Patents by Inventor Derek A. Hunter

Derek A. Hunter 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: 12273596
    Abstract: The systems described herein provide a system for presenting affordances for applications installable on electronic devices. In response to selection of one or more of the affordances, a content affordance of content provided by a corresponding application is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi
  • Publication number: 20240107114
    Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for dynamically generating media content clips based on key events that occur. In particular, the techniques enable key events to be identified among a stream of events that take place in the real world (e.g., at awards events, at social events, at sporting events, etc.) and enable media content clips to be dynamically generated for the key events. In turn, the key events and their respective media content clips can be presented to users for viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Augustin J. FARRUGIA, David VARAS GONZALEZ, Derek A. HUNTER
  • Publication number: 20230247264
    Abstract: The systems described herein provide a system for presenting affordances for applications installable on electronic devices. In response to selection of one or more of the affordances, a content affordance of content provided by a corresponding application is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi
  • Patent number: 11653067
    Abstract: The systems described herein provide a system for automatic login into content provider applications. An operating system stores authentication credentials for the applications, which can be subsequently provided for use during invocation of the content provider applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi
  • Publication number: 20220210517
    Abstract: The systems described herein provide a system for automatic login into content provider applications. An operating system stores authentication credentials for the applications, which can be subsequently provided for use during invocation of the content provider applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi
  • Patent number: 11284163
    Abstract: The systems described herein provide a system for automatic login into content provider applications. An operating system stores authentication credentials for the applications, which can be subsequently provided for use during invocation of the content provider applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi
  • Publication number: 20200329279
    Abstract: The systems described herein provide a system for automatic login into content provider applications. An operating system stores authentication credentials for the applications, which can be subsequently provided for use during invocation of the content provider applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi
  • Patent number: 10701452
    Abstract: The systems described herein include a universal browse and watch list that can provide a centralized user interface for presenting recently watched, recommended, and continue watching content items provided by different content providers. For example, a media device can include multiple content provider applications for viewing media items on the media device. When a content provider application presents a media item, the content provider application can send playback status data to a content aggregator application on the media device. The content aggregator application can provide the playback status data to a content aggregator server. The content aggregator application can interact with a content aggregator server to determine which content providers can provide the played media item or related media items. The content aggregator application can provide a centralized user interface that allows the user to initiate playback of media items provided by the various content providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi
  • Publication number: 20180367863
    Abstract: The systems described herein include a universal browse and watch list that can provide a centralized user interface for presenting recently watched, recommended, and continue watching content items provided by different content providers. For example, a media device can include multiple content provider applications for viewing media items on the media device. When a content provider application presents a media item, the content provider application can send playback status data to a content aggregator application on the media device. The content aggregator application can provide the playback status data to a content aggregator server. The content aggregator application can interact with a content aggregator server to determine which content providers can provide the played media item or related media items. The content aggregator application can provide a centralized user interface that allows the user to initiate playback of media items provided by the various content providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi
  • Patent number: 10070193
    Abstract: The systems described herein include a universal browse and watch list that can provide a centralized user interface for presenting recently watched, recommended, and continue watching content items provided by different content providers. For example, a media device can include multiple content provider applications for viewing media items on the media device. When a content provider application presents a media item, the content provider application can send playback status data to a content aggregator application on the media device. The content aggregator application can provide the playback status data to a content aggregator server. The content aggregator application can interact with a content aggregator server to determine which content providers can provide the played media item or related media items. The content aggregator application can provide a centralized user interface that allows the user to initiate playback of media items provided by the various content providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi
  • Publication number: 20180113699
    Abstract: In some implementations, a system can automatically initiate installation of a content provider application based on a content selection by a user. For example, a user device can present a graphical user interface (GUI) of a watch list application on a display of the user device. The watch list application can present content item suggestions based on subscriptions or purchases that entitle the user to consume media content from various content providers. The user can select a suggested content item provided by a content provider from the watch list application. In response to the user selection, the watch list application can determine that a media content provider application corresponding to the content provider is not installed on the user device and automatically initiate installation of the media content provider application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Derek A. Hunter, Lucas C. Newman
  • Publication number: 20180063591
    Abstract: The systems described herein include a universal browse and watch list that can provide a centralized user interface for presenting recently watched, recommended, and continue watching content items provided by different content providers. For example, a media device can include multiple content provider applications for viewing media items on the media device. When a content provider application presents a media item, the content provider application can send playback status data to a content aggregator application on the media device. The content aggregator application can provide the playback status data to a content aggregator server. The content aggregator application can interact with a content aggregator server to determine which content providers can provide the played media item or related media items. The content aggregator application can provide a centralized user interface that allows the user to initiate playback of media items provided by the various content providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Lucas C. Newman, Derek A. Hunter, Sandip M. Chokshi