Patents by Inventor Yiqiang Nie

Yiqiang Nie 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: 20240152253
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interface sharing. A computer system receives a representation of a first user interface template that specifies an arrangement of user interface elements. The computer system receiving a request to use the first user interface template for a respective computer system that includes a plurality of installed applications. The computer system initiates a process for creating a user interface for the respective computer system using the first user interface template. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that a first application is not available on the respective computer system, displaying an alert indicating that the first application needs to be installed on the respective computer system. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that the first application is available on the respective computer system, forgoing displaying the alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Aurelio GUZMAN, Giovanni M. AGNOLI, Matthew BIDDULPH, Edward CHAO, Kevin Will CHEN, Jamie CHENG, Kevin M. LYNCH, Yiqiang NIE, Grant PAUL, Cezar Mihai RADU
  • Publication number: 20240104849
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for interacting with virtual objects in an extended reality environment. In some embodiments, the techniques and user interfaces are for interacting with virtual objects in an extended reality environment, including repositioning virtual objects relative to the environment. In some embodiments, the techniques and user interfaces are for interacting with virtual objects, in an extended reality environment, including virtual objects that aid a user in navigating within the environment. In some embodiments, the techniques and user interfaces are for interacting with virtual objects, including objects displayed based on changes in a field-of-view of a user, in an extended reality environment, including repositioning virtual objects relative to the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yiqiang NIE, Giovanni AGNOLI, Devin CHALMERS, Allison W. DRYER, Thomas G. SALTER, Giancarlo YERKES
  • Publication number: 20240094819
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for performing operations using air gestures. In some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for audio playback adjustment using gestures. In some embodiments, the present disclosure includes techniques and user interfaces for conditionally responding to inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yiqiang NIE, Giovanni M. AGNOLI, Allison W. DRYER, Jules K. FENNIS, Charles MAALOUF, Camille MOUSSETTE, Giancarlo YERKES
  • Publication number: 20230418413
    Abstract: An electronic device detects a user input while in a lower energy consumption state. After a latency period, while in a higher energy consumption state, the electronic device delivers to an application a sequence of input events that represent the user input, including, in sequence: a first input event, a second input event and a third input event that represent the user input at first, second and third input times and is delivered at first, second and third delivery times. A time interval between the second input time and the second delivery time is smaller than a time interval between the first input time and the first delivery time, and a time interval between the third input time and the third delivery time is smaller than the time interval between the second input time and the second delivery time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Aleksandr Chugunov, Ari Y. Benbasat, Brent W. Schorsch, Michael T. Turner, Stephen C. Moseley, Steven S. Noble, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Jacob Z. Weiss, Joshua C. Weinberg, Yiqiang Nie
  • Patent number: 11842032
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interface sharing. A computer system receives a representation of a first user interface template that specifies an arrangement of user interface elements. The computer system receiving a request to use the first user interface template for a respective computer system that includes a plurality of installed applications. The computer system initiates a process for creating a user interface for the respective computer system using the first user interface template. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that a first application is not available on the respective computer system, displaying an alert indicating that the first application needs to be installed on the respective computer system. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that the first application is available on the respective computer system, forgoing displaying the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelio Guzman, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Matthew Biddulph, Edward Chao, Kevin Will Chen, Jamie Cheng, Yiqiang Nie, Grant Paul, Cezar Mihai Radu, Kevin M. Lynch
  • Patent number: 11755146
    Abstract: An electronic device, detects a touch input. After a latency period, the device delivers to an application a sequence of input events that represent the touch input, including, in sequence: a first input event that represents the touch input at a first input time and is delivered at a first delivery time, a second input event that represents the touch input at a second input time and is delivered at a second delivery time, and a third input event that represents the touch input at a third input time and is delivered at a third delivery time, a time interval between the second input time and the second delivery time is smaller than a time interval between the first input time and the first delivery time, and a time interval between the third input time and the third delivery time is smaller than the time interval between the second input time and the second delivery time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Aleksandr Chugunov, Ari Y. Benbasat, Brent W. Schorsch, Michael T. Turner, Stephen C. Moseley, Steven S. Noble, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Jacob Z. Weiss, Joshua C. Weinberg, Yiqiang Nie
  • Patent number: 11670252
