Patents by Inventor Stephen O Lemay

Stephen O Lemay 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).

  • DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR CAPTURING AND VIEWING IMMERSIVE MEDIA
    Publication number: 20240406368
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and interfaces for capturing and viewing immersive media. In some examples, in response to a hardware input, immersive media is captured and generated using multiple sensors of a head-mounted display device. In some examples, while displaying a media item, additional information related to the media item is displayed in response to detecting a viewer's attention departing from the media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Wesley M. HOLDER, Seung Wook KIM, Nathan DE VRIES, Marcel VAN OS, William D. LINDMEIER, Matthew W. BROWN, Johnnie B. MANZARI, Chia Yang LIN, William A. SORRENTINO, III, Tobias RICK, Earl M. OLSON, Alan C. DYE
  • Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for conference calling
    Patent number: 12160546
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing phone calls. In some embodiments, an electronic device with a touch screen displays a phone call user interface which includes informational items associated with phone calls. In some embodiments, when the electronic device receives a request to initiate another phone call, the electronic device displays a contacts user interface including a plurality of contact user interface objects associated with respective contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran Chaudhri, Michael Matas, Marcel Van Os, Stephen O. Lemay, Patrick Lee Coffman, Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, Greg Christie
  • Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for conference calling
    Patent number: 12160545
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing phone calls. In some embodiments, an electronic device with a touch screen displays a phone call user interface which includes informational items associated with phone calls. In some embodiments, when the electronic device is executing multiple phone calls and receives user input corresponding to an informational item, the electronic device suspends a first phone call and activates a second phone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Forstall, Imran Chaudhri, Michael Matas, Marcel Van Os, Stephen O. Lemay, Patrick Lee Coffman, Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, Greg Christie
  • Special lock mode user interface
    Patent number: 12153791
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device transitions from a first mode into a second mode in accordance with a determination that the one or more characteristics of a user input detected via a second input mechanism of the electronic device meet a set of predefined criteria. In the first mode, a first input mechanism of the electronic device is restricted for user input. In the second mode, the first input mechanism of the electronic device is unrestricted for user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bronwyn Jones, Gary Ian Butcher, Stephen O. Lemay, Nathan De Vries, Molly Pray Wiebe, Aled Hywel Williams
  • Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with three-dimensional environments
    Patent number: 12154234
    Abstract: request to present first computer-generated content including first visual content and first audio content corresponding to the first visual content, displays the first visual content within the first portion of the three-dimensional environment and outputting the first audio content using a first audio output mode if the request is to present the first computer-generated content with a first level of immersion, and displays the first visual content within the second portion of the three-dimensional environment and outputting the first audio content using a second audio output mode if the request is to present the first computer-generated content with a second level of immersion greater than the first level of immersion, wherein using the second audio output mode instead of the first audio output mode changes a level of immersion of the first audio content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, William A. Sorrentino, Kristi E.S. Bauerly, Peter D. Anton, Alan C. Dye
  • HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20240385440
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Olson, Timothy Y. Chang, Divakar Singamsetty, Yami George, Anthony S. Montevirgen, Jason L. Slupeiks, Julian Hoenig, Julian Jaede, Yoonhoo Jo, Forrest C. Wang, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Jeremy C. Franklin, Trevor J. Ness, Edward S. Huo, Jason C. Sauers, Phil M. Hobson, Ray L. Chang, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jonathan Ive, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay, Seung Wook Kim
  • HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20240388687
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J. Rockwell, Geoffrey Stahl, Thibaut Weise, Peter Kaufmann, Branko Petljanski, Jason L. Slupeiks, Tom Sengelaub, Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki, Yanghai Tsin, Hesam Najafi, Arthur Y. Zhang, Amanda R. Rainer, Cheng Chen, Graham B. Myhre, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Marinus Meursing, Phil M. Hobson, Jason C. Sauers, Jan K. Quijalvo, Jia Tao, Ivan S. Maric, Jeremy C. Franklin, Wey-Jiun Lin, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jonathan Ive, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay, Seung Wook Kim, Ray L. Chang
  • HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20240386679
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J. Rockwell, Geoffrey Stahl, Thibaut Weise, Peter Kaufmann, Branko Petljanski, Jason L. Slupeiks, Tom Sengelaub, Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki, Yanghai Tsin, Hesam Najafi, Arthur Y. Zhang, Julian Hoenig, Julian Jaede, Jason C. Sauers, James W. Vandyke, Yoonhoo Jo, Forrest C. Wang, Cheng Chen, Graham B. Myhre, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Marinus Meursing, Phil M. Hobson, Jan K. Quijalvo, Jia Tao, Ivan S. Maric, Jeremy C. Franklin, Wey-Jiun Lin, Bertrand Nepveu, Muhammad F. Hossain, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jonathan Ive, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay
  • CROWN INPUT FOR A WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240385741
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to manipulating a user interface on a wearable electronic device using a mechanical crown. In some examples, the user interface can be scrolled or scaled in response to a rotation of the crown. The direction of the scrolling or scaling and the amount of scrolling or scaling can depend on the direction and amount of rotation of the crown, respectively. In some examples, the amount of scrolling or scaling can be proportional to the change in rotation angle of the crown. In other examples, a speed of scrolling or a speed of scaling can depend on a speed of angular rotation of the crown. In these examples, a greater speed of rotation can cause a greater speed of scrolling or scaling to be performed on the displayed view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas ZAMBETTI, Imran CHAUDHRI, Jonathan R. DASCOLA, Alan C. DYE, Christopher Patrick FOSS, Aurelio GUZMAN, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Duncan Robert KERR, Stephen O. LEMAY, Christopher WILSON, Eric Lance WILSON, Lawrence Y. YANG, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Jonathan P. IVE, Kevin LYNCH
  • HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20240386819
