Patents by Inventor Grant H. Mulliken

Grant H. Mulliken 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: 20240115831
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that provide customized feedback content during a meditation experience. For example, an example process may include obtaining physiological data via one or more sensors, determining that an attentive state based on the physiological data, customizing feedback content based on a user attribute to change the attentive state during the meditation mode, and providing the customized feedback content during the meditation mode after a delay time based on the user attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Christine E. Welch, Alastair K. Fettes, Amy E. DeDonato, Christine Godwin, Dorian D. Dargan, Eric Landreneau, Gary I. Butcher, Grant H. Mulliken, Hugh A. Sider, Izzet B. Yildiz, James D. Dusseau, Jean-Francois St-Amour, Joanne Lee, Lucie Belanger, Michael B. Tucker, Philipp Rockel, Theodore Nestor Panagiotopoulos
  • Publication number: 20240104792
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to aspects of the extended reality environments that are selected or otherwise modified to account for distracting stimuli. Similarly, one or more metrics that reflect, or are otherwise indicative of, a user's ability to focus on a current or upcoming activity may be used to adjust a user's interaction with the extended reality environment. The extended reality environment can generated by an extended reality system that includes a head-mounted display, a set of sensors and a processor configured to enter a focus mode that reduces distraction in an extended reality environment. While in the focus mode, the process or can receive imaging data of a physical environment around a user using the set of sensors and generate the extended reality environment that includes a reproduction of the first region of the physical environment where an identified object is replaced with the additional content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Grant H. Mulliken, Anura A. Patil, Brian Pasley, Christine Godwin, Eve Ekman, Jonathan Hadida, Lauren Cheung, Mary A. Pyc, Patrick O. Eronini, Raphael A. Bernier, Steven A. Marchette, Fletcher Rothkopf
  • Publication number: 20240103285
    Abstract: A head-mountable device including a frame, a display positioned in the frame, a processor, and a facial interface connected to the frame. The facial interface can include a sensor electrically coupled to the processor. The sensor can collect biometric information from a nasal region of a user and generate a signal based on the biometric information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Javier Mendez, Grant H. Mulliken, Trevor J. Ness, Samuel G. Smith, Xinsheng Chu
  • Publication number: 20240104864
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to aspects of the extended reality environments that are selected or otherwise modified to account for distracting stimuli. Similarly, one or more metrics that reflect, or are otherwise indicative of, a user's ability to focus on a current or upcoming activity may be used to adjust a user's interaction with the extended reality environment. The extended reality environment can generated by an extended reality system that includes a head-mounted display, a set of sensors and a processor configured to enter a focus mode that reduces distraction in an extended reality environment. While in the focus mode, the process or can receive imaging data of a physical environment around a user using the set of sensors and generate the extended reality environment that includes a reproduction of the first region of the physical environment where an identified object is replaced with the additional content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Grant H. Mulliken, Anura A. Patil, Brian Pasley, Christine Godwin, Eve Ekman, Jonathan Hadida, Lauren Cheung, Mary A. Pyc, Patrick O. Eronini, Raphael A. Bernier, Steven A. Marchette, Fletcher Rothkopf
  • Publication number: 20240104838
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to aspects of the extended reality environments that are selected or otherwise modified to account for distracting stimuli. Similarly, one or more metrics that reflect, or are otherwise indicative of, a user's ability to focus on a current or upcoming activity may be used to adjust a user's interaction with the extended reality environment. The extended reality environment can generated by an extended reality system that includes a head-mounted display, a set of sensors and a processor configured to enter a focus mode that reduces distraction in an extended reality environment. While in the focus mode, the process or can receive imaging data of a physical environment around a user using the set of sensors and generate the extended reality environment that includes a reproduction of the first region of the physical environment where an identified object is replaced with the additional content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Grant H. Mulliken, Anura A Patil, Brian Pasle, Christine Godwin, Eve Ekman, Jonathan Hadida, Lauren Cheung, Mary A. Pyc, Patrick O. Eronini, Raphael A. Bernier, Steven A Marchette, Fletcher Rothkopf
  • Publication number: 20240094840
    Abstract: In at least one example of the present disclosure, a head-mountable device includes a display, a frame at least partially surrounding the display, a facial interface attached to the frame, a cover disposed around the facial interface, and a touch sensitive surface incorporated into the cover to receive input from a user for the head-mountable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Darshan R. Kasar, Javier Mendez, Nicholas C. Soldner, Grant H. Mulliken
  • Publication number: 20240090818
    Abstract: A head-mountable device including a housing, a display positioned in the housing, a processor positioned in the housing, and a retention band connected to the housing, the retention band comprising a sensor configured to monitor a brain activity of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Javier Mendez, Samuel G. Smith, Grant H. Mulliken, Trevor J. Ness
  • Publication number: 20240077940
    Abstract: A head-mountable device including a display, a housing at least partially surrounding the display, a facial interface attached to the housing, and a cover positioned between the housing and the facial interface, the cover comprising a conductive fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Javier C. Mendez, Nicholas C. Soldner, Darshan R. Kasar, Grant H. Mulliken
  • Patent number: 11908086
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, an exemplary process for initializing members of a shared enhanced reality setting is described. In accordance with some embodiments, an exemplary process for forming a private sub-space and example features of the private sub-space is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Grant H. Mulliken, James Williams Charles Vandyke
  • Publication number: 20240045220
