Patents by Inventor William J. Feth
William J. Feth 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).
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Patent number: 10990250Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a GUI for a media editing application that provides visual cues (e.g., colors and/or lane sets) for media clips that are assigned different tags (or roles) in a media presentation. The GUI of the media application of some embodiments displays media clips of a composite media presentation, in which at least some of the media clips are associated with tags. The GUI also provides GUI controls for associating media clips associated with different tags with different colors and for displaying the media clips based on the clips' associated color. In some embodiments, the GUI includes a tool for arranging clips into groups based on assigned tags. The tool of some embodiments, upon selection, defines a set of lanes for each tag and displays any anchored clip that is associated with a tag in the set of lanes associated with the tag.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Colleen Pendergast, Brian E. Meaney, David E. Conry, David N. Chen, Itrat U. Khan, Jack S. Yi, Jacqueline Chang, Jeffery Morse, Jordan P. McCommons, Joshua C. Hoover, Ken Matsuda, Nils Angquist, Stephen A. Bayes, William J. Feth, Michael Fleischhauer, Peter A. Steinauer, Zachary Kramer
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Patent number: 10803640Abstract: A method is provided that receives an image that includes graphical metadata for specifying alignment information. The method renders the image by using the alignment information. Rendering the image by using the alignment information includes positioning text on the image, aligning the image with another image, and identifying visual boundaries of the rendered image. The graphical metadata includes a geometric shape that specifies a region on the image where the text is to be rendered. The alignment metadata also specifies a maximum size for text rendered on the image. In some embodiments, the image is a multi-layer image that includes a first layer for the image and a second layer for the graphical metadata. In some embodiments, the layer that includes the graphical metadata is designated to include graphical metadata. The graphical metadata is not rendered on a graphical user interface where the image is rendered.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Patrick O. Heynen, Marian E. Goldeen, Jordan P. McCommons, William J. Feth
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Publication number: 20190302977Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a GUI for a media editing application that provides visual cues (e.g., colors and/or lane sets) for media clips that are assigned different tags (or roles) in a media presentation. The GUI of the media application of some embodiments displays media clips of a composite media presentation, in which at least some of the media clips are associated with tags. The GUI also provides GUI controls for associating media clips associated with different tags with different colors and for displaying the media clips based on the clips' associated color. In some embodiments, the GUI includes a tool for arranging clips into groups based on assigned tags. The tool of some embodiments, upon selection, defines a set of lanes for each tag and displays any anchored clip that is associated with a tag in the set of lanes associated with the tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Colleen Pendergast, Brian E. Meaney, David E. Conry, David N. Chen, Itrat U. Khan, Jack S. Yi, Jacqueline Chang, Jeffery Morse, Jordan P. McCommons, Joshua C. Hoover, Ken Matsuda, Nils Angquist, Stephen A. Bayes, William J. Feth, Michael Fleischhauer, Peter A. Steinauer, Zachary Kramer
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Patent number: 10402062Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a GUI for a media editing application that provides visual cues (e.g., colors and/or lane sets) for media clips that are assigned different tags (or roles) in a media presentation. The GUI of the media application of some embodiments displays media clips of a composite media presentation, in which at least some of the media clips are associated with tags. The GUI also provides GUI controls for associating media clips associated with different tags with different colors and for displaying the media clips based on the clips' associated color. In some embodiments, the GUI includes a tool for arranging clips into groups based on assigned tags. The tool of some embodiments, upon selection, defines a set of lanes for each tag and displays any anchored clip that is associated with a tag in the set of lanes associated with the tag.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Colleen M Pendergast, Brian E Meaney, David E Conry, David N Chen, Itrat U Khan, Jack S Yi, Jacqueline N Chang, Jeffery D Morse, Jordan P McCommons, Joshua C Hoover, Ken Matsuda, Nils Angquist, Stephen A Bayes, William J Feth, Michael Fleischhauer, Peter A Steinauer, Zachary Kramer
