Patents by Inventor Taylor CARRIGAN

Taylor CARRIGAN 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).

  • Methods and interfaces for initiating media playback
    Patent number: 11431836
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives user input and, in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes: one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device, and a media playback status of the plurality of available playback devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Coffman, Taylor Carrigan, Matthew J. Cielak, David Chance Graham
  • METHODS AND INTERFACES FOR ADJUSTING THE VOLUME OF MEDIA
    Publication number: 20210392223
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives user input and, in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes: one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device, and a media playback status of the plurality of available playback devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick L. COFFMAN, Taylor CARRIGAN, Matthew J. CIELAK, David Chance GRAHAM