Patents by Inventor Bilal S. Sayed Ahmad

Bilal S. Sayed Ahmad 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).

  • Device, method, and graphical user interface for updating a background for home and wake screen user interfaces
    Patent number: 12015732
    Abstract: A method includes: while displaying a wake screen with a first media item as a background and foreground objects displayed over the first media item, detecting first user input that corresponds to a request to display a media gallery; in response to detecting the first user input, ceasing display of the foreground objects; detecting a second user input that corresponds to a request to navigate through media items in the media gallery; in response to detecting the second user input, replacing the first media item with a second media item in the media gallery; detecting a third input that corresponds to a request to dismiss the media gallery; and, in response to detecting the third user input, redisplaying the foreground objects on the display device over a media item from the media gallery that is selected as the background for the wake screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher I. Wilson, Pedro Mari, Richard D. Lyons, Teofila Connor, Giancarlo Yerkes, Gregory Apodaca, Vitalii Kramar, Gregg S. Suzuki, Robert Garcia, III, Philip A. Ward, Stephen O. Lemay, Andre Souza Dos Santos, Cas G. Lemmens, Alan Dye, Bilal S. Sayed Ahmad, Jussi-Pekka Mantere
  • Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Updating a Background for Home and Wake Screen User Interfaces
    Publication number: 20220174145
    Abstract: A method includes: while displaying a wake screen with a first media item as a background and foreground objects displayed over the first media item, detecting first user input that corresponds to a request to display a media gallery; in response to detecting the first user input, ceasing display of the foreground objects; detecting a second user input that corresponds to a request to navigate through media items in the media gallery; in response to detecting the second user input, replacing the first media item with a second media item in the media gallery; detecting a third input that corresponds to a request to dismiss the media gallery; and, in response to detecting the third user input, redisplaying the foreground objects on the display device over a media item from the media gallery that is selected as the background for the wake screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher I. Wilson, Pedro Mari, Richard D. Lyons, Teofila Connor, Giancarlo Yerkes, Gregory Apodaca, Vitalii Kramar, Gregg S. Suzuki, Robert Garcia, III, Philip A. Ward, Stephen O. Lemay, Andre Souza Dos Santos, Cas G. Lemmens, Alan Dye, Bilal S. Sayed Ahmad, Jussi-Pekka Mantere