Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Van Vechten
Kevin J. Van Vechten 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: 20230393803Abstract: An example method includes, at a first electronic device that includes a display, displaying, on the display, a user interface that is associated with an application, the user interface displayed with a control user interface element for changing a display property of the user interface. The method includes, detecting an input directed to the control user interface element. The method also includes that in response to detecting the input, and while continuing to display the user interface, concurrently displaying on the display: a first selectable option for changing the display property of the user interface on the display of the first electronic device, and a second selectable option for requesting display at a second electronic device, distinct from the first electronic device, of a user interface that includes content from the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Raymond S. Sepulveda, Chun Kin Minor Wong, John O. Louch, Christopher N. Ryan, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Patrick L. Coffman
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Patent number: 11775248Abstract: An example method includes, at a first electronic device that includes a display, displaying, on the display, a user interface that is associated with an application, the user interface displayed with a control user interface element for changing a display property of the user interface. The method includes, detecting an input directed to the control user interface element. The method also includes that in response to detecting the input, and while continuing to display the user interface, concurrently displaying on the display: a first selectable option for changing the display property of the user interface on the display of the first electronic device, and a second selectable option for requesting display at a second electronic device, distinct from the first electronic device, of a user interface that includes content from the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Raymond S. Sepulveda, Chun Kin Minor Wong, John O. Louch, Christopher N. Ryan, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Patrick L. Coffman
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Publication number: 20230308994Abstract: In some aspects a first electronic device may detect a triggering condition for enabling control of a second electronic device. Upon detection of the triggering condition, the method can include determining an increased rate of transmission of advertising signals of a wireless protocol transmitted from a wireless transceiver of the first electronic device. The method can include transmitting a plurality of advertising wireless signals at the increased rate using the wireless protocol. The method can include receiving, from the second electronic device, one or more responses to the advertising wireless signals. The method can include determining a distance measurement based on the one or more responses. Responsive to the distance measurement being less than a threshold value, the method can include enabling control of one or more components of the first electronic device or the second electronic device by the other device. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Benjamin A. Werner, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Robert W. Mayor, Brent M. Ledvina, Brian G. Kilberg, Subash Marri Sridhar, Alejandro A. Rodriguez
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Publication number: 20230082764Abstract: The subject technology provides for displaying applications on a display while avoiding the display's irregular or undesirable features. The disclosed techniques include determining whether a triggering condition related to an application executing on an electronic device is present, and if so, determining a user interface (UI) adjustment value. The UI adjustment value is applied to a frame that represents all of the content including a user interface of the application to be rendered on the display. The UI adjustment value represents an adjustment to the frame such that, when the adjusted frame is rendered, the user interface of the application is presented on the display except on a predefined portion (e.g., a portion including an irregular feature or region) of the display. The adjusted frame is then rendered to present the user interface of the application on the display except on the predefined portion of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Kevin J. VAN VECHTEN, Chad E. JONES, Jesse E. DONALDSON, Kristin M. FORSTER, Mark P. HAMLIN, Ryan N. ARMSTRONG
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Publication number: 20220391158Abstract: A method is performed at a first computer system having a first display generation component in communication a second computer system having a second display generation component. The method includes, in response to an input, moving a representation of content across a first display region provided by the first display generation component to a second display region provided by the second display generation component when the display generation components are communication in a first mode or a second mode. The method includes moving an application window across the first display region to the second display region provided when the display generation components are communication in the first mode and preventing the moving across the first display region to the second display region when the display generation components are in communication in the second mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Cas G. Lemmens, Chun Kin Minor Wong, John O. Louch, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Raymond S. Sepulveda, Patrick L. Coffman
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Patent number: 11416205Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods that allow activation of, and intuitive interactions with, a companion-display mode for an electronic device. An example method includes: receiving an instruction to operate the first electronic device in a companion-display mode in which user interfaces generated by a second electronic device are displayed at the first electronic device. In response to receiving the instruction to operate in the companion-display mode, the method also includes: concurrently displaying, on the touch-sensitive display of the first electronic device: a user interface generated by the second electronic device; and a plurality of user interface objects, including a first user interface object associated with a first function of a plurality of functions for controlling the touch-sensitive display of the first electronic device while it is operating in the companion-display mode, and a second user interface object associated with a second function of the plurality of functions.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Raymond S. Sepulveda, Chun Kin Minor Wong, John O. Louch, Christopher N. Ryan, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Patrick L. Coffman
