Patents by Inventor Joseph Hakim

Joseph Hakim 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: 11205832
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. A display cover layer and a transparent inner display member may overlap a display pixel layer. The display pixel layer may have an array of display pixels for displaying images for a user. A touch sensor layer may be interposed between the display pixel layer and the transparent display member. A ferromagnetic shielding layer may be mounted below the display pixel layer. A flexible printed circuit containing coils of metal signal lines that form a near-field communications loop antenna may be interposed between the ferromagnetic shielding layer and the display pixel layer. A non-near-field antenna such as an inverted-F antenna may have a resonating element mounted on an inner surface of the display cover layer. The resonating element may be interposed between the transparent display member and the display cover layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Miroslav Samardzija, Yiren Wang, Yuehui Ouyang, Joseph Hakim, Qingxiang Li, Robert W. Schlub, Ruben Caballero, Siwen Yong, Erik G. de Jong
  • Patent number: 11184890
    Abstract: An interface circuit in an electronic device may contend for access to a shared communication channel on behalf of the electronic device and a recipient electronic device, where the access has a duration. Then, the electronic device may provide a schedule frame intended for the recipient electronic device that includes information that specifies one or more time slots during the duration that are associated with the recipient electronic device and one or more communication functions of the recipient electronic device in the one or more time slots. Moreover, the electronic device may provide a data frame with data intended for the recipient electronic device. In response, the electronic device may receive a response frame associated with the recipient electronic device, where the response frame is received during at least one of the one or more time slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Borges, Oren Shani, Christiaan A. Hartman, Yong Liu, Charles F. Dominguez, Karthik R. Mekala, Tashbeeb Haque, Lawrie Kurian, Mete Fikirlier, Guoqing Li, Rajneesh Kumar, Ka Ho P. Poon, Brian B. Whitaker, Joseph Hakim, John A. Wilson, Tony Chi Wang Ng, Roopkumar Parthasarathy Rao, Curtis J. Schmidek, Shishir Gupta, Tushar R. Shah, Jacob H. Power, Bryan J. Follis, Anand Rajagopalan
  • Publication number: 20210026436
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing near field communications during a low power management mode of an electronic device are provided that may make credentials of a near field communication (“NFC”) component appropriately secure and appropriately accessible while also limiting the power consumption of the NFC component and of other components of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Ahmer A. KHAN, Joakim LINDE, Joseph HAKIM, Zachary A. ROSEN
  • Publication number: 20200365000
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
  • Patent number: 10838481
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing near field communications during a low power management mode of an electronic device are provided that may make credentials of a near field communication (“NFC”) component appropriately secure and appropriately accessible while also limiting the power consumption of the NFC component and of other components of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmer A. Khan, Joakim Linde, Joseph Hakim, Zachary A. Rosen
  • Publication number: 20200288326
    Abstract: This application relates to electronic devices configured to connect to a wireless local area network and communicate using a trigger-based access mechanism. An access point is configured to manage the wireless local area network. The access point includes a processing subsystem configured to select a channel associated with a communications medium for communicating with the set of electronic devices. The processing subsystem is also configured to monitor the channel to detect interference from radio frequency sources not connected to the wireless local area network, receive channel information for at least one additional channel associated with the communications medium from the electronic devices, and configure an interface circuit of the access point to communicate with the set of electronic devices on a new channel based, at least in part, on the channel information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel R. BORGES, Joseph HAKIM, Sriram HARIHARAN, Yoel BOGER, Xiaowen WANG, Yaniv DVORY
  • Patent number: 10762755
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
  • Publication number: 20200059941
    Abstract: An apparatus such as a wireless communication device (UE) may include first circuitry configured to conduct wireless communications according to a first radio access technology (RAT) in a first frequency band and in a second frequency band, where the first RAT is a cellular RAT, the first frequency band is in an unlicensed spectrum, and the second frequency band is in a licensed spectrum. The apparatus may include second circuitry configured to conduct wireless communications according to a second RAT in the first frequency band, wherein the second RAT is a wireless local area network (WLAN) RAT. The apparatus may be configured to determine to perform a scan operation in the first frequency band using the first circuitry and, based on one or more transmissions by the second circuitry using the first frequency band, adjust one or more parameters for the scan measurement by the first circuitry. The cellular communications in the first frequency band may be LAA communications, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Farouk Belghoul, Paul V. Flynn, Louie J. Sanguinetti, Bernd W. Adler, Christian W. Mucke, Joseph Hakim, Ronald W. Dimpflmaier, Matthias Sauer, Tushar R. Shah, Daniel R. Borges, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Cesar Perez
