Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Lottermoser

Stephen M. Lottermoser 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: 20240015120
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of messaging conversations. In some embodiments, an electronic device indicates which messages are replies to other messages in a messaging conversation. In some embodiments, an electronic device creates and presents links (e.g., rich links) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., “mentions”). In some embodiments, an electronic device presents indications of messages that are replies to other messages. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents options to create a link (e.g., a rich link) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., “mentions”) using a suggested entry user interface element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Christian X. DALONZO, Zheng Xuan HONG, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Grant R. PAUL, IV, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Kyle W. HORN, Zuheir CHIKH AL SAGHA, Robert GARCIA, III, Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER
  • Publication number: 20230394133
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology include obtaining, by a first device associated with a first user account, one or more item-specific public keys of one or more devices associated with a second user account and generating a data structure representing the one or more devices associated with the second user account based on the one or more item-specific public keys. Aspects may also include providing an identifier of the data structure to a server for association with the item and generating an invitation for the second user account to access the item. Aspects may further include providing the invitation to a second device of the one or more devices associated with the second user account to provide the second device with access to the item via the server based on at least a portion of the data structure and a respective item-specific public key of the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Alejandro A. RODRIGUEZ, Frederic JACOBS, Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER, Pierre J. DE FILIPPIS, Ryan A. WILLIAMS, Yannick L. SIERRA
  • Publication number: 20230394176
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology provide for integration between a messaging system and a collaborative application. A messaging system may receive, via user input, an instruction to create a message thread with a plurality of user accounts. The message thread may include a document link associated with a collaborative application. The messaging system may generate, for each of the user accounts, an obfuscated identifier associated with that user account and a document link. The messaging system may provide the obfuscated identifiers to the collaborative application. An initial message exchanged between the plurality of user accounts with the document link in the message thread may establish, for the collaborative application, the obfuscated identifiers that will be associated with the document link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER, Alejandro A. RODRIGUEZ, Alexandre S. LACOUR, Charles CIRCLAEYS, Craig M. FEDERIGHI, Delfina JOVANOVSKA, Devin O. CLARY, Elana L. STETTIN, Elliot A. BARER, Jae Woo CHANG, Johannes B. FORTMANN, Miranda J. ZHOU, Nihar SHARMA, Pierre J. DE FILIPPIS, Richard B. BLAIR, Ryan A. WILLIAMS, Vasilios E. ANTON
  • Publication number: 20230388759
    Abstract: A messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app, on a second device, that can exchange messages (e.g. text messages, etc.), and the second messaging on can transmit content from a second extension app that operates with the second messaging app to the first messaging app that operates with a first extension app. The content can be opaque to the messaging app, but can be processed by the extension apps to display live, dynamic content in message bubbles in a message transcript of a conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER, Pierre J. DE FILIPPIS, David Alex CARTER, Eugene BISTOLAS
  • Patent number: 11722860
    Abstract: A messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app, on a second device, that can exchange messages (e.g. text messages, etc.), and the second messaging on can transmit content from a second extension app that operates with the second messaging app to the first messaging app that operates with a first extension app. The content can be opaque to the messaging app, but can be processed by the extension apps to display live, dynamic content in message bubbles in a message transcript of a conversation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Lottermoser, Pierre J. De Filippis, David Alex Carter, Eugene Bistolas
  • Publication number: 20220382567
    Abstract: The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for providing privacy-preserving social attribution for electronic devices. For example, when information is received from a contact of a user at the user's electronic device, various applications at the electronic device may later display the received information. It can be desirable to attribute the displayed information received from the contact to that contact, without exposing identifying information of the contact to the displaying application. Aspects of the subject technology include a system process that generates an image including contact information, that can be rendered in a user interface of an application, without providing the image or the contact information to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Devin O. CLARY, Bartosz CIECHANOWSKI, Glen S. LOW, Karthik SUDHIR, Lance T. PARKER, Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER
  • Publication number: 20220377032
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving, by a first process executing on an electronic device and from a second process executing on the electronic device, a request for links to content items that are associated with the second process. The method further includes obtaining, by the first process and from a link index, a link to a content item associated with the second process, wherein the link index is locally stored on the electronic device and the link index comprises links to content items communicated via a third process executing on the electronic device. The link to the content item obtained from the link index is provided by the first process for presentation by the second process, wherein selection of the link causes the second process to present the content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher J. GEARHART, Alykhan F. KANJI, Erik A. PARTRIDGE, Erik M. BERGET, Karthik SUDHIR, Michael W. FULLERTON, Sofiane TOUDJI, Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER
  • Publication number: 20220353645
    Abstract: A messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app, on a second device, that can exchange messages (e.g. text messages, etc.), and the second messaging on can transmit content from a second extension app that operates with the second messaging app to the first messaging app that operates with a first extension app. The content can be opaque to the messaging app, but can be processed by the extension apps to display live, dynamic content in message bubbles in a message transcript of a conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER, Pierre J. DE FILIPPIS, David Alex CARTER, Eugene BISTOLAS
  • Patent number: 11395110
    Abstract: A messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app, on a second device, that can exchange messages (e.g. text messages, etc.), and the second messaging on can transmit content from a second extension app that operates with the second messaging app to the first messaging app that operates with a first extension app. The content can be opaque to the messaging app, but can be processed by the extension apps to display live, dynamic content in message bubbles in a message transcript of a conversation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Lottermoser, Pierre J. De Filippis, David Alex Carter, Eugene Bistolas
