Patents by Inventor Peter B. Hu

Peter B. Hu 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).

  • Systems and methods for changing representations of applications based on application status
    Patent number: 12008210
    Abstract: The present technology includes systems and methods for indicating a status of an application on a graphical user interface. The systems and methods include displaying, on a graphical user interface a plurality of application icons associated with a plurality of applications. A first application of the plurality of applications has a first application status represented by a first application icon. The first application can change from the first application status to a second application status. The second application status is different from the first application status. The second application status having a second application icon reflecting the second application status, wherein the second application icon is different from the first application icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter B. Hu, Manikandan Selvaraju
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHANGING REPRESENTATIONS OF APPLICATIONS BASED ON APPLICATION STATUS
    Publication number: 20230040173
    Abstract: The present technology includes systems and methods for indicating a status of an application on a graphical user interface. The systems and methods include displaying, on a graphical user interface a plurality of application icons associated with a plurality of applications. A first application of the plurality of applications has a first application status represented by a first application icon. The first application can change from the first application status to a second application status. The second application status is different from the first application status. The second application status having a second application icon reflecting the second application status, wherein the second application icon is different from the first application icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Peter B. Hu, Manikandan Selvaraju
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHANGING REPRESENTATIONS OF APPLICATIONS BASED ON APPLICATION STATUS
    Publication number: 20210223942
    Abstract: The present technology includes systems and methods for indicating a status of an application on a graphical user interface. The systems and methods include displaying, on a graphical user interface a plurality of application icons associated with a plurality of applications. A first application of the plurality of applications has a first application status represented by a first application icon. The first application can change from the first application status to a second application status. The second application status is different from the first application status. The second application status having a second application icon reflecting the second application status, wherein the second application icon is different from the first application icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Peter B. Hu, Manikandan Selvaraju