Patents by Inventor William J. Symons

William J. Symons 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).

  • Device, method, and graphical user interface for meeting space management and interaction
    Patent number: 10311383
    Abstract: An electronic device, with a display and one or more input devices: displays a first user interface element provided to create a calendar event, the first user interface element includes a location input element provided to receive user inputs in order to add a location for the calendar event; detects a first input that corresponds to the location input element; in response to detecting the first input, displays in association with the location input element one or more locations for the calendar event, where at least one of the one or more locations corresponds to a virtual conference; detects a second input that corresponds to the virtual conference; and, in response to detecting the second input: generates call-in information and a link for the virtual conference; and associates the call-in information and the link with the calendar event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Betsy J. Holmes, Duncan Hugh Keefe, Cameron J. Wolff, William J. Symons
  • Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Meeting Space Management and Interaction
    Publication number: 20170357917
    Abstract: An electronic device, with a display and one or more input devices: displays a first user interface element provided to create a calendar event, the first user interface element includes a location input element provided to receive user inputs in order to add a location for the calendar event; detects a first input that corresponds to the location input element; in response to detecting the first input, displays in association with the location input element one or more locations for the calendar event, where at least one of the one or more locations corresponds to a virtual conference; detects a second input that corresponds to the virtual conference; and, in response to detecting the second input: generates call-in information and a link for the virtual conference; and associates the call-in information and the link with the calendar event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Betsy J. HOLMES, Duncan Hugh Keefe, Cameron J. Wolff, William J. Symons