Daniel C Patterson

US Patent:

20120223891, Sep 6, 2012

Filed:

Mar 1, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/038308

Inventors:

Daniel P. Patterson - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

US Classification:

345173

Abstract:

Methods, computer program products, and systems for receiving gestures and producing percussion instrument signals are disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving a gesture on an area of a touchscreen representing a percussion instrument and generating a signal based on the gesture and area. The gesture can be a single point initiation touch on an area, and a drag into another area. The gesture can be a two-touch point initiation touch on a first area, and a change in distance between the points to change a first parameter such as repeat rate. Such gestures can further include translation of the touch points as a group along an axis to change a second parameter such as volume, pitch, or reverb.

US Patent:

20200068812, Mar 5, 2020

Filed:

Mar 16, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/493179

Inventors:

Daniel William PATTERSON - Oakland CA, US
Carl Herman HAKEN - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A01G 9/12
A01G 17/04

Abstract:

A plant support system includes a support ring having at least one wall portion, and at least one support beam coupled to the at least one wall portion and configured to increase rigidity of the at least one wall portion. Further, the plant support system also includes a base coupled to the at least one wall portion and having at least one stationary clamping surface; a clamp spine having a movable clamping surface situated opposite the at least one stationary clamping surface; and a plurality of spring leaves coupled to the clamp spine and configured to bias the clamp spine.

US Patent:

20190129611, May 2, 2019

Filed:

Feb 14, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/897051

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Daniel P. Patterson - San Jose CA, US
Christopher C. Lane - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/0488
G10H 1/34
G10H 1/055

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present disclosure can provide systems, methods, and computer-readable medium for implementing user interfaces for interacting with a virtual instrument. For example, a user interface for a virtual instrument may be presented on a display of a device. The user interface may have any suitable number of strings (or keys) associated with a physical instrument. Each string/key may correspond to an associated audio file. Touch input may be received at the user interface. In some embodiments, the touch input may include a location corresponding to a particular string. The associated audio file may be selected based on the location. The associated audio file may be presented (e.g., via a speaker of the device) at a volume that corresponds with the pressure at which the touch input was provided.