Patents by Inventor Daniel C. GROSS
Daniel C. GROSS 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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Publication number: 20260129406Abstract: Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method includes presenting content in a first application. At least a portion of the content is presented without requiring input from a user. The method further includes receiving a request to open a second application. In response to receiving the request, the second application is presented with an input-receiving field. Before receiving any user input at the input-receiving field, a selectable user interface object is displayed with an indication that the portion of the content was viewed in the first application, allowing the user to paste at least the portion of the content into the input-receiving field. In response to detecting a selection of the selectable user interface object, the portion of the content is pasted into the input-receiving field.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2026Publication date: May 7, 2026Inventors: Daniel C. GROSS, Jesper S. ANDERSEN, Hafid ARRAS, Jerome R. BELLEGARDA, Alexandre CARLHIAN, Kevin D. CLARK, Patrick L. COFFMAN, Richard R. DELLINGER, Thomas DENIAU, Jannes G.A. DOLFING, Christopher P. FOSS, Jason J. GAUCI, Aria D. HAGHIGHI, Jun HATORI, Cyrus D. IRANI, Bronwyn A. JONES, Gaurav KAPOOR, Karl Christian KOHLSCHUETTER, Stephen O. LEMAY, Mathieu J. MARTEL, Alexandre R. MOHA, Colin C. MORRIS, Giulia P. PAGALLO, Brent D. RAMERTH, Michael R. SIRACUSA, Sofiane TOUDJI, Xin WANG, Lawrence Y. YANG
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Patent number: 12578842Abstract: An electronic device suggests contacts and calendar events for users based on their messages. The device can analyze a user's messages for contact and event information and automatically generate or update suggested contacts and calendar events for the user based on this information. The suggested contacts and calendar events can be searchable as if they were manually entered by the user, and the user can choose to add or ignore the suggested contacts and calendar events.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2025Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Gross, Lawrence Y. Yang, Stephen O. Lemay, Tiffany S. Jon
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Publication number: 20260050373Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying on an electronic device an identifier and an associated time, date, or time and date, wherein the identifier is a name of an entity that a user is scheduled to visit at the associated time, date, or time and date. Determining, at around the time, date, or time and date, using a location sensor, a location of the electronic device as an entity address. Associating the identifier with the entity address and storing the identifier and associated entity address. Upon receipt of the identifier as an input: retrieving, using the identifier, the entity address, displaying, at the touch-sensitive display, a selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, receiving a selection of the selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, and in response to receiving the selection, providing the entity address to an application on the electronic device for use.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2025Publication date: February 19, 2026Inventor: Daniel C. GROSS
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Patent number: 12524143Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying on an electronic device an identifier and an associated time, date, or time and date, wherein the identifier is a name of an entity that a user is scheduled to visit at the associated time, date, or time and date. Determining, at around the time, date, or time and date, using a location sensor, a location of the electronic device as an entity address. Associating the identifier with the entity address and storing the identifier and associated entity address. Upon receipt of the identifier as an input: retrieving, using the identifier, the entity address, displaying, at the touch-sensitive display, a selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, receiving a selection of the selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, and in response to receiving the selection, providing the entity address to an application on the electronic device for use.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2024Date of Patent: January 13, 2026Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Daniel C. Gross
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Publication number: 20250328219Abstract: An electronic device suggests contacts and calendar events for users based on their messages. The device can analyze a user's messages for contact and event information and automatically generate or update suggested contacts and calendar events for the user based on this information. The suggested contacts and calendar events can be searchable as if they were manually entered by the user, and the user can choose to add or ignore the suggested contacts and calendar events.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2025Publication date: October 23, 2025Inventors: Daniel C. GROSS, Lawrence Y. YANG, Stephen O. LEMAY, Tiffany S. JON
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Patent number: 12449951Abstract: An electronic device suggests contacts and calendar events for users based on their messages. The device can analyze a user's messages for contact and event information and automatically generate or update suggested contacts and calendar events for the user based on this information. The suggested contacts and calendar events can be searchable as if they were manually entered by the user, and the user can choose to add or ignore the suggested contacts and calendar events.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 21, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Gross, Lawrence Y. Yang, Stephen O. Lemay, Tiffany S. Jon
