Patents by Inventor Shawn SCULLY
Shawn SCULLY 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).
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Patent number: 11907436Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Michael R. Bastian, Roman Holenstein, Minwoo Jeong, Charles Maalouf, Brandon J. Newendorp, Heriberto Nieto, Timothy Paek, Joanna Peterson, Shawn Scully, Srikrishna Sridhar, Brandt M. Westing, Shiwen Zhao
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Publication number: 20230040703Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Michael R. BASTIAN, Roman HOLENSTEIN, Minwoo JEONG, Charles MAALOUF, Brandon J. NEWENDORP, Heriberto NIETO, Timothy PAEK, Joanna PETERSON, Shawn SCULLY, Srikrishna SRIDHAR, Brandt M. WESTING, Shiwen ZHAO
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Patent number: 11487364Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Michael R. Bastian, Roman Holenstein, Minwoo Jeong, Charles Maalouf, Brandon J. Newendorp, Heriberto Nieto, Timothy Paek, Joanna Peterson, Shawn Scully, Srikrishna Sridhar, Brandt M. Westing, Shiwen Zhao
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Publication number: 20220019292Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Michael R. BASTIAN, Roman HOLENSTEIN, Minwoo JEONG, Charles MAALOUF, Brandon J. NEWENDORP, Heriberto NIETO, Timothy PAEK, Joanna PETERSON, Shawn SCULLY, Srikrishna SRIDHAR, Brandt M. WESTING, Shiwen ZHAO
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Patent number: 11169616Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Michael R. Bastian, Roman Holenstein, Minwoo Jeong, Charles Maalouf, Brandon J. Newendorp, Heriberto Nieto, Timothy Paek, Joanna Peterson, Shawn Scully, Srikrishna Sridhar, Brandt M. Westing, Shiwen Zhao
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Patent number: 10928918Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Michael R. Bastian, Roman Holenstein, Minwoo Jeong, Charles Maalouf, Brandon J. Newendorp, Heriberto Nieto, Timothy Paek, Joanna Peterson, Shawn Scully, Srikrishna Sridhar, Brandt M. Westing, Shiwen Zhao
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Publication number: 20210011557Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Michael R. BASTIAN, Roman HOLENSTEIN, Minwoo JEONG, Charles MAALOUF, Brandon J. NEWENDORP, Heriberto NIETO, Timothy PAEK, Joanna PETERSON, Shawn SCULLY, Srikrishna SRIDHAR, Brandt M. WESTING, Shiwen ZHAO
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Patent number: 10741712Abstract: A photovoltaic module is disclosed. The photovoltaic module comprises an array of shingled tiles disposed between a transparent front substrate and a back substrate, wherein the array of shingled tiles comprises a plurality of photovoltaic tiles in electrically contact with each other and positioned in overlapping rows. Each photovoltaic tile comprises a front metallic contact layer disposed on an epitaxial film stack disposed on a back metallic contact layer disposed on a support carrier layer. The photovoltaic module includes at least one busbar in electrical contact with the array of shingled tiles and disposed between the front and back glass substrates. The photovoltaic module also includes an encapsulation layer between the front and back glass substrates.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: ALTA DEVICES, INC.Inventors: Gang He, Laila S. Mattos, Shawn Scully
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Publication number: 20190339784Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes detecting input representing motion of an electronic device and sampling an audio input with a microphone of the electronic device. The example process further includes determining, based on the audio input and the input representing motion of the electronic device, whether to initiate a virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes initiating the virtual assistant session. In accordance with a determination not to initiate the virtual assistant session, the example process includes forgoing initiating the virtual assistant session.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Michael R. BASTIAN, Roman HOLENSTEIN, Minwoo JEONG, Charles MAALOUF, Brandon J. NEWENDORP, Heriberto NIETO, Timothy PAEK, Joanna PETERSON, Shawn SCULLY, Srikrishna SRIDHAR, Brandt M. WESTING, Shiwen ZHAO
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Publication number: 20130206213Abstract: A photovoltaic module is disclosed. The photovoltaic module comprises an array of shingled tiles disposed between a transparent front substrate and a back substrate, wherein the array of shingled tiles comprises a plurality of photovoltaic tiles in electrically contact with each other and positioned in overlapping rows. Each photovoltaic tile comprises a front metallic contact layer disposed on an epitaxial film stack disposed on a back metallic contact layer disposed on a support carrier layer. The photovoltaic module includes at least one busbar in electrical contact with the array of shingled tiles and disposed between the front and back glass substrates. The photovoltaic module also includes an encapsulation layer between the front and back glass substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: ALTA DEVICES, INC.Inventors: Gang HE, Laila S. MATTOS, Shawn SCULLY