Patents Assigned to Apples Inc.
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Patent number: 10739159Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, computer-readable storage media storing instructions and computer systems for labeling significant locations based on contextual data can be implemented to perform operations that include determining a location of a computing device, and determining a label for the determined location based on contextual data associated with the significant location. The location can be a significant location that has meaning to a user of the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael P. Dal Santo, Hyo Jeong Shin, Krishna M. Behara, Marcos R. Vescovi, Patrick Thomas Dillon, Richard B. Warren, Ronald K. Huang, Xufeng Han
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Patent number: 10740384Abstract: Systems and processes are disclosed for operating a digital assistant in a media environment. In an example process, a primary set of media items can be displayed. An audio input containing a media-related request can be received. A primary user intent corresponding to the media-related request can be determined. In accordance with a determination that the primary user intent comprises a user intent to narrow the primary media search query, a second primary media search query corresponding to the primary user intent can be generated. The second primary media search query can be based on the media-related request and the primary media search query. The second primary media search query can be performed to obtain a second primary set of media items. Display of the primary set of media items can be replaced with display of the second primary set of media items.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ryan M. Orr, Raumi N. Sidki, Patrick M. Lister, Jonathan H. Russell
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Patent number: 10743095Abstract: A contextual audio system configured to adjust audio playback in response to positional data. The contextual audio system may include a wearable audio device and, optionally, a sensing device. In some embodiments, the sensing device and the wearable audio device are the same. Generally, the contextual audio system employs different types of data to determine a user's location and/or activity (both of which are examples of “context”) and adjust audio output of the wearable audio device portion of the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kathleen A. Bergeron, Jay K. Blahnik
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Patent number: 10739140Abstract: A device implementing a system for estimating device location includes at least one processor configured to receive a first and second set of signals, each set corresponding to location data and being received based on a sampling interval. The at least one processor is configured to, for each sampling period defined by the sampling interval, obtain sensor data corresponding to device motion during the sampling period, determine an orientation of the device relative to that of the vehicle based on the sensor data, calculate a non-holonomic constraint based on the orientation of the device relative to that of the vehicle such that the non-holonomic constraint is iteratively updated, and estimate a device state based on the non-holonomic constraint.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Changlin Ma, Isaac T. Miller
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Patent number: 10739460Abstract: Apparatus for mapping includes an illumination assembly, which projects a line of radiation extending in a first direction across a scene. A detection assembly receives the radiation reflected from the scene within a sensing area that contains at least a part of the line of the radiation, and includes a linear array of detector elements and objective optics, which focus the reflected radiation from the sensing area onto the linear array. A scanning mirror scans the line of radiation and the sensing area together over the scene in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction. Processing circuitry processes signals output by the detector elements in response to the received radiation in order to construct a three-dimensional (3D) map of an object in the scene.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Alexander Shpunt, Yuval Gerson
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Patent number: 10739142Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium related to determining the position of a device, for example determining the pose of a camera. Varying embodiments discuss the use of sensors and captured images to construct an environment property map, which provides reference information in the form of environment properties that are associated with positions, such as camera poses. Embodiments of the disclosure discuss using the environment property map online (e.g. in real time) in order to determine the position of a device. In some embodiments, the environment property map provides a coarse position that is used to refine or limit the necessary work for determining a more precise position.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Peter Meier, Christian Lipski
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Patent number: 10742368Abstract: A wireless access point transmits a protocol data unit (PDU) that includes data and signaling for a plurality of user devices. The PDU spans a channel in frequency and an interval in time, and includes a first signaling section, a second signaling section and a traffic action. For each of a plurality of subchannels of the channel: the first signaling section includes (within the subchannel) a corresponding redundant copy of common signaling information for the user devices associated with the access point; the second signaling section includes (within the subchannel) a corresponding set of user-specific signaling information for a corresponding group of one or more of the user devices; and the traffic section includes (within the subchannel) a corresponding set of traffic data for the corresponding group of one or more user devices. Subchannels sizes may be configurable. A signaling set CRC may be included per subchannel.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joonsuk Kim, Guoqing Li
