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公开(公告)号:US12171043B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-17
申请号:US17505530
申请日:2021-10-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Adam S. Meyer , Peter C. Tsoi , Stuart J. Wood , Duncan Robert Kerr , Martha Evans Hankey , John B. Morrell
IPC: H04W8/00 , G06F3/0346 , G06F3/04817 , G06F3/04883 , H04M1/724 , H04W4/02 , H04W4/21 , H04W4/80 , H04W76/14
Abstract: An electronic device may use information about the location of nearby devices to make sharing with those devices more intuitive for a user. When two devices are pointed towards one another, each device may automatically present the option to share information with the other device. When a user wishes to share information with one or more devices in a group of users, an array of icons representing the nearby users may be positioned on the display according to the locations of the nearby users so that the sharing user can easily select which user he or she wishes to share with. A sharing user may broadcast a signal and nearby users may elect to receive the signal by pointing their devices towards the sharing user. A user of two devices may share information between the two devices and may use one device to manipulate the information on the other device.
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公开(公告)号:US11625222B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-11
申请号:US16855878
申请日:2020-04-22
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Darius A. Satongar , Per Haakan Linus Persson , Hugo D. Verweij , Stuart J. Wood , Andrew E. Greenwood
Abstract: A headset can include left and right ear-worn speakers and a control. In response to a control input of the control, the ear-worn speakers can be driven with driver signals that include a control sound having a virtual location determined by spatial auditory cues. The control sound can indicate a behavior of the control as a result of the control input. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号:US20220038883A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-03
申请号:US17505530
申请日:2021-10-19
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Adam S. Meyer , Peter C. Tsoi , Stuart J. Wood , Duncan Robert Kerr , Martha Evans Hankey , John B. Morrell
Abstract: An electronic device may use information about the location of nearby devices to make sharing with those devices more intuitive for a user. When two devices are pointed towards one another, each device may automatically present the option to share information with the other device. When a user wishes to share information with one or more devices in a group of users, an array of icons representing the nearby users may be positioned on the display according to the locations of the nearby users so that the sharing user can easily select which user he or she wishes to share with. A sharing user may broadcast a signal and nearby users may elect to receive the signal by pointing their devices towards the sharing user. A user of two devices may share information between the two devices and may use one device to manipulate the information on the other device.
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公开(公告)号:US20240393881A1
公开(公告)日:2024-11-28
申请号:US18798318
申请日:2024-08-08
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Camille Moussette , James H. Foster , Duncan Kerr , Adam S. Meyer , Per Haakan Linus Persson , Peter C. Tsoi , Stuart J. Wood
Abstract: An electronic device may include touch input components and associated haptic output components. The control circuitry may provide haptic output in response to touch input on the touch input components and may send wireless signals to the external electronic device based on the touch input. The haptic output components may provide local and global haptic output. Local haptic output may be used to guide a user to the location of the electronic device or to provide a button click sensation to the user in response to touch input. Global haptic output may be used to notify the user that the electronic device is aligned towards the external electronic device and is ready to receive user input to control or communicate with the external electronic device. Control circuitry may switch a haptic output component into an inactive mode to inform the user that a touch input component is inactive.
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公开(公告)号:US20200236489A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-23
申请号:US16651316
申请日:2018-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Juha O. Merimaa , Christopher T. Eubank , Martin E. Johnson , Stuart J. Wood , Deepak Natarajan
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for predictive head-tracked binaural audio rendering in which a rendering device renders multiple audio streams for different possible head locations based on head tracking data received from a headset, for example audio streams for the last known location and one or more predicted or possible locations, and transmits the multiple audio streams to the headset. The headset then selects and plays one of the audio streams that is closest to the actual head location based on current head tracking data. If none of the audio streams closely match the actual head location, two closest audio streams may be mixed. Transmitting multiple audio streams to the headset and selecting or mixing an audio stream on the headset may mitigate or eliminate perceived head tracking latency.
