Patents by Inventor James R. Montgomery

James R. Montgomery 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).

  • Patent number: 12361630
    Abstract: A computing device performs a first operation before a first commit deadline, resulting in a first frame being rendered and displayed in a first cycle. A second operation is performed, before a second commit deadline, resulting in a second frame being rendered and displayed in a second cycle. A time remaining to a third commit deadline is determined, using the current time. A third operation is predicted, performable before a third commit deadline. An additional operation is predicted, performable for a future cycle. A total processing time for the third and additional operations is determined, being less than the remaining time. The third and additional operations are performed for use in a future cycle. The result of the third operation is used to render a third frame for the third cycle. The result of the additional operation is used to render an additional frame before a future render deadline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Aditya Krishnadevan, James R. Montgomerie
  • Patent number: 12131719
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display. Control circuitry may operate the display at different frame rates such as 60 Hz, 80 Hz, and 120 Hz. The control circuitry may determine which frame rate to use based on a speed of animation on the display and based on a type of animation on the display. To mitigate the appearance of judder as the display frame rate changes, the control circuitry may implement techniques such as hysteresis (e.g., windows of tolerance around speed thresholds to ensure that the display frame rate does not change too frequently as a result of noise), speed thresholds that are based on a user perception study, consistent latency between touch input detection and corresponding display output across different frame rates (e.g., using a fixed touch scan rate that is independent of frame duration), and animation-specific speed thresholds for triggering frame rate changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wanqing Xin, Mehmet N Agaoglu, Gokhan Avkarogullari, Jenny Hu, Alexander K Kan, Yuhui Li, James R Montgomerie, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Yingying Tang, Chaohao Wang
  • Publication number: 20240320897
    Abstract: A computing device performs a first operation before a first commit deadline, resulting in a first frame being rendered and displayed in a first cycle. A second operation is performed, before a second commit deadline, resulting in a second frame being rendered and displayed in a second cycle. A time remaining to a third commit deadline is determined, using the current time. A third operation is predicted, performable before a third commit deadline. An additional operation is predicted, performable for a future cycle. A total processing time for the third and additional operations is determined, being less than the remaining time. The third and additional operations are performed for use in a future cycle. The result of the third operation is used to render a third frame for the third cycle. The result of the additional operation is used to render an additional frame before a future render deadline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Aditya Krishnadevan, James R. Montgomerie
  • Patent number: 12002143
    Abstract: A computing device performs a first operation before a first commit deadline, resulting in a first frame being rendered and displayed in a first cycle. A second operation is performed, before a second commit deadline, resulting in a second frame being rendered and displayed in a second cycle. A time remaining to a third commit deadline is determined, using the current time. A third operation is predicted, performable before a third commit deadline. An additional operation is predicted, performable for a future cycle. A total processing time for the third and additional operations is determined, being less than the remaining time. The third and additional operations are performed for use in a future cycle. The result of the third operation is used to render a third frame for the third cycle. The result of the additional operation is used to render an additional frame before a future render deadline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Aditya Krishnadevan, James R. Montgomerie
  • Patent number: 11895105
    Abstract: An access control system is provided to prevent the surreptitious granting of access to privacy related functionality on an electronic device. Software-based events to grant access to device functionality can be validated by confirming that the software event corresponds with a hardware input event. This validation prevents the spoofing of a user interface input that may be used to fraudulently grant access to specific functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Montgomerie, Jessica Aranda, Patrick Coffman, Julien Freudiger, Matthew Hansen Gamble, Ron Huang, Anant Jain, Glen S. Low, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Stephen J. Rhee, Matthew E. Shepherd, Ansh Shukla, Katherine Skinner, Kyle Martin Sluder, Christopher Soli, Christopher K. Thomas, Guy L. Tribble, John Wilander
  • Publication number: 20230077843
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display. Control circuitry may operate the display at different frame rates such as 60 Hz, 80 Hz, and 120 Hz. The control circuitry may determine which frame rate to use based on a speed of animation on the display and based on a type of animation on the display. To mitigate the appearance of judder as the display frame rate changes, the control circuitry may implement techniques such as hysteresis (e.g., windows of tolerance around speed thresholds to ensure that the display frame rate does not change too frequently as a result of noise), speed thresholds that are based on a user perception study, consistent latency between touch input detection and corresponding display output across different frame rates (e.g., using a fixed touch scan rate that is independent of frame duration), and animation-specific speed thresholds for triggering frame rate changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wanqing Xin, Mehmet N Agaoglu, Gokhan Avkarogullari, Jenny Hu, Alexander K Kan, Yuhui Li, James R Montgomerie, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Yingying Tang, Chaohao Wang
  • Publication number: 20220392137
    Abstract: A computing device performs a first operation before a first commit deadline, resulting in a first frame being rendered and displayed in a first cycle. A second operation is performed, before a second commit deadline, resulting in a second frame being rendered and displayed in a second cycle. A time remaining to a third commit deadline is determined, using the current time. A third operation is predicted, performable before a third commit deadline. An additional operation is predicted, performable for a future cycle. A total processing time for the third and additional operations is determined, being less than the remaining time. The third and additional operations are performed for use in a future cycle. The result of the third operation is used to render a third frame for the third cycle. The result of the additional operation is used to render an additional frame before a future render deadline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Aditya Krishnadevan, James R. Montgomerie
