Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Jackson
Stephen P. Jackson 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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Publication number: 20250013205Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing at least partially defining an interior cavity divided into at least a first volume and a second volume, a pressure-sensing component positioned within the first volume, a speaker positioned within the first volume, a processor positioned within the second volume, a battery positioned within the second volume, and a barometric vent that allows air pressure equalization between the first volume and an external environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Shannon X. Yang, William C. Lukens, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee, Stephen P. Jackson, Rex T. Ehman, Colin M. Ely, Nikolas T. Vitt, Trevor J. Ness
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Publication number: 20240405900Abstract: Waypoints can be automatically created by monitoring network wireless signal strength to help a user of a mobile device in a non-urban location to find a previous location with known network connectivity and make emergency calls. In some embodiments, a backtrack route is displayed on the mobile device to the closest previous location with network connectivity. In some embodiments, for privacy considerations, access to waypoint information stored in a secured storage/database is restricted based on the determination of location state, and backtrack routes are displayed in stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jared K. McGann, Stephen P. Jackson, Adam M. Driscoll, Alexandru Popovici, Nicholas D. Felton, Todd R. Grooms
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Patent number: 12153477Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Daniela M. Deschamps, Brad G. Boozer, Stephen P. Jackson, Nikolas T. Vitt, David W. Robison, Rebecca J. Russell, Megan L. Banh, Ryan C. Perkins
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Publication number: 20240385066Abstract: Described herein are techniques to enable a mobile device to perform multi-source estimation of an altitude for a location. A baseline altitude may be determined at ground level for a location and used to calibrate a barometric pressure sensor on the mobile device. The calibrated barometric pressure sensor can then estimate changes in altitude relative to ground level based on detected pressure differentials, allowing a relative altitude to ground to be determined. Baseline calibration for the barometric sensor calibration can be performed to determine an ambient ground-level barometric pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Lei Wang, William J. Bencze, Kumar Gaurav Chhokra, Fatemeh Ghafoori, Stephen P. Jackson, Cheng Jia, Yi-Wen Liao, Glenn D. Macgougan, Isaac T. Miller, Alexandru Popovici, Christina Selle, Aditya Narain Srivastava, Richard Warren, Michael P. Dal Santo, Pejman Lotfali Kazemi
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Publication number: 20240329277Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for crash detection on one or more mobile devices (e.g., smartwatch and/or smartphone. In some embodiments, a method comprises: detecting a crash event on a crash device; extracting multimodal features from sensor data generated by multiple sensing modalities of the crash device; computing a plurality of crash decisions based on a plurality of machine learning models applied to the multimodal features, wherein at least one multimodal feature is a rotation rate about a mean axis of rotation; and determining that a severe vehicle crash has occurred involving the crash device based on the plurality of crash decisions and a severity model.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Vinay R. Majjigi, Bharath Narasimha Rao, Sriram Venkateswaran, Aniket Aranake, Tejal Bhamre, Alexandru Popovici, Parisa Dehleh Hossein Zadeh, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Yi Wen Liao, Stephen P. Jackson, Rebecca L. Clarkson, Henry Choi, Paul D. Bryan, Mrinal Agarwal, Ethan Goolish, Richard G. Liu, Omar Aziz, Alvaro J. Melendez Hasbun, David Ojeda Avellaneda, Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Pedro O. Varangot, Tianye Sun, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Hung A. Pham
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Patent number: 12099331Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing at least partially defining an interior cavity divided into at least a first volume and a second volume, a pressure-sensing component positioned within the first volume, a speaker positioned within the first volume, a processor positioned within the second volume, a battery positioned within the second volume, and a barometric vent that allows air pressure equalization between the first volume and an external environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2023Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Shannon X. Yang, William C. Lukens, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee, Stephen P. Jackson, Rex T. Ehman, Colin M. Ely, Nikolas T. Vitt, Trevor J. Ness
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Patent number: 12066344Abstract: Described herein are techniques to enable a mobile device to perform multi-source estimation of an altitude for a location. A baseline altitude may be determined at ground level for a location and used to calibrate a barometric pressure sensor on the mobile device. The calibrated barometric pressure sensor can then estimate changes in altitude relative to ground level based on detected pressure differentials, allowing a relative altitude to ground to be determined. Baseline calibration for the barometric sensor calibration can be performed to determine an ambient ground-level barometric pressure.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lei Wang, William J. Bencze, Kumar Gaurav Chhokra, Fatemeh Ghafoori, Stephen P. Jackson, Cheng Jia, Yi-Wen Liao, Glenn D. Macgougan, Isaac T. Miller, Alexandru Popovici, Christina Selle, Aditya Narain Srivastava, Richard Warren, Michael P. Dal Santo, Pejman Lotfali Kazemi
