Patents by Inventor Andrey Pokrovskiy

Andrey Pokrovskiy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12131719
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display. Control circuitry may operate the display at different frame rates such as 60 Hz, 80 Hz, and 120 Hz. The control circuitry may determine which frame rate to use based on a speed of animation on the display and based on a type of animation on the display. To mitigate the appearance of judder as the display frame rate changes, the control circuitry may implement techniques such as hysteresis (e.g., windows of tolerance around speed thresholds to ensure that the display frame rate does not change too frequently as a result of noise), speed thresholds that are based on a user perception study, consistent latency between touch input detection and corresponding display output across different frame rates (e.g., using a fixed touch scan rate that is independent of frame duration), and animation-specific speed thresholds for triggering frame rate changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wanqing Xin, Mehmet N Agaoglu, Gokhan Avkarogullari, Jenny Hu, Alexander K Kan, Yuhui Li, James R Montgomerie, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Yingying Tang, Chaohao Wang
  • Patent number: 12126847
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to providing frame rate arbitration for electronic devices. Frame rate arbitration can include determining a global frame rate based on frame rate parameters from one or more animation sources, and providing the global frame rate to the animation sources. The frame rate parameters for various animations sources can have differing preferred, minimum, and/or maximum frame rates, and the global frame rate may be determined for concurrent display of multiple animations from the multiple animation sources. In one or more implementations, frame rate arbitration can also be performed based on frame rate parameters from an input source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuhui Li, Chendi Zhang, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Wanqing Xin
  • Publication number: 20240320897
    Abstract: A computing device performs a first operation before a first commit deadline, resulting in a first frame being rendered and displayed in a first cycle. A second operation is performed, before a second commit deadline, resulting in a second frame being rendered and displayed in a second cycle. A time remaining to a third commit deadline is determined, using the current time. A third operation is predicted, performable before a third commit deadline. An additional operation is predicted, performable for a future cycle. A total processing time for the third and additional operations is determined, being less than the remaining time. The third and additional operations are performed for use in a future cycle. The result of the third operation is used to render a third frame for the third cycle. The result of the additional operation is used to render an additional frame before a future render deadline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Aditya Krishnadevan, James R. Montgomerie
  • Publication number: 20240187395
    Abstract: An access control system is provided to prevent the surreptitious granting of access to privacy related functionality on an electronic device. Software-based events to grant access to device functionality can be validated by confirming that the software event corresponds with a hardware input event. This validation prevents the spoofing of a user interface input that may be used to fraudulently grant access to specific functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: James R. MONTGOMERIE, Jessica ARANDA, Patrick COFFMAN, Julien FREUDIGER, Matthew H. GAMBLE, Ron HUANG, Anant JAIN, Glen S. LOW, Andrey POKROVSKIY, Stephen J. RHEE, Matthew E. SHEPHERD, Ansh SHUKLA, Katherine SKINNER, Kyle M. SLUDER, Christopher SOLI, Christopher K. THOMAS, Guy L. TRIBBLE, John WILANDER
  • Patent number: 12002143
    Abstract: A computing device performs a first operation before a first commit deadline, resulting in a first frame being rendered and displayed in a first cycle. A second operation is performed, before a second commit deadline, resulting in a second frame being rendered and displayed in a second cycle. A time remaining to a third commit deadline is determined, using the current time. A third operation is predicted, performable before a third commit deadline. An additional operation is predicted, performable for a future cycle. A total processing time for the third and additional operations is determined, being less than the remaining time. The third and additional operations are performed for use in a future cycle. The result of the third operation is used to render a third frame for the third cycle. The result of the additional operation is used to render an additional frame before a future render deadline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Aditya Krishnadevan, James R. Montgomerie
  • Patent number: 11895105
    Abstract: An access control system is provided to prevent the surreptitious granting of access to privacy related functionality on an electronic device. Software-based events to grant access to device functionality can be validated by confirming that the software event corresponds with a hardware input event. This validation prevents the spoofing of a user interface input that may be used to fraudulently grant access to specific functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Montgomerie, Jessica Aranda, Patrick Coffman, Julien Freudiger, Matthew Hansen Gamble, Ron Huang, Anant Jain, Glen S. Low, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Stephen J. Rhee, Matthew E. Shepherd, Ansh Shukla, Katherine Skinner, Kyle Martin Sluder, Christopher Soli, Christopher K. Thomas, Guy L. Tribble, John Wilander
  • Publication number: 20230083932
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to providing frame rate arbitration for electronic devices. Frame rate arbitration can include determining a global frame rate based on frame rate parameters from one or more animation sources, and providing the global frame rate to the animation sources. The frame rate parameters for various animations sources can have differing preferred, minimum, and/or maximum frame rates, and the global frame rate may be determined for concurrent display of multiple animations from the multiple animation sources. In one or more implementations, frame rate arbitration can also be performed based on frame rate parameters from an input source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yuhui LI, Chendi ZHANG, Andrey POKROVSKIY, Wanqing XIN
  • Publication number: 20230077843
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display. Control circuitry may operate the display at different frame rates such as 60 Hz, 80 Hz, and 120 Hz. The control circuitry may determine which frame rate to use based on a speed of animation on the display and based on a type of animation on the display. To mitigate the appearance of judder as the display frame rate changes, the control circuitry may implement techniques such as hysteresis (e.g., windows of tolerance around speed thresholds to ensure that the display frame rate does not change too frequently as a result of noise), speed thresholds that are based on a user perception study, consistent latency between touch input detection and corresponding display output across different frame rates (e.g., using a fixed touch scan rate that is independent of frame duration), and animation-specific speed thresholds for triggering frame rate changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wanqing Xin, Mehmet N Agaoglu, Gokhan Avkarogullari, Jenny Hu, Alexander K Kan, Yuhui Li, James R Montgomerie, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Yingying Tang, Chaohao Wang
  • Publication number: 20220392137
    Abstract: A computing device performs a first operation before a first commit deadline, resulting in a first frame being rendered and displayed in a first cycle. A second operation is performed, before a second commit deadline, resulting in a second frame being rendered and displayed in a second cycle. A time remaining to a third commit deadline is determined, using the current time. A third operation is predicted, performable before a third commit deadline. An additional operation is predicted, performable for a future cycle. A total processing time for the third and additional operations is determined, being less than the remaining time. The third and additional operations are performed for use in a future cycle. The result of the third operation is used to render a third frame for the third cycle. The result of the additional operation is used to render an additional frame before a future render deadline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Aditya Krishnadevan, James R. Montgomerie
  • Publication number: 20210400037
    Abstract: An access control system is provided to prevent the surreptitious granting of access to privacy related functionality on an electronic device. Software-based events to grant access to device functionality can be validated by confirming that the software event corresponds with a hardware input event. This validation prevents the spoofing of a user interface input that may be used to fraudulently grant access to specific functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: James R. Montgomerie, Jessica Aranda, Patrick Coffman, Julien Freudiger, Matthew Hansen Gamble, Ron Huang, Anant Jain, Glen S. Low, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Stephen J. Rhee, Matthew E. Shepherd, Ansh Shukla, Katherine Skinner, Kyle Martin Sluder, Christopher Soli, Christopher K. Thomas, Guy L. Tribble, John Wilander