# Patrick Piemonte

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{{short description|American interface designer and computer scientist}}
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* [Carnegie Mellon University](/source/Carnegie_Mellon_University) <small>([M.S.](/source/Master_of_Science))</small>
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'''Patrick Piemonte''' is an American [inventor](/source/inventor), [computer scientist](/source/computer_scientist), and [user interface design](/source/user_interface_design)er best known for his contributions to the [iPhone](/source/iPhone) and [iPad](/source/iPad) at Apple, as well as the launch of the [Apple Vision Pro](/source/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.](/source/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](/source/location-based_services), iPhone's ''Core Motion'' software that leverages the [gyroscope](/source/gyroscope) and [motion coprocessor](/source/Apple_motion_coprocessors), the iPhone digital [compass](/source/compass) with ability to view [True North](/source/True_North), [geocoding](/source/geocoding) services, [Flyover](/source/Apple_Maps) interface, [3D](/source/3D_modeling) maps interface, [turn-by-turn navigation](/source/turn-by-turn_navigation) interface, [multi-touch gestures](/source/multi-touch_gestures) for 2D and [3D interaction](/source/3D_interaction) with a map, the [grid line](/source/Grid_lines) interface under a data-less map, and iPhone's [night mode](/source/Dark_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](/source/Graphical_user_interface) research using the iPhone gyroscope which contributed to the development of new interface techniques in [iOS](/source/iOS), such as [parallax](/source/Parallax_scrolling).<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](/source/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](/source/Worldwide_Developers_Conference) keynote, Piemonte and his colleagues developed the first [mobile game](/source/mobile_game) to demonstrate the iPhone's ''Core Motion'' software, which was featured on stage in a live demo by [Steve Jobs](/source/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](/source/CNET) |date=June 20, 2010}}</ref>

In early 2017, Piemonte co-founded and launched [Mirage World](/source/Mirage_World_(app)), an app for creating shared immersive media on top of the real world using [augmented reality](/source/augmented_reality), with content creator [Ryan Staake](/source/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](/source/Wired_(magazine)) |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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Category:Living people
Category:Interface designers
Category:American computer scientists
Category:Human–computer interaction researchers
Category:Apple Inc. employees
Category:Carnegie Mellon University alumni
Category:Purdue University alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Phi Delta Theta members

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