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Publication number: 20240273990Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains sample data generated by one or more sensors over a period of time, where the one or more sensors are worn by a user. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the sample data, and determines, based on the sample data, a severity of an injury suffered by the user. The mobile device generates one or more notifications based on the determination that the user has fallen and the determined severity of the injury.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Hung A. Pham, Stephen P. Jackson, Vinay R. Majjigi, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Adeeti V. Ullal, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Telford Earl Forgety, III
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Patent number: 12027027Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains sample data generated by one or more sensors over a period of time, where the one or more sensors are worn by a user. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the sample data, and determines, based on the sample data, a severity of an injury suffered by the user. The mobile device generates one or more notifications based on the determination that the user has fallen and the determined severity of the injury.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hung A. Pham, Stephen P. Jackson, Vinay R. Majjigi, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Adeeti V. Ullal, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Telford Earl Forgety, III
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Patent number: 11954993Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains sample data generated by one or more sensors over a period of time, where the one or more sensors are worn by a user. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the sample data, and determines, based on the sample data, a severity of an injury suffered by the user. The mobile device generates one or more notifications based on the determination that the user has fallen and the determined severity of the injury.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hung A. Pham, Stephen P. Jackson, Vinay R. Majjigi, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Adeeti V. Ullal, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Telford Earl Forgety, III
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Publication number: 20240085185Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for submersion detection and underwater depth and low-latency temperature estimation. In an embodiment, a method comprises: determining a first set of vertical accelerations obtained from an inertial sensor of a wearable device; determining a second set of vertical accelerations obtained from pressure data; determining a first feature associated with a correlation between the first and second sets of vertical accelerations; and determining that the wearable device is submerged or not submerged in water based on a machine learning model applied to the first feature. In another embodiment, a method comprises: determining a submersion state of a wearable device; and responsive to the submersion state being submerged, computing a forward estimate of water temperature based on measured ambient water temperature at the water surface, a temperature error lookup table, and a rate of change of the ambient water temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Stephen P. Jackson, Ti-Yen Lan, Yi Wen Liao, Alexandru Popovici, Igor Tchertkov, Rose M. Wahlin, Natisa Jeyakanthan, Amit K. Jain, Kenneth M. Lee
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Publication number: 20240075895Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for crash detection on one or more mobile devices (e.g., smartwatch and/or smartphone). In some embodiments, a method comprises: detecting, with at least one processor, a crash event on a crash device; extracting, with the at least one processor, multimodal features from sensor data generated by multiple sensing modalities of the crash device; computing, with the at least one processor, a plurality of crash decisions based on a plurality of machine learning models applied to the multimodal features; and determining, with the at least one processor, that a severe vehicle crash has occurred involving the crash device based on the plurality of crash decisions and a severity model.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Vinay R. Majjigi, Sriram Venkateswaran, Aniket Aranake, Tejal Bhamre, Alexandru Popovici, Parisa Dehleh Hossein Zadeh, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Yi Wen Liao, Stephen P. Jackson, Rebecca L. Clarkson, Henry Choi, Paul D. Bryan, Mrinal Agarwal, Ethan Goolish, Richard G. Liu, Omar Aziz, Alvaro J. Melendez Hasbun, David Ojeda Avellaneda, Sunny Kai Pang Chow, Pedro O. Varangot, Tianye Sun, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Hung A. Pham
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Publication number: 20240077309Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to displaying information related to a physical activity. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing the display of information related to a physical activity are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Nicholas D. FELTON, James B. CARY, Edward CHAO, Kevin W. CHEN, Christopher P. FOSS, Eamon F. GILRAVI, Austen J. GREEN, Bradley W. GRIFFIN, Anders K. HAGLUNDS, Lori HYLAN-CHO, Stephen P. JACKSON, Matthew S. KOONCE, Paul T. NIXON, Robert M. PEARSON
