Patents by Inventor Conor Hughes

Conor Hughes 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).

  • Device, method, and graphical user interface for improving visibility of affordances
    Patent number: 11023091
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a user interface that includes a plurality of affordances including a first affordance. The first affordance is selectable to perform a respective operation. The first affordance is displayed at a first size. The device receives a user input at a location corresponding to the first affordance. In response to receiving the user input and in accordance with a determination that a text display setting has a first value, the device displays an overlay that includes an enlarged representation of the first affordance. The enlarged representation of the first affordance has a second size that is bigger than the first size. In response to receiving the user input and in accordance with a determination that the text display setting has a second value that is different from the first value, the device forgoes display of the enlarged representation of the first affordance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Caroline Cranfill, Conor Hughes, Lauren Trottier, Clare Kasemset, Christopher B. Fleizach
  • Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Improving Visibility of Affordances
    Publication number: 20180348962
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a user interface that includes a plurality of affordances including a first affordance. The first affordance is selectable to perform a respective operation. The first affordance is displayed at a first size. The device receives a user input at a location corresponding to the first affordance. In response to receiving the user input and in accordance with a determination that a text display setting has a first value, the device displays an overlay that includes an enlarged representation of the first affordance. The enlarged representation of the first affordance has a second size that is bigger than the first size. In response to receiving the user input and in accordance with a determination that the text display setting has a second value that is different from the first value, the device forgoes display of the enlarged representation of the first affordance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Elizabeth Caroline Cranfill, Conor Hughes, Lauren Trottier, Clare Kasemset, Christopher B. Fleizach