Patents by Inventor Matthew H. Thorn

Matthew H. Thorn 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: 11900675
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques generally relate to devices and methods for generating cropped images in which one or more features of interest are preserved or emphasized. In one implementation, such features of interest may include facial features. In accordance with certain implementations, location and extent of such features may be identified and used in conjunction with information regarding display characteristics so as to generate cropped images preserving or emphasizing the feature of interest when displayed on a given device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Agarwal, Fei Peng, Wenyu Zhang, Matthew H. Thorn, Sean Michael Harold, Douglas Isaac Friedman, Leticia Marie Alarcón
  • Patent number: 11665290
    Abstract: A server computing device can (1) managing a plurality of album artwork templates, wherein each album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates includes a plurality of entries, and each entry of the plurality of entries defines a respective manner by which a respective album artwork image is to be generated, (2) receiving, from a client device, a request for an album artwork image, wherein the request includes: a first identifier that corresponds to a particular image of an artist, a second identifier that corresponds to a particular album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates, and locale information that corresponds to a particular entry of the particular album artwork template, and (3) generating the album artwork image according to the respective manner defined by the particular entry, wherein the album artwork image is based at least in part on the particular image of the artist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew H. Thorn, Sean M. Harold, Alan Lee, Nathaniel P. Marrin, Jose J. Aroche Martinez, Leticia M. Alarcon, Juliana Diaz Delgado, Adhamh C. Findlay, Mark K. Su, Ómar K. Yasin, Kenneth F. Rogers
  • Publication number: 20230020233
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques generally relate to devices and methods for generating cropped images in which one or more features of interest are preserved or emphasized. In one implementation, such features of interest may include facial features. In accordance with certain implementations, location and extent of such features may be identified and used in conjunction with information regarding display characteristics so as to generate cropped images preserving or emphasizing the feature of interest when displayed on a given device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ashish Agarwal, Fei Peng, Wenyu Zhang, Matthew H. Thorn, Sean Michael Harold, Douglas Isaac Friedman, Leticia Marie Alarcón
  • Patent number: 11462009
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques generally relate to devices and methods for generating cropped images in which one or more features of interest are preserved or emphasized. In one implementation, such features of interest may include facial features. In accordance with certain implementations, location and extent of such features may be identified and used in conjunction with information regarding display characteristics so as to generate cropped images preserving or emphasizing the feature of interest when displayed on a given device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Agarwal, Fei Peng, Wenyu Zhang, Matthew H. Thorn, Sean Michael Harold, Douglas Isaac Friedman, Leticia Marie Alarcón
  • Publication number: 20220272210
    Abstract: A server computing device can (1) managing a plurality of album artwork templates, wherein each album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates includes a plurality of entries, and each entry of the plurality of entries defines a respective manner by which a respective album artwork image is to be generated, (2) receiving, from a client device, a request for an album artwork image, wherein the request includes: a first identifier that corresponds to a particular image of an artist, a second identifier that corresponds to a particular album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates, and locale information that corresponds to a particular entry of the particular album artwork template, and (3) generating the album artwork image according to the respective manner defined by the particular entry, wherein the album artwork image is based at least in part on the particular image of the artist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew H. THORN, Sean M. HAROLD, Alan LEE, Nathaniel P. MARRIN, Jose J. AROCHE MARTINEZ, Leticia M. ALARCON, Juliana DIAZ DELGADO, Adhamh C. FINDLAY, Mark K. SU, Ómar K. YASIN, Kenneth F. ROGERS
  • Publication number: 20220103699
    Abstract: A server computing device can execute the steps of (1) managing a plurality of album artwork templates, wherein each album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates includes a plurality of entries, and each entry of the plurality of entries defines a respective manner by which a respective album artwork image is to be generated, (2) receiving, from a client device, a request for an album artwork image, wherein the request includes: a first identifier that corresponds to a particular image of an artist, a second identifier that corresponds to a particular album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates, and locale information that corresponds to a particular entry of the particular album artwork template, and (3) generating the album artwork image according to the respective manner defined by the particular entry, wherein the album artwork image is based at least in part on the particular image of the artist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew H. THORN, Sean M. HAROLD, Alan LEE, Nathaniel P. MARRIN, Jose J. AROCHE MARTINEZ, Leticia M. ALARCON, Juliana DIAZ DELGADO, Adhamh C. FINDLAY, Mark K. SU, Ómar K. YASIN, Kenneth F. ROGERS
  • Patent number: 11290601
    Abstract: A server computing device can execute the steps of (1) managing a plurality of album artwork templates, wherein each album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates includes a plurality of entries, and each entry of the plurality of entries defines a respective manner by which a respective album artwork image is to be generated, (2) receiving, from a client device, a request for an album artwork image, wherein the request includes: a first identifier that corresponds to a particular image of an artist, a second identifier that corresponds to a particular album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates, and locale information that corresponds to a particular entry of the particular album artwork template, and (3) generating the album artwork image according to the respective manner defined by the particular entry, wherein the album artwork image is based at least in part on the particular image of the artist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew H. Thorn, Sean M. Harold, Alan Lee, Nathaniel P. Marrin, Jose J. Aroche Martinez, Leticia M. Alarcon, Juliana Diaz Delgado, Adhamh C. Findlay, Mark K. Su, Ómar K. Yasin, Kenneth F. Rogers
  • Publication number: 20190370546
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques generally relate to devices and methods for generating cropped images in which one or more features of interest are preserved or emphasized. In one implementation, such features of interest may include facial features. In accordance with certain implementations, location and extent of such features may be identified and used in conjunction with information regarding display characteristics so as to generate cropped images preserving or emphasizing the feature of interest when displayed on a given device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Ashish Agarwal, Fei Peng, Wenyu Zhang, Matthew H. Thorn, Sean Michael Harold, Douglas Isaac Friedman, Leticia Marie Alarcón