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'''Patrick Piemonte''' is an American inventor, computer scientist, and user interface designer best known for his contributions to the iPhone and iPad at Apple, as well as the launch of the Apple Vision Pro. He is listed as an inventor on more than 250 patents.<ref name="portfolio">{{cite web |title=Google Patents Database |url=https://patents.google.com/?inventor=Patrick+Piemonte,Patrick+S.+Piemonte,Patrick+Steven+Piemonte&oq=inventor:(Patrick+Piemonte)+inventor:(Patrick+S.+Piemonte)+inventor:(Patrick+Steven+Piemonte)&sort=new&dups=language |accessdate=September 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Apple imagines animated 3D Maps with rippling water, realtime reflections|url = http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/09/29/apple-imagines-animated-3d-maps-with-rippling-water-realtime-reflections|website = AppleInsider| date=29 September 2015 |accessdate = 2015-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Apple Granted 33 Patents Today Covering a 3D iPhone UI & More - Patently Apple|url = http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2014/12/apple-granted-33-patents-today-covering-a-3d-iphone-ui-more.html|website = www.patentlyapple.com|accessdate = 2015-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Apple Bombards Patent Office with 28 New Mapping Inventions - Patently Apple|url = http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2013/12/apple-bombards-patent-office-with-28-new-mapping-inventions.html|website = www.patentlyapple.com|accessdate = 2015-10-04}}</ref>

==Career== 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.{{cn|date=September 2021}} 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.<ref name="portfolio" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Apple Granted Three Patents Relating to 3D Maps|url=http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2016/08/apple-granted-three-patents-relating-to-3d-maps.html|website=www.patentlyapple.com|accessdate=2016-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Apple Patent Reveals Maps Night Mode for CarPlay - Patently Apple|url = http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2014/12/apple-patent-reveals-maps-night-mode-for-carplay.html|website = www.patentlyapple.com|accessdate = 2015-10-13}}</ref><ref name="projects">{{Cite web|title = Patrick Piemonte's Projects|website=patrickpiemonte.com|url = http://patrickpiemonte.com/projects|accessdate = 2016-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = iPhone 3D Interaction|website=patrickpiemonte.com|url = https://patrickpiemonte.com/iphone-maps-3d-interaction/|accessdate = 2016-11-29}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hughes |first1=Neil |title=Apple envisions interactive, augmented reality iPhone multiplayer games |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/11/04/apple_envisions_interactive_augmented_reality_iphone_multiplayer_games/ |website=Apple Insider |date=4 November 2010 |accessdate=November 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Apple Granted 33 Patents Today Covering a 3D iPhone UI & More |url=https://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2014/12/apple-granted-33-patents-today-covering-a-3d-iphone-ui-more.html |website=Patently Apple |accessdate=December 9, 2014}}</ref>

At the 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Piemonte and his colleagues developed the first mobile game to demonstrate the iPhone's ''Core Motion'' software, which was featured on stage in a live demo by Steve Jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2010-06-07|title=CNET: iPhone 4's new gyroscope - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORcu-c-qnjg|access-date=|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 January 2019|title=WWDC Keynote Demo Blocks - Apple 2010.|url=https://vimeo.com/310888126/9b358eed62|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.vimeo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Crothers |first1=Brooke |title=A closer look at iPhone 4's coolest tech|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/a-closer-look-at-iphone-4s-coolest-tech/ |work=CNET |date=June 20, 2010}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Rubin |first1=Peter |title=Finally: An Augmented Reality App that Injects the Internet into Real Life |url=https://www.wired.com/story/mirage-augmented-reality-app/ |magazine=Wired |accessdate=August 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Palladino |first1=Tommy |title=Mirage World Sticks Ephemeral Memes in Real World Locales via iPhone (Without ARKit) |url=https://mobile-ar.reality.news/news/mirage-world-sticks-ephemeral-memes-real-world-locales-via-iphone-without-arkit-0179411/ |website=Mobile AR News |date=11 August 2017 |accessdate=August 12, 2017}}</ref>

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