Patrick Piemonte
Patrick Piemonte | |
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 Piemonte at Big Basin, 2013 | |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science, human–computer interaction |
| Institutions | Apple, Inc. |
| Website | patrickpiemonte |
Patrick Piemonte is an American inventor, computer scientist and user interface designer best known for his contributions to the iPhone and iPad at Apple. He is listed as an inventor on over 180 patents.[1][2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Piemonte worked at Apple Inc. from 2008 to 2013 as part of the iPhone team and from 2014 until 2016 as part of the Special Projects Group.[citation needed] His contributions include location-based services, iPhone's Core Motion software that leverages the gyroscope and motion coprocessor, the iPhone digital compass with ability to view True North, geocoding services, Flyover interface, 3D maps interface, turn-by-turn navigation interface, multi-touch gestures for 2D and 3D interaction with a map, the grid line interface under a data-less map, and iPhone's night mode interface.[1][5][6][7][8] He was responsible for 3D user interface research using the iPhone gyroscope which contributed to the development of new interface techniques in iOS, such as parallax.[9][10]
For the 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Piemonte and his colleagues developed the first mobile game to use iPhone's Core Motion software which Steve Jobs played onstage to demo the technology.[11][12][13]
In early 2017, Piemonte co-founded and launched Mirage World, an app for creating shared immersive media on top of the real world using augmented reality, with content creator Ryan Staake.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Google Patents Database". Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ "Apple imagines animated 3D Maps with rippling water, realtime reflections". AppleInsider. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ "Apple Granted 33 Patents Today Covering a 3D iPhone UI & More - Patently Apple". www.patentlyapple.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ "Apple Bombards Patent Office with 28 New Mapping Inventions - Patently Apple". www.patentlyapple.com. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ^ "Apple Granted Three Patents Relating to 3D Maps". www.patentlyapple.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "Apple Patent Reveals Maps Night Mode for CarPlay - Patently Apple". www.patentlyapple.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ "Patrick Piemonte's Projects". patrickpiemonte.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ "iPhone 3D Interaction". patrickpiemonte.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ Hughes, Neil. "Apple envisions interactive, augmented reality iPhone multiplayer games". Apple Insider. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "Apple Granted 33 Patents Today Covering a 3D iPhone UI & More". Patently Apple. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ "CNET: iPhone 4's new gyroscope - YouTube". www.youtube.com. 2010-06-07.
- ^ "WWDC Keynote Demo Blocks - Apple 2010". www.vimeo.com. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ Crothers, Brooke (June 20, 2010). "A closer look at iPhone 4's coolest tech". CNET.
- ^ Rubin, Peter. "Finally: An Augmented Reality App that Injects the Internet into Real Life". Wired. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Palladino, Tommy. "Mirage World Sticks Ephemeral Memes in Real World Locales via iPhone (Without ARKit)". Mobile AR News. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
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