Patents by Inventor Travis McQueen

Travis McQueen 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: 11682278
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
  • Patent number: 11423750
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
  • Patent number: 10951434
    Abstract: A modular host system may include one or more processors and a host unit installed in a support structure of a building. The host unit can be configured to receive and house an accessory (e.g., modular accessory) and electrically couple to an electrical source. The host unit can include a power gating module configured to couple electrical power from the electrical source to the accessory, and a communication module configured to communicate with one or more additional host units installed in the building. The one or more processors may be configured to determine a distance between the host unit and each of the one or more additional host units based on the communication with the one or more additional host units, and determine a floor plan of the building based at least on a distance from the host unit to each the one or more additional host units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, Trevor McQueen
  • Publication number: 20200365000
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
  • Publication number: 20200301378
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving floor plan data corresponding to at least one of a location, dimensions, or orientation of one or more walls defining at least one room of a building; receiving sensor data corresponding to detected activity within the at least one room of the building; determining a type of the at least one room of the building based on the detected activity; and modifying the floor plan data to include the determined type of the at least one of the one or more rooms, wherein a visual representation of the floor plan data is operable to be output on a display device. The method can further include determining an area of the at least one room of the building, where determining the type of the at least one room can be further based on the area of the at least one room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, Christopher Merrill, Jay C. Couch
  • Patent number: 10762755
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
  • Publication number: 20190371145
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
  • Publication number: 20190296506
    Abstract: A modular host system may include one or more processors and a host unit installed in a support structure of a building. The host unit can be configured to receive and house an accessory (e.g., modular accessory) and electrically couple to an electrical source. The host unit can include a power gating module configured to couple electrical power from the electrical source to the accessory, and a communication module configured to communicate with one or more additional host units installed in the building. The one or more processors may be configured to determine a distance between the host unit and each of the one or more additional host units based on the communication with the one or more additional host units, and determine a floor plan of the building based at least on a distance from the host unit to each the one or more additional host units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, Trevor McQueen