Patents by Inventor Joshua V. Graessley

Joshua V. Graessley 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: 20230145972
    Abstract: A navigation system includes a user interface for detecting touch input. The system uses touch input to determine if a driver or passenger is operating the navigation system. If the system determines that the driver is operating the system, then an action is initiated (e.g., the user interface is locked down, a warning is provided). The navigation system allows a passenger in the vehicle to operate the navigation system while the vehicle is in motion. In an aspect, additional or other sensors (e.g., seat sensor, seat belt sensor, infrared sensor) can be used to detect whether a driver or passenger is operating the navigation system while the vehicle is in motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Joshua V. GRAESSLEY
  • Patent number: 11540124
    Abstract: An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Publication number: 20220385737
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for monitoring tracker activity for applications on an electronic device. A monitoring process running on an electronic device is configured to monitor network connections of at least a first application running on the electronic device to identify network connections that connect to a network endpoint associated with an activity tracker. Based on the monitoring, tracker monitoring information is generated for at least the first application. The tracker monitoring information identifies activity tracking initiated by the first application. Based on the tracker monitoring information, the monitoring process performs an action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Marion Patricia DALY, Lucas J. RUSSE, Franco TRAVOSTINO, Joshua V. GRAESSLEY, Brent A. FULGHAM, Jeffrey C. TWU, Maciej STACHOWIAK, James P. WOOD
  • Patent number: 11441919
    Abstract: A navigation system includes a user interface for detecting touch input. The system uses touch input to determine if a driver or passenger is operating the navigation system. If the system determines that the driver is operating the system, then an action is initiated (e.g., the user interface is locked down, a warning is provided). The navigation system allows a passenger in the vehicle to operate the navigation system while the vehicle is in motion. In an aspect, additional or other sensors (e.g., seat sensor, seat belt sensor, infrared sensor) can be used to detect whether a driver or passenger is operating the navigation system while the vehicle is in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Patent number: 10936358
    Abstract: In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to monitor environmental, system and user events. The occurrence of one or more events can trigger adjustments to system settings. In some implementations, the mobile device can be configured to keep frequently invoked applications up to date based on a forecast of predicted invocations by the user. In some implementations, the mobile device can receive push notifications associated with applications that indicate that new content is available for the applications to download. The mobile device can launch the applications associated with the push notifications in the background and download the new content. In some implementations, before running an application or accessing a network interface, the mobile device can be configured to check energy and data budgets and environmental conditions of the mobile device to preserve a high quality user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Chan, John Iarocci, Gaurav Kapoor, Kit-Man Wan, Phillip Stanley-Marbell, Jonathan J. Andrews, Matthew E. Shepherd, Amit K. Vyas, Anand Ramadurai, Lee Russell, Brittany D. Hughes, David B. Myszewski, Andrew M. Matuschak, Joshua V. Graessley, Marc J. Krochmal, Daniel Vinegrad, Stephen C. Peters
  • Publication number: 20210058778
    Abstract: An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Patent number: 10869191
    Abstract: An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Publication number: 20200336550
    Abstract: Techniques for electronic devices to control a multipath transmission control protocol (MPTCP) connection. An MPTCP connection between two endpoints may be established. The MPTCP connection may include at least one MPTCP subflow. At least one of the endpoints may be configured to act as a master with respect to the MPTCP connection. The master may perform one or more control operations on the MPTCP connection, while if one of the endpoints is not a master, that endpoint may not perform control operations on the MPTCP connection. The control operations may include initiating or establishing new MPTCP subflows or modifying a priority level of one or more MPTCP subflows of the MPTCP connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Anumita Biswas, Joshua V. Graessley
  • Patent number: 10735524
    Abstract: Techniques for electronic devices to control a multipath transmission control protocol (MPTCP) connection. An MPTCP connection between two endpoints may be established. The MPTCP connection may include at least one MPTCP subflow. At least one of the endpoints may be configured to act as a master with respect to the MPTCP connection. The master may perform one or more control operations on the MPTCP connection, while if one of the endpoints is not a master, that endpoint may not perform control operations on the MPTCP connection. The control operations may include initiating or establishing new MPTCP subflows or modifying a priority level of one or more MPTCP subflows of the MPTCP connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Anumita Biswas, Joshua V. Graessley
  • Publication number: 20200059781
