Patents by Inventor Reto Wettach

Reto Wettach 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).

  • Publication number: 20170329412
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing gesture-based control are provided. For instance, signals indicative of a presence of a user within a first interaction zone proximate a user computing device can be received. A first feedback indication can be provided based at least in part on the signals indicative of the presence of the user in the first interaction zone. Signals indicative of a presence of the user in a second interaction zone proximate the user computing device can be received. A second feedback indication can be provided based at least in part on the signals indicative of the presence of the user in the second interaction zone. A control gesture performed by the user while in the second interaction zone can be determined. A third feedback indication can be provided based at least in part on the determined control gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Carsten Schwesig, Ivan Poupyrev, Constantin Schmidt, Reto Wettach
  • Patent number: 7120859
    Abstract: A device for producing a multimedia presentation consisting of content includes a memory, a setting unit, an extraction unit, a requesting unit, a receiving unit, and a combiner. The memory stores first digital media classified by time of creation. The setting unit sets the duration of the presentation and a time period for the content. The extraction unit extracts from the memory portions of the first digital media created during the time period. The requesting unit requests general digital media corresponding to the time period from a general digital media source. The receiving unit receives the general digital media from the general digital media source. The combiner combines the received general digital media with the extracted portions of the first digital media to produce the presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Reto Wettach
  • Patent number: 7031596
    Abstract: A digital video reproduction method, a digital video reproducing (playing) apparatus and a digital video recording and reproducing (playing) apparatus that allows a spectator to easily and precisely shift (jump) the playing position to a scene of his choice an then start playing from a desired scene. According to such digital video reproduction method, digital video reproducing apparatus and digital video recording and reproducing apparatus, a time bar corresponding to the timeline for the video contents is displayed on the screen. Then, an icon showing the starting position of the event scene that is peculiar to the motion picture is displayed. Upon operating a remote controller, the spectator selects an icon of his choice by moving a cursor to the icon, so that the reproduction of image can be started from the starting position of the event scene corresponding to the selected icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kairi Sai, Reto Wettach
  • Patent number: 6983426
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first display controller, an icon-specifying device and a second display controller. The first display controller controls a display of first icons on a first hierarchical layer, second icons on a second hierarchical layer at a level lower than the first hierarchical layer, so as to exhibit an array of the first icons as a column or a row on a screen and an array of the second icons as another column or another row on the screen according to the size of a display area on the screen. The second display controller changes the array hierarchical structure displayed on the screen so as to display third icons to replace the second icons in the array hierarchical structure on the screen, and display the second icons to replace the first icons when one of the second icons in the array hierarchical structure is specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Kobayashi, Reto Wettach
  • Publication number: 20030112268
    Abstract: A device for producing a multimedia presentation consisting of content includes a memory, a setting unit, an extraction unit, a requesting unit, a receiving unit, and a combiner. The memory stores first digital media classified by time of creation. The setting unit sets the duration of the presentation and a time period for the content. The extraction unit extracts from the memory portions of the first digital media created during the time period. The requesting unit requests general digital media corresponding to the time period from a general digital media source. The receiving unit receives the general digital media from the general digital media source. The combiner combines the received general digital media with the extracted portions of the first digital media to produce the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Reto Wettach
  • Publication number: 20020012526
    Abstract: A digital video reproduction method, a digital video reproducing (playing) apparatus and a digital video recording and reproducing (playing) apparatus that allows a spectator to easily and precisely shift (jump) the playing position to a scene of his choice an then start playing from a desired scene. According to such digital video reproduction method, digital video reproducing apparatus and digital video recording and reproducing apparatus, a time bar corresponding to the timeline for the video contents is displayed on the screen. Then, an icon showing the starting position of the event scene that is peculiar to the motion picture is displayed. Upon operating a remote controller, the spectator selects an icon of his choice by moving a cursor to the icon, so that the reproduction of image can be started from the starting position of the event scene corresponding to the selected icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Kairi Sai, Reto Wettach
  • Patent number: D837815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gloria Biberger, Johannes Berner, Tim Schober, Reto Wettach
  • Patent number: D890788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Gloria Biberger, Johannes Berner, Tim Schober, Reto Wettach