Apple Inc.

Michael Eng

Connor Raymond Duke

David Wong

Kieran Poulain

Cyril De La Cropte De Chanterac

John Meron Ananny

Karen Eckert

Martha Evans Hankey

Marcel Van Os

Scott A Myers

Stephen Brian Lynch

Steven Porter Hotelling

Terry L Gilton

Daniel William Jarvis

John Patrick Ternus

Benjamin J Pope

Brian Richards Land

Byron Bay Han

Nicholas George Merz

Myra Mary Haggerty

John Andrew Wright

Michael A Cretella

Mushtaq A Sarwar

Paul M Thompson

Paul Meade

Curtis C Mead

Nicholas W Ruhter

Stephen D Sterz

David M Demuro

Sung Woo Yoo

Lamont Benaresh

Eric Steven Jol

Keith Alan Cox

Jeremy Wade

Achmed Rumi Zahir

Brian S Tryon

James H Foster

James S Ismail

Ryan Joseph Garrone

Shaohai Chen

Derek J Walters

Shankar S Pennathur

Jeffrey M Thoma

Deniz Teoman

Alessandro Pelosi

Paul L Nangeroni

James W Bilanski

Nicholas Kunst

Reza Arastoo

Mingzhe Li

Amanda R Rainer

Miguel Alejandro Lara-Pena

Weng Choy Foo

Yuxin Bai

Carlos A S Ribas

Douglas A MacKay

Diwakar N Tundlam

Mark Brown

Chun Cheng Teo

Shaoqing Xiang

Carlos AS Ribas

Shankar S Pannathur

Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. While a display of an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor displays a first user interface, the device may detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, the device allows navigating through the first user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, the device allows displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.

Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs

Systems and methods are disclosed for allocating and distributing power management budgets for subsystems (e.g., power usage clients) of a computer system. A power budget allocation subsystem may include a plurality of feedback branches having different associated time constants. Power usage clients with slower power response times may be provided power budgets based on a feedback branch having an associated longer time constant, while power usage clients with faster power response times may be provided with power budgets based on a feedback branch having an associated shorter time constant. The power budgets may be determined in the feedback branches based on power budgeting policies weighting the power budget of each subsystem relative to total power mitigation.

Coherent power management system for managing clients of varying power usage adaptability

A method of an electronic device that includes a power source is disclosed. The method determines a health of the power source, a temperature of the power source, and a state of charge of the power source. The method then sets a performance state cap for the electronic device based on at least the health of the power source.

Battery health-based power management

Component power consumption management determining whether the power availability of the power source exceeds the expected power consumption

A method is disclosed. The method can include receiving a command to shut down an electronic device based on a measurement of power delivery to the electronic device. After receiving the command to shut down, the method can determine whether an indication of remaining power capacity at the electronic device exceeds a threshold value. The method can shut down the electronic device and, after shutting down the electronic device, in accordance with a determination that the indication of remaining power capacity exceeds the threshold value, automatically reboot the electronic device. In accordance with a determination that the indication of the remaining power capacity does not exceed the threshold value, automatically rebooting the electronic device can be foregone.

Systems and methods for power management at device shutdown

A compact portable electronic device packaged into a System-in-Package assembly and thermal solutions for the device is disclosed. The compact portable electronic device can be assembled into a single package to reduce size and enhance form factor. Several tens or hundreds of components including multiple dies, passive components, mechanical or optical components can be packaged into a single system on a printed circuit board. One or more of the components can dissipate a lot of power resulting in the generation of excess heat. To remove the excess heat, the device can include one or more thermal solutions such as internal thermal plugs, heat spreaders, internal embedded heat sinks, and/or external heat sinks. In some examples, the thermal solutions can dissipate heat via conduction to the bottom of the substrate or via convection to the top of the system or a combination of both.

Thermal solutions for system-in-package assemblies in portable electronic devices

An electronic device may be provided with integrated circuits and electrical components such as capacitors that are soldered to printed circuit boards. Liquid polymer adhesive such as encapsulant and underfill materials may be deposited on the printed circuit. Electrical components such as capacitors may be coated with the encapsulant. The underfill may be deposited adjacent to an integrated circuit, so that the underfill wicks into a gap between the integrated circuit and the printed circuit board. The encapsulant may be more viscous than the underfill and may therefore prevent the flowing underfill from reaching the electrical components. Some of the encapsulant may be located between the electrical components and the printed circuit board. The encapsulant can be cured to form an elastomeric material covering the electrical components that helps damp vibrations. The elastomeric material may be less stiff than the underfill.

