Patents by Inventor Brian Frick

Brian Frick 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).

  • Patent number: 8743411
    Abstract: Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for manipulating media. In one aspect, a first set of media item images is displayed in a first region of a display screen. The media item images are moved about a predetermined path within the first region in response to a received input. A second set of media item images is displayed in a second region of the display screen where the second set of media item images are associated with an indicated media item image displayed in the first region. At least one of the media item images in the second set of media item images displayed in the second region is different from the indicated media item image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin, Rachel Patricia Max, Brian Frick, Michael Neuman
  • Publication number: 20120050788
    Abstract: Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for manipulating media. In one aspect, a first set of media item images is displayed in a first region of a display screen. The media item images are moved about a predetermined path within the first region in response to a received input. A second set of media item images is displayed in a second region of the display screen where the second set of media item images are associated with an indicated media item image displayed in the first region. At least one of the media item images in the second set of media item images displayed in the second region is different from the indicated media item image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin, Rachel Patricia Max, Brian Frick, Michael Neuman
  • Publication number: 20110078626
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for facilitating presentation of media asset collections with reference to larger media libraries re disclosed. In one embodiment, digital media assets that are in a media asset collection can be visually distinguished from those digital media assets available from a remote media repository that are related to but not within the media asset collection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: William Bachman, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Brian Frick
  • Publication number: 20110029928
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for generating cluster-based media playlists. The system includes an input module configured receive a user selection of a seed media object, a selection module selects media objects based on similarity data between the media objects and the seed media object, a ranking module generates a ranking of the media objects, and an output module positions and displays the media objects in a cluster around the seed media object. The method includes receiving a user selection of a seed media object, selecting media objects based on similarity data between the media objects and the seed media object, generating a ranking of the media objects, and displaying the media objects in a cluster around the seed media object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William Martin Bachman, Brian Frick