Patents by Inventor Patrick S. HARPER

Patrick S. HARPER 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: 12664115
    Abstract: A computer system for offloading sensor data processing is disclosed. An aggregation processor circuit may receive multiple data streams from corresponding ones of multiple sensors included in the computer system. The aggregation processor circuit may send a first portion of a particular data stream of the multiple data streams to a primary memory circuit for storage, and send a second portion of the particular data stream to a secondary memory circuit. The aggregation processor circuit may send the second portion of the particular data stream at a lower data rate than the first portion of the particular data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Neven Klacar, Ivo Zatloukal, Jeff Hane, Karan Sanghi, Patrick S. Harper, Qing He, Sandeep Nair
  • Publication number: 20260064614
    Abstract: A computer system for offloading sensor data processing is disclosed. An aggregation processor circuit may receive multiple data streams from corresponding ones of multiple sensors included in the computer system. The aggregation processor circuit may send a first portion of a particular data stream of the multiple data streams to a primary memory circuit for storage, and send a second portion of the particular data stream to a secondary memory circuit. The aggregation processor circuit may send the second portion of the particular data stream at a lower data rate than the first portion of the particular data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventors: Neven KLACAR, Ivo ZATLOUKAL, Jeff HANE, Karan SANGHI, Patrick S. HARPER, Qing HE, Sandeep NAIR
  • Publication number: 20250110814
    Abstract: A system for aggregating signals for sensors in a computer system is disclosed. Multiple aggregator circuits are coupled to corresponding sets of sensors. A particular client of multiple clients in the computer system may generate a request for a particular sensor and send the request to an aggregation processor coupled to multiple clients. The aggregation processor can relay the request to a particular aggregator circuit coupled to the particular sensor. Upon receiving the request, the particular aggregator circuit may relay the request to the particular sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Neven KLACAR, Derek IWAMOTO, Patrick S. HARPER, Jian LI