Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Romney

Christopher J. Romney 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).

  • Publication number: 20230393865
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to activating and managing dual user interface modes for an operating system. An electronic device configured to run an operating system in a first mode including a first user interface receives, while operating in the first user interface mode, a predefined sequence of inputs, and in response to receiving the predefined sequence of inputs, transitions the operating system from the first user interface mode to a second user interface mode. The second user interface mode has different input capabilities with respect to the first user interface mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher B. FLEIZACH, Christopher J. ROMNEY, Clare T. KASEMSET, Joaquim Goncalo LOBO FERREIRA DA SILVA, Eric T. SEYMOUR, Isis Naomi RAMÍREZ MOLERES, Allen WHEARRY JR., Adrian T. CHAMBERS, Margarita ZAKIROVA
  • Publication number: 20210358217
    Abstract: A device for performing multi-pass object rendering using a three-dimensional geometric constraint may include at least one processor configured to receive a mesh of points corresponding to a head of a user. The at least one processor may be further configured to render an image of a sphere and to render elements corresponding to facial features based at least in part on the mesh of points. The at least one processor may be further configured to render an element visibility mask based at least in part on the mesh of points, the element visibility mask being constrained to the surface of the sphere. The at least one processor may be further configured to composite the sphere, the elements, and the element visibility mask to generate an output image. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide the output image for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Guillaume P. BARLIER, Jason D. RICKWALD, Christopher J. ROMNEY
  • Patent number: 11074753
    Abstract: A device for performing multi-pass object rendering using a three-dimensional geometric constraint may include at least one processor configured to receive a mesh of points corresponding to a head of a user. The at least one processor may be further configured to render an image of a sphere and to render elements corresponding to facial features based at least in part on the mesh of points. The at least one processor may be further configured to render an element visibility mask based at least in part on the mesh of points, the element visibility mask being constrained to the surface of the sphere. The at least one processor may be further configured to composite the sphere, the elements, and the element visibility mask to generate an output image. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide the output image for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney
  • Patent number: D917516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Alan C. Dye, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D936104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William Melbourne Brand, Lisa K. Forssell, Aurelio Guzmán, Deanna Marsigliese, Christopher J. Romney, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D938966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Aurelio Guzmán, Deanna Marsigliese, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D938967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Lisa K. Forssell, Robert Garcia, III, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Aron Hjartarson, Rongxuan Jin, Wendy M. Klein, Kui Han Lee, Stephanie Wang Nai Ping Perea, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Johannes Lucius Wolfgang Saam, Nicolas V. Scapel, Oleksandr Tyemirov, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D938969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Aurelio Guzmán, Deanna Marsigliese, Joumana Marie Medlej, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D939527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Aurelio Guzmán, Deanna Marsigliese, Joumana Marie Medlej, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D940758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Alan C. Dye, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D947871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Alan C. Dye, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D949168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelio Guzmán, Deanna Marsigliese, Joumana Marie Medlej, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D956101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D957459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D964458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D973101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Alan C. Dye, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D979600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelio Guzmán, Joumana Marie Medlej, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D996458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Alan C. Dye, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D1004618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guillaume P. Barlier, Lisa K. Forssell, Joseph D. Gardner, Aurelio Guzmán, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Nicolas V. Scapel, Christopher I. Wilson
  • Patent number: D1012128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa K. Forssell, Aurelio Guzmán, Deanna Marsigliese, Jason D. Rickwald, Christopher J. Romney, Christopher I. Wilson