  • Publication number: 20200053729
    Abstract: An interface circuit in an electronic device may contend for access to a shared communication channel on behalf of the electronic device and a recipient electronic device, where the access has a duration. Then, the electronic device may provide a schedule frame intended for the recipient electronic device that includes information that specifies one or more time slots during the duration that are associated with the recipient electronic device and one or more communication functions of the recipient electronic device in the one or more time slots. Moreover, the electronic device may provide a data frame with data intended for the recipient electronic device. In response, the electronic device may receive a response frame associated with the recipient electronic device, where the response frame is received during at least one of the one or more time slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel R. Borges, Oren Shani, Christiaan A. Hartman, Yong Liu, Charles F. Dominguez, Karthik R. Mekala, Tashbeeb Haque, Lawrie Kurian, Mete Fikirlier, Guoqing Li, Rajneesh Kumar, Ka Ho P. Poon, Brian B. Whitaker, Joseph Hakim, John A. Wilson, Tony Chi Wang Ng, Roopkumar Parthasarathy Rao, Curtis J. Schmidek, Shishir Gupta, Tushar R. Shah, Jacob H. Power, Bryan J. Follis, Anand Rajagopalan
  • Publication number: 20200044305
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. A display cover layer and a transparent inner display member may overlap a display pixel layer. The display pixel layer may have an array of display pixels for displaying images for a user. A touch sensor layer may be interposed between the display pixel layer and the transparent display member. A ferromagnetic shielding layer may be mounted below the display pixel layer. A flexible printed circuit containing coils of metal signal lines that form a near-field communications loop antenna may be interposed between the ferromagnetic shielding layer and the display pixel layer. A non-near-field antenna such as an inverted-F antenna may have a resonating element mounted on an inner surface of the display cover layer. The resonating element may be interposed between the transparent display member and the display cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Miroslav Samardzija, Yiren Wang, Yuehui Ouyang, Joseph Hakim, Qingxiang Li, Robert W. Schlub, Ruben Caballero, Siwen Yong, Erik G. de Jong
  • Patent number: 10523261
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an antenna configured to receive a wireless signal. The electronic device also includes a first correlator configured to correlate the wireless signal to a communication of a first wireless protocol type and a second correlator configured to correlate the wireless signal to a communication of a second wireless protocol type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Tushar Ramanlal Shah, Joseph Hakim
  • Publication number: 20190371145
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
  • Patent number: 10461395
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. A display cover layer and a transparent inner display member may overlap a display pixel layer. The display pixel layer may have an array of display pixels for displaying images for a user. A touch sensor layer may be interposed between the display pixel layer and the transparent display member. A ferromagnetic shielding layer may be mounted below the display pixel layer. A flexible printed circuit containing coils of metal signal lines that form a near-field communications loop antenna may be interposed between the ferromagnetic shielding layer and the display pixel layer. A non-near-field antenna such as an inverted-F antenna may have a resonating element mounted on an inner surface of the display cover layer. The resonating element may be interposed between the transparent display member and the display cover layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Miroslav Samardzija, Yiren Wang, Yuehui Ouyang, Joseph Hakim, Qingxiang Li, Robert W. Schlub, Ruben Caballero, Siwen Yong, Erik G. de Jong
  • Patent number: 10462805
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (UE) includes a cellular processor configured to conduct wireless communications according to a first radio access technology (RAT) in a first frequency band and in a second frequency band, wherein the first RAT is a cellular RAT, the first frequency band is in an unlicensed spectrum, and the second frequency band is in a licensed spectrum. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) processor configured to conduct wireless communications according to a second RAT in the first frequency band. In some embodiments, the cellular processor and the WLAN processor are configured to couple to a common antenna for communications in the first frequency band. In some embodiments, the cellular processor may notify the WLAN processor when it is scanning and/or when it is assigned secondary component carriers in the first frequency band. In some embodiments, the WLAN processor may notify the cellular processor when it is transmitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Farouk Belghoul, Paul V. Flynn, Louie J. Sanguinetti, Bernd W. Adler, Christian W. Mucke, Joseph Hakim, Ronald W. Dimpflmaier, Matthias Sauer, Tushar R. Shah, Daniel R. Borges, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Cesar Perez