  • Publication number: 20220006767
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for sharing groups of files within a messaging application includes a processor configured to provide, within the messaging application, a user interface element for sending at least one file to a participant in an active message thread of the messaging application, the at least one file having been determined to be relevant to the participant. The processor is further configured to, responsive to receiving a selection of the user interface element: transmit, to a server, a request to store the at least one file in association with a shared storage area, and to transmit, via the messaging application, a message to the participant in the active message thread, the message comprising information for accessing the at least one file associated with the shared storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Michael BRANDT, Pierre J. DE FILIPPIS, Chelsea J. LEBLANC, Ge YAN, Gavin B. THOMSON, Van HONG, Ahmed M. BASHIR, Randall S. BECKER, Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER, Kevin Y. HE, Roberto GARCIA
  • Publication number: 20210385184
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of messaging conversations. In some embodiments, an electronic device indicates which messages are replies to other messages in a messaging conversation. In some embodiments, an electronic device creates and presents links (e.g., rich links) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., “mentions”). In some embodiments, an electronic device presents indications of messages that are replies to other messages. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents options to create a link (e.g., a rich link) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., “mentions”) using a suggested entry user interface element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Christian X. DALONZO, Zheng Xuan HONG, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Grant PAUL, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER, Marcos A. WESKAMP
  • Publication number: 20210385175
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of messaging conversations. In some embodiments, an electronic device indicates which messages are replies to other messages in a messaging conversation. In some embodiments, an electronic device creates and presents links (e.g., rich links) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., “mentions”). In some embodiments, an electronic device presents indications of messages that are replies to other messages. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents options to create a link (e.g., a rich link) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., “mentions”) using a suggested entry user interface element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Christian X. DALONZO, Zheng Xuan HONG, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Grant PAUL, Christopher D. MATTHEWS, Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER, Marcos A. WESKAMP
  • Patent number: 11146514
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for sharing groups of files within a messaging application includes a processor configured to provide, within the messaging application, a user interface element for sending at least one file to a participant in an active message thread of the messaging application, the at least one file having been determined to be relevant to the participant. The processor is further configured to, responsive to receiving a selection of the user interface element: transmit, to a server, a request to store the at least one file in association with a shared storage area, and to transmit, via the messaging application, a message to the participant in the active message thread, the message comprising information for accessing the at least one file associated with the shared storage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brandt, Pierre J. De Filippis, Chelsea J. Leblanc, Ge Yan, Gavin B. Thomson, Van Hong, Ahmed M. Bashir, Randall S. Becker, Stephen M. Lottermoser, Kevin Y. He, Roberto Garcia
  • Publication number: 20210051451
    Abstract: A messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app, on a second device, that can exchange messages (e.g. text messages, etc.), and the second messaging on can transmit content from a second extension app that operates with the second messaging app to the first messaging app that operates with a first extension app. The content can be opaque to the messaging app, but can be processed by the extension apps to display live, dynamic content in message bubbles in a message transcript of a conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER, Pierre J. DE FILIPPIS, David Alex CARTER, Eugene BISTOLAS
  • Patent number: 10827319
    Abstract: A messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app, on a second device, that can exchange messages (e.g. text messages, etc.), and the second messaging on can transmit content from a second extension app that operates with the second messaging app to the first messaging app that operates with a first extension app. The content can be opaque to the messaging app, but can be processed by the extension apps to display live, dynamic content in message bubbles in a message transcript of a conversation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Lottermoser, Pierre J. De Filippis, David Alex Carter, Eugene Bistolas
  • Publication number: 20190342239
    Abstract: A device implementing a system for sharing groups of files within a messaging application includes a processor configured to provide, within the messaging application, a user interface element for sending at least one file to a participant in an active message thread of the messaging application, the at least one file having been determined to be relevant to the participant. The processor is further configured to, responsive to receiving a selection of the user interface element: transmit, to a server, a request to store the at least one file in association with a shared storage area, and to transmit, via the messaging application, a message to the participant in the active message thread, the message comprising information for accessing the at least one file associated with the shared storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Michael BRANDT, Pierre J. DE FILIPPIS, Chelsea J. LEBLANC, Ge YAN, Gavin B. THOMSON, Van HONG, Ahmed M. BASHIR, Randall S. BECKER, Stephen M. LOTTERMOSER, Kevin Y. HE, Roberto GARCIA
  • Publication number: 20180352393
    Abstract: A messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app, on a second device, that can exchange messages (e.g. text messages, etc.), and the second messaging on can transmit content from a second extension app that operates with the second messaging app to the first messaging app that operates with a first extension app. The content can be opaque to the messaging app, but can be processed by the extension apps to display live, dynamic content in message bubbles in a message transcript of a conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: STEPHEN M. LOTTERMOSER, PIERRE J. DE FILIPPIS, DAVID ALEX CARTER, EUGENE BISTOLAS
  • Publication number: 20130346262
    Abstract: A system and method for generating interactive floor maps for displaying the layout of a retail store are provided. The interactive floor map can display the layout of a store based on events occurring in the future. If an event results in a change in the layout of the store, an employee of the store can preview the changes to the store as of the event date, prior to the occurrence of the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erik G. Hadden, Jason B. Raskin, Jonathan M. Van Keulen, Kuochun Chin, Stephen M. Lottermoser