Apple Inc.

Jesper S Andersen

Stephen Olivier Lemay

Patrick L Coffman

Christopher Patrick Foss

Lawrence Yuan Yang

Richard R Dellinger

Xin Ru Wang

Jerome Rene Bellegarda

Gaurav Kapoor

Cyrus Daniel Irani

Alexandre F Carlhian

Giulia Maria Pagallo

Daniel C Gross

Michael R Siracusa

Thomas Deniau

Sofiane Toudji

Alexandre R Moha

Brent D Ramerth

Mathieu Jean Martel

Karl Christian Kohlschuetter

Jun Hatori

Colin C Morris

Jason J Gauci

Aria D Haghighi

Hafid J Arras

Kevin D Clark

Jannes G A Dolfing

Bronwyn Anne Jones

Xin Wang

Bronwyn A Jones

Jannes Ga Dolfing

Hafid Arras

Jannes GA Dolfing

Alexandre Carlhian

Mathieu J Martel

Guilia M Pagallo

Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content are disclosed herein. An example method includes: detecting, via the touch-sensitive display, a search activation gesture from a user of the electronic device. The method also includes: in response to detecting only the search activation gesture, displaying a search interface on substantially all of the touch-sensitive display, the search interface including: (i) a search entry portion; and (ii) a predictions portion with one or more user interface objects each associated with a respective locally-installed application. Each respective locally-installed application is selected from among a plurality of locally-installed applications for inclusion in the predictions portion based on an application usage history associated with the user of the electronic device.

System and method for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display

Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method includes executing, on the device, an application in response to an instruction from a user of the electronic device. While executing the application, the method further includes collecting usage data. The usage data at least includes one or more actions performed by the user within the application. The method also includes: automatically, without human intervention, obtaining at least one trigger condition based on the collected usage data and associating the at least one trigger condition with a particular action of the one or more actions performed by the user within the application. Upon determining that the at least one trigger condition has been satisfied, the method includes providing an indication to the user that the particular action associated with the trigger condition is available.

Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display

Systems and methods for proactively assisting users with accurately locating a parked vehicle are disclosed herein. An example method includes: automatically, and without instructions from a user: determining that a user of the electronic device is in a vehicle that has come to rest at a geographic location. Upon determining that the user has left the vehicle at the geographic location, the method includes automatically, and without instructions from a user: determining whether positioning information, retrieved from the location sensor to identify the geographic location, satisfies accuracy criteria. Upon determining that the positioning information does not satisfy the accuracy criteria, the method includes: providing a prompt to the user to input information about the geographic location. In response to providing the prompt, the method includes receiving information from the user about the geographic location and storing the information as vehicle location information.

Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on a touch-sensitive device

Systems and methods for proactively populating an application with information that was previously viewed by a user in a different application are disclosed herein. An example method includes: while displaying a first application, obtaining information identifying a first physical location viewed by a user in the first application. The method also includes exiting the first application and, after exiting the first application, receiving a request from the user to open a second application that is distinct from the first application. In response to receiving the request and in accordance with a determination that the second application is capable of accepting geographic location information, the method includes presenting the second application so that the second application is populated with information that is based at least in part on the information identifying the first physical location.

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Jesper S Andersen