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Publication number: 20230350349Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing at least partially defining an interior cavity divided into at least a first volume and a second volume, a pressure-sensing component positioned within the first volume, a speaker positioned within the first volume, a processor positioned within the second volume, a battery positioned within the second volume, and a barometric vent that allows air pressure equalization between the first volume and an external environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Shannon X. Yang, Willam C. Lukens, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee, Stephen P. Jackson, Rex T. Ehman, Colin M. Ely, Nikolas T. Vitt, Trevor J. Ness
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Patent number: 11740591Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing at least partially defining an interior cavity divided into at least a first volume and a second volume, a pressure-sensing component positioned within the first volume, a speaker positioned within the first volume, a processor positioned within the second volume, a battery positioned within the second volume, and a barometric vent that allows air pressure equalization between the first volume and an external environment.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Shannon X. Yang, William C. Lukens, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee, Stephen P. Jackson, Rex T. Ehman, Colin M. Ely, Nikolas T. Vitt, Trevor J. Ness
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Publication number: 20230229205Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing sidewall defining an opening and a display component, such as a display cover, disposed in the opening to form a gap between the housing sidewall and the display component. In at least one example, the cavity is defined by the sidewall and the display cover with the cavity in fluid communication with an external environment through the gap. In at least one example, an epoxy component at least partially defines the cavity and can be in direct contact with the housing sidewall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Daniela M. Deschamps, Brad G. Boozer, Stephen P. Jackson, Nikolas T. Vitt, David W. Robison, Rebecca J. Russell, Megan L. Banh, Ryan C. Perkins
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Publication number: 20230042265Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains sample data generated by one or more sensors over a period of time, where the one or more sensors are worn by a user. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the sample data, and determines, based on the sample data, a severity of an injury suffered by the user. The mobile device generates one or more notifications based on the determination that the user has fallen and the determined severity of the injury.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Hung A. Pham, Stephen P. Jackson, Vinay R. Majjigi, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Adeeti V. Ullal, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Telford Earl Forgety, III
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Patent number: 11527140Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains sample data generated by one or more sensors over a period of time, where the one or more sensors are worn by a user. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the sample data, and determines, based on the sample data, a severity of an injury suffered by the user. The mobile device generates one or more notifications based on the determination that the user has fallen and the determined severity of the injury.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hung A. Pham, Stephen P. Jackson, Vinay R. Majjigi, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Adeeti V. Ullal, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Telford Earl Forgety, III
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Patent number: 11468759Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device obtains sample data generated by one or more sensors over a period of time, where the one or more sensors are worn by a user. The mobile device determines that the user has fallen based on the sample data, and determines, based on the sample data, a severity of an injury suffered by the user. The mobile device generates one or more notifications based on the determination that the user has fallen and the determined severity of the injury.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hung A. Pham, Stephen P. Jackson, Vinay R. Majjigi, Karthik Jayaraman Raghuram, Adeeti V. Ullal, Yann Jerome Julien Renard, Telford Earl Forgety, III
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Publication number: 20220269221Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing at least partially defining an interior cavity divided into at least a first volume and a second volume, a pressure-sensing component positioned within the first volume, a speaker positioned within the first volume, a processor positioned within the second volume, a battery positioned within the second volume, and a barometric vent that allows air pressure equalization between the first volume and an external environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Shannon X. Yang, William C. Lukens, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee, Stephen P. Jackson, Rex T. Ehman, Colin M. Ely, Nikolas T. Vitt, Trevor J. Ness