Patents by Inventor Colin MORRIS

Colin MORRIS 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROACTIVELY PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO A USER OF A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230409349
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein set forth techniques for identifying when a user activates a search application on his or her mobile computing device, and presenting, prior to receiving an input of search parameters from the user, a prediction of one or more applications that the user may be interested in accessing. According to some embodiments, the search application can be configured to interface with an “application prediction engine” each time the search application is activated and query the application prediction engine for a prediction of one or more applications that the user may be interested in accessing. In turn, the application prediction engine can analyze information associated with the applications installed on the mobile computing device to produce the prediction. Using the prediction, the search application can display the predicted one or more applications within a user interface of the search application for selection by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Colin MORRIS, Peter J. SCOTT, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Daniel C. GROSS
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROACTIVELY PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO A USER OF A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210240494
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein set forth techniques for identifying when a user activates a search application on his or her mobile computing device, and presenting, prior to receiving an input of search parameters from the user, a prediction of one or more applications that the user may be interested in accessing. According to some embodiments, the search application can be configured to interface with an “application prediction engine” each time the search application is activated and query the application prediction engine for a prediction of one or more applications that the user may be interested in accessing. In turn, the application prediction engine can analyze information associated with the applications installed on the mobile computing device to produce the prediction. Using the prediction, the search application can display the predicted one or more applications within a user interface of the search application for selection by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Colin MORRIS, Peter J. SCOTT, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Daniel C. GROSS
  • Systems and methods for proactively providing recommendations to a user of a computing device
    Patent number: 10922094
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein set forth techniques for identifying when a user activates a search application on his or her mobile computing device, and presenting, prior to receiving an input of search parameters from the user, a prediction of one or more applications that the user may be interested in accessing. According to some embodiments, the search application can be configured to interface with an “application prediction engine” each time the search application is activated and query the application prediction engine for a prediction of one or more applications that the user may be interested in accessing. In turn, the application prediction engine can analyze information associated with the applications installed on the mobile computing device to produce the prediction. Using the prediction, the search application can display the predicted one or more applications within a user interface of the search application for selection by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Morris, Peter J. Scott, Craig M. Federighi, Daniel C. Gross
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROACTIVELY PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO A USER OF A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160357808
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein set forth techniques for identifying when a user activates a search application on his or her mobile computing device, and presenting, prior to receiving an input of search parameters from the user, a prediction of one or more applications that the user may be interested in accessing. According to some embodiments, the search application can be configured to interface with an “application prediction engine” each time the search application is activated and query the application prediction engine for a prediction of one or more applications that the user may be interested in accessing. In turn, the application prediction engine can analyze information associated with the applications installed on the mobile computing device to produce the prediction. Using the prediction, the search application can display the predicted one or more applications within a user interface of the search application for selection by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Colin MORRIS, Peter J. SCOTT, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Daniel C. GROSS