Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Moore

Thomas J. Moore 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).

  • Publication number: 20260154024
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for selectively displaying an image of a portion of a physical environment of an electronic device with enhanced visibility. In some examples, the image is displayed overlaid on a portion of a view of the physical environment. In some examples, the electronic device displays the image in accordance with one or more first criteria being satisfied. In some examples, the electronic device forgoes displaying the image in accordance with the one or more criteria not being satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2026
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas G. SALTER, Christopher I. WORD, Jeffrey S. NORRIS, In Young YANG, Michael R. ALGER, Michael J. ROCKWELL, Anshu K. CHIMALAMARRI, Evan M. BOVIE, Thomas J. MOORE, Yifeng GUI, Devin W. CHALMERS
  • Publication number: 20260154919
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for performing one or more actions in response to detecting a product in a physical environment. For example, performing the one or more actions include presenting one or more virtual elements in an environment. For example, performing the one or more actions include storing information associated with the product. In some examples, the one or more actions are performed in accordance with one or more criteria being satisfied. For example, the one or more criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when one or more indications of user interest in the product are detected. In some examples, one or more virtual elements are presented in an environment indicating a location of a product within a region of the physical environment. The methods of the disclosure are optionally performed at an electronic device including a head-mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2026
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas G. SALTER, Jeffrey S. NORRIS, Christopher I. WORD, Peter BURGNER, Michael R. ALGER, Thomas J. MOORE, Evan JONES, Ashwin K. VIJAY, Tigran KHACHATRYAN, Michael J. ROCKWELL, Anshu K. CHIMALAMARRI, Benjamin S. PHIPPS, Sanjana WADHWA, Jessica BOVY
  • Patent number: 12613609
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for moving virtual objects in three-dimensional environments in accordance with detected movement of the electronic device. In some examples, the electronic device detects movement according to a first or second movement pattern described in more detail herein. In some examples, in response to detecting the first movement pattern, the electronic device applies a first correction factor to movement of a virtual object in the environment. In some examples, in response to detecting the first movement pattern, the electronic device applies a first correction factor to movement of a virtual object in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ioana Negoita, Ian Perry, Trent A. Greene, Thomas J. Moore, David Loewenthal, Brian W. Temple, Gregory Lutter, Allison W. Dryer, Thomas G. Salter
  • Publication number: 20260093447
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for presenting one or more user interface elements including informational content related to information (e.g., textual information) found in an indicated region of the physical environment. In some examples, after confirming that one or more portions of a user satisfy one or more criteria (e.g., one or more portions of a user indicating a region a physical environment including textual information), the electronic device initiates image processing to generate a representation of the region of the physical environment, and optionally provides informational content related to the identified region of the physical environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas J. MOORE, Peter BURGNER, Evan JONES, Guilherme KLINK, Tigran KHACHATRYAN, Paulo R. JANSEN DOS REIS, Christopher D. FU, Jiahui CHEN
  • Publication number: 20260093321
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for dynamic input behaviors. In some examples, an electronic device can automatically adjust an input detected at an intelligent input device to accomplish user intent even when the input is already assigned to another action. In some examples, a scroll input can be dampened based on direction of gaze. For example, the electronic device can reduce the scroll speed of an interface element based on detecting that the gaze of the user is searching for a specific item. In some examples, a scroll input can perform different actions based on a speed of the scroll input. In some examples, the electronic device can display context-driven indications of actions that can be performed when gaze is detected at the indications. The indications and their corresponding operations can change based on context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Jessica TRINH, Alexandria G. HESTON, Anna L. BREWER, David Grayson SMITH, Thomas J. MOORE
  • Publication number: 20260087272
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are example processes for providing translations of foreign language content based on context information. For example, in response to receiving language content in a foreign language and in accordance with a determination that the context in which the language content is received satisfies certain criteria, a translation of the language content is provided to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Paul EWERS, Peter BURGNER, Michael C. FRIEDMAN, Christopher D. FU, Paulo R. JANSEN DOS REIS, Evan JONES, Thomas J. MOORE, Elena J. NATTINGER
  • Patent number: 12585330
    Abstract: A method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes displaying, on the display, a first user interface (UI) element that is associated with a first selection region and a second selection region. The method includes, while displaying the first UI element, determining, based on eye tracking data, that a targeting criterion is satisfied with respect to the first selection region or the second selection region. The eye tracking data is associated with one or more eyes of a user of the electronic device. The method includes, while displaying the first UI element, selecting the first UI element based at least in part on determining that the targeting criterion is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Bryce L. Schmidtchen, Ioana Negoita, Anshu K. Chimalamarri, Gregory Lutter, Thomas J. Moore, Trevor J. McIntyre
  • Patent number: 12573154
