Patents by Inventor Amir C. Djavaherian

Amir C. Djavaherian 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).

  • Providing non-visual feedback for non-physical controls
    Patent number: 9977502
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein to assist users to operate non-physical controls in situations where the users are unable to visually locate the controls. According to one embodiment, the device containing the non-physical controls is designed to give non-visual feedback to the user based, at least on part, on the distance between (a) the current position of user input, and (b) the location of the non-physical control. At least one characteristic of the non-visual feedback changes as that distance changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Amir C. Djavaherian
  • Providing Non-Visual Feedback for Non-Physical Controls
    Publication number: 20160363999
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein to assist users to operate non-physical controls in situations where the users are unable to visually locate the controls. According to one embodiment, the device containing the non-physical controls is designed to give non-visual feedback to the user based, at least on part, on the distance between (a) the current position of user input, and (b) the location of the non-physical control. At least one characteristic of the non-visual feedback changes as that distance changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventor: Amir C. Djavaherian
  • Providing non-visual feedback for non-physical controls
    Patent number: 9372537
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein to assist users to operate non-physical controls in situations where the users are unable to visually locate the controls. According to one embodiment, the device containing the non-physical controls is designed to give non-visual feedback to the user based, at least on part, on the distance between (a) the current position of user input, and (b) the location of the non-physical control. At least one characteristic of the non-visual feedback changes as that distance changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Amir C. Djavaherian
  • PROVIDING NON-VISUAL FEEDBACK FOR NON-PHYSICAL CONTROLS
    Publication number: 20110291954
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein to assist users to operate non-physical controls in situations where the users are unable to visually locate the controls. According to one embodiment, the device containing the non-physical controls is designed to give non-visual feedback to the user based, at least on part, on the distance between (a) the current position of user input, and (b) the location of the non-physical control. At least one characteristic of the non-visual feedback changes as that distance changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Amir C. Djavaherian