Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Ruiz

Christopher M. Ruiz 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).

  • Publication number: 20240143162
    Abstract: An electronic device responds to a user input that includes a movement detected while displaying a user interface object at a first position relative to a first user interface of a first application. If the user input is directed to a location that corresponds to the first user interface object at a start of the movement, the electronic device moves a respective representation of the first user interface in accordance with the movement, relative to a background located behind the first user interface and remaining visible during the movement. If the user input is directed to a portion of the first user interface that is away from the location that corresponds the first user interface object, at the start of the movement, the electronic device performs an operation within the first user interface without moving the respective representation of the first user interface relative to the background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Nathan de Vries, Brandon M. Walkin, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher P. Foss, Caelan G. Stack, Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Julian K. Missig, Linda L. Dong
  • Publication number: 20240103694
    Abstract: An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: displays a first user interface that includes a plurality of selectable objects; while a focus selector is at a location that corresponds to a respective selectable object, detects an input that includes detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and in response to detecting the input: in accordance with a determination that detecting the input meeting input criteria, including a criterion that is met when the contact meets a respective input threshold, displays a menu that includes contact information for the respective selectable object overlaid on top of the first user interface; and in accordance with a determination that detecting the input includes detecting a liftoff of the contact without meeting the input criteria, replaces display of the first user interface with display of a second user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher P. Foss, Jonathan R. Dascola, Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Stephen O. Lemay, Gregory M. Apodaca, Wan Si Wan, Kenneth L. Kocienda, Sebastian J. Bauer, Alan C. Dye, Jonathan Ive
  • Patent number: 11158309
    Abstract: Techniques are described for automatically distributing validated user safety alerts from a networked computing device. The networked computing device may be configured to operate as an autonomous agent to perform actions on behalf of a user without receiving direct instructions from the user. For example, the autonomous agent computing device may be configured to make certain purchases, send alerts or reminders, or perform other functions in accordance with preprogrammed rules. According to the disclosed techniques, the autonomous agent computing device is configured to automatically generate and send an alert to one or more computing devices associated with the user upon detecting a safety concern for the user. The autonomous agent also uses a signing key associated with its digital certificate, which verifies the identity of the autonomous agent, to sign the alert such that a third-party server may validate the alert prior to distribution to the destination computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Rita M. Homewood, Christopher M. Ruiz, Scott Christopher Hall, Michael J. Foster, Michelle E. Masters, Lawrence R. Belton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10403270
    Abstract: Techniques are described for automatically distributing validated user safety alerts from a networked computing device. The networked computing device may be configured to operate as an autonomous agent to perform actions on behalf of a user without receiving direct instructions from the user. For example, the autonomous agent computing device may be configured to make certain purchases, send alerts or reminders, or perform other functions in accordance with preprogrammed rules. According to the disclosed techniques, the autonomous agent computing device is configured to automatically generate and send an alert to one or more computing devices associated with the user upon detecting a safety concern for the user. The autonomous agent also uses a signing key associated with its digital certificate, which verifies the identity of the autonomous agent, to sign the alert such that a third-party server may validate the alert prior to distribution to the destination computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Rita M. Homewood, Christopher M. Ruiz, Scott Christopher Hall, Michael J. Foster, Michelle E. Masters, Lawrence R. Belton, Jr.