Patents by Inventor William M. Tyler
William M. Tyler 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).
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Patent number: 11966577Abstract: An electronic device concurrently displays: a first object that includes first content of an application, including updating the first content as a state of the application changes; and a user interface of software that is different from the application. In response to detecting an input directed to the first object: if the input is a first type of input, the device transitions from displaying the first object to displaying a second object that is smaller than the first object and that includes different, second content of the application, including updating the second content as the state of the application changes while continuing to display the user interface of the software; and, if the input is a second type of input that is different from the first type of input, the device replaces at least a portion of the user interface of the software with a user interface of the application.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: William M. Tyler
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Patent number: 11960714Abstract: An electronic device transitions from a power saving state to wake state in which a wake screen user interface is displayed. From the wake screen user interface, the device transitions to a home screen user interface in response to an input that includes movement in a first direction meeting first criteria, and transitions to a widget user interface in response to an input that includes movement in a second direction meeting second criteria. The widget screen user interface includes user interface objects corresponding to different applications, including a respective user interface that is larger than one or more of the application icons corresponding to different applications in the home screen user interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: William M. Tyler
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Patent number: 11921993Abstract: At a computer system, display a first user interface that includes a placement location that is configured to spatially accommodate a respective user interface object of a plurality of user interface objects corresponding to different applications. The plurality of user interface objects includes a first user interface object corresponding to a first application, and a second user interface object corresponding to a second application different from the first application. The first user interface object corresponding to the first application is displayed at the placement location. The computer system detects an occurrence of an event associated with a change in status of the second application corresponding to the second user interface object. In response, the first user interface object is ceased to be displayed at the placement location, and the first user interface with the second user interface object is displayed at the placement location.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: William M. Tyler, Caelan G. Stack, Craig M. Federighi
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Publication number: 20240053871Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces that include application widgets. In some embodiments, a computer system displays a home screen, where displaying the home screen includes displaying a set of user interface elements based on whether an account that was used to set up the computer system is associated with a first type of content. In some embodiments, a computer system displays a user interface in response to detecting a request to change the orientation of the user interface. Displaying the user interface includes displaying an arrangement of application widgets and application icons, where a set of application widgets has a same spatial organization as in a previous arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Shubham KEDIA, Christian X. DALONZO, William M. TYLER
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Publication number: 20240053847Abstract: A control user interface includes a first control for selecting a value for an output parameter of an electronic device, a second control for switching between different modes of a first function, and a third control for turning the device off. In response to an input directed to the control user interface: if the input is directed to the first control, the device adjusts a current value for the output parameter; if the input is directed to the second control and meets first criteria, the device changes a current mode of the first function; if the input is directed to the third control and meets second input criteria, the device initiates a process for turning off the device; and if the input is directed to the third control and meets the first criteria but not the second criteria, the device forgoes initiation of the process for turning off the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventor: William M. Tyler
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Patent number: 11899925Abstract: An electronic device detects a first swipe gesture in a respective direction from a first edge of the touch-sensitive display. In response to detecting the first swipe gesture from the first edge of the touch-sensitive display: in accordance with a determination that a respective portion of the first swipe gesture occurs at a first portion of the first edge of the touch-sensitive display, the device displays a plurality of controls for adjusting settings of the touch-sensitive display; and in accordance with a determination that the respective portion of the first swipe gesture occurs at a second portion of the first edge of the touch-sensitive display, the device displays a plurality of recently received notifications.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Marcos Alonso Ruiz, Nathan de Vries, Brandon M. Walkin, Stephen O. Lemay, Christopher P. Foss, Caelan G. Stack, William M. Tyler, Terence L. Magno
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Patent number: 11893212Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces that include application widgets. In some embodiments, a computer system displays a home screen, where displaying the home screen includes displaying a set of user interface elements based on whether an account that was used to set up the computer system is associated with a first type of content. In some embodiments, a computer system displays a user interface in response to detecting a request to change the orientation of the user interface. Displaying the user interface includes displaying an arrangement of application widgets and application icons, where a set of application widgets has a same spatial organization as in a previous arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christian X. Dalonzo, William M. Tyler, Shubham Kedia
