Patents by Inventor Christopher Laurence Bell

Christopher Laurence Bell 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).

  • Patent number: 10504156
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating an internet radio media station based on metadata available on the user's media library. The media station can be generated in response to a subscription request to an internet radio service. In one example, the media station is generated without a user seed. Metadata related to the user's media library is analyzed and format rules are selected and configured according to the analysis. The format rules are associated with slots in a media station that define the playback sequence of the media station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eva Hohei Mok, Payam Mirrashidi, Christopher Laurence Bell, Andrew Wadycki, John Andrew McCulloh, Renée Ross, Arvind S. Shenoy, Jayesh Krishnan, Chelina Vargas
  • Patent number: 10097664
    Abstract: A media item recommendation can be based on application purchase data. Application purchase data of a population of users can be used to create application preference clusters that represent unique application preference profiles. Media preference data of the same population of users can be used to create media preference clusters that represent unique media preference profiles. A preference relationship between an application preference cluster and a media preference cluster can be identified based on the number of members of the media preference cluster that are also members of the application preference cluster. Upon receiving a recommendation request from a user, the user's application preference profile can be determined based on the user's application purchase data. A media item can then be recommended based on a media preference cluster that has a preference relationship with an application preference cluster that represents the application preference profile of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Ralston, Daniel Joseph Sherman, Christopher Laurence Bell, Eswar Priyadarshan, Andrew Williams
  • Publication number: 20140324965
    Abstract: A media item recommendation can be based on application purchase data. Application purchase data of a population of users can be used to create application preference clusters that represent unique application preference profiles. Media preference data of the same population of users can be used to create media preference clusters that represent unique media preference profiles. A preference relationship between an application preference cluster and a media preference cluster can be identified based on the number of members of the media preference cluster that are also members of the application preference cluster. Upon receiving a recommendation request from a user, the user's application preference profile can be determined based on the user's application purchase data. A media item can then be recommended based on a media preference cluster that has a preference relationship with an application preference cluster that represents the application preference profile of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Ralston, Daniel Joseph Sherman, Christopher Laurence Bell, Eswar Priyadarshan, Andrew Williams
  • Publication number: 20140114985
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating an internet radio media station based on metadata available on the user's media library. The media station can be generated in response to a subscription request to an internet radio service. In one example, the media station is generated without a user seed. Metadata related to the user's media library is analyzed and format rules are selected and configured according to the analysis. The format rules are associated with slots in a media station that define the playback sequence of the media station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eva Hohei Mok, Payam Mirrashidi, Christopher Laurence Bell, Andrew Wadycki, John Andrew McCulloh, Renée Ross, Arvind S. Shenoy, Jayesh Krishnan, Chelina Vargas
  • Publication number: 20140114772
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating an internet radio media station based on metadata available on the user's media library. The media station can be generated in response to a subscription request to an internet radio service. In one example, the media station is generated without a user seed. Metadata related to the user's media library is analyzed and format rules are selected and configured according to the analysis. The format rules are associated with slots in a media station that define the playback sequence of the media station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Eva Hohei Mok, Payam Mirrashidi, Christopher Laurence Bell, Andrew Wadycki, John Andrew McCulloh, Renée Ross, Arvind S. Shenoy, Jayesh Krishnan, Chelina Vargas