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Patent number: 10739820Abstract: A system may include ring devices. A ring device may have a housing that is configured to be worn on a finger of a user. Sensors such as force sensors, ultrasonic sensors, inertial measurement units, optical sensors, touch sensors, and other components may be used in gathering input from a user. Control circuitry may wirelessly transmit information gathered from sensors and other input devices to an associated electronic device. The information may be used in controlling operation of the electronic device. The housing of the ring device may have an annular main body and an expandable portion coupled to the main body. The expandable portion may include a flap with a hinge, a rotatable housing member, a housing with an internal adjustable frame and a cover, an expandable housing formed from an expandable tube coupled between first and second annular devices, and other expandable structures.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Dinesh C. Mathew
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Patent number: 10743208Abstract: A base station and mobile device (UE) may coordinate transmission of reference signals and reception of corresponding channel state information (CSI) reports. If a periodic reference signal is scheduled for transmission outside the on-duration period of the UE, even if the reference signal corresponds to a periodic CSI report scheduled to be transmitted by the UE during the on-duration period, the base station may not transmit the periodic reference signal, thereby allowing the UE not to prematurely exit a low-power state. The base station may instead transmit an aperiodic reference signal at a specified point in time later than the scheduled transmission of the periodic reference signal. The UE may receive the aperiodic reference signal and either transmit the periodic CSI report or an aperiodic CSI report in response, depending on how close to the start of the on-duration period the transmission of the periodic CSI report is scheduled.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Junsung Lim, Yuchul Kim, Wei Zeng, Wei Zhang, Johnson O. Sebeni, Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang
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Patent number: 10741181Abstract: Speech recognition is performed on a received utterance to determine a plurality of candidate text representations of the utterance, including a primary text representation and one or more alternative text representations. Natural language processing is performed on the primary text representation to determine a plurality of candidate actionable intents, including a primary actionable intent and one or more alternative actionable intents. A result is determined based on the primary actionable intent. The result is provided to the user. A recognition correction trigger is detected. In response to detecting the recognition correction trigger, a set of alternative intent affordances and a set of alternative text affordances are concurrently displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ashish Garg, Harry J. Saddler, Shweta Grampurohit, Robert A. Walker, Rushin N. Shah, Matthew S. Seigel, Matthias Paulik
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Patent number: 10741835Abstract: An anode for a lithium metal battery includes a current collector, a seed layer deposited onto the current collector, the seed layer comprising a seed material selected to promote electrochemical plating of metallic lithium onto the seed layer, a separator, a host structure between the seed layer and the separator, the host structure having void spaces configured to host metallic lithium during charging, a first adhesion layer bonding the host structure to the seed layer, and a second adhesion layer bonding the host structure to the separator.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Karl M. Brown, Alan A. Ritchie
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Patent number: 10743387Abstract: An invisible, light-transmissive display system with a light resistant material is provided. Substantially invisible, tapered, light-transmissive holes are penetrated in a lighttransmissive pattern through at least a portion of the light resistant material using a laser beam having a focal width less than the smallest diameter of the tapered holes.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Richard P. Howarth, Daniele de Iuliis, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Anthony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer, David Morgenstern, Paul C. L. Chow
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Patent number: 10743371Abstract: Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), a MulteFire narrowband internet-of-things User Equipment (MF NB-IoT UE), and methods of communication are described herein. The eNB may transmit an unlicensed narrowband primary synchronization signal (U-NPSS) in a plurality of subframes. The eNB may, for the U-NPSS, for each subframe of the plurality of subframes, and for each of the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of the subframe: repeat a sequence of length-11; and map the sequence to 11 resource elements (REs) of a physical resource block (PRB) of 12 REs. The eNB may process the U-NPSS by an orthogonal cover code (OCC) over the plurality of subframes. The sequence in each of the OFDM symbols of each of the subframes of the plurality of subframes may be multiplied by a different element of the OCC.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Huaning Niu, Wenting Chang, Salvatore Talarico
