Patents by Inventor Jonathan David Earley

Jonathan David Earley 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: 10922136
    Abstract: A subscription server generates, at a clock generation module, a clock template including a plurality of slots, each slot associated with at least one content type, and wherein the clock template includes information indicating timing relationships of the plurality of slots relative to one another. The subscription server determines that a media log is to be generated from the clock template for one or more subscribers, and obtains, from a subscription verification module implemented by the processor and associated memory, trust parameters associated with the one or more subscribers. A log generation module implemented by the processor and associated memory, generates a media log including at least one slot assigned a restriction level determined based on the trust parameters. The media log, including information indicating the restriction level, is transmitted to at least one of the one or more subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Voce, Jonathan David Earley, David C. Jellison, Jr., Darren Grant Davis, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn
  • Publication number: 20200159575
    Abstract: A subscription server generates, at a clock generation module, a clock template including a plurality of slots, each slot associated with at least one content type, and wherein the clock template includes information indicating timing relationships of the plurality of slots relative to one another. The subscription server determines that a media log is to be generated from the clock template for one or more subscribers, and obtains, from a subscription verification module implemented by the processor and associated memory, trust parameters associated with the one or more subscribers. A log generation module implemented by the processor and associated memory, generates a media log including at least one slot assigned a restriction level determined based on the trust parameters. The media log, including information indicating the restriction level, is transmitted to at least one of the one or more subscribers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Voce, Jonathan David Earley, David C. Jellison, JR., Darren Grant Davis, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn
  • Patent number: 10552214
    Abstract: A media balancer obtains a master schedule to be used as a basis for generating target schedules, user input specifying one or more target stations for which the one or more target schedules are to be generated, and a duration delta indicating a maximum difference between runtimes of the replacement media items and the one or more scheduled media items. The media balancer selects a media scheduler to identify replacement media items to be substituted for one or more scheduled media items identified in the master schedule and transmits information associated with the duration delta to the media scheduler. The media balancer receives a list of identified replacement media items selected by the media scheduler, and generates the target schedules by replacing scheduled media items with particular replacement media items taken from the list of identified replacement media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Voce, Jonathan David Earley, David C. Jellison, Jr., Darren Grant Davis, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn
  • Publication number: 20190370064
    Abstract: A media balancer obtains a master schedule to be used as a basis for generating target schedules, user input specifying one or more target stations for which the one or more target schedules are to be generated, and a duration delta indicating a maximum difference between runtimes of the replacement media items and the one or more scheduled media items. The media balancer selects a media scheduler to identify replacement media items to be substituted for one or more scheduled media items identified in the master schedule and transmits information associated with the duration delta to the media scheduler. The media balancer receives a list of identified replacement media items selected by the media scheduler, and generates the target schedules by replacing scheduled media items with particular replacement media items taken from the list of identified replacement media items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Voce, Jonathan David Earley, David C. Jellison, JR., Darren Grant Davis, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn
  • Patent number: 10394601
    Abstract: A media balancer can assist in selecting replacement media items to be used in generating one or more target schedules from a single master schedule. The media balancer can receive option parameters indicating preferences related to generation of the target schedule. Based on these option parameters, the media balancer can select one of multiple different media schedulers to assist in evaluating potential replacement media items. The media balancer can transmit to the media scheduler selected, information associated with the option parameters, and a request to perform an evaluation of potential replacement media items based on those option parameters. The media balancer can receive the results of the evaluation performed by the selected media scheduler, and use those results to generate target schedules by replacing at least one original media item included in the master schedule with a replacement media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Voce, Jonathan David Earley, David C. Jellison, Jr., Darren Grant Davis, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn
  • Publication number: 20170329634
    Abstract: A media balancer can assist in selecting replacement media items to be used in generating one or more target schedules from a single master schedule. The media balancer can receive option parameters indicating preferences related to generation of the target schedule. Based on these option parameters, the media balancer can select one of multiple different media schedulers to assist in evaluating potential replacement media items. The media balancer can transmit to the media scheduler selected, information associated with the option parameters, and a request to perform an evaluation of potential replacement media items based on those option parameters. The media balancer can receive the results of the evaluation performed by the selected media scheduler, and use those results to generate target schedules by replacing at least one original media item included in the master schedule with a replacement media item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Voce, Jonathan David Earley, David C. Jellison, JR., Darren Grant Davis, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn
  • Patent number: 9734152
    Abstract: One or more target schedules is generated based on a single master schedule. Replacement media items are inserted into a target schedule instead of the corresponding media items from the master schedule. The replacement media items are selected from a list of potential media replacement items scored using a scoring method used by a music scheduling system, as corresponding media items in the master schedule. The length of the media items in the list is checked to see if the length falls within a duration delta of the length of the media item being replaced in the master schedule, and to identify items that meet a minimum score threshold. The highest ranking item from the list that satisfies both the score threshold and the duration delta is selected for insertion in the target schedule. Music scheduling systems, such as GSelector®, can be leveraged to generate and score the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher John Voce, Jonathan David Earley, David C. Jellison, Jr., Darren Grant Davis, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn
  • Publication number: 20140317095
    Abstract: One or more target schedules is generated based on a single master schedule. Replacement media items are inserted into a target schedule instead of the corresponding media items from the master schedule. The replacement media items are selected from a list of potential media replacement items scored using a scoring method used by a music scheduling system, as corresponding media items in the master schedule. The length of the media items in the list is checked to see if the length falls within a duration delta of the length of the media item being replaced in the master schedule, and to identify items that meet a minimum score threshold. The highest ranking item from the list that satisfies both the score threshold and the duration delta is selected for insertion in the target schedule. Music scheduling systems, such as GSelector®, can be leveraged to generate and score the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: CLEAR CHANNEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher John Voce, Jonathan David Earley, David C. Jellison, Jr., Darren Grant Davis, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn