Patents by Inventor Michael M. Lee

Michael M. Lee 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).

  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240243477
    Abstract: Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, apparatuses, and methods that relate to transceivers, receivers, and antenna structures for wireless communications are described. The various aspects include co-located millimeter wave (mmWave) and near-field communication (NFC) antennas, scalable phased array radio transceiver architecture (SPARTA), phased array distributed communication system with MIMO support and phase noise synchronization over a single coax cable, communicating RF signals over cable (RFoC) in a distributed phased array communication system, clock noise leakage reduction, IF-to-RF companion chip for backwards and forwards compatibility and modularity, on-package matching networks, 5G scalable receiver (Rx) architecture, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Erkan Alpman, Arnaud Lucres Amadjikpe, Omer Asaf, Kameran Azadet, Rotem Banin, Miroslav Baryakh, Anat Bazov, Stefano Brenna, Bryan K. Casper, Anandaroop Chakrabarti, Gregory Chance, Debabani Choudhury, Emanuel Cohen, Claudio Da Silva, Sidharth Dalmia, Saeid Daneshgar Asl, Kaushik Dasgupta, Kunal Datta, Ofir Degani, Amr M. Fahim, Amit Freiman, Michael Genossar, Eran Gerson, Eyal Goldberger, Eshel Gordon, Meir Gordon, Josef Hagn, Shinwon Kang, Te Yu Kao, Noam Kogan, Mikko S. Komulainen, Igal Yehuda Kushnir, Saku Lahti, Mikko M. Lampinen, Naftali Landsberg, Wook Bong Lee, Run Levinger, Albert Molina, Resti Montoya Moreno, Tawfiq Musah, Nathan G. Narevsky, Hosein Nikopour, Oner Orhan, Georgios Palaskas, Stefano Pellerano, Ron Pongratz, Ashoke Ravi, Shmuel Ravid, Peter Andrew Sagazio, Eren Sasoglu, Lior Shakedd, Gadi Shor, Baljit Singh, Menashe Soffer, Ra'anan Sover, Shilpa Talwar, Nebil Tanzi, Moshe Teplitsky, Chintan S. Thakkar, Jayprakash Thakur, Avi Tsarfati, Marian Verhelst, Yossi Tsfati, Nir Weisman, Shuhei Yamada, Ana M. Yepes, Duncan Kitchin
  • Establishing an initial configuration of a streaming device
    Patent number: 10958513
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for content streaming with bandwidth management. Prior to shipment of a streaming device, partial content and remaining content from content may be generated. The partial content may be configured to be unusable for presentation at the streaming device without at least a portion of the remaining content, and the remaining content may be configured to be unusable for presentation at the streaming device without at least a portion of the partial content. The partial content may be combinable with the remaining content by the streaming device to form a presentable file corresponding to the first content. The partial content may have a filename extension indicating that an associated media file includes the partial content, and the associated media file is different from the presentable file. The partial content on the streaming device may be stored prior to the shipment of the streaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Nadim Awad, Nagendra Bage Jayaraj
  • Methods and apparatus for altering audio output signals
    Patent number: 10381016
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for altering an audio output are provided. In some embodiments, the system may change the original frequency content of an audio data file to a second frequency content so that a recorded audio track will sound as if a different person had recorded it when it is played back. In other embodiments, the system may receive an audio data file and a voice signature, and it may apply the voice signature to the audio data file to alter the audio output of the audio data file. In that instance, the audio data file may be a textual representation of a recorded audio data file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Michael M. Lee
  • Mobile device having human language translation capability with positional feedback
    Patent number: 10108612
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device has a touch sensitive screen and an accelerometer. A translator is to translate a word or phrase that is in a first human language and that is entered via a first virtual keyboard displayed on the touch sensitive screen, into a second human language. A translator is to cause the touch sensitive screen to display the translated word or phrase and a second virtual keyboard having characters in the second human language, in response to the accelerometer detecting a change in the physical orientation of the device or movement of the device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Justin Gregg, Chad G. Seguin
  • Automatic power-off of wireless communication device from linked device
    Patent number: 9876892
    Abstract: Methods and systems for powering-off a wireless communication device from a linked device are provided. A device can transmit a wireless communication signal to a linked device to instruct the linked device to power-off. In this manner, the user need only turn off one device manually which results in all linked devices being powered off. This process can be initiated by a user through a device directly linked with the device to be powered-off or through a device that is indirectly connected, through one or more wireless communication networks, with the device to be powered-off. This process can also be automatically initiated by a device when a set of predetermined conditions exist. Once instructed to do so, a device can initiate a predetermined power-off process which can involve terminating any ongoing functions and turning off various subsystems. In accordance with the present invention, a user can initiate a power-off of all the devices on a wireless communication network through a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Christopher D. McKillop
  • Secure messaging
    Patent number: 9645789
    Abstract: Approaches are described for securely sending, receiving, or otherwise processing communications between electronic devices. A communication can be received at a computing device (such as a mobile phone). The communication can include information captured about a person initiating the communication such as an image of the user, voice data of the user, typing pattern information of the user, or any other information that can be used to identify the user generating the communication. The information can be compared against profile data (e.g., contact information such as a phone number or name of the sender) associated with or otherwise stored for an indicated sender of the communication to generate a confidence value, where the confidence value can be used to indicate that the person initiating the communication is the indicated sender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Nagendra Bage Jayaraj