  • Publication number: 20210400037
    Abstract: An access control system is provided to prevent the surreptitious granting of access to privacy related functionality on an electronic device. Software-based events to grant access to device functionality can be validated by confirming that the software event corresponds with a hardware input event. This validation prevents the spoofing of a user interface input that may be used to fraudulently grant access to specific functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: James R. Montgomerie, Jessica Aranda, Patrick Coffman, Julien Freudiger, Matthew Hansen Gamble, Ron Huang, Anant Jain, Glen S. Low, Andrey Pokrovskiy, Stephen J. Rhee, Matthew E. Shepherd, Ansh Shukla, Katherine Skinner, Kyle Martin Sluder, Christopher Soli, Christopher K. Thomas, Guy L. Tribble, John Wilander
  • Patent number: 10884604
    Abstract: The subject technology provides for receiving a request for a representation of an item from a destination application. The subject technology sends the request for the representation of the item to a source application. The subject technology receives a link to a file provider, the file provider fulfilling a data transfer of the representation of the item. Further, the subject technology sends the link to the file provider to the destination application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Nilo, David Rahardja, Michael T. Turner, Kurt A. Revis, Christopher K. Thomas, Stephen R. Breen, Tyler M. Fox, Emanuele Rudel, Robert D. Boehnke, Tom Adriaenssen, James R. Montgomerie
  • Patent number: 10878598
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for techniques to display rectangular content in non-rectangular display areas without clipping or cutting off the content. These bounding path techniques can be employed for electronic devices with rounded corners and for display of content within software windows for applications, in which the windows have non-rectangular corners. The techniques disclosed include content shifting, aspect fit, run length encoding and corner encoding. These techniques can be applied to both static content and for dynamic content. Memory optimization techniques are disclosed to reduce the memory requirements for encoding display bitmaps and for optimal performance. The run length encoding feature can reduce the time and decrease the memory requirements for determining a location where the content can fit within a viewable area of the display. The corner encoding technique provides for encoding areas with non-linear curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Kyle T. Howarth, James R. Montgomerie, Stephen F. Holt
  • Patent number: 10860200
    Abstract: The subject technology provides for identifying an item being dragged over an application in which the items are arranged in a table in a first arrangement. The subject technology copies the first arrangement to generate a second arrangement that corresponds to an initial arrangement of the items when the item is identified as being dragged over the first application. The subject technology updates the first arrangement to reflect changed positions of the items in the table resulting from another item being inserted into the table. The subject technology updates the second arrangement to reflect changed positions of items. Further, the subject technology merges the updated second arrangement with the updated first arrangement to reconcile the changed positions resulting from the item being inserted into the table at the location with the changed positions resulting from the another item being inserted into the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Nilo, David Rahardja, Michael T. Turner, Kurt A. Revis, Christopher K. Thomas, Stephen R. Breen, Tyler M. Fox, Emanuele Rudel, Robert D. Boehnke, Tom Adriaenssen, James R. Montgomerie
  • Patent number: 10803628
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for techniques to display rectangular content in non-rectangular display areas without clipping or cutting off the content. These bounding path techniques can be employed for electronic devices with rounded corners and for display of content within software windows for applications, in which the windows have non-rectangular corners. The techniques disclosed include content shifting, aspect fit, run length encoding and corner encoding. These techniques can be applied to both static content and for dynamic content. Memory optimization techniques are disclosed to reduce the memory requirements for encoding display bitmaps and for optimal performance. The run length encoding feature can reduce the time and decrease the memory requirements for determining a location where the content can fit within a viewable area of the display. The corner encoding technique provides for encoding areas with non-linear curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Kyle T. Howarth, James R. Montgomerie, Stephen F. Holt
  • Patent number: 10705713
    Abstract: A device implementing drag and drop for touchscreen devices may include a processor configured to detect a drag gesture selecting an item in a first application. The processor may be further configured to detect a touch release at an end of the drag gesture for dropping the item in a second application, and send, in response to the detected touch release, a message to the second application, the message including information for a plurality of representations of the item. The processor may be further configured to receive, from the second application, a request for a representation of the item from among the plurality of representations. The processor may be further configured to send, to the first application, the request for the representation of the item. The processor may be further configured to initiate a data transfer of the representation of the item from the first application to the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Nilo, David Rahardja, Michael T. Turner, Kurt A. Revis, Christopher K. Thomas, Stephen R. Breen, Tyler M. Fox, Emanuele Rudel, Robert D. Boehnke, Tom Adriaenssen, James R. Montgomerie
  • Patent number: 10607375
