Patents by Inventor William Chalmers
William Chalmers 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: 20240111911Abstract: In one implementation, a method for spatially designating private content. The method includes: presenting, via a display device, an indication of a private viewing region relative to a location of the computing system; determining a first location for presentation of graphical content; and presenting, via the display device, the graphical content at the first location. The method further includes: transmitting a characterization vector associated with the graphical content to at least one other device for display thereon according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is outside of the private viewing area; and forgoing transmission of the characterization vector associated with the graphical content to the at least one other device according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is inside of the private viewing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Bart Colin Trzynadlowski, Thomas G. Salter, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Gregory Patrick Lane Lutter
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Publication number: 20240062485Abstract: In one implementation, a method of performing late-stage shift is performed at a device including a display, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes generating, based on a first predicted pose of the device for a display time period, a first image. The method includes generating a mask indicating a first region of the first image and a second region of the first image. The method includes generating a second image by shifting, based on a second predicted pose of the device for the display time period, the first region of the first image without shifting the second region of the first image. The method includes displaying, on the display at the display time period, the second image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Ganghun Kim, Ioana Negoita, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Thomas Justin Moore
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Patent number: 11886625Abstract: In one implementation, a method for spatially designating private content. The method includes: presenting, via a display device, an indication of a private viewing region relative to a location of the computing system; determining a first location for presentation of graphical content; and presenting, via the display device, the graphical content at the first location. The method further includes: transmitting a characterization vector associated with the graphical content to at least one other device for display thereon according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is outside of the private viewing area; and forgoing transmission of the characterization vector associated with the graphical content to the at least one other device according to a determination that the first location of the graphical content is inside of the private viewing area.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Bart Colin Trzynadlowski, Thomas G. Salter, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Gregory Patrick Lane Lutter
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Patent number: 11858725Abstract: The present invention provides a lid (400) for an open container (100, 13.10), a lid lifting system (13.100), a tippler (13.200) with the improved lid lifting system (13.100) and a method of lifting a container. The lid and lifting arrangement includes an apertured receiving formation (401) on an upper side of a lid (100) to receive a lift member (13.40). The lift member (13.40) can do one or more than one of the following: engaging the formation (401) will unlock a locking mechanism (13.42,458) holding the lid (400) to a container (100); or allow the lift member (13.40) to be rotated to thereby unlock the locking mechanism (13.42, 458) which locks the lid (400) to the container (100), while simultaneously locking the lift member (13.40, 458) to the lid (400). A lifting device which is able to perform such actions is also disclosed, and a method to operate the lifting device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: LOAD AND MOVE PTY LTDInventors: Matthew William Chalmers, Garry Mark Pinder
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Publication number: 20230419793Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for displaying a visual indication of audibility of an audible signal. In various implementations, a device includes a display, an audio sensor, a processor and a non-transitory memory. In various implementations, a method includes receiving, via the audio sensor, an audible signal and converting the audible signal to electronic signal data. In various implementations, the method includes obtaining environmental data that indicates audio response characteristics of a physical environment in which the device is located. In various implementations, the method includes displaying, on the display, an indicator that indicates a distance from a source of the audible signal at which the audible signal is audible. In some implementations, the distance is based on an amplitude associated with the electronic signal data and the audio response characteristics of the physical environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Devin William Chalmers, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Rahul Nair
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Patent number: 11856313Abstract: A method includes recording a first video stream characterized by a first value of a first quality characteristic. The method includes determining that the first video stream satisfies a trigger criterion. The trigger criterion characterizes a threshold amount of video content change information. The method includes, in response to determining that the first video stream satisfies the trigger criterion, obtaining a second video stream characterized by a second value of a second quality characteristic. The second video stream includes scene information also included in the first video stream. The second value of the second quality characteristic is indicative of a higher quality video stream than the first value of the first quality characteristic. The method includes generating a third video stream by adding information from the second video stream to the first video stream. The third video stream corresponds to a higher quality version of the first video stream.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventors: William D. Lindmeier, Devin William Chalmers
