Patents by Inventor Michael Matas

Michael Matas 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: 12634574
    Abstract: Systems and methods for previewing newly captured image content and reviewing previously stored image content using an electronic device are provided. The previously stored image content may include an individual distinct image or at least two consecutive video frame images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael Matas, Mallory Paine
  • Patent number: 12617357
    Abstract: Road vehicle comprising an ignition system for the powertrain system comprising in turn a luminous device integral with the passenger compartment of the road vehicle and comprising a movable part configured to move between an off configuration and an on configuration; the luminous device comprising a display device configured to at least partially assume a first colour and a second colour; wherein the display device is configured to switch from the first colour to the second colour when the movable part switches from the off configuration to the on configuration and vice versa when the movable part switches from the on configuration to the off configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James McGrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Maximilian Romani, Vito Conigliaro
  • Patent number: 12576761
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle having: a base structure configured to be fixed to a floorboard of the vehicle; a cover, which is fixed on top of the base structure, covers the base structure and constitutes the outer part of the seat; and a series of connection devices of magnetic type, each of which has a first body, which is integral with the base structure, and a second body, which is integral with the cover and is configured to be firmly joined to the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James Mcgrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Patrizio Moruzzi, Luca Dusini, Marcello Pergola
  • Patent number: 12565099
    Abstract: The control panel for a vehicle and having: a support body having its own front wall; and at least one displaying device which is configured to display information and is housed in the support body in the area of the front wall. The support body is mounted in a rotary manner so as to rotate around a rotation axis between a first position, in which the front wall of the support body is arranged substantially vertically to be viewed and a second position, in which the front wall of the support body is arranged substantially horizontally and faces downward to be hidden from the view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James McGrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Maximilian Romani, Vito Conigliaro, Matteo Lanzavecchia
  • Patent number: 12545108
    Abstract: Content display device for a road vehicle; the content display device comprises a support element configured to be centrally mounted in the area of a dashboard of the road vehicle; at least one screen mechanically connected to the support element and configured to be visible to a passenger and/or to a driver while driving; the support element comprising a perimeter portion surrounding the screen; the device comprising tactile controls, which are arranged in the area of the perimeter portion and are flat relative to the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James Mcgrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Maximilian Romani, Vito Conigliaro
  • Patent number: 12496903
    Abstract: A content display device for a road vehicle; the content display device comprising a support element configured to be mounted centrally at a dashboard of the road vehicle; at least one screen, mechanically connected to the support element and configured to be visible to a passenger and/or a driver while driving; a movement system hinged to the support element and hingeble to the dashboard for alternately rotating the screen towards the driver and/or towards the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James Mcgrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Patrizio Moruzzi, Vito Conigliaro
  • Patent number: 12485849
    Abstract: Road vehicle comprising a powertrain system; an ignition system for the powertrain system comprising in turn a slot integral with the passenger compartment of the road vehicle and configured to receive and accommodate a key for the ignition of the road vehicle; wherein the ignition system comprises a detection system, configured to detect the presence or absence of the key at the slot, and a control unit, which is connected to the detection system and to the powertrain system and is configured to enable the power supply to the powertrain system only when the key is detected at the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James Mcgrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Maximilian Romani, Vito Conigliaro
  • Patent number: 12485758
    Abstract: A control panel for a vehicle and having: a digital screen; a pointer, which can be arranged on the digital screen and is mounted in a movable manner so as to move on the digital screen; and an actuator device configured to move the pointer on the digital screen. The pointer is movable so as to be arranged on the digital screen and to be arranged beside the digital screen and without overlap on the digital screen. The actuator device transmits the motion to the pointer through a contactless magnetic coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James Mcgrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Benedetto Vigna, Maximilian Romani, Vito Conigliaro, Matteo Lanzavecchia
  • Patent number: 12474828
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method, a portion of an electronic document is displayed on a touch screen display of a portable multifunction device. The displayed portion has a vertical position and a horizontal position in the electronic document. An object is detected on or near the displayed portion of the electronic document. In response to detecting the object, a vertical bar and a horizontal bar are displayed on top of the displayed portion. The vertical bar has a vertical position on top of the displayed portion that corresponds to the vertical position in the electronic document of the displayed portion. The horizontal bar has a horizontal position on top of the displayed portion that corresponds to the horizontal position in the electronic document of the displayed portion. After a predetermined condition is met, display of the vertical bar and of the horizontal bar is ceased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Forstall, Henri C. Lamiraux, Andrew Emilio Platzer, Michael Matas, Imran Chaudhri
  • Publication number: 20250348271
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a multimodal user interface that integrates multiple forms of input and output in coordination with a generative output engine. A prompt management service receives inputs from two or more modalities, such as voice and touch, at substantially the same time (e.g., within a timeout or time window of one another) and aggregates information in respect thereof into a input context. Based on the input context, the system generates a structured prompt to a generative output engine, which returns a response comprising multimodal output data, including graphical interface elements, text, and executable code. The response is parsed to produce synchronized outputs across modalities such as rendering a user interface element while simultaneously providing a voice-based explanation. In some implementations, demonstrative language in a voice input may be associated to a specific user interaction, such as touching a visual affordance, to resolve ambiguity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventor: Michael Matas
  • Patent number: 12461602
