Patents by Inventor Sean C. Perkins

Sean C. Perkins 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).

  • Media clip management
    Patent number: 9870802
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for editing a composite presentation in a media-editing application. The method receives a media file to import into the media-editing application from an external device. The method creates a set of media clip data structures to represent the media file. At least one of the data structures references the media file on the external device. Before the media file is imported from the external device, the method uses the media clip data structure to edit a composite presentation with the media file. After the media file is imported from the external device, automatically modifying the data structure to refer to a copy of the media file on a local device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Carson, Nils Angquist, Sean C. Perkins, Satoshi Yamamoto, Andrew S. Demkin, Simon J. D. Gornall, Colleen Pendergast
  • MEDIA CLIP MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140331139
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for editing a composite presentation in a media-editing application. The method receives a media file to import into the media-editing application from an external device. The method creates a set of media clip data structures to represent the media file. At least one of the data structures references the media file on the external device. Before the media file is imported from the external device, the method uses the media clip data structure to edit a composite presentation with the media file. After the media file is imported from the external device, automatically modifying the data structure to refer to a copy of the media file on a local device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Carson, Nils Angquist, Sean C. Perkins, Satoshi Yamamoto, Andrew S. Demkin, Simon J.D. Gornall, Colleen Pendergast
  • Media clip management
    Patent number: 8775480
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for editing a composite presentation in a media-editing application. The method receives a media file to import into the media-editing application from an external device. The method creates a set of media clip data structures to represent the media file. At least one of the data structures references the media file on the external device. Before the media file is imported from the external device, the method uses the media clip data structure to edit a composite presentation with the media file. After the media file is imported from the external device, automatically modifying the data structure to refer to a copy of the media file on a local device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Carson, Nils Angquist, Sean C. Perkins, Satoshi Yamamoto, Andrew S. Demkin, Simon J. D. Gornall, Colleen Pendergast
  • Media Clip Management
    Publication number: 20120209815
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for editing a composite presentation in a media-editing application. The method receives a media file to import into the media-editing application from an external device. The method creates a set of media clip data structures to represent the media file. At least one of the data structures references the media file on the external device. Before the media file is imported from the external device, the method uses the media clip data structure to edit a composite presentation with the media file. After the media file is imported from the external device, automatically modifying the data structure to refer to a copy of the media file on a local device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Carson, Nils Angquist, Sean C. Perkins, Satoshi Yamamoto, Andrew S. Demkin, Simon J.D. Gornall, Colleen Pendergast