Patents by Inventor Eric J. Albert
Eric J. Albert 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: 20210335128Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a navigation application that uses a novel traffic notification scheme for providing traffic related notifications during a navigation presentation that is provided by a device. While providing a navigation presentation, the application iteratively monitors traffic conditions along the route. When traffic conditions meet a set of one or more threshold criteria, the application identifies a type of traffic notification that it should provide from several possible traffic notifications types. Next, without receiving any input from outside of the device, the application provides a traffic notification that is associated with the selected traffic notification type. In some embodiments, the traffic notification types include a notification (1) relating to traffic congestion along the current route, (2) relating to one or more faster routes that can replace the current route, and (3) regarding a road closure or extreme delay along the current route.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christine B. McGavran, Wesley Yue, Christopher Y. Tremblay, Supratik Maitra, Usama M. Hajj, Brian Andrich, Eric L. Grundstrom, J. Paul McCabe, Eric J. Albert, Ameya A. Limaye, Graydon Armstrong
-
Patent number: 11100797Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a navigation application that uses a novel traffic notification scheme for providing traffic related notifications during a navigation presentation that is provided by a device. While providing a navigation presentation, the application iteratively monitors traffic conditions along the route. When traffic conditions meet a set of one or more threshold criteria, the application identifies a type of traffic notification that it should provide from several possible traffic notifications types. Next, without receiving any input from outside of the device, the application provides a traffic notification that is associated with the selected traffic notification type. In some embodiments, the traffic notification types include a notification (1) relating to traffic congestion along the current route, (2) relating to one or more faster routes that can replace the current route, and (3) regarding a road closure or extreme delay along the current route.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christine B. McGavran, Wesley Yue, Christopher Y. Tremblay, Supratik Maitra, Usama M. Hajj, Brian Andrich, Eric L. Grundstrom, J. Paul McCabe, Eric J. Albert, Ameya A. Limaye, Graydon Armstrong
-
Publication number: 20160358468Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a navigation application that uses a novel traffic notification scheme for providing traffic related notifications during a navigation presentation that is provided by a device. While providing a navigation presentation, the application iteratively monitors traffic conditions along the route. When traffic conditions meet a set of one or more threshold criteria, the application identifies a type of traffic notification that it should provide from several possible traffic notifications types. Next, without receiving any input from outside of the device, the application provides a traffic notification that is associated with the selected traffic notification type. In some embodiments, the traffic notification types include a notification (1) relating to traffic congestion along the current route, (2) relating to one or more faster routes that can replace the current route, and (3) regarding a road closure or extreme delay along the current route.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Christine B. McGavran, Wesley Yue, Christopher Y. Tremblay, Supratik Maitra, Usama M. Hajj, Brian Andrich, Eric L. Grundstrom, J. Paul McCabe, Eric J. Albert, Ameya A. Limaye, Graydon Armstrong
-
Patent number: 9239606Abstract: In one embodiment described herein, a device having an account permitting access to network-based storage, receives a push notification indicating that one or more assets has been shared by another person. In response to the push notification, the device begins downloading the new asset to the device, while starting two timers. When the first timer finishes, the user is notified about the new asset that is available. When the second timer finishes, the download, if still in progress, is interrupted to save power.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brendan J. Langoulant, Justin Titi, Eric J. Albert
-
Publication number: 20130332755Abstract: In one embodiment described herein, a device having an account permitting access to network-based storage, receives a push notification indicating that one or more assets has been shared by another person. In response to the push notification, the device begins downloading the new asset to the device, while starting two timers. When the first timer finishes, the user is notified about the new asset that is available. When the second timer finishes, the download, if still in progress, is interrupted to save power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brendan J. LANGOULANT, Justin TITI, Eric J. ALBERT
-
Patent number: 8195622Abstract: The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include a method of decoding data or a data stream in a file, which may include checking for a first data portion of a plurality of data portions in the file, the first data portion having a first data value, reading in data from another data portion of the plurality of data portions, decoding or decompressing the data, performing a checksum operation on the decoded data if the first data portion having the first data value is not detected, and skipping a checksum operation on the decoded data if the first data portion having the first data value is detected. In the embodiment, a checksum operation on encoded data may also be skipped. In an embodiment, the first data value may include information or instructions about how a decoder may decode the data and may also include a tag or identifier.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric J. Albert, Nathaniel Begeman, Sean Gies
-
Publication number: 20110310041Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed that allow automated testing of an application program that is configured to receive a touch input. A testing mechanism can be configured to identify the touch input that is designed to produce a specified result. The testing mechanism can generate one or more signals simulating the touch input. The testing mechanism can then check the state of the user interface of the application program being tested and determine whether the actual result conforms to the specified result.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Joshua Matthew Williams, John D. Gale, Michael Edward Creasy, Matthew Even Dreisbach, Eric J. Albert, Phillip Roy Thompson, Christopher Brian Fleizach, Stephen Richard Lewallen, Mark H. Firth
-
Publication number: 20100211553Abstract: The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include a method of decoding data or a data stream in a file, which may include checking for a first data portion of a plurality of data portions in the file, the first data portion having a first data value, reading in data from another data portion of the plurality of data portions, decoding or decompressing the data, performing a checksum operation on the decoded data if the first data portion having the first data value is not detected, and skipping a checksum operation on the decoded data if the first data portion having the first data value is detected. In the embodiment, a checksum operation on encoded data may also be skipped. In an embodiment, the first data value may include information or instructions about how a decoder may decode the data and may also include a tag or identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Eric J. Albert, Nathaniel Begeman, Sean Gies
-
Patent number: 7716166Abstract: The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include a method of decoding data or a data stream in a file, which may include checking for a first data portion of a plurality of data portions in the file, the first data portion having a first data value, reading in data from another data portion of the plurality of data portions, decoding or decompressing the data, performing a checksum operation on the decoded data if the first data portion having the first data value is not detected, and skipping a checksum operation on the decoded data if the first data portion having the first data value is detected. In the embodiment, a checksum operation on encoded data may also be skipped. In an embodiment, the first data value may include information or instructions about how a decoder may decode the data and may also include a tag or identifier.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Eric J. Albert, Nathaniel Begeman, Sean Gies
-
Publication number: 20080177769Abstract: The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include a method of decoding data or a data stream in a file, which may include checking for a first data portion of a plurality of data portions in the file, the first data portion having a first data value, reading in data from another data portion of the plurality of data portions, decoding or decompressing the data, performing a checksum operation on the decoded data if the first data portion having the first data value is not detected, and skipping a checksum operation on the decoded data if the first data portion having the first data value is detected. In the embodiment, a checksum operation on encoded data may also be skipped. In an embodiment, the first data value may include information or instructions about how a decoder may decode the data and may also include a tag or identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Eric J. Albert, Nathaniel Begeman, Sean Gies