Apple Inc.

Gavin B Thomson

Patrick L Coffman

Richard L Hagy

Roberto Garcia

Nicole R Ryan

Pierre Jonathan De Filippis

Stephen J Rhee

Michael W Brandt

Eric Circlaeys

Stephen M Lottermoser

Van Hong

Adam C Swift

Ahmed M Bashir

Tony F Kinnis

Baskaran Subramaniam

Jessica Aranda

Brandon J Van Ryswyk

Chelsea J Leblanc

Matthew J Dickoff

Ge Yan

Randall S Becker

Kevin Y He

Paul M Bombach

Chelsea J LeBlanc

Michael Joel Brandt

A device implementing a system for sharing groups of files within a messaging application includes a processor configured to provide, within the messaging application, a user interface element for sending at least one file to a participant in an active message thread of the messaging application, the at least one file having been determined to be relevant to the participant. The processor is further configured to, responsive to receiving a selection of the user interface element: transmit, to a server, a request to store the at least one file in association with a shared storage area, and to transmit, via the messaging application, a message to the participant in the active message thread, the message comprising information for accessing the at least one file associated with the shared storage area.

Sharing content in a messaging application

Described herein are techniques to enable limited access to a photos library by enabling application specific virtual photo libraries. When an application requests access to the photos library, the user can select an option to enable or configure a virtual photos library, and then select specific assets (e.g., photos, videos) within the photos library to be selected for inclusion into an application specific virtual photos library.

Virtual library

Virtual photos library

This disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for identifying an asset privacy management trigger on an end-user device related to a third-party application. In response to identifying the asset privacy management trigger, a privacy selection interface to enable a user to select a limited asset access option is displayed. In response to the limited asset access option being selected, an asset selection interface is displayed, where the asset selection interface is configured to define a sub-set of assets of the end-user device as authorized for the third-party application based on user selection. In response to a subsequent request to access assets of the end-user device by the third-party application, the third-party application is able to access only the defined sub-set of assets. For different third-party applications or scenarios, the asset privacy management triggers and asset sub-set definitions may vary.

Third-party access of end-user device assets

Embodiments are disclosed for face syncing in a distributed computing environment. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining, by a processor, media assets that include faces of individuals; detecting, by the processor of a mobile device, the faces on the media assets; generating, by the processor, faceprints for the detected faces; clustering, by the processor, the faceprints into clusters; generating, by the processor, a face crop image for each cluster; and sending, by the processor, the face crop images to a network-based, distributed syncing service.

Face syncing in distributed computing environment

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Gavin B Thomson