Patents by Inventor Thomas Matthieu Alsina

Thomas Matthieu Alsina 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: 20100278345
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that establish a first communication channel or pair with a target device in proximity to a source device are described. A pairing message is sent to the target device in proximity to the source device over the first communication channel from the source device. A secret and an identifier associated with an application are included in the pairing message. In response to receiving the secret back from the target device for a second communication channel, pairing data of the application are sent to the target device over the second communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Matthieu Alsina, Guy L. Tribble, Philippe Champeaux
  • Patent number: 7636889
    Abstract: In one implementation, a computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, is provided. The computer program product is operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations including generating a menu screen template, the menu screen template including one or more menu elements. The computer program product also causes a data processing apparatus to perform operations including incorporating user selected media content in the menu screen template and calculating a motion path associated with one or more menu elements, the calculated motion path being automatically adjusted according to parameters of the selected media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ralf Weber, Thomas Matthieu Alsina
  • Publication number: 20070162853
    Abstract: In one implementation, a computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, is provided. The computer program product is operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations including generating a menu screen template, the menu screen template including one or more menu elements. The computer program product also causes a data processing apparatus to perform operations including incorporating user selected media content in the menu screen template and calculating a motion path associated with one or more menu elements, the calculated motion path being automatically adjusted according to parameters of the selected media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Ralf Weber, Thomas Matthieu Alsina
  • Publication number: 20070162857
    Abstract: Methods and computer program products related to multimedia applications are provided. In one implementation, a computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium is provided. The computer program product is operable to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations including generating a user interface for receiving user input. The user interface includes a media content selection menu for selecting media content for a multimedia project and one or more regions for ordering selected media content for the multimedia project. The computer program product further includes automatically creating one or more menu screens according to the selected media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Ralf Weber, Thomas Matthieu Alsina, Adrian Diaconu, Timothy Martin, Matt Evans