Patents by Inventor Scott Adler

Scott Adler 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: 12190706
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for creating and providing reminders that involve an activity states of an application on a device. An activity state can correspond to a particular view within an application, e.g., a view that was reached after several inputs from a user. A user can provide a specification of an activity state in a variety of ways, e.g., providing a reminder command while the application is executing in the foreground with the desired activity state or by voice commands that specify the activity state. A user can provide one or more trigger criteria. Once the reminder is triggered, the specified activity state can be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Garett R. Nell, José Angel Castillo Sánchez, Christopher Linn
  • Patent number: 12002010
    Abstract: Events that are described in either structured data (e.g. HTML web page or email) or text in a natural language description can be extracted and entered into one or more calendars on a user's device. In one embodiment, selecting an add event command in a calendar application can cause the calendar application to search, without having received any search input, in a database of extracted events, and events extracted within a predetermined period of time can be suggested as events to add to the calendar. In one embodiment, an extracted event can cause a notification to be displayed to a user. Other embodiments are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sofiane Toudji, Erik M. Berget, Scott Adler, Samuel C. Cates
  • Publication number: 20230334974
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for creating and providing reminders that involve an activity states of an application on a device. An activity state can correspond to a particular view within an application, e.g., a view that was reached after several inputs from a user. A user can provide a specification of an activity state in a variety of ways, e.g., providing a reminder command while the application is executing in the foreground with the desired activity state or by voice commands that specify the activity state. A user can provide one or more trigger criteria. Once the reminder is triggered, the specified activity state can be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Garett R. Nell, José Angel Castillo Sánchez, Christopher Linn
  • Patent number: 11721196
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for creating and providing reminders that involve an activity states of an application on a device. An activity state can correspond to a particular view within an application, e.g., a view that was reached after several inputs from a user. A user can provide a specification of an activity state in a variety of ways, e.g., providing a reminder command while the application is executing in the foreground with the desired activity state or by voice commands that specify the activity state. A user can provide one or more trigger criteria. Once the reminder is triggered, the specified activity state can be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Garett R. Nell, José Angel Castillo Sánchez, Christopher Linn
  • Publication number: 20220301412
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for creating and providing reminders that involve an activity states of an application on a device. An activity state can correspond to a particular view within an application, e.g., a view that was reached after several inputs from a user. A user can provide a specification of an activity state in a variety of ways, e.g., providing a reminder command while the application is executing in the foreground with the desired activity state or by voice commands that specify the activity state. A user can provide one or more trigger criteria. Once the reminder is triggered, the specified activity state can be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Garett R. Nell, José Angel Castillo Sánchez, Christopher Linn
  • Patent number: 11386769
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for creating and providing reminders that involve an activity states of an application on a device. An activity state can correspond to a particular view within an application, e.g., a view that was reached after several inputs from a user. A user can provide a specification of an activity state in a variety of ways, e.g., providing a reminder command while the application is executing in the foreground with the desired activity state or by voice commands that specify the activity state. A user can provide one or more trigger criteria. Once the reminder is triggered, the specified activity state can be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Garett R. Nell, José Angel Castillo Sánchez, Christopher Linn
  • Publication number: 20200242560
    Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device receives a first calendar item associated with a first event. The first calendar item includes a first text string. The mobile device determines a correlation between the first text string and one or more locations associated with one or more second events. The mobile device determines a suggested location for the first event based on the correlation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Daniel C. Gross, Lili Cao, Samuel C. Cates, Hyo Jeong Shin
  • Patent number: 10643185
    Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device receives a first calendar item associated with a first event. The first calendar item includes a first text string. The mobile device determines a correlation between the first text string and one or more locations associated with one or more second events. The mobile device determines a suggested location for the first event based on the correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Daniel C. Gross, Lili Cao, Samuel C. Cates, Hyo Jeong Shin
  • Publication number: 20200051420
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for creating and providing reminders that involve an activity states of an application on a device. An activity state can correspond to a particular view within an application, e.g., a view that was reached after several inputs from a user. A user can provide a specification of an activity state in a variety of ways, e.g., providing a reminder command while the application is executing in the foreground with the desired activity state or by voice commands that specify the activity state. A user can provide one or more trigger criteria. Once the reminder is triggered, the specified activity state can be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Garett R. Nell, José Angel Castillo Sánchez, Christopher Linn
  • Patent number: 10475327
    Abstract: A method and device for providing a reminder to a user of a mobile device are provided. A location of the mobile device is monitored to identify whether the first geographical area is triggered by the mobile device crossing a first boundary of the first geographical area. After the mobile device crosses the first boundary the first location-based reminder is identified and a state of the mobile device is determined. The first location-based reminder can be provided to the user when an opportune event occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov
  • Patent number: 10453325
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for creating and providing reminders that involve an activity states of an application on a device. An activity state can correspond to a particular view within an application, e.g., a view that was reached after several inputs from a user. A user can provide a specification of an activity state in a variety of ways, e.g., providing a reminder command while the application is executing in the foreground with the desired activity state or by voice commands that specify the activity state. A user can provide one or more trigger criteria. Once the reminder is triggered, the specified activity state can be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Garett R. Nell, José Angel Castillo Sánchez, Christopher Linn
