Patents by Inventor Joel Brosjo

Joel Brosjo 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: 10623461
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for distributing a playlist of a user. The systems and methods receive an indication from the user of a song to add to the playlist and adds the song to the playlist. In aspects, the systems and methods analyze the playlist to determine whether an attribute of the playlist meets a specified parameter. In some cases, the specified parameter can be met if a musical attribute of the song is similar to a music profile of one of the users, or if an amount of songs on the playlist meets or exceeds a specified threshold. The systems and methods can enable the user to distribute the playlist either publicly or to a specified set of users if the specified parameter of the playlist is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Joel Brosjo, Fredric Vinna, Brian Frank, Ola Sars
  • Publication number: 20170097993
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for distributing a playlist of a user. The systems and methods receive an indication from the user of a song to add to the playlist and adds the song to the playlist. In aspects, the systems and methods analyze the playlist to determine whether an attribute of the playlist meets a specified parameter. In some cases, the specified parameter can be met if a musical attribute of the song is similar to a music profile of one of the users, or if an amount of songs on the playlist meets or exceeds a specified threshold. The systems and methods can enable the user to distribute the playlist either publicly or to a specified set of users if the specified parameter of the playlist is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Joel Brosjo, Fredric Vinna, Brian Frank, Ola Sars
  • Publication number: 20170099336
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for distributing a playlist of a user. The systems and methods receive an indication from the user of a song to add to the playlist and adds the song to the playlist. In aspects, the systems and methods analyze the playlist to determine whether an attribute of the playlist meets a specified parameter. In some cases, the specified parameter can be met if a musical attribute of the song is similar to a music profile of one of the users, or if an amount of songs on the playlist meets or exceeds a specified threshold. The systems and methods can enable the user to distribute the playlist either publicly or to a specified set of users if the specified parameter of the playlist is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Joel Brosjo, Fredric Vinna, Brian Frank, Ola Sars
  • Patent number: 9552418
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for distributing a playlist of a user. The systems and methods receive an indication from the user of a song to add to the playlist and adds the song to the playlist. In aspects, the systems and methods analyze the playlist to determine whether an attribute of the playlist meets a specified parameter. In some cases, the specified parameter can be met if a musical attribute of the song is similar to a music profile of one of the users, or if an amount of songs on the playlist meets or exceeds a specified threshold. The systems and methods can enable the user to distribute the playlist either publicly or to a specified set of users if the specified parameter of the playlist is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Joel Brosjo, Fredric Vinna, Brian Frank, Ola Sars
  • Patent number: 9183585
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for implementing and managing a music service. According to certain aspects, the systems and methods present an interface to a user that indicates an additional user of the music service and allows the user to select certain properties or attributes associated with a desired playlist. The systems and methods identify a music profile of the additional user and detect an input selection to generate the playlist. In aspects, the systems and methods identify songs based on the music profile of the additional user and optionally a music profile of the user, as well as the properties or attributes selected by the user, and provides the playlist to the user that includes the identified songs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Joel Brosjo, Fredric Vinna, Brian Frank, Ola Sars