公开(公告)号：US20240205605A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18593043

申请日：2024-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Marcel Van Os ,  Scott Forstall ,  Bradford A. Moore ,  Emanuele Vulcano ,  Seejo K. Pylappan

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F16/432 ,  G06F16/44 ,  G06F16/68 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L17/22 ,  G10L21/00 ,  H04R5/00

CPC classification number: H04R5/04 ,  G01C21/3629 ,  G01C21/3667 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G10L21/00 ,  H04R5/00 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/3608 ,  G01C21/3617 ,  G01C21/3632 ,  G01C21/3638 ,  G01C21/3664 ,  G01C21/367 ,  G01C21/3676 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F16/433 ,  G06F16/444 ,  G06F16/68 ,  G06F2203/04803 ,  G06F2203/04806 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  G10L17/22 ,  H04R2430/01 ,  H04R2499/13 ,  Y02D30/70

Abstract: A context-aware voice guidance method is provided that interacts with other voice services of a user device. The voice guidance does not provide audible guidance while the user is making a verbal request to any of the voice-activated services. Instead, the voice guidance transcribes its output on the screen while the verbal requests from the user are received. In some embodiments, the voice guidance only provides a short warning sound to get the user's attention while the user is speaking on a phone call or another voice-activated service is providing audible response to the user's inquires. The voice guidance in some embodiments distinguishes between music that can be ducked and spoken words, for example from an audiobook, that the user wants to pause instead of being skipped. The voice guidance ducks music but pauses spoken words of an audio book in order to provide voice guidance to the user.

公开(公告)号：US11669238B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17374825

申请日：2021-07-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Imran Chaudhri ,  Bas Ording ,  Freddy Allen Anzures ,  Marcel Van Os ,  Scott Forstall ,  Greg Christie

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F21/36 ,  H04M1/663 ,  H04M1/67 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04M1/57

CPC classification number: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F21/36 ,  H04M1/663 ,  H04M1/67 ,  H04M1/575 ,  H04M2250/22

Abstract: A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture.

公开(公告)号：US11449194B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US17130674

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Marcel Van Os ,  Freddy Allen Anzures ,  Scott Forstall ,  Greg Christie ,  Imran Chaudhri

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/451 ,  H04M1/72448

Abstract: A portable electronic device displays a plurality of icons (e.g., graphical objects) in a region in a touch-sensitive display; detects a predefined user action, with respect to the touch-sensitive display, for initiating a predefined user interface reconfiguration process; and varies positions of one or more icons in the plurality of icons in response to detecting the predefined user action. The varying includes varying the positions of the one or more icons about respective average positions.

公开(公告)号：US11419092B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US17201965

申请日：2021-03-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott Forstall ,  Gregory N. Christie ,  Robert E. Borchers ,  Imran A. Chaudhri ,  Peter Henry Mahowald

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04L67/52 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04M1/247 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  H04M1/725

Abstract: One or more location-based clients can be activated on a mobile device for providing location-based services. The location-based clients can be provided with information (e.g., presets, defaults) related to the current location and/or mode of the mobile device. The information can be obtained from one or more network resources. In some implementations, a location-based client can concurrently display map and vehicle information related to a location of the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US11178271B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US15149013

申请日：2016-05-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Imran A. Chaudhri ,  Gregory Novick ,  Scott Forstall ,  Morgan Grainger ,  George R. Dicker ,  Tyler Hawkins

IPC: H04M1/72463 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04M19/04 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04M1/72451 ,  H04M1/72457 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can be configured to automatically turn off notifications when generating a notification would cause a disturbance or be unwanted by a user. The device can be configured with quiet hours during which notifications that would otherwise be generated by the computing device can be suppressed. In some implementations, quiet hours can be configured as a time period with a start time and an end time. In some implementations, quiet hours can be derived from application data. For example, calendar data, alarm clock data, map data, etc. can be used to determine when quiet hours should be enforced. In some implementations, the device can be configured with exceptions to quiet hour notification suppression. In some implementations, the user can identify contacts to which the quiet hours notification suppression should not be applied.

公开(公告)号：US11082773B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US15862401

申请日：2018-01-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Stephen O. Lemay ,  Marcel van Os ,  Scott Forstall ,  Bradford A. Moore ,  Emanuele Vulcano ,  Seejo K. Pylappan

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  G10L21/00 ,  H04R5/00 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G10L17/22 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06F16/68 ,  G06F16/432 ,  G06F16/44 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: A context-aware voice guidance method is provided that interacts with other voice services of a user device. The voice guidance does not provide audible guidance while the user is making a verbal request to any of the voice-activated services. Instead, the voice guidance transcribes its output on the screen while the verbal requests from the user are received. In some embodiments, the voice guidance only provides a short warning sound to get the user's attention while the user is speaking on a phone call or another voice-activated service is providing audible response to the user's inquires. The voice guidance in some embodiments distinguishes between music that can be ducked and spoken words, for example from an audiobook, that the user wants to pause instead of being skipped. The voice guidance ducks music but pauses spoken words of an audio book in order to provide voice guidance to the user.

公开(公告)号：US10904426B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16450531

申请日：2019-06-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Michael J. Matas ,  Greg N. Christie ,  Paul D. Marcos ,  Scott Forstall ,  Marcel Van Os ,  Bas Ording ,  Imran Chaudhri

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04N1/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N101/00

Abstract: A portable electronic device with a touch screen display for photo management is disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which the portable electronic device displays an array of thumbnail images corresponding to a set of photographic images. The device replaces the displayed array of thumbnail images with a user-selected photographic image upon detecting a user contact with a corresponding thumbnail image in the array. The user-selected photographic image is displayed at a larger scale than the corresponding thumbnail image. The portable device displays a different photographic image in replacement of the user-selected photographic image in accordance with a scrolling gesture. The scrolling gesture comprises a substantially horizontal movement of user contact with the touch screen display.

公开(公告)号：US10437611B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15237234

申请日：2016-08-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott Forstall ,  Imran A. Chaudhri ,  John O. Louch ,  Eric Steven Peyton

IPC: G06F9/451 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/247

Abstract: A widget manager facilitates management of widgets in a dashboard layer. Management functions can include enablement, preview, importation, exportation, organization, installation, deletion, acquisition, etc.

公开(公告)号：US10412703B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US16111329

申请日：2018-08-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Scott Forstall ,  Gregory N. Christie ,  Robert E. Borchers ,  Imran A. Chaudhri ,  Peter Henry Mahowald

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04M1/247 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04W4/04

Abstract: One or more location-based clients can be activated on a mobile device for providing location-based services. The location-based clients can be provided with information (e.g., presets, defaults) related to the current location and/or mode of the mobile device. The information can be obtained from one or more network resources. In some implementations, a number of location-based clients can run concurrently on the mobile device and share information.

公开(公告)号：US10397470B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15870976

申请日：2018-01-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jean-Pierre Ciudad ,  Alexandre Aybes ,  Peter Westen ,  Gregory N. Christie ,  Scott Forstall

IPC: H04N7/14 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235

Abstract: A digital image capture system and method uses a display device to illuminate a target with light for improved image capture under poor lighting conditions. Various characteristics of the flash (e.g., brightness, color, duration, etc.) can be adjusted to improve image capture. Users are provided with feedback (e.g., live video feed, audio and/or visual countdowns, etc.) to assist them in preparing for image capture. The captured images are seamlessly integrated with existing applications (e.g., video conferencing, instant text messaging, etc.).