Patents by Inventor Lasse Hamre
Lasse Hamre 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).
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Patent number: 10318651Abstract: A device includes a processor and an interface. The processor is configured to identify a base topic of a personalized media stream. The processor is also configured to identify a first media item based on first data from a first source. The first data is assigned a first weighting of the first source based on an identified level of familiarity associated with the base topic and an identified level of popularity in another personalized media stream. The processor is also configured to build a collection of candidate media items that includes the first media item and a second media item. The processor is further configured to order the collection of candidate media items to form the personalized media stream. Ordering the collection includes ordering the first media item within the collection based on the first weighting. The interface is configured to communicate the personalized media stream to a client device.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Moss, Pablo M. Calamera, Ryan R. Sult, Lasse Hamre, Steven F. Radley
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Patent number: 10311505Abstract: A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and computer readable media for enabling a customer to access to an unpublished media file uploaded by an artist are provided. An artist's profile may be hosted on, for example, a web site, SMS/MMS gateway, and a WAP site. A previously unpublished media file may be received from the artist based on a publish option of listed unpublished media content and may be uploaded to the user profile. The unpublished media file may be associated with the artist's account. A request to access the media file may be received from a customer. An account associated with the customer may be updated to indicate their requested access to the media file. The customer may then be enabled to access the media file. The user's account may be updated to indicate the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Chris Phenner, Lasse Hamre, Mike Park
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Publication number: 20180332427Abstract: A processing system receives device registration information from a registered user of a website. The device registration information includes a registered telephone number assigned to a mobile communications device. The processing system receives a request for a homepage of the website from a requesting mobile communications device coupled to the processing system via a mobile carrier communications system. The Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the request is obtained, and the processing system obtains a telephone number currently associated with the IP address from a mobile carrier communications system. The processing system attempts to automatically login the requesting mobile communications device to the website by matching the telephone number currently associated with the IP address to the registered telephone number, and conditionally transmits different versions of the homepage based on whether the requesting mobile communications device has been automatically logged in to the website.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Evan Schwartz, Lasse Hamre, Michael R. Moss, Daniel N. MacTiernan
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Publication number: 20180268470Abstract: A method and system for enabling a customer to access both an artist profile and associated artist media files for purchase through a Web-based portable store. An artist profile may be hosted on, for example, a web site, SMS/MMS gateway, and a WAP site. A media file may be received from the artist along with a customizable store widget and may be uploaded to the artist's profile. The customer may then purchase a media file through the artist's profile by further accessing the Web-based portable store. The artist's account may be updated to indicate the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Chris Phenner, Lasse Hamre, Mike Park
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Publication number: 20180268442Abstract: A media automation system generates multiple instances of a media broadcast stream, which includes core content common to each of the instances of the media broadcast stream, and multiple spot blocks interspersed within the media broadcast stream. Each stream instance is associated with a particular media playout device. A user notification is received and a packaged user notification is generated for inclusion in a particular instance of the media broadcast stream. Packaging the user notification includes obtaining first account information associated with a media delivery platform account of a user associated with a particular media playout device, and second account information associated with a consumer notification service account of the user. The user notification is mapped to the particular media playout device based on the first and second account information, and the packaged user notification is inserted into a first available spot block of the particular instance of the media broadcast stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Daniel N. MacTiernan, Thomas Drapeau, Lasse Hamre, Pablo Calamera, Kevin R. Lockhart, Richard D. Wooden, Jeffrey D. Zigler, Jacqueline J. Lockhart
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Patent number: 9990655Abstract: A live media broadcast includes core content streamed to multiple users. While all consumers can be presented with the same core content, each individual consumer can be provided with individually customized content from various notification services during commercial breaks. For example, while one consumer can be provided with customized banking updates from her bank account during part of a commercial break, during that same commercial break another user might be provided with social media notifications or reminders from his calendar. Notifications or updates can be received in a text format and converted to an audio or other suitable format at an ad server, and delivered to a media automation system for insertion into a media stream in a way that integrates notifications into the listening or viewing experience without interrupting presentation of the core content.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Daniel N. MacTiernan, Thomas Drapeau, Lasse Hamre, Pablo Calamera, Kevin R. Lockhart, Richard D. Wooden, Jeffrey D. Zigler, Jacqueline J. Lockhart
