Patents by Inventor Benjamin L. Shepherd

Benjamin L. Shepherd 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).

  • Generating media recommendations based upon beats per minute
    Patent number: 10891679
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to generating media item recommendations based upon determining a beats per minute value. A media recommendation application determines a beats per minute value based upon a pacing measurement of the user. The media recommendation application then identifies one or more media item having a beats per minute that is similar to the beats per minute value. The media recommendation application then identifies a subset of the media item candidates to surface as recommendations for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: James H. Wood, Patrick C. Teo, Benjamin L. Shepherd, Korwin J. Smith, Scott Durham, Piragash Velummylum, Emily J. Butler
  • GENERATING MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS BASED UPON BEATS PER MINUTE
    Publication number: 20190019238
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to generating media item recommendations based upon determining a beats per minute value. A media recommendation application determines a beats per minute value based upon a pacing measurement of the user. The media recommendation application then identifies one or more media item having a beats per minute that is similar to the beats per minute value. The media recommendation application then identifies a subset of the media item candidates to surface as recommendations for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: James H. WOOD, Patrick C. TEO, Benjamin L. SHEPHERD, Korwin J. SMITH, Scott DURHAM, Piragash VELUMMYLUM, Emily J. BUTLER
  • Generating media recommendations based upon beats per minute
    Patent number: 10121182
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to generating media item recommendations based upon determining a beats per minute value. A media recommendation application determines a beats per minute value based upon the activity of a user. The media recommendation application then identifies one or more media item candidates having a number of beats per minute within a predefined delta of the beats per minute value. The media recommendation application then filters out the media items possessed and information associated with the user to identify a subset of the media item candidates to surface as recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Wood, Patrick C. Teo, Benjamin L. Shepherd, Korwin J. Smith, Scott Durham, Piragash Velummylum, Emily J. Butler
  • Generating media recommendations based upon beats per minute
    Patent number: 8626607
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments relating to generating media item recommendations based upon determining a beats per minute value. A media recommendation application determines a beats per minute value based upon the activity of a user. The media recommendation application then identifies one or more media item candidates having a number of beats per minute within a predefined delta of the beats per minute value. The media recommendation application then filters out the media items possessed and information associated with the user to identify a subset of the media item candidates to surface as recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Wood, Patrick C. Teo, Benjamin L. Shepherd, Korwin J. Smith, Scott Durham, Piragash Velummylum, Emily J. Butler