Patents by Inventor Devin Williams

Devin Williams 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: 20250104368
    Abstract: A method is performed at an electronic device with a one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes obtaining a first semantic label value associated with a first object. The method includes determining, based on the first semantic label value, a first display priority value associated with the first object. The method includes prioritizing the first object over a second object based on the first display priority value. The method includes, in response to determining that the first object satisfies an offscreen criterion, displaying, on the display, an offscreen indicator that is associated with the first object according to the prioritization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Gregory Patrick Lane Lutter, Rahul Nair, Devin William Chalmers, Ioana Negoita
  • Patent number: 12217598
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for displaying a visual indication of audibility of an audible signal. In various implementations, a device includes a display, an audio sensor, a processor and a non-transitory memory. In various implementations, a method includes receiving, via the audio sensor, an audible signal and converting the audible signal to electronic signal data. In various implementations, the method includes obtaining environmental data that indicates audio response characteristics of a physical environment in which the device is located. In various implementations, the method includes displaying, on the display, an indicator that indicates a distance from a source of the audible signal at which the audible signal is audible. In some implementations, the distance is based on an amplitude associated with the electronic signal data and the audio response characteristics of the physical environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Devin William Chalmers, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Rahul Nair
  • Patent number: 12198277
    Abstract: A method is performed at an electronic device with a one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes presenting, on the display, a plurality of objects including a first object and a second object. The method includes obtaining a first display priority value that is associated with the first object. The method includes prioritizing the first object over the second object based on a function of the first display priority value. The method includes, in response to determining that each of the first object and the second object satisfies an offscreen criterion, displaying, on the display, a first offscreen indicator that is associated with the first object according to the prioritization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Gregory Patrick Lane Lutter, Rahul Nair, Devin William Chalmers, Ioana Negoita
  • Publication number: 20250015484
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display, a housing member at least partially surrounding the display and including a first segment defining a first portion of an exterior surface of the electronic device, a second segment defining a second portion of the exterior surface of the electronic device and configured to function as an antenna, and a bridge segment structurally and conductively coupling the first segment to the second segment. The electronic device may also include a molded element positioned between the first segment and the second segment and defining a third portion of the exterior surface of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Melody L. Kuna, Carlo Catalano, Lee B. Hamstra, Ross Errett, Devin Williams, Florence W. Ow, Alex Chung Lap Yeung, Carli Oster
  • Patent number: 12175009
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method for spatially designating private content. The method includes: presenting, via a display device, an indication of a private viewing region relative to a location of the computing system; determining a first location for presentation of graphical content; and presenting, via the display device, the graphical content at the first location. The method further includes: transmitting a characterization vector associated with the graphical content to at least one other device for display thereon according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is outside of the private viewing area; and forgoing transmission of the characterization vector associated with the graphical content to the at least one other device according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is inside of the private viewing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Bart Colin Trzynadlowski, Thomas G. Salter, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Gregory Patrick Lane Lutter
  • Patent number: 12154329
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of displaying a task list is performed by a device including an image sensor, a display, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes obtaining, using the image sensor, a video stream of a physical environment. The method includes displaying, on the display in association with the physical environment, a task list including a plurality of task elements respectively associated with a plurality of tasks, wherein the plurality of task elements includes a first task element associated with a first task and a second task element associated with a second task. The method includes detecting, in the video stream of the physical environment, completion of the first task. The method includes, in response to detecting completion of the first task, changing display of the first task element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Devin William Chalmers, Gregory Patrick Lane Lutter, Bart Colin Trzynadlowski, Rahul Nair
  • Patent number: 12142819
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display, a housing member at least partially surrounding the display and including a first segment defining a first portion of an exterior surface of the electronic device, a second segment defining a second portion of the exterior surface of the electronic device and configured to function as an antenna, and a bridge segment structurally and conductively coupling the first segment to the second segment. The electronic device may also include a molded element positioned between the first segment and the second segment and defining a third portion of the exterior surface of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Melody L Kuna, Carlo Catalano, Lee B. Hamstra, Ross Errett, Devin Williams, Florence W. Ow, Alex Chung Lap Yeung, Carli Oster
