Shannon N MaFolsom, CA

2020002, Jan 16, 2020

Sep 24, 2019

16/580878

- Cupertino CA, US
Shannon M. Ma - San Francisco CA, US

H04M 1/725
H04W 4/33
H04W 4/06
H04W 24/02
H04W 4/021
G06F 9/48
G06F 9/445
H04W 4/029
H04W 4/80
H04W 4/50

Techniques of category-based fence are described. A category-based fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. The group of signal sources can represent a category of entities, e.g., a particular business chain. The signal sources can be distributed to multiple discrete locations. A category-based fence associated with the group, accordingly, can correspond to multiple locations instead of a single point location and a radius. Each signal source in the group can be associated with a category identifier unique to the group and uniform among signal sources in the group. The category identifier can be programmed into each signal source. A mobile device can enter the category-based fence by entering any of the discrete locations when the mobile device detects the signal identifier. The mobile device can then execute an application program associated with the category-based fence.

2019019, Jun 20, 2019

Feb 22, 2019

16/282662

- Cupertino CA, US
Shannon M. Ma - San Francisco CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

H04M 1/725
H04W 4/33
H04W 4/06
G06F 9/48
H04W 4/021
G06F 9/445
H04W 24/02
G06F 8/00
H04W 4/50
H04W 4/80

Techniques of category-based fence are described. A category-based fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. The group of signal sources can represent a category of entities, e.g., a particular business chain. The signal sources can be distributed to multiple discrete locations. A category-based fence associated with the group, accordingly, can correspond to multiple locations instead of a single point location and a radius. Each signal source in the group can be associated with a category identifier unique to the group and uniform among signal sources in the group. The category identifier can be programmed into each signal source. A mobile device can enter the category-based fence by entering any of the discrete locations when the mobile device detects the signal identifier. The mobile device can then execute an application program associated with the category-based fence.

2019010, Apr 4, 2019

Nov 8, 2018

16/184946

- Cupertino CA, US
Ronald Keryuan Huang - San Jose CA, US
Shannon M. Ma - San Francisco CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

G06N 99/00

Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed for machine learning to determine preferential device behavior. In some implementations, a server receives inputs, including attributes from a client device, crowd-sourced data from a number of other devices and a priori knowledge. The server includes a concept engine that applies machine-learning process to the inputs. The output of the machine learning process is transported to the client device. At the client device, a client engine associates attributes observed at the device to the machine learning output to determine a user profile. Applications may access the user profile to determine preferential device behavior, such as provide targeted information to the user or take action on the device that is personalized to the user of the device.

2018016, Jun 14, 2018

Feb 8, 2018

15/891453

- Cupertino CA, US
Lukas M. Marti - Santa Clara CA, US
Robert Mayor - Half Moon Bay CA, US
Shannon M. Ma - San Francisco CA, US
Ronald K. Huang - San Jose CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

H04W 4/021
G01S 5/02
H04W 64/00

Techniques of range free proximity determination are described. A mobile device can determine an entry into or exit from a proximity fence upon determining that the mobile device is sufficiently close to a signal source. The proximity fence can be a virtual fence defined by the signal source and associated with a service. The mobile device can detect signals from multiple signal sources. The mobile device can determine that, among the signal sources, one or more signal sources are located closest to the mobile device based on a ranking of the signal sources using signal strength. The mobile device can determine a probability indicating a confident level of the ranking. The mobile device can determine that the mobile device entered or exited a proximity fence associated with a highest ranked signal source satisfying a confidence threshold.

2018015, May 31, 2018

Nov 30, 2016

15/365623

- Menlo Park CA, US
Shannon Ma - San Francisco CA, US

G06F 17/22
G06F 17/30

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can present a content feed through a display screen, the content feed including one or more content items. At least one content item in the content feed for which a layout is to be generated can be determined. The layout for the content item can be generated prior to the content item being accessed.

2018012, May 3, 2018

Dec 22, 2017

15/852431

- Cupertino CA, US
Shannon M. Ma - San Francisco CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

H04M 1/725
H04W 4/06
H04W 4/021
H04W 4/00

Techniques of category-based fence are described. A category-based fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. The group of signal sources can represent a category of entities, e.g., a particular business chain. The signal sources can be distributed to multiple discrete locations. A category-based fence associated with the group, accordingly, can correspond to multiple locations instead of a single point location and a radius. Each signal source in the group can be associated with a category identifier unique to the group and uniform among signal sources in the group. The category identifier can be programmed into each signal source. A mobile device can enter the category-based fence by entering any of the discrete locations when the mobile device detects the signal identifier. The mobile device can then execute an application program associated with the category-based fence.

2017009, Apr 6, 2017

Dec 19, 2016

15/384195

- Cupertino CA, US
Shannon M. Ma - San Francisco CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

H04M 1/725
H04W 4/06
H04W 4/04
H04W 4/00
H04W 4/02

Techniques of category-based fence are described. A category-based fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. The group of signal sources can represent a category of entities, e.g., a particular business chain. The signal sources can be distributed to multiple discrete locations. A category-based fence associated with the group, accordingly, can correspond to multiple locations instead of a single point location and a radius. Each signal source in the group can be associated with a category identifier unique to the group and uniform among signal sources in the group. The category identifier can be programmed into each signal source. A mobile device can enter the category-based fence by entering any of the discrete locations when the mobile device detects the signal identifier. The mobile device can then execute an application program associated with the category-based fence.

2017007, Mar 9, 2017

Sep 12, 2016

15/263248

- Cupertino CA, US
Shannon M. Ma - San Francisco CA, US
Robert Mayor - Half Moon Bay CA, US
Augustin Prats - San Francisco CA, US
Brian J. Tucker - Sunnyvale CA, US
Christopher J. Edmonds - San Francisco CA, US
Joakim Linde - Palo Alto CA, US
Pejman Lotfali Kazemi - Sunnyvale CA, US

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

H04W 4/02
H04B 17/318
H04W 4/00
H04W 40/24

A proximity fence can be a location-agnostic fence defined by signal sources having no geographic location information. The proximity fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. A signal source can be a radio frequency (RF) transmitter broadcasting a beacon signal. The beacon signal can include a payload that includes an identifier indicating a category to which the signal source belongs, and one or more labels indicating one or more subcategories to which the signal source belongs. The proximity fence defined by the group of signal sources can trigger different functions of application programs associated with the proximity fence on a mobile device, when the mobile device moves within the proximity fence and enters and exits different parts of the proximity fence corresponding to the different subcategories.