Patents by Inventor Martin Hans Kretz

Martin Hans Kretz 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).

  • Electronic equipment with shuffle operation
    Patent number: 7882435
    Abstract: An electronic equipment is provided that includes access to a playlist, the content of which identifies a plurality of media objects, and a media player section configured to play the plurality of media objects identified in the playlist in an order. In addition, the electronic equipment includes a shuffler section for altering at least one of the order in which the plurality of media objects in the playlist are played by the media player, or the content of the playlist, in response to a shuffle command. The electronic equipment further includes a motion sensor that detects motion of the electronic equipment, the motion sensor producing an output based on detected motion from which the shuffle command is derived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Hans Kretz, Tom George Rudolf Gajdos
  • ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH SHUFFLE OPERATION
    Publication number: 20090239573
    Abstract: An electronic equipment is provided that includes access to a playlist, the content of which identifies a plurality of media objects, and a media player section configured to play the plurality of media objects identified in the playlist in an order. In addition, the electronic equipment includes a shuffler section for altering at least one of the order in which the plurality of media objects in the playlist are played by the media player, or the content of the playlist, in response to a shuffle command. The electronic equipment further includes a motion sensor that detects motion of the electronic equipment, the motion sensor producing an output based on detected motion from which the shuffle command is derived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Martin Hans Kretz, Tom George Rudolf Gajdos