Thomas G Gruber

US Patent:

20130275899, Oct 17, 2013

Filed:

Jun 8, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/913428

Inventors:

Harry J. Saddler - Berkeley CA, US
Lia T. Napolitano - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas R. Gruber - Emerald Hills CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0481

US Classification:

715765

Abstract:

An electronic device receives a first input that corresponds to a request to open a respective application, and in response to receiving the first input, in accordance with a determination that the device is being operated in a limited-distraction context, provides a limited-distraction user interface that includes providing for display fewer selectable user interface objects than are displayed in a non-limited user interface for the respective application, and in accordance with a determination that the device is not being operated in a limited-distraction context, provides a non-limited user interface for the respective application.

US Patent:

20210345948, Nov 11, 2021

Filed:

Jul 22, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/382547

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Wren N. Dougherty - San Francisco CA, US
Divya Nag - Palo Alto CA, US
Deborah M. Lambert - San Francisco CA, US
Stephanie Greer - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas R. Gruber - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
H04W 4/70
G06Q 10/10
G08B 21/06
H04M 1/72451
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

In some implementations, a mobile device can adjust an alarm siting based of the sleep onset latency duration detected for a user of the mobile device. For example, sleep onset latency can be the amount of time it takes for the user to fall asleep after the user attempts to go to sleep (e.g., goes to bed). The mobile device can determine when the user intends or attempts to go to sleep based on detected sleep ritual activities. Sleep ritual activities can include those activities user performs in preparation for sleep. The mobile device can determine when the user is asleep based on detected sleep signals (e.g., biometric data, sounds, etc.). In some implementations, the mobile device can determine recurring patterns of long or short sleep onset latency and present suggestions that might help the user sleep better or feel more rested.

US Patent:

20200345298, Nov 5, 2020

Filed:

Jul 21, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/934983

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Wren N. Dougherty - San Francisco CA, US
Divya Nag - Palo Alto CA, US
Deborah M. Lambert - San Francisco CA, US
Stephanie Greer - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas R. Gruber - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
H04W 4/70
G06Q 10/10
G08B 21/06
H04L 29/08
H04M 1/725

Abstract:

In some implementations, a mobile device can adjust an alarm setting based on the sleep onset latency duration detected for a user of the mobile device. For example, sleep onset latency can be the amount of time it takes for the user to fall asleep after the user attempts to go to sleep (e.g., goes to bed). The mobile device can determine when the user intends or attempts to go to sleep based on detected sleep ritual activities. Sleep ritual activities can include those activities a user performs in preparation for sleep. The mobile device can determine when the user is asleep based on detected sleep signals (e.g., biometric data, sounds, etc.). In some implementations, the mobile device can determine recurring patterns of long or short sleep onset latency and present suggestions that might help the user sleep better or feel more rested.

US Patent:

20200143812, May 7, 2020

Filed:

Jan 8, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/737100

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Brandon J. NEWENDORP - San Francisco CA, US
Rohit DASARI - San Francisco CA, US
Richard D. GIULI - Arroyo Grande CA, US
Thomas R. GRUBER - Santa Cruz CA, US
Carey E. RADEBAUGH - Los Gatos CA, US
Ashish GARG - Bellevue WA, US
Vineet KHOSLA - Cupertino CA, US
Jonathan H. RUSSELL - San Francisco CA, US
Corey PETERSON - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G10L 15/22
G10L 15/18
G10L 13/02

Abstract:

Systems and processes for application integration with a digital assistant are provided. In accordance with one example, a method includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory, receiving a natural-language user input; identifying, with the one or more processors, an intent object of a set of intent objects and a parameter associated with the intent, where the intent object and the parameter are derived from the natural-language user input. The method further includes identifying a software application associated with the intent object of the set of intent objects; and providing the intent object and the parameter to the software application.

