Patents Assigned to Apple
  • Patent number: 10732814
    Abstract: Movement of a user's point of contact with a touch-sensitive display is determined. In response to the movement, a list of information items on the touch-sensitive display is scrolled. The list of information items may include a sequence of information item subsets corresponding to a sequence of index items. While scrolling through respective information subsets, an index symbol is displayed in conjunction with each respective information item subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bas Ording, Stephen O. Lemay, Gregory N. Christie, Imran Chaudhri
  • Patent number: 10736132
    Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and methods of communication are generally described herein. If a higher layer parameter altMCS-Table is configured, and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) is assigned by a downlink control information (DCI) format 1, 1B, 1D, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, or 2D, the UE may, for some subframe/frame configurations, determine a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for the transport block as a maximum of: 1; and a floor function applied to a product of a total number of allocated PRBs, a parameter dependent on a special subframe configuration, and a scaling parameter. For other subframe/frame configurations, the UE may determine the number of PRBs for the transport block as a maximum of: 1; and the floor function applied to a product of the total number of allocated PRBs and the scaling parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexei Davydov, Sameer Pawar
  • Patent number: 10732807
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a device displays functionality information in response to receiving an indication of a first input for which a contact meets functionality display criteria. In some embodiments, a device generates a user interface that includes a navigation bar including images from different positions in a respective content item, and a representation of an adjacent content item. In some embodiments, a device moves a selection-indicator in a user interface by a predefined amount in response to receiving an indication of a first input that meets unitary movement criteria. In some embodiments, a device interprets movement of a contact of an input based at least in part on a grip of a user. In some embodiments, a device displays a plurality of character selection options when a text entry field is not tolerant of character ambiguity and a first input corresponds to a plurality of candidate characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Van Os, William M. Bachman, Elbert D. Chen, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Joe Howard, Joshua McGlinn, Jonathan Lochhead, Benjamin W. Keighran, Jennifer L. C. Folse, Lynne Kress, Julian Missig, Imran Chaudhri, Alessandro Sabatelli, Nicholas Zambetti
  • Patent number: 10734983
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing duty cycle correction with read/write calibrations is disclosed. A first calibration is performed in a memory subsystem having a memory and a memory controller. The first calibration includes conveying a first clock signal from the memory controller to the memory, and determining the duty cycle of the first clock signal. If the duty cycle is not within a specified range, the duty cycle is adjusted and the process repeated. After the duty cycle of the first clock signal is within the specified range, a second calibration is performed, the second calibration including conveying a second clock signal from the memory to the memory controller. The duty cycle of the first clock signal may be further adjusted based on the second calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Jeter, Rakesh L. Notani, Kai Lun Hsiung, Yanzhe Liu
  • Patent number: 10735118
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for accessing broadcast media items and segments from non-broadcast sources. In response to detecting that a user has not finished listening to a broadcast segment (e.g., a radio segment), an electronic device can automatically identify and access an alternate, non-broadcast source for the same broadcast segment (e.g., a corresponding podcast episode). Using the electronic device, a user can play back the segment from the non-broadcast source, starting playback at the last position of the broadcast segment when the user stopped listening to the broadcast. In some embodiments, the electronic device can update library counts (e.g., play counts and new/not new tags) based on media items and segments played back as part of a media broadcast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ingrassia, Jeffery T. Lee
  • Patent number: 10734840
    Abstract: A transmitter device is configured to transfer energy to multiple receiver devices. The transmitter device includes multiple transmitter coils, and a shared power converter is coupled to each transmitter coil. The shared power converter includes a leading half bridge and multiple trailing half bridges. Each transmitter coil is coupled between the leading half bridge and a respective one of the trailing half bridges. The shared power converter is dynamically configurable in that the leading half bridge may be coupled to multiple trailing half bridges when energy is to be transferred wirelessly to two or more receiver devices. The leading half bridge simultaneously operates with each trailing half bridge as an independent full-bridge phase shift inverter. A signal supplied to each transmitter coil is independently regulated by controlling a phase shift of a respective trailing half bridge with respect to the leading half bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Weihong Qiu, Zaki Moussaoui, Rohan Dayal
