Patents by Inventor Avi E. Cieplinski
Avi E. Cieplinski 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).
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Publication number: 20260044926Abstract: Electronic devices are often equipped with a camera for capturing video content and/or a display for displaying video content. However, amateur users often capture video content without regard to composition, framing, or camera movement, resulting in video content that can be jarring or confusing to viewers. There is a need to automate the processing and presentation of video content in an aesthetically pleasing manner. The embodiments described herein provide a method of automatically cropping video content for presentation on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2025Publication date: February 12, 2026Inventors: May-Li KHOE, Avi E. CIEPLINSKI, David Joshua HART
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Patent number: 12462336Abstract: Electronic devices are often equipped with a camera for capturing video content and/or a display for displaying video content. However, amateur users often capture video content without regard to composition, framing, or camera movement, resulting in video content that can be jarring or confusing to viewers. There is a need to automate the processing and presentation of video content in an aesthetically pleasing manner. The embodiments described herein provide a method of automatically cropping video content for presentation on a display.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2024Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: May-Li Khoe, Avi E. Cieplinski, David Joshua Hart
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Patent number: 12340075Abstract: An electronic device with a display and touch-sensitive surface displays a plurality of user interface objects. The device enables multiple objects to be selected by a user, in succession, with a single gesture that remains in contact with the touch-sensitive surface, moving from object to object of the plurality of user interface objects, with separate press inputs for selecting each additional object while maintaining selection of objects previously selected using the same gesture.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Matthew I. Brown, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Avi E. Cieplinski, May-Li Khoe, Julian Missig, Nicholas Zambetti
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Patent number: 12271520Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally identifies a person's face, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the identification. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines a gaze location in a user interface, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally designates a user as being present at a sound-playback device in accordance with a determination that sound-detection criteria and verification criteria have been satisfied. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines whether a person is further or closer than a threshold distance from a display device, and optionally provides a first or second user interface for display on the display device in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally modifies the playing of media content in accordance with a determination that one or more presence criteria are not satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Avi E. Cieplinski, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian Missig, May-Li Khoe, Bianca Cheng Costanzo, Myra Mary Haggerty, Duncan Robert Kerr, Bas Ording, Elbert D. Chen
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Publication number: 20240385729Abstract: An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface that is distinct from the display detects an input on the touch-sensitive surface, including detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface and detecting a change in a characteristic of the contact. In response to detecting the input, in accordance with a determination that the input meets display-activation criteria, the electronic device gradually displays a respective user interface on the display in accordance with the change in the characteristic of the contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Avi E. Cieplinski, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Duncan R. Kerr, Nicholas V. King
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Patent number: 12135871Abstract: An electronic device displays a first user interface that corresponds to a first application, and detects on a touch-sensitive surface a first gesture that includes movement of a contact in a respective direction on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first gesture, the device, in accordance with a determination that the movement of the contact is in a first direction, replaces display of the first user interface with display of a second user interface that corresponds to a second application; and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the contact is in a second direction, distinct from the first direction, displays a first system user interface for interacting with a system-level function.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Avi E. Cieplinski, Duncan R. Kerr, Nicholas V. King
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Publication number: 20240302954Abstract: In response to detecting a first gesture that includes movement of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface, in accordance with a determination that the movement of the contact is in a first direction, a first user interface corresponding to a first application of a set of applications selected based on application use criteria is displayed. While displaying the first user interface, a second gesture including movement of a contact is detected. In response to detecting the second gesture, in accordance with a determination that the movement of the contact is in the first direction, a second user interface corresponding to a second application that is a next application in the set of applications based on the application use criteria is displayed. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the contact associated is in a second direction, a third user interface corresponding to a third application is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Avi E. Cieplinski
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Patent number: 12067229Abstract: An electronic device detects a contact on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device, including a first portion of a gesture made with the contact, a second portion of the gesture that follows the first portion, and lift-off of the contact from the touch-sensitive surface during or after the second portion of the gesture. In response to detecting the second portion of the gesture, if a modifier input was detected while detecting the first portion of the gesture made with the contact, the electronic device performs a first operation and generates a first tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface. If the modifier input was not detected while detecting the first portion of the gesture, the electronic device performs a second operation different from the first operation and generates a second tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the second tactile output is different from the first tactile output.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian K. Missig, Avi E. Cieplinski, B. Michael Victor
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Patent number: 12050761Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a button detects an input on the button while the touch-sensitive display is in a low power mode. In response to detecting the input, if the input meets display-activation criteria, the device displays a respective user interface on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the respective user interface was not displayed on the touch-sensitive display when the touch-sensitive display was in the low-power mode. And, if the input does not meet the display-activation criteria, the device maintains the touch-sensitive display in the low-power mode after detecting the input without displaying the respective user interface on the touch-sensitive display.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Avi E. Cieplinski, Duncan R. Kerr, Nicholas V. King
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Publication number: 20240249379Abstract: Electronic devices are often equipped with a camera for capturing video content and/or a display for displaying video content. However, amateur users often capture video content without regard to composition, framing, or camera movement, resulting in video content that can be jarring or confusing to viewers. There is a need to automate the processing and presentation of video content in an aesthetically pleasing manner. The embodiments described herein provide a method of automatically cropping video content for presentation on a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Inventors: May-Li KHOE, Avi E. CIEPLINSKI, David Joshua HART
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Patent number: 12045451Abstract: An electronic device, with a touch-sensitive surface, displays a respective control, which is associated with respective contact intensity criteria, used to determine whether or not a function associated with the respective control will be performed. The device detects a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, corresponding to an interaction with the respective control. In accordance with a determination that the gesture does not include a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria, the device changes the appearance of the respective control to indicate progress toward meeting the respective contact intensity criteria that is used to determine whether or not a function associated with the respective control will be performed. In response to detecting activation of the control, the device performs the function associated with the respective control in accordance with the detected gesture including a contact that meets the respective contact intensity criteria.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: May-Li Khoe, Matthew I. Brown, Bianca C. Costanzo, Avi E. Cieplinski, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Julian K. Missig
