Patents by Inventor Kerstin Heitmann

Kerstin Heitmann 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: 8887051
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable product for positioning a virtual sound capturing device in a graphical user interface (GUI) are disclosed. The method includes displaying a virtual sound capturing device in relation to a virtual sound producing device in a three dimensional interface and in a two dimensional graphical map. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the display of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device in both the three dimensional interface and the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received from an input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Sapp, Kerstin Heitmann, Thorsten Quandt, Manfred Knauff, Marko Junghanns
  • Patent number: 8519248
    Abstract: A media application for providing outputs (e.g., audio outputs) in response to inputs received from an input device is provided. The media application may connect input mechanisms of an input device with parameters of channel strips (e.g., which may define output sounds) using an intermediate screen object. The media application may first assign an input mechanism to a screen object, and separately map a screen object to a channel strip parameter. The media application may map a screen object to several channel strips simultaneously such that, based on the value of the screen object, the volume of each of the several channel strips changes. The media application may provide a graphical representation of available channel strips using layers. As the media application accesses a channel strip, the appearance of the portion of the layer associated with the channel strip may change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kerstin Heitmann, Robert Chin, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Sascha Hoehne
  • Patent number: 8327269
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable product for positioning a virtual sound capturing device in a graphical user interface (GUI) are disclosed. The method includes displaying a virtual sound capturing device in relation to a virtual sound producing device in a three dimensional interface and in a two dimensional graphical map. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the display of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device in both the three dimensional interface and the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received from an input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Sapp, Kerstin Heitmann, Thorsten Quandt, Manfred Knauff, Marko Junghanns
  • Publication number: 20110016397
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable product for positioning a virtual sound capturing device in a graphical user interface (GUI) are disclosed. The method includes displaying a virtual sound capturing device in relation to a virtual sound producing device in a three dimensional interface and in a two dimensional graphical map. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the display of the virtual sound capturing device in relation to the virtual sound producing device in both the three dimensional interface and the two dimensional graphical map in response to commands received from an input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Sapp, Kerstin Heitmann, Thorsten Quandt, Manfred Knauff, Marko Junghanns
  • Publication number: 20090066639
    Abstract: A media application for providing outputs (e.g., audio outputs) in response to inputs received from an input device is provided. The media application may connect input mechanisms of an input device with parameters of channel strips (e.g., which may define output sounds) using an intermediate screen object. The media application may first assign an input mechanism to a screen object, and separately map a screen object to a channel strip parameter. The media application may map a screen object to several channel strips simultaneously such that, based on the value of the screen object, the volume of each of the several channel strips changes. The media application may provide a graphical representation of available channel strips using layers. As the media application accesses a channel strip, the appearance of the portion of the layer associated with the channel strip may change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kerstin Heitmann, Robert Chin, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Sascha Hoehne
  • Publication number: 20070162839
    Abstract: A technique for authoring multimedia presentations is provided such that a user may specify visual data to be displayed during the entirety of the playback of the presentation except for portions that have been defined to display alternate visual data. The authoring workflow utilizes a timeline within which may be placed marker regions with several independently editable parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: John Danty, Matt Evans, Kerstin Heitmann, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Ole Lagemann, Thorsten Quandt, Alexander Soren, Jeffrey Wesley Taylor