Patents by Inventor Aaron Eppolito

Aaron Eppolito 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).

  • Patent number: 8862254
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a media-editing application for identifying a set of background audio segments of a composite presentation, generating additional background audio segments based on several identified background audio segments, detecting regions of the composite presentation that lack background audio, and inserting generated background audio into the detected regions of the composite presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Publication number: 20140237363
    Abstract: Methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus and computer readable medium for producing media content are disclosed. For example, a user of a computing device can utilize the methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus, and computer readable medium to edit the media content. In one embodiment, the media content pertains to media tracks, such as audio or video tracks. The media content can be a plurality of individual media tracks that can be segmented and the resulting segments from different media tracks can be combined into a composite media track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Patent number: 8751022
    Abstract: Methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus and computer readable medium for producing media content are disclosed. For example, a user of a computing device can utilize the methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus, and computer readable medium to edit the media content. In one embodiment, the media content pertains to media tracks, such as audio or video tracks. The media content can be a plurality of individual media tracks that can be segmented and the resulting segments from different media tracks can be combined into a composite media track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Patent number: 8532423
    Abstract: Representing high-resolution media content in a lower resolution system is disclosed. For a first portion of a high-resolution media content which is associated with a content boundary that does not align with an interval boundary of the lower resolution system, a new media content file that includes at least said first portion of the high-resolution media content is created. The new media content file and a second file comprising at least a second portion of the original media content file, which second portion begins at a first interval boundary and ends at a second interval boundary of the lower resolution system, are provided to the lower resolution system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Publication number: 20120185068
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a media-editing application for identifying a set of background audio segments of a composite presentation, generating additional background audio segments based on several identified background audio segments, detecting regions of the composite presentation that lack background audio, and inserting generated background audio into the detected regions of the composite presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Publication number: 20120170758
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for multi-channel panning is provided. The panner can support an arbitrary number of input channels and changes to configurations to the output sound space. For example, the panner seamlessly handles changes in the number of input channels. Also, the panner supports changes to the number and positions of speakers in the output space. In one embodiment, the panner allows continuous control of attenuation and collapsing. In one embodiment, the panner keeps source channels on the periphery of the sound space when collapsing channels. In one embodiment, the panner allows control over the path by which sources collapse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Publication number: 20120128262
    Abstract: Representing high-resolution media content in a lower resolution system is disclosed. For a first portion of a high-resolution media content which is associated with a content boundary that does not align with an interval boundary of the lower resolution system, a new media content file that includes at least said first portion of the high-resolution media content is created. The new media content file and a second file comprising at least a second portion of the original media content file, which second portion begins at a first interval boundary and ends at a second interval boundary of the lower resolution system, are provided to the lower resolution system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Patent number: 8131100
    Abstract: Representing high-resolution media content in a lower resolution system is disclosed. For a first portion of a high-resolution media content which is associated with a content boundary that does not align with an interval boundary of the lower resolution system, a new media content file that includes at least said first portion of the high-resolution media content is created. The new media content file and a second file comprising at least a second portion of the original media content file, which second portion begins at a first interval boundary and ends at a second interval boundary of the lower resolution system, are provided to the lower resolution system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Publication number: 20090097770
    Abstract: Representing high-resolution media content in a lower resolution system is disclosed. For a first portion of a high-resolution media content which is associated with a content boundary that does not align with an interval boundary of the lower resolution system, a new media content file that includes at least said first portion of the high-resolution media content is created. The new media content file and a second file comprising at least a second portion of the original media content file, which second portion begins at a first interval boundary and ends at a second interval boundary of the lower resolution system, are provided to the lower resolution system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Publication number: 20080263433
    Abstract: Methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus and computer readable medium for merging different versions of multimedia project (e.g., movie) are disclosed. For example, modifications separately and concurrently made to multimedia assets of a multimedia project in production can be efficiently and intelligently merged. The multimedia assets can be audio, video or graphical elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Aaron Eppolito, James Jocob Hodges, Jerremy Holland, Nikhill Mahesh Shalt, Christopher Sanders
  • Publication number: 20080263450
    Abstract: Methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus and computer readable medium for merging different versions of multimedia project (e.g., movie) are disclosed. For example, modifications separately and concurrently made to multimedia assets of a multimedia project in production can be efficiently and intelligently merged. The multimedia assets can be audio, video or graphical elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: James Jacob Hodges, Aaron Eppolito, Jerremy Holland, Nikhill Mehesh Bhatt
  • Publication number: 20080253577
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for multi-channel panning is provided. The panner can support an arbitrary number of input channels and changes to configurations to the output sound space. For example, the panner seamlessly handles changes in the number of input channels. Also, the panner supports changes to the number and positions of speakers in the output space. In one embodiment, the panner allows continuous control of attenuation and collapsing. In one embodiment, the panner keeps source channels on the periphery of the sound space when collapsing channels. In one embodiment, the panner allows control over the path by which sources collapse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Publication number: 20080255687
    Abstract: Methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus and computer readable medium for producing media content are disclosed. For example, a user of a computing device can utilize the methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus, and computer readable medium to edit the media content. In one embodiment, the media content pertains to media tracks, such as audio or video tracks. The media content can be a plurality of individual media tracks that can be segmented and the resulting segments from different media tracks can be combined into a composite media track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: Aaron Eppolito
  • Publication number: 20080253592
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for multi-channel panning is provided. Multi-channel panning allows the operator to view how a manipulated source signal will be heard by a listener at a reference point in a sound space. The panner user interface (UI) displays a separate visual element for each channel of source audio, thus the operator can see how each channel will be heard by a listener at a reference point in the sound space. Each visual element may depict the apparent point of origination of its corresponding source channel. Each visual element may depict the apparent width of origination of its corresponding source channel. Each visual element may depict the amplitude gain of its corresponding source channel. An operator can choose a mix of attenuating or collapsing behavior when panning. Moreover, the visual elements depict the relative proportions of attenuating and collapsing behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher Sanders, Aaron Eppolito, Micheal Stern