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公开(公告)号:US20190222950A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-18
申请号:US16240161
申请日:2019-01-04
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jonathan D. Sheaffer , Joshua D. Atkins , Martin E. Johnson , Stuart J. Wood
IPC: H04S7/00 , G06T7/20 , G10L19/008
CPC classification number: H04S7/30 , G06T7/20 , G10L19/008 , G10L21/0272 , G10L2021/02082 , G10L2021/02166 , H04S3/00 , H04S7/302 , H04S2400/11 , H04S2400/15 , H04S2420/01
Abstract: Image analysis of a video signal is performed to produce first metadata, and audio analysis of a multi-channel sound track associated with the video signal is performed to produce second metadata. A number of time segments of the sound track are processed, wherein each time segment is processed by either (i) spatial filtering of the audio signals or (ii) spatial rendering of the audio signals, not both, wherein for each time segment a decision was made to select between the spatial filtering or the spatial rendering, in accordance with the first and second metadata. A mix of the processed sound track and the video signal is generated. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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公开(公告)号:US12073025B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-27
申请号:US18167762
申请日:2023-02-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Camille Moussette , James H. Foster , Duncan Kerr , Adam S. Meyer , Per Haakan Linus Persson , Peter C. Tsoi , Stuart J. Wood
CPC classification number: G06F3/016 , G06F1/1643 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/044
Abstract: An electronic device may include touch input components and associated haptic output components. The control circuitry may provide haptic output in response to touch input on the touch input components and may send wireless signals to the external electronic device based on the touch input. The haptic output components may provide local and global haptic output. Local haptic output may be used to guide a user to the location of the electronic device or to provide a button click sensation to the user in response to touch input. Global haptic output may be used to notify the user that the electronic device is aligned towards the external electronic device and is ready to receive user input to control or communicate with the external electronic device. Control circuitry may switch a haptic output component into an inactive mode to inform the user that a touch input component is inactive.
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公开(公告)号:US11202164B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-14
申请号:US16651316
申请日:2018-09-25
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Juha O. Merimaa , Christopher T. Eubank , Martin E. Johnson , Stuart J. Wood , Deepak Natarajan
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for predictive head-tracked binaural audio rendering in which a rendering device renders multiple audio streams for different possible head locations based on head tracking data received from a headset, for example audio streams for the last known location and one or more predicted or possible locations, and transmits the multiple audio streams to the headset. The headset then selects and plays one of the audio streams that is closest to the actual head location based on current head tracking data. If none of the audio streams closely match the actual head location, two closest audio streams may be mixed. Transmitting multiple audio streams to the headset and selecting or mixing an audio stream on the headset may mitigate or eliminate perceived head tracking latency.
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公开(公告)号:US11119574B1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-14
申请号:US16396479
申请日:2019-04-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Camille Moussette , James H. Foster , Duncan Kerr , Adam S. Meyer , Per Haakan Linus Persson , Peter C. Tsoi , Stuart J. Wood
Abstract: An electronic device may include touch input components and associated haptic output components. The control circuitry may provide haptic output in response to touch input on the touch input components and may send wireless signals to the external electronic device based on the touch input. The haptic output components may provide local and global haptic output. Local haptic output may be used to guide a user to the location of the electronic device or to provide a button click sensation to the user in response to touch input. Global haptic output may be used to notify the user that the electronic device is aligned towards the external electronic device and is ready to receive user input to control or communicate with the external electronic device. Control circuitry may switch a haptic output component into an inactive mode to inform the user that a touch input component is inactive.
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公开(公告)号:US10524080B1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US16111045
申请日:2018-08-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Martin E. Johnson , Darius A. Satongar , Stuart J. Wood , Lance F. Reichert , Juha O. Merimaa , Joshua D. Atkins
Abstract: An audio processing system has one or more processors that process an audio signal on three paths. The first path has a direct gain and a direct virtual source algorithm operating on the audio signal. The second path has a plurality of early reflection gains operating on the audio signal. Operation with the early reflection gains produces a plurality of early reflections. Each of the early reflection signals may be subjected to a delay and may be processed according to an early reflections virtual source algorithm. The third path has a reverb gain and binaural reverb filters operating on the audio signal. The third path also has a crosstalk canceler. A mixer combines left and right channel outputs of each of the first path, second path and third path. The mixer produces a left loudspeaker signal and a right loudspeaker signal.
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