Patents by Inventor Michael D. Ford
Michael D. Ford 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: 11985506Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying personalized workout suggestions based on completed workouts. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to starting an audio-based workout. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about a workout during playback of workout content. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about physical activity of a user relative to a group of users. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to coordinating display of workout content among multiple devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lynne Devine, Joel Angelone, Julie A. Arney, Niharika Milind Bedekar, Jay Blahnik, Gary Ian Butcher, Edward Chao, David Clark, Anthony D'Auria, Michael D. Ford, Eryn Hales, Zheng X. Hong, Molly Pray Wiebe
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Patent number: 11938376Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sharing workout content on electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anthony D'Auria, Julie A. Arney, Jae Woo Chang, Edward Chao, Nathan De Vries, Michael D. Ford, Colin G. McKinstry, Rex C. Ross
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Patent number: 11931625Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sharing workout content on electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anthony D'Auria, Jae Woo Chang, Edward Chao, Nathan De Vries, Michael D. Ford, Colin G. McKinstry
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Patent number: 11896871Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing, modifying, and/or outputting workout content.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Craig D. Bolton, Julie A. Arney, Jay K. Blahnik, Edward Chao, Anthony D'Auria, Lynne Devine, Louis R. Mikolay, Jennifer D. Patton, Michael D. Ford, Leah E. Womelsdorf
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Publication number: 20230390606Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing, modifying, and/or outputting workout content.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2022Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Craig D. BOLTON, Julie A. ARNEY, Jay K. BLAHNIK, Edward CHAO, Anthony D'AURIA, Lynne DEVINE, Louis R. MIKOLAY, Jennifer D. PATTON, Michael D. FORD, Leah E. WOMELSDORF
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Publication number: 20230344903Abstract: One embodiment provides for an electronic device, comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium to store instructions, one or more processors to execute the instructions, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory can be configured to store a set of synchronization data associated with interaction between the electronic device and one or more applications and instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to retrieve a set of synchronization data to be transmitted from the electronic device to select a transport channel from one of a peer-to-peer channel or a network-based channel and transmit the set of synchronization data from the electronic device to one or more remote devices via the selected transport channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joao Pedro De Almeida Forjaz de Lacerda, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Bob Bradley, Joshua R. Ford, Michael D. Ford, Brian E. Korver, Marc J. Krochmal, Joseph E. Meyer, Jared K. McGann, Rex C. Ross, Paul W. Salzman, Christopher G. Skogen
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Patent number: 11799955Abstract: One embodiment provides for an electronic device, comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium to store instructions, one or more processors to execute the instructions, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory can be configured to store a set of synchronization data associated with interaction between the electronic device and one or more applications and instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to retrieve a set of synchronization data to be transmitted from the electronic device to select a transport channel from one of a peer-to-peer channel or a network-based channel and transmit the set of synchronization data from the electronic device to one or more remote devices via the selected transport channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joao Pedro De Almeida Forjaz de Lacerda, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Bob Bradley, Joshua R. Ford, Michael D. Ford, Brian E. Korver, Marc J. Krochmal, Joseph E. Meyer, Jared K. McGann, Rex C. Ross, Paul W. Salzman, Christopher G. Skogen
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Publication number: 20230024084Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sharing workout content on electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Anthony D'AURIA, Julie A. ARNEY, Jae Woo CHANG, Edward CHAO, Nathan DE VRIES, Michael D. FORD, Colin G. MCKINSTRY, Rex C. ROSS
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Patent number: 11564103Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying personalized workout suggestions based on completed workouts. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to starting an audio-based workout. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about a workout during playback of workout content. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about physical activity of a user relative to a group of users. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to coordinating display of workout content among multiple devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lynne Devine, Joel Angelone, Julie A. Arney, Chandler S. Bachman, Jay Blahnik, Gary Ian Butcher, Joseph Y. Chan, Edward Chao, David Clark, Anthony D'Auria, Alan C. Dye, Nicholas Felton, Michael D. Ford, Eamon F. Gilravi, Anders Kalle Haglunds, Stephen O. Lemay, Jennifer D. Patton, Brady Jackson White, Aled Hywel Williams
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Publication number: 20230012755Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sharing workout content on electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Anthony D'AURIA, Jae Woo CHANG, Edward CHAO, Nathan DE VRIES, Michael D. FORD, Colin G. MCKINSTRY
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Publication number: 20230019337Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sharing workout content on electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Anthony D'AURIA, Julie A. ARNEY, Jae Woo CHANG, Edward CHAO, Nathan DE VRIES, Michael D. FORD, Irene K. LEE
