Nikhil Bhogal

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Nikhil Bhogal is an entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and the co-founder and CTO of June, maker of the June Intelligent Oven. [1] [2] [3] [4] Previously, he was an engineer at Apple and Path, designing the camera software used on the first five generations of the iPhone. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Bhogal is listed as an inventor on many of Apple's camera software patents; these inventions include the iPhone and iPad's tap-to-focus, continuous image capture, the lock screen camera, and panoramic photography. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ Segall, Laurie (15 July 2015). "Former Apple engineers build 'a computer that cooks'". CNN. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Shanker, Deena (20 July 2015). "Former Apple engineers have designed an oven that will do the thinking for you". Quartz. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Ledbetter, Carly (11 June 2015). "June Intelligent Oven Might Be A Better Cook Than You". Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Rothman, Wilson (9 June 2015). "June's Smart Oven Points to a Future of Perfectly Cooked Food". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Brownlee, John. "Let This Intelligent Oven Cook All Your Meals For You". Fast Company. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Campbell-Dollaghan, Kelsey (9 June 2015). "These Engineers Want to Replace Your Oven With a Countertop Gadget". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Wolf, Michael. "Former Path Execs Launch Smart Kitchen Startup To Try And Reinvent The Oven". Forbes. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Eadicco, Lisa (21 December 2015). "What a Former iPhone Engineer Learned From Working at Apple". TIME. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Eadicicco, Lisa (25 January 2016). "Why a Smartphone's Megapixels Don't Matter As Much As You Think". TIME. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Jeremy Jones; Nikhil Bhogal; Ralph T. Brunner. ""Image capturing device with touch screen for adjusting camera settings: US 20140152883 A1". US Patent.
  12. ↑ Jeremy Jones; Nikhil Bhogal; Ralph T. Brunner (5 June 2009). "Image capturing device with touch screen for adjusting camera settings: US 8670060 B2". US Patent. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Nikhil Bhogal, Frank Doepke. "Panorama processing: EP 2710549 A1". US Patent. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Bhogal, Nikhil. "Device, method, and graphical user interface for accessing an application in a locked device: US 8638385 B2". US Patent. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Ralph Brunner; Nikhil Bhogal; James David Batson. "Image capturing device having continuous image capture US 8289400 B2". US Patent. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  16. ↑ Nikhil Bhogal, Frank Doepke. "Panorama Processing: US 20120293607 A1". US Patent. Retrieved 20 January 2016.


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