Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Cuidad

Jean-Pierre Cuidad 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: 11741210
    Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
  • Publication number: 20210312029
    Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. ULRICH, Jean-Pierre CUIDAD, Kevin N. ARMSTRONG, Andreas W. WENDKER, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Steve S. KO
  • Patent number: 11055392
    Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
  • Publication number: 20200279036
    Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Robert R. ULRICH, Jean-Pierre CUIDAD, Kevin N. ARMSTRONG, Andreas W. WENDKER, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Steve S. KO
  • Patent number: 10546113
    Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
  • Publication number: 20180365404
    Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
  • Patent number: 10055567
    Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko
  • Publication number: 20150347738
    Abstract: The described embodiments perform a proximity unlock operation. For the proximity unlock operation, a first electronic device in a locked operating state detects that an authorized second electronic device is in proximity to the first electronic device. Based on detecting the authorized second electronic device in proximity to the first electronic device, the first electronic device transitions from a locked operating state to an unlocked operating state. In the described embodiments, the transition to the unlocked operating state occurs without the user performing a manual authentication step that is performed in existing electronic devices to cause the transition from the locked operating state to the unlocked operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Robert R. Ulrich, Jean-Pierre Cuidad, Kevin N. Armstrong, Andreas W. Wendker, Craig M. Federighi, Steve S. Ko