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Patent number: 11893231Abstract: A computer system displays a first user interface for configuring a wake user interface. The first user interface displays a first representation of a first version of the wake user interface illustrating a first plurality of editable user interface objects overlaying a first background. While displaying the first user interface, the system detects a first input. In response, when the first input meets first criteria, the system displays a second user interface for editing a first user interface object of the first plurality of editable user interface objects. The first user interface object is selected based on a location of the first input. When the first input meets second criteria, the system updates the first user interface to display a second representation of a second version of the wake user interface having a second plurality of editable user interface objects overlaying a second background.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Graham R. Clarke, Eric Lance Wilson, Andrew P. Clymer, Caelan G. Stack, Christopher P. Foss, William M. Tyler, William A. Sorrentino, III
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Publication number: 20230367440Abstract: A computer system detects one or more inputs to subscribe to updates from a first application for a first event and to subscribe to updates from a second application for a second event. The system displays a user interface. Displaying the user interface includes: when the first event is active and the second event is not active, displaying a first representation of the first event in a first region of the user interface, and updating first information contained in the first representation of the first event based on updates received from the first application; and when the second event is active and the first event is not active, displaying a second representation of the second event in the first region of the user interface, and updating second information contained in the second representation of the second event based on updates received from the second application.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Caelan G. Stack, Christopher P. Foss, William M. Tyler, Christian X. Dalonzo
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Publication number: 20230367472Abstract: A computer system displays a first user interface for configuring a wake user interface. The first user interface displays a first representation of a first version of the wake user interface illustrating a first plurality of editable user interface objects overlaying a first background. While displaying the first user interface, the system detects a first input. In response, when the first input meets first criteria, the system displays a second user interface for editing a first user interface object of the first plurality of editable user interface objects. The first user interface object is selected based on a location of the first input. When the first input meets second criteria, the system updates the first user interface to display a second representation of a second version of the wake user interface having a second plurality of editable user interface objects overlaying a second background.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Graham R. Clarke, Eric Lance Wilson, Andrew P. Clymer, Caelan G. Stack, Christopher P. Foss, William M. Tyler, William A. Sorrentino, III
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Publication number: 20230367470Abstract: A computer system displays a plurality of notifications. When the computer system has a first notification mode enabled, the computer system displays a representation of the plurality of notifications in a first configuration in a first region. When the computer system has a second notification mode enabled, the computer system displays the representation in a second configuration in a second region smaller than the first region. The computer system detects a first user input on the representation, and in response, if the first user input meets first criteria and the representation is displayed with the first configuration, the computer system scrolls notifications in the first region in accordance with the first user input. If the first user input meets the first criteria and the representation is displayed with the second configuration, the computer system scrolls the notifications in the in a third region, in accordance with the first user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Graham R. Clarke, Caelan G. Stack, Christopher P. Foss, William M. Tyler, William A. Sorrentino, III
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Publication number: 20230367460Abstract: A computer system displays a first version of a first user interface that includes first user interface objects displayed concurrently with a first background. The first user interface objects include content from a first plurality of applications. In response to detecting a first input, when the first input includes movement in a first direction, the system replaces display of the first version of the first user interface with a second user interface that includes representations of a second plurality of applications. When the first input includes second movement in a second direction, the system replaces display of the first version of the first user interface with display of a second version of the first user interface that includes second user interface objects displayed with a second background. The second user interface objects correspond to a third plurality of applications and include content from the third plurality of applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Graham R. Clarke, Eric Lance Wilson, Andrew P. Clymer, Caelan G. Stack, Christopher P. Foss, William M. Tyler, Gregory M. Apodaca
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Publication number: 20230368750Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to techniques and user interfaces for changing the display state of a display, controlling the display state of a display, transitioning between display states of a display, and displaying notifications.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Caelan G. STACK, Nathan DE VRIES, Christopher P. FOSS, William M. TYLER
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Publication number: 20230359315Abstract: A computer system displays, in display area outside of a status region, a first user interface of a respective application executing on the computer system. The computer system detects a user input corresponding to a request to dismiss the first user interface and ceases to display, in the display area, the first user interface. The computer system displays in the status region an indication of a current state of the respective application and displays a second user interface that is associated with respective software. The computer system detects a user input to navigate from the second user interface that is associated with respective software that is different from the respective application to a third user interface and displays the third user interface in the display area outside of the status region while continuing to display, in the status region, the indication of a current state of the respective application.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Chanaka G. Karunamuni, William M. Tyler
