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).
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Patent number: 12675215Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 19, 2024Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Marcos Alonso, Daniel T. Preston, Peder Blekken, Christopher D. Soli
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Publication number: 20260169623Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2025Publication date: June 18, 2026Inventors: Christopher D. SOLI, Bradley W. GRIFFIN, Daniel T. PRESTON, Tiffany S. JON
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Patent number: 12629080Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 25, 2023Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher D. Soli, Matthew W. Crowley, Heather E. Daniel, Bradley W. Griffin
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Publication number: 20260023456Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2025Publication date: January 22, 2026Inventors: Daniel T. PRESTON, Christopher D. SOLI, Aram D. KUDURSHIAN, Stephen O. LEMAY, Parthiban MOHANRAJ, Markus HAGELE
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Patent number: 12524145Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 13, 2024Date of Patent: January 13, 2026Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher D. Soli, Daniel T. Preston, Tiffany S. Jon
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Publication number: 20250377757Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2025Publication date: December 11, 2025Inventors: Christopher D. SOLI, Mayura D. DESHPANDE, Alexander J. O'CONNELL, Daamun MOHSENI, Stephen O. LEMAY
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Publication number: 20250355546Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2025Publication date: November 20, 2025Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 12393315Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 19, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel T. Preston, Christopher D. Soli, Aram D. Kudurshian
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Publication number: 20250259730Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2025Publication date: August 14, 2025Inventors: Matthew W. CROWLEY, Suhail AHMAD, Pablo F. CARO, Dmitri CAVANDER, Heather E. DANIEL, Zhe LI, Aroon PAHWA, Christopher D. SOLI
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Publication number: 20250244866Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2024Publication date: July 31, 2025Inventors: Daniel T. PRESTON, Peder BLEKKEN, Christopher D. SOLI, Marcos ALONSO
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Publication number: 20250238124Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2025Publication date: July 24, 2025Inventors: Jennifer P. CHEN, Christopher D. SOLI, Daniel T. PRESTON, Peder BLEKKEN
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Publication number: 20250166759Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2025Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventor: Christopher D. SOLI
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Publication number: 20250164951Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2025Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Patrick L. COFFMAN, Arian BEHZADI, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Cyrus Daniel IRANI, Ieyuki KAWASHIMA, Stephen O. LEMAY, Christopher D. SOLI, Christopher WILSON
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Patent number: 12299275Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 13, 2023Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 12277308Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher D. Soli, Marcos Alonso, Daniel T. Preston, Jennifer P. Chen, Peder Blekken
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Patent number: 12265364Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Patrick L. Coffman, Arian Behzadi, Christopher Patrick Foss, Cyrus Daniel Irani, Ieyuki Kawashima, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher D. Soli, Christopher Wilson
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Patent number: 12169395Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Patrick L. Coffman, Arian Behzadi, Christopher Patrick Foss, Cyrus Daniel Irani, Ieyuki Kawashima, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher D. Soli, Christopher Wilson
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Publication number: 20240393941Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Julian MISSIG, Matan STAUBER, Guillaume ARDAUD, Jeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Christopher D. SOLI
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Publication number: 20240377923Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Christopher D. SOLI, Grant R. PAUL, Jennifer P. CHEN, David HERNANDEZ ALVAREZ, Aram D. KUDURSHIAN
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Publication number: 20240370137Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Aled Hywel WILLIAMS, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Stephen O. LEMAY, Christopher D. SOLI, Molly Pray WIEBE