Patents by Inventor Timothy Andrew CHAGNON

Timothy Andrew CHAGNON 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).

  • Systems and methods for switching between media content
    Patent number: 11909797
    Abstract: A method for personalizing media content for a user is provided. The method includes, at an electronic device, streaming a first media item from a first set of media items, the first set of media items compiled using a first recommendation hypothesis. The method further includes, while streaming the first media item, in response to a first user request, selecting, without user intervention, a second set of media items, distinct from the first set of media items, including determining a presentation order of a plurality of sets of media items using a heuristic applied to the plurality of sets of media items. The second set of media items is compiled using a second recommendation hypothesis, wherein the second recommendation hypothesis is distinct from the first recommendation hypothesis. The method includes streaming a second media item from the second set of media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Aaron Paul Harmon, Adam Shonkoff, Bradford Lage, Johanna Anderson Favole, Justin David Covington, Paul Lamere, Timothy Andrew Chagnon, Debra Lynn McDonald, Matthew Julian Seaton, Matthew Budelman, Scott Kagan
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA SEGMENTATION
    Publication number: 20230410793
    Abstract: The various implementations described herein include methods and devices for media segmentation. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining audio content for a podcast and generating sentence embeddings for the audio content. The method also includes generating segment embeddings using the sentence embeddings and context information, and determining, for each segment embedding, whether the segment embedding includes a topic transition for the podcast. The method further includes generating one or more topic transition timestamps for the podcast in accordance with the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Ann CLIFTON, Adam Feldstein JACOBS, Diego Fernando Lorenzo CASABUENA GONZALEZ, Timothy Andrew CHAGNON, Seye OJUMU, Sravana Kukati REDDY
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20230171297
    Abstract: A method for personalizing media content for a user is provided. The method includes, at an electronic device, streaming a first media item from a first set of media items, the first set of media items compiled using a first recommendation hypothesis. The method further includes, while streaming the first media item, in response to a first user request, selecting, without user intervention, a second set of media items, distinct from the first set of media items, including determining a presentation order of a plurality of sets of media items using a heuristic applied to the plurality of sets of media items. The second set of media items is compiled using a second recommendation hypothesis, wherein the second recommendation hypothesis is distinct from the first recommendation hypothesis. The method includes streaming a second media item from the second set of media items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron Paul HARMON, Adam SHONKOFF, Bradford LAGE, Johanna Anderson FAVOLE, Justin David COVINGTON, Paul LAMERE, Timothy Andrew CHAGNON, Debra Lynn MCDONALD, Matthew Julian SEATON, Matthew BUDELMAN, Scott KAGAN