Abstract: A configuration for a breathing sequence may be defined using a hardware element of a user device. A user interface of the user device may be used to begin the breathing sequence. During the breathing sequence, a fluctuating progress indicator user interface element may fluctuate at a cyclic rate. Such fluctuation may include repeated growing and repeated shrinking of the fluctuating progress indicator user interface element. During the breathing sequence, heart rate data may be collected and used to present heart rate information at a conclusion of the breathing sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jay Kriz Blahnik, Erno H. Klaassen, Julie A. Arney, Alan C. Dye, Gary I. Butcher, Kevin M. Lynch, Nader E. Bagherzadeh, Gracee Agrawal, Stephen J. Waydo, Christopher J. Brouse
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Publication number: 20210344433Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for the Embodiments discussed herein may relate to enhancements to radio link monitoring (RLM) for new radio (NR) systems. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Qiming LI, Hua LI, Manasa RAGHAVAN, Jie CUI, Yang TANG
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Publication number: 20210341705Abstract: Various embodiments include a camera having one or more base cutouts for a position sensing arrangement. For example, the position sensing arrangement may be used to determine a position of a moveable lens group and/or a moveable image sensor. According to some embodiments, a base structure of the camera may include a cutout that allows for a protrusion of a lens carrier to extend (e.g., in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the camera) past at least a portion of the base structure. A probe magnet may be attached to the protrusion of the lens carrier, and a position sensor for sensing magnetic fields of the probe magnet may be attached to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Zachary W. Birnbaum, Nicholas D. Smyth
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Publication number: 20210344889Abstract: A direct retinal projector system that provides dynamic focusing for virtual reality (VR) and/or augmented reality (AR) is described. A direct retinal projector system scans images, pixel by pixel, directly onto the subject's retinas. This allows individual pixels to be optically affected dynamically as the images are scanned to the subject's retinas. Dynamic focusing components and techniques are described that may be used in a direct retinal projector system to dynamically and correctly focus each pixel in VR images as the images are being scanned to a subject's eyes. This allows objects, surfaces, etc. that are intended to appear at different distances in a scene to be projected to the subject's eyes at the correct depths.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventor: Alexander Shpunt
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Patent number: 11166355Abstract: An LED driver circuit is disclosed. The LED driver circuit includes an amplifier having a first input coupled to receive a reference voltage and a second input coupled to receive a feedback voltage. The circuit further includes first and second transistors each having respective gate terminals coupled to an output of the first amplifier. In a first mode, a first switch alternately couples a source terminal of the first transistor to the second input of the amplifier (when the pulse is asserted) and a source terminal of the second transistor to the second input (when the pulse is de-asserted). A third transistor includes a gate terminal that is coupled to ground, by a second switch, when operating in the first mode. When operating in the second mode, the switch couples the third transistor to the output of the amplifier, while the pulse remains asserted.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Cristian Grecu, Bogdan-Eugen Matei, Angelo Bassi, Andrei-Cosmin Gaidam, Alessandro Molari
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Patent number: 11163399Abstract: A touch panel configured to compensate for negative pixel effect is disclosed. The panel can be configured to increase a capacitive sense signal, indicative of a touching or hovering object, in order to compensate for an increase in negative capacitance when the object is poorly grounded. To perform the compensation, the panel can be configured to have split sense lines so as to increase the number of electric fringe fields forming the sense signal, thereby providing a sense signal that is substantially stronger than the negative capacitance signal. Each sense line can be split into two or more strips.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Marduke Yousefpor, Martin Paul Grunthaner
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Patent number: 11165989Abstract: Techniques are presented for managing for visual prominence of participants in a video conference, including conferences where participants communicate visually, such as with sign language. According to these techniques, a visual prominence indication of a participant in a video conference may be estimated, a video stream of the participant may be encoded, and the encoded video stream may be transmitted along with an indication of the estimated visual prominence to a receiving device in the video conference.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Johnny Trenh, Hsi-Jung Wu, Sarah K. Herrlinger, Xiaoxia Sun, Ian J. Baird, Dazhong Zhang, Xiaosong Zhou, Christopher M. Garrido
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Patent number: 11166215Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to detect and operate in an elevator or elevator-like conditions. The wireless device may establish a cellular link with a cellular base station. One or more conditions associated with being in an elevator may be detected. The wireless device may determine to operate in an elevator mode based at least in part on detecting the one or more conditions associated with being in an elevator. The wireless device may operate in the elevator mode. One or more conditions associated with exiting an elevator may be detected. The wireless device may determine to operate in a normal mode based at least in part on detecting the one or more conditions associated with exiting an elevator. The wireless device may operate in the normal mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Xiao Nie, Ruirui Zong, Yaoqi Yan, Tao Xie, Shangfeng Li, Yu Sun, Ye Dai, Ying Zhang
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Patent number: 11161010Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to navigating, viewing, and sharing activity and workout data and interacting with workout and/or activity applications. In some examples, scrolling of activity data is based on the content being displayed. In some examples, friends' activity data may be viewed. In some examples, a notification and workout data for a friend's completed workout is received and displayed. In some example, the activity data received from friends is viewed and managed. In some examples, workout data for a multi-segment workout is displayed in a three-dimensional stack on a map. In some examples, a workout application operates in a limited mode until a touch input is received with a characteristic intensity that is greater than a threshold intensity.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Aled Hywel Williams, David Chance Graham, Christopher Wilson
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Patent number: D934901Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Freddy Anzures, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Bradley William Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Tiffany Jon, Chanaka Karunamuni, Nicholas V. King, Daamun Mohseni, Hoan K. Pham, William McMillan Tyler, Wan Si Wan, Giancarlo Yerkes
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Patent number: D934904Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kevin Will Chen, Alan C. Dye, Christopher I. Wilson
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Patent number: D935436Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ryan Ott, Carlos M. Santana, William R. Rochowicz, Robert Boyd, Martin Gschwandtl, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh, Robert Brunner