Patents by Inventor Anders Erik Jonatan LILJESTRAND

Anders Erik Jonatan LILJESTRAND 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 generating audible versions of text sentences from audio snippets
    Patent number: 11335326
    Abstract: A method is performed at a server system of a media-providing service. The server system has one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a text sentence including a plurality of words from a device of a first user and extracting a plurality of audio snippets from one or more audio tracks. A respective audio snippet in the plurality of audio snippets corresponds to one or more words in the plurality of words of the text sentence. The method also includes assembling the plurality of audio snippets in a first order to produce an audible version of the text sentence. The method further includes providing, for playback at the device of the first user, the audible version of the text sentence including the plurality of audio snippets in the first order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Anders Erik Jonatan Liljestrand, Bo Andreas Romin
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AUDIBLE VERSIONS OF TEXT SENTENCES FROM AUDIO SNIPPETS
    Publication number: 20210358474
    Abstract: A method is performed at a server system of a media-providing service. The server system has one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a text sentence including a plurality of words from a device of a first user and extracting a plurality of audio snippets from one or more audio tracks. A respective audio snippet in the plurality of audio snippets corresponds to one or more words in the plurality of words of the text sentence. The method also includes assembling the plurality of audio snippets in a first order to produce an audible version of the text sentence. The method further includes providing, for playback at the device of the first user, the audible version of the text sentence including the plurality of audio snippets in the first order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Anders Erik Jonatan LILJESTRAND, Bo Andreas ROMIN