Patents by Inventor Jeffery T. Lee
Jeffery T. Lee 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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Patent number: 9225112Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for docking a portable user device to a docking device or adapter via a clip mechanism. A portable user device may include two clip members which rotate relative to one another about an axis. A coupling pivot may be coupled to both clip members to facilitate relative rotation, and may provide a clamping force between the clip members. One or more terminals may be located on at least one of the clip members, allowing data transfer, charging, or other functions when the portable user device is docked using the clip mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jeffery T. Lee, Scott Krueger
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Patent number: 8793520Abstract: A method for modifying one or more characteristics of a mobile electronic device in order to save or reduce power consumption of the device. The method includes determining by, a processor of the mobile electronic device, an estimated use of the mobile electronic device during an upcoming time period; using the estimated use, determining, by the processor, whether an internal power source of the mobile electronic device has sufficient power to continue operation of the mobile electronic device in a first state during the upcoming time period; based on the estimated use and the internal power source, if the internal power source does not have sufficient power, adjusting the one or more characteristics to reduce a power consumption of the mobile electronic device during the upcoming time period.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, Jr., Jeffery T. Lee
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Publication number: 20140157359Abstract: Adaptive security profiles are supported on an electronic device. One or more security profiles may be automatically or selectively applied to the device based on the device's location and one or more geographic zone definitions. The security profiles may be used to determine the level of authentication or number of invalid authentication attempts for a particular feature or application or set of features or applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael I. INGRASSIA, JR., Jeffery T. LEE
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Patent number: 8688966Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for presenting visual content with a consistent orientation on a display of an electronic device, even when the device is powered down and powered up again. Last known orientation information used by an application program to present application content with a particular orientation can be stored in a preference file that may not be accessible to a boot loader used during a boot process. To ensure that the boot loader may present boot up content with the same particular orientation indicated by the orientation information stored in the preference file, a register accessible to the boot loader can be used to store the same orientation information.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert Curtis, Jeffery T. Lee, Shachar Ron
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Patent number: 8683556Abstract: Adaptive security profiles are supported on an electronic device. One or more security profiles may be automatically or selectively applied to the device based on the device's location and one or more geographic zone definitions. The security profiles may be used to determine the level of authentication or number of invalid authentication attempts for a particular feature or application or set of features or applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, Jr., Jeffery T. Lee
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Patent number: 8631156Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for allowing a user to obtain an intended network resource address. An undesired network resource address (NRA) which had been mistakenly entered by a user may be identified as being undesired. In response, an intended NRA may be determined and provided to the user. For example, a database of undesired NRAs may be access to determine an intended NRA (e.g., based on an association of the undesired NRA with an intended NRA). The undesired NRA database may be located local to or remote from the user equipment. The NRA database may be updated in response to, for example, receiving an undesired address command from the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Jeffery T. Lee
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Patent number: 8571466Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing recommended radio stations to a user. In particular, an electronic device can compare media from a locally stored or accessed media library with media items provided as part of radio streams received by the device. The electronic device can identify the radio streams having the most media items overlapping with the local library, and recommend those streams as being most likely to be of interest to the user. The electronic device can further access a remote database of a large number of users' libraries, and receive recommendations based on the media items common to the user's library, other users' libraries, and radio broadcasts. This approach allows the electronic device to provide recommendations without requiring any monitoring of the user's listening habits or receiving preference information from the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, Jr., Jeffery T. Lee
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Publication number: 20130275353Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting media items for playing on a user media device and generating a playlist of media items based on factors such as the operating state of the user media device, a predicted change in the operating state of the media player device associated with playing or retrieving the media item, and the desirability of the media item to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, JR., Richard M. Powell, Jeffery T. Lee
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Patent number: 8543739Abstract: The embodiments describe both the interpreting and modifying the interpretation of an input event to an electronic device having limited user input resources. The input event interpretation can be based in part on a connection state of the device. In some cases, the interpretation of the input event can also be based upon an indication of a current operating state of the device in addition to or exclusive of the connection state. Furthermore, in some embodiments, an operating state of the portable electronic device can be resolved based in part on the connection state of the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bryan J. James, Jeffery T. Lee
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Patent number: 8515337Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for seamlessly switching media playback between a media broadcast, such as a radio broadcast, and media from a local media library. When an electronic device determines that an upcoming media item in a media broadcast is not of interest to a user, the electronic device can switch playback from the media stream to a media item from the electronic device local library. The selected local media item can be related to a previously broadcast media item to ensure continuity in the user's listening or viewing experience. The electronic device can switch away from the local media item and return to the media stream when the media stream again broadcasts media items or segments of interest to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, Jeffery T. Lee
