Patents by Inventor Lawrence Y. YANG

Lawrence Y. YANG 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: 20210342017
    Abstract: Button functionalities for user interfaces, e.g., for use with a portable multifunction device, are disclosed. Exemplary button functionalities are described for an electronic device with a display, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, and/or a button. Different device features may be accessed, depending on whether the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button is activated, and further depending on whether the activation represents a single press, a double press, or an extended press on the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Patrick FOSS, Anton M. DAVYDOV, Dylan Ross EDWARDS, Imran CHAUDHRI, Alan C. DYE, Jonathan P. IVE, Stephen O. LEMAY, Kevin M. LYNCH, Lawrence Y. YANG, Dennis S. PARK
  • Patent number: 11157143
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to music user interfaces. A device, comprising a display and a rotatable input mechanism, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs, is described. In response to receiving the first user input, the one or more programs may include instructions for ceasing display of an audio playback user interface and displaying a first user interface of a first set of user interfaces. While displaying the user interface of the first set of user interfaces, the one or more pogroms may include instructions for: receiving a second user input representing a directional swipe in a second direction and, in response to receiving the second user input, ceasing display of the first user interface of a first set of user interfaces and displaying the audio playback user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. Yang, Anton M. Davydov, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, David Chance Graham, Jonathan P. Ive, Stephen O. Lemay
  • Publication number: 20210311623
    Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and display can execute a messaging application. In the messaging application, swipe options can be displayed for messages and threads. Swipe options correspond to actions that can be taken on the messages or threads. Messages and threads can be associated with notification rules as well as be ignored. Composition interfaces and messages can be displayed simultaneously in the messaging application. The messaging application can display a conversation view of a message thread with a common header that can include subject information and names of participants in the threads. The messaging application allows for adding and removing participants to the conversation view. The messaging application allows for grouping search results from a search of messages using a search term. The grouping can be based on the location of the search term within the messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. YANG, Stephen O. LEMAY, Tiffany S. Jon, Mohammed N. JISRAWI, Cristobal BARAY, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI
  • Publication number: 20210306812
    Abstract: Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method includes presenting content in a first application. At least a portion of the content is presented without requiring input from a user. The method further includes receiving a request to open a second application. In response to receiving the request, the second application is presented with an input-receiving field. Before receiving any user input at the input-receiving field, a selectable user interface object is displayed with an indication that the portion of the content was viewed in the first application, allowing the user to paste at least the portion of the content into the input-receiving field. In response to detecting a selection of the selectable user interface object, the portion of the content is pasted into the input-receiving field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel C. GROSS, Patrick L. COFFMAN, Richard R. DELLINGER, Christopher P. FOSS, Jason J. GAUCI, Aria D. HAGHIGHI, Cyrus D. IRANI, Bronwyn A. JONES, Gaurav KAPOOR, Stephen O. LEMAY, Colin C. MORRIS, Michael R. SIRACUSA, Lawrence Y. YANG, Brent D. RAMERTH, Jerome R. BELLEGARDA, Jannes G.A. DOLFING, Giulia P. PAGALLO, Xin WANG, Jun HATORI, Alexandre R. MOHA, Kevin D. CLARK, Karl Christian KOHLSCHUETTER, Jesper A. ANDERSEN, Hafid ARRAS, Alexandre CARLHIAN, Thomas DENIAU, Mathieu J. MARTEL, Sofiane TOUDJI
  • Publication number: 20210294487
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices can allow applications to provide complication data to be displayed in display of an electronic device. A client application can create a data object according to a template to efficiently select how the data object is to be displayed. For example, a complication controller on the electronic device can receive new data and determine which template to use. The data object can be sent to a display manager that can identify the selected template and display the data according to the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Eliza C. Block, David A. Schimon, Eric Lance Wilson, Joshua H. Shaffer, Paul W. Salzman, Christopher C. Jensen, Timothy C. Lee, Daniel B. Pollack, Alexander Ledwith, Kevin Will Chen, Lawrence Y. Yang, Alan C. Dye
  • Publication number: 20210294438
    Abstract: Reduced-size user interfaces for providing weather information are disclosed. At an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, indications of a location and a temperature at the location may be displayed. In some examples, a user may provide input through a touch on the touch-sensitive display and/or through a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information, such as weather information for another location, another temperature, another time, and so forth. In some examples, the device may obtain data representing an upcoming activity, determine whether the activity is to begin within a threshold amount of time, and display weather information based on the upcoming activity. In some examples, the device may display an affordance at a position to indicate the time of day for which a weather condition is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. YANG, Wan Si WAN, Alan C. DYE, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Kevin LYNCH, Brian SCHMITT, Christopher WILSON
