Patents by Inventor Christopher Woolf

Christopher Woolf 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).

  • Music playlists for geographical regions
    Patent number: 10482125
    Abstract: Technology is described for generating music playlists tailored to a geographical region. Collective music listening habits may be identified for a geographical region. The collective music listening habits for the geographical region may be categorized into one or more categories of music. Geographical station programming may be generated according to at least one of the categories of music. The geographical station programming may include a music playlist that corresponds to the collective music listening habits for the geographical region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Woolf Phillips, Eric Scott Eisher
  • Music playlists for geographical regions
    Patent number: 9495447
    Abstract: Technology is described for generating music playlists tailored to a geographical region. Collective music listening habits may be identified for a geographical region. The collective music listening habits for the geographical region may be categorized into one or more categories of music. Geographical station programming may be generated according to at least one of the categories of music. The geographical station programming may include a music playlist that corresponds to the collective music listening habits for the geographical region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Woolf Phillips, Eric Scott Eisher
  • Techniques for selecting musical content for playback
    Patent number: 9299331
    Abstract: Techniques are described for automatically selecting musical content for playback based on an initial “seed” of music selected by a user in a way that seamlessly extends the user's listening experience. The initially selected seed music might be, for example, an album or a playlist. Music that follows the seed music is algorithmically selected to match the music selected by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Scott Durham, Sarvesh Chandra Regmi, Vladimir Lazebny, Joshua Fredrick Lutes, Darren Levi Malek, Haowei Lu, Christopher Woolf Phillips, Kintan Dilipkumar Brahmbhatt, Toby Ray Latin-Stoermer, Gabriela Ahern, William Jarred Leslie, Xinjie Di, Benjamin Lee Shepherd
  • Suspension device for microphone
    Patent number: 8121333
    Abstract: The present invention is a suspension device comprising a frame and a means for holding a microphone. The means for holding a microphone is secured to the frame by two arms lying in a plane and the arms are shaped to allow movement of the means for holding a microphone in a direction transverse to the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Rycote Microphone Windshields Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Woolf, Timothy George Henson
  • SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR MICROPHONE
    Publication number: 20090016558
    Abstract: The present invention is a suspension device comprising a frame and a means for holding a microphone. The means for holding a microphone is secured to the frame by two arms lying in a plane and the arms are shaped to allow movement of the means for holding a microphone in a direction transverse to the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: RYCOTE MICROPHONE WINDSHIELDS LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Woolf, Timothy George Henson