Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Boulter

Jeffrey Boulter 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).

  • ONLINE PLAYBACK SYSTEM WITH COMMUNITY BIAS
    Publication number: 20090083435
    Abstract: A method for entertaining individuals according to a community having similar tastes. Information derived from user accounts form the basis of a community and collateral preferences allow other subscribing individuals to enjoy the benefit of wider-ranging tastes according to the preferences expressed by the other members of the community. Additionally, assuming that individuals sharing one preference in common may be likely to share others, the present method allows those who choose to listen to the “fan station” the ability to enjoy similar music or other data streams according to preferences expressed by the fan community as a whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey Boulter, Todd Beaupre, John-Paul Veilleux
  • Online playback system with community bias
    Patent number: 7454509
    Abstract: A method for entertaining individuals according to a community having similar tastes. Information derived from user accounts form the basis of a community and collateral preferences allow other subscribing individuals to enjoy the benefit of wider-ranging tastes according to the preferences expressed by the other members of the community. Additionally, assuming that individuals sharing one preference in common may be likely to share others, the present method allows those who choose to listen to the “fan station” the ability to enjoy similar music or other data streams according to preferences expressed by the fan community as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Boulter, Todd Beaupre, John-Paul Veilleux
  • Online playback system with community bias
    Publication number: 20030046399
    Abstract: A method for entertaining individuals according to a community having similar tastes. Information derived from user accounts form the basis of a community and collateral preferences allow other subscribing individuals to enjoy the benefit of wider-ranging tastes according to the preferences expressed by the other members of the community. Additionally, assuming that individuals sharing one preference in common may be likely to share others, the present method allows those who choose to listen to the “fan station” the ability to enjoy similar music or other data streams according to preferences expressed by the fan community as a whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey Boulter, Todd Beaupre, John-Paul Veilleux