Patents by Inventor Eric R. SESHENS

Eric R. SESHENS 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: 20230409279
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device receives, via one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to display a user interface associated with a first respective content mix, wherein the first respective content mix is associated with a first respective time period. In some embodiments in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to display the user interface associated with the first respective content mix, the electronic device displays, via a display, the user interface. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a plurality of representations of content items including visual indications of amounts of consumption, of a first consumption metric type, by a user during the first respective time period, and a plurality of representations of content creators including visual indications of consumption, of a second consumption metric type, by the user during the first respective time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Tiffany S. REESE, Arvind S. SHENOY, David J. DAVIS, Evan MILLS, Sebastien P. SAHUC, Uli M. SCHÖBERL, Benjamin B. BOURS, Eric R. SESHENS, Jason M. HESS, Drew R. DOMM, Alexander B. GROSSMAN, Phillip A. VASQUEZ, Fredric R. VINNA, Agnes WON, Michael ZARCONE, III
  • Patent number: 11831943
    Abstract: The subject technology provides for synchronized playback of different media content streams. The disclosed techniques may include determining, while certain audio content is being outputted, whether a triggering event has occurred at a media device. Responsive to a determination that the triggering event has occurred, audio information including identification information and a current output status of the audio content may be obtained, and a visual content stream for visual content corresponding to the audio content may be obtained. At the media device, the visual content stream may be processed based on the audio information to determine a starting time point indicating a time point within the visual content from which to start outputting the visual content. The visual content may be outputted such that the output of the visual content begins at the starting time point and is synchronized in time with the audio content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Vicars-Harris, Eric R. Seshens, Joel Ostrowski, Thomas Alsina
  • Patent number: 11656838
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device receives, via one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to display a user interface associated with a first respective content mix, wherein the first respective content mix is associated with a first respective time period. In some embodiments in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to display the user interface associated with the first respective content mix, the electronic device displays, via a display, the user interface. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a plurality of representations of content items including visual indications of amounts of consumption, of a first consumption metric type, by a user during the first respective time period, and a plurality of representations of content creators including visual indications of consumption, of a second consumption metric type, by the user during the first respective time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tiffany S. Reese, Arvind S. Shenoy, David J. Davis, Evan Mills, Sebastien P. Sahuc, Uli M. Schöberl, Benjamin B. Bours, Eric R. Seshens, Jason M. Hess, Drew R. Domm, Alexander B. Grossman, Phillip A. Vasquez, Fredric R. Vinna, Agnes Won, Michael Zarcone
  • Publication number: 20230129395
    Abstract: The subject technology provides for synchronized playback of different media content streams. The disclosed techniques may include determining, while certain audio content is being outputted, whether a triggering event has occurred at a media device. Responsive to a determination that the triggering event has occurred, audio information including identification information and a current output status of the audio content may be obtained, and a visual content stream for visual content corresponding to the audio content may be obtained. At the media device, the visual content stream may be processed based on the audio information to determine a starting time point indicating a time point within the visual content from which to start outputting the visual content. The visual content may be outputted such that the output of the visual content begins at the starting time point and is synchronized in time with the audio content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas VICARS-HARRIS, Eric R. SESHENS, Joel OSTROWSKI, Thomas ALSINA
  • Publication number: 20210141592
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device receives, via one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to display a user interface associated with a first respective content mix, wherein the first respective content mix is associated with a first respective time period. In some embodiments in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to display the user interface associated with the first respective content mix, the electronic device displays, via a display, the user interface. In some embodiments, the user interface includes a plurality of representations of content items including visual indications of amounts of consumption, of a first consumption metric type, by a user during the first respective time period, and a plurality of representations of content creators including visual indications of consumption, of a second consumption metric type, by the user during the first respective time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Tiffany S. REESE, Arvind S. SHENOY, David J. DAVIS, Evan MILLS, Sebastien P. SAHUC, Uli M. SCHÖBERL, Benjamin B. BOURS, Eric R. SESHENS, Jason M. HESS, Drew R. DOMM, Alexander B. GROSSMAN, Phillip A. VASQUEZ, Fredric R. VINNA, Agnes WON, Michael ZARCONE