Electronic device with printed circuit board noise reduction using elastomeric damming and damping structures

An electronic device may have a source of magnetic field such as a magnet that produces a static magnetic field. A flexible printed circuit may have a flexible tail that surrounds a central portion. The central portion may overlap the magnet. Electrical components may be mounted to the central portion. To prevent undesired vibrations and noise due to interactions between magnetic fields induced by signals flowing in signal lines in the flexible printed circuit and the static magnetic field, the signal lines may be vertically stacked or may be routed along a curved path that does not overlap the magnet. The tail may serve as a service loop that allows a portion of a housing for the device and electrical components mounted to the central portion in alignment with windows in the housing to be detached for servicing.

Electronic device with signal line routing to minimize vibrations

A wireless electronic device may be provided with components such as electrical and structural components. During transmission of radio-frequency signals, antennas and wireless communications circuitry of the wireless electronic device may produce associated time-varying magnetic fields. One or more components may be covered with magnetic-resistant shield structures that protect the components from the time-varying magnetic fields by preventing magnetic-induced vibrations. The magnetic-resistant shield structures may include a conductive base layer such a layer of brass. A magnetic-resistant layer may be plated onto the conductive base layer. The magnetic-resistant layer may be formed from an amorphous nickel-phosphorous alloy. The amorphous nickel-phosphorous alloy may be produced by controlling the manufacturing temperature and proportion of phosphorous in the alloy while performing the plating operations within a length of time that ensures non-equilibrium conditions during the plating operations.

Electronic device with electromagnetic shielding structures

Electronic devices may be provided with compasses for detecting the Earth's magnetic field. Electronic devices may be provided with electronic components that generate interfering magnetic fields for the compass. Electronic components may be coupled between a power supply line and a power return line on a printed circuit. The power return line may be configured to generate a compensating magnetic field to counteract the interfering magnetic fields. The power return line may be formed parallel to the power supply line. The power supply line may have multiple branches equidistant from the compass. The power return line may have a portion closer to the compass than the power supply line and the electronic component. The power return line may have multiple branches, may be provided with resistors on each branch and may include a portion of a circular loop the runs around the compass on the printed circuit board.

Electronic devices with magnetic field compensating conductive traces

Techniques for improving access time in data storage systems are disclosed. These techniques can be used to prevent undesirable access delays that are often experienced in conventional storage systems. 'Slow-access' can be defined as an access operation that does not successfully complete within a predetermined amount of time. The 'slow-access' time can, for example, be defined based on a system requirement, specification, or a particular need of a specific application. As such, when detected &#x201c;slow-access&#x201d; indicates a potential performance problem that can manifest in undesirable effects. A data storage system is evaluated for potential performance problems by scanning it for &#x201c;slow-access.&#x201d; In addition, preventative measures are taken to prevent occurrence of a &#x201c;slow-access&#x201d; once it has been identified. These measures can prevent the undesirable effects experienced in conventional storage systems. This also means that specific system or application requirements can be certified and met.

Method and apparatus for evaluating and improving disk access time in a raid system

Improved techniques for accessing data storage systems are disclosed. These techniques detect, correct and prevent undesirable access delays experienced in storage systems. 'Slow-access' refers to an access operation that does not successfully complete within a predetermined amount of time. When slow-access is detected, an attempt is made to provide data by other means rather than waiting for the access operation to eventually complete. By way of example, parity information is used to generate data rather than waiting beyond a predetermined amount of time for a 'slow-read' operation to complete. In addition, preventative measures can be taken to avoid reoccurrence of a &#x201c;slow-access&#x201d; operating once it has been identified. These preventative measures, for example, include rewriting the same data to the same data section that caused the slow-access problem or remapping the section to another section in order to avoid the same section of data to cause another slow access problem.

Accessing data storage systems without waiting for read errors

Method and apparatus for evaluating and improving disk access time in a RAID system

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Michael Eng