Patents by Inventor Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING

Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING 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: 20240085992
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with an electronic device without touching a display screen or other physical input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device performs an operation in response to a positioning of a user's hand and/or an orientation of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING, Julian MISSIG, Golnaz ABDOLLAHIAN
  • Patent number: 11861077
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with an electronic device without touching a display screen or other physical input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device performs an operation in response to a positioning of a user's hand and/or an orientation of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Julian Missig, Golnaz Abdollahian
  • Patent number: 11818455
    Abstract: A first device sends a request to a second device to initiate a shared annotation session. In response to receiving acceptance of the request, a first prompt to move the first device toward the second device is displayed. In accordance with a determination that connection criteria for the first device and the second device are met, a representation of a field of view of the camera(s) of the first device is displayed in the shared annotation session with the second device. During the shared annotation session, one or more annotations are displayed via the first display generation component and one or more second virtual annotations corresponding to annotation input directed to the respective location in the physical environment by the second device is displayed via the first display generation component, provided that the respective location is included in the field of view of the first set of cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Malia, Mark K. Hauenstein, Praveen Sharma, Matan Stauber, Julian K. Missig, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Matthaeus Krenn
  • Publication number: 20230328359
    Abstract: A device displays, in a first display region of a camera user interface, a first live view from a first camera. While displaying the first live view from the first camera, the device detects movement of a first user input (e.g., a first contact on a touch-sensitive surface). In accordance with a determination that the movement of the first user input meets first movement criteria, the device moves the first live view in the first display region in accordance with the movement of the first user input, displays a second live view from a second camera, and moves the second live view in the first display region in accordance with the movement of the first user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew I. Brown, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, William D. Lindmeier, Lukas Robert Tom Girling
  • Publication number: 20230328379
    Abstract: An electronic device has multiple cameras and displays a digital viewfinder user interface for previewing visual information provided by the cameras. The multiple cameras may have different properties such as focal lengths. When a single digital viewfinder is provided, the user interface allows zooming over a zoom range that includes the respective zoom ranges of both cameras. The zoom setting to determine which camera provides visual information to the viewfinder and which camera is used to capture visual information. The user interface also allows the simultaneous display of content provided by different cameras at the same time. When two digital viewfinders are provided, the user interface allows zooming, freezing, and panning of one digital viewfinder independently of the other. The device allows storing of a composite images and/or videos using both digital viewfinders and corresponding cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING, Linda L. DONG, Henrique PENHA, Paulo Michaelo LOPEZ, Johnnie B. MANZARI
  • Patent number: 11711614
    Abstract: An electronic device has multiple cameras and displays a digital viewfinder user interface for previewing visual information provided by the cameras. The multiple cameras may have different properties such as focal lengths. When a single digital viewfinder is provided, the user interface allows zooming over a zoom range that includes the respective zoom ranges of both cameras. The zoom setting to determine which camera provides visual information to the viewfinder and which camera is used to capture visual information. The user interface also allows the simultaneous display of content provided by different cameras at the same time. When two digital viewfinders are provided, the user interface allows zooming, freezing, and panning of one digital viewfinder independently of the other. The device allows storing of a composite images and/or videos using both digital viewfinders and corresponding cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Linda L. Dong, Henrique Penha, Paulo Michaelo Lopez, Behkish J. Manzari
  • Publication number: 20230199296
    Abstract: A first device sends a request to a second device to initiate a shared annotation session. In response to receiving acceptance of the request, a first prompt to move the first device toward the second device is displayed. In accordance with a determination that connection criteria for the first device and the second device are met, a representation of a field of view of the camera(s) of the first device is displayed in the shared annotation session with the second device. During the shared annotation session, one or more annotations are displayed via the first display generation component and one or more second virtual annotations corresponding to annotation input directed to the respective location in the physical environment by the second device is displayed via the first display generation component, provided that the respective location is included in the field of view of the first set of cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph A. Malia, Mark K. Hauenstein, Praveen Sharma, Matan Stauber, Julian K. Missig, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Matthaeus Krenn
  • Patent number: 11632600
    Abstract: While displaying playback of a first portion of a video in a video playback region, a device receives a request to add a first annotation to the video playback. In response to receiving the request, the device pauses playback of the video at a first position in the video and displays a still image that corresponds to the first, paused position of the video. While displaying the still image, the device receives the first annotation on a first portion of a physical environment captured in the still image. After receiving the first annotation, the device displays, in the video playback region, a second portion of the video that corresponds to a second position in the video, where the first portion of the physical environment is captured in the second portion of the video and the first annotation is displayed in the second portion of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Malia, Mark K. Hauenstein, Praveen Sharma, Matan Stauber, Julian K. Missig, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Matthaeus Krenn
  • Publication number: 20230024627
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with an electronic device without touching a display screen or other physical input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device performs an operation in response to a positioning of a user's hand and/or an orientation of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING, Julian MISSIG, Golnaz ABDOLLAHIAN
  • Publication number: 20220417440
    Abstract: An electronic device has multiple cameras and displays a digital viewfinder user interface for previewing visual information provided by the cameras. The multiple cameras may have different properties such as focal lengths. When a single digital viewfinder is provided, the user interface allows zooming over a zoom range that includes the respective zoom ranges of both cameras. The zoom setting to determine which camera provides visual information to the viewfinder and which camera is used to capture visual information. The user interface also allows the simultaneous display of content provided by different cameras at the same time. When two digital viewfinders are provided, the user interface allows zooming, freezing, and panning of one digital viewfinder independently of the other. The device allows storing of a composite images and/or videos using both digital viewfinders and corresponding cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING, Linda L. DONG, Henrique PENHA, Paulo Michaelo LOPEZ, Behkish J. MANZARI
