Patents by Inventor May Cheng

May Cheng 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: 11972043
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally identifies a person's face, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the identification. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines a gaze location in a user interface, and optionally performs an action in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally designates a user as being present at a sound-playback device in accordance with a determination that sound-detection criteria and verification criteria have been satisfied. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally determines whether a person is further or closer than a threshold distance from a display device, and optionally provides a first or second user interface for display on the display device in accordance with the determination. In some embodiments, an electronic device optionally modifies the playing of media content in accordance with a determination that one or more presence criteria are not satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Avi E. Cieplinski, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein, Julian Missig, May-Li Khoe, Bianca Cheng Costanzo, Myra Mary Haggerty, Duncan Robert Kerr, Bas Ording, Elbert D. Chen
  • Publication number: 20240117419
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a particle comprising a magnetic material and a carbon layer on the outer surface of the magnetic material. The carbon layer may comprise graphite, such as Graphite from the University of Idaho Thermolyzed Asphalt Reaction (GUITAR). The particle may further comprise a single stranded nucleic acid moiety, such as single stranded DNA or single stranded RNA, conjugated to the carbon layer. The disclosed particles are useful as nucleic acid sensors, PCR reagents, and in nucleic acid synthesis applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: I. Francis Cheng, Dipak Koirala, Peter B. Allen, Forrest Dalbec, Jeremy May, Kailash Hamal, Nolan Nicholas
  • Patent number: 11921959
    Abstract: A computing device having a touch-sensitive surface and a display, detects a stylus input on the touch-sensitive surface while displaying a user interface. A first operation is performed in the user interface in accordance with a determination that the stylus input includes movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive surface while the stylus is detected on the touch-sensitive surface. A second operation different from the first operation is performed in the user interface in accordance with a determination that the stylus input includes rotation of the stylus around an axis of the stylus while the stylus is detected on the touch-sensitive surface. A third operation is performed in the user interface in accordance with a determination that the stylus input includes movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive surface and rotation of the stylus around an axis of the stylus while the stylus is detected on the touch-sensitive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Julian Missig, May-Li Khoe, Bianca Cheng Costanzo, Jeffrey Traer Bernstein
  • Patent number: 10853755
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling a UAV transport request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Wing Aviation LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, James Ryan Burgess, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Patent number: 10647425
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling an aerial vehicle transport request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Wing Aviation LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Publication number: 20200082330
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling a UAV transport request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, James Ryan Burgess, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Publication number: 20200047883
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling an aerial vehicle transport request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Patent number: 10460279
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling a UAV transport request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Wing Aviation LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, James Ryan Burgess, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Patent number: 10239614
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling an aerial vehicle transport request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Wing Aviation LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Publication number: 20190039732
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling an aerial vehicle transport request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Patent number: 10118699
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling a UAV transport request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Wing Aviation LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Publication number: 20180257777
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling a UAV transport request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Patent number: 10029787
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling a UAV transport request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, May Cheng, Rue Song
  • Publication number: 20170372259
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling a UAV transport request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Lesser, Michael Bauerly, James Ryan Burgess, May Cheng, Rue Song