Patents Assigned to Myspace, LLC
  • Patent number: 8930453
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for organizing a listing of activities on a social networking website, including present each user of the plurality of users an organized representation of activities, the representation of activities sorted by how relevant each activity is to the particular user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Myspace LLC
    Inventors: Sai Panyam, Fredrick Roby, Sam Mansukhani
  • Patent number: 8903850
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer-readable storage medium provide for the ingestion of personalized information to provide customization. A request to customize a user's interactive experience on a website or application is received from a user. Personalized information based on a user's activities is ingested. The user activities are independent from activities on the website or application. A database is searched based on the personalized information and search results are produced. The user's interactive experience is customized based on the search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Myspace LLC
    Inventor: Scott E. Goldberg
  • Patent number: 8776097
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provides the ability to dynamically bind a native assembly from a managed assembly. A managed assembly (e.g., a dynamically linked library (DLL)) is obtained. In the managed assembly, native application program interface entry points are identified. For each of the entry points, intended platform(s) and associated correct native assembly(ies) are specified in the managed assembly. The managed assembly is deployed onto a computer. For example, the single collection of managed and native assemblies can be deployed to all targeted computers, which consist of varying platform environments. During runtime execution, the executing platform of the application is determined. Based on the executing platform, an intended platform is selected and the entry points are bound to the correct native assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Myspace, LLC
    Inventors: Phillip Kinkade, Brandon Cuff, Franklin Wise
  • Patent number: 8749382
    Abstract: A process and security container that enable local protection and remote transportation of items found with the environment of a contemporary office, while generating a log of users who have gained access to the container. e container may be constructed with one or more sidewalls bearing a removable lid. The container may have a closed interior while the lid is in complete engagement with the sidewalls, and have an open interior able to removably receive items within the interior while the lid is dislodged from its complete engagement. A port is exposed through one of said sidewalls to receive data signals and a control stage with a non-volatile a memory, is mounted within the container and operationally coupled to a host computer to provide communication with the interior of the container via the port. A microprocessor based host computer sited externally to the container, has a keyboard initiating formation of the data signals and a monitor driven by the host computer to visually display video images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Myspace LLC
    Inventors: Hermann Sterzinger, Peter Leicher, Richard G. Hyatt
  • Patent number: 8572169
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method to assist in the discovery of music or other content by members of a social network. The present invention permits network members to network together and share information about their music collections and listening habits with a processing platform and with each other. The processing platform processes music library content and playback related data to produce similarity and compatibility measures between artists (that is, an artist-to-artist measure) and between network members (that is, a network member-to-network member measure). By combining the content and playback related data with filtering mechanisms, recommendation techniques (which may be based on the calculated measures), and set membership concepts, the present invention provides network members of the network with tools to discover artists and/or songs that are likely to be of interest to them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Myspace, LLC
    Inventors: Hadi Partovi, Ali Partovi, Nathaniel Scott Brown, Yevgeny Zarakhovsky, Benjamin Botts Osheroff, Firooz Partovi
  • Patent number: 8572575
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and data structure provide the ability to debug a map-reduce application on a cluster. A cluster of two or more computers is defined by installing a map-reduce framework (that includes an integrated development environment [IDE]) onto each computer. The cluster is formatted by identifying and establishing communication between each computer so that the cluster functions as a unit. Data is placed into the cluster. A function to be executed by the framework on the cluster is obtained, debugged, and executed directly on the cluster using the IDE and the data in the cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: MySpace LLC
    Inventors: Mikhail Berlyant, Daniel Stephen Rule, Christopher Edward Miller, Cynthia Lok
  • Publication number: 20130268543
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product provide the ability to recommend content to a particular user. Two content recommendation techniques are implemented and generated different content recommendation scores that are relative to a particular piece of content and the particular user. The two scores are reconciled to generate an overall content recommendation score for the particular piece of content and the particular user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: MySpace LLC
    Inventors: Michael Scott Andler, James Andrew Beaupre, Eric J. Kim, Thomas B Werz III
  • Publication number: 20130268523
