公开(公告)号：US12223928B1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US18234851

申请日：2023-08-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Olivier C. Barthomeuf ,  Christopher B. Lyons ,  Joshua A. Spechler

IPC: G09G5/10

Abstract: Privacy control can be provided for displays that output content for users within an enclosed space. Display systems can include sensors that detect an external illuminance of an external environment outside the enclosed space. Based on the external illuminance and the brightness output by the display, the display system can control one or more of a variety of operating parameters to enhance privacy for the user within the enclosed space. For example, the display can be controlled with a reduced brightness when the external illuminance is low. By further example, windows separating the enclosed space from the external environment can be provided with an ability to adjust a transmissivity thereof and thereby reduce transmission of light from the display to the external environment. By further example, the display can be operated to change or omit certain content that has a relatively high privacy threshold.

公开(公告)号：US12223110B1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US17901470

申请日：2022-09-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Denis G. Chen ,  Matthew T. Metzler ,  Eric M. Innis ,  Darya Amin-Shahidi ,  Shingo Yoneoka ,  Chi Kin Ho ,  Adriane S. Niehaus ,  Matthew N. Weege ,  Michael S. Weinstein ,  Tristan R. Hudson ,  Parin Patel ,  Jonathan A. Gordon

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: A software defined button includes a force sensor and a haptic output element. The button further includes an immutable logic core and a mutable logic core. The mutable logic core is configured to define one or more thresholds against which input received from the force sensor can be compared to determine whether a user input has been provided. The immutable logic core is configured to verify actual force input has been received when the mutable logic core signals that user input has been received. In response to receiving a verified force input, the haptic output element can be caused to be driven by one of the mutable or immutable logic cores to provide a haptic output to a user.

公开(公告)号：US12222024B1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US18612954

申请日：2024-03-21

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Sina Mobasher Moghaddam ,  Troy A. Carter ,  Jonathan L. Hall

IPC: F16H25/22 ,  B60G17/00 ,  F16H25/20

Abstract: A ball screw spline actuator includes a shaft, a ball nut, and a ball spline. The shaft includes a helical groove and a spline groove intersecting the helical groove forming intersections having a least one ridge including a first surface finish formed by a first manufacturing operation. The ridge is subsequently reformed through a second manufacturing operation to include a second surface finish to reduce stress concentrations in the ridge from cyclical loading from at least one of the ball nut or the ball spline. In one example, the second manufacturing operation reforms the ridge to include a surface finished edge.

公开(公告)号：US20250048281A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18365665

申请日：2023-08-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haitong Sun ,  Huaning Niu ,  Oghenekome Oteri ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Xiang Chen ,  Wei Zeng ,  Ankit Bhamri

IPC: H04W52/36 ,  H04W52/32

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for time division multiplexing sounding reference signal ports in a wireless communication system. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a wireless link. The wireless device may be configured to perform a sounding reference signal transmission with time division multiplexing sounding reference signal ports. A maximum transmit power for the wireless device for the sounding reference signal transmission may be determined based at least in part on the time division multiplexing sounding reference signal ports. A transmit power may be selected for the sounding reference signal transmission based at least in part on the maximum transmit power for the wireless device for the sounding reference signal transmission. The sounding reference signal transmission may be performed using the selected transmit power.

公开(公告)号：US20250048201A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18793723

申请日：2024-08-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hong He ,  Chunxuan Ye ,  Dan Wu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Huaning Niu ,  Jie Cui ,  Wei Zeng

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W52/36

Abstract: A method for performing a contention-free random access (CFRA) in a lower-layer triggered mobility (LTM) procedure from a serving cell to a target candidate cell is provided. The method includes determining, by a user equipment (UE), that random access response (RAR) reception is not configured for the UE. The method includes receiving, by the UE, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order for transmitting a physical random access channel (PRACH) signal to the target candidate cell. The method includes determining, by the UE and based on the PDCCH order, a transmission power for transmitting the PRACH signal.

