Patents by Inventor Jennifer P. CHEN

Jennifer P. CHEN 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: 11902651
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for managing visual content at a computer system. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing visual indicators for visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for inserting visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for identifying visual content in media are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for translating visual content in media are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Grant Paul, Guillaume Borios, Adam H. Bradford, Jennifer P. Chen, Thomas Deselaers, Ryan S. Dixon, James N. Jones, Johnnie B. Manzari, Viktor Miladinov, Aya Siblini, Andre Souza Dos Santos, Siyang Tang, Xin Wang, Guangyu Zhong, Brandon J. Corey
  • Publication number: 20240004532
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to displaying additional controls and/or information when an input device such as a stylus is hovering over a user interface displayed by an electronic device. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to providing feedback about the pose of an input device relative to a surface. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to performing contextual actions in response to input provided from an input device. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to providing handwritten input for conversion into font-based text using an input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher D. SOLI, Marcos ALONSO, Daniel T. PRESTON, Jennifer P. CHEN, Peder BLEKKEN
  • Publication number: 20230393717
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to electronic devices that provide for entering text into one or more text-entry regions within a document displayed in a user interface. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to electronic devices that provide for presenting a mark with thickness that depends on the direction in which a drawing input is received. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to electronic devices that provide for presenting simulated marks that merge with or overlap other simulated marks. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to electronic devices that provide for scrolling and movement of a content entry palette in a user interface based on movement of input directed to the content entry palette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher D. SOLI, William J. THIMBLEBY, Grant R. PAUL, Aram D. KUDURSHIAN, Jennifer P. CHEN, Jun R. HATORI, Elizabeth J. BOARD, Adrien DELAYE
  • Publication number: 20230393719
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device detects a first user input corresponding to a request to initiate a process to create a first sticker based on a first image including one or more objects, and facilitates creation of the sticker based on the first image. The first sticker can then be displayed in a messaging conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ron C. SANTOS, Jennifer P. CHEN, Saumitro DASGUPTA
  • Publication number: 20230385523
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to electronic devices that provide for manipulation of handwritten content in a content-entry region, including straightening of handwritten text in the content-entry region. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to electronic devices that provide for manipulation of handwritten content in a content-entry region, including wrapping of handwritten text in the content-entry region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jennifer P. CHEN, Elizabeth J. BOARD, Christopher D. SOLI, Thomas DESELAERS, Aditya GALADA, Michael P. CONDON, Ryan S. Dixon, Hannah Morgan
  • Publication number: 20230017201
    Abstract: A method includes displaying, on a display, first content and a representation of second content associated with the first content. The method includes detecting, via one or more input devices, a user input at a location of the representation of the second content. The method includes, in response to detecting the user input at the location of the representation of the second content, in accordance with a determination that the user input includes a stylus contact, displaying, on the display, a drawing user interface including the second content and a toolbar region with a plurality of drawing tool selection affordances. The method includes, in response to detecting the user input at the location of the representation of the second content, in accordance with a determination that the user input does not include a stylus contact, forgoing display of the drawing user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Tiffany S. Jon, Jennifer P. Chen, Christopher Matthews
  • Patent number: 11481107
    Abstract: In accordance with various implementations, a method is performed at a device with one or more processors, non-transitory memory, a display, and an input device. The method includes displaying, on the display, a drawing user interface including a plurality of drawing objects. While a drawing tool that is associated with a predefined operation is selected, the method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input moving to define a path within the drawing user interface. In response to detecting the user input moving to define the path within the drawing user interface, the method includes performing the predefined operation with respect to two or more of the plurality of drawing objects that intersect the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Tiffany S. Jon, Jennifer P. Chen, Christopher Matthews
  • Patent number: 11287960
    Abstract: In accordance with various implementations, a method is performed at an electronic device with a display device and one or more input devices. The method includes displaying, on the display device, a drawing user interface that includes a set of drawing objects. The method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input moving to define a path within the drawing user interface. In response to detecting the first user input moving to define the path within the drawing user interface, the method includes displaying, on the display device, a representation of the path within the drawing user interface. The method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second user input moving within the drawing user interface from a first location on a first side of the representation of the path to a second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Jennifer P. Chen
  • Publication number: 20210089194
    Abstract: In accordance with various implementations, a method is performed at an electronic device with a display device and one or more input devices. The method includes displaying, on the display device, a drawing user interface that includes a set of drawing objects. The method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input moving to define a path within the drawing user interface. In response to detecting the first user input moving to define the path within the drawing user interface, the method includes displaying, on the display device, a representation of the path within the drawing user interface. The method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second user input moving within the drawing user interface from a first location on a first side of the representation of the path to a second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Jennifer P. Chen
  • Patent number: 10895954
