Patents by Inventor Arjun KAUL

Arjun KAUL 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: 12675839
    Abstract: An example process includes: while displaying a portion of an extended reality (XR) environment representing a current field of view of a user: detecting, with the one or more sensors, a user input to invoke a digital assistant; in response to detecting a user input to invoke the digital assistant, displaying a user interface element associated with the digital assistant; distorting the display of a first portion of the current field of view behind the user interface element; detecting a change in the position of the user interface element relative to the current field of view; and distorting the display of a second portion of the current field of view behind the user interface element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Antonio Checa Oloriz, Miquel Estany Rodriguez, Arjun Kaul, Pedro Mari, Christopher C. Niederauer, James J. Owen, William A. Sorrentino, III
  • Publication number: 20250278175
    Abstract: An example process includes receiving a speech input from a user, obtaining a plurality of tasks based on the speech input, and determining, based on the plurality of tasks, an ordered task list associated with a set of task dependency criteria, wherein each task of the ordered task list includes a respective task dependency criteria. The process further includes displaying a representation of the ordered task list and performing each task of the ordered task list based on the set of task dependency criteria. The process further includes, while performing each task, updating the display of the representation of the ordered task list to indicate completion status of each task of the ordered task list, and displaying at least one graphical object corresponding to a respective task of the ordered task list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Brad K. HERMAN, Shiraz AKMAL, William CARUSO, St John W. COLON, Kenneth S. FRIEDMAN, Arjun KAUL, Viraaj M. MARATHE, Nicholas S. NEWBERG, Ping Wen ONG, Aarohi UNADKAT
  • Publication number: 20240403997
    Abstract: An example process includes: while displaying a portion of an extended reality (XR) environment representing a current field of view of a user: detecting, with the one or more sensors, a user input to invoke a digital assistant; in response to detecting a user input to invoke the digital assistant, displaying a user interface element associated with the digital assistant; distorting the display of a first portion of the current field of view behind the user interface element; detecting a change in the position of the user interface element relative to the current field of view; and distorting the display of a second portion of the current field of view behind the user interface element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jose Antonio CHECA OLORIZ, Miquel ESTANY RODRIGUEZ, Arjun KAUL, Pedro MARI, Christopher C. NIEDERAUER, James J. OWEN, William A. SORRENTINO, III