Jason M Townsend

US Patent:

20080028337, Jan 31, 2008

Filed:

Jul 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/494879

Inventors:

Jeffrey H. Michaud - San Mateo CA, US
Michael Paul Thole - San Mateo CA, US
Mark Joseph Williams - San Francisco CA, US
Jason Allen Townsend - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/00

US Classification:

715810, 715853, 715854

Abstract:

A user interface element for selecting items from a hierarchy of items can present a cell for each level in the hierarchy of items. Each cell can be associated with a level in the hierarchy and is operable to receive user input. In response to receiving user input directed to a cell, a collection of items can be presented where each presented item is from the level in the hierarchy associated with the cell. Each presented item can also be a child of a selected item in a cell associated with a higher level in the hierarchy.

US Patent:

20180295097, Oct 11, 2018

Filed:

Apr 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/943635

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Jeffrey H. Michaud - Foster City CA, US
Sathish K. Narayanaswamy - Sunnyvale CA, US
Jason Allen Townsend - Cupertino CA, US
Amul Goswamy - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/12

Abstract:

Technologies are described for using a cloud-based computer system to access services provided by a particular server over public Internet Protocol (IP) connections. In one aspect, a system includes a first computer system configured to run the particular server to provide a first service over public IP connections; and a second computer system configured to run a second server, where the particular server transmits, over public IP connections, a request for the second server to check the first service, where, responsive to receipt of the request for the second server to check the first service, the second server provides, to the particular server over public IP connections, information relating to whether the first service is available over public IP connections, and where the particular server updates an availability status of the first service over public IP connections based on the information provided by the second server.

US Patent:

20150350044, Dec 3, 2015

Filed:

May 30, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/292754

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Jeffrey H. Michaud - Foster City CA, US
Sathish K. Narayanaswamy - Sunnyvale CA, US
Jason Allen Townsend - Cupertino CA, US
Amul Goswamy - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/26
H04L 29/12

Abstract:

Technologies are described for using a cloud-based computer system to access services provided by a particular server over public Internet Protocol (IP) connections. In one aspect, a system includes a first computer system configured to run the particular server to provide a first service over public IP connections; and a second computer system configured to run a second server, where the particular server transmits, over public IP connections, a request for the second server to check the first service, where, responsive to receipt of the request for the second server to check the first service, the second server provides, to the particular server over public IP connections, information relating to whether the first service is available over public IP connections, and where the particular server updates an availability status of the first service over public IP connections based on the information provided by the second server.