Patents by Inventor Frej CONNOLY

Frej CONNOLY 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).

  • Methods And Systems For Grouping Playlist Audio Items
    Publication number: 20190180787
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining a playlist that comprises a plurality of audio items. The playlist is divided into a plurality of coherent groups. Each coherent group comprises a respective sequence of audio items of the plurality of audio items with a common attribute. For a respective coherent group of the plurality of coherent groups, a parameter value of a first audio item of the respective sequence is determined, a parameter value of a second audio item of the respective sequence is adjusted based on the determined parameter value of the first audio item, and a transition media item is formed. The transition media item corresponds to a transition between the first and second audio items that are adjacent in the respective sequence. The transition media item is provided to a second electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Tristan JEHAN, Frej CONNOLY, Miles LENNON, Rachel BITTNER, Mateo RANDO, Ulf KARLSSON
  • Methods and systems for grouping playlist audio items
    Patent number: 10229716
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining a playlist that comprises a plurality of audio items, and dividing the playlist into a plurality of coherent groups, wherein each coherent group comprises a respective sequence of audio items of the plurality of audio items with a common attribute. For a respective coherent group of the plurality of coherent groups, the method comprises determining a parameter value of a first audio item of the respective sequence and adjusting a parameter value of a second audio item of the respective sequence based on the determined parameter value of the first audio item, to form a transition between the first and second audio items. The first and second audio items are adjacent in the respective sequence. The transition is provided to a second electronic device for playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Tristan Jehan, Frej Connoly, Miles Lennon, Rachel Bittner, Mateo Rando, Ulf Karlsson
  • Methods And Systems For Grouping Playlist Audio Items
    Publication number: 20180095715
    Abstract: A method comprises obtaining a playlist that comprises a plurality of audio items, and dividing the playlist into a plurality of coherent groups, wherein each coherent group comprises a respective sequence of audio items of the plurality of audio items with a common attribute. For a respective coherent group of the plurality of coherent groups, the method comprises determining a parameter value of a first audio item of the respective sequence and adjusting a parameter value of a second audio item of the respective sequence based on the determined parameter value of the first audio item, to form a transition between the first and second audio items. The first and second audio items are adjacent in the respective sequence. The transition is provided to a second electronic device for playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Tristan JEHAN, Frej CONNOLY, Miles LENNON, Rachel BITTNER, Mateo RANDO, Ulf KARLSSON