  • Patent number: 10735569
    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with convex displays. A convex display may be used to maximize the internal volume of a device. Convex displays may be formed from one or more flexible layers. A flexible display layer may be mounted to a rigid support structure or a rigid cover layer. Flexible display layers that conform to the curved shape of a rigid structure may provide additional internal volume in which internal components of the device may be positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Brian Lynch
  • Patent number: 10732728
    Abstract: A keyboard may be provided that has keys overlapped by a touch sensor. The keyboard may have key sensor circuitry for monitoring switching in the keys for key press input. The keyboard may also have touch sensor circuitry such as capacitive touch sensor circuitry that monitors capacitive electrodes in the touch sensor for touch sensor input such as multitouch gesture input. The touch sensor may be formed from a layer of fabric. The fabric may be woven fabric or other fabric in which conductive strands of material serve as the electrodes for the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Sunshine, Daniel A. Podhajny, David M. Kindlon
  • Patent number: 10732003
    Abstract: A method of providing navigation on an electronic device when the display screen is locked. The method receives a verbal request to start navigation while the display is locked. The method identifies a route from a current location to a destination based on the received verbal request. While the display screen is locked, the method provides navigational directions on the electronic device from the current location of the electronic device to the destination. Some embodiments provide a method for processing a verbal search request. The method receives a navigation-related verbal search request and prepares a sequential list of the search results based on the received request. The method then provides audible information to present a search result from the sequential list. The method presents the search results in a batch form until the user selects a search result, the user terminates the search, or the search items are exhausted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel van Os, Sarah G. Barbour, Brady A. Law, Bradford A. Moore
  • Patent number: 10733993
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving a first speech input from a user. The method further includes identifying context information and determining a user intent based on the first speech input and the context information. The method further includes determining whether the user intent is to perform a task using a searching process or an object managing process. The searching process is configured to search data, and the object managing process is configured to manage objects. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination the user intent is to perform the task using the searching process, performing the task using the searching process; and in accordance with the determination that the user intent is to perform the task using the object managing process, performing the task using the object managing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aram D. Kudurshian, Bronwyn Jones, Elizabeth Caroline Cranfill, Harry J. Saddler
  • Patent number: 10734714
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch may have a housing with metal sidewalls and a display having conductive display structures. The display structures may be separated from the sidewalls by a slot for an antenna that runs around the display module. A conductive interconnect may be coupled between the sidewalls and the display structures. A feed and tuning element may be coupled between the display structures and the sidewalls. A first length of the slot from the interconnect to the tuning element may radiate in a satellite band and a cellular band. A second length of the slot from the interconnect to the feed may radiate in a 2.4 GHz band. Harmonics of the second length may radiate in bands at and above 5.0 GHz. If desired, the tuning element may be omitted, and the antenna may be coupled to separate low band and high band matching circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Ruaro, Mario Martinis, Jiaxiao Niu, Eduardo Jorge Da Costa Bras Lima, Dimitrios Papantonis, Jayesh Nath, Zheyu Wang, Carlo Di Nallo, Mattia Pascolini
  • Patent number: 10730210
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing a composite material that is bendable but substantially resists stretching under tension. One embodiment may take the form of a composite material formed by over-molding a woven glass fiber with silicone. The woven glass fiber may be rolled out with a silicon polymer melted into the woven fabric as the rolling process continues. The composite of the two materials may provide a material that bends easily but does not substantially stretch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Derek C. Krass, Douglas J. Weber, Jen-Chun Hsu, Osamu Yabe
  • Patent number: 10733146
    Abstract: An encoding system may include a metadata manager, a key manager, and an encoder. The metadata manager may interface with one or more metadata sources to determine whether to include a metadata item from the one or more metadata sources. The key manager may determine whether the metadata item can be represented using one of already-allocated keys or an inline key must be used to represent the metadata item. The encoder may encode the metadata. If an inline key must be used to represent the metadata item, the encoder may associate the inline key and the type of the metadata item to the media file, and the encoder may encode the metadata item using the inline key in the media file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher L. Flick
