Patents by Inventor Durrell BISHOP

Durrell BISHOP 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).

  • Publication number: 20250039011
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for managing live communication between multiple participants using a computer system in accordance with some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Adam Stern MEYER, Durrell BISHOP, James H. FOSTER, Peter C. TSOI
  • Publication number: 20250013272
    Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a display, a processor, a sensor, and a wireless communication module. The sensor can detect a presence of an operable object near the portable electronic device. The processor can cause the display to depict an interface corresponding to the operable object based at least in part on a detection of the presence of the operable object. The wireless communication module can emit a signal instructing the operable object to perform an action based at least in part on an input to the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: James H. Foster, Durrell Bishop, Emma Clark, Nicolas V. Scapel
  • Patent number: 12170579
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for managing live communication between multiple participants using a computer system in accordance with some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Stern Meyer, Durrell Bishop, James H. Foster, Peter C. Tsoi
  • Patent number: 12147279
    Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a display, a processor, a sensor, and a wireless communication module. The sensor can detect a presence of an operable object near the portable electronic device. The processor can cause the display to depict an interface corresponding to the operable object based at least in part on a detection of the presence of the operable object. The wireless communication module can emit a signal instructing the operable object to perform an action based at least in part on an input to the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: James H. Foster, Durrell Bishop, Emma Clark, Nicolas V. Scapel
  • Publication number: 20220291726
    Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a display, a processor, a sensor, and a wireless communication module. The sensor can detect a presence of an operable object near the portable electronic device. The processor can cause the display to depict an interface corresponding to the operable object based at least in part on a detection of the presence of the operable object. The wireless communication module can emit a signal instructing the operable object to perform an action based at least in part on an input to the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: James H. Foster, Durrell Bishop, Emma Clark, Nicolas V. Scapel
  • Publication number: 20220286314
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for managing live communication between multiple participants using a computer system in accordance with some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Stern MEYER, Durrell BISHOP, James H. FOSTER, Peter C. TSOI