Patents by Inventor Henri Lamiraux

Henri Lamiraux 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: 9509829
    Abstract: A communications system by which a user may provide inputs using an accessory device is provided. The accessory device may provide instructions to the communications device over any suitable wired or wireless communications path. The accessory device may include any suitable input mechanism for providing an input, including for example one or more switches, sliders, knobs, keys, motion sensing components, environmental sensing components, or any other input mechanism that the user may actuate. A communications system by which a communications device may transmit urgent communications requests is provided. The user may select an urgent option when transmitting a communications request to cause the recipient communications device to enable an urgent mode in which the recipient communications device may change the notification scheme to ensure that the recipient receives the urgent communications request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Culbert, Scott Forstall, Henri Lamiraux, Michael Lee, David Tupman
  • Patent number: 8553856
    Abstract: Systems, methods and machine readable media for processing voicemails are described. In one embodiment, a method includes presenting, on a first data processing system, a first user interface which is capable of presenting data representing a plurality of voicemails and receiving from the first user interface a selection for playback of one of the plurality of voicemails. The data representing the plurality of voicemails are received from a second data processing system which includes a voicemail system which records voicemails left for customers of a public telephone carrier, and the first user interface is configured to receive the selection of any one of the plurality of voicemails in any order. Systems, media and other methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Novick, Freddy Allen Anzures, Henri Lamiraux
  • Patent number: 8549085
    Abstract: Conditional communication settings may be defined by a user of a communications device to be transmitted with a communication to a receiving device, where the receiving device may be restricted from performing a user-specified type of communication operations with a user-specified contact until the conditional communication settings are satisfied. The conditional communication settings may include a condition value setting, which may be a task to be performed by a recipient, a date and/or time, a location, an operation to be performed by a third party contact, or other suitable criterion. The receiving device may detect whether such condition value setting has been satisfied. Unless the condition value setting has been satisfied, the receiving device may be prevented from performing the user-specified type of communication operation with the user-specified contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lee, Henri Lamiraux, Christopher Ryan, Scott Forstall
  • Patent number: 8542206
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for interpreting manual swipe gestures as input in connection with touch-sensitive user interfaces that include virtual keyboards are disclosed herein. These allow for a user entering text using the virtual keyboard to perform certain functions using swipes across the key area rather than tapping particular keys. For example, leftward, rightward, upward, and downward swipes can be assigned to inserting a space, backspacing, shifting (as for typing capital letters), and inserting a carriage return and/or new line. Various other mappings are also described. The described techniques can be used in conjunction with a variety of devices, including handheld devices that include touch-screen interfaces, such as desktop computers, tablet computers, notebook computers, handheld computers, personal digital assistants, media players, mobile telephones, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Carl Westerman, Henri Lamiraux, Matthew Evan Dreisbach
  • Patent number: 8391844
    Abstract: Systems, methods and Computer readable media for providing or managing or using voicemails are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a first data processing system, data representing an expiration time of a voicemail left for a user of the first data processing system and storing the data representing the expiration time for later use by the first data processing system. Systems, media, and other methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Novick, Henri Lamiraux, Jeremy Wyld, Jeffrey Bush
  • Publication number: 20120011462
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for interpreting manual swipe gestures as input in connection with touch-sensitive user interfaces that include virtual keyboards are disclosed herein. These allow for a user entering text using the virtual keyboard to perform certain functions using swipes across the key area rather than tapping particular keys. For example, leftward, rightward, upward, and downward swipes can be assigned to inserting a space, backspacing, shifting (as for typing capital letters), and inserting a carriage return and/or new line. Various other mappings are also described. The described techniques can be used in conjunction with a variety of devices, including handheld devices that include touch-screen interfaces, such as desktop computers, tablet computers, notebook computers, handheld computers, personal digital assistants, media players, mobile telephones, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Wayne Carl Westerman, Henri Lamiraux, Matthew Evan Dreisbach
  • Patent number: 8059101