  • Patent number: 10735642
    Abstract: Media user interfaces are described, including user interfaces for capturing media (e.g., capturing a photo, recording a video), displaying media (e.g., displaying a photo, playing a video), editing media (e.g., modifying a photo, modifying a video), accessing media controls or settings (e.g., accessing controls or settings to capture photos or videos to capture videos), and automatically adjusting media (e.g., automatically modifying a photo, automatically modifying a video).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Behkish J. Manzari, Alok Deshpande, Alan C. Dye, Craig M. Federighi, Paul Hubel, Nicholas Lupinetti, Jonathan McCormack, Grant Paul, William A. Sorrentino, III, Andre Souza Dos Santos
  • Patent number: 10736246
    Abstract: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding can be couplable to a circuit board. The EMI shielding can include a fence couplable to the circuit board, a lid couplable to the fence, and a shield arm extending from the lid and being configured to couple to the fence. The shield arm can be hingedly or rotatably coupled to the lid. The shield arm can be magnetically couplable to the lid. The shield arm and/or the fence can include a magnet to provide a magnetic attraction between the shield arm and the fence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jaejin Lee, Chung-Hao Chen, Hao-Han Hsu, Xiang Li, Jun Liao
  • Patent number: 10735234
    Abstract: A method includes: determining a Cyclic Shift (CS) parameter that implicitly indicates an orthogonality allocation rule and orthogonality-related information, by determining a multiple access state of a User Equipment (UE), and transmitting the determined CS parameter to the UE, wherein the orthogonality-related information includes an Orthogonal Cover Code indicated by the CS parameter, the orthogonality allocation rule is determined as a uniform scheme or a non-uniform scheme according to the CS parameter, determining the CS parameter by which the non-uniform scheme is applied if the UE is in a Single User Multiple Input Multiple Output state, and determining the CS parameter by which the uniform scheme is applied if the UE is in a Multiple User Multiple Input Multiple Output state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sungjun Yoon, Kyoung-min Park
  • Patent number: 10733957
    Abstract: First color response values of vertices of a first unit cube defined within a cubic color output space of the display device are measured. For each of first intermediate values determined based on the measured first color response values, RGB adjustment values are calculated by tetrahedral decomposition and interpolation so that each calculated RGB adjustment value is within a boundary defined by the first unit cube. When boundary defined by the first unit cube is reached, a second unit cube is defined within the cubic color output space, wherein a first vertex of a plurality of vertices of the second unit cube corresponds to the calculated RGB adjustment values of a previous intermediate value that is one of the first intermediate values. Second color response values corresponding to the plurality of vertices of the second unit cube except the first vertex are measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Gabriel Marcu
  • Patent number: 10733982
    Abstract: Systems and processes for providing multi-directional dialog are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with one or more processors, receiving a first natural-language input; determining a first intent based on the first natural-language input, identifying a first dialog flow based on the first intent, outputting a natural-language output associated with the first dialog flow, receiving a second natural-language input; determining whether the second natural-language input satisfies dialog criteria associated with the first dialog flow, and in accordance with a determination that the second natural-language input satisfies the dialog criteria, outputting a second natural-language output associated with the first dialog flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grupen, Matthew E. Austin, Monica S. Ephrati, Kenneth H. Leung, Sebrand F. Warren, Philip T. Williams, Matthew Henderson
  • Patent number: 10732790
    Abstract: An electronic device displays one or more thumbnails. The device detects a first multi-contact gesture that includes movement of a first contact and a second contact; and, in response to detecting the first multi-contact gesture, the device displays content associated with a respective thumbnail and enlarges the content associated with the respective thumbnail to a respective enlarged size in accordance with the first multi-contact gesture. The device detects termination of the first multi-contact gesture; and, in response to detecting termination of the first multi-contact gesture: when a resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is below a predefined threshold, the device ceases to display the content at the respective enlarged size; and, when the resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is above the predefined threshold, the device displays the content on the display in a predefined arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver P. Wagner, Michael Matas
  • Patent number: D892167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alan C. Dye, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher I. Wilson