Patents by Inventor Nahir KHAN

Nahir KHAN 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: 20240028159
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device dynamically assigns functionalities to one or more buttons depending on an orientation associated with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Dylan R. EDWARDS, Morgan A. PRICE, Bryan A. JOW, Nathan DE VRIES, Nahir A. KHAN, Simon J. PARSONS
  • Patent number: 11775115
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device dynamically assigns functionalities to one or more buttons depending on an orientation associated with the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan R. Edwards, Morgan A. Price, Bryant A. Jow, Nathan De Vries, Nahir A. Khan, Simon J. Parsons
  • Patent number: 11693541
    Abstract: A device implementing a system to provide an application library for application discovery includes a processor configured to update an application library including ordered lists of installed applications grouped into a respective plurality of application categories. The updating may be based on an application usage history of a device. The processor is further configured to receive a first user input to open an application library user interface corresponding to the application library. The processor is further configured to display, in response to the first user input, a plurality of application launch interfaces, each of the plurality of application launch interfaces corresponding to a respective one of the ordered lists of installed applications grouped into the respective plurality of application categories within the application library user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nahir A. Khan, John L. Blatz
  • Publication number: 20230078934
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device dynamically assigns functionalities to one or more buttons depending on an orientation associated with the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Dylan R. EDWARDS, Morgan A. PRICE, Bryant A. JOW, Nathan DE VRIES, Nahir A. KHAN, Simon J. PARSONS
  • Publication number: 20210397314
    Abstract: A device implementing a system to provide an application library for application discovery includes a processor configured to update an application library including ordered lists of installed applications grouped into a respective plurality of application categories. The updating may be based on an application usage history of a device. The processor is further configured to receive a first user input to open an application library user interface corresponding to the application library. The processor is further configured to display, in response to the first user input, a plurality of application launch interfaces, each of the plurality of application launch interfaces corresponding to a respective one of the ordered lists of installed applications grouped into the respective plurality of application categories within the application library user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Nahir A. KHAN, John L. BLATZ
  • Publication number: 20210397751
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a software-based privacy indicator for a camera and microphone that focuses not purely on hardware status (e.g., on or off), but on whether potentially private data is flowing to the system or an application. If based purely on hardware status, the indicator for an electronic device may be shown in scenarios where no data actually flows to the system or applications. The privacy indicator will be enabled if any camera or microphone data is relayed to the operating system or an application that is executed via the operating system. When the device uses the microphone and camera to capture environmental metadata about the surroundings of the device without providing any audio samples, images, or video frames to the system or an application, the privacy indicator will not be enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Deepak Iyer, Jessica Aranda, Cindy M. Barrett, Patrick Coffman, Julien Freudiger, Alexander S. Haas, Nahir A. Khan, Behkish J. Manzari, Kevin M. Miller, Brian Pietsch, Stephen J. Rhee, Stefan Stuerke, Eric L. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20210397313
    Abstract: A device implementing a system to render widget user interfaces for display of dynamic application content on a home screen includes a processor configured to identify a container associated with a first home screen, the container corresponding to an application. The processor is further configured to retrieve data describing a plurality of user interfaces, associated with respective times, of the application. The processor is further configured to render, based on the data, the plurality of the user interfaces in advance of the respective times. The processor is further configured to determine that the first home screen is currently displayed. The processor is further configured to select a first rendered user interface from the rendered user interfaces, wherein the respective time associated with the first rendered user interface corresponds to a current time. The processor is further configured to display the selected first rendered user interface on the first home screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Neil N. DESAI, Nahir A. KHAN, Andrew Brett CATO, John LOUCH, Patrick Reid METCALFE, Antony J. DZERYN, David A. SCHAEFGEN, Jacob FRAIMOW, Nils Moshe Abraham HAYAT, Jacob Alan XIAO
  • Patent number: 11157136
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for enabling an activity using a computer system. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for invoking an activity associated with an application are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for customizing displayed content based on circumstances under which the content was invoked are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing applications that were used to enable activities are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing settings for applications used to enable activities are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjun Zhang, Reza Abbasian, Darin Adler, Ada Chan, Steven Falkenburg, Charles B. Etzel, Craig M. Federighi, Christopher Patrick Foss, Nahir A. Khan, Heena Ko, Rishab Mehra, Grant Paul, Pallavika Ramaswamy, Caelan G. Stack, Mark M. Xue, Luming Yin, Charles H. Ying, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Publication number: 20210318792
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for enabling an activity using a computer system. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for invoking an activity associated with an application are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for customizing displayed content based on circumstances under which the content was invoked are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing applications that were used to enable activities are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing settings for applications used to enable activities are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yongjun ZHANG, Reza ABBASIAN, Darin ADLER, Ada CHAN, Steven FALKENBURG, Charles B. ETZEL, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Nahir KHAN, Heena KO, Rishab MEHRA, Grant PAUL, Vi RAMASAWAMY, Caelan G. STACK, Mark M. XUE, Luming YIN, Charles H. YING