Patents by Inventor Mary-Ann Rau

Mary-Ann Rau 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: 11984749
    Abstract: A method of controlling charging of an electronic device includes estimating a usage time value that corresponds to an anticipated future occurrence of usage of the electronic device; and estimating a resume time value that corresponds to a time for charging to commence to allow for completion of charging from a first predetermined state of charge value to a second predetermined state of charge value by the usage time value. The method also includes charging a battery of the electronic device using electrical power supplied by a charging device until a current state of charge of the battery reaches the first predetermined state of charge value, entering, by the electronic device, a deactivated mode after the current state of charge reaches the first predetermined state of charge value, and causing the electronic device to return to the activated mode according to the resume time value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kartik R. Venkatraman, Mary-Ann Rau, Felix T. Tristram, Andres Y. Chabolla, Antonio De Lima Fernandes
  • Publication number: 20230370765
    Abstract: A method that includes determining a level of sound within an acoustic environment captured by a microphone; receiving, from a headset worn by a user, data indicating an audio processing mode in which the headset is operating; determining a level of attenuation of the sound based on the audio processing mode and the level of sound; estimating sound exposure based on at least the level of attenuation and the level of sound; and transmitting the sound exposure to an application program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew E. Greenwood, Ian M. Fisch, Tyrone T. Chen, Nicholas D. Felton, Mary-Ann Rau, Kevin M. Lynch