Patents by Inventor Ian Rattigan

Ian Rattigan 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).

  • Publication number: 20190139429
    Abstract: The inventive concept relates to a method for providing digital educational material. The digital educational material is associated with an attribute set, the attribute set comprising a number of indirect attributes. The method comprises receiving input data related to at least one attribute of the attribute set; identifying a subset of the digital educational material, the subset comprising posts comprising the at least one attribute; sorting the posts based on the attribute set; and presenting the posts. The inventive concept further relates to a data processing apparatus for providing digital educational material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Ian RATTIGAN, Ted MÖLLER, Mats CARLSSON, Daniel RONNSTAM
  • Patent number: 9357118
    Abstract: When a user removes a camera phone from a pocket or other storage location and raises it in a pre-defined motion in front of his face, the pre-defined motion activates the camera. When the camera phone decelerates/stabilizes in the user's hand in the correct orientation to take a picture, autofocus occurs and the camera automatically records images/photographs. When the user presses the shutter release, a camera application opens on the camera phone display to show the current image and that image is recorded. The previous automatically recorded images also may be available for viewing by the user. If after removing the camera from the storage location, the user does something other than pressing the shutter release, the automatically recorded images will be automatically discarded. When a brief photographic opportunity occurs and the user has little time to react, the photographic moment still can be captured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Ted Moller, Ian Rattigan, Fredrik Folkeryd
  • Patent number: 8224395
    Abstract: A method may include connecting to another user device, identifying a geographic location of the other user device, identifying a geographic location of the user device, mapping a sound source associated with the other user device, based on the geographic location of the other user device with respect to the geographic location of the user device, to a location of an auditory space associated with a user of the user device, placing the sound source in the location of the auditory space, and emitting, based on the placing, the sound source so that the sound source is capable of being perceived by the user in the location of the auditory space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Ted Moller, Ian Rattigan
  • Publication number: 20110199470
    Abstract: When a user removes a camera phone from a pocket or other storage location and raises it in a pre-defined motion in front of his face, the pre-defined motion activates the camera. When the camera phone decelerates/stabilizes in the user's hand in the correct orientation to take a picture, autofocus occurs and the camera automatically records images/photographs. When the user presses the shutter release, a camera application opens on the camera phone display to show the current image and that image is recorded. The previous automatically recorded images also may be available for viewing by the user. If after removing the camera from the storage location, the user does something other than pressing the shutter release, the automatically recorded images will be automatically discarded. When a brief photographic opportunity occurs and the user has little time to react, the photographic moment still can be captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Ted MOLLER, Ian RATTIGAN, Fredrik FOLKERYD
  • Publication number: 20100273505
    Abstract: A method may include connecting to another user device, identifying a geographic location of the other user device, identifying a geographic location of the user device, mapping a sound source associated with the other user device, based on the geographic location of the other user device with respect to the geographic location of the user device, to a location of an auditory space associated with a user of the user device, placing the sound source in the location of the auditory space, and emitting, based on the placing, the sound source so that the sound source is capable of being perceived by the user in the location of the auditory space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Ted MOLLER, Ian RATTIGAN
  • Publication number: 20070240077
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a user interface of a mobile communication terminal. The method includes displaying, on an active display, a first view having an application zone and a control zone, the control zone having a plurality of control items, one control item of the plurality of control items being in focus, and the application zone being a display area for a first application, as a response to a first input, shifting focus along a first direction from a focused control item being in focus prior to the first input being effected, to a control item being displayed along the first direction from the focused control item, and as a response to a second input, running software code associated with a control item being in focus when the second input is effected. A corresponding mobile communication terminal and computer program product are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin McCarthy, Ian Rattigan, Christian Kraft, Peter Ib, Romel Amineh, Per Jessen
  • Publication number: 20070240073
    Abstract: A method for providing a user interface of a mobile communication terminal including a currently active display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin McCarthy, Ian Rattigan, Christian Kraft, Peter Ib, Romel Amineh, Per Jessen