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Patent number: 11836872Abstract: In one implementation, a method of performing late-stage shift is performed at a device including a display, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes generating, based on a first predicted pose of the device for a display time period, a first image. The method includes generating a mask indicating a first region of the first image and a second region of the first image. The method includes generating a second image by shifting, based on a second predicted pose of the device for the display time period, the first region of the first image without shifting the second region of the first image. The method includes displaying, on the display at the display time period, the second image.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Thomas G. Salter, Ganghun Kim, Ioana Negoita, Devin William Chalmers, Anshu Kameswar Chimalamarri, Thomas Justin Moore
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Patent number: 11804113Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for displaying a visual indication of audibility of an audible signal. In various implementations, a device includes a display, an audio sensor, a processor and a non-transitory memory. In various implementations, a method includes receiving, via the audio sensor, an audible signal and converting the audible signal to electronic signal data. In various implementations, the method includes obtaining environmental data that indicates audio response characteristics of a physical environment in which the device is located. In various implementations, the method includes displaying, on the display, an indicator that indicates a distance from a source of the audible signal at which the audible signal is audible. In some implementations, the distance is based on an amplitude associated with the electronic signal data and the audio response characteristics of the physical environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Devin William Chalmers, Dhruv Aditya Govil, Rahul Nair
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Patent number: 11798242Abstract: In one implementation, a method of providing contextual computer-generated reality (CGR) digital assistant is performed at a device provided to deliver a CGR scene, the device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and one or more displays. The method includes obtaining image data characterizing a field of view captured by an image sensor. The method further includes identifying in the image data a contextual trigger for one of a plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants. The method additionally includes selecting a visual representation of the one of the plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants, where the visual representation is selected based on context and in response to identifying the contextual trigger. The method also includes presenting the CGR scene by displaying the visual representation of the one of the plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants, where the visual representation provides information associated with the contextual trigger.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Avi Bar-Zeev, Golnaz Abdollahian, Devin William Chalmers, David H. Y. Huang, Banafsheh Jalali
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Patent number: 11768535Abstract: A method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a first input device. The method includes detecting, via the first input device, an input directed to a first location within a physical environment. The first location is identified by an extremity tracking function based on the input. The method includes determining an interaction event based on a function of a semantic identifier that is associated with a portion of the first location. The method includes presenting computer-generated content that is a function of the interaction event.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Bart Colin Trzynadlowski, Gregory Patrick Lane Lutter, Thomas G. Salter, Rahul Nair, Devin William Chalmers
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Publication number: 20230045634Abstract: In one implementation, a method of providing contextual computer-generated reality (CGR) digital assistant is performed at a device provided to deliver a CGR scene, the device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and one or more displays. The method includes obtaining image data characterizing a field of view captured by an image sensor. The method further includes identifying in the image data a contextual trigger for one of a plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants. The method additionally includes selecting a visual representation of the one of the plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants, where the visual representation is selected based on context and in response to identifying the contextual trigger. The method also includes presenting the CGR scene by displaying the visual representation of the one of the plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants, where the visual representation provides information associated with the contextual trigger.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Avi Bar-Zeev, Golnaz Abdollahian, Devin William Chalmers, David H. Y. Huang, Banafsheh Jalali
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Patent number: 11403821Abstract: In one implementation, a method of providing contextual computer-generated reality (CGR) digital assistant is performed at a device provided to deliver a CGR scene, the device including one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and one or more displays. The method includes obtaining image data characterizing a field of view captured by an image sensor. The method further includes identifying in the image data a contextual trigger for one of a plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants. The method additionally includes selecting a visual representation of the one of the plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants, where the visual representation is selected based on context and in response to identifying the contextual trigger. The method also includes presenting the CGR scene by displaying the visual representation of the one of the plurality of contextual CGR digital assistants, where the visual representation provides information associated with the contextual trigger.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Avi Bar-Zeev, Golnaz Abdollahian, Devin William Chalmers, David H. Y. Huang, Banafsheh Jalali