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Publication number: 20220164152Abstract: An example method includes, at a first electronic device that includes a display, displaying, on the display, a user interface that is associated with an application, the user interface displayed with a control user interface element for changing a display property of the user interface. The method includes, detecting an input directed to the control user interface element. The method also includes that in response to detecting the input, and while continuing to display the user interface, concurrently displaying on the display: a first selectable option for changing the display property of the user interface on the display of the first electronic device, and a second selectable option for requesting display at a second electronic device, distinct from the first electronic device, of a user interface that includes content from the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Raymond S. Sepulveda, Chun Kin Minor Wong, John O. Louch, Christopher N. Ryan, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Patrick L. Coffman
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Patent number: 11074116Abstract: The subject technology provides a system of devices, at least one of which includes an application configured to receive data directly from another one of the devices. The application is configured to obtain a list of available devices and associated features and provide input options for display based on the list. When one of the input options is selected, the application activates a component and/or an application of the other device for generation of the desired data. When the desired data has been generated by the other device, the generated data is directly input from the other device into the limiting application, without storage of the generated data at the other device, and without operation of the same application on the other device.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Christopher N. Ryan, John J. Iarocci, Bob Bradley
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Patent number: 11061744Abstract: The subject technology provides a system of devices, at least one of which includes an application configured to receive data directly from another one of the devices. The application is configured to obtain a list of available devices and associated features and provide input options for display based on the list. When one of the input options is selected, the application activates a component and/or an application of the other device for generation of the desired data. When the desired data has been generated by the other device, the generated data is directly input from the other device into the running application, without storage of the generated data at the other device, and without operation of the same application on the other device.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Christopher N. Ryan, John J. Iarocci, Bob Bradley
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Patent number: 10908954Abstract: In one embodiment, tasks executing on a data processing system can be associated with a Quality of Service (QoS) classification that is used to determine the priority values for multiple subsystems of the data processing system. The QoS classifications are propagated when tasks interact and the QoS classes are interpreted a multiple levels of the system to determine the priority values to set for the tasks. In one embodiment, one or more sensors coupled with the data processing system monitor a set of system conditions that are used in part to determine the priority values to set for a QoS class.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel A. Steffen, Matthew W. Wright, Russell A. Blaine, Daniel A. Chimene, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Thomas B. Duffy
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Publication number: 20200333994Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods that allow activation of, and intuitive interactions with, a companion-display mode for an electronic device. An example method includes: receiving an instruction to operate the first electronic device in a companion-display mode in which user interfaces generated by a second electronic device are displayed at the first electronic device. In response to receiving the instruction to operate in the companion-display mode, the method also includes: concurrently displaying, on the touch-sensitive display of the first electronic device: a user interface generated by the second electronic device; and a plurality of user interface objects, including a first user interface object associated with a first function of a plurality of functions for controlling the touch-sensitive display of the first electronic device while it is operating in the companion-display mode, and a second user interface object associated with a second function of the plurality of functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Raymond S. Sepulveda, Chun Kin Minor Wong, John O. Louch, Christopher N. Ryan, Kevin J. Van Vechten
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Publication number: 20190370092Abstract: The subject technology provides a system of devices, at least one of which includes an application configured to receive data directly from another one of the devices. The application is configured to obtain a list of available devices and associated features and provide input options for display based on the list. When one of the input options is selected, the application activates a component and/or an application of the other device for generation of the desired data. When the desired data has been generated by the other device, the generated data is directly input from the other device into the limiting application, without storage of the generated data at the other device, and without operation of the same application on the other device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: John O. LOUCH, Kevin J. VAN VECHTEN, Christopher N. RYAN, John J. IAROCCI, Bob BRADLEY
