Patents by Inventor Justin Wood

Justin Wood 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).

  • Patent number: 9712657
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a mobile device, such as a smart phone, and associated method for enabling the mobile device to act as a communication proxy for an accessory device, such as a smart watch. The mobile device may be capable of providing proxy communication services for messages received from/provided to the accessory device even when the accessory device has not properly registered for the respective message service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre J. De Filippis, Nicholas J. Circosta, Daniel B. Pollack, Gobind Johar, Justin Wood
  • Publication number: 20170083202
    Abstract: A device provides user interfaces for displaying messages in a messaging application. The device receives a plurality of messages from a first participant within a time interval and determines whether the plurality of messages meets message grouping criteria. In accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages does not meet the message grouping criteria, the device displays a plurality of separate bounded message areas representing the plurality of messages. In accordance with a determination that the plurality of messages meets the message grouping criteria, the device displays a single group bounded message area representing the plurality of messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. YANG, Roberto GARCIA, Justin WOOD, Kyle S. MACOMBER, Óscar MORALES VIVO
  • Publication number: 20170083189
    Abstract: A device provides user interfaces for a messaging application. The device receives a first message and displays a representation of the first message, where the first message is scheduled to be deleted upon satisfaction of expiration criteria. The device displays an affordance for keeping the first message. In accordance with a determination that the affordance was selected prior to the satisfaction of the expiration criteria, the device keeps the first message. In accordance with a determination that the expiration criteria has been satisfied without detecting selection of the affordance, the device ceases to display the representation of the first message on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. YANG, Roberto GARCIA, Imran CHAUDHRI, Justin Wood, Craig M. Federighi, Stephen O. Lemay, Eugene Bistolas
  • Patent number: 9603094
    Abstract: In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to monitor environmental, system and user events. The occurrence of one or more events can trigger adjustments to system settings. In some implementations, the mobile device can be configured to keep frequently invoked applications up to date based on a forecast of predicted invocations by the user. In some implementations, the mobile device can receive push notifications associated with applications that indicate that new content is available for the applications to download. The mobile device can launch the applications associated with the push notifications in the background and download the new content. In some implementations, before running an application or accessing a network interface, the mobile device can be configured to check energy and data budgets and environmental conditions of the mobile device to preserve a high quality user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Justin Wood, Amit K. Vyas, Andrew H. Vyrros, Daniel Douglas Schucker, Daniel B. Pollack, Lee Russell, Anand Ramadurai, Naveen Nalam, Jonathan J. Andrews
  • Patent number: 9603086
    Abstract: In some implementations, a network daemon can manage access to a mobile device's network interface. The network daemon (e.g., network connection managing process) can monitor the condition of the mobile device's network connection on one or more interfaces. The network daemon can monitor many conditions on the mobile device. The network daemon can receive background networking requests from network clients (e.g., processes, applications) that specify criteria for initiating a network connection. The network daemon can then smartly manage network connections taking into account network conditions, mobile device conditions and/or client criteria received in the client request. This can help reduce battery life impact, memory usage, likelihood of call drops, data usage cost, and load on network operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew C. Lam, Ray Ling Chang, Steven Douglas Parker, Amit K. Vyas, Joshua V. Graessley, John Iarocci, Darren Litzinger, Justin Wood, Matthew Scott Klahn, Daniel B. Pollack
  • Patent number: 9577976
    Abstract: Registering a client computing device for online communication sessions. A registration server receives a message that has a push token that is unique to the client computing device and a phone number of the client computing device from an SMS (Short Message Service) transit device, which received an SMS message having the push token from the client computing device and determined the phone number of the client computing device from that SMS message. The registration server associates the push token and the phone number and stores it in a registration data store, which is used for inviting users for online communication sessions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Mathias, Justin Santamaria, Justin Wood, Joe Abuan, Jeremy Brown, Patrick Gates, Matthew Klahn, Andrew H. Vyrros, Braden Thomas, Drew Yao
  • Publication number: 20170006441