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for displaying an image includes a processor configured to, generate, during a first power state of a device, a data structure specifying image frames and a respective display time for each of the image frames, and retrieve, during a second power state of the device and from the data structure, an image frame based on the respective display time for the image frame. The at least one processor is further configured to display, during a third power state of the device, the retrieved image frame on a display of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Simon M. Douglas, Ross Thompson, Russell A. Blaine, Arthur L. Spence, Brad W. Simeral, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Chendi Zhang, Jacob Z. Weiss, Yiqiang Nie, Brent W. Schorsch
  • Publication number: 20230082876
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interface sharing. A computer system receives a representation of a first user interface template that specifies an arrangement of user interface elements. The computer system receiving a request to use the first user interface template for a respective computer system that includes a plurality of installed applications. The computer system initiates a process for creating a user interface for the respective computer system using the first user interface template. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that a first application is not available on the respective computer system, displaying an alert indicating that the first application needs to be installed on the respective computer system. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that the first application is available on the respective computer system, forgoing displaying the alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Aurelio GUZMAN, Giovanni M. AGNOLI, Matthew BIDDULPH, Edward CHAO, Kevin Will CHEN, Jamie CHENG, Yiqiang NIE, Grant PAUL, Cezar Mihai RADU, Kevin M. LYNCH
  • Patent number: 11526256
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interface sharing. A computer system receives a representation of a first user interface template that specifies an arrangement of user interface elements. The computer system receiving a request to use the first user interface template for a respective computer system that includes a plurality of installed applications. The computer system initiates a process for creating a user interface for the respective computer system using the first user interface template. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that a first application is not available on the respective computer system, displaying an alert indicating that the first application needs to be installed on the respective computer system. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that the first application is available on the respective computer system, forgoing displaying the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelio Guzman, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Matthew Biddulph, Edward Chao, Kevin Will Chen, Jamie Cheng, Yiqiang Nie, Grant Paul, Cezar Mihai Radu, Kevin M. Lynch
  • Publication number: 20220391067
    Abstract: An electronic device, detects a touch input. After a latency period, the device delivers to an application a sequence of input events that represent the touch input, including, in sequence: a first input event that represents the touch input at a first input time and is delivered at a first delivery time, a second input event that represents the touch input at a second input time and is delivered at a second delivery time, and a third input event that represents the touch input at a third input time and is delivered at a third delivery time, a time interval between the second input time and the second delivery time is smaller than a time interval between the first input time and the first delivery time, and a time interval between the third input time and the third delivery time is smaller than the time interval between the second input time and the second delivery time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Aleksandr Chugunov, Ari Y. Benbasat, Brent W. Schorsch, Michael T. Turner, Stephen C. Moseley, Steven S. Noble, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Jacob Z. Weiss, Joshua C. Weinberg, Yiqiang Nie
  • Publication number: 20210349583
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interface sharing. A computer system receives a representation of a first user interface template that specifies an arrangement of user interface elements. The computer system receiving a request to use the first user interface template for a respective computer system that includes a plurality of installed applications. The computer system initiates a process for creating a user interface for the respective computer system using the first user interface template. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that a first application is not available on the respective computer system, displaying an alert indicating that the first application needs to be installed on the respective computer system. The process includes, in accordance with a determination that the first application is available on the respective computer system, forgoing displaying the alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Aurelio GUZMAN, Giovanni M. AGNOLI, Matthew BIDDULPH, Edward CHAO, Kevin Will CHEN, Jamie CHENG, Yiqiang NIE, Grant PAUL, Cezar Mihai RADU
  • Patent number: 10983482
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch device or other device may have a display. The display may be used to continuously display information such as watch face information. A watch face image on the display may contain watch face elements such as watch face hands, watch face indices, and complications. To reduce burn-in risk for watch face elements, control circuitry in the electronic device may impose burn-in constraints on attributes of the watch face elements such as peak luminance constraints, dwell time constraints, color constraints, constraints on the shape of each element, and constraints on element style. These constraints may help avoid situations in which static elements such as watch face indices create more burn-in than dynamic elements such as watch face hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Wook Koh, Yiqiang Nie, Yifan Zhang, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Paul S. Drzaic, David A. Doyle
