Patents by Inventor Stephen O'Neil

Stephen O'Neil 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: 12380653
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device concurrently presents a navigation user interface element with a respective physical location designated and a content element including content corresponding to the respective physical location. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents navigation from a first physical location to a second physical location with reduced visual prominence in a content element in response to an input corresponding to a request to present content corresponding to the second physical location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fiona P. O'Leary, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Stephen O. Lemay, Julian K. Missig
  • Patent number: 12363219
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to viewing and updating application views. A device receives a user input, the input, when received initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of application views. The device, in response to receiving the user input, displays the plurality of application views of the set of application views, wherein the set of application views includes preselected application views and an adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not one of the preselected application views.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan De Vries, Lee S. Broughton, Kevin Will Chen, Christopher Patrick Foss, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher Wilson, Eric Lance Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20250224909
    Abstract: Wearable head-mounted displays, such as virtual reality systems, present immersive experiences and environments to a wearer. However, the head-mounted displays, as well as the immersive environments that they produce, limit the wearer's ability to interact with outside observers. For example, a wearer may not be able to see outside observers, and outside observers may not have any insight to what the wearer is experiencing or where the wearer's attention is directed. Accordingly, a wearable electronic device may include an outward-facing display configured to display information to outside observers, such as images of the wearer's face or images that represent or indicate the state of the wearer and/or the head mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Jonathan Ive, Julian Hoenig, Julian Jaede, Seung Wook Kim, Chris Wilson, William A. Sorrentino, III, Alan C. Dye, Stephen O. Lemay
  • Patent number: 12353672
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device emphasizes and/or deemphasizes user interfaces based on the gaze of a user. In some embodiments, an electronic device defines levels of immersion for different user interfaces independently of one another. In some embodiments, an electronic device resumes display of a user interface at a previously-displayed level of immersion after (e.g., temporarily) reducing the level of immersion associated with the user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device allows objects, people, and/or portions of an environment to be visible through a user interface displayed by the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device reduces the level of immersion associated with a user interface based on characteristics of the electronic device and/or physical environment of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ieyuki Kawashima, Stephen O. Lemay, William A. Sorrentino, III, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Gary Ian Butcher, Kristi E. Bauerly, Shih-Sang Chiu, Benjamin Hunter Boesel, David H. Huang, Dorian D. Dargan, Alan C. Dye
  • Patent number: 12347051
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    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
  • Patent number: 12348663
    Abstract: A portable electronic device with a touch screen display displays an incoming message from a party to a user of the device while the device is locked. The device responds to detecting a user request to view the incoming message by immediately displaying a set of messages between the user and the party in a chronological order. While the device is unlocked, if an incoming message is longer than a predefined length the device displays a portion of the incoming message, a view icon, and a long-message indicia. Alternately, if the incoming message is equal to or less than the predefined length, the device displays the entire incoming message and a reply icon. In response to user selection of either the view icon or the reply icon, the device immediately displays a set of messages between the user of the device and the party in a chronological order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory N. Christie, Marcel Van Os, Stephen O. Lemay, Evan Russell Doll
  • Patent number: 12342050
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a media content user interface. 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 to the system that includes a channel bar. The channel bar is dynamically scoped responsive to interactions of a viewer with the system. Selectable elements within the channel bar provide direct access to related content regarding video content, such as television series information and cast information. In addition, the channel bar is operable in multiple modes. An EPG mode displays live video for multiple channels simultaneously. Themed modes permit channel bars that display content according to various themes which may be defined by a viewer, the provider, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    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
  • Patent number: 12332089
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor package comprising a magnetic multi-turn sensor die and a magnetic single turn sensor die, in which both sensor dies are packaged on the same lead frame. A method of manufacturing the magnetic sensor package is also provided. A magnetic sensor system comprising a rotating magnet and the magnetic sensor package, where the sensor package is arranged so that both sensor dies sit within a homogenous magnetic field, thereby ensuring that the output signal of each sensor is not corrupted by any stray fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Aude Richard, Michael Mueller-Aulmann, Peter James Tonge, Monsoon Dutt, Jan Kubik, John O'Dowd, Enda Joseph Nicholl, Stephen O'Brien, Jochen Schmitt, Robert Guyol, Christian Nau, Colin P. Giles, Brian O'Mara, Wenmei Wang
