Patents by Inventor Patrick Coffman

Patrick Coffman 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: 20090181662
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing telecommunications carrier configuration at activation of a mobile device. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for activation of a mobile device, and during activation of the mobile device, determining for the mobile device a telecommunications carrier from a number of telecommunications carriers, and identifying information associated with the determined telecommunications carrier for configuring the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: David Fleischman, Patrick Coffman, Jeremy Wyld, Gregory N. Christie, Jerry Hauck, Audra Men-jhi Liu, Sebastien Sahuc, Muralidhar S. Vempaty, Shruti Chugh, Ashutosh Chaubey, Dallas De Atley, Jean-Marc Padova, Heath Culp, Bruno Posokhow, Brian Cassidy, John N. Lehner
  • Publication number: 20090064038
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for configuring a device. A device is coupled to a data source. One or more parameters associated with the data source are determined. The one or more parameters are applied to the device. Properties of the data source are inherited by the device without requiring a user to specifically input or identify the parameters for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: David Fleischman, Patrick Coffman, Gregory N. Christie, Paul Marcos, Brian Cassidy, Mallory Jackson Paine, Henri Lamiraux
  • Publication number: 20090061840
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing telecommunications carrier configuration at activation of a mobile device. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for activation of a mobile device, and during activation of the mobile device, determining for the mobile device a telecommunications carrier from a number of telecommunications carriers, and identifying information associated with the determined telecommunications carrier for configuring the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David Fleischman, Patrick Coffman, Jeremy Wyld, Brian Cassidy, Gregory N. Christie
  • Publication number: 20080055263
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a computer-implemented method is disclosed for use in conjunction with a portable electronic device with a touch screen display. Upon detecting an incoming telephone call from a caller, a text identifier of the caller is displayed; an image associated with the caller is displayed; a call answer icon is displayed, which if selected by a user of the device, answers the incoming telephone call; and a call decline icon is displayed, which if selected by the user of the device, declines the incoming telephone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen Lemay, Steven Jobs, Scott Forstall, Greg Christie, Gregory Novick, Marcel Van Os, Patrick Coffman, Imran Chaudhri
  • Publication number: 20070033172
    Abstract: The present invention provides a search capability to allow a user to easily locate a menu command or other user interface element associated with a search result. In one embodiment, a user enters a search term (or a portion thereof) in a search field. A list of results is displayed, for example in a results menu. The user can select or highlight any of the listed results; in response, the corresponding command is brought into view in context within the user interface, and is highlighted. The user can activate the selected command directly from the search results menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Joshua Williams, Tristan Harris, Patrick Coffman, Giulia Pagallo, Christina Warren, Steve Ko, Celia Vigil