    Abstract: An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Publication number: 20190317800
    Abstract: In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to monitor environmental, system and user events. The occurrence of one or more events can trigger adjustments to system settings. In some implementations, the mobile device can be configured to keep frequently invoked applications up to date based on a forecast of predicted invocations by the user. In some implementations, the mobile device can receive push notifications associated with applications that indicate that new content is available for the applications to download. The mobile device can launch the applications associated with the push notifications in the background and download the new content. In some implementations, before running an application or accessing a network interface, the mobile device can be configured to check energy and data budgets and environmental conditions of the mobile device to preserve a high quality user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Chan, John Iarocci, Gaurav Kapoor, Kit-man Wan, Phillip Stanley-Marbell, Jonathan J. Andrews, Matthew E. Shepherd, Amit K. Vyas, Anand Ramadurai, Lee Russell, Brittany D. Hughes, David B. Myszewski, Andrew M. Matuschak, Joshua V. Graessley, Marc J. Krochmal, Daniel Vinegrad, Stephen C. Peters
  • Patent number: 10405177
    Abstract: An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Patent number: 10405178
    Abstract: An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Patent number: 10223156
    Abstract: In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to monitor environmental, system and user events. The occurrence of one or more events can trigger adjustments to system settings. In some implementations, the mobile device can be configured to keep frequently invoked applications up to date based on a forecast of predicted invocations by the user. In some implementations, the mobile device can receive push notifications associated with applications that indicate that new content is available for the applications to download. The mobile device can launch the applications associated with the push notifications in the background and download the new content. In some implementations, before running an application or accessing a network interface, the mobile device can be configured to check energy and data budgets and environmental conditions of the mobile device to preserve a high quality user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Chan, John Iarocci, Gaurav Kapoor, Kit-man Wan, Phillip Stanley-Marbell, Jonathan J. Andrews, Matthew E. Shepherd, Amit K. Vyas, Anand Ramadurai, Lee Russell, Brittany D. Hughes, David B. Myszewski, Andrew M. Matuschak, Joshua V. Graessley, Marc Krochmal, Daniel Vinegrad, Stephen C. Peters
  • Patent number: 10187430
    Abstract: In some implementations, a network daemon can manage access to a mobile device's network interface. The network daemon (e.g., network connection managing process) can monitor the condition of the mobile device's network connection on one or more interfaces. The network daemon can monitor many conditions on the mobile device. The network daemon can receive background networking requests from network clients (e.g., processes, applications) that specify criteria for initiating a network connection. The network daemon can then smartly manage network connections taking into account network conditions, mobile device conditions and/or client criteria received in the client request. This can help reduce battery life impact, memory usage, likelihood of call drops, data usage cost, and load on network operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Amit K. Vyas, Joshua V. Graessley, John Iarocci, Darren Litzinger, Andrew C. Lam, Ray Ling Chang, Steven Douglas Parker, Justin Wood, Matthew Scott Klahn, Daniel B. Pollack
  • Publication number: 20180270655
    Abstract: An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Publication number: 20180270656
    Abstract: An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Publication number: 20180213041
    Abstract: Techniques for electronic devices to control a multipath transmission control protocol (MPTCP) connection. An MPTCP connection between two endpoints may be established. The MPTCP connection may include at least one MPTCP subflow. At least one of the endpoints may be configured to act as a master with respect to the MPTCP connection. The master may perform one or more control operations on the MPTCP connection, while if one of the endpoints is not a master, that endpoint may not perform control operations on the MPTCP connection. The control operations may include initiating or establishing new MPTCP subflows or modifying a priority level of one or more MPTCP subflows of the MPTCP connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Anumita Biswas, Joshua V. Graessley
  • Patent number: 10034167
    Abstract: An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua V. Graessley
  • Patent number: 9948725
    Abstract: Techniques for electronic devices to control a multipath transmission control protocol (MPTCP) connection. An MPTCP connection between two endpoints may be established. The MPTCP connection may include at least one MPTCP subflow. At least one of the endpoints may be configured to act as a master with respect to the MPTCP connection. The master may perform one or more control operations on the MPTCP connection, while if one of the endpoints is not a master, that endpoint may not perform control operations on the MPTCP connection. The control operations may include initiating or establishing new MPTCP subflows or modifying a priority level of one or more MPTCP subflows of the MPTCP connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Anumita Biswas, Joshua V. Graessley