公开(公告)号：US11868592B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17020514

申请日：2020-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christian X. Dalonzo ,  Patrick L Coffman

IPC: G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04886

CPC classification number: G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04886

Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a virtual keyboard, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of selectable representations of a plurality of graphical objects. In some embodiments, the electronic device receives a user input selecting a first selectable representation of a first graphical object, wherein the first graphical object is associated with a first customizable visual element and a second customizable visual element. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input and in accordance with a determination that one or more first criteria are satisfied, the electronic device displays, via the display device, a customization user interface, including a first section for customizing the first customizable visual element, a second section for customizing the second customizable visual element, and a third section for displaying a first respective representation of the first graphical object that indicates a current state of customization of the first graphical object.

公开(公告)号：US12250529B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US17806625

申请日：2022-06-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Joseph Labarck ,  Christopher John Sanders ,  Jarrad A. Stallone ,  Patrick L Coffman

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  G10L19/16

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to audio synchronization. An example method includes, at a first device with a communication device: performing an audio timing synchronization process that includes: transmitting, via the communication device, to a second device, a request for the second device to participate in the audio timing synchronization process; subsequent to transmitting the request to the second device, causing an output of an audio tone; subsequent to causing the output of the audio tone, receiving data from the second device based on the audio tone; and adjusting an audio timing synchronization setting of a third device based at least in part on the data received from the second device.

公开(公告)号：US11977726B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US17409573

申请日：2021-08-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aram D. Kudurshian ,  Christopher P. Foss ,  Gary I. Butcher ,  Patrick L Coffman ,  Nicole M. Wells ,  Wayne C. Westerman

IPC: G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883

CPC classification number: G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883

Abstract: An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors that detect intensities of contacts on the touch-sensitive surface displays, on the display, a user interface. While displaying the user interface, the electronic device detects an input that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the input while displaying the user interface, and while continuing to detect the input on the touch-sensitive surface: If an intensity of the contact satisfies an activation intensity threshold, the electronic device performs a first operation associated with the activation intensity threshold. The activation intensity threshold is determined based on whether or not prior inputs by the user on the touch-sensitive surface exceed a respective intensity threshold. If an intensity of the contact does not satisfy an activation intensity threshold, the electronic device forgoes performing the first operation associated with the activation intensity threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20220141744A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17577235

申请日：2022-01-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Raghuveer Mallikarjunan ,  Patrick L Coffman ,  Madhusudan Chaudhary ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Ajay Singh ,  Faraz Faheem ,  Thanigaivelu Elangovan ,  Lakshmi N Kavuri ,  Samuel J Miller ,  Najeeb M Abdulrahiman ,  Rajesh Ambati ,  Arun G Mathias ,  Vivek Ramanna ,  Divyaprakash P Bhojkumar ,  Vikram B Yerrabommanahalli ,  Rafael L Rivera-Barreto ,  Sergey Sitnikov ,  Oleg M Moskalenko ,  Bao Q Ho ,  Rohan C Malthankar ,  Samy Touati

IPC: H04W36/14 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for high data mode operation in cellular networks. A UE may determine, for an interface to a high-speed cellular network, a categorization from a plurality of categorizations, determine availability of the high-speed cellular network, and select, based at least in part on the categorization and availability of the high-speed cellular network, the interface for a data connection to the high-speed cellular network. The categorization may be one of expensive or not expensive and/or one of a first level associated with a higher compression codec rate or a second level associated with a lower compression codec rate. The UE may receive, from one of the a low-speed cellular network or the high-speed cellular network, carrier plan information for a cellular data service carrier and analyze the carrier plan information to determine desirability of a switch, e.g., from the low-speed cellular network to the high-speed cellular network.

公开(公告)号：US12225253B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US17656610

申请日：2022-03-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gregory N. Christie ,  Alessandro Sabatelli ,  William M. Bachman ,  Imran Chaudhri ,  Jeffrey Robbin ,  Jim Young ,  Joe Howard ,  Marcel Van Os ,  Patrick L Coffman ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Jeffrey Ma ,  Lynne Kress

IPC: H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/232 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/266 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Systems and methods for a media content delivery service. A media content provider includes a data store for storing and serving media content to subscribers. The media content provider continually records and or otherwise stores video and audio content from around the world. Stored content will generally correspond to a large number of other media content providers, such as cable television operators, Internet based media content providers, television networks, and so on. Subscribers to the media provider interact with the media content provider via hardware and/or software mechanisms either provided by the media content provider or conforming to specifications of the media content provider. Based on these subscriber's subscriptions to the other content providers, the subscribers will have viewing, listening, or application execution privileges for content maintained in the data store. Content of a subscriber corresponding to multiple video content providers is maintained and served by a single provider.