  • Publication number: 20190206225
    Abstract: A method and device for providing a reminder to a user of a mobile device are provided. A location of the mobile device is monitored to identify whether the first geographical area is triggered by the mobile device crossing a first boundary of the first geographical area. After the mobile device crosses the first boundary the first location-based reminder is identified and a state of the mobile device is determined. The first location-based reminder can be provided to the user when an opportune event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov
  • Patent number: 10235863
    Abstract: A method and device for providing a reminder to a user of a mobile device are provided. The method includes receiving a request to establish a first geographical area for the mobile device for triggering a first location-based reminder, the request including a flag indicating that other sensor information is to be used to determine when to provide the first location-based reminder to the user. A location of the mobile device is monitored to identify whether the first geographical area is triggered by the mobile device crossing a first boundary of the first geographical area. After the mobile device crosses the first boundary the first location-based reminder is identified and a state of the mobile device is determined. The first location-based reminder is provided to the user based on the state of the mobile device being included in a list of trigger states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov
  • Publication number: 20180349488
    Abstract: Events that are described in either structured data (e.g. HTML web page or email) or text in a natural language description can be extracted and entered into one or more calendars on a user's device. In one embodiment, selecting an add event command in a calendar application can cause the calendar application to search, without having received any search input, in a database of extracted events, and events extracted within a predetermined period of time can be suggested as events to add to the calendar. In one embodiment, an extracted event can cause a notification to be displayed to a user. Other embodiments are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: SOFIANE TOUDJI, ERIK M. BERGET, SCOTT ADLER, SAMUEL C. CATES
  • Publication number: 20170357904
    Abstract: In an example method, a mobile device receives a first calendar item associated with a first event. The first calendar item includes a first text string. The mobile device determines a correlation between the first text string and one or more locations associated with one or more second events. The mobile device determines a suggested location for the first event based on the correlation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Daniel C. Gross, Lili Cao, Samuel C. Cates, Hyo Jeong Shin
  • Patent number: 9715816
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a reminder to a mobile device are provided. After receiving a request to establish a reminder from a user, a plurality of reminder options are provided. Each reminder option corresponds to a different category of reminders, and a first reminder option of the reminder options corresponds to a connection state of the mobile device with a processor of a vehicle. A selection of the first reminder option for the reminder is received. An indication of a transition that is to trigger the reminder is also received. The transition corresponds to the mobile device establishing a wireless connection to a processor of the vehicle or the mobile device disconnecting from the vehicle processor. Content for the reminder is received. In response to detecting the transition between the mobile device and the processor of the vehicle, the content of the reminder is provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov
  • Publication number: 20160357804
    Abstract: A method of determining a location of an event stored on a calendar application of a device is provided. The method sends a location string associated with the event from the calendar application to a geo coder. The method receives a handle that includes a set of data items that uniquely identifies the location of the event. The data items in the handle are not accessed or individually utilized by the calendar application. Prior to the start of the event, the method requests travel updates to the location of event from a navigation application. The request includes the handle and the start time of the event. The method receives periodic routing updates to the location of the event from the navigation application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Christine B. McGavran, Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Matthew B. Ball, Thomas Wagner
  • Publication number: 20160358128
    Abstract: A method of providing travel updates for an event stored in a calendar application of a device is provided. The method receives the location and the starting time of the event from the calendar application at a navigation application of the device. The method determines an estimated travel time from the current location of the device to the location of the event. The method determines a time for timely departure to the event based on the estimated travel time. The method provides several travel updates that include the time for timely departure to the calendar application. The travel updates are utilized by the calendar application to provide a set of alerts regarding the time for the timely departure to the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Christine B. McGavran, Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Matthew B. Ball, Christopher Y. Tremblay, Thomas Wagner, Ketan Singh
  • Publication number: 20160358451
    Abstract: A method and device for providing a reminder to a user of a mobile device are provided. The method includes receiving a request to establish a first geographical area for the mobile device for triggering a first location-based reminder, the request including a flag indicating that other sensor information is to be used to determine when to provide the first location-based reminder to the user. A location of the mobile device is monitored to identify whether the first geographical area is triggered by the mobile device crossing a first boundary of the first geographical area. After the mobile device crosses the first boundary the first location-based reminder is identified and a state of the mobile device is determined. The first location-based reminder is provided to the user based on the state of the mobile device being included in a list of trigger states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov
  • Publication number: 20160349953
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for creating and providing reminders that involve an activity states of an application on a device. An activity state can correspond to a particular view within an application, e.g., a view that was reached after several inputs from a user. A user can provide a specification of an activity state in a variety of ways, e.g., providing a reminder command while the application is executing in the foreground with the desired activity state or by voice commands that specify the activity state. A user can provide one or more trigger criteria. Once the reminder is triggered, the specified activity state can be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Adler, Viktor Miladinov, Garett Nell, Jose' Angel Castillo Sánchez, Christopher Linn