Patents by Inventor Danny Valente

Danny Valente 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).

  • Social playback queues
    Patent number: 11960704
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
  • Social Playback Queues
    Publication number: 20220382422
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
  • Social playback queues
    Patent number: 11360643
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
  • Social Playback Queues
    Publication number: 20210096702
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
  • Social playback queues
    Patent number: 10866698
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
  • Social Playback Queues
    Publication number: 20190079645
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
  • Social playback queues
    Patent number: 10126916
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
  • Social playback queues
    Patent number: 9874997
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
  • Social Playback Queues
    Publication number: 20170060352
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente
  • Social Playback Queues
    Publication number: 20160041809
    Abstract: An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Eric Clayton, Danny Valente