Patents by Inventor Ian J. Elseth
Ian J. Elseth 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: 20240094872Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a document viewing application. While displaying a sequence of selectable items that each correspond to a different document in a sequence of documents, the method receives selection of an item corresponding to a particular document in the sequence. The method retrieves a first set of content for displaying at least a portion of the particular document. After the first set of content is retrieved and displayed, the method retrieves content for displaying documents surrounding the particular document in the sequence of documents such that the content is available if input is received to display one of the documents surrounding the particular document in the sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Charles J. Migos, Michel Elings, Ian J. Elseth, Genevieve Garand, Kyle Howarth, Steve E. Marmon, Martin J. Murrett, Jip van der Velde
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Publication number: 20200301973Abstract: In some implementations, a computing system can deliver personalized content while preserving user privacy. For example, the computing system can include a content server that filters and selects aggregate content items (e.g., magazine issues, newspaper issues, etc.) that are relevant to a subject matter tag (e.g., investment identifier) received in a request from a client device. The content server can send the selected aggregate content items to the requesting client. Upon receiving the aggregate content items, requesting client device can evaluate and select aggregate content items to present to the user based on user preferences stored on the user device. The selected aggregate content items can then be presented on a display of the user device. Thus, personalization of aggregate content item selection and presentation can be performed without distributing user preference data outside of the user device thereby preserving user privacy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anil A. Sewani, Collin D. Ruffenach, Dominic J. Hughes, Ian J. Elseth, Pushkaraj Bhirud, Sidy Diop, Venkatesh Venkataramanan, Gregory C. Langmead, Gurumurthy D. Ramkumar
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Publication number: 20200241718Abstract: An electronic device displays a view of a lower portion of a first column from a document. The document includes at least a first column and a second column. A first user input gesture is received by the electronic device. In response to detecting the first user input gesture, the electronic device displays an animated transition from the view of the lower portion of the first column to a view of an upper portion of the second column.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Charles J. Migos, Martin J. Murrett, Ian J. Elseth, Allison M. Styer, Jacob Refstrup, Alastair K. Fettes, Gregory C. Langmead
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Patent number: 10719204Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method that detects document attribute preferences for viewing documents (e.g., articles) on a device. The method displays several documents on a display screen of the device, with each document having one or more associated attributes. In some embodiments, different documents can be associated with the same attribute or the same number of attributes, or can be associated with different attributes or a different number of attributes. In some embodiments, the method detects viewer interactions with one or more displayed documents, and based on these interactions, computes attribute scores for several attributes associated with a number of the documents. The computed attribute scores identify a preference ranking for attributes associated with the documents. Some embodiments use the computed attribute scores to select subsequent documents for display on the device and/or to arrange the display of subsequent documents on the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Collin D. Ruffenach, Dominic J. Hughes, Ian J. Elseth, Steve E. Marmon
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Patent number: 10691323Abstract: An electronic device displays a view of a lower portion of a first column from a document. The document includes at least a first column and a second column. A first user input gesture is received by the electronic device. In response to detecting the first user input gesture, the electronic device displays an animated transition from the view of the lower portion of the first column to a view of an upper portion of the second column.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Charles J. Migos, Martin J. Murrett, Ian J. Elseth, Allison M. Styer, Jacob Refstrup, Alastair K. Fettes, Gregory C. Langmead
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Patent number: 10268747Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a mobile or computer reader application that obtains articles or other computer files from a central database and displays the articles to a user of the device. The reader application may be customizable around one or more characteristics of the user of the device. In one embodiment, the type and number of articles provided to the device and displayed in the reader application may be based on the determination of a category or type of usage of the application is performed by the user. Further, the determination of the use of the reader application on the device is performed by and contained within the device such that usage information is not shared with overall article providing system. In another embodiment, the article providing system and/or device may determine recommendations to provide to a user of the reading application. These recommendations may be based on one or more selected interests or topics of the user of the reading application.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Martin J. Murrett, Ian J. Elseth, Guillermo Ortiz, Ravi Chandra Jammalamadaka, Dominic J. Hughes, Steve E. Marmon, Casey M. Dougherty, Gregory C. Langmead, Mark A. Gingrich, Donald R. Beaver, Amogh Mahapatra, Collin D. Ruffenach, Georgios Sofianatos, Justin W. Sung, Kang Tu, Jason A. Novak
