Patents by Inventor Santo S. Sapienza

Santo S. Sapienza 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: 11200303
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to providing audio prompts. In one embodiment, a computing device includes a display, an audio circuit coupled to a speaker, first and second processors, and memory. The memory has first program instructions executable by the first processor to provide, via a first operating system of the computing device, a visual prompt to the display to cause the display to present the visual prompt to a user and send, to the second processor, a request to provide an audio prompt corresponding to the visual prompt via the speaker to the user. The computing device also includes memory having second program instructions executable by the second processor to, in response to the request, provide, via a second operating system, an instruction to the audio circuit to play the audio prompt via the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory F. Hughes, Anthony J. Chivetta, Brett D. George, Josh P. de Cesare, Santo S. Sapienza, Ion Valentin Pistol
  • Publication number: 20190180015
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to providing audio prompts. In one embodiment, a computing device includes a display, an audio circuit coupled to a speaker, first and second processors, and memory. The memory has first program instructions executable by the first processor to provide, via a first operating system of the computing device, a visual prompt to the display to cause the display to present the visual prompt to a user and send, to the second processor, a request to provide an audio prompt corresponding to the visual prompt via the speaker to the user. The computing device also includes memory having second program instructions executable by the second processor to, in response to the request, provide, via a second operating system, an instruction to the audio circuit to play the audio prompt via the speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory F. Hughes, Anthony J. Chivetta, Brett D. George, Josh P. de Cesare, Santo S. Sapienza, Ion Valentin Pistol
  • Publication number: 20140047043
    Abstract: An integrated system allows easily creating and using disposable email addresses. The disposable email address is created by an email server, which manages correspondence using the disposable email address to avoid exposing the associated non-disposable email address. Context information may be associated with a disposable email address, where the context information is not visible in email sent using the disposable email address. Expiration information may also be associated with the disposable email address, where the expiration information defines conditions that cause the disposable email address to expire. Should the disposable address be misused, the associated context may allow a user to recognize what correspondent exposed the disposable address to misuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Cameron J. Esfahani, Carl J. Norum, Daniel R. Fletcher, James C. Murphy, Santo S. Sapienza, Shachar Ron, Stanley A. Rabu