公开(公告)号：US12294842B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-06

申请号：US17738941

申请日：2022-05-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aarti Kumar ,  Joseph M. Williams ,  Dhandapani Dharumalingam ,  Taylor G. Carrigan

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04M1/60 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R5/033

Abstract: A method performed by a first electronic device that is communicatively coupled to a wireless headset, the method includes, while engaged in a call with a second electronic device, communicating with the wireless headset via a bi-directional wireless audio connection; determining that a joint media playback session has been initiated in which the first and second electronic devices are to independently stream media content for separate playback by both of the first and second electronic devices while engaging in the call; and switching to communicate with the wireless headset via a uni-directional wireless audio connection based on a determination of one or more capabilities of the wireless headset, wherein a mix of 1) one or more signals associated with the call and 2) an audio signal of the media content is transmitted to the wireless headset over the uni-directional wireless audio connection.

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：US12218896B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US18162867

申请日：2023-02-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas M. Alsina ,  Samuel M. Weinig ,  Chance Graham ,  Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Nathan de Vries ,  Timothy P. Horton

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F16/48 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0645 ,  H04L51/046 ,  H04L51/10 ,  H04L51/18 ,  H04L65/61 ,  H04L67/01 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04L67/565 ,  H04W4/14

Abstract: A first messaging app, in one embodiment receives text and detects that the text includes a URL that refers to audio or audiovisual media content in a catalog of media content, and the messaging app obtains metadata about the media content and transmits the metadata to a second messaging app. Both the first and the second messaging app can operate, through interprocess communication, with its own music extension app that displays a user interface within a view hosted by the respective messaging app.

公开(公告)号：US20240411506A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18639759

申请日：2024-04-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Hugo D. Verweij ,  Mitchell R. Lerner ,  Charles C. Hoyt ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  James N. Jones ,  Ashok Masilamani ,  Jessica J. Tran ,  David M. Fischer ,  Nishal Ancelette Pereira ,  Sanket S. Dave ,  Vladan Bajic

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G10K11/178

Abstract: A wearable audio output device that includes a microphone and one or more input devices detects an input via the one or more input devices. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input is a first type of input, the wearable audio output device adjusts a mute state of the microphone for a first audio function that uses the microphone without adjusting the mute state of the microphone for a second audio function that uses the microphone. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input is not the first type of input, the wearable audio output device forgoes adjusting the mute state of the microphone for the first audio function that uses the microphone.

公开(公告)号：US12075220B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17352661

申请日：2021-06-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Aarti Kumar ,  Bob Bradley ,  Natalia A. Fornshell ,  Deepak Iyer ,  Astrid Yi ,  Michael J. Giles ,  Sriram Hariharan ,  Kang Sun ,  Akshay Mangalam Srivatsa ,  Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Anthony J. Guetta

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  H04R3/12

CPC classification number: H04R3/12 ,  G06F3/165 ,  H04R2420/07

Abstract: A system and method for routing communication to a common audio output device connected to each of two or more audio signal source devices. For each of the two or more audio signal source devices, a set of inputs are assessed. The set of inputs include: an operational state of the audio signal source device, an activity the audio signal source device, an audio-producing application being executed by the audio signal source device, and a degree of user activity with the audio-producing application being executed by the audio signal source. At a point in time, an audio routing score is generated for each of the two or more audio signal source devices according to a weighted calculation of the set of inputs based on the assessing. Finally, an audio signal routing decision is made, to route an audio signal from one of the two or more audio signal source devices to the audio output device, based on the audio routing score for each of the two or more audio signal source devices.

公开(公告)号：US11785387B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17019845

申请日：2020-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  Christopher Patrick Foss

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

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

Abstract: An electronic device, with a display device, a communication device, one or more processors and memory, displays a first representation of a first controllable external device, where the first controllable external device is situated at a location. The device detects a first input corresponding to a selection of the first representation of the first controllable external device. In response to detecting the first input, the device transmits instructions, using the communication device, to the first controllable external device to perform a function if the first controllable external device is of a first type or displays, using the display device, a user interface for controlling characteristics of the first controllable external device.

公开(公告)号：US11729470B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17547887

申请日：2021-12-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brian D. Pietsch ,  Craig M. Federighi ,  Adam A. Sonnanstine ,  Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Johannes P. Schmidt ,  Astrid Yi ,  Deepak Iyer ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  Cesar de Camargo Barscevicius

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/436

CPC classification number: H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/4661

Abstract: In some implementations, a user device can predictively route media content to a remote playback device based on playback context information obtained by the user device. The playback context can include local playback context information related to the state and/or context of the user device. The playback context can include remote playback context information related to the state and/or context of available remote playback devices. Based on the playback context information obtained by the user device, the user device can generate a predictive score for each available playback device that indicates or predicts the likelihood that the user will want to send media content to the corresponding playback device. The user device can generate and present a graphical user interface that can identify the playback devices having predictive scores over a threshold score. In some instances, the user device can automatically route selected media content to a predicted playback device.

公开(公告)号：US20230246671A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18133484

申请日：2023-04-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Patrick L. Coffman

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W76/15 ,  G06F9/54 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04L65/75

CPC classification number: H04B5/0037 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W76/15 ,  G06F9/542 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04L65/75

Abstract: A first electronic device is wireless connected to an audio output device that is also concurrently wirelessly connected with a second electronic device that is different from the first electronic device and playing first audio corresponding to first audio data transmitted by the second electronic device to the audio output device. The first electronic device, in response to detecting a user request to play a second audio that is associated with a media item, transmits to the audio output device second audio data corresponding to the second audio. In accordance with the second audio data being transmitted to the audio output device, the audio output device ceases playing the first audio and begins playing the second audio.

公开(公告)号：US20230007398A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17898735

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Taylor G. Carrigan

IPC: H04R3/12 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: A wearable audio output device with a rotatable input mechanism outputs first audio that is based on first media and, while outputting the first audio, receives a first input via the rotatable input mechanism. In response to receiving the first input: in accordance with a determination that the first input is a first type of input to the rotatable input mechanism that includes rotation of the rotatable input mechanism, the wearable audio output device changes an audio output volume of the first audio based on the rotation of the rotatable input mechanism while continuing to output the first audio; and, in accordance with a determination that the first input is a second type of input to the rotatable input mechanism, where the second type of input is different from the first type of input, the wearable audio output device ceases to output the first audio.

公开(公告)号：US11412081B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US16803849

申请日：2020-02-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Patrick L. Coffman ,  Fernando Albuquerque ,  Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Matthew J. Cielak ,  David Chance Graham ,  Cyrus Daniel Irani

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  H04M1/72442 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/72412

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives user input and, in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes: one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device, and a media playback status of the plurality of available playback devices.