Patents by Inventor Jason C. Beaver
Jason C. Beaver 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: 20220100368Abstract: The embodiments herein describe a mode of applications on the portable electronic device that improves single-handed operation of the devices. For example, the embodiments herein describe an ergonomic mode of an application that displays the graphical user interface (GUI) of the application in a bottom area of the display screen of the electronic device to allow the user to more easily interact with objects. The embodiments herein also describe an ergonomic mode of a keyboard displayed on the display screen of the portable electronic device. During the ergonomic mode of the keyboard, the keyboard is shifted towards a vertical edge of the display screen to allow a user to more easily reach keys of the keyboard that were previously unreachable without the user switching to two handed operation of the device or repositioning the electronic device in the user's hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Imran CHAUDHRI, Daniel Tyler KURTZ, Jacob Xiao, Jason C. BEAVER, Elisabeth J. KAIN, Balaji SARPESHKAR, Kenneth Luke KOCIENDA, Freddy Allen ANZURES, Andrew WADYCKI, Joshua Hal SHAFFER
-
Patent number: 11120220Abstract: A method includes displaying a suggestion region above an on-screen keyboard. The suggestion region includes multiple suggested character strings. The method further includes: detecting a gesture that begins within a predefined key of the on-screen keyboard; and responsive to detecting the gesture: in accordance with a determination that the gesture ends within the predefined key, inserting a first character string into a text field; and in accordance with a determination that the gesture ends outside of the predefined key, inserting a second character string into the text field, wherein the second character string is different from the first character string.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Tiffany S. Jon, Jason C. Beaver, Joshua H. Shaffer, Christopher P. Willmore, Nicholas K. Jong
-
Publication number: 20200293189Abstract: The embodiments herein describe a mode of applications on the portable electronic device that improves single-handed operation of the devices. For example, the embodiments herein describe an ergonomic mode of an application that displays the graphical user interface (GUI) of the application in a bottom area of the display screen of the electronic device to allow the user to more easily interact with objects. The embodiments herein also describe an ergonomic mode of a keyboard displayed on the display screen of the portable electronic device. During the ergonomic mode of the keyboard, the keyboard is shifted towards a vertical edge of the display screen to allow a user to more easily reach keys of the keyboard that were previously unreachable without the user switching to two handed operation of the device or repositioning the electronic device in the user's hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Imran CHAUDHRI, Daniel Tyler KURTZ, Jacob Xiao, Jason C. BEAVER, Elisabeth J. KAIN, Balaji SARPESHKAR, Kenneth Luke KOCIENDA, Freddy Allen ANZURES, Andrew WADYCKI, Joshua Hal SHAFFER
-
Patent number: 10684704Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device displays a user interface in a viewing mode, the user interface including a content region and a first control region. While displaying the user interface in the viewing mode, the device detects an input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive display; and, in response to detecting the input: when the first contact is a stylus contact in the content region, the device displays, in the content region, a mark drawn in accordance with movement of the first contact in the input. If the first contact is a non-stylus contact in the content region, the device performs a navigation operation in the content region in accordance with movement of the first contact without displaying the mark that corresponds to the first contact in the content region.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Conrad R. Carlen, Linda Y. Fong, Alexandre R. Moha, Jason C. Beaver, Toby C. Paterson
-
Patent number: 10671275Abstract: The embodiments herein describe a mode of applications on the portable electronic device that improves single-handed operation of the devices. For example, the embodiments herein describe an ergonomic mode of an application that displays the graphical user interface (GUI) of the application in a bottom area of the display screen of the electronic device to allow the user to more easily interact with objects. The embodiments herein also describe an ergonomic mode of a keyboard displayed on the display screen of the portable electronic device. During the ergonomic mode of the keyboard, the keyboard is shifted towards a vertical edge of the display screen to allow a user to more easily reach keys of the keyboard that were previously unreachable without the user switching to two handed operation of the device or repositioning the electronic device in the user's hand.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Daniel Tyler Kurtz, Jacob Xiao, Jason C. Beaver, Elisabeth J. Kain, Balaji Sarpeshkar, Kenneth Luke Kocienda, Freddy Allen Anzures, Andrew Wadycki, Joshua Hal Shaffer
-
Patent number: 10551957Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media to reduce latency in a graphics processing pipeline of an electronic device having a touch-sensitive input device and a display are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a temporal sequence of multi-touch scan data, processing the multi-touch scan data, determining an “optimal” time to deliver the processed multi-touch scan data to the relevant application(s) running on the device for processing, animating the resultant graphical changes that are determined by the application(s) based on the multi-touch input, and rendering the determined graphical changes to a frame buffer.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jason C. Beaver, Bruce D. Nilo, Chendi Zhang
-
Patent number: 10503564Abstract: Techniques for handling security of an application and its extension are described. In one embodiment, an application manager of an operating system running within a data processing system launches an application in a first sandboxed environment based on a first security profile associated with the application. In response to receiving a request from the application for accessing a function of an application extension that is associated with the application, the application manager launches the application extension in a second sandboxed environment based on a second security profile associated with the application extension. The application manager is to individually enforce security and manage resources of the application and the application extension in the first and second sandboxed environments based on the first and second security profiles, respectively. The second security profile specifies resources fewer than the first security profile.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ivan Krstić, Damien P. Sorresso, Jason C. Beaver, Sophia Teutschler, Ian J. Baird