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Patent number: 10742051Abstract: A wireless charging system may include a wireless power transmitting device that receives multiple wireless power receiving devices. A primary power receiving device that is used to display battery charge status information for other power receiving devices on the power transmitting device may be referred to as a hero device. The other wireless power receiving devices may be referred to as paired devices. When a paired device is added to a wireless power transmitting device where a hero device is already present, the hero device may verify that the paired device is on the same mat as the hero device. The hero device and paired device may then synchronously output a user notification. When a paired device is present on a wireless power transmitting device, the paired device may send battery charge status information to the wireless power transmitting device at predetermined intervals.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Colosimo, Alexei E. Kosut, Mahdi Hamzeh
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Patent number: 10739972Abstract: An electronic device: displays a plurality of representations of electronic communications associated with a first grouping and a filter affordance that corresponds to a set of filter criteria; and detects a selection input selecting the filter affordance. In response to detecting the selection input, and in accordance with a determination that the selection input corresponds to a first input type, the electronic device: ceases to display a first set of representations of electronic communications from the first grouping that do not match the set of one or more filter criteria; displays a second set of representations of electronic communications from the first grouping that match the set of one or more filter criteria; and displays an indication of the set of filter criteria that have been applied to the electronic communications associated with the first grouping.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tiffany Jon, Stephen Olivier Lemay, Patrick Lee Coffman
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Patent number: 10742250Abstract: An electronic device may include a display formed at a front face and a backside circuitry module formed at a rear face that opposes the front face. The backside circuitry module may be surrounded by coil structures and may be aligned with a protrusion in a rear wall housing at the rear face. The backside circuitry module may include a substrate to which sensor components or other components may be mounted. In particular, sensor circuitry, sensors, transceiver circuitry, connector circuitry, etc. may be mounted to the substrate. Antenna structures may be embedded within the substrate along with conductive paths for the sensor components and other components mounted to the substrate. Support structures in the backside circuitry module may support the substrate, sensor components, and other components. If desired, antenna structures may be formed on the support structures.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Hiemstra, Jayesh Nath, Timothy B. Ogilvie
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Patent number: 10740945Abstract: Animation control methods and systems. In one embodiment, a method to control animations includes receiving data representing content of a page (e.g. a web page), detecting, from the data, whether the page includes animated content, determining whether to halt execution of the detected animated content, and halting execution of the animated content if a determination to halt was made. In one implementation, the content can be configured into a document object model (DOM) and decisions to halt or not to halt can be made on a node-by-node basis within the DOM. In one implementation, the animated content can be allowed to execute for a shortened duration (e.g. in order to allow a user to see it) and then is halted.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kevin Decker, Jing Jin
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Patent number: 10740015Abstract: The embodiments set forth a technique for managing file nodes within a storage device. According to some embodiments, the method can include the steps of (1) receiving a transaction request that involves modifying a plurality of file nodes, (2) analyzing the plurality of file nodes against temporal transaction information to identify, among the plurality of file nodes, at least one group of file nodes that were previously modified in conjunction with at least one previously-executed transaction request, (3) modifying each file node in the at least one group of file nodes in accordance with the transaction request to establish a modified group of file nodes, (4) allocating, within the storage device, physical storage space for storing the modified group of file nodes, and (5) contiguously writing the modified group of file nodes into the allocated physical storage space.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Dominic B. Giampaolo
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Patent number: 10742297Abstract: An apparatus and method for CSI reporting in the unlicensed band are described. CRS-RSs are transmitted from a RAN in narrowband data channels in the unlicensed band to an eMTC UE. The UE determines the CQI and PMI from the CRS-RSs and transmits a periodic CSI report to the RAN that contains the CQI and PMI. The periodic CSI report is received at a nsfrel th subframe of a nmframeth mframe, where nmframe satisfies nmframe mod Npd,mframe=NOFFSET,mframe where Nmframe is a reporting period in terms of mframes and NOFFSET,mframe is a reporting period offset in terms of mframes, and nsfrel satisfies nsfrel?20=NOFFSET,CQI where NOFFSET,CQI is a reporting period offset in subframes.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wenting Chang, Huaning Niu, Salvatore Talarico, Rongrong Sun
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Patent number: D892732Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniele De Iuliis, 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, Christopher J. Stringer, Joe Sung Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer