Patents by Inventor Edward T. Gausman

Edward T. Gausman 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).

  • Providing community-based media item ratings to users
    Patent number: 7890513
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for providing a user with media item ratings based upon media item ratings of a community of related users. The user sends information about herself to the system. The system places the user in a community of users based upon the user information and provides media item ratings to members of the community based upon media item ratings by other community members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Plastina, Edward T. Gausman, John P. Mullally, IV, Michael Novak, Pradeep Jha
  • Methods, computer-readable media, and data structures for building an authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements and identifying media items
    Patent number: 7647128
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and data structures for building an authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements from digital media accessed by clients. The digital media including one or more media items, such as tracks on a CD. The methods, computer-readable media, and data structures further identifying metadata associated with a media item accessed by a client utilizing the authoritative database of digital audio identifier elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Jaffray, Michael J. Polson, Daniel Plastina, Eric Louchez, John W. Terrell, Kasy Srinivas, Mala Munisamy, Edward T. Gausman, Pradeep Jha