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Patent number: 9990671Abstract: A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and computer readable media for enabling a customer to access both an artist media file as well as the associated artist are provided. An artist profile may be hosted on, for example, a web site, SMS/MMS gateway, and a WAP site. A media file may be received from the artist along with artist contact links and may be uploaded to the artist's profile. A request to access the media file and/or the artist may be received from a customer. The customer may then be enabled to access the media file and/or artist. The artist's account may be updated to indicate the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Chris Phenner, Lasse Hamre, Mike Park
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Patent number: 9973875Abstract: The invention provides a computer-based method for logging a user mobile device onto a server computer system including registering a unique identifier of a user mobile device, receiving a first message from the user mobile device, detecting an Internet Protocol address associated with the user mobile device, receiving the unique identifier corresponding to the Internet Protocol address; and transmitting to the user mobile device a second message.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Evan Schwartz, Lasse Hamre, Michael Moss, Dan MacTiernan
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Publication number: 20170272486Abstract: Media consumers can elect to have local news, weather, traffic, or other perishable content inserted into customized media streams. The perishable content is inserted into the media stream as an add-in block containing items associated with a particular locale that matches a user location source preference. The user can specify a static location source preference, or a follow-me, or roaming preference, in which the user's current location is used. The perishable content is selected for inclusion in an add-in block by matching a user's location preference to a locale associated with the perishable content.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Drapeau, Lasse Hamre, Pablo Calamera, Kevin R. Lockhart, Richard D. Wooden, Jeffrey D. Zigler, Jacqueline J. Lockhart
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Patent number: 9699232Abstract: Media consumers can elect to have local news, weather, traffic, or other perishable content inserted into customized media streams. The perishable content is inserted into the media stream as an add-in block containing items associated with a particular locale that matches a user location source preference. The user can specify a static location source preference, or a follow-me, or roaming preference, in which the user's current location is used. The perishable content is selected for inclusion in an add-in block by matching a user's location preference to a locale associated with the perishable content.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Thomas Drapeau, Lasse Hamre, Pablo Calamera, Kevin R. Lockhart, Richard D. Wooden, Jeffrey D. Zigler, Jacqueline J. Lockhart
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Publication number: 20170069007Abstract: A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and machine-readable media for enabling a customer to access information associated with a hosted user profile via a third party information source are provided. A customer may request information associated with a user profile via a mechanism provided by a third party information source via, for example, a mobile communications device. The customer may be enabled to access the information associated with the hosted user profile and an account associated with the customer may be updated to reflect the access. An account associated with the user may be updated to show the transaction and a statement regarding transactions associated with the user profile may be prepared and presented to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Chris Phenner, Lasse Hamre, Mike Park
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Patent number: 9530158Abstract: A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and machine-readable media for enabling a customer to access information associated with a hosted user profile via a third party information source are provided. A customer may request information associated with a user profile via a mechanism provided by a third party information source via, for example, a mobile communications device. The customer may be enabled to access the information associated with the hosted user profile and an account associated with the customer may be updated to reflect the access. An account associated with the user may be updated to show the transaction and a statement regarding transactions associated with the user profile may be prepared and presented to the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Chris Phenner, Lasse Hamre, Mike Park
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Publication number: 20160246879Abstract: A device includes a processor and an interface. The processor is configured to identify a base topic of a personalized media stream. The processor is also configured to identify a first media item based on first data from a first source. The first data is assigned a first weighting of the first source based on an identified level of familiarity associated with the base topic and an identified level of popularity in another personalized media stream. The processor is also configured to build a collection of candidate media items that includes the first media item and a second media item. The processor is further configured to order the collection of candidate media items to form the personalized media stream. Ordering the collection includes ordering the first media item within the collection based on the first weighting. The interface is configured to communicate the personalized media stream to a client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Michael Moss, Pablo M. Calamera, Ryan R. Sult, Lasse Hamre, Steven F. Radley
