Patents by Inventor Erik Michael Schmidt

Erik Michael Schmidt 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).

  • Selecting media for a social event according to specified event parameters
    Patent number: 11132395
    Abstract: A content server generates media playlists for social events. The content server receives a seed value describing desired characteristics of media to present during a social event, and event parameters describing conditions for selecting media items to generate a media playlist for the social event. The content server selects media items based on the event parameters and the seed value, and uses the selected media items to generate the media playlist for the social event. The media items in the playlist are retrieved from a media database and provided to a media player for presentation at the social event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Pandora Media, LLC
    Inventors: Fabien Gouyon, Erik Michael Schmidt, Andreas F. Ehmann
  • SELECTING MEDIA FOR A SOCIAL EVENT ACCORDING TO SPECIFIED EVENT PARAMETERS
    Publication number: 20190332627
    Abstract: A content server generates media playlists for social events. The content server receives a seed value describing desired characteristics of media to present during a social event, and event parameters describing conditions for selecting media items to generate a media playlist for the social event. The content server selects media items based on the event parameters and the seed value, and uses the selected media items to generate the media playlist for the social event. The media items in the playlist are retrieved from a media database and provided to a media player for presentation at the social event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Fabien Gouyon, Erik Michael Schmidt, Andreas F. Ehmann
  • Selecting media for a social event according to specified event parameters
    Patent number: 10394884
    Abstract: A content server generates media playlists for social events. The content server receives a seed value describing desired characteristics of media to present during a social event, and event parameters describing conditions for selecting media items to generate a media playlist for the social event. The content server selects media items based on the event parameters and the seed value, and uses the selected media items to generate the media playlist for the social event. The media items in the playlist are retrieved from a media database and provided to a media player for presentation at the social event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Pandora Media, LLC
    Inventors: Fabien Gouyon, Erik Michael Schmidt, Andreas F. Ehmann
  • Media feature determination for internet-based media streaming
    Patent number: 10129314
    Abstract: A media service server for streaming media items with similar media features receives a plurality of media items, where each media item of the plurality of media item is labeled with one or more media features characterizing the media item. Audio content features from the plurality of media items are extracted. Correlations between the audio content features and the media features are identified. A set of media items to be analyzed is received. For each media item of the set of media items, a set of media features based on the identified correlations between the audio content features and the plurality of media features is estimated. Each estimated media feature is associated with a confidence score. The set of media items with the estimated media features is provided to one or more experts for expert analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Pandora Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas F Ehmann, Erik Michael Schmidt, Stephen Hogan
  • Media Feature Determination for Internet-based Media Streaming
    Publication number: 20170054779
    Abstract: A media service server for streaming media items with similar media features receives a plurality of media items, where each media item of the plurality of media item is labeled with one or more media features characterizing the media item. Audio content features from the plurality of media items are extracted. Correlations between the audio content features and the media features are identified. A set of media items to be analyzed is received. For each media item of the set of media items, a set of media features based on the identified correlations between the audio content features and the plurality of media features is estimated. Each estimated media feature is associated with a confidence score. The set of media items with the estimated media features is provided to one or more experts for expert analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Ehmann, Erik Michael Schmidt, Stephen Hogan