Patents by Inventor Michael SMOCHKO

Michael SMOCHKO 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).

  • Publication number: 20220035521
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more input devices that simulate dedicated remote control functionality for navigating and playing content items available on other electronic devices, and one or more operations related to the above that the input devices and other electronic devices optionally perform. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more multifunction devices via which keyboard input to electronic devices is provided, and one or more operations related to the above that the multifunction devices and the electronic devices optionally perform. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more multifunction devices via which control and/or navigational inputs to electronic devices is provided, and one or more operations related to the above that the multifunction devices and the electronic devices optionally perform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Michael SMOCHKO, Justin T. VOSS, Eliza J. VON HAGEN
  • Patent number: 11150798
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more input devices that simulate dedicated remote control functionality for navigating and playing content items available on other electronic devices, and one or more operations related to the above that the input devices and other electronic devices optionally perform. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more multifunction devices via which keyboard input to electronic devices is provided, and one or more operations related to the above that the multifunction devices and the electronic devices optionally perform. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more multifunction devices via which control and/or navigational inputs to electronic devices is provided, and one or more operations related to the above that the multifunction devices and the electronic devices optionally perform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Smochko, Jonathan Lochhead, Jennifer L. C. Folse, Policarpo Bonilla Wood, Jr., William M. Bachman, Florian Miles Ponson, Eliza J. Von Hagen
  • Publication number: 20190034075
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more input devices that simulate dedicated remote control functionality for navigating and playing content items available on other electronic devices, and one or more operations related to the above that the input devices and other electronic devices optionally perform. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more multifunction devices via which keyboard input to electronic devices is provided, and one or more operations related to the above that the multifunction devices and the electronic devices optionally perform. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to one or more multifunction devices via which control and/or navigational inputs to devices optionally perform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Michael SMOCHKO, Jonathan LOCHHEAD, Jennifer L.C. FOLSE, Policarpo Bonilla WOOD, William M. BACHMAN, Florian Miles PONSON