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Publication number: 20130191662Abstract: A method for modifying one or more characteristics of a mobile electronic device in order to save or reduce power consumption of the device. The method includes determining by, a processor of the mobile electronic device, an estimated use of the mobile electronic device during an upcoming time period; using the estimated use, determining, by the processor, whether an internal power source of the mobile electronic device has sufficient power to continue operation of the mobile electronic device in a first state during the upcoming time period; based on the estimated use and the internal power source, if the internal power source does not have sufficient power, adjusting the one or more characteristics to reduce a power consumption of the mobile electronic device during the upcoming time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, JR., Jeffery T. Lee
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Patent number: 8364855Abstract: The embodiments describe both the interpreting and modifying the interpretation of an input event to an electronic device having limited user input resources. The input event interpretation can be based in part on a connection state of the device. In some cases, the interpretation of the input event can also be based upon an indication of a current operating state of the device in addition to or exclusive of the connection state. Furthermore, in some embodiments, an operating state of the portable electronic device can be resolved based in part on the connection state of the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bryan J. James, Jeffery T. Lee
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Publication number: 20120327013Abstract: An electronic device having conductive bumps on one of its surfaces or areas can be used to initiate operation on another device with a touch panel. The electronic device includes a device housing; a first surface coupled to the device housing; and a plurality of conductive bumps on the first surface, the conductive bumps configured to be detectable by a capacitive touch panel of a touch sensing device when placed in contact with the capacitive touch panel and having a unique configuration that identifies the electronic device to the touch sensing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Jeffery T. LEE, James Eric Mason
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Publication number: 20120284779Abstract: Adaptive security profiles are supported on an electronic device. One or more security profiles may be automatically or selectively applied to the device based on the device's location and one or more geographic zone definitions. The security profiles may be used to determine the level of authentication or number of invalid authentication attempts for a particular feature or application or set of features or applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, JR., Jeffery T. Lee
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Patent number: 8249497Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for seamlessly switching media playback between a media broadcast, such as a radio broadcast, and media from a local media library. When an electronic device determines that an upcoming media item in a media broadcast is not of interest to a user, the electronic device can switch playback from the media stream to a media item from the electronic device local library. The selected local media item can be related to a previously broadcast media item to ensure continuity in the user's listening or viewing experience. The electronic device can switch away from the local media item and return to the media stream when the media stream again broadcasts media items or segments of interest to the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael I. Ingrassia, Jeffery T. Lee
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Publication number: 20120176504Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for revising the time associated with a digital photograph. A digital photograph and data representing an initial time the photograph was taken may not correspond with identified temporal information. In response, a revised time may be generated based on the temporal information and associated with the digital photograph.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffery T. Lee, Michael I. Ingrassia, JR.
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Publication number: 20120176087Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for docking a portable user device to a docking device or adapter via a clip mechanism. A portable user device may include two clip members which rotate relative to one another about an axis. A coupling pivot may be coupled to both clip members to facilitate relative rotation, and may provide a clamping force between the clip members. One or more terminals may be located on at least one of the clip members, allowing data transfer, charging, or other functions when the portable user device is docked using the clip mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffery T. Lee, Scott Krueger
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Patent number: 8165546Abstract: Radio station presets lists can be communicated between a portable media device and an accessory. A radio station presets list can include a listing of radio stations associated with a particular location. The portable media device can determine a current location, select a presets list for the current location (or create a new presets list for the location), and communicate the presets list to the accessory. The portable media device can, periodically or upon request from the accessory, update its location and send a new presets list, if available, to the accessory. After the portable media device and the accessory are disconnected, the accessory can resume using its own presets list.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael Ingrassia, Jeffery T. Lee, Brent Schorsch
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Publication number: 20120089712Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for allowing a user to obtain an intended network resource address. An undesired network resource address (NRA) which had been mistakenly entered by a user may be identified as being undesired. In response, an intended NRA may be determined and provided to the user. For example, a database of undesired NRAs may be access to determine an intended NRA (e.g., based on an association of the undesired NRA with an intended NRA). The undesired NRA database may be located local to or remote from the user equipment. The NRA database may be updated in response to, for example, receiving an undesired address command from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventor: Jeffery T. Lee
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Publication number: 20120054478Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for presenting visual content with a consistent orientation on a display of an electronic device, even when the device is powered down and powered up again. Last known orientation information used by an application program to present application content with a particular orientation can be stored in a preference file that may not be accessible to a boot loader used during a boot process. To ensure that the boot loader may present boot up content with the same particular orientation indicated by the orientation information stored in the preference file, a register accessible to the boot loader can be used to store the same orientation information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Robert Curtis, Jeffery T. Lee, Shachar Ron