Patents by Inventor Francisco Jose Martin Cervera

Francisco Jose Martin Cervera 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: 8312024
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for acquiring and aggregating information relating to the reproduction of multimedia files or elements in a database, said data including information relating to the number of multimedia file or element reproductions. The inventive system comprises a plurality of digital devices which can access and reproduce multimedia files and an acquisition and storage device which communicates with each of the digital devices in order to receive data from each of the identification/characterization programs, such that said identification/characterization program can count the reproductions at least in a direct and/or weighted manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Francisco Jose Martin Cervera, Enric Plaza I Cervera
  • Publication number: 20110125896
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for acquiring and aggregating information relating to the reproduction of multimedia files or elements in a database, said data including information relating to the number of multimedia file or element reproductions. The inventive system comprises a plurality of digital devices which can access and reproduce multimedia files and an acquisition and storage device which communicates with each of the digital devices in order to receive data from each of the identification/characterization programs, such that said identification/characterization program can count the reproductions at least in a direct and/or weighted manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Strands, Inc.
    Inventors: Francisco José Martin Cervera, Enric Plaza I Cervera
  • Patent number: 7840570
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for acquiring and aggregating information relating to the reproduction of multimedia files or elements in a database, said data including information relating to the number of multimedia file or element reproductions. The inventive system comprises a plurality of digital devices which can access and reproduce multimedia files and an acquisition and storage device which communicates with each of the digital devices in order to receive data from each of the identification/characterization programs, such that the identification/characterization program can count the reproductions at least in a direct and/or weighted manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Strands, Inc.
    Inventors: Francisco José Martin Cervera, Enric Plaza I Cervera
  • Publication number: 20090083307
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for acquiring and aggregating information relating to the reproduction of multimedia files or elements in a database, said data including information relating to the number of multimedia file or element reproductions. The inventive system comprises a plurality of digital devices which can access and reproduce multimedia files and an acquisition and storage device which communicates with each of the digital devices in order to receive data from each of the identification/characterisation programs, such that said identification/characterisation program can count the reproductions at least in a direct and/or weighted manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Musicstrands, S.A.U.
    Inventors: Francisco Jose Martin Cervera, Enric Plaza I Cervera
  • Publication number: 20080133601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for recommending multimedia elements comprising: means for identifying the number of times that a user has accessed or accessed and played a musical piece or multimedia element in a certain time period, and means for arranging said identified pieces in the form of a preference or relevance profile for said user, taking into account the following indicators: number of accesses, or accesses and plays, per piece for said certain time period, and number of accesses, or accesses and plays, per piece during a sub-period located in a last section of said certain time period. The method proposes a recommendation made from a plurality of preference profiles of multiple users, generally comparing the preference profile of a user with the remaining preference profiles of other users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: MUSICSTRANDS, S.A.U.
    Inventors: Francisco Jose Martin Cervera, Enric Plaza I Cervera, Marc Torrens