Patents by Inventor Dean R. Jackson

Dean R. Jackson 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: 11231831
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a content region including first content that contains an image; and, while displaying the first content, detects an input at a location that corresponds to the location of the image. In response, the electronic device, in accordance with a determination that the input includes an intensity above a respective threshold and that the image is associated with a link to second content that is different from the first content, displays a preview of the second content while maintaining display of at least a portion of the first content in the content region; and, in accordance with a determination that the input includes an intensity above the respective threshold and that the image is not associated with a link to additional content, displays an enlarged version of the image while maintaining display of at least a portion of the first content in the content region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Beth M. Dakin, Dean R. Jackson, Samuel M. Weinig, Jonathan J. Lee
  • Publication number: 20180039388
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a content region including first content that contains an image; and, while displaying the first content, detects an input at a location that corresponds to the location of the image. In response, the electronic device, in accordance with a determination that the input includes an intensity above a respective threshold and that the image is associated with a link to second content that is different from the first content, displays a preview of the second content while maintaining display of at least a portion of the first content in the content region; and, in accordance with a determination that the input includes an intensity above the respective threshold and that the image is not associated with a link to additional content, displays an enlarged version of the image while maintaining display of at least a portion of the first content in the content region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Beth M. Dakin, Dean R. Jackson, Samuel M. Weinig, Jonathan J. Lee
  • Patent number: 9830048
    Abstract: An electronic device, while displaying a user interface that corresponds to at least a portion of a web page on a display, detects a touch input on a touch-sensitive surface at a first location that corresponds to the displayed portion of the web page on the display. While detecting the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, the electronic device detects an intensity of the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, determines whether the intensity of the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface has changed from below a first intensity threshold to above the first intensity threshold, and in response to determining that the intensity of the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface has changed from below the first intensity threshold to above the first intensity threshold, generates a force down event that is distinct from a mouse down event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Beth M. Dakin, Dean R. Jackson, Samuel M. Weinig, Jonathan J. Lee
  • Publication number: 20160357389
    Abstract: An electronic device, while displaying a user interface that corresponds to at least a portion of a web page on a display, detects a touch input on a touch-sensitive surface at a first location that corresponds to the displayed portion of the web page on the display. While detecting the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, the electronic device detects an intensity of the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, determines whether the intensity of the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface has changed from below a first intensity threshold to above the first intensity threshold, and in response to determining that the intensity of the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface has changed from below the first intensity threshold to above the first intensity threshold, generates a force down event that is distinct from a mouse down event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Beth M. Dakin, Dean R. Jackson, Samuel M. Weinig, Jonathan J. Lee