Patents by Inventor Martin Kretz

Martin Kretz 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: 20200074355
    Abstract: A method of selecting a meeting area to book is described. The method comprises the steps of: determining the location of a user; determining a booking state of a plurality of candidate meeting areas; and in dependence of the user's location and the booking state of the plurality of candidate meeting areas; the method comprises: automatically selecting and booking one of the candidate meeting areas to the user for a predetermined period of time; and notifying the user of the booking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Oskar Gronqvist, Fredrik Carlsson, Martin Kretz, Sara Ekholm, Lars-Gunnar Lundgren, Magnus Persson
  • Publication number: 20170060508
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for gathering information for providing personalised augmented information, specifically augmented location information, the method comprising: providing a display arrangement; providing a portable communication device; detecting presence of the portable communication device in the vicinity of the display arrangement; establishing a communications link between the display arrangement and the communication device; assessing if a piece of information concerning the user's identified intentions pertains to a specific location within the environment or a specific resource or a specific person; and displaying on said display arrangement said first information and a second information, the second information comprising an identifier associated with the specific location, resource or person. The disclosure also relates to a display arrangement, a portable communication device and to a system comprising a display arrangement and a portable communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Mårten Österberg, Martin Kretz
  • Patent number: 8838478
    Abstract: A system may identify selected device users of multiple device users as members of a virtual group. The system may identify attributes, characteristics or actions that a sub-set of members of the virtual group may have in common that may be related to goods and/or services for sale. The system may send advertisements related to the goods or services to devices associated with other members of the group not included in the sub-set of members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Rudolf George Tom Gajdos
  • Patent number: 8478241
    Abstract: A method for gathering information relating to unsolicited messages. The method comprises deleting in a handheld communication device (1, 100, 200) message information associated with an unsolicited message. In response to deleting the message, information data, which is associated with the deleted message information or the unsolicited message, is forwarded to a message information unit (104, 224). Data information in a memory of said message information unit is updated based on the forwarded data associated with the unsolicited message. A method for blocking messages pertaining to data information stored in the message information unit is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Martin Kretz
  • Patent number: 8234272
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method may include receiving a request from a first mobile device for a search for contacts meeting a criterion; searching a database of contacts for the contacts meeting the criterion and including the contacts meeting the criterion in search results; determining whether a second mobile device associated with one of the contacts meeting the criterion is within a vicinity of the first mobile device; and ranking the search results based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Rudolf George Tom Gajdos
  • Patent number: 8229402
    Abstract: Electronic device, comprising a memory for storing data files, and means for accessing information in a data file stored in the memory, including a computer system and computer program code means which, when loaded, makes the computer system execute the steps of: —determining file format for the data file; —accessing a meta descriptor language file adapted to the file format of the data file; —parsing the data file by means of a generic parser using said meta descriptor language file; —extracting meta data from the data file; —presenting information related to the data file from the extracted meta data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Gustaf Lööv
  • Patent number: 8140109
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile electronic device, a mobile electronic device, as well as a method of operating a server and a sever are disclosed. The mobile electronic device comprises a receiver unit, a processing unit, a memory and an input unit. The memory stores a plurality of data objects which may be selected by a user of the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Fredrik Ekstrand
  • Patent number: 7920785
    Abstract: To improve the quality of photographs of people, the disclosure describes a system and method of photography using desirable feature recognition. The system and method recognize when the subject persons in a photograph possess one or more desirable features for a desirable photograph, such as when they are all smiling and/or not blinking. The system and method may be applied either to individual or group photographs. The system and method of the present invention may operate in a “Full Mode”, in which a picture is taken when all subject persons possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a “Proportional Mode”, in which a picture is taken when a set proportion of the subject persons possess the desirable feature(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Fredrik M. D. Ekstrand
  • Patent number: 7899240
    Abstract: An electronic equipment and method for creating a composite image or video pattern thumbnail from portions of data extracted from given frames in a sequence of frames. The extracted portions of frame data vary according to the location of the given frame within the sequence, and the composite image is representative of the content of the media file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Simon Ekstrand, Martin Kretz
  • Patent number: 7840641
    Abstract: A method, an electronic device (110), a computer program product, and a computer readable medium for obtaining an evaluation of an electronic document that is referred to in an acquired electronic document. The electronic device (110) comprises an acquiring unit (111) adapted to acquire an electronic document including one or more references to one or more other electronic documents. The electronic device (110) also comprises a processing unit (112). The processing unit (112) is adapted to retrieve the reference(s) from the acquired electronic document. Furthermore, the processing unit is adapted to send to a second server (130) a request for an evaluation of the electronic document(s) associated with the retrieved reference(s), and receive from the second server (130) a response including the result of the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Gustaf Lööv, Martin Kretz