    Abstract: Various implementations that use user activity determined via a first device (e.g., an HMD, tablet, etc.) to provide augmentations corresponding to video content (e.g., a TV show, movie, etc.) that is being presented on a second device (e.g., a TV, monitor, etc.). The first device (e.g., HMD) detects that a user activity (e.g., a user's gaze, gesture, interest) is directed to a portion of a surface corresponding to a video content viewing area provided by the second device (e.g., the TV, monitor, etc.). An element of the video content currently being displayed at that portion of the surface by the second device is identified and used to provide an augmentation that is displayed by the first or second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Ewers, Richard P. Lozada, Peter Burgner, Thomas J. Moore
  • Patent number: 12555338
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for performing one or more actions in response to detecting a product in a physical environment. For example, performing the one or more actions include presenting one or more virtual elements in an environment. For example, performing the one or more actions include storing information associated with the product. In some examples, the one or more actions are performed in accordance with one or more criteria being satisfied. For example, the one or more criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when one or more indications of user interest in the product are detected. In some examples, one or more virtual elements are presented in an environment indicating a location of a product within a region of the physical environment. The methods of the disclosure are optionally performed at an electronic device including a head-mounted display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Jeffrey S. Norris, Christopher I. Word, Peter Burgner, Michael R. Alger, Thomas J. Moore, Evan Jones, Ashwin K. Vijay, Tigran Khachatryan, Michael J. Rockwell, Anshu K. Chimalamarri, Benjamin S. Phipps, Sanjana Wadhwa, Jessica Trinh
  • Publication number: 20260041962
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device detects initiation of an exercise activity associated with a user of the electronic device. In some examples, in response to detecting the initiation of the exercise activity, the electronic device activates an image compilation capture mode of operation in which one or more images for formulating a compilation of the one or more images corresponding to the exercise activity are captured, including capturing one or more portions of a physical environment. In some examples, while the image compilation capture mode of operation is active, the electronic device visually detects a first object in the one or more captured portions of the physical environment. In some examples, in accordance with a determination that the first object satisfies one or more criteria, the electronic device generates a first event associated with formulating a first compilation of one or more images corresponding to the exercise activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventors: Ioana NEGOITA, Christopher I. WORD, Thomas J. MOORE, Joshua J. FROST, Trent A. GREENE, Brian W. TEMPLE, David LOEWENTHAL, Ian PERRY
  • Patent number: 12547362
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for selectively displaying an image of a portion of a physical environment of an electronic device with enhanced visibility. In some examples, the image is displayed overlaid on a portion of a view of the physical environment. In some examples, the electronic device displays the image in accordance with one or more first criteria being satisfied. In some examples, the electronic device forgoes displaying the image in accordance with the one or more criteria not being satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Christopher I. Word, Jeffrey S. Norris, In Young Yang, Michael R. Alger, Michael J. Rockwell, Anshu K. Chimalamarri, Evan M. Bovie, Thomas J. Moore, Yifeng Gui, Devin W. Chalmers
  • Patent number: 12547432
    Abstract: Methods for transitioning from a first user interface that corresponds to a first session of a first computer system to a second user interface of a second computer system in response to a change in contextual information. In some embodiments, the change in contextual information includes a first change in a relative pose between the second computer system and a reference point corresponding to the first computer system. In some embodiments, the second user interface corresponds to a second session of the first application operating on the second computer system based at least in part on the first session of the first application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard P. Lozada, Peter Burgner, Thomas J. Moore, Paul Ewers, Lee Sparks
  • Publication number: 20250377767
    Abstract: An example process includes: detecting, via at least the one or more image sensors, first data that represents a first scene; and in response to detecting, via at least the one or more image sensors, the first data that represents the first scene and after an inference about a user intent with respect to the first scene is determined based on the first data that represents the first scene: in accordance with a determination that a portion of a knowledge base is selected based on the inference about the user intent with respect to the first scene, wherein the knowledge base is personal to a user of the computer system, and in accordance with a determination that a first action satisfies a set of action criteria, performing the first action, wherein the first action is generated based on the selected portion of the knowledge base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventors: Evan JONES, In Young YANG, Joshua J. FROST, Ravikiran VADLAPUDI, Thomas J. MOORE
  • Publication number: 20250368306
    Abstract: A propulsion system is provided. The propulsion system includes a housing and a rotatable vector-flow nozzle that extends from the housing and is configured to eject a fluid in a plurality of directions. The propulsion system also has a propeller disposed within the housing and in fluid communication with the rotatable vector-flow nozzle. The propeller includes a blade that pitches in a first direction. A fluid intake is located at an end of the propulsion system housing and opposite the rotatable vector-flow nozzle. The propulsion system also has an intake grate at the fluid intake where the intake grate defines a hub and a rim spaced apart and about the hub. The intake grate includes a plurality of intake grate blades that pitch in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Marcos M. Sastre-Cordova, Steven A. Pickering, Adam J. Maziarz, Thomas J. Moore, Samuel Williams
  • Patent number: 12458845
