Patents by Inventor Martin Boyd

Martin Boyd 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: 9098647
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a three dimensional (3D) media-editing application for dynamically presenting different views of a 3D project that includes one or more objects disbursed throughout a 3D space. A dynamic display provides the dynamic views upon the occurrence of specified triggering events. In some embodiments, the dynamic display appears within the 3D media-editing application throughout the duration of the triggering event and is removed upon completion of the triggering event. The dynamic display of some embodiments shows edits to the 3D project from a predicted angle or viewing perspective that best conveys the objects of the 3D project in conjunction with the actions of the triggering event without duplicating views presented in one or more static workspace windows of the 3D media-editing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Martin Boyd, Gregory Niles
  • Publication number: 20090226080
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a three dimensional (3D) media-editing application for dynamically presenting different views of a 3D project that includes one or more objects disbursed throughout a 3D space. A dynamic display provides the dynamic views upon the occurrence of specified triggering events. In some embodiments, the dynamic display appears within the 3D media-editing application throughout the duration of the triggering event and is removed upon completion of the triggering event. The dynamic display of some embodiments shows edits to the 3D project from a predicted angle or viewing perspective that best conveys the objects of the 3D project in conjunction with the actions of the triggering event without duplicating views presented in one or more static workspace windows of the 3D media-editing application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Martin Boyd, Gregory Niles
  • Patent number: 7518611
    Abstract: A library can store different types of multimedia objects, including effects (for example, behaviors, filters, fonts, and particle effects) and content (for example, audio clips, video clips, and still images). The library can store both pre-defined objects and objects that have been created by a user. The library is extensible, so that it can store objects of unknown type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Boyd, Stephen Sheeler
  • Patent number: 7411590
    Abstract: An automatically readable medium encoded with a time-based media file which comprises a factory object which uniquely identifies the instantiation of an object of a particular type. The factory object can be one of the following: a scene object; a behavior object; or a filter object. The scene object can include at least one of the following: global setting for the scene; or the last settings used to render to a resulting time-based media file. The scene object can ultimately contain a reference to media used by the object. A scene object can include a reference to another scene object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Boyd, Stephen Sheeler
  • Publication number: 20060214935
    Abstract: A library can store different types of multimedia objects, including effects (for example, behaviors, filters, fonts, and particle effects) and content (for example, audio clips, video clips, and still images). The library can store both pre-defined objects and objects that have been created by a user. The library is extensible, so that it can store objects of unknown type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Boyd, Stephen Sheeler