Apple had 197 patents in digitalization during Q2 2024. Apple Inc’s patents filed in Q2 2024 focus on a client-server architecture for discoverability of user accounts, secure encryption and transmission of prescription data for electronic devices, delivery and acquisition of digital assets from online stores to multiple devices, navigating media collections based on time periods, and using a digital assistant to identify and augment video events with graphical overlays based on natural language speech inputs. GlobalData’s report on Apple gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Apple had no grants in digitalization as a theme in Q2 2024.
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Application: Contact discovery service with privacy aspect (Patent ID: US20240211627A1)
The patent application by Apple Inc. describes a client-server architecture that allows user accounts registered with a service to be discoverable by other users. The discovery protocol involves accessing personal information data from an address book, obfuscating the data, and comparing it with potential contacts registered as discoverable with the service. The method includes generating hash values, encrypted payloads, and entries in a data store to facilitate the discovery process while maintaining privacy aspects.
The claims detail the steps involved in registering user accounts with a discovery service, including receiving requests, generating hash values and encrypted payloads, and creating entries in a data store. The method involves identifying user properties, generating user identifiers, and storing information associated with the user account. The patent also covers the use of tokens, key-value pairs, and various types of user identifiers such as email addresses or phone numbers. Overall, the invention aims to enable the discovery of user accounts while ensuring privacy and data security through encryption and obfuscation techniques.
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