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device detects initiation of an exercise activity associated with a user of the electronic device. In some examples, in response to detecting the initiation of the exercise activity, the electronic device activates an image compilation capture mode of operation in which one or more images for formulating a compilation of the one or more images corresponding to the exercise activity are captured, including capturing one or more portions of a physical environment. In some examples, while the image compilation capture mode of operation is active, the electronic device visually detects a first object in the one or more captured portions of the physical environment. In some examples, in accordance with a determination that the first object satisfies one or more criteria, the electronic device generates a first event associated with formulating a first compilation of one or more images corresponding to the exercise activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ioana Negoita, Christopher I. Word, Thomas J. Moore, Joshua J. Frost, Trent A. Greene, Brian W. Temple, David Loewenthal, Ian Perry
  • Publication number: 20250322578
    Abstract: A method includes: presenting a posture summary interface including: a representation of the user, a visualization of a current accumulated strain value for the user, and a first affordance for initiating an animated posture summary associated with the accumulated strain value for the user over a respective time window; and in response to detecting a user input directed to the first affordance within the posture summary interface, presenting an animation of the representation of the user over the respective time window that corresponds to one or more instances in which head pose information changes associated with the user caused an increase or a decrease to the accumulated strain value greater than a significance threshold, wherein an appearance of the visualization of the current accumulated strain value for the user changes to represent the accumulated strain value for the user over the respective time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew S. DeMers, Adeeti V. Ullal, Alexander G. Bruno, Daniel M. Trietsch, Ioana Negoita, James J. Dunne, Thomas G. Salter, Thomas J. Moore
  • Publication number: 20250278230
    Abstract: A head-mounted device may be used to perform a visual search on a physical environment around the head-mounted device. A user may wish to visually search one out of multiple physical objects in the physical environment. To clearly show the user which physical object was the target of a visual search, the head-mounted device may present a thumbnail of the candidate physical object on a display. The thumbnail may be cropped and/or zoomed using an image from a camera on the head-mounted device. By displaying a thumbnail that is taken by a camera on the head-mounted device, the thumbnail will directly match the physical object in the user's physical environment, eliminating ambiguity regarding which physical object is the subject of the visual search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas J. Moore, Alesha Unpingco, Anshu K. Chimalamarri, Ashwin K. Vijay, Christopher D. Fu, Guilherme Klink, In Young Yang, Paul Ewers, Paulo R. Jansen dos Reis, Peter Burgner, Thomas G. Salter, Tigran Khachatryan
  • Patent number: 12367632
    Abstract: A method includes: presenting a posture summary interface including: a representation of the user, a visualization of a current accumulated strain value for the user, and a first affordance for initiating an animated posture summary associated with the accumulated strain value for the user over a respective time window; and in response to detecting a user input directed to the first affordance within the posture summary interface, presenting an animation of the representation of the user over the respective time window that corresponds to one or more instances in which head pose information changes associated with the user caused an increase or a decrease to the accumulated strain value greater than a significance threshold, wherein an appearance of the visualization of the current accumulated strain value for the user changes to represent the accumulated strain value for the user over the respective time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Matthew S. DeMers, Adeeti V. Ullal, Alexander G. Bruno, Daniel M. Trietsch, Ioana Negoita, James J. Dunne, Thomas G. Salter, Thomas J. Moore
  • Publication number: 20250111471
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to devices, systems, and methods for presenting a magnified view in an extended reality environment. Specifically, a magnified view includes a zoom reticle that is presented at a display location of a display. The zoom reticle includes magnified content that includes a magnified portion of a user's field of view. For example, the magnified content may be generated from image data selected from a corresponding portion of a field of view of a camera. The position of the zoom reticle on the display, as well as the portion of the field of view that is magnified, may vary in different circumstances such as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Elena J. Nattinger, Michael J. Rockwell, Christopher I. Word, Devin W. Chalmers, Paulo R. Jansen dos Reis, Paul Ewers, Peter Burgner, Anna L. Brewer, Jeffrey S. Norris, Allison W. Dryer, Andrew Muehlhausen, Luis R. Deliz Centeno, Thomas J. Moore, Alesha Unpingco, Thomas G. Salter
  • Publication number: 20250111625
    Abstract: Some examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods for performing one or more actions in response to detecting a product in a physical environment. For example, performing the one or more actions include presenting one or more virtual elements in an environment. For example, performing the one or more actions include storing information associated with the product. In some examples, the one or more actions are performed in accordance with one or more criteria being satisfied. For example, the one or more criteria include a criterion that is satisfied when one or more indications of user interest in the product are detected. In some examples, one or more virtual elements are presented in an environment indicating a location of a product within a region of the physical environment. The methods of the disclosure are optionally performed at an electronic device including a head-mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas G. SALTER, Jeffrey S. NORRIS, Christopher I. WORD, Peter BURGNER, Michael R. ALGER, Thomas J. MOORE, Evan JONES, Ashwin K. VIJAY, Tigran KHACHATRYAN, Michael J. ROCKWELL, Anshu K. CHIMALAMARRI, Benjamin S. PHIPPS, Sanjana WADHWA, Jessica TRINH