-
Publication number: 20190324563Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device displays a user interface in a viewing mode, the user interface including a content region and a first control region. While displaying the user interface in the viewing mode, the device detects an input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive display; and, in response to detecting the input: when the first contact is a stylus contact in the content region, the device displays, in the content region, a mark drawn in accordance with movement of the first contact in the input. If the first contact is a non-stylus contact in the content region, the device performs a navigation operation in the content region in accordance with movement of the first contact without displaying the mark that corresponds to the first contact in the content region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Conrad R. Carlen, Linda Y. Fong, Alexandre R. Moha, Jason C. Beaver, Toby C. Paterson
-
Patent number: 10379632Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device: displays a user interface in a viewing mode, the user interface including a content region and a first control region; while displaying the user interface in the viewing mode, detects an input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive display; and, in response to detecting the input: when the first contact is a stylus contact in the content region: changes from the viewing mode to an editing mode; and displays, in the content region, a mark drawn in accordance with movement of the first contact; and when the first contact is a non-stylus contact in the content region: remains in the viewing mode; and performs a navigation operation in the content region in accordance with movement of the first contact without displaying the mark.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Conrad R. Carlen, Linda Y. Fong, Alexandre R. Moha, Jason C. Beaver, Toby C. Paterson
-
Publication number: 20190147035Abstract: A method includes displaying a suggestion region above an on-screen keyboard. The suggestion region includes multiple suggested character strings. The method further includes: detecting a gesture that begins within a predefined key of the on-screen keyboard; and responsive to detecting the gesture: in accordance with a determination that the gesture ends within the predefined key, inserting a first character string into a text field; and in accordance with a determination that the gesture ends outside of the predefined key, inserting a second character string into the text field, wherein the second character string is different from the first character string.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Imran A. CHAUDHRI, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Tiffany S. JON, Jason C. BEAVER, Joshua H. SHAFFER, Christopher P. WILLMORE, Nicholas K. JONG
-
Patent number: 10255267Abstract: A method includes displaying a set of one or more suggestions including one or more character strings that are suggested replacements for a first set of one or more entered characters. The method further includes: while displaying the set of suggestions, receiving one or more additional entered characters; and after receiving the additional entered characters, updating the set of suggestions based on an updated set of entered characters that includes the first set of entered characters and the additional entered characters. The updating comprises changing a first suggestion in the set of suggestions from a first character string that is a suggested replacement for the first set of entered characters to a second character string that is a suggested replacement for the updated set of entered characters.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Tiffany S. Jon, Jason C. Beaver, Joshua H. Shaffer, Christopher P. Willmore, Nicholas K. Jong
-
Patent number: 10204096Abstract: A method includes displaying a suggestion region above an on-screen keyboard. The suggestion region includes multiple suggested character strings. The method further includes: detecting a gesture that begins within a predefined key of the on-screen keyboard; and responsive to detecting the gesture: in accordance with a determination that the gesture ends within the predefined key, inserting a first character string into a text field; and in accordance with a determination that the gesture ends outside of the predefined key, inserting a second character string into the text field, wherein the second character string is different from the first character string.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Imran A. Chaudhri, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Tiffany S. Jon, Jason C. Beaver, Joshua H. Shaffer, Christopher P. Willmore, Nicholas K. Jong
-
Publication number: 20170357335Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device: displays a user interface in a viewing mode, the user interface including a content region and a first control region; while displaying the user interface in the viewing mode, detects an input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive display; and, in response to detecting the input: when the first contact is a stylus contact in the content region: changes from the viewing mode to an editing mode; and displays, in the content region, a mark drawn in accordance with movement of the first contact; and when the first contact is a non-stylus contact in the content region: remains in the viewing mode; and performs a navigation operation in the content region in accordance with movement of the first contact without displaying the mark.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Conrad R. Carlen, Linda Y. Fong, Alexandre R. Moha, Jason C. Beaver, Toby C. Paterson
-