    Abstract: A unified message delivery between multiple devices is disclosed. Sending messages through a local communications link, such as but not limited to at least one of a Bluetooth connection and a peer-to-peer WiFi connection, can lead to faster transmission times and reduced server load. When the local communications link is unavailable or not suitable, the messages can be sent through a network and a push server. In some examples, messages can be sent through both the local communications link and through the network and the push server. Duplicates of a received message can be avoided by utilizing indicators. In some examples, one or more devices can include queue(s) to ensure ordered delivery of a plurality of messages when a local communications link and network connection become unavailable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel B. POLLACK, Pierre Jonathan DE FILIPPIS, Hyeonkuk JEONG, Berkat S. TUNG, Yan YANG, Gobind JOHAR, Justin WOOD, Roberto GARCIA, Gokul THIRUMALAI
  • Publication number: 20160348107
    Abstract: RNA interference (RNAi) triggers and RNAi trigger conjugates for inhibiting the expression of Hif2? (EPAS1) gene are described. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more Hif2? RNAi triggers optionally with one or more additional therapeutics are also described. Delivery of the described Hif2? RNAi triggers to tumor cells in vivo provides for inhibition of Hif2? gene expression and treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: So Wong, David L. Lewis, David B. Rozema, Darren H. Wakefield, Steven B. Kanner, Weijun Cheng, Lauren J. Almeida, Andrei V. Blokhin, Jeffrey C. Carlson, Anthony L. Nicholas, Aaron Almeida, Jonathan D. Benson, Justin Woods
  • Publication number: 20160337461
    Abstract: Modifying a notification on one client device can trigger the generation and transmission of a silent notification to another client device that is associated with the same user account. The silent notification can include instructions to query for and modify a similar notification, if present, on the other client device. Silent notifications that are undeliverable can be stored in offline storage and delivery can be reattempted at a later point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew H. Vyrros, Matthew Elliott Shepherd, Dylan Ross Edwards, Justin Wood, Daniel Ben Pollack, Pierre de Filippis, Jonathan Drummond, Justin Santamaria, Greg Novick
  • Patent number: 9451425
    Abstract: A unified message delivery between multiple devices is disclosed. Sending messages through a local communications link, such as but not limited to at least one of a Bluetooth connection and a peer-to-peer WiFi connection, can lead to faster transmission times and reduced server load. When the local communications link is unavailable or not suitable, the messages can be sent through a network and a push server. In some examples, messages can be sent through both the local communications link and through the network and the push server. Duplicates of a received message can be avoided by utilizing indicators. In some examples, one or more devices can include queue(s) to ensure ordered delivery of a plurality of messages when a local communications link and network connection become unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Pollack, Pierre Jonathan De Filippis, Hyeonkuk Jeong, Berkat S. Tung, Yan Yang, Gobind Johar, Justin Wood, Roberto Garcia, Gokul Thirumalai
  • Patent number: 9443615
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for memory testing with data compression is described. An example apparatus includes a plurality of latch test circuits, wherein each of the plurality of latch test circuits is coupled to a corresponding global data line of a memory. Each of the latch test circuits is configured to receive test data and is configured to latch data from the corresponding global data line or a corresponding mask bit. Each of the plurality of latch test circuits is further configured to output data based at least in part on the corresponding mask bit. A comparison circuit is coupled to an output of each of the latch test circuits and is configured to compare output data provided by each of the latch test circuits and provide a comparator output having a logical value indicative of whether all the output data matches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason M. Johnson, Justin Wood, Gregory S. Hendrix, Mark D. Franklin, Daniel F. Eichenberger
  • Publication number: 20160234366
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a mobile device, such as a smart phone, and associated method for enabling the mobile device to act as a communication proxy for an accessory device, such as a smart watch. The mobile device may be capable of providing proxy communication services for messages received from/provided to the accessory device even when the accessory device has not properly registered for the respective message service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre J. De Filippis, Nicholas J. Circosta, Daniel B. Pollack, Gobind Johar, Justin Wood
  • Patent number: 9392393
    Abstract: In some implementations, a mobile device can be configured to monitor environmental, system and user events. The occurrence of one or more events can trigger adjustments to system settings. In some implementations, the mobile device can be configured to keep frequently invoked applications up to date based on a forecast of predicted invocations by the user. In some implementations, the mobile device can receive push notifications associated with applications that indicate that new content is available for the applications to download. The mobile device can launch the applications associated with the push notifications in the background and download the new content. In some implementations, before running an application or accessing a network interface, the mobile device can be configured to check energy and data budgets and environmental conditions of the mobile device to preserve a high quality user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Wood, Amit K. Vyas, Andrew H. Vyrros, Gaurav Kapoor, Phillip Stanley-Marbell, Kit-man Wan, Jonathan J. Andrews, Naveen Nalam, Daniel B. Pollack, Matthew E. Shepherd, Brittany D. Hughes, David B. Myszewski, Lee Russell, Anand Ramadurai, David Michael Chan