  • Publication number: 20100130183
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile electronic device, a mobile electronic device, as well as a method of operating a server and a sever are disclosed. The mobile electronic device comprises a receiver unit, a processing unit, a memory and an input unit. The memory stores a plurality of data objects which may be selected by a user of the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Fredrik Ekstrand
  • Publication number: 20100039527
    Abstract: To improve the quality of photographs of people, the disclosure describes a system and method of photography using desirable feature recognition. The system and method recognize when the subject persons in a photograph possess one or more desirable features for a desirable photograph, such as when they are all smiling and/or not blinking. The system and method may be applied either to individual or group photographs. The system and method of the present invention may operate in a “Full Mode”, in which a picture is taken when all subject persons possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a “Proportional Mode”, in which a picture is taken when a set proportion of the subject persons possess the desirable feature(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Fredrik Andersson
  • Patent number: 7664389
    Abstract: To improve the quality of photographs of people, the disclosure describes a system and method of photography using desirable feature recognition. The system and method recognize when the subject persons in a photograph possess one or more desirable features for a desirable photograph, such as when they are all smiling and/or not blinking. The system and method may be applied either to individual or group photographs. The system and method of the present invention may operate in a “Full Mode”, in which a picture is taken when all subject persons possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a “Proportional Mode”, in which a picture is taken when a set proportion of the subject persons possess the desirable feature(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Fredrik M. D. Ekstrand
  • Publication number: 20090254855
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a user input device and a display screen. A moving picture representative of a pointing object that is external to the electronic device is superimposed onto the display screen, and a plurality of features of the pointing object are interpreted as selection pointers so that a movement of the pointing object relative to the display screen may be interpreted as movement of a plurality of selection pointers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Tom Gajdos
  • Publication number: 20090131115
    Abstract: Electronic device, comprising a memory for storing data files, and means for accessing information in a data file stored in the memory, including a computer system and computer program code means which, when loaded, makes the computer system execute the steps of:—determining file format for the data file;—accessing a meta descriptor language file adapted to the file format of the data file;—parsing the data file by means of a generic parser using said meta descriptor language file;—extracting meta data from the data file;—presenting information related to the data file from the extracted meta data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Martin KRETZ
  • Patent number: 7522940
    Abstract: A method of providing information on a mobile terminal can include displaying mobile terminal density information on a mobile terminal display according to a selectable context based on parameters reported by mobile terminals operating in a wireless communications network to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Magnus Jendbro, Bjorn Hansson, Martin Kretz
  • Publication number: 20080320077
    Abstract: A method, an electronic device (110), a computer program product, and a computer readable medium for obtaining an evaluation of an electronic document that is referred to in an acquired electronic document. The electronic device (110) comprises an acquiring unit (111) adapted to acquire an electronic document including one or more references to one or more other electronic documents. The electronic device (110) also comprises a processing unit (112). The processing unit (112) is adapted to retrieve the reference(s) from the acquired electronic document. Furthermore, the processing unit is adapted to send to a second server (130) a request for an evaluation of the electronic of the electronic document(s) associated with the retrieved embedded retrieved reference(s), and receive from the second server (130) a response including the result of the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Gustaf Loov, Martin Kretz
  • Publication number: 20080310686
    Abstract: A method of managing image data may include imaging a forward scene with a first camera assembly to generate a forward scene image file. A rearward scene may be imaged with a second camera assembly to generate rearward scene image data. Data derived from the rearward scene image data may be associated with the forward scene image file as an indication of an identity of the user of the camera assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventor: Martin Kretz
  • Publication number: 20080292299
    Abstract: To improve the quality of photographs of people, the disclosure describes a system and method of photography using desirable feature recognition. The system and method recognize when the subject persons in a photograph possess one or more desirable features for a desirable photograph, such as when they are all smiling and/or not blinking. The system and method may be applied either to individual or group photographs. The system and method of the present invention may operate in a “Full Mode”, in which a picture is taken when all subject persons possess the desirable feature(s). The system and method also may operate in a “Proportional Mode”, in which a picture is taken when a set proportion of the subject persons possess the desirable feature(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Martin Kretz, Fredrik Andersson
  • Publication number: 20080293397
    Abstract: Methods for disabling a mobile device (1) having communication capabilities. A message comprising disabling data for disabling at least one functionality of the mobile device (1) is transmitted from a control center (2) to the mobile device (1). The disabling data comprises data for altering program instructions for at least one functionality of the mobile device (1), thereby disabling said functionality. A mobile device (1) and a control center (20) are configured for implementing the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Tom Gajdos, Martin Kretz