Stanley Rabu

7863906, Jan 4, 2011

Jul 2, 2009

12/497127

Jeffrey J. Terlizzi - San Francisco CA, US
Stanley Rabu - Santa Clara CA, US
Nicholas R. Kalayjian - San Carlos CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G01R 31/04

324538, 324527, 370201, 710 16, 710 38

Systems and methods for determining the configuration of a connection between two devices by measuring an electrical characteristic are provided. Using the measured electrical characteristic, a device is able to select an appropriate communication interface, such as serial, Universal Serial Bus (USB), FireWire, parallel, PS/2, etc. , and configure itself appropriately. Systems and methods which determine the physical orientation of a connector with respect to another connector may also be provided alone or in combination with such systems and methods for selecting communication interfaces. The physical orientation of a connector can be determined by measuring an electrical characteristic and a device can then configure itself appropriately. In accordance with the principles of the present invention, device designs can decrease in size and cost as well as simplify operation for the end-user.

7956591, Jun 7, 2011

Sep 26, 2008

12/239345

Jeffrey J. Terlizzi - San Francisco CA, US
Stanley Rabu - Santa Clara CA, US
Wendell Sander - Los Gatos CA, US
Jahan Minoo - South San Francisco CA, US
Nicholas Ainsley Sims - San Francisco CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G05F 1/40
H01H 47/00

323282, 307125

Power supply devices are provided that can include power regulating circuitry for regulating (e. g. , transforming or converting) electric power to be passed to an electronic device. A power supply device can also include control circuitry coupled with the regulating circuitry. The control circuitry can determine when the power supply device is coupled with an electronic device. The control circuitry can control the operation of the regulating circuitry based on whether or not the power supply device is coupled with the electronic device.

8006002, Aug 23, 2011

Dec 12, 2006

11/638251

Nicholas Kalayjian - San Carlos CA, US
Stanley Rabu - Santa Clara CA, US
Jeffrey Terlizzi - San Francisco CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00

710 36, 710 62, 710105

Peripherals and data processing systems are disclosed which can be configured to interact based upon sensor data. In one embodiment, a peripheral, which is configured to be used with a data processing system, includes an interface to couple the peripheral to the data processing system, and at least one sensor, such as a proximity sensor, to sense a user of the peripheral, and a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one sensor, wherein the processor configures the peripheral in response to data from the at least one sensor. The peripheral may communicate sensor data from its sensors to the data processing system, which may be a wireless PDA, and the data processing system analyzes the sensor data from its sensors and from the peripheral's sensors to decide how to configure the peripheral and/or the data processing system based on the sensor.

8073980, Dec 6, 2011

Dec 13, 2010

12/966580

Nicholas Kalayjian - San Carlos CA, US
Stanley Rabu - Santa Clara CA, US
Jeffrey Terlizzi - San Francisco CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G06F 15/16
G06F 13/00

709250, 710 62, 710105, 710 36

Peripherals and data processing systems are disclosed which can be configured to interact based upon sensor data. In one embodiment, a peripheral, which is configured to be used with a data processing system, includes an interface to couple the peripheral to the data processing system, and at least one sensor, such as a proximity sensor, to sense a user of the peripheral, and a processor coupled to the interface and to the at least one sensor, wherein the processor configures the peripheral in response to data from the at least one sensor. The peripheral may communicate sensor data from its sensors to the data processing system, which may be a wireless PDA, and the data processing system analyzes the sensor data from its sensors and from the peripheral's sensors to decide how to configure the peripheral and/or the data processing system based on the sensor.

8086281, Dec 27, 2011

Jan 6, 2007

11/620669

Stanley Rabu - Santa Clara CA, US
Nicholas R. Kalayjian - San Carlos CA, US
Jesse L. Dorogusker - Menlo Park CA, US
Jeff Terlizzi - Sunnyvale CA, US
Emery A. Sanford - San Francisco CA, US
M. Evans Hankey - San Francisco CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

H04B 1/38

455573, 455571, 455572

The present invention is directed to apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer readable media that can facilitate the transfer of power between at least two electrical devices. At least one of the electrical devices is preferably a battery operated device. The present invention may also be used to facilitate the transfer of information among electrical devices. For example, the present invention may be used to automatically pair two Bluetooth devices together.

8174380, May 8, 2012

Jun 16, 2009

12/485903

Ward C. Travis - Palo Alto CA, US
Stanley Rabu - Sunnyvale CA, US
Terry Tikalsky - Sunnyvale CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G08B 1/08
H04M 11/04
G06F 1/16
H05K 5/00

340538, 34053817, 340635, 340657, 340 1232, 3408154, 34081545, 36167941, 36167945, 710304, 710305, 455424

An adapter may couple an electronic device to a host such as a computer. When coupled in this way, the host may transfer media files to the device. The host may also supply power to the electronic device using power lines in the adapter. The electronic device may have a status indicator such as a light-emitting diode status indicator. The adapter may also have a status indicator. During operation, the electronic device may transmit coded information on the current state of the status indicator in the electronic device by modulating the status indicator or other load in the device at a selected frequency. Control circuitry in the adapter may detect the transmitted state information by monitoring the power lines. The control circuitry may control the status indicator in the adapter so that the status indicator in the adapter replicates the current state of the status indicator in the electronic device.

8339760, Dec 25, 2012

Jun 15, 2009

12/485019

Stanley Rabu - Sunnyvale CA, US
Ida Lo - Sunnyvale CA, US
Cameron Frazier - San Carlos CA, US
Mathias Schmidt - Mountain View CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

H02H 5/04
H01R 13/66

361120, 361103

Connectors for cables such as a 30-pin connector are provided. The connectors may have thermal protection circuits and may carry a power supply voltage and a ground voltage. The thermal protection circuits may disable the power supply voltage when the temperature of the connector exceeds a threshold value. The connectors may have structures that encourage any dendritic failure to occur in a preferred location.

8401473, Mar 19, 2013

Jun 28, 2007

11/823923

John Tang - San Carlos CA, US
Greg Christie - Cupertino CA, US
Jesse L. Dorogusker - Menlo Park CA, US
Donald Novotney - San Jose CA, US
Jeffrey J. Terlizi - San Francisco CA, US
Terry Tikalsky - Sunnyvale CA, US
Christopher D. McKillop - La Honda CA, US
Stanley Rabu - Santa Clara CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

H04B 7/00

455 412, 455573, 320149

The present invention is directed to apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer readable media that can facilitate the transfer of power between at least two electrical devices. At least one of the electrical devices is preferably a battery operated device. The present invention may also be used to facilitate the transfer of information among electrical devices. For example, the present invention may be used to automatically pair two Bluetooth devices together.