    Abstract: A head-mounted device includes a device housing, a support structure that is connected to the device housing to support the device housing with respect to a user, a display device that is connected to the device housing to display content, an optical system that is associated with the display device, and sensors that generate sensor output signals. The head-mounted device also includes a tension controller that determines a tensioning command based on the sensor output signals, and a tension adjuster that applies tension to the user according to the tensioning command in order to restrain motion of the device housing with respect to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Grant H. Mulliken, David A. Kalinowski, Brandon R. Neale, David A. Schmuck, Eric N. Vergo, Jae Hwang Lee
  • Publication number: 20240035892
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a facial interface, interface material positioned on the facial interface, the interface material including a first surface that abuts the facial interface and a second opposing the first surface, and a sensor positioned on the facial interface or within the interface material, the sensor being oriented towards the second surface, and at least a portion of the interface material being sensorally transparent and positioned between the sensors and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Javier Mendez, Darshan R. Kasar, Grant H. Mulliken, Samuel G. Smith
  • Publication number: 20240028282
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a facial interface, a sensor attached to the facial interface, and at least one of a communication interface or a power interface coupled to the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Darshan R. Kasar, Grant H. Mulliken, Javier Mendez, Erin M. Bosch
  • Patent number: 11861837
    Abstract: Identifying a state of a user (e.g., attentive, distracted, mind wandering, etc.) based on the user's physiological (e.g., pupillary) response to luminance change events in which a portion or all of the content quickly becomes brighter or dimmer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Izzet B. Yildiz, Grant H. Mulliken, Sterling R. Crispin
  • Publication number: 20230418378
    Abstract: Some implementations disclosed herein present a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment in which a user participates in an activity, identify a cognitive state of the user (e.g., working, learning, resting, etc.) based on data regarding the user's body (e.g., facial expressions, hand movements, physiological data, etc.), and update the environment with a surrounding environment that promotes a cognitive state of the user for the activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Izzet B. Yildiz, Mary A. Pyc, Ronald J. Guglielmone, JR., Sterling R. Crispin, Mikaela D. Estep, Grant H. Mulliken
  • Publication number: 20230376107
    Abstract: Some implementations disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and devices that use physiological data (e.g., indicative of surprise) of a user to determine that an unexpected user interface behavior occurred. In some implementations, a device having a processor implements a method. The method obtains, via a sensor, physiological data of a user during a period of time and uses the physiological data to determine a characteristic of the user during the period of time while the user is using the electronic device. The method identifies an unexpected user interface behavior occurring prior to the period of time based on the characteristic of the user during the period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Izzet B. Yildiz, Grant H. Mulliken, Sterling R. Crispin
  • Patent number: 11822091
    Abstract: A head-mounted device includes a device housing, a support structure that is connected to the device housing to support the device housing with respect to a user, a display device that is connected to the device housing to display content, an optical system that is associated with the display device, and sensors that generate sensor output signals. The head-mounted device also includes a tension controller that determines a tensioning command based on the sensor output signals, and a tension adjuster that applies tension to the user according to the tension command in order to restrain motion of the device housing with respect to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Grant H. Mulliken, David A. Kalinowski, Brandon R. Neale, David A. Schmuck, Eric N. Vergo, Jae Hwang Lee
  • Publication number: 20230333377
    Abstract: A display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a wake control system. The head-mounted display unit provides content to a user and is operable in a low-power state and a high-power state that consumes more power to provide the content to the user than the low-power state. The wake control system determines when to operate in the high-power state. The wake control system may assess a first wake criterion with low power, assess a second wake criterion with higher power than the first wake criterion upon satisfaction of the first wake criterion, and cause the head-mounted display unit to operate in the high-power state upon satisfaction of the second wake criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Fletcher R. Rothkopf, David A. Kalinowski, Jae Hwang Lee, Avi Bar-Zeev, Grant H. Mulliken, Paul Meade, Nathanael D. Parkhill, Ray L. Chang, Arthur Y. Zhang
  • Patent number: 11782508
    Abstract: Some implementations disclosed herein present a computer-generated reality (CGR) environment in which a user participates in an activity, identify a cognitive state of the user (e.g., working, learning, resting, etc.) based on data regarding the user's body (e.g., facial expressions, hand movements, physiological data, etc.), and update the environment with a surrounding environment that promotes a cognitive state of the user for the activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Izzet B. Yildiz, Mary A. Pyc, Ronald J. Guglielmone, Jr., Sterling R. Crispin, Mikaela D. Estep, Grant H. Mulliken
  • Patent number: 11762457
    Abstract: Some implementations disclosed herein present multimedia content to a user, identify a comfort state of the user (e.g., happy, unhappy, distressed, etc.) based on body data of the user (e.g., facial expressions, hand movements, physiological data, etc.), and update the multimedia content based on the identified comfort state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Akiko Ikkai, Grant H. Mulliken, Izzet B. Yildiz, Sterling R. Crispin
  • Publication number: 20230288985
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that adjust image content to reduce motion sickness during an experience. For example, an example process may include determining a first zone and a second zone of a display, generating images of a three-dimensional (3D) environment, identifying image content of each of the images corresponding to the second zone of the display, and reducing at least one of contrast or spatial frequency of the image content of each of the images corresponding to the second zone of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Hermannus J. DAMVELD, Grant H. MULLIKEN