  • Publication number: 20210073007
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates managing display usage. In some embodiments, a device modifies various aspects of a displayed user interface as the device transitions from operating in a first device mode to operating in a second device mode. In some embodiments, the modifications involve altering the content included in a user interface and varying how the content is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Aurelio GUZMAN, Giovanni M. AGNOLI, Edward CHAO, Kevin Will CHEN, Alan C. DYE, Dylan Ross EDWARDS, Stephen O. LEMAY, Pani PAGE, Yiqiang NIE, Matthew J. SUNDSTROM, Jacob Z. WEISS, Christopher WILSON
  • Patent number: 10936345
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates managing display usage. In some embodiments, a device modifies various aspects of a displayed user interface as the device transitions from operating in a first device mode to operating in a second device mode. In some embodiments, the modifications involve altering the content included in a user interface and varying how the content is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Aurelio Guzman, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Edward Chao, Kevin Will Chen, Alan C. Dye, Dylan Ross Edwards, Stephen O. Lemay, Pani Page, Yiqiang Nie, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Jacob Z Weiss, Christopher Wilson
  • Patent number: 10908559
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates managing display usage. In some embodiments, a device modifies various aspects of a displayed user interface as the device transitions from operating in a first device mode to operating in a second device mode. In some embodiments, the modifications involve altering the content included in a user interface and varying how the content is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelio Guzman, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Kevin Will Chen, Yiqiang Nie, Jacob Z. Weiss, Edward Chao, Alan C. Dye, Dylan Ross Edwards, Stephen O. Lemay, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Christopher Wilson
  • Patent number: 10878782
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates managing display usage. In some embodiments, a device modifies various aspects of a displayed user interface as the device transitions from operating in a first device mode to operating in a second device mode. In some embodiments, the modifications involve altering the content included in a user interface and varying how the content is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelio Guzman, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Kevin Will Chen, Alan C. Dye, Nicholas Felton, Stephen O. Lemay, Yiqiang Nie, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Jacob Z Weiss, Christopher Wilson
  • Publication number: 20200380926
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for displaying an image includes a processor configured to, generate, during a first power state of a device, a data structure specifying image frames and a respective display time for each of the image frames, and retrieve, during a second power state of the device and from the data structure, an image frame based on the respective display time for the image frame. The at least one processor is further configured to display, during a third power state of the device, the retrieved image frame on a display of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Simon M. DOUGLAS, Ross THOMPSON, Russell A. BLAINE, Arthur L. SPENCE, Brad W. SIMERAL, Giovanni M. AGNOLI, Chendi ZHANG, Jacob Z. WEISS, Yiqiang NIE, Brent W. SCHORSCH
  • Publication number: 20200379539
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for power management includes at least one processor configured to, detect first gesture state associated with motion of a device, the first gesture state being associated with meeting a first threshold of device motion, and set, in response to detecting the first gesture state, the device to a first power state. The at least one processor is further configured to detect, subsequent to detecting the first gesture state, a second gesture state associated with motion of the device, the second gesture state being associated with meeting a second threshold of device motion, and set, in response to detecting the second gesture state, the device to a second power state. The at least one processor is further configured to update, based on setting the device to the second power state, image data on a display of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Giovanni M. AGNOLI, Chendi ZHANG, Jacob Z. WEISS, Yiqiang NIE, Brent W. SCHORSCH
  • Patent number: 10852905
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates managing display usage. In some embodiments, a device modifies various aspects of a displayed user interface as the device transitions from operating in a first device mode to operating in a second device mode. In some embodiments, the modifications involve altering the content included in a user interface and varying how the content is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelio Guzman, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Kevin Will Chen, Yiqiang Nie, Pani Page, Christopher Wilson, Alan C. Dye
  • Publication number: 20200218204
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a wristwatch device or other device may have a display. The display may be used to continuously display information such as watch face information. A watch face image on the display may contain watch face elements such as watch face hands, watch face indices, and complications. To reduce burn-in risk for watch face elements, control circuitry in the electronic device may impose burn-in constraints on attributes of the watch face elements such as peak luminance constraints, dwell time constraints, color constraints, constraints on the shape of each element, and constraints on element style. These constraints may help avoid situations in which static elements such as watch face indices create more burn-in than dynamic elements such as watch face hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Tae-Wook Koh, Yiqiang Nie, Yifan Zhang, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Paul S. Drzaic, David A. Doyle