Patents by Inventor George Boyle

George Boyle 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).

  • System and method of classifying, comparing and ordering songs in a playlist to smooth the overall playback and listening experience
    Patent number: 11436276
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus, system and method for the comparison between songs to analyse how similar each song is to the next using a new system of classification. A new and improved method and apparatus for the weighting of these comparable variables between songs in order to find the best objective criteria for finding a likeness between songs is disclosed. The time complexity associated with the computation of the optimal path for smoothing a playlist of songs is substantially reduced using the system of classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Brendan O'Driscoll, Craig Watson, Aidan Sliney, George Boyle, Clodagh McCarthy Luddy
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CLASSIFYING, COMPARING AND ORDERING SONGS IN A PLAYLIST TO SMOOTH THE OVERALL PLAYBACK AND LISTENING EXPERIENCE
    Publication number: 20190050483
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus, system and method for the comparison between songs to analyse how similar each song is to the next using a new system of classification. A new and improved method and apparatus for the weighting of these comparable variables between songs in order to find the best objective criteria for finding a likeness between songs is disclosed. The time complexity associated with the computation of the optimal path for smoothing a playlist of songs is substantially reduced using the system of classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Brendan O'Driscoll, Craig Watson, Aidan Sliney, George Boyle, Clodagh McCarthy Luddy
  • System and method of classifying, comparing and ordering songs in a playlist to smooth the overall playback and listening experience
    Patent number: 10108708
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus, system and method for the comparison between songs to analyze how similar each song is to the next using a new system of classification. A new and improved method and apparatus for the weighting of these comparable variables between songs in order to find the best objective criteria for finding a likeness between songs is disclosed. The time complexity associated with the computation of the optimal path for smoothing a playlist of songs is substantially reduced using the system of classification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Brendan O'Driscoll, Craig Watson, Aidan Sliney, George Boyle, Clodagh McCarthy Luddy
  • A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRACKING MUSIC OR OTHER AUDIO METADATA FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES IN REAL-TIME ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170024399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method tracking music or other audio metadata from a number of sources in real-time on an electronic device and displaying this information as a unified music feed using a graphical and textual interface. In one embodiment the invention provides a system and method for sharing such information within a social network or other conveyance system in order to aggregate crowd sourced, location-based and real-time information by combining the location, timestamp and metadata of user's listening history on such an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Boyle, Dave Lynch, George Boyle, Brendan O'Driscoll, Craig Watson, Aidan Sliney
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CLASSIFYING, COMPARING AND ORDERING SONGS IN A PLAYLIST TO SMOOTH THE OVERALL PLAYBACK AND LISTENING EXPERIENCE
    Publication number: 20160292272
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus, system and method for the comparison between songs to analyse how similar each song is to the next using a new system of classification. A new and improved method and apparatus for the weighting of these comparable variables between songs in order to find the best objective criteria for finding a likeness between songs is disclosed. The time complexity associated with the computation of the optimal path for smoothing a playlist of songs is substantially reduced using the system of classification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Brendan O'Driscoll, Craig Watson, Aidan Sliney, George Boyle, Clodagh McCarthy Luddy