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Patent number: 9355174Abstract: A computer-implemented process comprises identifying, by a computer server system, a base topic for a personalized media stream for a user of a computer system; identifying, with the computer server system, a plurality of media items associated with the base topic using a plurality of different and independent categories of media categorization data, wherein each of the categories of media categorization data is assigned a weighting; building a collection of candidate media items from the identified plurality of media items; ordering the collection of candidate media items to form a personalized media stream; and providing the ordered collection of candidate media items for playing to the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Moss, Pablo M. Calamera, Ryan R. Sult, Lasse Hamre, Steven F. Radley
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Publication number: 20160005104Abstract: A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and computer readable media for enabling a customer to access to an unpublished media file uploaded by an artist are provided. An artist's profile may be hosted on, for example, a web site, SMS/MMS gateway, and a WAP site. A previously unpublished media file may be received from the artist based on a publish option of listed unpublished media content and may be uploaded to the user profile. The unpublished media file may be associated with the artist's account. A request to access the media file may be received from a customer. An account associated with the customer may be updated to indicate their requested access to the media file. The customer may then be enabled to access the media file. The user's account may be updated to indicate the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Chris Phenner, Lasse Hamre, Mike Park
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Publication number: 20160005105Abstract: A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and computer readable media for enabling a customer to access both an artist media file as well as the associated artist are provided. An artist profile may be hosted on, for example, a web site, SMS/MMS gateway, and a WAP site. A media file may be received from the artist along with artist contact links and may be uploaded to the artist's profile. A request to access the media file and/or the artist may be received from a customer. The customer may then be enabled to access the media file and/or artist. The artist's account may be updated to indicate the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Chris Phenner, Lasse Hamre, Mike Park
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Patent number: 9143471Abstract: A method, system, GUI, apparatus, and computer readable media for enabling a customer to access to a media file uploaded by a user are provided. A user profile may be generated using received login and profile information. The user profile may be hosted on, for example, a web site, SMS/MMS gateway, and a WAP site. A media file may be received from the user and may be upload to the user profile. The media file may be associated with a user account. A request to access the media file may be received from a customer. An account associated with the customer may be updated to indicate their requested access to the media file. The customer may then be enabled to access the media file. The user's account may be updated to indicate the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Chris Phenner, Lasse Hamre, Mike Park
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Publication number: 20150046267Abstract: A live media broadcast includes core content streamed to multiple users. While all consumers can be presented with the same core content, each individual consumer can be provided with individually customized content from various notification services during commercial breaks. For example, while one consumer can be provided with customized banking updates from her bank account during part of a commercial break, during that same commercial break another user might be provided with social media notifications or reminders from his calendar. Notifications or updates can be received in a text format and converted to an audio or other suitable format at an ad server, and delivered to a media automation system for insertion into a media stream in a way that integrates notifications into the listening or viewing experience without interrupting presentation of the core content.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Daniel N. MacTiernan, Thomas Drapeau, Lasse Hamre, Pablo Calamera, Kevin R. Lockhart, Richard D. Wooden, Jeffrey D. Zigler, Jacqueline J. Lockhart
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Publication number: 20140006559Abstract: Media consumers can elect to have local news, weather, traffic, or other perishable content inserted into customized media streams. The perishable content is inserted into the media stream as an add-in block containing items associated with a particular locale that matches a user location source preference. The user can specify a static location source preference, or a follow-me, or roaming preference, in which the user's current location is used. The perishable content is selected for inclusion in an add-in block by matching a user's location preference to a locale associated with the perishable content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Clear Channel Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Drapeau, Lasse Hamre, Pablo Calamera, Kevin R. Lockhart, Richard D. Wooden, Jeffrey D. Zigler, Jacqueline J. Lockhart
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Publication number: 20130130662Abstract: The invention provides a computer-based method for logging a user mobile device onto a server computer system including registering a unique identifier of a user mobile device, receiving a first message from the user mobile device, detecting an Internet Protocol address associated with the user mobile device, receiving the unique identifier corresponding to the Internet Protocol address; and transmitting to the user mobile device a second message.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Clear Channel Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Evan Schwartz, Lasse Hamre, Michael Moss, Dan MacTiernan