Patents by Inventor David I. Simon
David I. Simon 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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Patent number: 9086864Abstract: Various embodiments of a wirelessly powered local computing environment are described. The wireless powered local computing environment includes at least a near field magnetic resonance (NFMR) power supply arranged to wirelessly provide power to any of a number of suitably configured devices. In the described embodiments, the devices arranged to receive power wirelessly from the NFMR power supply must be located in a region known as the near field that extends no further than a distance D of a few times a characteristic size of the NFMR power supply transmission device. Typically, the distance D can be on the order of 1 meter or so.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Culbert, Brett C. Bilbrey, David I. Simon, Peter M. Arnold
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Publication number: 20150138184Abstract: A computing device may include a display with an overlay layer that enables presentation of 2D, 3D images, a simultaneous combination of 2D and 2D images, multiple view images, and/or combinations thereof. In some implementations, the overlay layer may be one or more LCD matrix pixel masks, a number of lenses, one or more LCD layers configurable as lenses, or various combinations thereof. In various implementations, the overlay layer may be adjusted to continue or alter display of 3D portions and/or multiple view portions when the orientation of the computing device is changed. In one or more implementations, the computing device may adjust the overlay layer based on movement and/or position of one or more users and/or one or more eyes of the user(s). In some implementations, the computing device may be capable of capturing one or more 3D images.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, Ashley N. Saulsbury, David I. Simon
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Publication number: 20150103049Abstract: An active stylus is disclosed. The stylus includes an electrode at a tip of the stylus; and powered circuitry coupled to the electrode and configured for capacitively coupling the electrode with a capacitive touch sensor panel. The powered circuitry can further include drive circuitry configured to output a drive voltage at the electrode and/or sense circuitry configured to sense a voltage received at the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Jonah A. HARLEY, David I. SIMON
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Patent number: 8980491Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a portable and cost-effective fuel cell system for a portable computing device. This fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack which converts fuel into electrical power. It also includes a fuel source for the fuel cell stack and a controller which controls operation of the fuel cell system. The fuel system also includes an interface to the portable computing device, wherein the interface comprises a power link that provides power to the portable computing device, and a bidirectional communication link that provides bidirectional communication between the portable computing device and the controller for the fuel cell system.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bradley L. Spare, Vijay M. Iyer, Jean L. Lee, Gregory L. Tice, Michael D. Hillman, David I. Simon
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Patent number: 8963666Abstract: Connectors and methods of coupling electronic devices and cables are provided. In one embodiment, a connector has a first coded magnet on a first surface of a first device. The first coded magnet has at least two different polarity regions on the first surface. A second coded magnet on a second surface of a second device is also provided. The second coded magnet is configured to provide identifying information regarding the device on which it is located.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett Bilbrey, Aleksandar Pance, Peter Arnold, David I. Simon, Jean Lee, Michael D. Hillman, Gregory L. Tice, Vijay Iyer, Bradley Spare
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Patent number: 8928635Abstract: An active stylus is disclosed. The stylus includes an electrode at a tip of the stylus; and powered circuitry coupled to the electrode and configured for capacitively coupling the electrode with a capacitive touch sensor panel. The powered circuitry can further include drive circuitry configured to output a drive voltage at the electrode and/or sense circuitry configured to sense a voltage received at the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jonah A. Harley, David I. Simon
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Publication number: 20140152859Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to correct for tilt and/or perspective distortion in image capture devices. In some embodiments, the method may include reading an orientation measurement associated with a relative position of an image capture device with respect to an object, determining if the orientation measurement is less than a threshold, and in the event that the orientation measurement is less than the threshold, correcting an image obtained by the image capture device. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include an image sensor, a memory coupled to the image sensor, an orientation measurement device coupled to the image sensor, and a distance measurement device coupled to the image sensor, where the image data may be stored in the memory along with a measurement from the accelerometer and along with a measurement from the distance measurement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jason Hau-Ping Chen, Brandon Dean Slack, David I. Simon
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Patent number: 8687070Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to correct for tilt and/or perspective distortion in image capture devices. In some embodiments, the method may include reading an orientation measurement associated with a relative position of an image capture device with respect to an object, determining if the orientation measurement is less than a threshold, and in the event that the orientation measurement is less than the threshold, correcting an image obtained by the image capture device. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include an image sensor, a memory coupled to the image sensor, an orientation measurement device coupled to the image sensor, and a distance measurement device coupled to the image sensor, where the image data may be stored in the memory along with a measurement from the accelerometer and along with a measurement from the distance measurement device.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jason Hau-Ping Chen, Brandon Dean Slack, David I. Simon
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Publication number: 20140054974Abstract: Various embodiments of a wirelessly powered local computing environment are described. The wireless powered local computing environment includes at least a near field magnetic resonance (NFMR) power supply arranged to wirelessly provide power to any of a number of suitably configured devices. In the described embodiments, the devices arranged to receive power wirelessly from the NFMR power supply must be located in a region known as the near field that extends no further than a distance D of a few times a characteristic size of the NFMR power supply transmission device. Typically, the distance D can be on the order of 1 meter or so.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett C. BILBREY, Michael F. CULBERT, Peter M. ARNOLD, David I. SIMON, Mushtaq SARWAR, Richard W. DeVAUL
