Patents by Inventor Eric Steven Peyton
Eric Steven Peyton 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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Publication number: 20100251170Abstract: Navigation tools for an interface (e.g., a graphical user interface) are disclosed. In one aspect, a first stack item (e.g., a first directory) that includes one or more stack elements (e.g., subdirectories) is presented in the interface. User input selecting one of the one or more stack elements causes a scaled version of the first stack item (e.g., a smaller visual representation of the directory) and a second stack item (e.g., a selected subdirectory) that corresponds to the selected stack element to be presented in the interface. Selecting the scaled version of the first stack item causes the first stack item to be presented (e.g., a larger visual representation of the directory) in the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton, Christopher Hynes
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Publication number: 20100242110Abstract: A widget security system, method and computer-readable medium detects a security event associated with a widget, assesses the risk associated with the security event, and initiates a security action based on the assessed risk.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Scott Forstall, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20100229095Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable mediums, user interfaces and other implementations are disclosed for workflow widgets. In some implementations, a widget workflow method includes: launching a widget at a first device; and updating the widget with content created at a second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20100211886Abstract: A widget manager facilitates management of widgets in a dashboard layer. Management functions can include enablement, preview, importation, exportation, organization, installation, deletion, acquisition, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Eric Steven Peyton
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Patent number: 7752556Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable mediums, user interfaces and other implementations are disclosed for workflow widgets. In some implementations, a widget workflow method includes: launching a widget at a first device; and updating the widget with content created at a second device.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Eric Steven Peyton
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Patent number: 7743336Abstract: A widget security system, method and computer-readable medium detects a security event associated with a widget, assesses the risk associated with the security event, and initiates a security action based on the assessed risk.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Scott Forstall, Eric Steven Peyton
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Patent number: 7707514Abstract: A widget manager facilitates management of widgets in a dashboard layer. Management functions can include enablement, preview, importation, exportation, organization, installation, deletion, acquisition, etc.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20090260022Abstract: An authoring environment for creating and/or editing user interface elements such as widgets used in a unified interest layer. The authoring environment facilitates creation of widgets that have a consistent appearance and mechanism, and allows third-party developers to easily create widgets that have a look and feel that is consistent with a predefined set of widgets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Andrew M. Grignon, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton, Maxwell O. Drukman
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Publication number: 20090228824Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable mediums, user interfaces and other implementations are disclosed for organizing, managing and presenting widgets in display areas associated with multiple dashboard environments. In some implementations, a first display area associated with a first dashboard environment is configured for displaying at least one widget from a first set of widgets. A second display area associated with a second dashboard environment is configured for displaying at least one widget from a second set of widgets.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Eric Steven Peyton
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Patent number: 7546543Abstract: An authoring environment for creating and/or editing user interface elements such as widgets used in a unified interest layer. The authoring environment facilitates creation of widgets that have a consistent appearance and mechanism, and allows third-party developers to easily create widgets that have a look and feel that is consistent with a predefined set of widgets.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2005Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Andrew M. Grignon, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton, Max Drukman
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Publication number: 20080307330Abstract: A graphical user interface includes a desktop and a visualization object receptacle defining a depth aspect. One or more visualization objects are disposed within the visualization object receptacle. A selectable divet can be displayed proximate to a visualization object to indicate an actionable state associated with a system object represented by the visualization object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307360Abstract: A graphical user interface has a back surface disposed from viewing surface to define a depth, and one or more one or more side surfaces extend from the back surface to the viewing surface. An icon receptacle is disposed on one or more of the side surfaces, and one or more icons are disposed within the icon receptacle. The one or more icons correspond to one or more desktop items.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307303Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an overflow stack. An overflow stack can be generated based upon adjustments to a group display area and based upon application of one or more display criterion. An overflow stack can include representation of any system objects that can not be displayed in an adjusted group display area based upon the one or more display criterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307361Abstract: Selection of visualization objects, such as icons, is represented by a flowing selection boundary. The region enclosed by the selection boundary can include a display properly, e.g., color and/or texture. The display property may be adjusted in response to an identified event, e.g., the presence of a cursor or a pending and/or active operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307336Abstract: Selection of visualization objects, such as applications windows, is performed by determining a position of a system object. A graphical representation of a system object can be positioned over a display area of an application interface. The application interface is preeminently displayed in response to a graphical representation of system object being positioned over a corresponding display area of the application interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Christopher Hynes, John O. Louch, Bas Ording, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307335Abstract: Stack elements corresponding to system object are associated with a stack item and aggregated in the stack item. A context engine provides contextual control of the stack item and stack elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307365Abstract: Object transitions can include providing a graphical transition of an object item that retains an aspect ratio associated with the object item while transitioning the object item into an instance of an executing object associated with the object item.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307364Abstract: An icon receptacle is disposed along a depth aspect, and one or more icons are disposed within the icon receptacle, one of which is a stack item.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307351Abstract: A back surface is axially disposed from a viewing surface, and one or more side surfaces extend from the back surface to the viewing surface. An application content frame for an executing application is generated on the back surface. One or more application control elements for the execution application are generating on the one or more side surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307359Abstract: Graphical representations of distinct system objects are associated into a group. The group is displayed in a user interface as a graphical element having one or more views. The group can be collapsed into a stack and gestures can be applied to group. Operations are performed on the group in response to user inputs. A selection of the group causes a control to appear in a graphical use interface. The control identities the operations that can be applied to the group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton