Patents by Inventor George Aposporos
George Aposporos 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).
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Patent number: 10318647Abstract: Systems are provided to enable users of a streaming media playback system to access play-lists generated automatically based on input of a plurality of users regarding previously played media resources, and to provide user input regarding the media resources of the play-lists. The user input regarding media resources may be received from a plurality of users using a plurality of playback interfaces executing on a plurality of internet enabled multimedia computing platforms. A rating component determines rating information from the user inputs provided by the plurality of users and modifies the rating information in an organizational data structure that describes rating information for the media resources. The system further includes a play-list fenerator adapted to generate and store or dynamically generate at least one play-list at least based on the rating information in the organizational data structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: BLUEBONNET INTERNET MEDIA SERVICES, LLCInventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Patent number: 9779095Abstract: Systems are provided to enable users of a streaming media playback system to access play-lists generated automatically based on input of a plurality of users regarding previously played media resources, and to provide user input regarding the media resources of the play-lists. The user input regarding media resources may be received from a plurality of users using a plurality of playback interfaces executing on a plurality of internet enabled multimedia computing platforms. A rating component determines rating information from the user inputs provided by the plurality of users and modifies the rating information in an organizational data structure that describes rating information for the media resources. The system further includes a play-list generator adapted to generate and store or dynamically generate at least one play-list at least based on the rating information in the organizational data structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Inventor: George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20170124092Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventor: GEORGE APOSPOROS
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Patent number: 9547650Abstract: Systems are provided to enable users of a streaming media playback system to share playlists. A user can select a first play-list corresponding to a play-list identifier and can use the messaging component executable from a first playback interface to send a message to a second user that allows the second user to playback the selected play-list. The play-list identifier may be packaged with arguments or other coding. The system further includes a streaming media clips rating system that includes a database management component that maintains an organizational data structure describing rating information for media resources, and a dynamic playlist generator adapted to automatically and dynamically generate at least one play-list for a user based on rating information in the organizational data structure comprises identifiers of one or more media resources that have similar attributes to one or more media resources that have received a positive rating selection from a user.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Inventor: George Aposporos
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Patent number: 9405753Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Inventor: George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20160063002Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventor: GEORGE APOSPOROS
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Publication number: 20150026252Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventor: GEORGE APOSPOROS
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Publication number: 20140324958Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventor: GEORGE APOSPOROS
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Patent number: 8782194Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: George AposporosInventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20120209962Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20090077041Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Patent number: 7469283Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2004Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: Friskit, Inc.Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20080016531Abstract: A method and system to provide media to a terminal coupled to a network, the terminal comprising a media playback component. The method and system provides for programmatically directing the terminal to access a first network site in the plurality of network sites, and causing the media playback component on the terminal to automatically load a first media web resource located at the first network site to playback a first media. The method and system also includes programmatically directing the terminal to access a second network site in the plurality of network sites, and causing the media playback component on the terminal to automatically load a second media web resource located at the second network site to playback a second media.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20080016538Abstract: A method and system to provide media to a terminal coupled to a network, the terminal comprising a media playback component. The method and system provides for programmatically directing the terminal to access a first network site in the plurality of network sites, and causing the media playback component on the terminal to automatically load a first media web resource located at the first network site to playback a first media. The method and system also includes programmatically directing the terminal to access a second network site in the plurality of network sites, and causing the media playback component on the terminal to automatically load a second media web resource located at the second network site to playback a second media.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20070177586Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a rating system for media network resources. The rating system includes a database comprising a plurality of addresses to media network resources on a network. A network server module is coupleable to the plurality of terminals to access the database to signal one or more addresses from the database to the plurality of terminals. Further, a rating module is included to receive a rating input from each of the plurality of terminals, and then to associate the rating input with a selected address in the database.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Inventors: Aviv EYAL, George Aposporos
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Patent number: 7228305Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a rating system for media network resources. The rating system includes a database comprising a plurality of addresses to media network resources on a network. A network server module is coupleable to the plurality of terminals to access the database to signal one or more addresses from the database to the plurality of terminals. Further, a rating module is included to receive a rating input from each of the plurality of terminals, and then to associate the rating input with a selected address in the database.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2000Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Friskit, Inc.Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20040199657Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20040177096Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method to access a web site. A plurality of links are identified using a web browser component, where the links are selectable to open a corresponding web resource of a specified data type on the web site. The plurality of links are made available to a plurality of Internet enabled devices that select one or more of the links.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2004Publication date: September 9, 2004Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Patent number: 6721741Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method to access a web site. A plurality of links are identified using a web browser component, where the links are selectable to open a corresponding web resource of a specified data type on the web site. The plurality of links are made available to a plurality of Internet enabled devices that select one or more of the links.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2000Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Friskit, Inc.Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos
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Publication number: 20030033420Abstract: A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Aviv Eyal, George Aposporos