Patents by Inventor Ian James Anderson

Ian James Anderson 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DESCRIPTORS FOR MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20250124087
    Abstract: An electronic device obtains a plurality of collections of media content items, each collection of media content items being associated with text. Based on how frequently a first media content item co-occurs with a first descriptor in text for respective collections of media items that include the first media content item, the electronic device generates, without user input, a new collection of media content items for a first user. The new collection of media content items corresponds to the first descriptor and includes the first media content item. The electronic device presents the new collection of media content items to the first user as a recommendation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Alice Yiqing WANG, Ian James ANDERSON, Philip Hunter MCCURRY
  • Systems and methods for determining descriptors for media content items
    Patent number: 12164577
    Abstract: An electronic device obtains a plurality of collections of media content items, each collection of media content items being associated with text generated by one or more users of the media-providing service. Based on how frequently a first media content item co-occurs with a first descriptor in text for respective collections of media items that include the first media content item, the electronic device generates, without user input, a new collection of media content items for a first user. The new collection of media content items corresponds to the first descriptor and includes the first media content item. The electronic device presents the new collection of media content items to the first user as a recommendation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Alice Yiqing Wang, Ian James Anderson, Philip Hunter McCurry
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DESCRIPTORS FOR MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20230110071
    Abstract: An electronic device obtains a plurality of collections of media content items, each collection of media content items being associated with text generated by one or more users of the media-providing service. Based on how frequently a first media content item co-occurs with a first descriptor in text for respective collections of media items that include the first media content item, the electronic device generates, without user input, a new collection of media content items for a first user. The new collection of media content items corresponds to the first descriptor and includes the first media content item. The electronic device presents the new collection of media content items to the first user as a recommendation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Alice Yiqing WANG, Ian James ANDERSON, Philip Hunter MCCURRY
  • Systems and methods for determining descriptors for media content items
    Patent number: 11556596
    Abstract: An electronic device obtains a plurality of collections of media content items, each collection of media content items being associated with text generated by one or more users of the media-providing service. The electronic device determines a coincidence metric for a first descriptor and a first media content item, the coincidence metric corresponding to a likelihood that the first descriptor appears in the text associated with a respective collection of media content items that includes the first media content item. Based on the coincidence metric, the electronic device generates a new collection of media content items for a first user. The new collection of media content items corresponds to the first descriptor and includes the first media content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Alice Yiqing Wang, Ian James Anderson, Philip Hunter McCurry
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DESCRIPTORS FOR MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20210200805
    Abstract: An electronic device obtains a plurality of collections of media content items, each collection of media content items being associated with text generated by one or more users of the media-providing service. The electronic device determines a coincidence metric for a first descriptor and a first media content item, the coincidence metric corresponding to a likelihood that the first descriptor appears in the text associated with a respective collection of media content items that includes the first media content item. Based on the coincidence metric, the electronic device generates a new collection of media content items for a first user. The new collection of media content items corresponds to the first descriptor and includes the first media content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Alice Yiqing WANG, Ian James ANDERSON, Philip Hunter MCCURRY
  • Firearm attachable bullet trap
    Patent number: 8156855
    Abstract: A firearm attachable bullet trap for use on a gas operated firearm having a compensator attached to the barrel. The bullet trap captures bullets from live rounds and provides an visual and tactile indication of live rounds having been fired. The bullet trap is designed for the shooting of blank rounds, but is adapted to handle live rounds having a bullet in a semi-automatic or automatic firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Colt Canada Corporation
    Inventor: Ian James Anderson
  • FIREARM ATTACHABLE BULLET TRAP
    Publication number: 20100281747
    Abstract: A firearm attachable bullet trap for use on a gas operated firearm having a compensator attached to the barrel. The bullet trap captures bullets from live rounds and provides an visual and tactile indication of live rounds having been fired. The bullet trap is designed for the shooting of blank rounds, but is adapted to handle live rounds having a bullet in a semi-automatic or automatic firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: COLT CANADA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ian James ANDERSON