Patents by Inventor Alex Tremain Nelson

Alex Tremain Nelson 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).

  • Systems and methods for automated music rearrangement
    Patent number: 11081138
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that builds a target using a plurality of processing units is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives an input audio track having a first duration, the input audio track having a plurality of points. The device further generates a transition matrix of the input audio track, wherein the transition matrix indicates a similarity metric between different pairs of the plurality of points. In addition, the device determines a set of jump points using the different pairs of the plurality of points. The device additionally generates the rearranged audio track using the set of jump points, wherein the rearranged audio track has second duration and the second duration is different than the first duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Jospeh Martin Conejo, Rudolph van der Merwe, Nicholas Wayne Henderson, Alex Tremain Nelson, Nikhil P. Singh
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MUSIC REARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200105303
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that builds a target using a plurality of processing units is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives an input audio track having a first duration, the input audio track having a plurality of points. The device further generates a transition matrix of the input audio track, wherein the transition matrix indicates a similarity metric between different pairs of the plurality of points. In addition, the device determines a set of jump points using the different pairs of the plurality of points. The device additionally generates the rearranged audio track using the set of jump points, wherein the rearranged audio track has second duration and the second duration is different than the first duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Bruno Jospeh Martin Conejo, Rudolph van der Merwe, Nicholas Wayne Henderson, Alex Tremain Nelson, Nikhil P. Singh
  • Video transmission using content-based frame search
    Patent number: 9473780
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium are disclosed that uses previously transmitted video frames and associated video frame content information to reduce the amount of information to be transmitted from a sending device to a receiving device during a video transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Tremain Nelson, Richard E. Crandall
  • Automatic avatar creation
    Patent number: 8692830
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (“3D”) avatar can be automatically created that resembles the physical appearance of an individual captured in one or more input images or video frames. The avatar can be further customized by the individual in an editing environment and used in various applications, including but not limited to gaming, social networking and video conferencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Tremain Nelson, Cédric Bray, Thomas Goossens, Rudolph van der Merwe, Richard E. Crandall, Bertrand Serlet
  • Video Transmission Using Content-Based Frame Search
    Publication number: 20140016696
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium are disclosed that uses previously transmitted video frames and associated video frame content information to reduce the amount of information to be transmitted from a sending device to a receiving device during a video transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Alex Tremain Nelson, Richard E. Crandall
  • Automatic Avatar Creation
    Publication number: 20110292051
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (“3D”) avatar can be automatically created that resembles the physical appearance of an individual captured in one or more input images or video frames. The avatar can be further customized by the individual in an editing environment and used in various applications, including but not limited to gaming, social networking and video conferencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Alex Tremain Nelson, Cédric Bray, Thomas Goossens, Rudolph van der Merwe, Richard E. Crandall, Bertrand Serlet