Patents by Inventor Peder BLEKKEN

Peder BLEKKEN 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: 12675215
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback about the pose and/or orientation of an input device relative to a surface, such as feedback about a change in an orientation of the input device relative to the surface due to rotational movement of the input device about a first axis associated with the input device, while the pose of the input device relative to the surface is maintained during the change in orientation of the input device relative to the surface. Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback about whether the orientation of the selected drawing implement for an input device is permitted to change or not in response to changes in the orientation of the input device. Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback corresponding to a setting or resetting of an orientation of the selected drawing implement for the input device in response to detection of an event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcos Alonso, Daniel T. Preston, Peder Blekken, Christopher D. Soli
  • Publication number: 20250378129
    Abstract: Systems for electronic devices evaluate handwriting strokes, provided by a user to an electronic device, for math strokes and determine a result of the math strokes. The math strokes represent a mathematical expression and the result represents a solution to the mathematical expression. The result may be updated based on an update to the math strokes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventors: Ryan S. DIXON, Aditya GALADA, Francisco ALVARO MUNOZ, Martin BRESLER, Peder BLEKKEN, Thomas DESELAERS
  • Publication number: 20250370616
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device selects and provides for interaction with handwritten content in a content entry region. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates normalized shapes based on handwritten inputs. In some embodiments, an electronic device identifies actionable text within handwritten content and updates the identified text to be actionable. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents tutorials for text manipulation operations. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays visual feedback of text manipulation operations. In some embodiments, an electronic device selects units of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Lee S. BROUGHTON, Peder BLEKKEN, Dominic L. HOWELL, Jae Woo CHANG
  • Publication number: 20250355546
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device solves mathematical equations detected in text input into applications other than a calculator application. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs unit conversions in a calculator application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents graphs of mathematical equations. In some embodiments, an electronic device edits graphs of mathematical equations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: Bryant A. JOW, Christopher D. SOLI, Woosung KANG, Brandon M. WALKIN, Dylan R. EDWARDS, Ryan S. DIXON, Nicholas V. KING, Thomas DESELAERS, Martin BRESLER, Francisco ALVARO MUNOZ, Aditya GALADA, Kritarth JAIN, Michael P. MCFADDEN, Peder BLEKKEN, Steffen RYLL, Christian C. HILTON, Julian K. MISSIG, Marisa R. LU, Guillaume R. ARDAUD
  • Publication number: 20250244866
    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback about the pose and/or orientation of an input device relative to a surface, such as feedback about a change in an orientation of the input device relative to the surface due to rotational movement of the input device about a first axis associated with the input device, while the pose of the input device relative to the surface is maintained during the change in orientation of the input device relative to the surface. Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback about whether the orientation of the selected drawing implement for an input device is permitted to change or not in response to changes in the orientation of the input device. Some embodiments are directed to providing feedback corresponding to a setting or resetting of an orientation of the selected drawing implement for the input device in response to detection of an event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel T. PRESTON, Peder BLEKKEN, Christopher D. SOLI, Marcos ALONSO
  • Publication number: 20250238124
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to displaying additional controls and/or information when an input device such as a stylus is hovering over a user interface displayed by an electronic device. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to providing feedback about the pose of an input device relative to a surface. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to performing contextual actions in response to input provided from an input device. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to providing handwritten input for conversion into font-based text using an input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Jennifer P. CHEN, Christopher D. SOLI, Daniel T. PRESTON, Peder BLEKKEN
  • Patent number: 12277308
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to displaying additional controls and/or information when an input device such as a stylus is hovering over a user interface displayed by an electronic device. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to providing feedback about the pose of an input device relative to a surface. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to performing contextual actions in response to input provided from an input device. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to providing handwritten input for conversion into font-based text using an input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Soli, Marcos Alonso, Daniel T. Preston, Jennifer P. Chen, Peder Blekken
  • Patent number: 12242695
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device including a touch screen can sense a stylus proximate to the touch screen. For example, the user can draw or write with the stylus to create a simulated drawing or simulated handwriting displayed on the touch screen. In some examples, the electronic device can sense a series of “points” corresponding to the location of the stylus over time while the drawing/writing input was provided. In some situations, noise in the stylus data can cause the electronic device not to sense one or more noisy points included in the drawing or handwriting input. In some examples, the electronic device can interpolate the noisy points based on sensed points before and/or after the time of the skipped points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Deselaers, Peder Blekken, Francisco Alvaro Munoz, Ryan S. Dixon, Nima Ferdosi, Tianchang Gu, Mayank Garg
  • Publication number: 20240004532
    Abstract: Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to displaying additional controls and/or information when an input device such as a stylus is hovering over a user interface displayed by an electronic device. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to providing feedback about the pose of an input device relative to a surface. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to performing contextual actions in response to input provided from an input device. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to providing handwritten input for conversion into font-based text using an input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher D. SOLI, Marcos ALONSO, Daniel T. PRESTON, Jennifer P. CHEN, Peder BLEKKEN
  • Publication number: 20220392123
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a plurality of strokes for compositing on a content item and composing each stroke of the plurality of strokes into a respective stroke layer based on a blend mode associated with the respective stroke. The method further includes compositing the stroke layers composed from the plurality of strokes into a single layer and compositing the single layer on the content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: William J. THIMBLEBY, Peder BLEKKEN
  • Patent number: 11270486
    Abstract: Aspects of subject technology provide systems and methods for electronic drawing with handwriting recognition. An electronic device may include one or more processors configured to receive a modification input to an object rendered on a display, and to perform a first re-rendering of the object on the display based on the modification input. The one or more processors may further be configured to generate at least one polygon-based representation of the object based on the modification input, and to perform, based on the at least one polygon-based representation, a second re-rendering of the object on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Thimbleby, Peder Blekken
  • Publication number: 20200005510
    Abstract: Aspects of subject technology provide systems and methods for electronic drawing with handwriting recognition. An electronic device may include one or more processors configured to receive a modification input to an object rendered on a display, and to perform a first re-rendering of the object on the display based on the modification input. The one or more processors may further be configured to generate at least one polygon-based representation of the object based on the modification input, and to perform, based on the at least one polygon-based representation, a second re-rendering of the object on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: William J. THIMBLEBY, Peder BLEKKEN