Patents by Inventor Ralph Zazula
Ralph Zazula 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).
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Patent number: 9007204Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for automatically generating and updating a list of previously visited locations that are popular to a user. A data point can be generated from sampling a position of an electronic device. It can be determined if the data point represents a destination of the electronic device based upon metadata of the data point. An entry of a list of previously visited locations can be updated based upon the data point when a first previously visited location is within a distance threshold of the position of the data point.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Ralph Zazula
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Publication number: 20140221021Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for automatically generating and updating a list of previously visited locations that are popular to a user. A data point can be generated from sampling a position of an electronic device. It can be determined if the data point represents a destination of the electronic device based upon metadata of the data point. An entry of a list of previously visited locations can be updated based upon the data point when a first previously visited location is within a distance threshold of the position of the data point.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventor: Ralph Zazula
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Patent number: 8736442Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for automatically generating and updating a list of previously visited locations that are popular to a user. The method includes receiving a data point belonging to a series of data points generated from periodically sampling a position of an electronic device, automatically determining if the data point represents a destination of the electronic device based upon metadata of the data point, and automatically updating a visited locations list based upon the data point, the visited locations list including an entry associated with a previously visited location of the electronic device, wherein the data point is combined with the entry when the position associated with the data point and the previously visited location are correlated.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Ralph Zazula
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Patent number: 8605613Abstract: The present technology provides an ability to simulate the performance of mobile content in a more realistic testing environment than previously available. Specifically, the present technology can mimic the fluctuations in network states that mobile devices typically experience. As the mobile content is tested using the simulated network states, the present technology can record the performance of the mobile content and create a log of the performance. Further, the present technology can also analyze the mobile content performance log and recommend various optimizations to increase the performance of the content.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ralph Zazula, Greg Gilley, Ryan Rowat Klems, Mark Malone
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Publication number: 20120313777Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for automatically generating and updating a list of previously visited locations that are popular to a user. The method includes receiving a data point belonging to a series of data points generated from periodically sampling a position of an electronic device, automatically determining if the data point represents a destination of the electronic device based upon metadata of the data point, and automatically updating a visited locations list based upon the data point, the visited locations list including an entry associated with a previously visited location of the electronic device, wherein the data point is combined with the entry when the position associated with the data point and the previously visited location are correlated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventor: Ralph Zazula
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Publication number: 20120155292Abstract: The present technology provides an ability to simulate the performance of mobile content in a more realistic testing environment than previously available. Specifically, the present technology can mimic the fluctuations in network states that mobile devices typically experience. As the mobile content is tested using the simulated network states, the present technology can record the performance of the mobile content and create a log of the performance. Further, the present technology can also analyze the mobile content performance log and recommend various optimizations to increase the performance of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ralph Zazula, Greg Gilley, Ryan Rowat Klems, Mark Malone
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Publication number: 20120089933Abstract: The present technology includes a digital content authoring tool for authoring digital content without the need to understand or access computer code. The present technology further includes creating digital content that can be modified with animation of assets. Each animation can be controlled by an action, and the actions can be tied to a time axis for execution. By relating actions to a time axis, animations based on the actions can be more easily viewed and reviewed. In some embodiments, the system can clear a page of all but a selected asset so that it may be more easily worked with.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Genevieve Garand, Steve Edward Marmon, Ralph Zazula, Michael Paul Stern
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Publication number: 20120066601Abstract: The present technology includes a digital content authoring tool for authoring digital content without the need to understand or access computer code. The present technology further includes creating digital content that is compatible with a diverse population of end user devices without the need for separate versions of the completed content. Instead, the digital authoring tool can manage versions of assets, which individually, can be compatible with different device criteria. Additionally, the present technology contemplates methods of delivering packages of the digital content that are configured to be compatible with the hardware configuration of each requesting device, despite the diverse capabilities of end user devices. Accordingly, the technology described herein provides a simple method for creating and delivering digital content that is configured for presentation on a user's specific device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ralph Zazula, Greg Gilley
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Publication number: 20120066304Abstract: The present technology includes a digital content authoring tool for authoring digital content without the need to understand or access computer code. The present technology further includes creating digital content that is compatible with a diverse population of end user devices without the need for separate versions of the completed content. Instead, the digital authoring tool can manage versions of assets, which individually, can be compatible with different device criteria. Additionally, the present technology contemplates methods of delivering packages of the digital content that are configured to be compatible with the hardware configuration of each requesting device, despite the diverse capabilities of end user devices. Accordingly, the technology described herein provides a simple method for creating and delivering digital content that is configured for presentation on a user's specific device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Steve Edward Marmon, Ralph Zazula
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Publication number: 20060241958Abstract: Online purchasing of components compatible with particular hardware devices of a computer system. In one aspect, the identity of a hardware device capable of communicating with computer systems is automatically determined. At least one component for the hardware device is displayed on a computer system based on the identity of the hardware device such that the user can select the at least one component for purchase, where the at least one component is compatible with and for use with the hardware device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Richard Blanchard, Himanshu Gupta, Howard Miller, Michael Shebanek, Brian Smiley, Ralph Zazula
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Publication number: 20060242030Abstract: Presenting system and device conditions and purchasing options for components compatible with hardware devices of a computer system. In one aspect, an operating system determines the identity of a hardware device in communication with the operating system, communicates over a network to receive current purchasing information related to the hardware device, and displays components that can be selected for purchase and used with the hardware device. Another aspect provides a selectable user interface control for display in a graphical user interface that indicates a new operating condition of the computer system, different from a prior operating condition, by displaying a different appearance of the control. One embodiment has a new operating condition occurring when a component of a hardware device is within a predetermined threshold of requiring replacement, refilling, or supplementation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Richard Blanchard, Himanshu Gupta, Steven Jobs, Howard Miller, Michael Shebanek, Brian Smiley, Ralph Zazula