公开(公告)号：US20250048145A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18761909

申请日：2024-07-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anshul Kumar Gupta ,  Piyush Kumar Garg ,  B Raju A. N.V. ,  Shrinidhi Ramachandra

IPC: H04W24/08

Abstract: A communications system may include a user equipment (UE) device that communicates with a cellular network having base stations. A UE may enter a connected mode in which the UE and a first base station in a first cell convey wireless data. While in connected mode, the first base station may transmit measurement objects to the UE, each being associated with a different cell neighboring the first cell. The UE may store the measurement objects. When the UE enters an idle mode, the UE may perform measurements on the neighboring cells using the measurement objects. The UE may then use the measurements to determine whether to re-select to a neighbor cell when the UE is unable to acquire a measurement configuration from the base station in idle mode. This may help to mitigate the occurrence of idle mode out-of-service (OOS) conditions for the UE device.

公开(公告)号：US20250047996A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18679300

申请日：2024-05-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Guy Cote ,  Simon Wolfenden Butler ,  Joseph Anthony Petolino, JR. ,  Joseph P. Bratt

IPC: H04N25/68 ,  G06T5/00 ,  H04N1/60 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N9/77 ,  H04N23/63 ,  H04N23/661 ,  H04N23/68 ,  H04N23/80 ,  H04N23/84 ,  H04N25/13 ,  H04N25/133 ,  H04N25/611 ,  H04N25/67

Abstract: Systems and methods for down-scaling are provided. In one example, a method for processing image data includes determining a plurality of output pixel locations using a position value stored by a position register, using the current position value to select a center input pixel from the image data and selecting an index value, selecting a set of input pixels adjacent to the center input pixel, selecting a set of filtering coefficients from a filter coefficient lookup table using the index value, filtering the set of source input pixels to apply a respective one of the set of filtering coefficients to each of the set of source input pixels to determine an output value for the current output pixel at the current position value, and correcting chromatic aberrations in the set of source input pixels.

公开(公告)号：US20250047987A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18893002

申请日：2024-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Johnnie B. MANZARI ,  Graham R. CLARKE ,  Toke JANSEN ,  Wayne LOOFBOURROW ,  Joseph A. MALIA ,  Seyyedhossein MOUSAVI ,  Jens Jacob PALLISGAARD ,  Paul Thomas SCHNEIDER ,  Joshua Blake SHAGAM ,  William A. SORRENTINO, III ,  Andre SOUZA DOS SANTOS ,  Piotr J. STANCZYK ,  Agnes NEMETH

IPC: H04N23/959 ,  G06T5/73 ,  H04N5/222 ,  H04N23/69

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for altering visual media. In some embodiments, user interfaces capturing visual media (e.g., via a synthetic depth-of-field effect), playing back visual media (e.g., via a synthetic depth-of-field effect), editing visual media (e.g., that has a synthetic depth-of-field effect applied), and/or managing media capture.

公开(公告)号：US20250047845A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18921372

申请日：2024-10-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Bae Keun Lee

IPC: H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/179 ,  H04N19/182 ,  H04N19/194 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/31 ,  H04N19/33 ,  H04N19/426 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/625

Abstract: A video decoding method according to the present invention may comprise: a step for determining whether to divide a current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; a step for determining an intra prediction mode for the current block; and a step for performing intra prediction for each sub-block on the basis of the intra prediction mode, when the current block is divided into the plurality of sub-blocks.

公开(公告)号：US20250046955A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18229506

申请日：2023-08-02

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Pengchuan Wang ,  Brian J. Haskins ,  Claire E. Dalke ,  Matthew A. Mayer ,  Michael H. Tsai ,  Nathan J. Bohney ,  Sam Pan

IPC: H01M50/503 ,  H01M50/204 ,  H01M50/514

Abstract: A flexible busbar comprises a first busbar layer including a first plurality of busbar segments and a first bend between first busbar segments of the first plurality of busbar segments and a second busbar layer coupled to the first busbar layer. The second busbar layer includes a second plurality of busbar segments and a second bend between second busbar segments of the second plurality of busbar segments. The first plurality of busbar segments is substantially colinear with the second plurality of busbar segments and the second bend is substantially parallel with the first bend.