Patents Assigned to Myspace Music LLC
  • Publication number: 20150020153
    Abstract: An online collaborative media presentation service is provided. Users of the online service can create highly customized profiles that contain personal profile information and information on media files and other topics of interest. Users can upload media files to a media server associated with the online service without preapproval from content owners. The rights of content owners are preserved by using a digital rights management service to identify uploaded media files. The media server submits uploaded media files to the digital rights management service to determine whether streaming of the media files is permissible. If streaming is not permitted, the media server can block an uploaded file. If streaming is permitted, the media server can make the media file available for streaming. When streaming media to users, the media server displays targeted advertisements and other related content to users. The related content adds value for the online service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: MYSPACE MUSIC LLC
    Inventors: Steven S. Jang, Dalton M. Caldwell, Jan F. Jannink
  • Publication number: 20140244859
    Abstract: A multicast media service is provided. The multicast media service may be implemented using a media server that multicasts media files to users at user computing equipment. The multicast media service maintains media files. Users that receive the same multicasted media file at the same time form a viewer group. The multicast media service displays media player screens for each user in the viewer group. The media player screens include a media player region in which a media file that is currently being multicasted is played. The users in the viewer group can communicate about a currently playing media by uploading associated content in real time as the media file is being multicasted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MYSPACE MUSIC LLC
    Inventors: Jan F. Jannink, Timothy E. DeGraw, Jasson A. Schrock
  • Patent number: 8756333
    Abstract: A multicast media service is provided. The multicast media service may be implemented using a media server that multicasts media files to users at user computing equipment. The multicast media service maintains playlists of media files. Users that receive the same multicasted media files at the same time form a viewer group. The multicast media service displays media player screens for each user in the viewer group. The media player screens include a media player region in which a media file that is currently being multicasted is played. Each media player screen also includes a current playlist of media files. The users in the viewer group can communicate about a currently playing media file using real time chat. Users can also upload associated content such as tags, persistent comments, and ratings. The multicast media management service may automatically suggest playlist modifications and can support navigation options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Myspace Music LLC
    Inventors: Jan F. Jannink, Timothy E. DeGraw, Jasson A. Schrock
  • Patent number: 8631068
    Abstract: A peer-based communications service is provided in which linking relationships between members and topics of interest and the properties of members and topics of interest are represented by links in a links table. Each row in the links table corresponds to a link. Each row contains an association portion and a descriptive attribute portion. Link associations are used to associate member and topic objects to each other and are used to associate a member or topic with a property of that member or topic. The descriptive attributes include privacy settings that are used to restrict access to content in the service. Members may be related to each other as friends, friends of friends, or through other relationships. The privacy settings may be used to restrict viewing of links and properties to appropriate members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Myspace Music LLC
    Inventors: Jan F. Jannink, Dalton M. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 8180792
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided for receiving a song claim, and comparing the song claim to records of a database of songs. To this end, results of the comparing may be indicated. In various embodiments, such songs may include musical works, compositions, etc. Of course, songs in the form of a recording are also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Myspace Music LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Fanning, Jordan Mendelson, Ali Aydar