  • Patent number: 11520416
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with an electronic device without touching a display screen or other physical input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device performs an operation in response to a positioning of a user's hand and/or an orientation of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Julian Missig, Golnaz Abdollahian
  • Patent number: 11490017
    Abstract: An electronic device has multiple cameras and displays a digital viewfinder user interface for previewing visual information provided by the cameras. The multiple cameras may have different properties such as focal lengths. When a single digital viewfinder is provided, the user interface allows zooming over a zoom range that includes the respective zoom ranges of both cameras. The zoom setting to determine which camera provides visual information to the viewfinder and which camera is used to capture visual information. The user interface also allows the simultaneous display of content provided by different cameras at the same time. When two digital viewfinders are provided, the user interface allows zooming, freezing, and panning of one digital viewfinder independently of the other. The device allows storing of a composite images and/or videos using both digital viewfinders and corresponding cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Linda L. Dong, Henrique Penha, Paulo Michaelo Lopez, Behkish J. Manzari
  • Publication number: 20220244838
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to using avatars and image data for enhanced user interactions. In some examples, user status dependent avatars are generated and displayed with a message associated with the user status. In some examples, a device captures image information to scan an object to create a 3D model of the object. The device determines an algorithm for the 3D model based on the capture image information and provides visual feedback on additional image data that is needed for the algorithm to build the 3D model. In some examples, an application's operation on a device is restricted based on whether an authorized user is identified as using the device based on captured image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Marek BEREZA, Adi BERENSON, Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING, Mark HAUENSTEIN, Amir HOFFNUNG, William D. LINDMEIER, Joseph A. MALIA, Julian MISSIG
  • Publication number: 20220239842
    Abstract: While displaying playback of a first portion of a video in a video playback region, a device receives a request to add a first annotation to the video playback. In response to receiving the request, the device pauses playback of the video at a first position in the video and displays a still image that corresponds to the first, paused position of the video. While displaying the still image, the device receives the first annotation on a first portion of a physical environment captured in the still image. After receiving the first annotation, the device displays, in the video playback region, a second portion of the video that corresponds to a second position in the video, where the first portion of the physical environment is captured in the second portion of the video and the first annotation is displayed in the second portion of the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph A. Malia, Mark K. Hauenstein, Praveen Sharma, Matan Stauber, Julian K. Missig, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Matthaeus Krenn
  • Patent number: 11303812
    Abstract: A computer system displays a first previously captured media object including one or more first images, wherein the first previously captured media object was recorded and stored with first depth data corresponding to a first physical environment captured in each of the one or more first images. In response to a first user request to add a first virtual object to the first previously captured media object, the computer system displays the first virtual object over at least a portion of a respective image in the first previously captured media object, wherein the first virtual object is displayed with at least a first position or orientation that is determined using the first depth data that corresponds to the respective image in the first previously captured media object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Malia, Mark K. Hauenstein, Praveen Sharma, Matan Stauber, Julian K. Missig, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Matthaeus Krenn
  • Publication number: 20220070380
    Abstract: An electronic device has multiple cameras and displays a digital viewfinder user interface for previewing visual information provided by the cameras. The multiple cameras may have different properties such as focal lengths. When a single digital viewfinder is provided, the user interface allows zooming over a zoom range that includes the respective zoom ranges of both cameras. The zoom setting to determine which camera provides visual information to the viewfinder and which camera is used to capture visual information. The user interface also allows the simultaneous display of content provided by different cameras at the same time. When two digital viewfinders are provided, the user interface allows zooming, freezing, and panning of one digital viewfinder independently of the other. The device allows storing of a composite images and/or videos using both digital viewfinders and corresponding cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING, Linda L. DONG, Henrique PENHA, Paulo Michaelo LOPEZ, Behkish J. MANZARI
  • Publication number: 20210349552
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with an electronic device without touching a display screen or other physical input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device performs an operation in response to a positioning of a user's hand and/or an orientation of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING, Julian MISSIG, Golnaz ABDOLLAHIAN
  • Patent number: 11102414
    Abstract: An electronic device has multiple cameras and displays a digital viewfinder user interface for previewing visual information provided by the cameras. The multiple cameras may have different properties such as focal lengths. When a single digital viewfinder is provided, the user interface allows zooming over a zoom range that includes the respective zoom ranges of both cameras. The zoom setting to determine which camera provides visual information to the viewfinder and which camera is used to capture visual information. The user interface also allows the simultaneous display of content provided by different cameras at the same time. When two digital viewfinders are provided, the user interface allows zooming, freezing, and panning of one digital viewfinder independently of the other. The device allows storing of a composite images and/or videos using both digital viewfinders and corresponding cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Linda L. Dong, Henrique Penha, Paulo Michaelo Lopez, Behkish J. Manzari
  • Patent number: 11073918
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with an electronic device without touching a display screen or other physical input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device performs an operation in response to a positioning of a user's hand and/or an orientation of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Julian Missig, Golnaz Abdollahian
  • Publication number: 20200382718
    Abstract: A computer system displays a first previously captured media object including one or more first images, wherein the first previously captured media object was recorded and stored with first depth data corresponding to a first physical environment captured in each of the one or more first images. In response to a first user request to add a first virtual object to the first previously captured media object, the computer system displays the first virtual object over at least a portion of a respective image in the first previously captured media object, wherein the first virtual object is displayed with at least a first position or orientation that is determined using the first depth data that corresponds to the respective image in the first previously captured media object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph A. Malia, Mark K. Hauenstein, Praveen Sharma, Matan Stauber, Julian K. Missig, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Lukas Robert Tom Girling, Matthaeus Krenn