Patents by Inventor Chris Bean

Chris Bean 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).

  • Multi-shot scheduling system
    Patent number: 8751497
    Abstract: A Multi-Shot Scheduling System chooses from multiple candidate playlists of positions to select a broadcast playlist. Candidate playlists are generated based upon scoring and selecting content items for the positions through the use of index values. Various embodiments of the Multi-Shot Scheduling System can select broadcast playlists for multiple groups of content and can provide different methods of controlling scheduling performance by restricting the range of candidate playlists from which the best playlist can be selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Clear Channel Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Nigel Attwell, Chris Bean
  • Multi-Shot Scheduling System
    Publication number: 20130091140
    Abstract: A Multi-Shot Scheduling System chooses from multiple candidate playlists of positions to select a broadcast playlist. Candidate playlists are generated based upon scoring and selecting content items for the positions through the use of index values. Various embodiments of the Multi-Shot Scheduling System can select broadcast playlists for multiple groups of content and can provide different methods of controlling scheduling performance by restricting the range of candidate playlists from which the best playlist can be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: CLEAR CHANNEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Nigel Attwell, Chris Bean