Patents by Inventor John BLATZ

John BLATZ 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).

  • ACCELERATED TASK PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20230388409
    Abstract: Systems and processes for accelerating task performance are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device including a display and one or more input devices, displaying, on the display, a user interface including a suggestion affordance associated with a task, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to a selection of the suggestion affordance, in response to detecting the first user input: in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a first type, performing the task, and in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a second type different than the first type, displaying a confirmation interface including a confirmation affordance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ari WEINSTEIN, John BLATZ
  • Accelerated task performance
    Patent number: 11076039
    Abstract: Systems and processes for accelerating task performance are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device including a display and one or more input devices, displaying, on the display, a user interface including a suggestion affordance associated with a task, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to a selection of the suggestion affordance, in response to detecting the first user input: in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a first type, performing the task, and in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a second type different than the first type, displaying a confirmation interface including a confirmation affordance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ari Weinstein, Oluwatomiwa Alabi, Kellie Albert, John Blatz, Cyrus D. Irani, Ieyuki Kawashima, Stephen O. Lemay
  • ACCELERATED TASK PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20210152684
    Abstract: Systems and processes for accelerating task performance are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device including a display and one or more input devices, displaying, on the display, a user interface including a suggestion affordance associated with a task, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to a selection of the suggestion affordance, in response to detecting the first user input: in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a first type, performing the task, and in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a second type different than the first type, displaying a confirmation interface including a confirmation affordance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ari WEINSTEIN, John BLATZ
  • Accelerated task performance
    Patent number: 10944859
    Abstract: Systems and processes for accelerating task performance are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device including a display and one or more input devices, displaying, on the display, a user interface including a suggestion affordance associated with a task, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to a selection of the suggestion affordance, in response to detecting the first user input: in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a first type, performing the task, and in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a second type different than the first type, displaying a confirmation interface including a confirmation affordance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ari Weinstein, John Blatz
  • ACCELERATED TASK PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20190373102
    Abstract: Systems and processes for accelerating task performance are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device including a display and one or more input devices, displaying, on the display, a user interface including a suggestion affordance associated with a task, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to a selection of the suggestion affordance, in response to detecting the first user input: in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a first type, performing the task, and in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a second type different than the first type, displaying a confirmation interface including a confirmation affordance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Ari WEINSTEIN, John BLATZ
  • ACCELERATED TASK PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20190371316
    Abstract: Systems and processes for accelerating task performance are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device including a display and one or more input devices, displaying, on the display, a user interface including a suggestion affordance associated with a task, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to a selection of the suggestion affordance, in response to detecting the first user input: in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a first type, performing the task, and in accordance with a determination that the task is a task of a second type different than the first type, displaying a confirmation interface including a confirmation affordance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Ari WEINSTEIN, Oluwatomiwa ALABI, Kellie ALBERT, John BLATZ, Cyrus D. IRANI, Ieyuki KAWASHIMA, Stephen O. LEMAY