Patents by Inventor Jesse Boettcher
Jesse Boettcher 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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Patent number: 8768702Abstract: This invention is directed to providing voice feedback to a user of an electronic device. Because each electronic device display may include several speakable elements (i.e., elements for which voice feedback is provided), the elements may be ordered. To do so, the electronic device may associate a tier with the display of each speakable element. The electronic device may then provide voice feedback for displayed speakable elements based on the associated tier. To reduce the complexity in designing the voice feedback system, the voice feedback features may be integrated in a Model View Controller (MVC) design used for displaying content to a user. For example, the model and view of the MVC design may include additional variables associated with speakable properties.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: James Eric Mason, Jesse Boettcher
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Publication number: 20140108017Abstract: This invention is directed to providing voice feedback to a user of an electronic device. Because each electronic device display may include several speakable elements (i.e., elements for which voice feedback is provided), the elements may be ordered. To do so, the electronic device may associate a tier with the display of each speakable element. The electronic device may then provide voice feedback for displayed speakable elements based on the associated tier. To reduce the complexity in designing the voice feedback system, the voice feedback features may be integrated in a Model View Controller (MVC) design used for displaying content to a user. For example, the model and view of the MVC design may include additional variables associated with speakable properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: James Eric Mason, Jesse Boettcher
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Patent number: 8473082Abstract: A method of operating a portable electronics device can include integrated operation of media playback processing and non-media-playback processing (such as, for example, a game). The method can include receiving an event corresponding to operation of a user interface item by a user of the portable electronics device. The received event can be provided to the non-media-playback processing. The non-media-playback processing can determine whether to cause an action corresponding to the provided received event with respect to the non-media-playback processing. For an event determined by the non-media-playback processing to not cause an action corresponding to the provided received event with respect to the non-media-playback processing, the provided received event can be provided to the media playback processing.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Jesse Boettcher
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Patent number: 8200629Abstract: Methods and system for transferring images between devices is disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg Marriott, Jesse Boettcher, Thomas Dowdy, David Heller, Jeff Miller, Jeffrey L. Robbin
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Publication number: 20120050185Abstract: A portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display is configured to separately display sets of media player controls, including a first set and a second set. The device displays the first set while playing a first media item and detects gestures on the touch-sensitive display while displaying the first set and playing the first media item. In response to detecting a first gesture on a first media player control in the first set, the device activates the first media player control and controls playing of the first media item in accordance with activation of the first media player control. In response to detecting a second gesture, the second gesture distinct from the first gesture, the device replaces display of the first set with display of the second set and maintains playing of the first media item.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Anton Davydov, Jorge Fino, Policarpo Bonilla Wood, JR., Jesse Boettcher
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Publication number: 20110316769Abstract: Providing an alternative human interface for an electronic device when a current human interface is made ineffective by at least an environmental factor is described herein. By ineffective it is meant that the current human interface cannot maintain a minimum level of interactivity between a user and the electronic device in the current or anticipated environment. In addition to maintaining at least a threshold level of interactivity, the configuration of the alternative human interface can take into consideration other factors such as an expected operating state of the electronic device affected by the choice of alternative human interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jesse Boettcher, Jeffery T. Lee, Aram Lindahl
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Patent number: 7881564Abstract: Methods and system for transferring images between devices are disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2009Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg Marriott, Jesse Boettcher, Thomas Dowdy, David Heller, Jeff Miller, Jeffrey L. Robbin
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Publication number: 20100205531Abstract: A method of operating a portable electronics device can include integrated operation of media playback processing and non-media-playback processing (such as, for example, a game). The method can include receiving an event corresponding to operation of a user interface item by a user of the portable electronics device. The received event can be provided to the non-media-playback processing. The non-media-playback processing can determine whether to cause an action corresponding to the provided received event with respect to the non-media-playback processing. For an event determined by the non-media-playback processing to not cause an action corresponding to the provided received event with respect to the non-media-playback processing, the provided received event can be provided to the media playback processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventor: Jesse Boettcher
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Patent number: 7729791Abstract: A method of operating a portable electronics device can include integrated operation of media playback processing and non-media-playback processing (such as, for example, a game). The method can include receiving an event corresponding to operation of a user interface item by a user of the portable electronics device. The received event can be provided to the non-media-playback processing. The non-media-playback processing can determine whether to cause an action corresponding to the provided received event with respect to the non-media-playback processing. For an event determined by the non-media-playback processing to not cause an action corresponding to the provided received event with respect to the non-media-playback processing, the provided received event can be provided to the media playback processing.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Jesse Boettcher
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Patent number: 7680849Abstract: Improved techniques for transferring media assets between a host computer and a media device are disclosed. The transfer of media assets between a host computer and a media device can be referred to as synchronization. According to one aspect of the invention, media assets being transferred can be formatted (e.g., rendered) in advance at the host computer and then delivered to the media device. According to another aspect of the invention, media assets can be grouped into collections and transferred on a collection basis. According to still another aspect of the invention, media assets to be transferred can be limited based on an amount of storage capacity available at the media device. According to yet another aspect of the invention, media assets of different media types can be transferred in accordance with different priorities.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2004Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David Heller, Timothy Wasko, Jeff Miller, Jesse Boettcher, Greg Marriott
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Publication number: 20100063818Abstract: This invention is directed to providing voice feedback to a user of an electronic device. Because each electronic device display may include several speakable elements (i.e., elements for which voice feedback is provided), the elements may be ordered. To do so, the electronic device may associate a tier with the display of each speakable element. The electronic device may then provide voice feedback for displayed speakable elements based on the associated tier. To reduce the complexity in designing the voice feedback system, the voice feedback features may be integrated in a Model View Controller (MVC) design used for displaying content to a user. For example, the model and view of the MVC design may include additional variables associated with speakable properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: James Eric Mason, Jesse Boettcher
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Publication number: 20100054715Abstract: Methods and system for transferring images between devices are disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg MARRIOTT, Jesse BOETTCHER, Thomas DOWDY, David HELLER, Jeff MILLER, Jeffrey L. ROBBIN
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Patent number: 7623740Abstract: Methods and system for transferring images between devices are disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2008Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg Marriott, Jesse Boettcher, Thomas Dowdy, David Heller, Jeff Miller, Jeffrey L. Robbin
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Publication number: 20090216814Abstract: Methods and system for transferring images between devices is disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Greg MARRIOTT, Jesse BOETTCHER, Thomas DOWDY, David HELLER, Jeff MILLER, Jeffrey L. ROBBIN
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Patent number: 7565036Abstract: Methods and system for transferring images between devices is disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg Marriott, Jesse Boettcher, Thomas Dowdy, David Heller, Jeff Miller, Jeffrey L. Robbin
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Publication number: 20080260295Abstract: Methods and system for transferring images between devices are disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Greg Marriott, Jesse Boettcher, Thomas Dowdy, David Heller, Jeff Miller, Jeffrey L. Robbin
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Patent number: D706300Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Jeremy Bataillou, Jesse Boettcher, Daniel J. Coster, Anton Davydov, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer
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Patent number: D706301Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Jeremy Bataillou, Jesse Boettcher, Daniel J. Coster, Anton Davydov, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer
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Patent number: D706302Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Bartley K. Andre, Jeremy Bataillou, Jesse Boettcher, Daniel J. Coster, Anton Davydov, Daniele De Iuliis, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer
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Patent number: D725134Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jesse Boettcher, Anton Davydov