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Publication number: 20190370094Abstract: The subject technology provides a system of devices, at least one of which includes an application configured to receive data directly from another one of the devices. The application is configured to obtain a list of available devices and associated features and provide input options for display based on the list. When one of the input options is selected, the application activates a component and/or an application of the other device for generation of the desired data. When the desired data has been generated by the other device, the generated data is directly input from the other device into the running application, without storage of the generated data at the other device, and without operation of the same application on the other device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: John O. LOUCH, Kevin J. VAN VECHTEN, Christopher N. RYAN, John J. IAROCCI, Bob BRADLEY
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Publication number: 20190370093Abstract: The subject technology provides a system of devices, at least one of which includes an application configured to receive data directly from another one of the devices. The application is configured to obtain a list of available devices and associated features and provide input options for display based on the list. When one of the input options is selected, the application activates a component and/or an application of the other device for generation of the desired data. When the desired data has been generated by the other device, the generated data is directly input from the other device into the running application, without storage of the generated data at the other device, and without operation of the same application on the other device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: John O. LOUCH, Kevin J. VAN VECHTEN, Christopher N. RYAN, John J. IAROCCI, Bob BRADLEY
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Patent number: 10394449Abstract: A device may include a dynamic function row (DFR) comprising a touchscreen. A device processor may operate a DFR agent controlling the DFR. The DFR agent may generate and/or select images to display on the DFR based on rules and/or contexts, and the DFR may display the images.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Kevin J. Van Vechten
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Patent number: 10170080Abstract: An electronic device may have a main display and an ancillary display. The device may also have a backlit keyboard with glyphs. An ambient light sensor may measure ambient light levels. Control circuitry in the laptop computer may adjust the color cast of content on the ancillary display depending on whether the content contains glyphs or other input display content or whether the content contains images, color gradients, or other output display content. Input display content may be matched in color cast to the color cast of the glyphs, which may be determined based on backlight status and/or measured ambient light information. Output content may be color matched to the main display.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: ByoungSuk Kim, Jun Qi, Ali T. Ozer, Bongsun Lee, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Patrick O. Heynen, John O. Louch
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Patent number: 10019598Abstract: When an application is launched, a framework scanning module scans a plurality of frameworks linked against by the application to generate a list of available services. When the application makes a request of a particular service, a service verification module compares the requested service to the list of available services and if the requested service is found in the list of available services, sends a signal to the application, the signal allowing access to the requested service for the application. Otherwise, access to the requested service is denied.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kevin J. Van Vechten, Damien Pascal Sorresso, Richard L. Hagy, Ivan Krstic
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Publication number: 20180088799Abstract: A device may include a dynamic function row (DFR) comprising a touchscreen. A device processor may operate a DFR agent controlling the DFR. The DFR agent may generate and/or select images to display on the DFR based on rules and/or contexts, and the DFR may display the images.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: John O. Louch, Kevin J. Van Vechten
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Publication number: 20180068636Abstract: An electronic device may have a main display and an ancillary display. The device may also have a backlit keyboard with glyphs. An ambient light sensor may measure ambient light levels. Control circuitry in the laptop computer may adjust the color cast of content on the ancillary display depending on whether the content contains glyphs or other input display content or whether the content contains images, color gradients, or other output display content. Input display content may be matched in color cast to the color cast of the glyphs, which may be determined based on backlight status and/or measured ambient light information. Output content may be color matched to the main display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: ByoungSuk Kim, Jun Qi, Ali T. Ozer, Bongsun Lee, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Patrick O. Heynen, John O. Louch
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Publication number: 20170269967Abstract: In one embodiment, tasks executing on a data processing system can be associated with a Quality of Service (QoS) classification that is used to determine the priority values for multiple subsystems of the data processing system. The QoS classifications are propagated when tasks interact and the QoS classes are interpreted a multiple levels of the system to determine the priority values to set for the tasks. In one embodiment, one or more sensors coupled with the data processing system monitor a set of system conditions that are used in part to determine the priority values to set for a QoS class.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Daniel A. Steffen, Matthew W. Wright, Russell A. Blaine, Daniel A. Chimene, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Thomas B. Duffy