Patents by Inventor Stefan Pillhofer

Stefan Pillhofer 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: 9208821
    Abstract: A method to process digital audio data displays the digital audio data in one or more tracks along a time line in a graphical interface of a computer system and defines arrange regions within the time line of the digital audio data as objects for manipulation. Tracks within a selected arrange region are processed as an entity in accordance with commands received through the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Patent number: 8785757
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Pillhofer, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Alexander Harry Little, John Danty, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann
  • Publication number: 20130233152
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Stefan Pillhofer, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Alexander Harry Little, John Danty, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann
  • Patent number: 8338684
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Pillhofer, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Alexander Harry Little, John Danty, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann
  • Patent number: 8255069
    Abstract: A digital audio processor is described, wherein a graphical user interface is presented on the monitor of the processor to display user actionable control elements in a scene of a real world environment for creating and processing music; the graphical user interface is adapted to activate pre-set functions for generating and processing digital audio data in the digital audio processor for each of the user actionable control elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Patent number: 8183454
    Abstract: A graphical view of a file component associated with an audio that is displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) is automatically switched during playback of the audio. The switching is based on a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) view-switching track associated with a project file for the audio. In various embodiments, a musical instrument displayed in the GUI is automatically switched during playback of the audio based on a MIDI instrument-switching track associated with the same project file. Additionally, a metronome beat associated with the audio is automatically switched between on and off during playback of the audio based at least in part on a MIDI metronome-switching track associated with the song audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Helmut Luedecke, Gunter Udo Mensch, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Publication number: 20110259176
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Pillhofer, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Alexander Harry Little, John Danty, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann
  • Publication number: 20100162878
    Abstract: A song audio is played and a graphical representation of a musical instrument contributing to the audio is displayed. A fingering display is overlayed on the graphical representation of the instrument during the playing of song. The fingering display is synchronized to the song audio. During the playing of the song audio, the tempo of the song is adjusted. The pitch of the song is substantially preserved in real-time despite the tempo adjustment. In addition, the synchronization between the fingering display and the audio are maintained in real-time in view of the adjusted tempo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gerhard H. Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Alexander H. Little, John Danty, Matthew C. Evans, Timothy B. Martin, Ole Lagemann, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Publication number: 20100162880
    Abstract: A graphical view of a file component associated with an audio that is displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI) is automatically switched during playback of the audio. The switching is based on a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) view-switching track associated with a project file for the audio. In various embodiments, a musical instrument displayed in the GUI is automatically switched during playback of the audio based on a MIDI instrument-switching track associated with the same project file. Additionally, a metronome beat associated with the audio is automatically switched between on and off during playback of the audio based at least in part on a MIDI metronome-switching track associated with the song audio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Helmut Luedecke, Gunter Udo Mensch, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Publication number: 20090043410
    Abstract: A digital audio processor is described, wherein a graphical user interface is presented on the monitor of the processor to display user actionable control elements in a scene of a real world environment for creating and processing music; the graphical user interface is adapted to activate pre-set functions for generating and processing digital audio data in the digital audio processor for each of the user actionable control elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Stefan Pillhofer
  • Publication number: 20090044122
    Abstract: A method to process digital audio data displays the digital audio data in one or more tracks along a time line in a graphical interface of a computer system and defines arrange regions within the time line of the digital audio data as objects for manipulation. Tracks within a selected arrange region are processed as an entity in accordance with commands received through the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Matt Evans, Ole Lagemann, John Danty, Jan-Hinnerk Helms, Gerhard Lengeling, Alexander Soren, Timothy Benjamin Martin, Stefan Pillhofer