Patents by Inventor Felix Bruns

Felix Bruns 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).

  • Patent number: 11805940
    Abstract: A food processor for preparing a food includes a food preparation space with one or more devices for preparing the food in the food preparation space. The food processor also includes at least one interface for connecting the food processor to another household appliance and a user interface unit for providing user interfaces. The food processor includes a control unit for providing control programs and a communication unit for providing communication channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Stein, Marcelo Caballero, Matthias Ludwig, Felix Bruns
  • Patent number: 11616818
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for distributed control of media-playback components of a webcast. In an example, a webcast presenter's device can include a webcast compositing engine for creating a webcast from a variety of data sources, a media-playback engine for playing media content items, and a message processing engine for processing messages sent from audience members to the presenter. The message processing engine can obtain the messages and parse the messages for tokens indicative of a requested media content item. The message processing engine, having identified the requested media content item, can then cause the media-playback engine to play the requested content or add it to a queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Brendan Marsh, Felix Bruns, Niklas Wahlen
  • Publication number: 20210093123
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a food processor for preparing a food, with a food preparation space with one or more devices for preparing the food in the food preparation space. The food processor also having at least one interface for connecting the food processor to another household appliance and a user interface unit for providing user interfaces. The food processor having a control unit for providing control programs and a communication unit for providing communication channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Matthias Stein, Marcelo Caballero, Matthias Ludwig, Felix Bruns
  • Publication number: 20210029178
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for distributed control of media-playback components of a webcast. In an example, a webcast presenter's device can include a webcast compositing engine for creating a webcast from a variety of data sources, a media-playback engine for playing media content items, and a message processing engine for processing messages sent from audience members to the presenter. The message processing engine can obtain the messages and parse the messages for tokens indicative of a requested media content item. The message processing engine, having identified the requested media content item, can then cause the media-playback engine to play the requested content or add it to a queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Brendan Marsh, Felix Bruns, Niklas Wahlen
  • Patent number: 10826949
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for distributed control of media-playback components of a webcast. In an example, a webcast presenter's device can include a webcast compositing engine for creating a webcast from a variety of data sources, a media-playback engine for playing media content items, and a message processing engine for processing messages sent from audience members to the presenter. The message processing engine can obtain the messages and parse the messages for tokens indicative of a requested media content item. The message processing engine, having identified the requested media content item, can then cause the media-playback engine to play the requested content or add it to a queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Brendan Marsh, Felix Bruns, Niklas Wahlen
  • Publication number: 20180367580
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for distributed control of media-playback components of a webcast. In an example, a webcast presenter's device can include a webcast compositing engine for creating a webcast from a variety of data sources, a media-playback engine for playing media content items, and a message processing engine for processing messages sent from audience members to the presenter. The message processing engine can obtain the messages and parse the messages for tokens indicative of a requested media content item. The message processing engine, having identified the requested media content item, can then cause the media-playback engine to play the requested content or add it to a queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Brendan Marsh, Felix Bruns, Niklas Wahlen
  • Patent number: 10063600
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for distributed control of media-playback components of a webcast. In an example, a webcast presenter's device can include a webcast compositing engine for creating a webcast from a variety of data sources, a media-playback engine for playing media content items, and a message processing engine for processing messages sent from audience members to the presenter. The message processing engine can obtain the messages and parse the messages for tokens indicative of a requested media content item. The message processing engine, having identified the requested media content item, can then cause the media-playback engine to play the requested content or add it to a queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Brendan Marsh, Felix Bruns, Niklas Wahlen