公开(公告)号：US12028421B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US16430769

申请日：2019-06-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael McDougall ,  Steve S. Ko ,  John William Scalo ,  Patrick L Coffman ,  Aaron Matthew Everitt

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  G06F21/45 ,  H04L67/01 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L67/561 ,  H04L67/567

CPC classification number: H04L67/306 ,  G06F21/45 ,  H04L67/01 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/561 ,  H04L67/567

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for collecting, storing, and transmitting account information in a matchable form, and for using this information to quickly set up accounts. Account information is maintained and shared between one or more client devices and an intermediate server. Account information can be reconciled locally to determine whether to add or enable an active account or an account proxy to a client device. Account proxies can be quickly enabled by a single user action. The methods and systems allow enabled accounts and account proxies to be removed from a first client device without propagating the deletion to a second client device.

公开(公告)号：US11908143B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17199166

申请日：2021-03-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sara Bolouki ,  Yah Yah Cason ,  Jonghoon Jin ,  Nils Ängquist ,  Hendrik Dahlkamp ,  Patrick L Coffman

IPC: G06T7/20 ,  G06N3/08

CPC classification number: G06T7/20 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for establishing an activity zone within video captured by a camera. A user device may establish an activity zone or an exclusion zone within video representing a physical view captured by the camera. An automatic monitoring system may analyze the video of the camera with respect to the activity zone or exclusion zone and trigger notifications that are associated with a zone so as to limit notifications transmitted to the user device to those notifications that are relevant to the user. With activity or exclusion zones video from a camera may be automatically monitored to reduce a volume of notifications transmitted to the user device.

公开(公告)号：US11907013B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17666971

申请日：2022-02-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Lawrence Y. Yang ,  Patrick L Coffman ,  Craig M. Federighi

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  H04L67/025 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04892 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/14

CPC classification number: G06F1/163 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/04892 ,  G06F3/1423 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06F9/4856 ,  G06F21/31 ,  H04L67/025 ,  G06F2203/04108

Abstract: At an electronic device, detecting a compatible external device, where the external device is executing or has executed a first application. The detection may be made wirelessly. The electronic device also receives usage information regarding the first application from the external device. Display an affordance for user selection based on the received information. When the affordance is selected, launch a second application on the electronic device, the second application corresponding to the first application. In some examples, the second application is a different version of the first application. Launching the second application may additionally include bringing the second application to the same state as the first application. For example, if e-mail is being drafted on the external device, the electronic device may launch an e-mail editor showing the draft. In this way, a user can seamlessly transition from the use of one electronic device to another electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US12114142B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US18235291

申请日：2023-08-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Patrick L Coffman ,  Christopher Patrick Foss ,  Tiffany S. Jon ,  Andrew S. Kim ,  Lauren K. Trottier

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  G06F3/04812 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: H04R5/04 ,  G06F3/04812 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/165 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/2812 ,  H04L12/2814 ,  H04L12/282

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for configuring an electronic device to control a first controllable external device. The process includes receiving information corresponding to the first controllable external device, and determining, based on the received information, whether the first controllable external device is associated with a plurality of controllable functions associated with a plurality of subcomponents of the first controllable external device.

公开(公告)号：US11941688B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17020373

申请日：2020-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Megan M. Frost ,  Patrick L Coffman ,  Maria D Ioveva

IPC: G06Q40/02 ,  G06Q20/22

CPC classification number: G06Q40/02 ,  G06Q20/227

Abstract: A computing device provides methods and workflow for setting up a shared family account on a content storage system, including the creation of accounts for child family members. A computing device supports the creation of a family account using an account on the content storage system associated with an adult family member acting as a family organizer. The family organizer can designate a specific account as a purchase account for allowing other family member to purchase content from content servers associated with the content storage system. The family organizer can invite other adult family members to join the shared family account. The family organizer can create new accounts on the content storage system for child family members, and can designate access and purchase restrictions for such child family members. Family members have access to shared storage content, as well as services such as family calendar, group messaging, and device location.