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product provides the ability to determine the influence of a user or resource within a pre-defined context. A pre-defined context of activities is provided/defined. Point values are assigned to all activities that may occur within the pre-defined context. All activities for a single user or resource within the pre-defined context are tracked over a period of time. A score value for each activity for the single user or resource within the pre-defined context over a period of time is determined. A raw score is calculated for the single user or resource according to the total of all determined score values. The raw score value is normalized against scores of a population of other users or resources within the pre-determined context to provide a comparative scoring for users or resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: MySpace LLC
    Inventors: Michael Scott Andler, James Andrew Beaupre, Eric J. Kim, Thomas B. Werz, III
  • Publication number: 20130262585
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to present a media content stream to a social network user. Media content relevant to a user of a social network is compiled in response to user action or user information. The media content is then presented as a video stream to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: MySpace LLC
    Inventors: William Niemeyer, Ward Gross, Colby Palmer
  • Publication number: 20130185165
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium provide the ability to exchange media content. A media content request is received at a website from a user. In response to the media content request, the website requests the media content in the media content request from a decisioning engine. In reply, the website receives a media asset or an identifier for the media asset. The media asset or the media asset identifier is then delivered to the user for consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: MySpace, LLC
    Inventor: MySpace, LLC
  • Patent number: 8321454
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and data structure provide the ability to perform a sorted map-reduce job on a cluster. A cluster of two or more computers is defined by installing a map-reduce framework onto each computer and formatting the cluster by identifying the cluster computers, establishing communication between them, and enabling the cluster to function as a unit. Data is placed into the cluster where it is distributed so that each computer contains a portion of the data. A first map function is performed where each computer sorts their respective data and creates an abstraction that is a representation of the data. The abstractions are exchanged and merged to create complete abstraction. A second map function searches the complete abstraction to redistribute and exchange the data across the computers in the cluster. A reduce function is performed in parallel to produce a result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: MySpace LLC
    Inventors: Mikhail Berlyant, Daniel Stephen Rule, Christopher Edward Miller, Cynthia Lok
  • Patent number: 8286069
    Abstract: A web-based video editing system configured to edit an interactive video is provided. The web-based video editing system includes an editing system configured to receive and process one or more user interactive video editing requests, wherein the editing system is configured to process the requests by generating information indicative of a linked list; a communication device configured to: receive the generated information; examine a current state of the interactive video; and generate information indicative of the examined current state of the video; and a graphical user interface in communication with the communication device and configured to display the edited interactive video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Myspace LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Gavin, Scott Shumaker
  • Patent number: 8218830
    Abstract: An image editing system for use with a web-based video editing system is provided. The image editing system comprises: a detection system configured to receive image data; detect regions of the image representing faces; store the data representing the coordinates of the faces as points of interest; and receive user input adding additional points of interest, modifying the points of interest, or deleting the pre-selected points of interest; and a cropping subsystem configured to determine the portion of the image containing the maximum number of points of interest that will fit within the crop area; and crop the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: MySpace LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Gavin, Scott Shumaker, Ben Stragnell
  • Patent number: 7212098
    Abstract: A process and security container that enable local protection and remote transportation of items found with the environment of a contemporary office, while generating a log of users who have gained access to the container. The container may be constructed with one or more sidewalls bearing a removable lid. The container may have a closed interior while the lid is in complete engagement with the sidewalls, and have an open interior able to removably receive items within the interior while the lid is dislodged from its complete engagement. A port is exposed through one of said sidewalls to receive data signals and a control stage with a non-volatile a memory, is mounted within the container and operationally coupled to a host computer to provide communication with the interior of the container via the port. A microprocessor based host computer sited externally to the container, has a keyboard initiating formation of the data signals and a monitor driven by the host computer to visually display video images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Myspace, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas E. Trent, Richard G. Hyatt, Jr., Hermann Sterzinger