Patents by Inventor Jon Maples

Jon Maples 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).

  • Providing content items from alternate sources
    Patent number: 9529979
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing content items to users. A computer system may provide to a first user an indication of a plurality of available content items. The computer system may receive from the first user an indication of a first content item selected from the plurality of content items. The computer system may determine whether a content provider service associated with the computer system is authorized to stream the first content item to the first user. When the content provider service is not authorized to stream the first content item to the first user, the computer system may identify an alternate source for the first content item. The computer system may initiate playback of the first content item to the first user from the alternate source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: RHAPSODY INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Torgerson, Jon Maples, Garrett Kamps
  • Providing content items from alternate sources
    Patent number: 9104843
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing content items to users. A computer system may provide to a first user an indication of a plurality of available content items. The computer system may receive from the first user an indication of a first content item selected from the plurality of content items. The computer system may determine whether a content provider service associated with the computer system is authorized to stream the first content item to the first user. When the content provider service is not authorized to stream the first content item to the first user, the computer system may identify an alternate source for the first content item. The computer system may initiate playback of the first content item to the first user from the alternate source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Rhapsody International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Torgerson, Jon Maples, Garrett Kamps
  • PROVIDING CONTENT ITEMS FROM ALTERNATE SOURCES
    Publication number: 20150150146
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing content items to users. A computer system may provide to a first user an indication of a plurality of available content items. The computer system may receive from the first user an indication of a first content item selected from the plurality of content items. The computer system may determine whether a content provider service associated with the computer system is authorized to stream the first content item to the first user. When the content provider service is not authorized to stream the first content item to the first user, the computer system may identify an alternate source for the first content item. The computer system may initiate playback of the first content item to the first user from the alternate source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey Torgerson, Jon Maples, Garrett Kamps
  • PROVIDING CONTENT ITEMS FROM ALTERNATE SOURCES
    Publication number: 20140283108
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing content items to users. A computer system may provide to a first user an indication of a plurality of available content items. The computer system may receive from the first user an indication of a first content item selected from the plurality of content items. The computer system may determine whether a content provider service associated with the computer system is authorized to stream the first content item to the first user. When the content provider service is not authorized to stream the first content item to the first user, the computer system may identify an alternate source for the first content item. The computer system may initiate playback of the first content item to the first user from the alternate source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: RHAPSODY INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Torgerson, Jon Maples, Garrett Kamps