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Patent number: 10268748Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a mobile or computer reader application that obtains articles or other computer files from a central database and displays the articles to a user of the device. The reader application may be customizable around one or more characteristics of the user of the device. In one embodiment, the type and number of articles provided to the device and displayed in the reader application may be based on the determination of a category or type of usage of the application is performed by the user. Further, the determination of the use of the reader application on the device is performed by and contained within the device such that usage information is not shared with overall article providing system. In another embodiment, the article providing system and/or device may determine recommendations to provide to a user of the reading application. These recommendations may be based on one or more selected interests or topics of the user of the reading application.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Martin J. Murrett, Ian J. Elseth, Guillermo Ortiz, Ravi Chandra Jammalamadaka, Dominic J. Hughes, Steve E. Marmon, Casey M. Dougherty, Gregory C. Langmead, Mark A. Gingrich, Donald R. Beaver, Amogh Mahapatra, Collin D. Ruffenach, Georgios Sofianatos, Justin W. Sung, Kang Tu, Jason A. Novak
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Patent number: 9961087Abstract: The present technology provides a less burdensome mechanism to bring media items owned or licensed in the physical world into an account hosted by an electronic media provider. A specific use case deals with magazine subscriptions wherein the electronic media provider can send entity identifying information to a publisher clearinghouse that has subscription data for many different magazines. If the entity information sufficiently matches subscription information, the clearinghouse sends back data identifying magazines for which the entity is entitled to a digital copy, and these magazines become available to the user through the electronic media provider.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Farman A. Syed, Ian J. Elseth, Martin J. Murrett, Michelle H. Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20170357622Abstract: Some embodiments provide a GUI for a document reader application that displays an aggregated feed with sections for different groups of personalized documents. Some embodiments provide a method for arranging documents within the different sections and for ordering the different sections within the aggregated feed. In some embodiments, the groups are dynamically generated at a device based on content (e.g., tags) of the documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Charles J. Migos, Alexander C. MacLean, Brian J. Turner, Ian J. Elseth, Jay W. Robinson, Shawn D. Moon, Steve E. Marmon, Vincent M. Lane, Wyatt Mitchell
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Patent number: 9769256Abstract: Some embodiments provide a system for interacting with a web browser. During operation, the system establishes a network connection with the web browser from a portable electronic device. Next, the system provides data to the web browser using a web server on the portable electronic device. Finally, the system sends a set of control instructions from the web server to the web browser, wherein the control instructions direct the web browser to obtain and display the data.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Martin J. Murrett, Kevin R. G. Smyth, Ian J. Elseth, Richard C. Cave
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Publication number: 20170199854Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method that detects document attribute preferences for viewing documents (e.g., articles) on a device. The method displays several documents on a display screen of the device, with each document having one or more associated attributes. In some embodiments, different documents can be associated with the same attribute or the same number of attributes, or can be associated with different attributes or a different number of attributes. In some embodiments, the method detects viewer interactions with one or more displayed documents, and based on these interactions, computes attribute scores for several attributes associated with a number of the documents. The computed attribute scores in some embodiments identify a preference ranking for attributes associated with the documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Collin D. Ruffenach, Dominic J. Hughes, Ian J. Elseth, Steve E. Marmon
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Publication number: 20170199942Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method that detects document attribute preferences for viewing documents (e.g., articles) on a device. The method displays several documents on a display screen of the device, with each document having one or more associated attributes. In some embodiments, different documents can be associated with the same attribute or the same number of attributes, or can be associated with different attributes or a different number of attributes. In some embodiments, the method detects viewer interactions with one or more displayed documents, and based on these interactions, computes attribute scores for several attributes associated with a number of the documents. The computed attribute scores in some embodiments identify a preference ranking for attributes associated with the documents.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Collin D. Ruffenach, Dominic J. Hughes, Ian J. Elseth, Steve E. Marmon
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Publication number: 20170134389Abstract: The present technology provides a less burdensome mechanism to bring media items owned or licensed in the physical world into an account hosted by an electronic media provider. A specific use case deals with magazine subscriptions wherein the electronic media provider can send entity identifying information to a publisher clearinghouse that has subscription data for many different magazines. If the entity information sufficiently matches subscription information, the clearinghouse sends back data identifying magazines for which the entity is entitled to a digital copy, and these magazines become available to the user through the electronic media provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Farman A. Syed, Ian J. Elseth, Martin J. Murrett, Michelle H. Gonzalez
