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).
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Patent number: 10885091Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9977584Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 9685175Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Scott Durham, Darren Levi Malek, Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Abhishek Mishra, Jason Christopher Hall
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Patent number: 9305530Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brandon Scott Durham, Darren Levi Malek, Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Abhishek Mishra, Jason Christopher Hall
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Publication number: 20160011761Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 9219900Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9176658Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20140250208Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: September 4, 2014Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20140233905Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barciay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20140236704Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventors: Davod Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20130332462Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charies Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20130332386Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Inventors: David Paul Billmaier, Jason Christopher Hall, Alexander Charles Barclay, John Max Kellum, Henry Hideyuki Yamamoto