Apple Inc.

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Andrew Bert Hodge

Anthony Michael Fadell

John Z Zhong

Christoph Horst Krah

Wei Hsin Yao

Wei Chen

John Greer Elias

Brian Richards Land

Willem Den Boer

Jeffrey L Robbin

Daniele De Iuliis

Steven Porter Hotelling

Steve Porter Hotelling

Stephen Paul Zadesky

Ruben Caballero

Emery Artemus Sanford

Stephan Vincent Schell

Jesse Lee Dorogusker

Robert E Borchers

Errol Mark Tazbaz

Christopher Bramley Fruhauf

David Tupman

Gloria Lin

Taido Lantz Nakajima

Michael Nathaniel Rosenblatt

Jeffery Theodore Lee

Policarpo Bonilla Wood

Alan Cannistraro

Shawn Robert Gettemy

Michael Nikkhoo

Mark James Finocchio

Barry J Corlett

Stanley Carl Ng

Eric Werner Anderson

Greg Marriott

Roy Joseph Riccomini

Perry Q Anderson

Guy Bar-Nahum

Michael James Basha

Zoltan Laszlo

Eddy Cue

Chris Bell

Bradley William Steiner

Azhar K Meyer

Sean Anthony Mayo

Amir Mahmood Mikhak

Shawn A Ellis

Jean-Paul Labrosse

Nathan Ackerman

Wing Law

Pareet Rahul

Michael Beerman

Daniel James Alton

Doug Heirich

Maosheng Ye

Svetlana Samoilova

Anthony M Faddell

Daniele DeIuliis

Jesse Lee Doroguskar

Mark J Finocchio

Philip Andrew Frank

Z Zhong John

Systems and methods of placeshifting media playback between two or more devices are provided. For example, a method for placeshifting media may include downloading onto a first device an index of files accessed or modified on a second device via a data storage server, at least one of the files being a media file played on the second device. The first device may display a user selectable list of the files on the first device before issuing a request for the media file to the data storage server. The data storage server may send the media file to the first device from the data storage server, and the first device may play back the media file where the second device left off.

System and method for placeshifting media playback

This is directed to an electronic device having an integrated sensor for detecting a user's cardiac activity and cardiac electrical signals. The electronic device can include a heart sensor having several leads for detecting a user's cardiac signals. The leads can be coupled to interior surfaces of the electronic device housing to hide the sensor from view, such that electrical signals generated by the user can be transmitted from the user's skin through the electronic device housing to the leads. In some embodiments, the leads can be coupled to pads placed on the exterior of the housing. The pads and housing can be finished to ensure that the pads are not visibly or haptically distinguishable on the device, thus improving the aesthetic qualities of the device. Using the detected signals, the electronic device can identify or authenticate the user and perform an operation based on the identity of the user. In some embodiments, the electronic device can determine the user's mood from the cardiac signals and provide data related to the user's mood.

Seamlessly embedded heart rate monitor

Disclosed herein are liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screens that integrate the touch sensing elements with the display circuitry. The integration may take a variety of forms. Touch sensing elements can be completely implemented within the LCD stackup but outside the not between the color filter plate and the array plate. Alternatively, some touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates with other touch sensing elements not between the plates. In another alternative, all touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates. The latter alternative can include both conventional and in-plane-switching (IPS) LCDs. In some forms, one or more display structures can also have a touch sensing function. Techniques for manufacturing and operating such displays, as well as various devices embodying such displays are also disclosed.

Touch screen liquid crystal display

This invention is directed to an electronic device with an embedded authentication system for restricting access to device resources. The authentication system may include one or more sensors operative to detect biometric information of a user. The sensors may be positioned in the device such that the sensors may detect appropriate biometric information as the user operates the device, without requiring the user to perform a step for providing the biometric information (e.g., embedding a fingerprint sensor in an input mechanism instead of providing a fingerprint sensor in a separate part of the device housing). In some embodiments, the authentication system may be operative to detect a visual or temporal pattern of inputs to authenticate a user. In response to authenticating, a user may access restricted files, applications (e.g., applications purchased by the user), or settings (e.g., application settings such as contacts or saved game profile).

Embedded authentication systems in an electronic device

A head mounted display (HMD) may comprise an adjustable crown band, a crown band circumference adjusting mechanism coupled to the adjustable crown band and configured to adjust a crown band circumference to releasably secure the crown band to the user's crown, an armature including left and right arms, each of the left and right arms mounted at a respective proximal end to corresponding left and right HMD attachment structures, a display mounted at left and right sides to respective distal ends of the left and right arms, and an eye relief distance adjustment mechanism configured to move the left and right arms in a timed manner toward and away from the crown band along a substantially linear path, to thereby adjust an eye relief distance from the display to an eye of a the user when the crown band is fitted on the crown of the user.

Augmented reality system eye relief adjustment mechanism

Improved techniques for controlling operation of a portable electronic device are disclosed. Portable electronic devices which interact with a host electronic device can have their operational settings (e.g., configurations or preferences) remotely controlled. As a result, a host electronic device can offer a more sophisticated user interface and portable electronic devices need less local user interface features because these operational settings can be remotely controlled. The remotely-controlled (i.e., host controlled) operational settings are transferred to the portable electronic devices, whereby the portable electronic devices can thereafter operate in accordance with such settings.

Remotely configured media device

A power adapter for a peripheral device such as portable electronics device is disclosed. The power adapter includes a housing that contains electrical components associated with the power adapter. The power adapter also includes a data port provided at a surface of the housing. The data port is configured to provide external power to the peripheral device.

Power adapters for powering and/or charging peripheral devices

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Andrew Bert Hodge