Patents by Inventor Andrew R. Volk
Andrew R. Volk 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: 9015206Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Andrew R. Volk, Ronald Jacoby
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Patent number: 8606828Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventor: Andrew R. Volk
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Publication number: 20130080906Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventor: Andrew R. Volk
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Patent number: 8041750Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2009Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventor: Andrew R. Volk
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Patent number: 7720686Abstract: A system and method for providing personalized music playback over a network. Via a browser, a user computer may be connected to a server and the user may tune to one of a plurality of radio stations. The user may receive a playlist of songs in the musical style of the radio station selected by the user. The playlist includes a plurality of unique identifiers for each song that indicate a location on the Internet from which the song may be streamingly transmitted to a media player for playback on the user's computer. Additionally, each user may submit requests for songs which that user desires to be included on a future playlist. For each radio station, requests from a plurality of users are aggregated over a predetermined time period to determine which songs are most requested. A user request for a song may be time-delayed or satisfied in real-time.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Andrew R. Volk, Erik Reed
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Publication number: 20090271706Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventor: Andrew R. Volk
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Patent number: 7574448Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2003Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Andrew R. Volk, Ronald Jacoby
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Publication number: 20090177968Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventor: Andrew R. Volk
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Patent number: 7512622Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Andrew R. Volk, Ronald Jacoby
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Publication number: 20040254958Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Inventor: Andrew R. Volk
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Publication number: 20040254956Abstract: The present invention provides a general solution to presenting media interface and navigation tools for content provided from a plurality of sources. The invention maintains a user at a single site regardless of the source of the media content. This permits a consistent interface to be presented to the user. Because the user remains at the same site, differences in tiered membership may be tracked so that the user is only presented with content that the user is permitted to view. The invention uses a metadata language to characterize content so that viewer type, membership level, and other information can be maintained and used for an enjoyable viewing experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Inventor: Andrew R. Volk
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Publication number: 20040019497Abstract: A system and method for providing personalized music playback over a network. A user may cause a browser on his/her computer to connect to a server via which the user may tune to one of a plurality of radio stations by selecting a hypertext link for the desired radio station. After certain registration, login, and other administrative procedures are completed, the user may receive from the server a playlist of songs in the musical style of the radio station selected by the user. The playlist includes a plurality of unique identifiers for each song that indicate to the user's media player, a location on the Internet from which the song may be streamingly transmitted to the media player for playback on the user's computer. In addition to selecting a radio station and receiving a playlist, each registered user may submit requests for songs which that user desires to be included on a future playlist.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Inventors: Andrew R. Volk, Erik Reed