Patents by Inventor Allen WHEARRY, JR.

Allen WHEARRY, JR. 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).

  • METHOD OF ACTIVATING AND MANAGING DUAL USER INTERFACE OPERATING MODES
    Publication number: 20230393865
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to activating and managing dual user interface modes for an operating system. An electronic device configured to run an operating system in a first mode including a first user interface receives, while operating in the first user interface mode, a predefined sequence of inputs, and in response to receiving the predefined sequence of inputs, transitions the operating system from the first user interface mode to a second user interface mode. The second user interface mode has different input capabilities with respect to the first user interface mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher B. FLEIZACH, Christopher J. ROMNEY, Clare T. KASEMSET, Joaquim Goncalo LOBO FERREIRA DA SILVA, Eric T. SEYMOUR, Isis Naomi RAMÍREZ MOLERES, Allen WHEARRY JR., Adrian T. CHAMBERS, Margarita ZAKIROVA
  • USER INTERFACES FOR NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20230375359
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer system presents navigation directions from a first location to a second location. In some embodiments, if the current location of the computer system is different from the first location, the computer system presents audio and/or tactile feedback indicating distance and/or direction to the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher B. FLEIZACH, Allen WHEARRY, JR., Ryan N. DOUR