Patents by Inventor Charlie Sutton

Charlie Sutton 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: 10372319
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for enabling scrubbing of a media file. Swiping gestures of varying speeds and directions may applied to a touch screen display such that a playhead indicating a selected frame of a media file moves at speeds relative to the swiping gesture, and in a direction of the swiping gesture. When the swiping gesture falls below a threshold speed, fine control in frame-by-frame increments is enabled. A user may therefore select a precisely desired frame for purposes such as playback and/or video editing, with a continuous swiping gesture and in as small as a space as provided by the touch screen display of a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Maarten Hammendorp, Charlie Sutton, Pascal Wever, Sebastian Frey
  • Patent number: 10209876
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the identification of one or more media files within a gallery of media files presented upon a display. In the context of a method, a gallery of media files is caused to be displayed. The gallery of media file is grouped into a plurality of sessions. Each session includes one or more media files. The method also causes display of a scrollbar partitioned into a plurality of segments. Each segment corresponds to a respective session of media files. The method further includes determining the media files of the gallery to be displayed in response to user input selecting a respective segment of the scrollbar. In this regard, the method determines the media files of the gallery to be displayed by determining the media files of the session corresponding to the respective segment of the scrollbar that is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Steven Kish, Brody Larson, Nicole Ryan, Pascal Wever, Charlie Sutton, Oliver Farshi
  • Patent number: 10101892
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for providing interactive settings and dependency adjustments to the settings. A user interface provides a user with the ability to configure device or application settings. Other dependent settings may change accordingly to a compatible setting while causing minimized impact to the use of the device or application. The user interface may be interactive such that visual indication of the changed dependent setting is provided to the user in an unobtrusive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Pascal Wever, Charlie Sutton, Brody Larson, Sebastian Frey, Maarten Hammendorp, Nicole Ryan
  • Patent number: 9535654
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the association of a selected portion of an audio soundtrack with one or more video clips. In the context of a method, a visual representation of an audio soundtrack is caused to be displayed. The audio soundtrack is to be associated with one or more video clips to facilitate concurrent playback of at least a portion of the audio soundtrack and one or more video clips. The method also receives user input with respect to the audio soundtrack and, in response to the user input, adjusts a starting point of the audio soundtrack relative to the one or more video clips. The starting point may be adjusted by defining the starting point of the audio soundtrack based on the user input and also in a manner so as to coincide with a predefined feature of the audio soundtrack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Oliver Farshi, Sebastian Frey, Charlie Sutton
  • Patent number: 9529510
    Abstract: A method comprising causing display of at least one frame of video information, receiving information indicative of a scrub input associated with the video information, such that the scrub input comprises a movement portion and a termination portion, causing display of a progression of frames of the video information in correspondence with the movement portion of the scrub input determining share video information that comprises at least part of the video information based, at least in part, on a speed of the movement portion of the scrub input, and sending the share video information to a separate apparatus is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Charlie Sutton, Brody Larson, Sebastian Frey, Pascal Wever, David Vegezzi
  • Patent number: 9507445
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the display of data in conjunction with an image. In the context of a method, an image is caused to be presented and input is received via a rotatable dial wheel while the image is presented. The method also includes determining data to be presented based upon the input. In this regard, the method modifies the data to be presented in response so the rotation of the dial wheel. Further, the method causes the data that is determined based on the input to be presented concurrent with the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Charlie Sutton, Brody Larson, Sebastian Frey, Pascal Wever, David Vegezzi, Vidyut Samanta, Julian Bleecker, Simon James, Tom Arbisi, Jeremy Matters, Kevin Walker, Pawena Thimaporn, John-Rhys Newman, Duncan Burns, Markus Eklund
  • Publication number: 20160139871
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the association of a selected portion of an audio soundtrack with one or more video clips. In the context of a method, a visual representation of an audio soundtrack is caused to be displayed. The audio soundtrack is to be associated with one or more video clips to facilitate concurrent playback of at least a portion of the audio soundtrack and one or more video clips. The method also receives user input with respect to the audio soundtrack and, in response to the user input, adjusts a starting point of the audio soundtrack relative to the one or more video clips. The starting point may be adjusted by defining the starting point of the audio soundtrack based on the user input and also in a manner so as to coincide with a predefined feature of the audio soundtrack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Oliver Farshi, Sebastian Frey, Charlie Sutton
  • Publication number: 20160139738
