Patents by Inventor David A. Lyons

David A. Lyons 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).

  • User interface for accessing documents from a computing device
    Patent number: 10055419
    Abstract: An application-centric model is employed for the storage, searching and retrieval of documents. By entering a command directed to a particular application program, such as clicking on an icon for that program, a user interface panel displays documents stored on the computing device that are associated with that application. From the panel, the user can perform various actions with respect to the displayed documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Cisler, David A. Lyons, Loic E. Vandereyken, Lindsey E. Schramm, Yan Arrouye, Ali Ozer, Laurent Baumann, Nathan Codding, Patrick Coffman, Todd Schomer
  • Electronic backup of applications
    Patent number: 9286166
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes receiving, while a current view of an application is displayed in a user interface, a first user input requesting that a history view associated with the current view of the application be displayed, retrieve data associated with the history view, determining a presentation format for the data, and displaying the history view in response to the first user input in accordance with the presentation format, the history view including data associated with at least a first visual representation of an earlier version of the current view of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Charles Wood Paterson, David A. Lyons, Julien Jacques Jalon, Julien Yann Robert, Pavel Cisler, Yan Arrouye, Robert M. Chinn
  • Electronic backup of applications
    Patent number: 8965851
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for storing and restoring digital data. In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes receiving, while a current view of an application is displayed in a user interface, a first user input requesting that a history view associated with the current view of the application be displayed, retrieve data associated with the history view, determining a presentation format for the data, and displaying the history view in response to the first user input in accordance with the presentation format, the history view including data associated with at least a first visual representation of an earlier version of the current view of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventors: Toby Charles Wood Paterson, David A. Lyons, Julien Jacques Jalon, Julien Yann Robert, Pavel Cisler, Yan Arrouye, Robert M. Chinn
  • User Interface for Accessing Documents from a Computing Device
    Publication number: 20130205251
    Abstract: An application-centric model is employed for the storage, searching and retrieval of documents. By entering a command directed to a particular application program, such as clicking on an icon for that program, a user interface panel displays documents stored on the computing device that are associated with that application. From the panel, the user can perform various actions with respect to the displayed documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pavel Cisler, David A. Lyons, Loic E. Vandereyken, Lindsey E. Schramm, Yan Arrouye, Ali Ozer, Laurent Baumann, Nathan Codding, Patrick Coffman, Todd Schomer