  • MOBILE DEVICE HAVING HUMAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION CAPABILITY WITH POSITIONAL FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20170060853
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device has a touch sensitive screen and an accelerometer. A translator is to translate a word or phrase that is in a first human language and that is entered via a first virtual keyboard displayed on the touch sensitive screen, into a second human language. A translator is to cause the touch sensitive screen to display the translated word or phrase and a second virtual keyboard having characters in the second human language, in response to the accelerometer detecting a change in the physical orientation of the device or movement of the device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Michael M. LEE, Justin GREGG, Chad G. SEGUIN
  • Mobile device having human language translation capability with positional feedback
    Patent number: 9535906
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device has a touch sensitive screen and an accelerometer. A translator is to translate a word or phrase that is in a first human language and that is entered via a first virtual keyboard displayed on the touch sensitive screen, into a second human language. A translator is to cause the touch sensitive screen to display the translated word or phrase and a second virtual keyboard having characters in the second human language, in response to the accelerometer detecting a change in the physical orientation of the device or movement of the device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Justin Gregg, Chad G. Seguin
  • Automatic Power-Off of Wireless Communication Device from Linked Device
    Publication number: 20160366262
    Abstract: Methods and systems for powering-off a wireless communication device from a linked device are provided. A device can transmit a wireless communication signal to a linked device to instruct the linked device to power-off. In this manner, the user need only turn off one device manually which results in all linked devices being powered off. This process can be initiated by a user through a device directly linked with the device to be powered-off or through a device that is indirectly connected, through one or more wireless communication networks, with the device to be powered-off. This process can also be automatically initiated by a device when a set of predetermined conditions exist. Once instructed to do so, a device can initiate a predetermined power-off process which can involve terminating any ongoing functions and turning off various subsystems. In accordance with the present invention, a user can initiate a power-off of all the devices on a wireless communication network through a single device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Christopher D. McKillop
  • Device-to-device location awareness
    Patent number: 9456298
    Abstract: During an ongoing wireless telephone call communication session between a pair of mobile devices, a local device responds to its user's activation of a virtual or actual button or key, or its user's verbal command, by automatically sending an over the air message (e.g., a SMS or text message or other network communication message) to the remote device. The message requests location information of the remote device. Upon obtaining location information from the remote device, a location of the remote device is automatically displayed on the local device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Justin Gregg, Chad G. Seguin
  • Location-based media presentation
    Patent number: 9412416
    Abstract: Media can be presented based on location associated with presentation of media (e.g., physical location of a device that is to present media). Presentation of media can be effectively controlled in order to automatically present a first media content (e.g., a list of songs, an album) in accordance with a first set of media presentation attributes or parameters (e.g., volume associated with presentation of audible media) at a first location, while a second media content is automatically presented in accordance with a second set of media presentation attributes or parameters when the current location is changed to a second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Michael M. Lee
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ALTERING AUDIO OUTPUT SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20160210981
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for altering an audio output are provided. In some embodiments, the system may change the original frequency content of an audio data file to a second frequency content so that a recorded audio track will sound as if a different person had recorded it when it is played back. In other embodiments, the system may receive an audio data file and a voice signature, and it may apply the voice signature to the audio data file to alter the audio output of the audio data file. In that instance, the audio data file may be a textual representation of a recorded audio data file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Michael M. LEE
  • Automatic power-off of wireless communication device from linked device
    Patent number: 9344966
    Abstract: Methods and systems for powering-off a wireless communication device from a linked device are provided. A device can transmit a wireless communication signal to a linked device to instruct the linked device to power-off. In this manner, the user need only turn off one device manually which results in all linked devices being powered off. This process can be initiated by a user through a device directly linked with the device to be powered-off or through a device that is indirectly connected, through one or more wireless communication networks, with the device to be powered-off. This process can also be automatically initiated by a device when a set of predetermined conditions exist. Once instructed to do so, a device can initiate a predetermined power-off process which can involve terminating any ongoing functions and turning off various subsystems. In accordance with the present invention, a user can initiate a power-off of all the devices on a wireless communication network through a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Christopher D. McKillop