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J. Rockwell, Oriel Y. Bergig, Geoffrey Stahl, Thibaut Weise, Peter Kaufmann, Branko Petljanski, Jason L. Slupeiks, Tom Sengelaub, Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki, Yanghai Tsin, Hesam Najafi, Arthur Y. Zhang, Julian Hoenig, Julian Jaede, Yoonhoo Jo, Forrest C. Wang, Bertrand Nepveu, Muhammad F. Hossain, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jonathan Ive, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey M. Faulkner
  • ADVERTISEMENT USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20240388761
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a media content system. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface that provides context sensitive hints to assist the viewer. The system further enables viewers skip, view, and interact with advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory N. CHRISTIE, Alessandro SABATELLI, William M. BACHMAN, Imran CHAUDHRI, Jeffrey ROBBIN, Jim YOUNG, Joe HOWARD, Marcel VAN OS, Patrick L. COFFMAN, Stephen O. LEMAY, Jeffrey MA, Lynne KRESS
  • HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20240385443
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Julian Hoenig, Julian Jaede, Jason C. Sauers, James W. Vandyke, Cheng Chen, Graham B. Myhre, Michael J. Rockwell, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Marinus Meursing, Phil M. Hobson, Jan K. Quijalvo, Jia Tao, Ivan S. Maric, Jeremy C. Franklin, Wey-Jiun Lin, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jonathan Ive, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey M. Faulkner
  • Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Interacting with Three-Dimensional Environments
    Publication number: 20240385725
    Abstract: While a view of an environment is visible via the display generation component of a computer system, a first motion input that includes movement of the remote input device in a physical environment is detected. In response to detecting the first motion input and in accordance with a determination that a gaze detected by the computer system was directed to a first object when the first motion input was detected, the first object is moved in the environment in accordance with the first motion input. In response to detecting the first motion input and in accordance with a determination that the gaze detected by the computer system was not directed to the first object when the first motion input was detected, the computer system forgoes moving the first object in the environment in accordance with the first motion input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Giancarlo Yerkes, Philipp Rockel, Stephen O. Lemay, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jeffrey M. Faulkner
  • HEAD MOUNTABLE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20240386817
    Abstract: A head-mountable display device includes a housing defining a front opening and a rear opening, a display screen disposed in the front opening, a display assembly disposed in the rear opening, a first securement strap coupled to the housing, the first securement strap including a first electronic component, a second securement strap coupled to the housing, the second securement strap including a second electronic component, and a securement band extending between and coupled to the first securement strap and the second securement strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jason C. Sauers, Amanda R. Rainer, Cheng Chen, Graham B. Myhre, Michael J. Rockwell, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Marinus Meursing, Phil M. Hobson, Jan K. Quijalvo, Jia Tao, Ivan S. Maric, Jeremy C. Franklin, Wey-Jiun Lin, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jonathan Ive, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Seung Wook Kim, Ray L. Chang
  • Advertisement user interface
    Patent number: 12149779
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a media content system. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface that provides context sensitive hints to assist the viewer. The system further enables viewers skip, view, and interact with advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory N. Christie, Alessandro Sabatelli, William M. Bachman, Imran Chaudhri, Jeffrey Robbin, Jim Young, Joe Howard, Marcel Van Os, Patrick L. Coffman, Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey Ma, Lynne Kress
  • DEVICES, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20240370542
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with computer systems that are operable in multiple modes of operation and/or can be transitioned between multiple modes of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Amy E. DEDONATO, Karen EL ASMAR, Stephen O. LEMAY, Kaely COON, Jay MOON
  • DISPLAYING A SCROLLABLE LIST OF AFFORDANCES ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
    Publication number: 20240370137
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interfaces associated with physical activities. The user interface displays a scrollable list of affordances associated with physical activities. The affordances may contain physical activity and heart rate information. A user can launch a physical activity tracking function or an interface to change a workout metric using an affordance. Users can also control the music that is played in response to selecting a workout. Further, the interface can be used to compose a reply message to a received message that contains workout information. The interfaces can show a graph that includes heart data when the user's heart rate meets a heart rate alert criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Aled Hywel WILLIAMS, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Stephen O. LEMAY, Christopher D. SOLI, Molly Pray WIEBE
  • METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AND REARRANGING OBJECTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20240361835
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer system selectively recenters virtual content to a viewpoint of a user. In some embodiments, a computer system selectively recenters virtual content and/or gathers the virtual content. In some embodiments, a computer system presents virtual content with a first spatial arrangement when an input corresponds to a recentering operation and presents the virtual content with a second spatial arrangement when the input corresponds to a gathering operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin HYLAK, Benjamin H. BOESEL, Danielle M. PRICE, Stephen O. LEMAY, Zoey C. TAYLOR
  • CONTENT SCRUBBER BAR WITH REAL-WORLD TIME INDICATIONS
    Publication number: 20240361904
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a playback user interface that is configured to playback content on the electronic device. While displaying the playback user interface that is configured to playback the content on the electronic device, the electronic device displays a scrubber bar for navigating through the content, wherein the scrubber bar includes: a visual indication of a current playback position within the content; and one or more playback time indications that include time values based on the current playback position within the content. A respective playback time indication of the one or more playback time indications is based on a time of day at the electronic device, and an amount of time that it will take to play the content from the current playback position to an end of the content at a respective content playback speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen O. LEMAY, Graham R. CLARKE, Marcos ALONSO RUIZ
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1051162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chanaka Karunamuni, Stephen O. Lemay, Tiffany Jon