Patents by Inventor Etienne F. Handman

Etienne F. Handman 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).

  • Methods and systems for utilizing contextual feedback to generate and modify playlists
    Patent number: 8306976
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating and modifying a playlist using contextual information are disclosed. For example, a user may provide an input seed such as a song name or artist name. The input seed is compared to database items and a playlist is generated as a result. In some examples, the contextual information is used to enhance the comparison and to select better content objects for a user's playlist. Meanwhile, in some examples the content objects in the playlist may be arranged in an enhanced order using ranking and/or contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Pandora Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Etienne F. Handman, Thomas J. Conrad, Joseph J. Kennedy, Timothy B. Westergren
  • Methods and Systems for Utilizing Contextual Feedback to Generate and Modify Playlists
    Publication number: 20110213769
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating and modifying a playlist using contextual information are disclosed. For example, a user may provide an input seed such as a song name or artist name. The input seed is compared to database items and a playlist is generated as a result. In some examples, the contextual information is used to enhance the comparison and to select better content objects for a user's playlist. Meanwhile, in some examples the content objects in the playlist may be arranged in an enhanced order using ranking and/or contextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: PANDORA MEDIA, INC.
    Inventors: Etienne F. Handman, Thomas J. Conrad, Joseph J. Kennedy, Timothy B. Westergren
  • Methods and systems for utilizing contextual feedback to generate and modify playlists
    Patent number: 7962482
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating and modifying a playlist using contextual information are disclosed. For example, a user may provide an input seed such as a song name or artist name. The input seed is compared to database items and a playlist is generated as a result. In some examples, the contextual information is used to enhance the comparison and to select better content objects for a user's playlist. Meanwhile, in some examples the content objects in the playlist may be arranged in an enhanced order using ranking and/or contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Pandora Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Etienne F. Handman, Thomas J. Conrad, Joseph J. Kennedy, Timothy B. Westergren