    Abstract: The subject technology provides rendering an image in a first view including a plurality of tiles, each tile comprising image data corresponding to a portion of the image. The subject technology, responsive to detecting an initiation of touch input corresponding to the image, copies the image data from the plurality of tiles to a graphical canvas. The subject technology displays the image data in the graphical canvas in a second view, the graphical canvas being overlaid over at least a portion of the rendered image. The subject technology receives input stroke data corresponding to the second view, the input stroke data being continuous with the touch input. The subject technology responsive to detecting that the touch input has ended, copies the input stroke data to the plurality of tiles of the first view. Further, The subject technology displays the input stroke data and the image in the plurality of tiles of the first view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Thimbleby, Peter L. Hajas, Jennifer P. Chen
  • Patent number: 10871886
    Abstract: In accordance with various implementations, a method is performed at an electronic device with a display device and one or more input devices. The method includes displaying, on the display device, a drawing user interface that includes a set of drawing objects. The method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input moving to define a path within the drawing user interface. In response to detecting the first user input moving to define the path within the drawing user interface, the method includes displaying, on the display device, a representation of the path within the drawing user interface. The method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second user input moving within the drawing user interface from a first location on a first side of the representation of the path to a second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Jennifer P. Chen
  • Patent number: 10650565
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for rendering animated user input strokes includes at least one processor configured to retrieve a user-specified mapping of physical characteristics of input strokes to ink parameters, and to receive input stroke data, the input stroke data including metadata corresponding to physical characteristics of the input stroke data. The at least one processor is configured to generate, based on the user-specified mapping, a set of ink parameters from the metadata corresponding to the physical characteristics of the input stroke data, and to render, using at least a portion of the generated set of ink parameters, a stroke based on the input stroke data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Thimbleby, Jennifer P. Chen, Peter L. Hajas
  • Publication number: 20190369846
    Abstract: In accordance with various implementations, a method is performed at an electronic device with a display device and one or more input devices. The method includes displaying, on the display device, a drawing user interface that includes a set of drawing objects. The method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input moving to define a path within the drawing user interface. In response to detecting the first user input moving to define the path within the drawing user interface, the method includes displaying, on the display device, a representation of the path within the drawing user interface. The method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second user input moving within the drawing user interface from a first location on a first side of the representation of the path to a second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Jennifer P. Chen
  • Patent number: 10388055
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for rendering animated user input strokes includes at least one processor configured to receive input stroke data. The at least one processor is configured to render, in a first rendering stage within a frame rendering period, a first portion of the input stroke data. The at least one processor is configured to render, in a second rendering stage within the frame rendering period, a second portion of the input stroke data, the second rendering stage being after, and temporally separate from, the first rendering stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Thimbleby, Jennifer P. Chen, Peter L. Hajas
  • Publication number: 20180349020
    Abstract: In accordance with various implementations, a method is performed at a device with one or more processors, non-transitory memory, a display, and an input device. The method includes displaying, on the display, a drawing user interface including a plurality of drawing objects. While a drawing tool that is associated with a predefined operation is selected, the method includes detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input moving to define a path within the drawing user interface. In response to detecting the user input moving to define the path within the drawing user interface, the method includes performing the predefined operation with respect to two or more of the plurality of drawing objects that intersect the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Tiffany S. Jon, Jennifer P. Chen
  • Publication number: 20180350124
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for rendering animated user input strokes includes at least one processor configured to receive input stroke data. The at least one processor is configured to render, in a first rendering stage within a frame rendering period, a first portion of the input stroke data. The at least one processor is configured to render, in a second rendering stage within the frame rendering period, a second portion of the input stroke data, the second rendering stage being after, and temporally separate from, the first rendering stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: William J. THIMBLEBY, Jennifer P. CHEN, Peter L. HAJAS
  • Publication number: 20180348990
    Abstract: The subject technology provides rendering an image in a first view including a plurality of tiles, each tile comprising image data corresponding to a portion of the image. The subject technology, responsive to detecting an initiation of touch input corresponding to the image, copies the image data from the plurality of tiles to a graphical canvas. The subject technology displays the image data in the graphical canvas in a second view, the graphical canvas being overlaid over at least a portion of the rendered image. The subject technology receives input stroke data corresponding to the second view, the input stroke data being continuous with the touch input. The subject technology responsive to detecting that the touch input has ended, copies the input stroke data to the plurality of tiles of the first view. Further, The subject technology displays the input stroke data and the image in the plurality of tiles of the first view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: William J. THIMBLEBY, Peter L. HAJAS, Jennifer P. CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180349018
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for rendering animated user input strokes includes at least one processor configured to retrieve a user-specified mapping of physical characteristics of input strokes to ink parameters, and to receive input stroke data, the input stroke data including metadata corresponding to physical characteristics of the input stroke data. The at least one processor is configured to generate, based on the user-specified mapping, a set of ink parameters from the metadata corresponding to the physical characteristics of the input stroke data, and to render, using at least a portion of the generated set of ink parameters, a stroke based on the input stroke data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: William J. THIMBLEBY, Jennifer P. CHEN, Peter L. HAJAS