Inventor

WESTERMAN WAYNE C

US55 patents

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WESTERMAN WAYNE C

APPLE INC

Using ambient light sensor to augment proximity sensor output

Multi-touch input discrimination

Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics

Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with a control object while dragging another object

Thresholds for determining feedback in computing devices

Dynamic range control for optical encoders

Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for moving a current focus using a touch-sensitive remote control

Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for customizing display of content category icons

Portable electronic device performing similar operations for different gestures

Spatial phase estimation for optical encoders

Peripheral pixel noise reduction

Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for customizing display of content category icons

Multi-force input device

Fingerprint sensing and enrollment

Navigation assisted fingerprint enrollment

Automatic field calibration of force input sensors

Devices and methods for navigating between user interfaces

Thresholds for determining feedback in computing devices

Device and method for assigning respective portions of an aggregate intensity to a plurality of contacts

Fingerprint sensing and enrollment

Zero reference based ridge flow map

Devices and methods for processing touch inputs based on their intensities

Calibration of haptic devices

Sculpted waveforms with no or reduced unforced response

Fingerprint imaging and quality characterization

Portable electronic device performing similar operations for different gestures

Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with a control object while dragging another object

Portable electronic device performing similar operations for different gestures

Device, method, and graphical user interface for forgoing generation of tactile output for a multi-contact gesture

Detecting multiple simultaneous force inputs to an input device

Thresholds for determining feedback in computing devices

Drift compensation for force sensing devices

Efficient texture comparison

Devices and methods for processing touch inputs based on their intensities

Image manipulation utilizing edge detection and stitching for fingerprint recognition

Apportionment of forces for multi-touch input devices of electronic devices

Keyboard with capacitive key position, key movement, or gesture input sensors

Portable electronic device performing window operations with gestures on a touchscreen

Virtual keyboard animation

Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with a control object while dragging another object

Device, method, and graphical user interface for force-sensitive gestures on the back of a device

Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with a control object while dragging another object

VAN OS MARCEL

Methods and graphical user interfaces for editing on a portable multifunction device

Methods and graphical user interfaces for editing on a portable multifunction device

WESTERMAN WAYNE C

Irregular input identification

Gesturing with a multipoint sensing device

JOBS STEVEN P

Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for customizing display of content category icons

HERZ SCOTT M

Using ambient light sensor to augment proximity sensor output

ORDING BAS

Portable electronic device performing similar operations for different gestures

PARIVAR NIMA

Gesture and touch input detection through force sensing