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Patent number: 10372306Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a GUI for a media editing application that provides visual cues (e.g., colors and/or lane sets) for media clips that are assigned different tags (or roles) in a media presentation. The GUI of the media application of some embodiments displays media clips of a composite media presentation, in which at least some of the media clips are associated with tags. The GUI also provides GUI controls for associating media clips associated with different tags with different colors and for displaying the media clips based on the clips' associated color. In some embodiments, the GUI includes a tool for arranging clips into groups based on assigned tags. The tool of some embodiments, upon selection, defines a set of lanes for each tag and displays any anchored clip that is associated with a tag in the set of lanes associated with the tag.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Colleen M Pendergast, Brian E Meaney, David E Conry, David N Chen, Itrat U Khan, Jack S Yi, Jacqueline N Chang, Jeffery D Morse, Jordan P McCommons, Joshua C Hoover, Ken Matsuda, Nils Angquist, Stephen A Bayes, William J Feth, Michael Fleischhauer, Peter A Steinauer, Zachary Kramer
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Patent number: 9841864Abstract: A method of defining a dynamically adjustable user interface (“UI”) of a device is described. The method defines multiple UI elements for the UI, where each UI element includes multiple pixels. The method defines a display adjustment tool for receiving a single display adjustment parameter and in response adjusting the appearance of the UI by differentiating display adjustments to a first set of saturated pixels from the display adjustments to a second set of non-saturated pixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Patrick O. Heynen, Michael P. Stern, Andrew Bryant, Marian E. Goldeen, William J. Feth
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Publication number: 20170300188Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a GUI for a media editing application that provides visual cues (e.g., colors and/or lane sets) for media clips that are assigned different tags (or roles) in a media presentation. The GUI of the media application of some embodiments displays media clips of a composite media presentation, in which at least some of the media clips are associated with tags. The GUI also provides GUI controls for associating media clips associated with different tags with different colors and for displaying the media clips based on the clips' associated color. In some embodiments, the GUI includes a tool for arranging clips into groups based on assigned tags. The tool of some embodiments, upon selection, defines a set of lanes for each tag and displays any anchored clip that is associated with a tag in the set of lanes associated with the tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Colleen M. Pendergast, Brian E. Meaney, David E. Conry, David N. Chen, Itrat U. Khan, Jack S. Yi, Jacqueline N. Chang, Jeffery D. Morse, Jordan P. McCommons, Joshua C. Hoover, Ken Matsuda, Nils Angquist, Stephen A. Bayes, William J. Feth, Michael Fleischhauer, Peter A. Steinauer, Zachary Kramer
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Publication number: 20170300189Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a GUI for a media editing application that provides visual cues (e.g., colors and/or lane sets) for media clips that are assigned different tags (or roles) in a media presentation. The GUI of the media application of some embodiments displays media clips of a composite media presentation, in which at least some of the media clips are associated with tags. The GUI also provides GUI controls for associating media clips associated with different tags with different colors and for displaying the media clips based on the clips' associated color. In some embodiments, the GUI includes a tool for arranging clips into groups based on assigned tags. The tool of some embodiments, upon selection, defines a set of lanes for each tag and displays any anchored clip that is associated with a tag in the set of lanes associated with the tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Colleen M. Pendergast, Brian E. Meaney, David E. Conry, David N. Chen, Itrat U. Khan, Jack S. Yi, Jacqueline N. Chang, Jeffery D. Morse, Jordan P. McCommons, Joshua C. Hoover, Ken Matsuda, Nils Angquist, Stephen A. Bayes, William J. Feth, Michael Fleischhauer, Peter A. Steinauer, Zachary Kramer
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Publication number: 20170124746Abstract: A method is provided that receives an image that includes graphical metadata for specifying alignment information. The method renders the image by using the alignment information. Rendering the image by using the alignment information includes positioning text on the image, aligning the image with another image, and identifying visual boundaries of the rendered image. The graphical metadata includes a geometric shape that specifies a region on the image where the text is to be rendered. The alignment metadata also specifies a maximum size for text rendered on the image. In some embodiments, the image is a multi-layer image that includes a first layer for the image and a second layer for the graphical metadata. In some embodiments, the layer that includes the graphical metadata is designated to include graphical metadata. The graphical metadata is not rendered on a graphical user interface where the image is rendered.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Patrick O. Heynen, Marian E. Goldeen, Jordan P. McCommons, William J. Feth
