Patents by Inventor Chris Waldron

Chris Waldron 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: 10516917
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, computer program products, and systems for providing a personalized entertainment network are provided. An example method comprises (a) establishing a communication session with an application executing on a user device; (b) receiving network identifying information identifying a personalized network; (c) determining an ordered set of media item identifiers; and (d) providing one or more digital media items in accordance with the ordered set of media item identifiers. Each media item identifier is configured to identify a digital media item. Determining the ordered set of digital media items comprises assigning a class to each position of the ordered set and assigning a media item identifier to each position of the ordered set. A particular digital media item identified by a particular media item identifier assigned to a particular position of the ordered set corresponds to the class assigned to that particular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Waldron, Beau Teague, Sherri Glass, Robert Sorcher, Justin Smith
  • Publication number: 20160269781
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, computer program products, and systems for providing a personalized entertainment network are provided. An example method comprises (a) establishing a communication session with an application executing on a user device; (b) receiving network identifying information identifying a personalized network; (c) determining an ordered set of media item identifiers; and (d) providing one or more digital media items in accordance with the ordered set of media item identifiers. Each media item identifier is configured to identify a digital media item. Determining the ordered set of digital media items comprises assigning a class to each position of the ordered set and assigning a media item identifier to each position of the ordered set. A particular digital media item identified by a particular media item identifier assigned to a particular position of the ordered set corresponds to the class assigned to that particular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Chris Waldron, Beau Teague, Sherri Glass, Robert Sorcher, Justin Smith