Apple Inc.

Neil Gareth Crane

Gregory B Novick

Scott James Forstall

Elizabeth Caroline Cranfill

Christopher G Wilson

Rudolph Van Der Merwe

Tyler D Hawkins

Conrad Sauerwald

Joseph Sokol, Jr

Paul William Chinn

Lionel Divyang Desai

Samuel Noble

Bob Bradley

Marc Jason Krochmal

Matthew Elliot Shepherd

Damien Pascal Sorresso

Joshua H Shaffer

Cahya Adiansyah Masputra

Gregory R Chapman

Gordon J Freedman

Paul W Salzman

Lucia Elena Ballard

Matthew G Watson

Craig Michael Federighi

Andre Souza Dos Santos

Grant R Paul

Nathan De Vries

Daniel Jeffrey Post

Kenneth Louis Herman

Steven D Baker

Matthew John Byom

Ryan S Dixon

Johnnie B Manzari

Srinivasan Venkatachary

John Joseph Iarocci

Vignesh Jagadeesh

James Michael Magee

Marco Zuliani

Richard Warren Schreyer

Eric Brandon Tamura

James Nicholas Jones

Matthias Paulik

Viktor Miladinov

Elliott B Harris

Jeffrey A Brasket

Vincent M Lane

David W Goodwin

Eric J Albert

Henry Graham Mason

Thomas Brogan Duffy, Jr

Vinay Sharma

Brandon J Corey

Brent W Schorsch

Xin Wang

Guillaume Borios

Michael J Lamb

Darren S Litzinger

Curtis Rothert

Kellie L Albert

Nicholas D Lupinetti

James B Cary

Austen J Green

Eric Albert

Joseph Sokol

Matthew G Waston

Thomas Brogan Duffy

Christopher Marcellino

Walker J Eagleston

Ananthakrishna Ramesh

Charles Srisuwananukorn

Michael Van Milligan

David B Myszewski

Antony J Dzeryn

Pulah J Shah

Daniel E Crosby

Thomas Deselaers

Yang Zhao

Matthias Dantone

Francois Barbou-Des-Places

Ron C Santos

Kayur Dushyant Patel

David William Goodwin

Chen Ye

Benjamin P Englert

Aya Siblini

Ngoc Hong Pham

Francisco Alvaro Munoz

Siyang Tang

Xishuo Liu

Sebastien V Marineau-mes

Francois Barbou-des-Place

Gregory Novick

John Iarocci

Rajen Chatterjee

Amittai Axelrod

Jennifer Pon Chen

Sebastien V Marineau-Mes

Guangyu Zhong

Adam Huff Bradford

The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for managing visual content at a computer system. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing visual indicators for visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for inserting visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for identifying visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for translating visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for translating visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing user interface objects for visual content in media are described.

User interfaces for managing visual content in media

Embodiments provide methods and systems for updating application data in snapshots of applications for previewing. Some embodiments update application data by determining when current application data may expire and retrieving updated application data. The application data for various applications in a preview mode may be updated based on an allotted budget. Permission can be selectively granted to applications to obtain updated data so as to control the budget. Application data in the snapshots may appear updated to a user as the user browses the dock without requiring the applications to request updated application data when the user enters the dock, regardless of whether each application is active. Further, some embodiments may generate a snapshot using a layer hierarchy and image layer data generated while the application was last running if the time associated with when the application was last active is later than the time associated with an existing snapshot.

Providing updated application data for previewing applications on a display

The subject technology determines input parameters and an output format of algorithms for a particular functionality provided by an electronic device. The subject technology determines an order of the algorithms for performing the particular functionality based on temporal dependencies of the algorithms, and the input parameters and the output format of the algorithms. The subject technology generates a graph based on the order of the algorithms, the graph comprising a set of nodes corresponding to the algorithms, each node indicating a particular processor of the electronic device for executing an algorithm. Further, the subject technology executes the particular functionality based on performing a traversal of the graph, the traversal comprising a topological traversal of the set of nodes and the traversal being based on a score indicating whether selection of a particular node for execution over another node enables a greater number of processors to be utilized at a time.

Scheduling heterogeneous execution on heterogeneous hardware

This disclosure pertains to techniques for dynamically adapting image capturing techniques, e.g., based on shutter activation frequency, to improve camera responsiveness. One such technique is a method, comprising: receiving a first capture request; in response to receiving the first capture request, using a first capturing technique to capture a first set of images based on an image capture sequence, the image capture sequence comprising one or more images; generating a first image based on the captured first set of images; receiving a second capture request within a first time window from the first capture request, wherein a duration of the first time window is based, at least in part, on a length of time needed to capture the one or more images of the image capture sequence using the first capturing technique; in response to the received second capture request, using a second capturing technique to capture a second set of images, wherein the second capturing technique is different from the first capturing technique; and generating a second image based on the captured second set of images.

Dynamic image processing based on frequency of camera shutter activation

A device may broadcast an indication of an activity level of the device. The device may also receive a notification of an incoming message and receive at least one broadcast from at least one additional device also receiving the notification of the incoming message including an indication of at least one activity level of the at least one additional device. The device may compare its own activity level with the received at least one activity level. In response to determining that the activity level of the device is equal to or greater than a highest received at least one activity level, the device may display the notification of the incoming message.

Coordinated notifications

Some embodiments can load one or more applications into working memory from persistent storage when permitted by a memory pressure level of a mobile device. Loading the applications into working memory enables the applications to be launched into the foreground quickly when the user indicates the desire to launch. Some embodiments may identify a set of applications that are designated for providing snapshots to be displayed when the mobile device is in a dock mode. Certain embodiments may determine a current memory pressure level. Some embodiments may load an application in the set of applications into working memory from a persistent storage responsive to determining that the memory pressure level is below a threshold. Certain embodiments may continue to load additional applications responsive to determining that the memory pressure level is below the threshold. After determining that the memory pressure level is above the threshold, some embodiments may reclaim memory.

Memory management for application loading

A method of establishing communications with a first device is disclosed. The method includes: the first device presenting connection information to a second device; receiving a response from a second device; establishing an association with the second device; transmitting, in response to a determination that the first device and the second device are connected for data, first data to the second device, the first data comprising addressing information for a server; receiving second data from the second device, the second data comprising second information for establishing communications with the first device; and configuring the first device to receive third data from a location remote to the first device using the second information from the second data.

Method of establishing communications

A method of activating a first device is disclosed. The method includes: the first device pairing with a second device; receiving a connection request from a second device; connecting to the second device; opening a communication channel to the second device; transmitting an activation package to the second device; receiving an activation payload from the second device; and performing an activation using information from the activation payload.

Device activation method and system

A method for resource management of a data processing system is described herein. According to one embodiment, a token is periodically pushed into a memory usage queue, where the token includes a timestamp indicating time entering the memory usage queue. The memory usage queue stores a plurality of memory page identifiers (IDs) identifying a plurality of memory pages currently allocated to a plurality of programs running within the data processing system. In response to a request to reduce memory usage, a token is popped from the memory usage queue. A timestamp of the popped token is then compared with current time to determine whether a memory usage reduction action should be performed.

Adaptive resource management of a data processing system

A two-level paging mechanism. The first level gathers data from reclaimable memory locations for a process and compacts the data into a single container. The second level sends the compact container's contents to a swap file and may use optimal I/O operations to the target memory device. On-demand paging is made possible by having a first pager locate the requested data in the compact container and then having a second pager retrieve the corresponding data from the swap file.

Techniques for moving data between memory types

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Neil Gareth Crane