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Publication number: 20240152210Abstract: An electronic device, while displaying a representation of a piece of music, detects a first input event at a location corresponding to the representation of the piece of music, and in response, provides tactile feedback that corresponds to at least a subset of beats of the piece of music. Subsequently, in response to detecting a second input event at the location corresponding to the representation of the piece of music, the electronic device ceases to provide the tactile feedback that corresponds to the beats of the piece of music.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: May-Li Khoe, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Avi E. Cieplinski, Bianca C. Costanzo, Rachel A. Roth, Matthew C. Evans, Samuel M. Roberts
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Patent number: 11972043Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally identifies a person's face, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the identification. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines a gaze location in a user interface, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally designates a user as being present at a sound-playback device in accordance with a determination that sound-detection criteria and verification criteria have been satisfied. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines whether a person is further or closer than a threshold distance from a display device, and optionally provides a first or second user interface for display on the display device in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally modifies the playing of media content in accordance with a determination that one or more presence criteria are not satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Avi E. Cieplinski, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian Missig, May-Li Khoe, Bianca Cheng Costanzo, Myra Mary Haggerty, Duncan Robert Kerr, Bas Ording, Elbert D. Chen
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Patent number: 11967039Abstract: Electronic devices are often equipped with a camera for capturing video content and/or a display for displaying video content. However, amateur users often capture video content without regard to composition, framing, or camera movement, resulting in video content that can be jarring or confusing to viewers. There is a need to automate the processing and presentation of video content in an aesthetically pleasing manner. The embodiments described herein provide a method of automatically cropping video content for presentation on a display.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: May-Li Khoe, Avi E. Cieplinski, David Joshua Hart
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Patent number: 11947782Abstract: In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface creates a plurality of workspace views. A respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view. The content includes application windows. The device displays a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views and detects a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the device replaces display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Julian Missig, Jonathan Koch, Avi E. Cieplinski, B. Michael Victor, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Duncan R. Kerr, Myra M. Haggerty
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Patent number: 11947724Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more tactile output generators displays, on the display, a respective user interface element within a user interface region. The device detects a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface for moving the respective user interface element by a respective amount. In response, in accordance with a determination that moving the respective user interface element by the respective amount would cause the respective user interface element to move beyond a predefined limit, the device generates a respective tactile output via the tactile output generators and moves the respective user interface element by the respective amount and beyond the predefined limit. In response to detecting liftoff of a contact used to perform the gesture, the device at least partially reverses the movement of the respective user interface element, such that the respective user interface element is moved to the predefined limit.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian Missig, Avi E. Cieplinski, May-Li Khoe, Bianca C. Costanzo
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Publication number: 20230152889Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally identifies a person's face, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the identification. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines a gaze location in a user interface, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally designates a user as being present at a sound-playback device in accordance with a determination that sound-detection criteria and verification criteria have been satisfied. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines whether a person is further or closer than a threshold distance from a display device, and optionally provides a first or second user interface for display on the display device in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally modifies the playing of media content in accordance with a determination that one or more presence criteria are not satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Avi E. CIEPLINSKI, Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Julian MISSIG, May-Li KHOE, Bianca Cheng COSTANZO, Myra Mary HAGGERTY, Duncan Robert KERR, Bas ORDING, Elbert D. CHEN
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Publication number: 20230143113Abstract: In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface creates a plurality of workspace views. A respective workspace view is configured to contain content assigned by a user to the respective workspace view. The content includes application windows. The device displays a first workspace view in the plurality of workspace views on the display without displaying other workspace views in the plurality of workspace views and detects a first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first multifinger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, the device replaces display of the first workspace view with concurrent display of the plurality of workspace views.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Julian MISSIG, Jonathan KOCH, Avi E. CIEPLINSKI, B. Michael VICTOR, Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Duncan R. KERR, Myra M. HAGGERTY
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Patent number: 11556171Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally identifies a person's face, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the identification. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines a gaze location in a user interface, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally designates a user as being present at a sound-playback device in accordance with a determination that sound-detection criteria and verification criteria have been satisfied. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines whether a person is further or closer than a threshold distance from a display device, and optionally provides a first or second user interface for display on the display device in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally modifies the playing of media content in accordance with a determination that one or more presence criteria are not satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Avi E. Cieplinski, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian Missig, May-Li Khoe, Bianca Cheng Costanzo, Myra Mary Haggerty, Duncan Robert Kerr, Bas Ording, Elbert D. Chen
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Publication number: 20220365595Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally identifies a person's face, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the identification. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines a gaze location in a user interface, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally designates a user as being present at a sound-playback device in accordance with a determination that sound-detection criteria and verification criteria have been satisfied. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines whether a person is further or closer than a threshold distance from a display device, and optionally provides a first or second user interface for display on the display device in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally modifies the playing of media content in accordance with a determination that one or more presence criteria are not satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Avi E. CIEPLINSKI, Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Julian MISSIG, May-Li KHOE, Bianca Cheng COSTANZO, Myra Mary HAGGERTY, Duncan Robert KERR, Bas ORDING, Elbert D. CHEN