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Light-absorbing flange lenses

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11686884
Light-absorbing flange lenses that may be used in the lens stacks of compact lens systems. In a light-absorbing flange lens, the effective area of the lens is composed of a transparent optical material, and at least a portion of the flange of the lens is composed of an optical material that absorbs at least a portion of the light that enters the flange. Using light-absorbing flange lenses may allow the lens barrel to be eliminated from the lens system, thus reducing the X-Y dimensions of…

Message mapping via frequency and/or time indexing

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11690134
This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting message mapping via time and/or frequency indexing. For example, these techniques may be applied to device-to-device wireless communication. For example, device to device discovery may use message mapping via frequency indexing. A portion of the payload of a message, such as a discovery message, may be offloaded to a frequency and/or time index. A receiving device may determine the offloaded portion of the payload based on the…

Systems and methods for multi-sensor image enhancement

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11688100
Devices, methods, and non-transitory program storage devices are disclosed to provide enhanced images in multi-camera systems, e.g., by using information from images captured by cameras with different properties in terms of optics and/or sensors. In one embodiment, the techniques comprise: obtaining a first image from a first image capture device, wherein the first image has a first field of view (FOV) and a first set of quality characteristics; obtaining a second image from a second…

User interfaces for managing an account

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11688001
In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for provisioning an electronic device with an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for providing usage information of an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for providing visual feedback on a representation of an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing the tracking of a category are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user…

Facilitating a fund transfer between user accounts

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11687920
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating a fund transfer between user accounts are provided.

Integration of learning models into a software development system

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11687830
The subject technology provides for determining that a machine learning model in a first format includes sufficient data to conform to a particular model specification in a second format, the second format corresponding to an object oriented programming language), wherein the machine learning model includes a model parameter of the machine learning model. The subject technology transforms the machine learning model into a transformed machine learning model that is compatible with the…

Decomposition of machine learning operations

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11687789
The subject technology receives a representation of a neural network (NN) model to be executed on an electronic device, the representation of the NN model including nodes corresponding to intermediate layers of the NN model. The subject technology determines, for the respective operation corresponding to each node in each respective intermediate layer of the NN model, a respective set of operations that are mathematically equivalent to the respective operation such that an aggregation of…

User interface camera effects

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11687224
The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces. In some examples, the electronic device provides for transitioning between simulated lighting effects. In some examples, the electronic device applies a simulated lighting effect to an image. In some examples, the electronic device provides user interfaces for applying a filter to an image. In some examples, the electronic device provides for a reduced filter interface. In some examples, the electronic device provides a visual…

Touch controller architecture

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11687192
A touch controller that can configure touch circuitry according to a scan plan, which can define a sequence of scan events to be performed on a touch panel is disclosed. The touch controller can include a configurable transmit section to generate stimulation signals to drive the panel, a configurable receive section to receive and process touch signals from the panel, and a configurable memory to store the touch signals. The touch controller can also include a programmable scan engine to…

Precise time management for peripheral device using local time base

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11687115
An apparatus for time management of a peripheral device is disclosed. A peripheral interface circuit receives information from a host circuit over a peripheral bus, the host circuit maintaining a global timebase in accordance with a first clock signal within a first clock domain. The peripheral interface circuit maintains, based om a second clock signal within a second clock domain, a first local timebase correlated to the global timebase. A peripheral control circuit operates in a third…

Accessory for an electronic device

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: D990153

Beam-tilting light source enclosures comprising a flat optical surface, of which emitted light travels through, is oriented transverse to a substrate

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11686877
An optical module includes a beam-tilting light source enclosure. The enclosure is coupled to a substrate that includes a light emitter connected thereto. The enclosure has a geometry such that the enclosure has a first surface configured to couple substantially flat to the substrate and a second surface tilted with respect to the first surface and configured to couple substantially flat to a component of an electronic device through which the light is to project. The enclosure is…

Routing based on detected stops

Granted: June 27, 2023
Patent Number: 11686592
In some implementations, a mobile device transmits traffic information to a server for analysis. The traffic information includes movement information including detected stops and durations of detected stops. The traffic information is analyzed to detect traffic patterns that indicate locations of stop signs and/or stop lights. The traffic information is analyzed to determine durations of stops at stop signs and/or stop lights. The durations of stops is associated with a time of day…