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Patent number: 12360782Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Colin Morris, Peter J. Scott, Craig M. Federighi, Daniel C. Gross
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Publication number: 20240402903Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying on an electronic device an identifier and an associated time, date, or time and date, wherein the identifier is a name of an entity that a user is scheduled to visit at the associated time, date, or time and date. Determining, at around the time, date, or time and date, using a location sensor, a location of the electronic device as an entity address. Associating the identifier with the entity address and storing the identifier and associated entity address. Upon receipt of the identifier as an input: retrieving, using the identifier, the entity address, displaying, at the touch-sensitive display, a selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, receiving a selection of the selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, and in response to receiving the selection, providing the entity address to an application on the electronic device for use.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventor: Daniel C. Gross
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Publication number: 20240364806Abstract: Techniques for displaying relevant user interface objects when a device is placed into viewing position are disclosed. In one example, the device displays a user interface including a plurality of application icons. While displaying the user interface including the plurality of application icons, the device detects rotation of a rotatable input mechanism and in response, replaces display of the user interface including the plurality of application icons with a representation of a physical location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Gary Ian BUTCHER, Imran CHAUDHRI, Jonathan R. DASCOLA, Alan C. DYE, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Daniel C. GROSS, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Stephen O. LEMAY, Natalia MARIC, Christopher WILSON, Lawrence Y. YANG
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Patent number: 12088755Abstract: Techniques for displaying relevant user interface objects when a device is placed into viewing position are disclosed. The device can update its display in response to a user approaching a vehicle. Display updates can be based on an arrangement of user interface information for unlocking the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gary Ian Butcher, Imran Chaudhri, Jonathan R. Dascola, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Daniel C. Gross, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Stephen O. Lemay, Natalia Maric, Christopher Wilson, Lawrence Y. Yang
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Patent number: 11880561Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying on an electronic device an identifier and an associated time, date, or time and date, wherein the identifier is a name of an entity that a user is scheduled to visit at the associated time, date, or time and date. Determining, at around the time, date, or time and date, using a location sensor, a location of the electronic device as an entity address. Associating the identifier with the entity address and storing the identifier and associated entity address. Upon receipt of the identifier as an input: retrieving, using the identifier, the entity address, displaying, at the touch-sensitive display, a selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, receiving a selection of the selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, and in response to receiving the selection, providing the entity address to an application on the electronic device for use.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Daniel C. Gross
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Publication number: 20230409349Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Colin MORRIS, Peter J. SCOTT, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Daniel C. GROSS
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Publication number: 20220417358Abstract: Techniques for displaying relevant user interface objects when a device is placed into viewing position are disclosed. The device can update its display in response to a user approaching a vehicle. Display updates can be based on an arrangement of user interface information for unlocking the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Gary Ian BUTCHER, Imran CHAUDHRI, Jonathan R. DASCOLA, Alan C. DYE, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Daniel C. GROSS, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Stephen O. LEMAY, Natalia MARIC, Christopher WILSON, Lawrence Y. YANG
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Publication number: 20220382429Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying on an electronic device an identifier and an associated time, date, or time and date, wherein the identifier is a name of an entity that a user is scheduled to visit at the associated time, date, or time and date. Determining, at around the time, date, or time and date, using a location sensor, a location of the electronic device as an entity address. Associating the identifier with the entity address and storing the identifier and associated entity address. Upon receipt of the identifier as an input: retrieving, using the identifier, the entity address, displaying, at the touch-sensitive display, a selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, receiving a selection of the selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, and in response to receiving the selection, providing the entity address to an application on the electronic device for use.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventor: Daniel C. Gross
