Patents by Inventor James Donald Mees

James Donald Mees 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).

  • Weighted playlist
    Patent number: 9147435
    Abstract: The playback of content from a playlist is disclosed. A user may influence the probability of a specific item from a content playlist being selected during the execution of a pseudo-random (shuffle) algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
    Inventor: James Donald Mees
  • Weighted Playlist
    Publication number: 20120315012
    Abstract: The playback of content from a playlist is disclosed. A user may influence the probability of a specific item from a content playlist being selected during the execution of a pseudo-random (shuffle) algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: James Donald Mees