    Abstract: Content display device for a road vehicle; the content display device comprises a support element configured to be centrally mounted in the area of a dashboard of the road vehicle; at least one screen mechanically connected to the support element and configured to be visible to a passenger and/or to a driver while driving; the support element comprising a perimeter portion surrounding the screen; the device comprising mechanical controls arranged on and protruding from the perimeter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James McGrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Maximilian Romani, Vito Conigliaro, Giacomo Medici, Alessandro Pilichi
  • Patent number: 12447878
    Abstract: Seat for a vehicle and having: a base structure configured to be fixed to a floorboard of the vehicle; and a cover that covers the base structure and constitutes the outermost part of the seat. The cover has at least one reversible component which is fixed to the rest of the seat in a separable manner and has two opposite faces, each capable of being arranged outwards or, alternatively, inwards reversing the orientation of the reversible component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James Mcgrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Patrizio Moruzzi, Luca Dusini, Marcello Pergola
  • Patent number: 12391119
    Abstract: A control panel for a vehicle and having: a main digital screen having at least one through opening made within it and completely surrounded by the main digital screen; a secondary digital screen, which is arranged behind the main digital screen in the area of the through opening of the main digital screen so that it is visible through the through opening; a pointer, which can be arranged between the main digital screen and the secondary digital screen and is mounted in a movable manner so as to move on the secondary digital screen; and an actuator device configured to move the pointer on the secondary digital screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James McGrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Benedetto Vigna, Maximilian Romani, Vito Conigliaro, Matteo Lanzavecchia
  • Publication number: 20250242499
    Abstract: An electronic device configured to operate as a personal companion configured to provide contextual information in response to a command to perform a task, while performing a task, after performing a task, or with respect to the outcome of a task (such as the results of a search query or other primary information). This contextual information may characterize the task, its performance, or its outcome and, in some embodiments, this contextual information may elicit, emulate, or remind a user of an emotion or an emotional gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Ashcroft, Jeremy Bataillou, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, Roger Guyett, Jonathan P. Ive, Patrick Kessler, Benoit Louzaouen, Michael Matas, Christopher Wilson, Suhang Zhou
  • Patent number: 12337753
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a steering wheel and an activation device operable to cause the motor vehicle to switch to an activation state, in which the motor vehicle becomes responsive to one or more specific commands of a driver, characterized in that the steering wheel comprises a transparent portion and a light emission device configured to light the transparent portion when the motor vehicle switches to the activation state by the activation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James McGrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Patrizio Moruzzi, Gianluca Fumarola, Vito Conigliaro
  • Patent number: 12296682
    Abstract: A road vehicle comprising a vehicle dashboard, comprising in turn an exposed surface visible from within the passenger compartment; a content display device comprising a projection device which can be rolled up and unrolled, provided with a foldable screen; the projection device further comprising a support structure on which the rear main surface of the foldable screen is mounted; the support structure being rollable and unrollable around a winding axis, arranged within the vehicle dashboard; the vehicle dashboard further comprising a slit on the exposed surface and configured to be traversed by the foldable screen and by the support structure during the rolling up and/or unrolling of the projection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James Mcgrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Patrizio Moruzzi, Vito Conigliaro
  • Patent number: 12227075
    Abstract: Road vehicle comprising a passenger compartment configured to accommodate a driver and at least one passenger alongside the driver; a vehicle dashboard; a steering wheel; a content display device comprises: a support element hinged in the area of a central portion of the vehicle dashboard, at the front between a driver's seat and a passenger's seat; at least one screen mechanically connected to the support element and configured to be visible to a passenger and/or to a driver while driving; a time measurement system, in particular a chronograph; the vehicle comprises mechanical controls arranged, namely mounted, in the area of the steering to give instructions to the time measurement system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Whang, Jeremy Bataillou, Anthony Ashcroft, Suhang Zhou, Benoit Louzaouen, Jemima Kiss, Christopher Wilson, Wan Si Wan, Biotz Natera, James Mcgrath, Roger Guyett, Joseph Luxton, Michael Matas, Patrick Kessler, Maximilian Romani, Vito Conigliaro
  • Patent number: 12197695
    Abstract: An electronic device displays one or more thumbnails. The device detects a first multi-contact gesture that includes movement of a first contact and a second contact; and, in response to detecting the first multi-contact gesture, the device displays content associated with a respective thumbnail and enlarges the content associated with the respective thumbnail to a respective enlarged size in accordance with the first multi-contact gesture. The device detects termination of the first multi-contact gesture; and, in response to detecting termination of the first multi-contact gesture: when a resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is below a predefined threshold, the device ceases to display the content at the respective enlarged size; and, when the resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is above the predefined threshold, the device displays the content on the display in a predefined arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver P. Wagner, Michael Matas
  • Patent number: 12160545
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing phone calls. In some embodiments, an electronic device with a touch screen displays a phone call user interface which includes informational items associated with phone calls. In some embodiments, when the electronic device is executing multiple phone calls and receives user input corresponding to an informational item, the electronic device suspends a first phone call and activates a second phone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran Chaudhri, Michael Matas, Marcel Van Os, Stephen O. Lemay, Patrick Lee Coffman, Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, Greg Christie
  • Patent number: 12160546
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing phone calls. In some embodiments, an electronic device with a touch screen displays a phone call user interface which includes informational items associated with phone calls. In some embodiments, when the electronic device receives a request to initiate another phone call, the electronic device displays a contacts user interface including a plurality of contact user interface objects associated with respective contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran Chaudhri, Michael Matas, Marcel Van Os, Stephen O. Lemay, Patrick Lee Coffman, Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, Greg Christie