Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Soli

Christopher D. Soli 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).

  • Patent number: 12675215
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback about the pose and/or orientation of an input device relative to a surface, such as feedback about a change in an orientation of the input device relative to the surface due to rotational movement of the input device about a first axis associated with the input device, while the pose of the input device relative to the surface is maintained during the change in orientation of the input device relative to the surface. Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback about whether the orientation of the selected drawing implement for an input device is permitted to change or not in response to changes in the orientation of the input device. Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback corresponding to a setting or resetting of an orientation of the selected drawing implement for the input device in response to detection of an event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcos Alonso, Daniel T. Preston, Peder Blekken, Christopher D. Soli
  • Publication number: 20260169623
    Abstract: A method includes while displaying a drawing user interface, detecting an object insertion input and, in response, inserting a respective object in the drawing user interface. The method includes, while displaying the respective object, detecting a pixel erase input, and, in response, ceasing to display a first portion of the respective object without ceasing to display second and third portions of the respective object. The method includes detecting an object erase input directed to a portion of the respective object, and, in response, when the object erase input is directed to the second portion and the second portion is not connected to the third portion, ceasing to display the second portion, but not the third portion; and when the object erase input is directed to the third portion and the third portion is not connected to the second portion, ceasing to display the third portion, but not the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Christopher D. SOLI, Bradley W. GRIFFIN, Daniel T. PRESTON, Tiffany S. JON
  • Patent number: 12629080
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for health monitoring. Exemplary user interfaces for initial setup of health monitoring using a first electronic device and a second electronic device is described. Exemplary user interfaces for recording biometric information for use in health monitoring is described. Exemplary user interfaces for using an input device while recording biometric information for health monitoring is described. Exemplary user interfaces for viewing and managing aspects of health monitoring is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Soli, Matthew W. Crowley, Heather E. Daniel, Bradley W. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20260023456
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device provides for efficient display and/or interaction with notes user interfaces. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates the addition of content displayed with a note to the note.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2025
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Inventors: Daniel T. PRESTON, Christopher D. SOLI, Aram D. KUDURSHIAN, Stephen O. LEMAY, Parthiban MOHANRAJ, Markus HAGELE
  • Patent number: 12524145
    Abstract: A method includes while displaying a drawing user interface, detecting an object insertion input and, in response, inserting a respective object in the drawing user interface. The method includes, while displaying the respective object, detecting a pixel erase input, and, in response, ceasing to display a first portion of the respective object without ceasing to display second and third portions of the respective object. The method includes detecting an object erase input directed to a portion of the respective object, and, in response, when the object erase input is directed to the second portion and the second portion is not connected to the third portion, ceasing to display the second portion, but not the third portion; and when the object erase input is directed to the third portion and the third portion is not connected to the second portion, ceasing to display the third portion, but not the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Soli, Daniel T. Preston, Tiffany S. Jon
  • Publication number: 20250377757
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a plurality of views of a user interface for a calendar application. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a representation of a calendar item in accordance with the type of the calendar item. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a visual indication corresponding to one or more events. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a visual indication corresponding to one or more events with one or more visual characteristics to indicate association with one or more calendars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher D. SOLI, Mayura D. DESHPANDE, Alexander J. O'CONNELL, Daamun MOHSENI, Stephen O. LEMAY
  • Publication number: 20250355546
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device solves mathematical equations detected in text input into applications other than a calculator application. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs unit conversions in a calculator application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents graphs of mathematical equations. In some embodiments, an electronic device edits graphs of mathematical equations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: Bryant A. JOW, Christopher D. SOLI, Woosung KANG, Brandon M. WALKIN, Dylan R. EDWARDS, Ryan S. DIXON, Nicholas V. KING, Thomas DESELAERS, Martin BRESLER, Francisco ALVARO MUNOZ, Aditya GALADA, Kritarth JAIN, Michael P. MCFADDEN, Peder BLEKKEN, Steffen RYLL, Christian C. HILTON, Julian K. MISSIG, Marisa R. LU, Guillaume R. ARDAUD
  • Patent number: 12393315
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device provides for efficient display and/or interaction with notes user interfaces. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates the addition of content displayed with a note to the note.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel T. Preston, Christopher D. Soli, Aram D. Kudurshian
  • Publication number: 20250259730
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to health-related user interfaces. In some embodiments, user interfaces for managing health-related data are described. In some embodiments, user interfaces for viewing health data are described. In some embodiments, user interfaces related to sharing health data are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew W. CROWLEY, Suhail AHMAD, Pablo F. CARO, Dmitri CAVANDER, Heather E. DANIEL, Zhe LI, Aroon PAHWA, Christopher D. SOLI
  • Publication number: 20250244866
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback about the pose and/or orientation of an input device relative to a surface, such as feedback about a change in an orientation of the input device relative to the surface due to rotational movement of the input device about a first axis associated with the input device, while the pose of the input device relative to the surface is maintained during the change in orientation of the input device relative to the surface. Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback about whether the orientation of the selected drawing implement for an input device is permitted to change or not in response to changes in the orientation of the input device. Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback corresponding to a setting or resetting of an orientation of the selected drawing implement for the input device in response to detection of an event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel T. PRESTON, Peder BLEKKEN, Christopher D. SOLI, Marcos ALONSO
  • Publication number: 20250238124