  • Publication number: 20190289542
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing near field communications during a low power management mode of an electronic device are provided that may make credentials of a near field communication (“NFC”) component appropriately secure and appropriately accessible while also limiting the power consumption of the NFC component and of other components of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Ahmer A. Khan, Joakim Linde, Joseph Hakim, Zachary A. Rosen
  • Publication number: 20190266593
    Abstract: This application relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for using a computing device to perform payment transactions while the computing device is operating in a low power wallet mode during a low battery state of the computing device. During a low power wallet mode, various subsystems are prevented from receiving current from a battery of the computing device, while a near field communication (NFC) system of the computing device is provided with an operating current for detecting target systems. A target system and the NFC system can communicate during the low power wallet mode of the computing device, thereby allowing a user of the computing device to conduct payment transactions when the computing device is in a low power wallet mode. Such payment transactions can be useful if the user is ever stranded without enough power to fully operate the computing device and needs to pay for transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Cyril de la Cropte de Chanterac, Joseph Hakim, Leland W. Lew, Hue Duc Tran
  • Patent number: 10257780
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing near field communications during a low power management mode of an electronic device are provided that may make credentials of a near field communication (“NFC”) component appropriately secure and appropriately accessible while also limiting the power consumption of the NFC component and of other components of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ahmer A. Khan, Joakim Linde, Joseph Hakim, Zachary A. Rosen
  • Publication number: 20190082443
    Abstract: An electronic device that determines a transmission schedule is described. This electronic device may include an interface circuit that communicates with a recipient electronic device. During operation, the electronic device may receive a frame with scheduling-request information that is associated with the recipient electronic device. The scheduling-request information may include a buffer status report for persistent traffic, and the frame may be compatible with an IEEE 802.11 communication protocol. For example, the frame may include a scheduling-request management frame. Alternatively, the frame may include a data frame and the scheduling-request information may be included in a media access control (MAC) frame header, such as a high-efficiency (HE) variant high-throughput (HT) control header. Then, the electronic device may determine the transmission schedule based at least in part on the scheduling-request information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Guoqing Li, Christiaan A. Hartman, Daniel R. Borges, Jarkko L. Kneckt, Oren Shani, Tushar R. Shah, Xiaowen Wang, Yong Liu, Christian W. Mucke, Joseph Hakim, Farouk Belghoul, Ayman F. Naguib, Karan Sanghi, Cahya Adiansyah Masputra
  • Patent number: 10198726
    Abstract: This application relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for using a computing device to perform payment transactions while the computing device is operating in a low power wallet mode during a low battery state of the computing device. During a low power wallet mode, various subsystems are prevented from receiving current from a battery of the computing device, while a near field communication (NFC) system of the computing device is provided with an operating current for detecting target systems. A target system and the NFC system can communicate during the low power wallet mode of the computing device, thereby allowing a user of the computing device to conduct payment transactions when the computing device is in a low power wallet mode. Such payment transactions can be useful if the user is ever stranded without enough power to fully operate the computing device and needs to pay for transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Cyril de la Cropte de Chanterac, Joseph Hakim, Leland W. Lew, Hue Duc Tran
  • Publication number: 20180092109
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (UE) includes a cellular processor configured to conduct wireless communications according to a first radio access technology (RAT) in a first frequency band and in a second frequency band, wherein the first RAT is a cellular RAT, the first frequency band is in an unlicensed spectrum, and the second frequency band is in a licensed spectrum. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) processor configured to conduct wireless communications according to a second RAT in the first frequency band. In some embodiments, the cellular processor and the WLAN processor are configured to couple to a common antenna for communications in the first frequency band. In some embodiments, the cellular processor may notify the WLAN processor when it is scanning and/or when it is assigned secondary component carriers in the first frequency band. In some embodiments, the WLAN processor may notify the cellular processor when it is transmitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Farouk Belghoul, Paul V. Flynn, Louie J. Sanguinetti, Bernd W. Adler, Christian W. Mucke, Joseph Hakim, Ronald W. Dimpflmaier, Matthias Sauer, Tushar R. Shah, Daniel R. Borges, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Cesar Perez