  • Patent number: 12086945
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of performing late-stage shift is performed at a device including a display, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes generating, based on a first predicted pose of the device for a display time period, a first image. The method includes generating a mask indicating a first region of the first image and a second region of the first image. The method includes generating a second image by shifting, based on a second predicted pose of the device for the display time period, the first region of the first image without shifting the second region of the first image. The method includes displaying, on the display at the display time period, the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Ganghun Kim, Ioana Negoita, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Thomas Justin Moore
  • Publication number: 20240111911
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method for spatially designating private content. The method includes: presenting, via a display device, an indication of a private viewing region relative to a location of the computing system; determining a first location for presentation of graphical content; and presenting, via the display device, the graphical content at the first location. The method further includes: transmitting a characterization vector associated with the graphical content to at least one other device for display thereon according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is outside of the private viewing area; and forgoing transmission of the characterization vector associated with the graphical content to the at least one other device according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is inside of the private viewing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Bart Colin Trzynadlowski, Thomas G. Salter, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Gregory Patrick Lane Lutter
  • Publication number: 20240080408
    Abstract: A method includes recording a first video stream characterized by a first value of a first quality characteristic. The method includes determining that the first video stream satisfies a trigger criterion. The trigger criterion characterizes a threshold amount of video content change information. The method includes, in response to determining that the first video stream satisfies the trigger criterion, obtaining a second video stream characterized by a second value of a second quality characteristic. The second video stream includes scene information also included in the first video stream. The second value of the second quality characteristic is indicative of a higher quality video stream than the first value of the first quality characteristic. The method includes generating a third video stream by adding information from the second video stream to the first video stream. The third video stream corresponds to a higher quality version of the first video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: William D. Lindmeier, Devin William Chalmers
  • Publication number: 20240062485
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of performing late-stage shift is performed at a device including a display, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes generating, based on a first predicted pose of the device for a display time period, a first image. The method includes generating a mask indicating a first region of the first image and a second region of the first image. The method includes generating a second image by shifting, based on a second predicted pose of the device for the display time period, the first region of the first image without shifting the second region of the first image. The method includes displaying, on the display at the display time period, the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Ganghun Kim, Ioana Negoita, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Thomas Justin Moore
  • Patent number: 11886625
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method for spatially designating private content. The method includes: presenting, via a display device, an indication of a private viewing region relative to a location of the computing system; determining a first location for presentation of graphical content; and presenting, via the display device, the graphical content at the first location. The method further includes: transmitting a characterization vector associated with the graphical content to at least one other device for display thereon according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is outside of the private viewing area; and forgoing transmission of the characterization vector associated with the graphical content to the at least one other device according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is inside of the private viewing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Bart Colin Trzynadlowski, Thomas G. Salter, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Gregory Patrick Lane Lutter
  • Publication number: 20240010336
    Abstract: A delivery device to deliver a product from an aerial location includes a body defining a payload holding region. The delivery device may further include a coupling mechanism configured to couple the body to a primary vehicle. The delivery device may further include a control feature configured to change a flight characteristic of the body. A method for delivering a product may include positioning a first unmanned aerial vehicle within a threshold distance of a delivery location. The method may further include releasing a second unmanned vehicle from the first unmanned aerial vehicle once the first unmanned aerial vehicle is within the threshold distance. The method may further include causing the second unmanned vehicle to reach the delivery location. The method may further include activating a delivery mechanism to release the product from the second unmanned vehicle to deliver the product to the delivery location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Keenan A. Wyrobek, Brendan D. Wade, Tristan Semmelhack, Devin Williams, Gregoire Vandenbussche, Rajan Gill, Brian Boomgaard
  • Publication number: 20230419793