  • Methods and apparatus for altering audio output signals
    Patent number: 9330720
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for altering an audio output are provided. In some embodiments, the system may change the original frequency content of an audio data file to a second frequency content so that a recorded audio track will sound as if a different person had recorded it when it is played back. In other embodiments, the system may receive an audio data file and a voice signature, and it may apply the voice signature to the audio data file to alter the audio output of the audio data file. In that instance, the audio data file may be a textual representation of a recorded audio data file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Michael M. Lee
  • MOBILE DEVICE HAVING HUMAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION CAPABILITY WITH POSITIONAL FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20150309997
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device has a touch sensitive screen and an accelerometer. A translator is to translate a word or phrase that is in a first human language and that is entered via a first virtual keyboard displayed on the touch sensitive screen, into a second human language. A translator is to cause the touch sensitive screen to display the translated word or phrase and a second virtual keyboard having characters in the second human language, in response to the accelerometer detecting a change in the physical orientation of the device or movement of the device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael M. LEE, Justin GREGG, Chad G. SEGUIN
  • Automatic Power-Off of Wireless Communication Device from Linked Device
    Publication number: 20150230181
    Abstract: Methods and systems for powering-off a wireless communication device from a linked device are provided. A device can transmit a wireless communication signal to a linked device to instruct the linked device to power-off. In this manner, the user need only turn off one device manually which results in all linked devices being powered off. This process can be initiated by a user through a device directly linked with the device to be powered-off or through a device that is indirectly connected, through one or more wireless communication networks, with the device to be powered-off. This process can also be automatically initiated by a device when a set of predetermined conditions exist. Once instructed to do so, a device can initiate a predetermined power-off process which can involve terminating any ongoing functions and turning off various subsystems. In accordance with the present invention, a user can initiate a power-off of all the devices on a wireless communication network through a single device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Christopher D. McKillop
  • Systems, methods and apparatus for providing unread message alerts
    Patent number: 9106447
    Abstract: The present invention includes systems, apparatus and methods for providing message alerts to a user prior to that user communicating with a second party. The user may desire to communicate with a second party by sending a text-based message or by speaking to them through a communications device, such as a cellular phone. Prior to sending the message or speaking with the second party, the device can provide the user with message alerts, the option to review alert content, and/or to view the alert content itself. The message alerts and alert content can be notifications and/or previews of opened/unopened e-mail messages, voicemail messages, text messages, etc. Alert content can be located based on, for example, contact information of the person with whom the user desires to communicate, subject line data of a text-based message, main body data of a text based message, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Michael M. Lee
  • Infrared and capacitance based sensing for proximity detection
    Patent number: 9042833
    Abstract: A proximity detection module determines, using an infrared (IR) sensor of a user device, a distance between an object and the user device. The proximity detection module compares the distance to a distance threshold. If the distance is below the predefined distance threshold, the proximity detection module determines, using a capacitance sensor of the user device, a capacitance value associated with the object. The proximity detection module compares the capacitance value to a predefined presence threshold, and if the capacitance value meets or exceeds the predefined presence threshold, determines that the object comprises a body part of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nagendra Bage Jayaraj, Khaled Ahmad Obeidat, Marshall Williams, Michael M. Lee
  • Content streaming with bandwidth management
    Patent number: 8977776
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for content streaming with bandwidth management. Partial content is generated from source content at a server and distributed to a streaming device, such as during periods when network bandwidth is available. This partial content is incomplete relative to the source content and is unusable. During presentation of the content, remaining content is streamed from the server and combined with the partial content to generate complete content suitable for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Nadim Awad, Nagendra Bage Jayaraj
  • Automatic power-off of bluetooth device from linked device
    Patent number: 8959368
    Abstract: Methods and systems for powering-off a Bluetooth device from a linked device are provided. A device can transmit a Bluetooth signal to a linked device to instruct the linked device to power-off. In this manner, the user need only turn off one device manually which results in all linked devices being powered off. This process can be initiated by a user through a device directly linked with the device to be powered-off or through a device that is indirectly connected, through one or more Bluetooth networks, with the device to be powered-off. This process can also be automatically initiated by a device when a set of predetermined conditions exist. Once instructed to do so, a device can initiate a predetermined power-off process which can involve terminating any ongoing functions and turning off various subsystems. In accordance with the present invention, a user can initiate a power-off of all the devices on a Bluetooth network through a single device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M. Lee, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Christopher D. McKillop