Patents by Inventor Alexander Soren

Alexander Soren 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: 9449648
    Abstract: A program product, a graphical user interface, a computer system including such a graphical user interface and method for replacing a first version of an audio and/or video section having a first length by selecting a second version of an audio and/or video section having a second length are described. Such a method comprises selecting the first version having the first length, displaying a first indication showing that the first version is selected, opening a menu associated with the first version offering at least the second version as an alternative to replace the first version, selecting the second version in the menu to replace the first version and displaying a second indication showing that the second version is selected. The second indication replaces the first indication. Some implementations may facilitate replacing one section or piece of audio or video data by another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren
  • Patent number: 9208821
    Abstract: A method to process digital audio data displays the digital audio data in one or more tracks along a time line in a graphical interface of a computer system and defines arrange regions within the time line of the digital audio data as objects for manipulation. Tracks within a selected arrange region are processed as an entity in accordance with commands received through the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Patent number: 8785757
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Pillhofer, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Alexander Harry Little, John Danty, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann
  • Patent number: 8686273
    Abstract: A program product, a graphical user interface, a computer system including such a graphical user interface and method for recording and selecting a region of a media track are described. Such a method comprises storing multiple takes of the same region of a media track and storing a data structure representing a take container to store multiple takes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Matt Evans
  • Publication number: 20130238999
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for enabling a collaborative music session between multiple participants. In certain embodiments, a user may create a jam session using his/her electronic device. One or more other participants may then join the jam session using their electronic devices. The jam session participants may then jam together using their electronic devices as virtual music instruments. A musical memento of the jam session can then be stored for subsequent playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Tobias Manuel Hermann, Vincent Peter Reuter, Carsten Schulz, John Danty, Alexander Soren
  • Publication number: 20130233152
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Stefan Pillhofer, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Alexander Harry Little, John Danty, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann
  • Patent number: 8338684
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Pillhofer, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Alexander Harry Little, John Danty, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann
  • Patent number: 8255069
    Abstract: A digital audio processor is described, wherein a graphical user interface is presented on the monitor of the processor to display user actionable control elements in a scene of a real world environment for creating and processing music; the graphical user interface is adapted to activate pre-set functions for generating and processing digital audio data in the digital audio processor for each of the user actionable control elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Publication number: 20110259176
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Pillhofer, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Alexander Harry Little, John Danty, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann
  • Publication number: 20100162878
    Abstract: A song audio is played and a graphical representation of a musical instrument contributing to the audio is displayed. A fingering display is overlayed on the graphical representation of the instrument during the playing of song. The fingering display is synchronized to the song audio. During the playing of the song audio, the tempo of the song is adjusted. The pitch of the song is substantially preserved in real-time despite the tempo adjustment. In addition, the synchronization between the fingering display and the audio are maintained in real-time in view of the adjusted tempo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gerhard H. Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Alexander H. Little, John Danty, Matthew C. Evans, Timothy B. Martin, Ole Lagemann, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Publication number: 20090044122
    Abstract: A method to process digital audio data displays the digital audio data in one or more tracks along a time line in a graphical interface of a computer system and defines arrange regions within the time line of the digital audio data as objects for manipulation. Tracks within a selected arrange region are processed as an entity in accordance with commands received through the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Publication number: 20090043410
    Abstract: A digital audio processor is described, wherein a graphical user interface is presented on the monitor of the processor to display user actionable control elements in a scene of a real world environment for creating and processing music; the graphical user interface is adapted to activate pre-set functions for generating and processing digital audio data in the digital audio processor for each of the user actionable control elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Publication number: 20090043589
    Abstract: A program product, a graphical user interface, a computer system including such a graphical user interface and method for recording and selecting an audio region are described. Such a method comprises storing multiple takes of the same audio region and storing a data structure representing a take container to store multiple takes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Matt Evans
  • Publication number: 20090044119
    Abstract: A program product, a graphical user interface, a computer system including such a graphical user interface and method for replacing a first version of an audio and/or video section having a first length by selecting a second version of an audio and/or video section having a second length are described. Such a method comprises selecting the first version having the first length, displaying a first indication showing that the first version is selected, opening a menu associated with the first version offering at least the second version as an alternative to replace the first version, selecting the second version in the menu to replace the first version and displaying a second indication showing that the second version is selected. The second indication replaces the first indication. Some implementations may facilitate replacing one section or piece of audio or video data by another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren
  • Publication number: 20070162839
    Abstract: A technique for authoring multimedia presentations is provided such that a user may specify visual data to be displayed during the entirety of the playback of the presentation except for portions that have been defined to display alternate visual data. The authoring workflow utilizes a timeline within which may be placed marker regions with several independently editable parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: John Danty, Matt Evans, Kerstin Heitmann, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Ole Lagemann, Thorsten Quandt, Alexander Soren, Jeffrey Wesley Taylor