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Patent number: 9513883Abstract: A method is provided that receives an image that includes graphical metadata for specifying alignment information. The method renders the image by using the alignment information. Rendering the image by using the alignment information includes positioning text on the image, aligning the image with another image, and identifying visual boundaries of the rendered image. The graphical metadata includes a geometric shape that specifies a region on the image where the text is to be rendered. The alignment metadata also specifies a maximum size for text rendered on the image. In some embodiments, the image is a multi-layer image that includes a first layer for the image and a second layer for the graphical metadata. In some embodiments, the layer that includes the graphical metadata is designated to include graphical metadata. The graphical metadata is not rendered on a graphical user interface where the image is rendered.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2010Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Patrick O. Heynen, Marian E. Goldeen, Jordan P. McCommons, William J. Feth
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Patent number: 8624892Abstract: This application describes a system that captures 3D geometry commands from a first 3D graphics process and stores them in a shared memory. A second 3D environment process creates a 3D display environment using a display and display hardware. A third process obtains the 3D commands and supplies them to the hardware to place 3D objects in the 3D environment. The result is a fused display environment where 3D objects are displayed along with other display elements. Input events in the environment are analyzed and mapped to the 3D graphics process or the environment where they affect corresponding processing.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: RPX CorporationInventors: William J. Feth, David William Hughes, Michael Boccara
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Patent number: 8314804Abstract: This application describes a system that captures 3D geometry commands from a first 3D graphics process and stores them in a shared memory. A second 3D environment process creates a 3D display environment using a display and display hardware. A third process obtains the 3D commands and supplies them to the hardware to place 3D objects in the 3D environment. The result is a fused display environment where 3D objects are displayed along with other display elements. Input events in the environment are analyzed and mapped to the 3D graphics process or the environment where they affect corresponding processing.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.Inventors: William J. Feth, David William Hughes, Michael Boccara
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Publication number: 20120084685Abstract: A method is provided that receives an image that includes graphical metadata for specifying alignment information. The method renders the image by using the alignment information. Rendering the image by using the alignment information includes positioning text on the image, aligning the image with another image, and identifying visual boundaries of the rendered image. The graphical metadata includes a geometric shape that specifies a region on the image where the text is to be rendered. The alignment metadata also specifies a maximum size for text rendered on the image. In some embodiments, the image is a multi-layer image that includes a first layer for the image and a second layer for the graphical metadata. In some embodiments, the layer that includes the graphical metadata is designated to include graphical metadata. The graphical metadata is not rendered on a graphical user interface where the image is rendered.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventors: Patrick O. Heynen, Marian E. Goldeen, Jordan P. McCommons, William J. Feth
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Publication number: 20110141113Abstract: This application describes a system that captures 3D geometry commands from a first 3D graphics process and stores them in a shared memory. A second 3D environment process creates a 3D display environment using a display and display hardware. A third process obtains the 3D commands and supplies them to the hardware to place 3D objects in the 3D environment. The result is a fused display environment where 3D objects are displayed along with other display elements. Input events in the environment are analyzed and mapped to the 3D graphics process or the environment where they affect corresponding processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.Inventors: William J. Feth, David William Hughes, Michael Boccara
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Patent number: 7868893Abstract: This application describes a system that captures 3D geometry commands from a first 3D graphics process and stores them in a shared memory. A second 3D environment process creates a 3D display environment using a display and display hardware. A third process obtains the 3D commands and supplies them to the hardware to place 3D objects in the 3D environment. The result is a fused display environment where 3D objects are displayed along with other display elements. Input events in the environment are analyzed and mapped to the 3D graphics process or the environment where they affect corresponding processing.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.Inventors: William J. Feth, David William Hughes, Michael Boccara
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Patent number: 7140024Abstract: A system and method for managing graphics applications include the capability to manage the conveyance of graphics data from an aware graphics application to a plurality of graphics pipes and to manage the conveyance of graphics data from an unaware graphics application to a plurality of graphics pipes. The system and method also include the capability to coherently manage the windows for aware and unaware applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2002Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.Inventors: Alpana R. Kaulgud, William J. Feth, Christophe Winkler