Patents by Inventor Celia Vigil

Celia Vigil 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: 20210103386
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Deborah Eileen GOLDSMITH, Chia-Chi CHOU, Maria Celia VIGIL, Leland Douglas COLLINS, JR.
  • Patent number: 10871897
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Chia-Chi Chou, Maria Celia Vigil, Leland Douglas Collins, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190095094
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Deborah Eileen GOLDSMITH, Chia-Chi CHOU, Maria Celia VIGIL, Leland Douglas COLLINS
  • Patent number: 10152225
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Chia-Chi Chou, Maria Celia Vigil, Leland Douglas Collins, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160320961
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Deborah Eileen GOLDSMITH, Chia-Chi CHOU, Maria Celia VIGIL, Leland Douglas COLLINS, JR.
  • Patent number: 9355090
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Leland Douglas Collins, Jr., Chia-Chi Chou, Maria Celia Vigil
  • Patent number: 9094534
    Abstract: An electronic device, while in a restricted interaction mode in an application other than a call application, displays a first user interface that includes a plurality of user interface objects, and receives an incoming call. The electronic device determines whether the incoming phone call satisfies predefined signaling criteria. In accordance with a determination that the incoming call satisfies the predefined signaling criteria, the electronic device outputs a signal that indicates the incoming call. In accordance with a determination that the incoming phone call does not satisfy the predefined criteria, the electronic device foregoes outputting the signal indicating the incoming call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Seymour, Christopher B. Fleizach, Maria Celia Vigil, Sarika K. Nene
  • Patent number: 8949743
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for inputting text. A user interface element is presented on a touch-sensitive display of a device. The user interface element is associated with a plurality of characters, at least a subset of which is associated with respective gestures. A user input performing a gesture with respect to the user interface element is received. The character from the subset that is associated with the gesture performed with respect to the user interface element is inputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuo Kida, Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Elizabeth Caroline Furches, Leland Douglas Collins, Jr., Ken Kocienda, Bas Ording, Toshiyuki Masui, Yosuke Kurita, Shin Nishibori, Takumi Takano, Hongwei Guo, Maria Celia Vigil
  • Patent number: 8769408
    Abstract: Techniques and systems for intelligent navigation of sequential media content are disclosed. The intelligent navigation is well suited to enable users to better control media playback with regards to a media playback application operating on a computing device. One embodiment of a method for playing sequential media content by a media playback application operating on a computing device includes at least the acts of: initiating playing of the sequential media content by the media playback application; receiving a user input requesting to start playing at a new position in the sequential media content; marking a current position in the sequential media content; thereafter initiating playing of the sequential media content at the new position; receiving a user input requesting to reset playing to the marked current position; and subsequently initiating playing of the sequential media content at the marked current position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Madden, Eric Seymour, Scott Forstall, Celia Vigil, Imran Chaudhri
  • Patent number: 8607162
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Matthew Williams, Tristan Arguello Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pereyra Pagallo, Christina E. Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil
  • Publication number: 20110258584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Joshua Matthew Williams, Tristan Arguello Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pereyra Pagallo, Christina E. Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil
  • Patent number: 7979796
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Matthew Williams, Tristan Arguello Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pereyra Pagallo, Christina E. Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil
  • Publication number: 20090295737
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Leland Douglas Collins, Jr., Chia-Chi Chou, Maria Celia Vigil
  • Publication number: 20090265669
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for inputting text. A user interface element is presented on a touch-sensitive display of a device. The user interface element is associated with a plurality of characters, at least a subset of which is associated with respective gestures. A user input performing a gesture with respect to the user interface element is received. The character from the subset that is associated with the gesture performed with respect to the user interface element is inputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Yasuo Kida, Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Elizabeth Caroline Furches, Leland Douglas Collins, JR., Ken Kocienda, Bas Ording, Toshiyuki Masui, Yosuke Kurita, Shin Nishibori, Takumi Takano, Hongwei Guo, Maria Celia Vigil
  • Publication number: 20070083911
    Abstract: Techniques and systems for intelligent navigation of sequential media content are disclosed. The intelligent navigation is well suited to enable users to better control media playback with regards to a media playback application operating on a computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Madden, Eric Seymour, Scott Forstall, Celia Vigil, Imran Chaudhri
  • Publication number: 20070033172
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Joshua Williams, Tristan Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pagallo, Christina Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil