Patents by Inventor Dustin Bond

Dustin Bond 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).

  • Publication number: 20230038348
    Abstract: A podcast creation and publishing method for execution by a computer system that includes defining, via a graphical user interface, a transitional relationship between at least two media events of a plurality of media events, where a first media event and a second media event at least partially overlap. The method further includes updating corresponding metadata associated with the first and second media events to include the transitional relationship. The method further includes selecting, from a drop down menu displayed on the graphical user interface, an option to generate a podcast from the plurality of media events. The method further includes generating the podcast from the plurality of media events by retrieving the plurality of media events from the media event database along with the metadata, converting the plurality of media events and the metadata into a common format to produce the podcast, and distributing the podcast over a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Jellison, JR., Shawn Coffman, Dustin Bond
  • Patent number: 11468004
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for content assembly is provided by which an automation playlist of media events is created and published as a podcast. The publishing includes a podcast automation interface defining: a web syndication format, one or more RSS (Really Simple Syndication) channels for the publishing of the podcast, one or more RSS (Really Simple Syndication) variables for the publishing of the podcast, a podcast feed, wherein the podcast automation interface is used to create or update a local copy of one or more of: an RSS file or a web feed and distribute the podcast over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Jellison, Jr., Shawn Coffman, Dustin Bond
  • Publication number: 20180107672
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for content assembly is provided by which an automation playlist of media events is created and published as a podcast. The publishing includes a podcast automation interface defining: a web syndication format, one or more RSS (Really Simple Syndication) channels for the publishing of the podcast, one or more RSS (Really Simple Syndication) variables for the publishing of the podcast, a podcast feed, wherein the podcast automation interface is used to create or update a local copy of one or more of: an RSS file or a web feed and distribute the podcast over a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Jellison, JR., Shawn Coffman, Dustin Bond
  • Patent number: 9858277
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for content assembly is provided by which an automation playlist of media events is created, a relationship is defined between the media events, the media events are merged into a composite media event and published.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Jellison, Jr., Shawn Coffman, Dustin Bond
  • Patent number: 8321041
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for content assembly is provided by which an automation playlist of media events is created, a relationship is defined between the media events, the media events are merged into a composite media event and published.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Clear Channel Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Jellison, Jr., Shawn Coffman, Dustin Bond
  • Publication number: 20060268667
    Abstract: A method of and apparatus for content assembly is provided by which an automation playlist of media events is created, a relationship is defined between the media events, the media events are merged into a composite media event and published.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: David Jellison, Shawn Coffman, Dustin Bond