Patents by Inventor Matthew E. Shepherd

Matthew E. Shepherd 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).

  • Initiating Background Updates Based on User Activity
    Publication number: 20140366042
    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: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Chan, John Iarocci, Gaurav Kapoor, Kit-man Wan, Phillip Stanley-Marbell, Jonathan J. Andrews, Matthew E. Shepherd, Amit K. Vyas, Anand Ramadurai, Lee Russell, Brittany D. Hughes, David B. Myszewski, Andrew M. Matuschak, Joshua V. Graessley, Marc Krochmal, Daniel Vinegrad, Stephen C. Peters
  • Push Notification Initiated Background Updates
    Publication number: 20140364104
    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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: 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
  • Specifying Applications to Share in a Shared Access Mode
    Publication number: 20140283128
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a mobile device with multiple access modes. The device in some embodiments has at least two access modes, a primary access mode and a secondary access mode, that provide different restrictions for accessing the applications and/or data that are stored on the device. In some embodiments, the primary access mode of the device provides unfettered access to all of the device's applications and/or data that are available to a user, while its secondary access mode provides access to a limited set of applications and/or data that are stored on the device. In some embodiments, the device provides tools to select applications for the secondary access mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew E. Shepherd, Craig M. Federighi, Tyler Hawkins, Gregory N. Christie, Stephen O. Lemay, Martin Pedrick, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Switching a Mobile Device from Operating in a Primary Access Mode to a Secondary Access Mode
    Publication number: 20140283141
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a mobile device with multiple access modes. The device in some embodiments has at least two access modes, a primary access mode and a secondary access mode, that provide different restrictions for accessing the applications and/or data that are stored on the device. In some embodiments, the primary access mode of the device provides unfettered access to all of the device's applications and/or data that are available to a user, while its secondary access mode provides access to a limited set of applications and/or data that are stored on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew E. Shepherd, Eric T. Seymour, Morgan Grainger, Dylan Edwards, Craig M. Federighi, Tyler Hawkins, Thomas M. Alsina, Gregory N. Christie, Stephen O. Lemay, Martin Pedrick, Patrick L. Coffman, Apurva Mehta
  • Analyzing Applications for Different Access Modes
    Publication number: 20140283142
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a mobile device with multiple access modes. The device in some embodiments has at least two access modes, a primary access mode and a secondary access mode, that provide different restrictions for accessing the applications and/or data that are stored on the device. In some embodiments, the mobile device automatically selects applications to share or keep private based metadata associated with the applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew E. Shepherd, Craig M. Federighi, Thomas M. Alsina, Gregory N. Christie, Stephen O. Lemay, Martin Pedrick, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Mobile Computing Device with Multiple Access Modes
    Publication number: 20140283135
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a mobile device that restricts access to its applications. The mobile device, displays, on the device's touch screen display, a lock screen page for accessing the device in a primary access mode or a secondary access mode. The primary access mode provides access to several of the device's applications, and the secondary access mode provides access to a limited set of the applications. The mobile device receives a touch input on the lock screen page to access the device in the secondary access mode. The mobile device unlocks the device to the secondary access mode by allowing access to the set of applications and restricting access to the remaining applications in the plurality of applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew E. Shepherd, Morgan Grainger, Dylan Edwards, Craig M. Federighi, Gregory N. Christie, Stephen O. Lemay, Martin Pedrick, Patrick L. Coffman