Patents by Inventor Christopher P. FOSS

Christopher P. FOSS 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: 12293147
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at a device with one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and a touch-sensitive display. The method includes displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a text region that includes a first portion of text and a second portion of text. The method includes detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, an input within the text region. The method includes, in response to detecting the input within the text region, moving the first portion of text relative to the second portion of text to display a non-text region between the first portion of text and the second portion of text that does not include any text and converting at least a portion of the non-text region into a drawing panel provided to receive drawing input via the touch-sensitive display and display a corresponding graphic in response to receiving the drawing input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Foss, Patrick Lee Coffman, Jason Clay Beaver, Toby Charles Wood Paterson, Alastair Kenneth Fettes
  • Patent number: 12278922
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a supervising electronic device manages communication restrictions of a supervised electronic device. In some embodiments, a supervised electronic device presents user interfaces that enforce one or more communication restrictions configured by a supervising electronic device when communicating with other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth C. Cranfill, Caelan G. Stack, David C. Graham, Christopher P. Foss
  • Publication number: 20250110625
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and techniques for displaying different controls in accordance with some examples, such as displaying different controls, updating the background of a respective user interface that controls are displayed on, and/or displaying controls for different devices in accordance with some examples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Arian BEHZADI, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG
  • Publication number: 20250110631
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and techniques for changing the appearance of the display of controls in accordance with some examples, such as animating the appearance of a control and/or changing the appearance of a control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Arian BEHZADI, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG, Gemma A. ROPER
  • Publication number: 20250110637
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and techniques for performing one or more operations in accordance with some examples, such as displaying user interfaces and/or configuring a device to perform a respective operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Arian BEHZADI, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG
  • Publication number: 20250110623
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and techniques for displaying controls that are used to control one or more operations of a device, such as configuring an input mechanism and/or displaying a user interface for controlling the navigation of a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Arian BEHZADI, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG
  • Publication number: 20250110546
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and techniques for creating a personalized user experience in accordance with some examples, such as modifying the operation of a device, displaying an animation representing a change in an operation of a device, and/or displaying a user interface based on a location of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Arian BEHZADI, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG
  • Publication number: 20250110636
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and techniques for controlling one or more electronic devices and/or displaying one or more controls in accordance with some examples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Arian BEHZADI, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG, Gemma A. ROPER
  • Publication number: 20250110634
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to providing controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Arian BEHZADI, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG
  • Publication number: 20250109965
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with different map data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Moritz VON VOLKMANN, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Corey K. WANG
  • Publication number: 20250110633
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to configuring navigation of a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Moritz VON VOLKMANN, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Corey K. WANG
  • Publication number: 20250110632
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and techniques for adjusting the operation of devices in accordance with some examples, such as controlling the operation of one or more electronic devices based on the value of a setting of the electronic device, adjusting the state of certain types of electronic devices and adjusting the state of one or more electronic devices based on environmental conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Arian BEHZADI, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG
  • Publication number: 20250110624
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to controlling computer systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Gemma A. ROPER, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG, Arian BEHZADI
  • Publication number: 20250110630
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to selectively displaying information. For example, the present disclosure relates to displaying controls via an external display, displaying information via an external display based on the location of a computer system, and selectively displaying a user interface via an external display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Gemma A. ROPER, Christopher P. FOSS, Andrew S. KIM, David A. KRIMSLEY, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Corey K. WANG, Arian BEHZADI
  • Publication number: 20250111822
    Abstract: A system may include a display having a housing, a cover lens coupled to the housing, a light plate assembly in the housing, a diffuser that overlaps the light plate assembly, a louver layer that overlaps the diffuser, and a ring light source that emits additional light around the periphery of the light plate assembly and through the cover lens. The light plate assembly may include an array of light-emitting components. To improve the efficiency and contrast of the light plate assembly, reflective fill material may be formed around each light-emitting component, and absorptive fill material may surround the reflective fill material. The absorptive fill material may absorb ambient light, while the reflective fill material may redirect stray light out of the display. Dam material may surround the absorptive fill material and/or the reflective fill material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Clarisse MAZUIR, Daamun MOHSENI, Christopher P. FOSS, Kurt R. STIEHL, Lynne DEVINE, Jonathan P. IVE, Matthew J. ALLEN, Kevin M. LYNCH, Alan C. DYE, Xiaofeng TANG, Daniel DE ROCHA ROSARIO, Ronak J. SHAH, Tom HSU, Tao ZHAN, Rong LIU, Morteza AMOOREZAEI, Syed Tauseen Aqeel SHAH, Ziruo HONG, Yanhui XIE, Yu P. SUN, Yong Seok CHOI
  • Patent number: 12236036
    Abstract: Systems and methods for arranging applications on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, concurrently displaying a first application window and a second application window. The method includes receiving an input directed to first application window followed by a drag input. The method also includes that in response to detecting the drag input: moving the first application window in accordance with the drag input, and enlarging the second application window to an enlarged size that is larger than a size at which the second application window was displayed prior to detecting the first input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher P. Foss, Woo-Ram Lee, Lawrence Y. Yang, Caelan G. Stack
  • Patent number: 12223228
    Abstract: A method includes receiving data indicating a current media playback state of an external media playback device. The method includes, in response to receiving the data and in accordance with a determination that a set of external media playback device control criteria are met, displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface for controlling media playback at the external media playback device that includes one or more selectable user interface objects based on whether the data indicates that the external media playback device is currently performing a media playback operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan, Patrick L Coffman, Christopher P. Foss
  • Patent number: D1065165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Arian Behzadi, Lee S. Broughton, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Clara Geneviève Marine Courtaigne, Markus Diebel, Alan C. Dye, Christopher P. Foss, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, David C. Graham, M. Evans Hankey, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Deena Ahmed Khattab, Gemma Alexandria Roper, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang
  • Patent number: D1073691
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Taylor Gerard Carrigan, Patrick Lee Coffman, Christopher P. Foss
  • Patent number: D1073692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Foss, William McMillan Tyler