Patents by Inventor Dinos Vallianatos

Dinos Vallianatos 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: 9857948
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method, an apparatus and a computer-readable storage means for adjusting at least one parameter, which can be used for enhancing the user experience of adjusting parameters, especially of adjusting parameters in common audio software through a system of assignable rotary encoders with capacitive-sensing knob caps and a parameter type aware software. In particular, the present invention ensures that parameters of (audio) software can be adjusted quickly, without diverting a user's attention from actual tasks. For this purpose, a method is proposed, where at least one touch sensitive input element is provided, for at least one of the input elements at least one of a time between subsequent sensed contacts and a time of the presence of the contact is determined, based on the determined time it is decided, whether the contact is a tap gesture, and a parameter is adjusted depending from the tap gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Native Instruments GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Hlatky, Dinos Vallianatos, Christian Wachsmuth
  • Patent number: 9753616
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method, an apparatus and a computer-readable storage means for adjusting at least one parameter, which can be used for enhancing the user experience of adjusting parameters, especially of adjusting parameters in common audio software through a system of assignable rotary encoders with capacitive-sensing knob caps and a parameter type aware software. The invention especially enables a quick adjustment of several parameters by use of rotary encoders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Native Instruments GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hlatky, Dinos Vallianatos, Christian Wachsmuth
  • Patent number: 9552801
    Abstract: An electronic music instrument comprises an input configured for receiving at least one note event from an input device having a plurality of input elements configured for generating at least one note event when activated; a software module configured for including: at least one instrument plugin configured for defining sounding note events and non-sounding control events, and at least one play assistant module, wherein the software module is further configured for at least one of the group comprising excluding the control events from being processed by play assistant functions and excluding play assistant functions generating control events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Native Instruments GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Adnitt, Dinos Vallianatos
  • Patent number: 9336762
    Abstract: An electronic music instrument is provided comprising at least one input element configured to trigger an output sound signal when pressed. The electronic music instrument further comprises a controlling device adapted to alter at least one parameter of at least one output sound signal triggered with the at least one input element. Furthermore, the electronic music instrument comprises a housing adapted to house the at least one input element and the controlling device. The controlling device comprises at least one touch-sensitive means wherein the parameter of the at least one output sound signal is altered corresponding to the position of at least one marker. The controlling device is adapted to set the position of the at least one marker by a simulation of a physical system, and wherein the state of the simulated physical system is alterable by a touching gesture on the at least one touch-sensitive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Hlatky, Josef Rissling, Dinos Vallianatos
  • Publication number: 20160063978
    Abstract: An electronic music instrument comprises an input configured for receiving at least one note event from an input device having a plurality of input elements configured for generating at least one note event when activated; a software module configured for including: at least one instrument plugin configured for defining sounding note events and non-sounding control events, and at least one play assistant module, wherein the software module is further configured for at least one of the group comprising excluding the control events from being processed by play assistant functions and excluding play assistant functions generating control events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Tim ADNITT, Dinos VALLIANATOS
  • Publication number: 20160063977
    Abstract: An electronic music instrument is provided comprising at least one input element configured to trigger an output sound signal when pressed. The electronic music instrument further comprises a controlling device adapted to alter at least one parameter of at least one output sound signal triggered with the at least one input element. Furthermore, the electronic music instrument comprises a housing adapted to house the at least one input element and the controlling device. The controlling device comprises at least one touch-sensitive means wherein the parameter of the at least one output sound signal is altered corresponding to the position of at least one marker. The controlling device is adapted to set the position of the at least one marker by a simulation of a physical system, and wherein the state of the simulated physical system is alterable by a touching gesture on the at least one touch-sensitive means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Hlatky, Josef Rissling, Dinos Vallianatos
  • Patent number: 9183820
    Abstract: An electronic music instrument comprises an input device having a plurality of input elements configured for generating at least one digital signal corresponding to a particular note when activated, the input device configured to be organized in sounding input elements and non-sounding control input elements and configured for transposing a range of input elements to an intended range of notes; and a software module, wherein the software module is configured for receiving a transposition state of then input device and for remapping the control input elements according to the transposition state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GMBH
    Inventors: Tim Adnitt, Matthias Buese, Dinos Vallianatos
  • Publication number: 20150029145
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method, an apparatus and a computer-readable storage means for adjusting at least one parameter, which can be used for enhancing the user experience of adjusting parameters, especially of adjusting parameters in common audio software through a system of assignable rotary encoders with capacitive-sensing knob caps and a parameter type aware software. The invention especially enables a quick adjustment of several parameters by use of rotary encoders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Hlatky, Dinos Vallianatos, Christian Wachsmuth
  • Publication number: 20150029115
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method, an apparatus and a computer-readable storage means for adjusting at least one parameter, which can be used for enhancing the user experience of adjusting parameters, especially of adjusting parameters in common audio software through a system of assignable rotary encoders with capacitive-sensing knob caps and a parameter type aware software. In particular, the present invention ensures that parameters of (audio) software can be adjusted quickly, without diverting a user's attention from actual tasks. For this purpose, a method is proposed, where at least one touch sensitive input element is provided, for at least one of the input elements at least one of a time between subsequent sensed contacts and a time of the presence of the contact is determined, based on the determined time it is decided, whether the contact is a tap gesture, and a parameter is adjusted depending from the tap gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Hlatky, Dinos Vallianatos, Christian Wachsmuth