Patents by Inventor Christopher Hynes
Christopher Hynes 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: 8381122Abstract: A back surface is axially disposed from a viewing surface, and one or more side surfaces extend from the back surface to the viewing surface. An application content frame for an executing application is generated on the back surface. One or more application control elements for the execution application are generating on the one or more side surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20120278753Abstract: Object transitions can include providing a graphical transition of an object item that retains an aspect ratio associated with the object item while transitioning the object item into an instance of an executing object associated with the object item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Patent number: 8127239Abstract: In one aspect, one or more computer storage media can store executable instructions causing a processor to perform operations that include: providing a display environment including one or more object items; receiving a user selection of at least one of the object items; and, graphically transitioning the object item into an instance of an executing object within the display environment while retaining an aspect ratio associated with the object item.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20100251170Abstract: Navigation tools for an interface (e.g., a graphical user interface) are disclosed. In one aspect, a first stack item (e.g., a first directory) that includes one or more stack elements (e.g., subdirectories) is presented in the interface. User input selecting one of the one or more stack elements causes a scaled version of the first stack item (e.g., a smaller visual representation of the directory) and a second stack item (e.g., a selected subdirectory) that corresponds to the selected stack element to be presented in the interface. Selecting the scaled version of the first stack item causes the first stack item to be presented (e.g., a larger visual representation of the directory) in the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton, Christopher Hynes
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Publication number: 20080307334Abstract: Visual representations of system objects are associated, and one or more association characteristics of the associated visual representations are identified. Interaction models and/or visualization models are automatically selected from a plurality of interaction and/or visualization models based on the identified one or more association characteristic, and the selected interaction and/or visualization model is applied to the associated visual representations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307360Abstract: A graphical user interface has a back surface disposed from viewing surface to define a depth, and one or more one or more side surfaces extend from the back surface to the viewing surface. An icon receptacle is disposed on one or more of the side surfaces, and one or more icons are disposed within the icon receptacle. The one or more icons correspond to one or more desktop items.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307336Abstract: Selection of visualization objects, such as applications windows, is performed by determining a position of a system object. A graphical representation of a system object can be positioned over a display area of an application interface. The application interface is preeminently displayed in response to a graphical representation of system object being positioned over a corresponding display area of the application interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Christopher Hynes, John O. Louch, Bas Ording, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307330Abstract: A graphical user interface includes a desktop and a visualization object receptacle defining a depth aspect. One or more visualization objects are disposed within the visualization object receptacle. A selectable divet can be displayed proximate to a visualization object to indicate an actionable state associated with a system object represented by the visualization object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307365Abstract: Object transitions can include providing a graphical transition of an object item that retains an aspect ratio associated with the object item while transitioning the object item into an instance of an executing object associated with the object item.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307359Abstract: Graphical representations of distinct system objects are associated into a group. The group is displayed in a user interface as a graphical element having one or more views. The group can be collapsed into a stack and gestures can be applied to group. Operations are performed on the group in response to user inputs. A selection of the group causes a control to appear in a graphical use interface. The control identities the operations that can be applied to the group.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307362Abstract: A desktop operable to display one or more system objects is modified using one or more filters, operable to modify the presentation of the one or more system objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307303Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an overflow stack. An overflow stack can be generated based upon adjustments to a group display area and based upon application of one or more display criterion. An overflow stack can include representation of any system objects that can not be displayed in an adjusted group display area based upon the one or more display criterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307351Abstract: A back surface is axially disposed from a viewing surface, and one or more side surfaces extend from the back surface to the viewing surface. An application content frame for an executing application is generated on the back surface. One or more application control elements for the execution application are generating on the one or more side surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Imran A. Chaudhri, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307335Abstract: Stack elements corresponding to system object are associated with a stack item and aggregated in the stack item. A context engine provides contextual control of the stack item and stack elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307361Abstract: Selection of visualization objects, such as icons, is represented by a flowing selection boundary. The region enclosed by the selection boundary can include a display properly, e.g., color and/or texture. The display property may be adjusted in response to an identified event, e.g., the presence of a cursor or a pending and/or active operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080307364Abstract: An icon receptacle is disposed along a depth aspect, and one or more icons are disposed within the icon receptacle, one of which is a stack item.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, John O. Louch, Christopher Hynes, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Publication number: 20080034317Abstract: A user interface can have one or more spaces presented therein. A space is a grouping of one or more program windows in relation to windows of other application programs, such that the program(s) of only a single space is visible when the space is active. A view can be generated of all spaces and their contents.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2006Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Assana Fard, John O. Louch, Ralf Brunner, Haroon Sheikh, Eric Peyton, Christopher Hynes