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Publication number: 20230014053Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying personalized workout suggestions based on completed workouts. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to starting an audio-based workout. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about a workout during playback of workout content. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to displaying information about physical activity of a user relative to a group of users. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs techniques related to coordinating display of workout content among multiple devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Lynne DEVINE, Joel ANGELONE, Julie A. ARNEY, Niharika Milind BEDEKAR, Jay BLAHNIK, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Edward CHAO, David CLARK, Anthony D'AURIA, Michael D. FORD, Eryn HALES, Zheng X. HONG, Molly Pray WIEBE
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Publication number: 20230013809Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to sharing workout content on electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Anthony D'AURIA, Jae Woo CHANG, Edward CHAO, Nathan DE VRIES, Michael D. FORD, Colin G. MCKINSTRY
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Publication number: 20220062704Abstract: In some implementations, a computing system can provide personal performance feedback relative to a workout community during a workout. For example, while performing a workout, a wearable device worn by a user can provide user activity data describing the user's activity during the workout to a playback device that is presenting the workout. The playback device can obtain community statistics describing the performance of a community of users who have previously completed the workout. The playback device can present information comparing the user's performance during the workout to the community's past performance during the workout.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anthony D'Auria, Brady J. White, Brian R. Drell, Joel J. Angelone, Rex Carroll Ross, Julie A. Arney, Jay K. Blahnik, Michael D. Ford, Chandler S. Bachman
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Patent number: 11190586Abstract: A messaging system uses a cloud storage backup system for messages and a temporary storage for messages that are not deliverable to offline devices at the time that the messages are sent by one or more messaging servers. The messages are backed up through a synchronization process that transfers a batch of a plurality of messages rather than a single message or an entire database of messages. A conversation state can be synchronized first before synchronizing messages through the transfer of one or more batches of messages.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kevin J. Lindeman, Roberto Garcia, Gokul Thirumalai, Alexandre A. Aybes, Bhaskar P. Sarma, Ori Herrnstadt, Raghav V. Pisolkar, Michael D. Ford, Robert Y. Loh
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Patent number: 10872042Abstract: Some embodiments provide, for a particular device in a set of related devices, a method for backing up data synchronized between the set of related devices. The method stores the backup data encrypted with a set of data encryption keys. The method also stores the set of data encryption keys encrypted with a master recovery key. The method also stores several copies of master recovery key data, each copy of the master recovery key data encrypted with a public key of a different one of the related devices. The backup data is only recoverable by accessing a private key of any one of the related devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Ford, Jerrold V. Hauck, Matthew G. Watson, Mitchell D. Adler, Dallas B. De Atley, James Wilson
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Publication number: 20200344295Abstract: A messaging system uses a cloud storage backup system for messages and a temporary storage for messages that are not deliverable to offline devices at the time that the messages are sent by one or more messaging servers. The messages are backed up through a synchronization process that transfers a batch of a plurality of messages rather than a single message or an entire database of messages. A conversation state can be synchronized first before synchronizing messages through the transfer of one or more batches of messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Kevin J. LINDEMAN, Roberto GARCIA, Gokul THIRUMALAI, Alexandre A. AYBES, Bhaskar P. SARMA, Ori HERRNSTADT, Raghav V. PISOLKAR, Michael D. FORD, Robert Y. LOH
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Patent number: 10742732Abstract: A messaging system uses a cloud storage backup system for messages and a temporary storage for messages that are not deliverable to offline devices at the time that the messages are sent by one or more messaging servers. The messages are backed up through a synchronization process that transfers a batch of a plurality of messages rather than a single message or an entire database of messages. A conversation state can be synchronized first before synchronizing messages through the transfer of one or more batches of messages.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kevin J. Lindeman, Roberto Garcia, Gokul Thirumalai, Alexandre A. Aybes, Bhaskar P. Sarma, Ori Herrnstadt, Raghav V. Pisolkar, Michael D. Ford, Robert Y. Loh
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Publication number: 20190373058Abstract: One embodiment provides for an electronic device, comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium to store instructions, one or more processors to execute the instructions, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory can be configured to store a set of synchronization data associated with interaction between the electronic device and one or more applications and instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to retrieve a set of synchronization data to be transmitted from the electronic device to select a transport channel from one of a peer-to-peer channel or a network-based channel and transmit the set of synchronization data from the electronic device to one or more remote devices via the selected transport channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Joao Pedro De Almeida Forjaz de Lacerda, Giovanni M. Agnoli, Bob Bradley, Joshua R. Ford, Michael D. Ford, Brian E. Korver, Marc J. Krochmal, Joseph E. Meyer, Jared K. McGann, Rex C. Ross, Paul W. Salzman, Christopher G. Skogen
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Publication number: 20180225226Abstract: Some embodiments provide, for a particular device in a set of related devices, a method for backing up data synchronized between the set of related devices. The method stores the backup data encrypted with a set of data encryption keys. The method also stores the set of data encryption keys encrypted with a master recovery key. The method also stores several copies of master recovery key data, each copy of the master recovery key data encrypted with a public key of a different one of the related devices. The backup data is only recoverable by accessing a private key of any one of the related devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Michael D. Ford, Jerrold V. Hauck, Matthew G. Watson, Mitchell D. Adler, Dallas B. De Atley, James Wilson