  • Patent number: 12318606
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for monitoring the insertion of an intra-cochlear stimulating assembly for the occurrence of one or more insertion stop conditions. The insertion stop conditions are detectable events indicating that movement of the stimulating assembly into a recipient's cochlea should be at least temporarily stopped. The insertion monitoring is based on objectively measured inner ear potentials, such as acoustically-evoked potentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: John Michael Heasman, Peter Gibson, Stephen O'Leary, Luke Campbell
  • Publication number: 20250173039
    Abstract: A computer system detects presence of a respective portion of a user. In response to detecting the presence of the respective portion of the user, and in accordance with a determination that first criteria are met by the presence of the respective portion of the user, wherein the first criteria require an inner side of the respective portion of the user is facing toward a viewpoint corresponding to the view of the three-dimensional environment that is provided via the display generation component, the computer system displays a first user interface object. After displaying the first user interface object, the computer system detects that the respective portion of the user has changed from satisfying the first criteria to satisfying second criteria different than the first criteria, and in response, the computer system switches to displaying status information for the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Gregg S. Suzuki, Matthew J. Sundstrom, Jonathan P. Ive, Robert T. Tilton, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Jonathan R. Dascola, William A. Sorrentino, III, Kristi E. Bauerly, Giancarlo Yerkes, Peter D. Anton, Alan C. Dye
  • Patent number: 12316596
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for use with a portable electronic device having a display. The method enables switching between electronic inboxes that can be accessed from the electronic device. In some configurations, the method includes, while the device is displaying emails in a first inbox, detecting user selection of a first icon. The method further includes, in response to user selection of the first icon, displaying a set of inbox selection icons; and, in response to user selection of one of the inbox selection icons, displaying emails in a second inbox corresponding to the inbox selection icon selected by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Marcel Van Os
  • Patent number: 12315091
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device automatically updates the orientation of a virtual object in a three-dimensional environment based on a viewpoint of a user in the three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, an electronic device automatically updates the orientation of a virtual object in a three-dimensional environment based on viewpoints of a plurality of users in the three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, the electronic device modifies an appearance of a real object that is between a virtual object and the viewpoint of a user in a three-dimensional environment. In some embodiments, the electronic device automatically selects a location for a user in a three-dimensional environment that includes one or more virtual objects and/or other users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Dascola, Alexis Henri Palangie, Peter D. Anton, Stephen O. Lemay, Jonathan Ravasz, Shi-Shang Chiu, Christopher D. McKenzie, Dorian D. Dargan
  • Patent number: 12314529
    Abstract: An electronic device, while displaying a three-dimensional environment, including one or more virtual objects, detects gaze of a user directed toward a first virtual object in the three-dimensional environment. The gaze meets first criteria and the first virtual object is responsive to at least one gesture input. In response to detecting the gaze that meets the first criteria, in accordance with a determination that a hand is in a predefined ready state for providing gesture inputs, the electronic device displays an indication of one or more interaction options available for the first virtual object in the three-dimensional environment; and in accordance with a determination the hand is not in the predefined ready state for providing gesture inputs, the electronic device forgoes displaying the indication of one or more interaction options available for the first virtual object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Jeffrey M. Faulkner, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Philipp Rockel, Robert T. Tilton, William A. Sorrentino, III, Kristi E. S. Bauerly, Peter D. Anton, Alan C. Dye
  • Patent number: D1078761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Miquel Estany Rodriguez, Stephen O. Lemay, Richard D. Lyons, James J. Owen, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1078766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Stephen O. Lemay, Richard D. Lyons, Israel Pastrana Vincente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1087121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Apodaca, Jesse Chand, Miquel Estany Rodriguez, Stephen O. Lemay, James J. Owen, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber, Wan Si Wan
  • Patent number: D1087122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Nathan Gitter, Stephen O. Lemay, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber
  • Patent number: D1087123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Apodaca, Lee S. Broughton, Jesse Chand, Miquel Estany Rodriguez, Stephen O. Lemay, Richard D. Lyons, James J. Owen, Israel Pastrana Vicente, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber, Wan Si Wan
  • Patent number: D1087132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Dascola, Allison W. Dryer, Robert Garcia, Bradley William Griffin, Aurelio Guzmán, Stephen O. Lemay, Richard D. Lyons, Grant R. Paul, Philipp Rockel, Christopher Wilson, Giancarlo Yerkes
  • Patent number: D1087151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jesse Chand, Jonathan R. Dascola, Stephen O. Lemay, Chia Yang Lin, Richard D. Lyons, Israel Pastrana Vicente, Lorena S. Pazmino, William A. Sorrentino, III, Matan Stauber