Patents by Inventor Michael Gachet

Michael Gachet 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).

  • Multi-user content queue
    Patent number: 11995116
    Abstract: A device implementing a multi-user content queue may include a memory and at least one processor configured to receive, on the device, a content query and retrieve, from the memory, user account credentials corresponding to user accounts associated with the device. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide, to a server, the user account credentials and the content query. The at least one processor may be further configured to receive, from the server and based on the content query, a user account identifier of one of the user accounts and a content identifier corresponding to content in a content library of the one of the user accounts. The at least one processor may be further configured to utilize the user account identifier and the content identifier for output, by the device, of the content from the content library of the one of the user accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cody D. Jorgensen, Edward T. Schmidt, Jason P. Ketterman, Michael Gachet
  • MULTI-USER CONTENT QUEUE
    Publication number: 20210124772
    Abstract: A device implementing a multi-user content queue may include a memory and at least one processor configured to receive, on the device, a content query and retrieve, from the memory, user account credentials corresponding to user accounts associated with the device. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide, to a server, the user account credentials and the content query. The at least one processor may be further configured to receive, from the server and based on the content query, a user account identifier of one of the user accounts and a content identifier corresponding to content in a content library of the one of the user accounts. The at least one processor may be further configured to utilize the user account identifier and the content identifier for output, by the device, of the content from the content library of the one of the user accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Cody D. JORGENSEN, Edward T. SCHMIDT, Jason P. KETTERMAN, Michael GACHET
  • Method and system for editing function curves in two dimensions
    Patent number: 6469702
    Abstract: A method and system for editing function curves in a computer-based editing or animation environment. The method consists of defining a region having two dimensions. The region contains a number of selected keys associated with one or more function curves. Resizing or moving the region causes the selected keys to be resized or moved accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Chilton Sheasby, Rejean Gagne, Sylvain Moreau, Michael Gachet, Daniel Desbois, Michel Gangnet