Patents by Inventor Avadis Tevanian, Jr.
Avadis Tevanian, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9274670Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for presenting a data input interface. In one exemplary embodiment of a method described herein, a text input field is displayed and, through a first input to the text input field itself, a selection between at least a first operation and a second operation can be made. A first input is received to determine a selected operation which is one of the first operation or the second operation, and a text input is received and the selected operation is performed. Other methods are described, and apparatuses are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Avadis Tevanian, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140365619Abstract: A system and method by which users via programs on one computer may seamlessly access files remotely stored on other computers that run a well known file access protocol. An operating system extension and an application level network access program are provided. The operating system extension receives file system requests for remote files from the operating system that were issued according to a well known application program interface. The operating system extension forwards the remote file system request to the network access program. The network access program reformats the request according to a well known application level network protocol extension and sends it over a network to a remote computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Bertrand P. Serlet, Avadis Tevanian, JR., Clark H. Warner
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Patent number: 8874624Abstract: A system and method by which users via programs on one computer may seamlessly access files remotely stored on other computers that run a well known file access protocol. An operating system extension and an application level network access program are provided. The operating system extension receives file system requests for remote files from the operating system that were issued according to a well known application program interface. The operating system extension forwards the remote file system request to the network access program. The network access program reformats the request according to a well known application level network protocol extension and sends it over a network to a remote computer system.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bertrand P. Serlet, Avadis Tevanian, Jr., Clark H. Warner
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Patent number: 8321483Abstract: A system and method by which users via programs on one computer may seamlessly access files remotely stored on other computers that run a well known file access protocol. An operating system extension and an application level network access program are provided. The operating system extension receives file system requests for remote files from the operating system that were issued according to a well known application program interface. The operating system extension forwards the remote file system request to the network access program. The network access program reformats the request according to a well known application level network protocol extension and sends it over a network to a remote computer system.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bertrand Serlet, Avadis Tevanian, Jr., Clark H. Warner
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Patent number: 8171085Abstract: Methods and systems and machine readable media for processing email and other electronic messages. In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes storing a plurality of domain names, each of which correspond to a portion of a full email address; receiving a first email; determining whether a sender address specified by the first email is within a domain specified by the plurality of domain names; determining whether the first email is authentically from an entity which controls the domain specified by the plurality of domain names if the sender address is within the domain; and presenting an indication of nonauthenticity if the first email is not authentically from the entity.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2005Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Avadis Tevanian, Jr.
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Patent number: 7979728Abstract: A system which enables battery powered devices such as notebook computers to efficiently charge smaller mobile devices such as music players, cell phones and PDAs using the power signals provided over their data connections is made more efficient by ensuring that the power to the small mobile device is not interrupted should the notebook computer otherwise go into a standby or low-power state. The presence of the small mobile device is known and any power-down capabilities of the notebook computer are limited, at least for the period where the small mobile device is being recharged. This detection can be done at any of the levels of software present in the notebook computer. This charging and not powering down can be further optimized by determining the particular device and its charging requirements or by having the device provide feedback as to its charge state.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Avadis Tevanian, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100318935Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for presenting a data input interface. In one exemplary embodiment of a method described herein, a text input field is displayed and, through a first input to the text input field itself, a selection between at least a first operation and a second operation can be made. A first input is received to determine a selected operation which is one of the first operation or the second operation, and a text input is received and the selected operation is performed. Other methods are described, and apparatuses are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventor: Avadis Tevanian, JR.
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Patent number: 7788594Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for presenting a data input interface. In one exemplary embodiment of a method described herein, a text input field is displayed and, through a first input to the text input field itself, a selection between at least a first operation and a second operation can be made. A first input is received to determine a selected operation which is one of the first operation or the second operation, and a text input is received and the selected operation is performed. Other methods are described, and apparatuses are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Avadis Tevanian, Jr.
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Publication number: 20100191785Abstract: A system and method by which users via programs on one computer may seamlessly access files remotely stored on other computers that run a well known file access protocol. An operating system extension and an application level network access program are provided. The operating system extension receives file system requests for remote files from the operating system that were issued according to a well known application program interface. The operating system extension forwards the remote file system request to the network access program. The network access program reformats the request according to a well known application level network protocol extension and sends it over a network to a remote computer system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Bertrand Serlet, Avadis Tevanian, JR., Clark H. Warner
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Patent number: 7693962Abstract: A system and method by which users via programs on one computer may seamlessly access files remotely stored on other computers that run a well known file access protocol. An operating system extension and an application level network access program are provided. The operating system extension receives file system requests for remote files from the operating system that were issued according to a well known application program interface. The operating system extension forwards the remote file system request to the network access program. The network access program reformats the request according to a well known application level network protocol extension and sends it over a network to a remote computer system.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bertrand Serlet, Avadis Tevanian, Jr., Clark H. Warner
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Publication number: 20090144575Abstract: A system which enables battery powered devices such as notebook computers to efficiently charge smaller mobile devices such as music players, cell phones and PDAs using the power signals provided over their data connections is made more efficient by ensuring that the power to the small mobile device is not interrupted should the notebook computer otherwise go into a standby or low-power state. The presence of the small mobile device is known and any power-down capabilities of the notebook computer are limited, at least for the period where the small mobile device is being recharged. This detection can be done at any of the levels of software present in the notebook computer. This charging and not powering down can be further optimized by determining the particular device and its charging requirements or by having the device provide feedback as to its charge state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventor: AVADIS TEVANIAN, JR.
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Patent number: 7430679Abstract: A system which enables battery powered devices such as notebook computers to efficiently charge smaller mobile devices such as music players, cell phones and PDAs using the power signals provided over their data connections is made more efficient by ensuring that the power to the small mobile device is not interrupted should the notebook computer otherwise go into a standby or low-power state. The presence of the small mobile device is known and any power-down capabilities of the notebook computer are limited, at least for the period where the small mobile device is being recharged. This detection can be done at any of the levels of software present in the notebook computer. This charging and not powering down can be further optimized by determining the particular device and its charging requirements or by having the device provide feedback as to its charge state.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2005Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Avadis Tevanian, Jr.
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Patent number: 6842770Abstract: A system and method by which users via programs on one computer may seamlessly access files remotely stored on other computers that run a well known file access protocol. All programs running on a personal computer may access remote files as easily and in the same manner as accessing files on the personal computer's file system without requiring any changes to the program's method of communicating with the computer's existing file system using http protocol and WebDAV. An operating system extension and an application level network access program are provided. The operating system extension receives file system requests for remote files from the operating system that were issued according to a well-known application program interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2000Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.Inventors: Bertrand Serlet, Avadis Tevanian, Jr., Clark H. Warner