  • Patent number: 11126704
    Abstract: An electronic device that has a user-interface locked state and a user-interface unlocked state communicates with an external device using wireless communication to facilitate unlocking of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. Yang, John J. Iarocci, Gary Ian Butcher, Kevin Lynch
  • Patent number: 11079894
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to device configuration user interfaces. A first electronic device is in a paired relationship with a second electronic device remote from the first electronic device. The first electronic device detects a first user input that sets the first electronic device to operate in a first configuration associated with a plurality of operational parameters. The first electronic device may display a user interface including an option to set a configuration of the plurality of operational parameters on the second electronic device to the first configuration of the first electronic device. The first electronic device may further detect a second user input. In response to detecting the second user input, the first electronic device may further send data that includes instructions to cause the second electronic device to be set to the first configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Y. Yang
  • Patent number: 11068157
    Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and display can execute a messaging application. In the messaging application, swipe options can be displayed for messages and threads. Swipe options correspond to actions that can be taken on the messages or threads. Messages and threads can be associated with notification rules as well as be ignored. Composition interfaces and messages can be displayed simultaneously in the messaging application. The messaging application can display a conversation view of a message thread with a common header that can include subject information and names of participants in the threads. The messaging application allows for adding and removing participants to the conversation view. The messaging application allows for grouping search results from a search of messages using a search term. The grouping can be based on the location of the search term within the messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. Yang, Stephen O. Lemay, Tiffany S. Jon, Mohammed N. Jisrawi, Cristobal Baray, Chanaka G. Karunamuni
  • Patent number: 11070949
    Abstract: Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method includes presenting content in a first application. At least a portion of the content is presented without requiring input from a user. The method further includes receiving a request to open a second application. In response to receiving the request, the second application is presented with an input-receiving field. Before receiving any user input at the input-receiving field, a selectable user interface object is displayed with an indication that the portion of the content was viewed in the first application, allowing the user to paste at least the portion of the content into the input-receiving field. In response to detecting a selection of the selectable user interface object, the portion of the content is pasted into the input-receiving field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Gross, Patrick L. Coffman, Richard R. Dellinger, Christopher P. Foss, Jason J. Gauci, Aria D. Haghighi, Cyrus D. Irani, Bronwyn A. Jones, Gaurav Kapoor, Stephen O. Lemay, Colin C. Morris, Michael R. Siracusa, Lawrence Y. Yang, Brent D. Ramerth, Jerome R. Bellegarda, Jannes G. A. Dolfing, Giulia P. Pagallo, Xin Wang, Jun Hatori, Alexandre R. Moha, Kevin D. Clark, Karl Christian Kohlschuetter, Jesper A. Andersen, Hafid Arras, Alexandre Carlhian, Thomas Deniau, Mathieu J. Martel, Sofiane Toudji
  • Patent number: 11068083
    Abstract: Button functionalities for user interfaces, e.g., for use with a portable multifunction device, are disclosed. Exemplary button functionalities are described for an electronic device with a display, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, and/or a button. Different device features may be accessed, depending on whether the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button is activated, and further depending on whether the activation represents a single press, a double press, or an extended press on the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Patrick Foss, Anton M. Davydov, Dylan Ross Edwards, Imran Chaudhri, Alan C. Dye, Jonathan P. Ive, Stephen O. Lemay, Kevin M. Lynch, Lawrence Y. Yang
  • Patent number: 11068128
    Abstract: Systems and processes for manipulating a graphical user interface are disclosed. One process can include receiving user input through a crown to rotate a virtual object. The process includes selecting a surface of the object from among the multiple surfaces of the object in response to determining that the crown rotation exceeded a speed threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Zambetti, Gary Ian Butcher, Imran Chaudhri, Jonathan R. Dascola, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Aurelio Guzman, Jonathan P. Ive, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Duncan Robert Kerr, Stephen O. Lemay, Natalia Maric, Christopher Wilson, Eric Lance Wilson, Lawrence Y. Yang
  • Publication number: 20210208750
    Abstract: Systems and processes for manipulating a graphical user interface are disclosed. One process can include receiving user input through a crown to rotate a virtual object. The process includes selecting a surface of the object from among the multiple surfaces of the object in response to determining that the crown rotation exceeded a speed threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas ZAMBETTI, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Imran CHAUDHRI, Jonathan R. DASCOLA, Alan C. DYE, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Aurelio GUZMAN, Jonathan P. IVE, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Duncan Robert KERR, Stephen O. LEMAY, Natalia MARIC, Christopher WILSON, Eric Lance WILSON, Lawrence Y. YANG