US Patent:

20190213060, Jul 11, 2019

Filed:

Mar 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/353784

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Wren N. Dougherty - San Francisco CA, US
Divya Nag - Palo Alto CA, US
Deborah M. Lambert - San Francisco CA, US
Stephanie M. Greer - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas R. Gruber - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/54
G06F 3/01
G08B 5/22

Abstract:

In some implementations, a computing device may detect that a user of the computing device intends to sleep. The computing device may cause a reminder notification to be presented on a display of the computing device that prompts the user to prepare one or more secondary devices for sleep. The computing device may obtain, for each of the one or more secondary devices, a desired state for sleep specified by the user. The computing device may cause, for each of the one or more secondary devices, a current state to change to the desired state for sleep. In some implementations, the user activities may be detected by receiving sensor data from one or more sensor devices of the computing device and identifying the user activities based on the received sensor data. In some implementations, the computing device may automatically change the current state to the desired state for sleep.

US Patent:

20190103112, Apr 4, 2019

Filed:

Dec 3, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/207901

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Brandon J. NEWENDORP - San Francisco CA, US
Rohit DASARI - San Francisco CA, US
Richard D. GIULI - Arroyo Grande CA, US
Thomas R. GRUBER - Cupertino CA, US
Carey E. RADEBAUGH - Los Gatos CA, US
Ashish GARG - Bellevue WA, US
Vineet KHOSLA - Cupertino CA, US
Jonathan H. RUSSELL - San Francisco CA, US
Corey PETERSON - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

G10L 15/22
G10L 15/18
G10L 13/02
G10L 15/06
G06F 17/27
G10L 15/30

Abstract:

Systems and processes for application integration with a digital assistant are provided. In accordance with one example, a method includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory, receiving a natural-language user input; identifying, with the one or more processors, an intent object of a set of intent objects and a parameter associated with the intent, where the intent object and the parameter are derived from the natural-language user input. The method further includes identifying a software application associated with the intent object of the set of intent objects; and providing the intent object and the parameter to the software application.

US Patent:

20180317839, Nov 8, 2018

Filed:

Jul 18, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/038623

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Wren N. Dougherty - San Francisco CA, US
Divya Nag - Palo Alto CA, US
Deborah M. Lambert - San Francisco CA, US
Stephanie Greer - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas R. Gruber - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
G08B 21/06
G06Q 10/10
H04M 1/725
H04L 29/08
H04W 4/70

Abstract:

In some implementations, a mobile device can adjust an alarm setting based on the sleep onset latency duration detected for a user of the mobile device. For example, sleep onset latency can be the amount of time it takes for the user to fall asleep after the user attempts to go to sleep (e.g., goes to bed). The mobile device can determine when the user intends or attempts to go to sleep based on detected sleep ritual activities. Sleep ritual activities can include those activities a user performs in preparation for sleep. The mobile device can determine when the user is asleep based on detected sleep signals (e.g., biometric data, sounds, etc.). In some implementations, the mobile device can determine recurring patterns of long or short sleep onset latency and present suggestions that might help the user sleep better or feel more rested.

US Patent:

20180042547, Feb 15, 2018

Filed:

Oct 24, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/792678

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Wren N. Dougherty - San Francisco CA, US
Divya Nag - Palo Alto CA, US
Deborah M. Lambert - San Francisco CA, US
Stephanie Greer - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas R. Gruber - Santa Cruz CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
H04L 29/08
G06Q 10/10
G08B 21/06
H04W 4/00
H04M 1/725

Abstract:

In some implementations, a mobile device can adjust an alarm setting based on the sleep onset latency duration detected for a user of the mobile device. For example, sleep onset latency can be the amount of time it takes for the user to fall asleep after the user attempts to go to sleep (e.g., goes to bed). The mobile device can determine when the user intends or attempts to go to sleep based on detected sleep ritual activities. Sleep ritual activities can include those activities a user performs in preparation for sleep. The mobile device can determine when the user is asleep based on detected sleep signals (e.g., biometric data, sounds, etc.). In some implementations, the mobile device can determine recurring patterns of long or short sleep onset latency and present suggestions that might help the user sleep better or feel more rested.