Patents by Inventor Jason Christopher Hall

Jason Christopher Hall 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: 10885091
    Abstract: Approaches provide for a voice communications device to control, refine, or otherwise manage the playback of media content in response to instructions, such as spoken instructions. For example, the voice communications device receives input data associated with a command, such as a request to begin media playback. Accounts corresponding to users associated with the command are identified and one or more refinements extracted from the input data are used to filter content, such as from respective content catalogs or via trained models associated with the users. Determined content is generated that includes content from each of the content catalogs or trained models associated with the users. Thereafter, the voice communications device can initiate media playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Meng, Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Jason Christopher Hall, Kintan Dilipkumar Brahmbhatt, Daniel Paul Ryan, Benjamin Lee Shepherd, Daren Gill, Brandon Scott Durham
  • Patent number: 9977584
    Abstract: A computing device can periodically acquire a current track time for a media content item being played. The device can periodically compare the current track time with a respective start time and a respective end time for each line (or segment) in a plurality of lines of text (or segments of text) associated with the media content item. If the device determines that the current track time is between start and end times for a given line of text, then the device can display the given line of text. A user of the device can scroll through the lines of text associated with the media content item. If the user selects a particular line of text, the device can identify a start time for the selected line of text. The device can then play the media content item at the identified start time of the selected line of text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Jonathan Beech, Hari Gangadharan, Gabriela Ahern, Brandon Scott Durham, Darren Levi Malek, Ralph Cameron Harvey, Benjamin Lee Shepherd, Jason Christopher Hall, Andrew Powell McGoogan, Robert Richard Morse
  • Patent number: 9685175
    Abstract: A technology for synchronizing text with audio includes analyzing the audio to identify voice segments in the audio where a human voice is present and to identify non-voice segments in proximity to the voice segments. Segmented text associated with the audio, having text segments, may be identified and synchronized to the voice segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Scott Durham, Darren Levi Malek, Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Abhishek Mishra, Jason Christopher Hall
  • Patent number: 9305530
    Abstract: A technology for synchronizing text with audio includes analyzing the audio to identify voice segments in the audio where a human voice is present and to identify non-voice segments in proximity to the voice segments. Segmented text associated with the audio, having text segments, may be identified and synchronized to the voice segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Scott Durham, Darren Levi Malek, Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Abhishek Mishra, Jason Christopher Hall
  • Publication number: 20160011761
    Abstract: A computing device can periodically acquire a current track time for a media content item being played. The device can periodically compare the current track time with a respective start time and a respective end time for each line (or segment) in a plurality of lines of text (or segments of text) associated with the media content item. If the device determines that the current track time is between start and end times for a given line of text, then the device can display the given line of text. A user of the device can scroll through the lines of text associated with the media content item. If the user selects a particular line of text, the device can identify a start time for the selected line of text. The device can then play the media content item at the identified start time of the selected line of text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: TOBY RAY LATIN-STOERMER, JONATHAN BEECH, HARI GANGADHARAN, GABRIELA AHERN, BRANDON SCOTT DURHAM, DARREN LEVI MALEK, RALPH CAMERON HARVEY, BENJAMIN LEE SHEPHERD, JASON CHRISTOPHER HALL, ANDREW POWELL MCGOOGAN, ROBERT RICHARD MORSE
  • Patent number: 9219900
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to determining video to play based on audio. Videos associated with the audio are determined. One of the videos to play with the audio is determined based on analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9176658
    Abstract: A computing device can periodically acquire a current track time for a media content item being played. The device can periodically compare the current track time with a respective start time and a respective end time for each line (or segment) in a plurality of lines of text (or segments of text) associated with the media content item. If the device determines that the current track time is between start and end times for a given line of text, then the device can display the given line of text. A user of the device can scroll through the lines of text associated with the media content item. If the user selects a particular line of text, the device can identify a start time for the selected line of text. The device can then play the media content item at the identified start time of the selected line of text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Jonathan Beech, Hari Gangadharan, Gabriela Ahern, Brandon Scott Durham, Darren Levi Malek, Ralph Cameron Harvey, Benjamin Lee Shepherd, Jason Christopher Hall, Andrew Powell McGoogan, Robert Richard Morse
  • Publication number: 20140250208
    Abstract: Illustrated is a system and method comprising a plurality of personal playlists, grouped to form a buddy list, the buddy list disposed on a remote storage device. The system and method further comprises logic, which when executed at the remote storage device that streams media content to at least one user device based upon a streaming media playlist. Additionally, the system and method is executed to provide access to the streaming media playlist to the at least one user device. Moreover, the system and method is executed to permit modification of the streaming media playlist by the at least one user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20140233905
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to determining video to play based on audio. Videos associated with the audio are determined. One of the videos to play with the audio is determined based on analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barciay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20140236704
    Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to incentivized media delivery. In example embodiments, a media delivery device has access to a plurality of media. The device may receive an external factor from each of a plurality of remote devices. In response, the device may select media from the media storage based on the received external factors, notify each remote device of the availability of the media, and provide an incentive for acquisition of the selected media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Davod Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130332462
    Abstract: A system to generate content recommendations by identifying content and selecting a content entry for the content. The system comprises identifying a keyword in the content entry, generating a tag for the content based on the keyword, generating a plurality of recommendations based on the tag, and displaying the recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charies Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130332386
    Abstract: A system and method for managing content are provided herein. The method includes accepting a content entry related to a product. The method also includes receiving a content rating for the content entry from a user. Additionally, the method includes calculating a combined rating for the content entry based at least in part on the content rating. Furthermore, the method includes determining a persistent status of the content entry based on the combined rating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto