Patents by Inventor Benjamin T. CHRISTIE

Benjamin T. CHRISTIE 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).

  • Patent number: 11750888
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of items of content available for playback on the electronic device. The representations are optionally presented in a horizontally-scrollable row. In response to a user input to horizontally scroll the row of representations, in some embodiments, the electronic device presents an animation of moving a cropping frame/border between respective representations to scroll the presented representations. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of auxiliary content related to an item of content in a product page user interface of the item of content. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of items of content in accordance with content consumption history of the user account. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of bonus content items associated with a series of episodic content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Juliana Diaz Delgado, Sean M. Harold, William D. Carpenter, Jose J. Aroche Martinez, Benjamin T. Christie, Anton M. Davydov, David M. Moretti, Oscar H. Walden, Justin Gaussoin, Policarpo Bonilla Wood, Florian Maxime Ponson
  • Patent number: 11630559
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing weather information. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing weather information are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for displaying daily weather information are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Caroline J. Crandall, Dylan O. Boelte, Wyatt R. Mitchell, Ian V. Bambao, Benjamin T. Christie, Anton M. Davydov
  • Publication number: 20210337280
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of items of content available for playback on the electronic device. The representations are optionally presented in a horizontally-scrollable row. In response to a user input to horizontally scroll the row of representations, in some embodiments, the electronic device presents an animation of moving a cropping frame/border between respective representations to scroll the presented representations. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of auxiliary content related to an item of content in a product page user interface of the item of content. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of items of content in accordance with content consumption history of the user account. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of bonus content items associated with a series of episodic content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Juliana DIAZ DELGADO, Sean M. HAROLD, William D. CARPENTER, II, Jose Javier AROCHE MARTINEZ, Benjamin T. CHRISTIE, Anton M. DAVYDOV, David M. MORETTI, Hans Oscar WALDEN, Justin GAUSSOIN, Policarpo Bonilla WOOD, JR., Florian M. PONSON
  • Publication number: 20190258373
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to displaying content. The method includes displaying a portion of content and while displaying the portion of the content, detecting first movement that includes movement in a first direction. In response to detecting the first movement, the method includes scrolling the content to reveal a second portion of the content that was not displayed. After scrolling the content to reveal the second portion of the content, the method includes detecting a second movement. In response to detecting the second movement, in accordance with a determination that the scrolling of the content met content locking criteria, the methods includes maintaining display of the content without displaying a second content, and in accordance with a determination that the scrolling of the content did not meet the content locking criteria, the method includes switching from displaying the content to displaying the second content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Anton M. DAVYDOV, Benjamin T. CHRISTIE, Wyatt MITCHELL, Allison STYER, Alden M. HALEY, Per LINDGREN
  • Patent number: D1026954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Thomas Christie, Patrick Lee Coffman, Anton Davydov, Alan C. Dye, Aurelio Guzmán, Stephen O. Lemay, Wyatt R. Mitchell, Parthiban Mohanraj, Daniel T. Preston, Christopher Daryl Soli