Publication number: 20170185768Abstract: Techniques for handling security of an application and its extension are described. In one embodiment, an application manager of an operating system running within a data processing system launches an application in a first sandboxed environment based on a first security profile associated with the application. In response to receiving a request from the application for accessing a function of an application extension that is associated with the application, the application manager launches the application extension in a second sandboxed environment based on a second security profile associated with the application extension. The application manager is to individually enforce security and manage resources of the application and the application extension in the first and second sandboxed environments based on the first and second security profiles, respectively. The second security profile specifies resources fewer than the first security profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Ivan Krstic, Damien P. Sorresso, Jason C. Beaver, Sophia Teutschler, Ian J. Baird
-
Patent number: 9684547Abstract: Techniques for handling security of an application and its extension are described. In one embodiment, an application manager of an operating system running within a data processing system launches an application in a first sandboxed environment based on a first security profile associated with the application. In response to receiving a request from the application for accessing a function of an application extension that is associated with the application, the application manager launches the application extension in a second sandboxed environment based on a second security profile associated with the application extension. The application manager is to individually enforce security and manage resources of the application and the application extension in the first and second sandboxed environments based on the first and second security profiles, respectively. The second security profile specifies resources fewer than the first security profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ivan Krstic, Damien P. Sorresso, Jason C. Beaver, Sophia Teutschler, Ian J. Baird
-
Publication number: 20160357325Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media to reduce latency in a graphics processing pipeline of an electronic device having a touch-sensitive input device and a display are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a temporal sequence of multi-touch scan data, processing the multi-touch scan data, determining an “optimal” time to deliver the processed multi-touch scan data to the relevant application(s) running on the device for processing, animating the resultant graphical changes that are determined by the application(s) based on the multi-touch input, and rendering the determined graphical changes to a frame buffer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Jason C. Beaver, Bruce D. Nilo, Chendi Zhang
-
Publication number: 20160342321Abstract: Techniques, systems, and methods for allowing a user to select amongst different collection views and to animate the transition from one collection view to another. To select a different collection view, the user may provide a certain gesture on the display screen which causes the items displayed in the current collection view to transition in an animated fashion to a new collection view selected by the particular gesture. The particular type of animation between different collection views depends upon the manner in which the items in each collection view are defined in their respective layouts and the manner that facilitates a relatively seamless transition of the items from one layout to another layout.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Jason C. Beaver, Luke T. Heisterman, Mathieu Martin, Olivier Gutknecht
-
Patent number: 9349205Abstract: Techniques, systems, and methods for allowing a user to select amongst different collection views and to animate the transition from one collection view to another. To select a different collection view, the user may provide a certain gesture on the display screen which causes the items displayed in the current collection view to transition in an animated fashion to a new collection view selected by the particular gesture. The particular type of animation between different collection views depends upon the manner in which the items in each collection view are defined in their respective layouts and the manner that facilitates a relatively seamless transition of the items from one layout to another layout.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jason C. Beaver, Luke T. Heisterman, Mathieu Martin, Olivier Gutknecht
-
Publication number: 20160070466Abstract: The embodiments herein describe a mode of applications on the portable electronic device that improves single-handed operation of the devices. For example, the embodiments herein describe an ergonomic mode of an application that displays the graphical user interface (GUI) of the application in a bottom area of the display screen of the electronic device to allow the user to more easily interact with objects. The embodiments herein also describe an ergonomic mode of a keyboard displayed on the display screen of the portable electronic device. During the ergonomic mode of the keyboard, the keyboard is shifted towards a vertical edge of the display screen to allow a user to more easily reach keys of the keyboard that were previously unreachable without the user switching to two handed operation of the device or repositioning the electronic device in the user's hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Daniel Tyler Kurtz, Jacob Xiao, Jason C. Beaver, Elisabeth J. Kain, Balaji Sarpeshkar, Kenneth Luke Kocienda, Freddy Allen Anzures, Andrew Wadycki, Joshua Hal Shaffer
-
Publication number: 20150347748Abstract: Techniques for handling security of an application and its extension are described. In one embodiment, an application manager of an operating system running within a data processing system launches an application in a first sandboxed environment based on a first security profile associated with the application. In response to receiving a request from the application for accessing a function of an application extension that is associated with the application, the application manager launches the application extension in a second sandboxed environment based on a second security profile associated with the application extension. The application manager is to individually enforce security and manage resources of the application and the application extension in the first and second sandboxed environments based on the first and second security profiles, respectively. The second security profile specifies resources fewer than the first security profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Ivan Krstic, Damien P. Sorresso, Jason C. Beaver, Sophia Teutschler, Ian J. Baird