Patents by Inventor Marcus Hauer

Marcus Hauer 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).

  • Zoom-based gesture user interface
    Patent number: 9836201
    Abstract: A user interface method, including presenting by a computer executing a user interface, multiple interactive items on a display. A first sequence of images is captured indicating a position in space of a hand of a user in proximity to the display, and responsively to the position, one of the interactive items is associated with the hand. After associating the item, a second sequence of images is captured indicating a movement of the hand, and responsively to the movement, a size of the one of the items is changed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Martin Frey, Marcus Hauer, Dario Buzzini, Philipp Schaefer, Adi Berenson, Micha Galor, Nili Metuki, Alexander Shpunt
  • Zoom-based gesture user interface
    Patent number: 9377865
    Abstract: A method includes arranging, by a computer, multiple interactive objects as a hierarchical data structure, each node of the hierarchical data structure associated with a respective one of the multiple interactive objects, and presenting, on a display coupled to the computer, a first subset of the multiple interactive objects that are associated with one or more child nodes of one of the multiple interactive objects. A sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps including at least part of a hand of a user positioned in proximity to the display is received, and the hand performing a transverse gesture followed by a grab gesture followed by a longitudinal gesture followed by an execute gesture is identified in the sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps, and an operation associated with the selected object is accordingly performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Adi Berenson, Dana Cohen, Micha Galor, Jonathan Pokrass, Ran Shani, Daniel Shein, Orlee Tal, Arnon Yaari, Eran Weissenstern, Martin Frey, Amir Hoffnung, Nili Metuki, Marcus Hauer
  • ZOOM-BASED GESTURE USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20140380241
    Abstract: A user interface method, including presenting by a computer executing a user interface, multiple interactive items on a display. A first sequence of images is captured indicating a position in space of a hand of a user in proximity to the display, and responsively to the position, one of the interactive items is associated with the hand. After associating the item, a second sequence of images is captured indicating a movement of the hand, and responsively to the movement, a size of the one of the items is changed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Frey, Marcus Hauer, Dario Buzzini, Philipp Schaefer, Adi Berenson, Micha Galor, Nili Metuki, Alexander Shpunt
  • Zoom-based gesture user interface
    Patent number: 8881051
    Abstract: A user interface method, including presenting by a computer executing a user interface, multiple interactive items on a display. A first sequence of images is captured indicating a position in space of a hand of a user in proximity to the display, and responsively to the position, one of the interactive items is associated with the hand. After associating the item, a second sequence of images is captured indicating a movement of the hand, and responsively to the movement, a size of the one of the items is changed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Primesense Ltd
    Inventors: Martin Frey, Marcus Hauer, Dario Buzzini, Philipp Schaefer, Adi Berenson, Micha Galor, Nili Metuki, Alexander Shpunt
  • Method and apparatus for providing uniform content management
    Patent number: 8635317
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing uniform content management for a user equipment. A uniform content management platform determines new content from a plurality of content of different categories. The uniform content management platform further initiates presentation of the new content via a graphical user interface that includes: a dashboard providing a layout of the new content, a content manager that is invoked upon selection of a particular one of the new content for managing a group of content of a common category, and a content editor that is invoked upon selection of one of the content in the group for editing the selected content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Samuli Ylinen, Teemu Kankaanpää, Ari-Pekka Hirvonen, Jaana Huotari, Andrew Daymond, Aki Tamminen, Aki Lehto, Kalle Ojala, Marko Lindgren, Christopher Michael Nyffeler, Nerea Armendariz, Kristian Russell Thomas Simsarian, Energy Cruse, II, Anne Sybille Pascual, Marcus Hauer, Abbe Don, Astrid Jantina Van Der Flier, Scott Yiu-Lun Tong, Adam Glazier, Jeffrey John Cunningham, Stephen O'Connor, Katrin B. Gosling
  • Zoom-based gesture user interface
    Publication number: 20130265222
    Abstract: A method includes arranging, by a computer, multiple interactive objects as a hierarchical data structure, each node of the hierarchical data structure associated with a respective one of the multiple interactive objects, and presenting, on a display coupled to the computer, a first subset of the multiple interactive objects that are associated with one or more child nodes of one of the multiple interactive objects. A sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps including at least part of a hand of a user positioned in proximity to the display is received, and the hand performing a transverse gesture followed by a grab gesture followed by a longitudinal gesture followed by an execute gesture is identified in the sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps, and an operation associated with the selected object is accordingly performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Adi Berenson, Dana Cohen, Micha Galor, Jonathan Pokrass, Ran Shani, Daniel Shein, Orlee Tal, Arnon Yaari, Eran Weissenstern, Martin Frey, Amir Hoffnung, Nili Metuki, Marcus Hauer
  • ZOOM-BASED GESTURE USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20130014052
    Abstract: A user interface method, including presenting by a computer executing a user interface, multiple interactive items on a display. A first sequence of images is captured indicating a position in space of a hand of a user in proximity to the display, and responsively to the position, one of the interactive items is associated with the hand. After associating the item, a second sequence of images is captured indicating a movement of the hand, and responsively to the movement, a size of the one of the items is changed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: PRIMESENSE LTD.
    Inventors: Martin Frey, Marcus Hauer, Dario Buzzini, Philipp Schaefer, Adi Berenson, Micha Galor, Nili Metuki, Alexander Shpunt