Patents by Inventor David I. Ritchie

David I. Ritchie 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).

  • Method and system for psychological evaluation based on music preferences
    Patent number: 10346754
    Abstract: A system and method for determining users personality types, profiles, and infer the likely intent based on the users' musical taste and listening habits. The process involves identifying the listener's musical preferences and linking this to a predetermined scale within the psychological Big 5 that in turn links to a dictionary of descriptors that defines the personality type. This can be further fine tuned by knowing the persons age, gender, and many other lifestyle variables, as well as how a user may use the music.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Sounds Like Me Limited
    Inventors: David I. Ritchie, Adrian North
  • Method and System for Psychological Evaluation Based on Music Preferences
    Publication number: 20160086089
    Abstract: A system and method for determining users personality types, profiles, and infer the likely intent based on the users' musical taste and listening habits. The process involves identifying the listener's musical preferences and linking this to a predetermined scale within the psychological Big 5 that in turn links to a dictionary of descriptors that defines the personality type. This can be further fine tuned by knowing the persons age, gender, and many other lifestyle variables, as well as how a user may use the music.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: David I. Ritchie, Adrian North