  • Publication number: 20210203765
    Abstract: An electronic device having a user interface for accessing phone features. The user interface accounts for whether the electronic device is connected to a companion cellular phone. The user interface accounts for a headset is available for use to carry on a call. The user interface permits transition between using one or more of cellular phone, headset, and/or the electronic device to be used for carrying on incoming or outgoing calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. YANG, Imran CHAUDHRI, Anton M. DAVYDOV, Alan C. DYE, Dylan Ross EDWARDS, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Jonathan P. IVE, Zachery KENNEDY, Stephen O. LEMAY
  • Publication number: 20210192475
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the use of loyalty accounts, private label payment accounts, and general payment accounts using a wearable electronic device with an electronic wallet. Various accounts are linked to the electronic device. In some examples, the electronic device is NFC-enabled. The electronic device may be used to provide loyalty account information and payment account information to a payment terminal, such as an NFC-enabled payment terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Marcel VAN OS, Gregg SUZUKI, Lawrence Y. YANG, Peter ANTON, Donald W. PITSCHEL
  • Publication number: 20210195013
    Abstract: Techniques for displaying relevant user interface objects when a device is placed into viewing position are disclosed. The device can update its display in response to a user approaching a vehicle. Display updates can be based on an arrangement of user interface information for unlocking the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Ian BUTCHER, Imran CHAUDHRI, Jonathan R. DASCOLA, Alan C. DYE, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Daniel C. GROSS, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Stephen O. LEMAY, Natalia MARIC, Christopher WILSON, Lawrence Y. YANG
  • Patent number: 11042281
    Abstract: Reduced-size user interfaces for providing weather information are disclosed. At an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, indications of a location and a temperature at the location may be displayed. In some examples, a user may provide input through a touch on the touch-sensitive display and/or through a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information, such as weather information for another location, another temperature, another time, and so forth. In some examples, the device may obtain data representing an upcoming activity, determine whether the activity is to begin within a threshold amount of time, and display weather information based on the upcoming activity. In some examples, the device may display an affordance at a position to indicate the time of day for which a weather condition is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. Yang, Wan Si Wan, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Kevin Lynch, Brian Schmitt, Christopher Wilson
  • Publication number: 20210173431
    Abstract: At an electronic device, detecting a compatible external device, where the external device is executing or has executed a first application. The detection may be made wirelessly. The electronic device also receives usage information regarding the first application from the external device. Display an affordance for user selection based on the received information. When the affordance is selected, launch a second application on the electronic device, the second application corresponding to the first application. In some examples, the second application is a different version of the first application. Launching the second application may additionally include bringing the second application to the same state as the first application. For example, if e-mail is being drafted on the external device, the electronic device may launch an e-mail editor showing the draft. In this way, a user can seamlessly transition from the use of one electronic device to another electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. YANG, Patrick L. COFFMAN, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Kevin LYNCH
  • Patent number: 11029831
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices can allow applications to provide complication data to be displayed in a complication of a watch face. A client application can create a complication data object according to a template to efficiently select how the complication data is to be displayed. For example, a complication controller on the watch can receive new data and determine which template to use. The complication data object can be sent to a display manager that can identify the selected template and display the data according to the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Eliza C. Block, David A. Schimon, Eric Lance Wilson, Joshua H. Shaffer, Paul W. Salzman, Christopher C. Jensen, Timothy C. Lee, Daniel B. Pollack, Alexander Ledwith, Kevin Will Chen, Lawrence Y. Yang, Alan C. Dye
  • Publication number: 20210145321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for monitoring a workout and for generating improved interfaces for the same. One example user interface detects when a workout of a particular type is started and begins generating activity data related to workout metrics associated with the type of workout selected. Using determined current values for the workout metrics, the example user interface displays a pro-view display that includes indicators for the workout metrics associated with the selected workout type. The pro-view display also includes a focus indicator that highlights a selected indicator representative of a focused workout metric. The focus indicator is movable among the indicators representative of the workout metrics based on user input. Upon detection of a gesture, the example user interface transitions to a simple-view display that includes an indicator representative of the focused workout metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Will CHEN, Jay BLAHNIK, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Jules K. FENNIS, David Chance GRAHAM, Lawrence Y. YANG