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for techniques to display rectangular content in non-rectangular display areas without clipping or cutting off the content. These bounding path techniques can be employed for electronic devices with rounded corners and for display of content within software windows for applications, in which the windows have non-rectangular corners. The techniques disclosed include content shifting, aspect fit, run length encoding and corner encoding. These techniques can be applied to both static content and for dynamic content. Memory optimization techniques are disclosed to reduce the memory requirements for encoding display bitmaps and for optimal performance. The run length encoding feature can reduce the time and decrease the memory requirements for determining a location where the content can fit within a viewable area of the display. The corner encoding technique provides for encoding areas with non-linear curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Kyle T. Howarth, James R. Montgomerie, Stephen F. Holt
  • Publication number: 20190371010
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for techniques to display rectangular content in non-rectangular display areas without clipping or cutting off the content. These bounding path techniques can be employed for electronic devices with rounded corners and for display of content within software windows for applications, in which the windows have non-rectangular corners. The techniques disclosed include content shifting, aspect fit, run length encoding and corner encoding. These techniques can be applied to both static content and for dynamic content. Memory optimization techniques are disclosed to reduce the memory requirements for encoding display bitmaps and for optimal performance. The run length encoding feature can reduce the time and decrease the memory requirements for determining a location where the content can fit within a viewable area of the display. The corner encoding technique provides for encoding areas with non-linear curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Kyle T. Howarth, James R. Montgomerie, Stephen F. Holt
  • Publication number: 20190371011
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for techniques to display rectangular content in non-rectangular display areas without clipping or cutting off the content. These bounding path techniques can be employed for electronic devices with rounded corners and for display of content within software windows for applications, in which the windows have non-rectangular corners. The techniques disclosed include content shifting, aspect fit, run length encoding and corner encoding. These techniques can be applied to both static content and for dynamic content. Memory optimization techniques are disclosed to reduce the memory requirements for encoding display bitmaps and for optimal performance. The run length encoding feature can reduce the time and decrease the memory requirements for determining a location where the content can fit within a viewable area of the display. The corner encoding technique provides for encoding areas with non-linear curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Kyle T. Howarth, James R. Montgomerie, Stephen F. Holt
  • Publication number: 20190371263
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for techniques to display rectangular content in non-rectangular display areas without clipping or cutting off the content. These bounding path techniques can be employed for electronic devices with rounded corners and for display of content within software windows for applications, in which the windows have non-rectangular corners. The techniques disclosed include content shifting, aspect fit, run length encoding and corner encoding. These techniques can be applied to both static content and for dynamic content. Memory optimization techniques are disclosed to reduce the memory requirements for encoding display bitmaps and for optimal performance. The run length encoding feature can reduce the time and decrease the memory requirements for determining a location where the content can fit within a viewable area of the display. The corner encoding technique provides for encoding areas with non-linear curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Tyler M. Fox, Kyle T. Howarth, James R. Montgomerie, Stephen F. Holt
  • Patent number: 10444976
    Abstract: The subject technology provides for detecting a drag gesture selecting an item in a first application. The subject technology detects a touch release at an end of the drag gesture for dropping the item in a second application. The subject technology sends in response to the detected touch release, a message to the second application, the message including information for a plurality of representations of the item. The subject technology receives, from the second application, a request for a representation of the item from among the plurality of representations. The subject technology sends, to the first application, the request for the representation of the item. Further, the subject technology initiates a data transfer of the representation of the item from the first application to the second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Nilo, David Rahardja, Michael T. Turner, Kurt A. Revis, Christopher K. Thomas, Stephen R. Breen, Tyler M. Fox, Emanuele Rudel, Robert D. Boehnke, Tom Adriaenssen, James R. Montgomerie
  • Patent number: 6283300
    Abstract: Air is drawn upwardly through a vertical air separation chamber with an open bottom. Material to be separated is introduced into the rising stream of air. Material having a smaller ballistic cross-section rises, while heavier material falls through the open bottom. The air stream is controlled to below about 1,500 feet per minute. The dispersion of the material is accomplished with a jet of air taken from a plenum connected to an air recirculation system. The air jet is introduced immediately below the material inlet to the chamber. The jet of air breaks up and disperses the material. An air recirculation system includes a fan which draws air out of the top of the air separation chamber by way of a hydrocyclone. The air extracted from the hydrocyclone is reintroduced at the bottom of the air separation chamber from a surrounding plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventors: Joseph B. Bielagus, James R. Montgomery
  • Patent number: 5964563
    Abstract: A trash conveyor has thin upstanding right triangular teeth mounted parallel to their direction of motion. A pivoting deck is positioned over the conveyor and has fixed isosceles-triangular teeth which interdigitate with the teeth on the conveyor. The deck is angled upwardly towards trash infeed end of the conveyor. The deck is suspended by four pivot arms arranged in a rectangular pattern which allow the deck to pivot up and in the direction of the motion of the conveyor. Rows of teeth attached to the deck are offset from previous rows so that the spaces between the teeth on the deck and the teeth on the conveyor varies as the teeth on the conveyor move under the deck. A blade cleaner and conveyor is located beneath the trash conveyor which removes plastic bags from the teeth of the trash conveyor and rolls them into compact shapes to facilitate disposal for recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Beloit Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph B. Bielagus, James R. Montgomery