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for interpreting manual swipe gestures as input in connection with touch-sensitive user interfaces that include virtual keyboards are disclosed herein. These allow for a user entering text using the virtual keyboard to perform certain functions using swipes across the key area rather than tapping particular keys. For example, leftward, rightward, upward, and downward swipes can be assigned to inserting a space, backspacing, shifting (as for typing capital letters), and inserting a carriage return and/or new line. Various other mappings are also described. The described techniques can be used in conjunction with a variety of devices, including handheld devices that include touch-screen interfaces, such as desktop computers, tablet computers, notebook computers, handheld computers, personal digital assistants, media players, mobile telephones, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Carl Westerman, Henri Lamiraux, Matthew Evan Dreisbach
  • Publication number: 20110078267
    Abstract: Conditional communication settings may be defined by a user of a communications device to be transmitted with a communication to a receiving device, where the receiving device may be restricted from performing a user-specified type of communication operations with a user-specified contact until the conditional communication settings are satisfied. The conditional communication settings may include a condition value setting, which may be a task to be performed by a recipient, a date and/or time, a location, an operation to be performed by a third party contact, or other suitable criterion. The receiving device may detect whether such condition value setting has been satisfied. Unless the condition value setting has been satisfied, the receiving device may be prevented from performing the user-specified type of communication operation with the user-specified contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lee, Henri Lamiraux, Christopher Ryan, Scott Forstall
  • Patent number: 7860935
    Abstract: Conditional communication settings may be defined by a user of a communications device to be transmitted with a communication to a receiving device, where the receiving device may be restricted from performing a user-specified type of communication operations with a user-specified contact until the conditional communication settings are satisfied. The conditional communication settings may include a condition value setting, which may be a task to be performed by a recipient, a date and/or time, a location, an operation to be performed by a third party contact, or other suitable criterion. The receiving device may detect whether such condition value setting has been satisfied. Unless the condition value setting has been satisfied, the receiving device may be prevented from performing the user-specified type of communication operation with the user-specified contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lee, Henri Lamiraux, Christopher Ryan, Scott Forstall
  • Publication number: 20090170486
    Abstract: A communications system by which a user may provide inputs using an accessory device is provided. The accessory device may provide instructions to the communications device over any suitable wired or wireless communications path. The accessory device may include any suitable input mechanism for providing an input, including for example one or more switches, sliders, knobs, keys, motion sensing components, environmental sensing components, or any other input mechanism that the user may actuate. A communications system by which a communications device may transmit urgent communications requests is provided. The user may select an urgent option when transmitting a communications request to cause the recipient communications device to enable an urgent mode in which the recipient communications device may change the notification scheme to ensure that the recipient receives the urgent communications request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Culbert, Scott Forstall, Henri Lamiraux, Michael Lee, David Tupman
  • Publication number: 20090172118
    Abstract: Conditional communication settings may be defined by a user of a communications device to be transmitted with a communication to a receiving device, where the receiving device may be restricted from performing a user-specified type of communication operations with a user-specified contact until the conditional communication settings are satisfied. The conditional communication settings may include a condition value setting, which may be a task to be performed by a recipient, a date and/or time, a location, an operation to be performed by a third party contact, or other suitable criterion. The receiving device may detect whether such condition value setting has been satisfied. Unless the condition value setting has been satisfied, the receiving device may be prevented from performing the user-specified type of communication operation with the user-specified contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Lee, Henri Lamiraux, Christopher Ryan, Scott Forstall
  • Publication number: 20090170567
    Abstract: A communications system by which a user may provide inputs using an accessory device is provided. The accessory device may provide instructions to the communications device over any suitable wired or wireless communications path. The accessory device may include any suitable input mechanism for providing an input, including for example one or more switches, sliders, knobs, keys, motion sensing components, environmental sensing components, or any other input mechanism that the user may actuate. A communications system by which a communications device may transmit urgent communications requests is provided. The user may select an urgent option when transmitting a communications request to cause the recipient communications device to enable an urgent mode in which the recipient communications device may change the notification scheme to ensure that the recipient receives the urgent communications request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Culbert, Scott Forstall, Henri Lamiraux, Michael Lee, David Tupman