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Patent number: 11375138Abstract: A method includes recording a first video stream characterized by a first value of a first quality characteristic. The method includes determining that the first video stream satisfies a trigger criterion. The trigger criterion characterizes a threshold amount of video content change information. The method includes, in response to determining that the first video stream satisfies the trigger criterion, obtaining a second video stream characterized by a second value of a second quality characteristic. The second video stream includes scene information also included in the first video stream. The second value of the second quality characteristic is indicative of a higher quality video stream than the first value of the first quality characteristic. The method includes generating a third video stream by adding information from the second video stream to the first video stream. The third video stream corresponds to a higher quality version of the first video stream.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: William D. Lindmeier, Devin William Chalmers
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Publication number: 20220191405Abstract: A method includes recording a first video stream characterized by a first value of a first quality characteristic. The method includes determining that the first video stream satisfies a trigger criterion. The trigger criterion characterizes a threshold amount of video content change information. The method includes, in response to determining that the first video stream satisfies the trigger criterion, obtaining a second video stream characterized by a second value of a second quality characteristic. The second video stream includes scene information also included in the first video stream. The second value of the second quality characteristic is indicative of a higher quality video stream than the first value of the first quality characteristic. The method includes generating a third video stream by adding information from the second video stream to the first video stream. The third video stream corresponds to a higher quality version of the first video stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: William D. Lindmeier, Devin William Chalmers
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Publication number: 20210395001Abstract: The present invention provides a lid (400) for an open container (100, 13.10), a lid lifting system (13.100), a tippler (13.200) with the improved lid lifting system (13.100) and a method of lifting a container. The lid and lifting arrangement includes an apertured receiving formation (401) on an upper side of a lid (100) to receive a lift member (13.40). The lift member (13.40) can do one or more than one of the following: engaging the formation (401) will unlock a locking mechanism (13.42,458) holding the lid (400) to a container (100); or allow the lift member (13.40) to be rotated to thereby unlock the locking mechanism (13.42, 458) which locks the lid (400) to the container (100), while simultaneously locking the lift member (13.40, 458) to the lid (400). A lifting device which is able to perform such actions is also disclosed, and a method to operate the lifting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Load and Move Pty LtdInventors: Matthew William CHALMERS, Garry Mark PINDER
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Publication number: 20210365113Abstract: One or more techniques for managing virtual objects between one or more displays are described. In accordance with some embodiments, exemplary techniques for displaying a virtual object are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Devin Williams CHALMERS, William D. LINDMEIER, Gregory L. LUTTER, Jonathan C. MOISANT-THOMPSON, Rahul NAIR
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Publication number: 20210368136Abstract: An electronic device is described. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes instructions for: while presenting an extended reality environment, receiving, by the first electronic device, a request to present a virtual representation of a remote participant of a communication session, where the first electronic device is connected to the communication session; obtaining a capability of the remote participant of the communication session; and in response to receiving the request to present the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session, presenting the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session based on the obtained capability of the remote participant of the communication session.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Devin William CHALMERS, Jae Hwang LEE, Rahul NAIR, Ioana NEGOITA
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Patent number: 11148878Abstract: The present invention provides a lid (400) for an open container (100, 13.10), a lid lifting system (13.100), a tippler (13.200) with the improved lid lifting system (13.100) and a method of lifting a container. The lid and lifting arrangement includes an apertured receiving formation (401) on an upper side of a lid (100) to receive a lift member (13.40). The lift member (13.40) can do one or more than one of the following: engaging the formation (401) will unlock a locking mechanism (13.42,458) holding the lid (400) to a container (100); or allow the lift member (13.40) to be rotated to thereby unlock the locking mechanism (13.42, 458) which locks the lid (400) to the container (100), while simultaneously locking the lift member (13.40, 458) to the lid (400). A lifting device which is able to perform such actions is also disclosed, and a method to operate the lifting device.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Load and Move Pty LtdInventors: Matthew William Chalmers, Garry Mark Pinder
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Publication number: 20200409649Abstract: When a device is determined to be capable of being of being paired with each of a plurality of appliances, a one of the plurality of appliances is automatically selected for an attempted pairing with the device. The one of the plurality of appliances is selected using priority information that has been associated with each of the plurality of appliances. Once the one of the plurality of appliances has been selected; the device is caused to automatically attempt to pair with the selected one of the plurality of appliances.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Peter William Chalmers, Jon Gallegos, Jeff Kohanek, Kenneth G. Sweeney
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Patent number: 10853021Abstract: When a hearing device is determined to be capable of being of being paired with each of a plurality of appliances, a one of the plurality of appliances is automatically selected for an attempted pairing with the hearing device. The one of the plurality of appliances is selected using priority information that has been associated with each of the plurality of appliances. One the one of the plurality of appliances has been selected; the hearing device is caused to automatically attempt to pair with the selected one of the plurality of appliances.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Peter William Chalmers, Jon Gallegos, Jeff Kohanek, Kenneth G. Sweeney