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Patent number: 11487421Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying on an electronic device an identifier and an associated time, date, or time and date, wherein the identifier is a name of an entity that a user is scheduled to visit at the associated time, date, or time and date. Determining, at around the time, date, or time and date, using a location sensor, a location of the electronic device as an entity address. Associating the identifier with the entity address and storing the identifier and associated entity address. Upon receipt of the identifier as an input: retrieving, using the identifier, the entity address, displaying, at the touch-sensitive display, a selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, receiving a selection of the selectable user interface element corresponding to the entity address, and in response to receiving the selection, providing the entity address to an application on the electronic device for use.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Daniel C. Gross
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Patent number: 11316968Abstract: Techniques for displaying relevant user interface objects when a device is placed into viewing position are disclosed. The device can update its display in response to a user approaching a vehicle. Display updates can be based on an arrangement of user interface information for unlocking the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gary Ian Butcher, Imran Chaudhri, Jonathan R. Dascola, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Daniel C. Gross, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Stephen O. Lemay, Natalia Maric, Christopher Wilson, Lawrence Y. Yang
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Publication number: 20210306812Abstract: Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method includes presenting content in a first application. At least a portion of the content is presented without requiring input from a user. The method further includes receiving a request to open a second application. In response to receiving the request, the second application is presented with an input-receiving field. Before receiving any user input at the input-receiving field, a selectable user interface object is displayed with an indication that the portion of the content was viewed in the first application, allowing the user to paste at least the portion of the content into the input-receiving field. In response to detecting a selection of the selectable user interface object, the portion of the content is pasted into the input-receiving field.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Daniel C. GROSS, Patrick L. COFFMAN, Richard R. DELLINGER, Christopher P. FOSS, Jason J. GAUCI, Aria D. HAGHIGHI, Cyrus D. IRANI, Bronwyn A. JONES, Gaurav KAPOOR, Stephen O. LEMAY, Colin C. MORRIS, Michael R. SIRACUSA, Lawrence Y. YANG, Brent D. RAMERTH, Jerome R. BELLEGARDA, Jannes G.A. DOLFING, Giulia P. PAGALLO, Xin WANG, Jun HATORI, Alexandre R. MOHA, Kevin D. CLARK, Karl Christian KOHLSCHUETTER, Jesper A. ANDERSEN, Hafid ARRAS, Alexandre CARLHIAN, Thomas DENIAU, Mathieu J. MARTEL, Sofiane TOUDJI
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Publication number: 20210240494Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Colin MORRIS, Peter J. SCOTT, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Daniel C. GROSS
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Patent number: 11070949Abstract: Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method includes presenting content in a first application. At least a portion of the content is presented without requiring input from a user. The method further includes receiving a request to open a second application. In response to receiving the request, the second application is presented with an input-receiving field. Before receiving any user input at the input-receiving field, a selectable user interface object is displayed with an indication that the portion of the content was viewed in the first application, allowing the user to paste at least the portion of the content into the input-receiving field. In response to detecting a selection of the selectable user interface object, the portion of the content is pasted into the input-receiving field.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel C. Gross, Patrick L. Coffman, Richard R. Dellinger, Christopher P. Foss, Jason J. Gauci, Aria D. Haghighi, Cyrus D. Irani, Bronwyn A. Jones, Gaurav Kapoor, Stephen O. Lemay, Colin C. Morris, Michael R. Siracusa, Lawrence Y. Yang, Brent D. Ramerth, Jerome R. Bellegarda, Jannes G. A. Dolfing, Giulia P. Pagallo, Xin Wang, Jun Hatori, Alexandre R. Moha, Kevin D. Clark, Karl Christian Kohlschuetter, Jesper A. Andersen, Hafid Arras, Alexandre Carlhian, Thomas Deniau, Mathieu J. Martel, Sofiane Toudji
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Publication number: 20210195013Abstract: Techniques for displaying relevant user interface objects when a device is placed into viewing position are disclosed. The device can update its display in response to a user approaching a vehicle. Display updates can be based on an arrangement of user interface information for unlocking the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Gary Ian BUTCHER, Imran CHAUDHRI, Jonathan R. DASCOLA, Alan C. DYE, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Daniel C. GROSS, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Stephen O. LEMAY, Natalia MARIC, Christopher WILSON, Lawrence Y. YANG