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Patent number: 11797113Abstract: In response to a first press input, a device displays a control corresponding to a control function with a first size and with a value indicator representing that a current value of the control function. After displaying the control with the first size and the value indicator, if a subsequent press input has not been detected within a threshold time, the device ceases to display the control; and if a second press input is detected on the same input region within the threshold time: the device adjusts the current value of the control function in accordance with the second press input; the device adjusts a size of the first control from the first size to a second size; and the device changes an appearance of the value indicator to represent that the current value of the control function is the second value.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Nathan de Vries, Chanaka G. Karunamuni, Marcos Alonso Ruiz, William M. Tyler
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Publication number: 20230297228Abstract: An electronic device transitions from a power saving state to wake state in which a wake screen user interface is displayed. From the wake screen user interface, the device transitions to a home screen user interface in response to an input that includes movement in a first direction meeting first criteria, and transitions to a widget user interface in response to an input that includes movement in a second direction meeting second criteria. The widget screen user interface includes user interface objects corresponding to different applications, including a respective user interface that is larger than one or more of the application icons corresponding to different applications in the home screen user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventor: William M. Tyler
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Patent number: 11765163Abstract: An electronic device performs techniques related generally to implementing biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for a biometric enrollment process tutorial. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for aligning a biometric feature for enrollment. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for enrolling a biometric feature. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for providing hints during a biometric enrollment process. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for application-based biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for autofilling biometrically secured fields. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for unlocking a device using biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for retrying biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for managing transfers using biometric authentication.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Peter D. Anton, Arian Behzadi, Jonathan R. Dascola, Lynne Devine, Alan C. Dye, Christopher Patrick Foss, Bradley W. Griffin, Jonathan P. Ive, Joseph A. Malia, Pedro Mari, Daamun Mohseni, Grant Paul, Daniel Trent Preston, William M. Tyler
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Patent number: 11762538Abstract: A computer system or electronic device displays, at a first time, a first user interface that includes a placement location and is configured to spatially accommodate a respective user interface object of a plurality of user interface objects, including first and second user interface objects. At the first time, the first user interface object is displayed at the placement location. At a second time, the first user interface is displayed with the second user interface object at the placement location. The second user interface object is automatically selected for display based on a current context of the device at the second time. In response to detecting a gesture of a first type directed to the placement location, the second user interface object is replaced with a different user interface object from the plurality of user interface objects associated with the placement location.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: William M. Tyler, Caelan G. Stack, Craig M. Federighi
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Publication number: 20230079981Abstract: At a computer system, display a first user interface that includes a placement location that is configured to spatially accommodate a respective user interface object of a plurality of user interface objects corresponding to different applications. The plurality of user interface objects includes a first user interface object corresponding to a first application, and a second user interface object corresponding to a second application different from the first application. The first user interface object corresponding to the first application is displayed at the placement location. The computer system detects an occurrence of an event associated with a change in status of the second application corresponding to the second user interface object. In response, the first user interface object is ceased to be displayed at the placement location, and the first user interface with the second user interface object is displayed at the placement location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: William M. Tyler, Caelan G. Stack, Craig M. Federighi
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Patent number: 11567654Abstract: An electronic device, displays, via a display device, a first user interface that includes content of a first application, including, as a state of the first application changes, updating the content of the first application displayed in the first user interface. While displaying the first user interface, the electronic device detects, via an input device, a first user input corresponding to a request to dismiss the first user interface. In response to detecting the first user input, the electronic device: ceases to display the first user interface; displays a second user interface that is different from the first user interface; and displays, over a portion of the second user interface, a first user interface object that includes content of the first application, including, as the state of the first application changes, updating the content of the first application displayed in the first user interface object.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: William M. Tyler