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to displaying additional controls and/or information when an input device such as a stylus is hovering over a user interface displayed by an electronic device. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to providing feedback about the pose of an input device relative to a surface. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to performing contextual actions in response to input provided from an input device. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to providing handwritten input for conversion into font-based text using an input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Jennifer P. CHEN, Christopher D. SOLI, Daniel T. PRESTON, Peder BLEKKEN
  • Publication number: 20250166759
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to displaying aggregated health records on an electronic device. The method includes receiving a request to display health records for a user while the device is associated with one health care provider. The method also includes displaying categories of health records in response to receiving the first request, where selection of a category while the device is associated with the health care provider causes the device to display health records of the category from the health care provider. The method also includes receiving a second request to display health records for the user while the device is associated with two health care providers, where selection of a category while the device is associated with both health care providers causes the device to display health records in the selected category that is from both health care providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventor: Christopher D. SOLI
  • Publication number: 20250164951
    Abstract: An electronic device, with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, one or more processors and memory, displays a first representation of a first controllable external device, where the first controllable external device is situated at a location. The device detects a first user input corresponding to a selection of the first representation of the first controllable external device. The device, after detecting the first user input, adds data identifying the first controllable external device and a first state of the first controllable external device in a scene profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick L. COFFMAN, Arian BEHZADI, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Cyrus Daniel IRANI, Ieyuki KAWASHIMA, Stephen O. LEMAY, Christopher D. SOLI, Christopher WILSON
  • Patent number: 12299275
    Abstract: A method includes displaying, via a display device, first content with respect to which a first plurality of editing operations have been performed. The method further includes while displaying the first content, detecting, on the touch-sensitive surface, a first multi-finger gesture. The method further includes in response to detecting the first multi-finger gesture: in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a first direction, undoing one of the first plurality of editing operations; and in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a second direction that is different from the first direction, redoing one of the first plurality of editing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Bradley W. Griffin, Hannah Morgan, Wayne Carl Westerman, Christopher D. Soli, Meredith Noelani Burkle, Sara E. Andrews, Toby Charles Wood Paterson, Stephen O. Lemay, Patrick Lee Coffman, Tiffany S. Jon, Aram D. Kudurshian
  • Patent number: 12277308
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to displaying additional controls and/or information when an input device such as a stylus is hovering over a user interface displayed by an electronic device. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to providing feedback about the pose of an input device relative to a surface. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to performing contextual actions in response to input provided from an input device. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to providing handwritten input for conversion into font-based text using an input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Soli, Marcos Alonso, Daniel T. Preston, Jennifer P. Chen, Peder Blekken
  • Patent number: 12265364
    Abstract: An electronic device, with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, one or more processors and memory, displays a first representation of a first controllable external device, where the first controllable external device is situated at a location. The device detects a first user input corresponding to a selection of the first representation of the first controllable external device. The device, after detecting the first user input, adds data identifying the first controllable external device and a first state of the first controllable external device in a scene profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Coffman, Arian Behzadi, Christopher Patrick Foss, Cyrus Daniel Irani, Ieyuki Kawashima, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher D. Soli, Christopher Wilson
  • Patent number: 12169395
    Abstract: An electronic device, with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, one or more processors and memory, displays a first representation of a first controllable external device, where the first controllable external device is situated at a location. The device detects a first user input corresponding to a selection of the first representation of the first controllable external device. The device, after detecting the first user input, adds data identifying the first controllable external device and a first state of the first controllable external device in a scene profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Coffman, Arian Behzadi, Christopher Patrick Foss, Cyrus Daniel Irani, Ieyuki Kawashima, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher D. Soli, Christopher Wilson
  • Publication number: 20240393941
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device receives handwritten inputs in text entry fields and converts the handwritten inputs into font-based text. In some embodiments, an electronic device selects and deletes text based on inputs from a stylus. In some embodiments, an electronic device inserts text into pre-existing text based on inputs from a stylus. In some embodiments, an electronic device manages the timing of converting handwritten inputs into font-based text. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a handwritten entry menu. In some embodiments, an electronic device controls the characteristic of handwritten inputs based on selections on the handwritten entry menu. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents autocomplete suggestions. In some embodiments, an electronic device converts handwritten input to font-based text. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays options in a content entry palette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Julian MISSIG, Matan STAUBER, Guillaume ARDAUD, Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Christopher D. SOLI
  • Publication number: 20240377923
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates version tracking of documents based on actions associated with the document. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a representation of a second version of a content item in accordance with a determination that the electronic device has access to a first version and a second version of a content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher D. SOLI, Grant R. PAUL, Jennifer P. CHEN, David HERNANDEZ ALVAREZ, Aram D. KUDURSHIAN
  • Publication number: 20240370137
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interfaces associated with physical activities. The user interface displays a scrollable list of affordances associated with physical activities. The affordances may contain physical activity and heart rate information. A user can launch a physical activity tracking function or an interface to change a workout metric using an affordance. Users can also control the music that is played in response to selecting a workout. Further, the interface can be used to compose a reply message to a received message that contains workout information. The interfaces can show a graph that includes heart data when the user's heart rate meets a heart rate alert criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Aled Hywel WILLIAMS, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Stephen O. LEMAY, Christopher D. SOLI, Molly Pray WIEBE