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for providing interactive settings and dependency adjustments to the settings. A user interface provides a user with the ability to configure device or application settings. Other dependent settings may change accordingly to a compatible setting while causing minimized impact to the use of the device or application. The user interface may be interactive such that visual indication of the changed dependent setting is provided to the user in an unobtrusive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Pascal Wever, Charlie Sutton, Brody Larson, Sebastian Frey, Maarten Hammendorm, Nicole Ryan
  • Publication number: 20160139793
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the identification of one or more media files within a gallery of media files presented upon a display. In the context of a method, a gallery of media files is caused to be displayed. The gallery of media file is grouped into a plurality of sessions. Each session includes one or more media files. The method also causes display of a scrollbar partitioned into a plurality of segments. Each segment corresponds to a respective session of media files. The method further includes determining the media files of the gallery to be displayed in response to user input selecting a respective segment of the scrollbar. In this regard, the method determines the media files of the gallery to be displayed by determining the media files of the session corresponding to the respective segment of the scrollbar that is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Steven Kish, Brody Larson, Nicole Ryan, Pascal Wever, Charlie Sutton, Oliver Farshi
  • Publication number: 20160139794
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for enabling scrubbing of a media file. Swiping gestures of varying speeds and directions may applied to a touch screen display such that a playhead indicating a selected frame of a media file moves at speeds relative to the swiping gesture, and in a direction of the swiping gesture. When the swiping gesture falls below a threshold speed, fine control in frame-by-frame increments is enabled. A user may therefore select a precisely desired frame for purposes such as playback and/or video editing, with a continuous swiping gesture and in as small as a space as provided by the touch screen display of a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Maarten Hammendorp, Charlie Sutton, Pascal Wever, Sebastian Frey
  • Publication number: 20160139689
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the display of data in conjunction with an image. In the context of a method, an image is caused to be presented and input is received via a rotatable dial wheel while the image is presented. The method also includes determining data to be presented based upon the input. In this regard, the method modifies the data to be presented in response so the rotation of the dial wheel. Further, the method causes the data that is determined based on the input to be presented concurrent with the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Charlie Sutton, Brody Larson, Sebastian Frey, Pascal Wever, David Vegezzi, Vidyut Samanta, Julian Bleecker, Simon James, Tom Arbisi, Jeremy Matters, Kevin Walker, Pawena Thimaporn, John-Rhys Newman, Duncan Burns, Markus Eklund
  • Patent number: 9313401
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving video information from a camera module such that the video information has a first frame rate, determining that at least a part of an object of interest is represented in the video information within a frame rate designation region of the video information, causing configuration of the camera module to capture the video information at a second frame rate, receiving the video information from the camera module such that the video information has the second frame rate, determining that at least a part of the object of interest is unrepresented in the video information within the frame rate designation region of the video information, causing configuration of the camera module to capture the video information at the first frame rate, and receiving the video information from the camera module such that the video information has the first frame rate is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Sebastian Frey, Vidyut Samanta, Charlie Sutton
  • Publication number: 20150253961
    Abstract: A method comprising causing display of at least one frame of video information, receiving information indicative of a scrub input associated with the video information, such that the scrub input comprises a movement portion and a termination portion, causing display of a progression of frames of the video information in correspondence with the movement portion of the scrub input determining share video information that comprises at least part of the video information based, at least in part, on a speed of the movement portion of the scrub input, and sending the share video information to a separate apparatus is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Charlie Sutton, Brody Larson, Sebastian Frey, Pascal Wever, David Vegezzi
  • Publication number: 20150256749
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving video information from a camera module such that the video information has a first frame rate, determining that at least a part of an object of interest is represented in the video information within a frame rate designation region of the video information, causing configuration of the camera module to capture the video information at a second frame rate, receiving the video information from the camera module such that the video information has the second frame rate, determining that at least a part of the object of interest is unrepresented in the video information within the frame rate designation region of the video information, causing configuration of the camera module to capture the video information at the first frame rate, and receiving the video information from the camera module such that the video information has the first frame rate is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Sebastian Frey, Vidyut Samanta, Charlie Sutton