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Patent number: 9602494Abstract: The present technology provides a less burdensome mechanism to bring media items owned or licensed in the physical world into an account hosted by an electronic media provider. A specific use case deals with magazine subscriptions wherein the electronic media provider can send entity identifying information to a publisher clearinghouse that has subscription data for many different magazines. If the entity information sufficiently matches subscription information, the clearinghouse sends back data identifying magazines for which the entity is entitled to a digital copy, and these magazines become available to the user through the electronic media provider.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Farman A. Syed, Ian J. Elseth, Martin J. Murrett, Michelle H. Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20160357366Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a document viewing application. While displaying a sequence of selectable items that each correspond to a different document in a sequence of documents, the method receives selection of an item corresponding to a particular document in the sequence. The method retrieves a first set of content for displaying at least a portion of the particular document. After the first set of content is retrieved and displayed, the method retrieves content for displaying documents surrounding the particular document in the sequence of documents such that the content is available if input is received to display one of the documents surrounding the particular document in the sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Charles J. Migos, Michel Elings, Ian J. Elseth, Genevieve Garand, Kyle Howarth, Steve E. Marmon, Martin J. Murrett, Jip van der Velde
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Publication number: 20160357843Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a mobile or computer reader application that obtains articles or other computer files from a central database and displays the articles to a user of the device. The reader application may be customizable around one or more characteristics of the user of the device. In one embodiment, the type and number of articles provided to the device and displayed in the reader application may be based on the determination of a category or type of usage of the application is performed by the user. Further, the determination of the use of the reader application on the device is performed by and contained within the device such that usage information is not shared with overall article providing system. In another embodiment, the article providing system and/or device may determine recommendations to provide to a user of the reading application. These recommendations may be based on one or more selected interests or topics of the user of the reading application.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Martin J. Murrett, Ian J. Elseth, Guillermo Ortiz, Ravi Chandra Jammalamadaka, Dominic J. Hughes, Steve E. Marmon, Casey M. Dougherty, Gregory C. Langmead, Mark A. Gingrich, Donald R. Beaver, Amogh Mahapatra, Collin D. Ruffenach, Georgios Sofianatos, Justin W. Sung, Kang Tu, Jason A. Novak
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Publication number: 20160357364Abstract: Some embodiments provide a document viewing application with first and second document-browsing modes. The first document-browsing mode, accessed through a first UI item of several top-level UI items, displays several selectable document channel items corresponding to previously-selected document channels. Selection of one of the selectable document channel items causes the document viewing application to present a set of documents related to the document channel corresponding to the particular selectable item. The second document-browsing mode, accessed through a second UI item of the several top-level UI items, displays several selectable document panes corresponding to documents related to several of the previously-selected channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Pepijn T. Zoon, Jay C. Capela, Daniel L. Carter, Anton Davydov, Michel Elings, Ian J. Elseth, Steven Evergreen, Genevieve Garand, Alden M. Haley, Alexander C. MacLean, Steve E. Marmon, Charles J. Migos, Martin J. Murrett, Jonathan M. Penn, Roger R. Rosner, Collin D. Ruffenach, Brian J. Turner, Jip van der Velde, Martin Walvius, Matthijs J. Zoon
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Publication number: 20160357820Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a mobile or computer reader application that obtains articles or other computer files from a central database and displays the articles to a user of the device. The reader application may be customizable around one or more characteristics of the user of the device. In one embodiment, the type and number of articles provided to the device and displayed in the reader application may be based on the determination of a category or type of usage of the application is performed by the user. Further, the determination of the use of the reader application on the device is performed by and contained within the device such that usage information is not shared with overall article providing system. In another embodiment, the article providing system and/or device may determine recommendations to provide to a user of the reading application. These recommendations may be based on one or more selected interests or topics of the user of the reading application.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Martin J. Murrett, Ian J. Elseth, Guillermo Ortiz, Ravi Chandra Jammalamadaka, Dominic J. Hughes, Steve E. Marmon, Casey M. Dougherty, Gregory C. Langmead, Mark A. Gingrich, Donald R. Beaver, Amogh Mahapatra, Collin D. Ruffenach, Georgios Sofianatos, Justin W. Sung, Kang Tu, Jason A. Novak
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Publication number: 20160352714Abstract: The present technology provides a less burdensome mechanism to bring media items owned or licensed in the physical world into an account hosted by an electronic media provider. A specific use case deals with magazine subscriptions wherein the electronic media provider can send entity identifying information to a publisher clearinghouse that has subscription data for many different magazines. If the entity information sufficiently matches subscription information, the clearinghouse sends back data identifying magazines for which the entity is entitled to a digital copy, and these magazines become available to the user through the electronic media provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Farman A. Syed, Ian J. Elseth, Martin J. Murrett, Michele H. Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20160299655Abstract: An electronic device displays a view of a lower portion of a first column from a document. The document includes at least a first column and a second column. A first user input gesture is received by the electronic device. In response to detecting the first user input gesture, the electronic device displays an animated transition from the view of the lower portion of the first column to a view of an upper portion of the second column.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Charles J. Migos, Martin J. Murrett, Ian J. Elseth, Allison M. Styer, Jacob Refstrup, Alastair K. Fettes, Gregory C. Langmead