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Patent number: 8598747Abstract: Various embodiments of a wirelessly powered local computing environment are described. The wireless powered local computing environment includes at least a near field magnetic resonance (NFMR) power supply arranged to wirelessly provide power to any of a number of suitably configured devices. In the described embodiments, the devices arranged to receive power wirelessly from the NFMR power supply must be located in a region known as the near field that extends no further than a distance D of a few times a characteristic size of the NFMR power supply transmission device. Typically, the distance D can be on the order of 1 meter or so.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, Peter M. Arnold, David I. Simon, Mushtaq Sarwar, Richard W. DeVaul, Diane Leslie Culbert
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Patent number: 8576034Abstract: A plug or connector including a coded magnet and an electrical contact. As the plug approaches a corresponding port, the coded magnet interacts with a magnet within the port. The interaction between the plug coded magnet and the port coded magnet provides a force to connect and/or align the plug with the port. Once the plug is received within the port, if a process is completed, the coded magnets polarities are altered to eject the plug from the port.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett Bilbrey, Aleksandar Pance, Peter Arnold, David I. Simon, Jean Lee, Michael D. Hillman, Gregory L. Tice, Vijay Iyer, Bradley Spare
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Publication number: 20130241308Abstract: Various embodiments of a wirelessly powered local computing environment are described. The wireless powered local computing environment includes at least a near field magnetic resonance (NFMR) power supply arranged to wirelessly provide power to any of a number of suitably configured devices. In the described embodiments, the devices arranged to receive power wirelessly from the NFMR power supply must be located in a region known as the near field that extends no further than a distance D of a few times a characteristic size of the NFMR power supply transmission device. Typically, the distance D can be on the order of 1 meter or so.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett C. Bilbrey, Michael Culbert, Peter M. Arnold, David I. Simon, Mushtaq Sarwar, Ricard W. DeVaul
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Publication number: 20120327041Abstract: An active stylus is disclosed. The stylus includes an electrode at a tip of the stylus; and powered circuitry coupled to the electrode and configured for capacitively coupling the electrode with a capacitive touch sensor panel. The powered circuitry can further include drive circuitry configured to output a drive voltage at the electrode and/or sense circuitry configured to sense a voltage received at the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Jonah A. HARLEY, David I. Simon
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Publication number: 20120331546Abstract: An intelligent stylus is disclosed. The stylus can provide a stylus condition in addition to a touch input. The stylus architecture can include multiple sensors to sense information indicative of the stylus condition, a microcontroller to determine the stylus condition based on the sensed information, and a transmitter to transmit the determined condition to a corresponding touch sensitive device so as to cause some action based on the condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: David R. FALKENBURG, David I. Simon, Jonah A. Harley, Andrea Mucignat, Brian Richards Land, Christopher Tenzin Mullens, Steven Porter Hotelling
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Publication number: 20120327040Abstract: A stylus is disclosed. The stylus includes a shaft; a conductive tip at a distal end of the shaft; and control circuitry coupled to the conductive tip and configured to generate a modulated signal at the conductive tip to identify the stylus. The stylus can also include a switch coupled between the conductive tip and the shaft. The control circuitry can be further configured to control the switch to modulate a conductive path between the conductive tip and the shaft to generate the modulated signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: David I. SIMON, Jonah A. Harley
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Publication number: 20120303980Abstract: Various embodiments of a wirelessly powered local computing environment are described. The wireless powered local computing environment includes at least a near field magnetic resonance (NFMR) power supply arranged to wirelessly provide power to any of a number of suitably configured devices. In the described embodiments, the devices arranged to receive power wirelessly from the NFMR power supply must be located in a region known as the near field that extends no further than a distance D of a few times a characteristic size of the NFMR power supply transmission device. Typically, the distance D can be on the order of 1 meter or so.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Culbert, Brett C. Bilbrey, David I. Simon, Peter M. Arnold
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Publication number: 20120127110Abstract: An optical stylus and host computing system is provided, as are methods related to the operation thereof. In particular, in an example embodiment, a method of operating the optical stylus is provided that includes determining when the optical stylus is in contact with a surface based on signals received by a processor from a pressure sensor of the optical stylus and capturing an image while the optical stylus is in contact with the surface using a camera of the optical stylus. The captured image is then transmitted to a host system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: David Amm, David I. Simon, Omar Sze Leung
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Publication number: 20120075432Abstract: Embodiments may take the form of three-dimensional image sensing devices configured to capture an image including one or more objects. In one embodiments, the three-dimensional image sensing device includes a first image device configured to capture a first image and extract depth information for the one or more objects. Additionally, the image sensing device includes a second imaging device configured to capture a second image and determine an orientation of a surface of the one or more objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett Bilbrey, Michael F. Culbert, David I. Simon, Rich DeVaul, Mushtaq Sarwar, David S. Gere
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Publication number: 20120032765Abstract: The various embodiment provide fastening devices, systems and methods that utilize two or more maxels in respective correlated magnetic structures provided in a first structure and at least one second structure to fasten or repulse the first structure to or from, as the case may be, the at least one second structure. In at least one embodiment, each maxel is programmable and may vary either or both the polarity and magnetic strength of the given maxel. The variance of the polarity and/or magnetic strength of the given maxel may be programmable and may be varied to attract or repulse a second magnetic structure which desirably also contains one or maxels forming a correlated magnetic structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett Bilbrey, Aleksandar Pance, Peter Arnold, David I. Simon, Jean Lee, Michael D. Hillman, Gregory L. Tice, Vijay Iyer, Bradley Spare
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Publication number: 20120028480Abstract: A plug or connector including a coded magnet and an electrical contact. As the plug approaches a corresponding port, the coded magnet interacts with a magnet within the port. The interaction between the plug coded magnet and the port coded magnet provides a force to connect and/or align the plug with the port. Once the plug is received within the port, if a process is completed, the coded magnets polarities are altered to eject the plug from the port.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brett Bilbrey, Aleksandar Pance, Peter Arnold, David I. Simon, Jean Lee, Michael D. Hillman, Gregory L. Tice, Vijay Iyer, Bradley Spare