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for displaying a visual indication of audibility of an audible signal. In various implementations, a device includes a display, an audio sensor, a processor and a non-transitory memory. In various implementations, a method includes receiving, via the audio sensor, an audible signal and converting the audible signal to electronic signal data. In various implementations, the method includes obtaining environmental data that indicates audio response characteristics of a physical environment in which the device is located. In various implementations, the method includes displaying, on the display, an indicator that indicates a distance from a source of the audible signal at which the audible signal is audible. In some implementations, the distance is based on an amplitude associated with the electronic signal data and the audio response characteristics of the physical environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Devin William Chalmers, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Rahul Nair
  • Patent number: 11856313
    Abstract: A method includes recording a first video stream characterized by a first value of a first quality characteristic. The method includes determining that the first video stream satisfies a trigger criterion. The trigger criterion characterizes a threshold amount of video content change information. The method includes, in response to determining that the first video stream satisfies the trigger criterion, obtaining a second video stream characterized by a second value of a second quality characteristic. The second video stream includes scene information also included in the first video stream. The second value of the second quality characteristic is indicative of a higher quality video stream than the first value of the first quality characteristic. The method includes generating a third video stream by adding information from the second video stream to the first video stream. The third video stream corresponds to a higher quality version of the first video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventors: William D. Lindmeier, Devin William Chalmers
  • Patent number: 11836872
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of performing late-stage shift is performed at a device including a display, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes generating, based on a first predicted pose of the device for a display time period, a first image. The method includes generating a mask indicating a first region of the first image and a second region of the first image. The method includes generating a second image by shifting, based on a second predicted pose of the device for the display time period, the first region of the first image without shifting the second region of the first image. The method includes displaying, on the display at the display time period, the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Ganghun Kim, Ioana Negoita, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Thomas Justin Moore
  • Patent number: 11804113
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for displaying a visual indication of audibility of an audible signal. In various implementations, a device includes a display, an audio sensor, a processor and a non-transitory memory. In various implementations, a method includes receiving, via the audio sensor, an audible signal and converting the audible signal to electronic signal data. In various implementations, the method includes obtaining environmental data that indicates audio response characteristics of a physical environment in which the device is located. In various implementations, the method includes displaying, on the display, an indicator that indicates a distance from a source of the audible signal at which the audible signal is audible. In some implementations, the distance is based on an amplitude associated with the electronic signal data and the audio response characteristics of the physical environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Devin William Chalmers, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Rahul Nair
  • Patent number: 11798242
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method of providing contextual computer-generated reality (CGR) digital assistant is performed at a device provided to deliver a CGR scene, the device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and one or more displays. The method includes obtaining image data characterizing a field of view captured by an image sensor. The method further includes identifying in the image data a contextual trigger for one of a plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants. The method additionally includes selecting a visual representation of the one of the plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants, where the visual representation is selected based on context and in response to identifying the contextual trigger. The method also includes presenting the CGR scene by displaying the visual representation of the one of the plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants, where the visual representation provides information associated with the contextual trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Avi Bar-Zeev, Golnaz Abdollahian, Devin William Chalmers, David H. Y. Huang, Banafsheh Jalali
  • Publication number: 20230333600
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display, a housing member at least partially surrounding the display and including a first segment defining a first portion of an exterior surface of the electronic device, a second segment defining a second portion of the exterior surface of the electronic device and configured to function as an antenna, and a bridge segment structurally and conductively coupling the first segment to the second segment. The electronic device may also include a molded element positioned between the first segment and the second segment and defining a third portion of the exterior surface of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Melody L. Kuna, Carlo Catalano, Lee B. Hamstra, Ross Errett, Devin Williams, Florence W. Ow, Alex Chung Lap Yeung, Carli Oster
  • Patent number: D1069646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zipline International Inc.
    Inventors: Gregoire Vandenbussche, Zoltan Laszlo, Devin Williams, Brendan Doyle Wade, Tristan Semmelhack, Keenan Wyrobek, Elizabeth Trimble, Brian Boomgaard, Scott Johnston, Daniel Ingriselli, Rajan Gill