  • Patent number: 9363754
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, computer-readable media, and computer systems for managing power consumption in mobile devices are described. A mobile computer system executes a first computer application configured to receive data from a server system over a network, and a second computer application configured to periodically search for a connection to the network at a first time interval. In response to executing the second computer application, the mobile computer system determines that a strength of the connection is below a threshold strength. In response to determining that the strength of the connection is below the threshold strength, the computer system executes the first computer application to delay requesting data from the server system until the connection to the network is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Pollack, Justin Wood, Ray L. Chang, Amit K. Vyas, Steve Parker, Matthew Scott Klahn
  • Patent number: 9288164
    Abstract: Modifying a notification on one client device can trigger the generation and transmission of a silent notification to another client device that is associated with the same user account. The silent notification can include instructions to query for and modify a similar notification, if present, on the other client device. Silent notifications that are undeliverable can be stored in offline storage and delivery can be reattempted at a later point in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew H. Vyrros, Matthew Elliott Shepherd, Dylan Ross Edwards, Justin Wood, Daniel Ben Pollack, Pierre de Filippis, Jonathan Drummond, Justin Santamaria, Greg Novick
  • Patent number: 9277530
    Abstract: A method performed by a notification handler process running on a device includes receiving a first push notification for a first application while the recipient device is inactive; determining that delivery of the first push notification would cause the device to become active without prompting a user of the device to interact with the first application; in response to determining what delivery of the first push modification would cause, locally storing the first push notification; receiving a second push notification for a second application while the recipient device is still inactive; determining that delivery of the second push notification would cause the device to become active prompting the user to interact with the second application; and in response to determining what delivery of the second push modification would cause, delivering the received second push notification to the second application and the stored first push notification to the first application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Korver, Jason R. Thorpe, Gokul P. Thirumalai, Justin Wood
  • Publication number: 20160054841
    Abstract: A device provides user interfaces for capturing and sending media, such as audio, video, or images, from within a messaging application. The device displays a message conversation having a media affordance. Responsive to contact on the media affordance, the device displays a record affordance and a send affordance. Responsive to contact on the record affordance, the device begins to record a video. Responsive to contact on the send affordance, the device sends the recorded video to the participants of the message conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. YANG, Roberto GARCIA, Justin WOOD, Richard R. DELLINGER, Imran CHAUDHRI, Kevin J. LINDEMAN, Kyle S. MACOMBER
  • Publication number: 20160029311
    Abstract: Power optimization modes for communication between a device and a server is disclosed. The device can dynamically change between communication modes based on an application or quality of service, battery life, an amount of noise associated with the communications link, a frequency of messages, and a type of message received in a given time period. In some examples, the device can determine if the number of pull messages is greater than the number of push messages. The device can select a push mode where a pull message can accompany a push message. In some examples, the device can determine that the number of push messages is greater than the number of pull messages, and the device can select a low-power associated sleep mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ziv WOLKOWICKI, Daniel B. POLLACK, Justin WOOD
  • Patent number: 9220084
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for communicating between VoIP applications installed on a mobile computing device and their corresponding servers using a cloud-based notification infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Amit K. Vyas, Albert S. Liu, Drew A. Schmitt, Justin Wood, Lee Russell, Anand Ramadurai, Keith Walter Rauenbuehler
  • Patent number: 9207835
    Abstract: A device provides user interfaces for capturing and sending media, such as audio, video, or images, from within a message application. The device detects a movement of the device and in response, plays or records an audio message. The device detects a movement of the device and in response, sends a recorded audio message. The device removes messages from a conversation based on expiration criteria. The device shares a location with one or more message participants in a conversation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Y. Yang, Roberto Garcia, Justin Wood, Anil K. Kandangath, Kyle S. Macomber, Woo-Ram Lee, Xiaoyuan Tu, Óscar Morales Vivó