  • Publication number: 20090064038
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for configuring a device. A device is coupled to a data source. One or more parameters associated with the data source are determined. The one or more parameters are applied to the device. Properties of the data source are inherited by the device without requiring a user to specifically input or identify the parameters for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David Fleischman, Patrick Coffman, Gregory N. Christie, Paul Marcos, Brian Cassidy, Mallory Jackson Paine, Henri Lamiraux
  • Publication number: 20080316183
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for interpreting manual swipe gestures as input in connection with touch-sensitive user interfaces that include virtual keyboards are disclosed herein. These allow for a user entering text using the virtual keyboard to perform certain functions using swipes across the key area rather than tapping particular keys. For example, leftward, rightward, upward, and downward swipes can be assigned to inserting a space, backspacing, shifting (as for typing capital letters), and inserting a carriage return and/or new line. Various other mappings are also described. The described techniques can be used in conjunction with a variety of devices, including handheld devices that include touch-screen interfaces, such as desktop computers, tablet computers, notebook computers, handheld computers, personal digital assistants, media players, mobile telephones, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Wayne Carl Westerman, Henri Lamiraux, Matthew Evan Dreisbach
  • Publication number: 20080167012
    Abstract: Systems, methods and machine readable media for processing voicemails are described. In one embodiment, a method includes presenting, on a first data processing system, a first user interface which is capable of presenting data representing a plurality of voicemails and receiving from the first user interface a selection for playback of one of the plurality of voicemails. The data representing the plurality of voicemails are received from a second data processing system which includes a voicemail system which records voicemails left for customers of a public telephone carrier, and the first user interface is configured to receive the selection of any one of the plurality of voicemails in any order. Systems, media and other methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory Novick, Freddy Allen Anzures, Henri Lamiraux
  • Publication number: 20080167010
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for providing or managing or using voicemails are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a first data processing system, data representing an expiration time of a voicemail left for a user of the first data processing system and storing the data representing the expiration time for later use by the first data processing system. Systems, media, and other methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory Novick, Henri Lamiraux, Jeremy Wyld, Jeffrey Bush
  • Publication number: 20080167011
    Abstract: Systems, methods and machine readable media for processing voicemails are described. In one embodiment, a method includes presenting, on a first data processing system, a first user interface which is capable of presenting data representing a plurality of voicemails and receiving from the first user interface a selection for playback of one of the plurality of voicemails. The data representing the plurality of voicemails are received from a second data processing system which includes a voicemail system which records voicemails left for customers of a public telephone carrier, and the first user interface is configured to receive the selection of any one of the plurality of voicemails in any order. Systems, media and other methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory Novick, Freddy Allen Anzures, Henri Lamiraux
  • Publication number: 20080167008
    Abstract: Systems, methods and Computer readable media for providing or managing or using voicemails are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a first data processing system, data representing an expiration time of a voicemail left for a user of the first data processing system and storing the data representing the expiration time for later use by the first data processing system. Systems, media, and other methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory Novick, Henri Lamiraux, Jeremy Wyld, Jeffrey Bush
  • Publication number: 20080167014
    Abstract: Systems, methods and machine (e.g. computer) readable media for providing or managing or using voicemails are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at least notifications of voicemails at a mobile data processing system and storing a data structure at the mobile data processing system for deleted voicemails. In another embodiment, a method includes determining an extent of usage of a voicemail mailbox at a data processing system and determining a period of time representing how long a voicemail has been marked as deleted and determining, based on the extent of usage and based on the period of time, whether to delete the voicemail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory Novick, Jeremy Wyld, Henri Lamiraux, Nitin Ganatra
  • Publication number: 20080167009
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for providing or managing or using voicemails are described. In one embodiment a method includes receiving, at a first data processing system, data representing an expiration time of a voicemail left for a user of the first data processing system and storing the data representing the expiration time for later use by the first data processing system. Systems, media, and other methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Gregory Novick, Henri Lamiraux, Jeremy Wyld, Jeffrey Bush