Patents by Inventor Michael Trent Reznor

Michael Trent Reznor 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: 10949052
    Abstract: A streaming media service can permit artists or other users to create and upload “posts” to the service. Posts can include text, references to content items in the catalog of the streaming media service, and/or non-catalog media content items that are created by the artist and uploaded as part of the post. Posts can be presented to users as they browse the catalog of the streaming media service and/or in a dedicated feed. The rendering of a post on a user device can include graphical user interface controls that allow the user to access content items referenced by or included in the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan, Shaun C. Lind, Ofer Morag, Monika E. Gromek, William Martin Bachman, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Thomas Alsina, Justin G. Wismer, Ryan D. Walsh, Steve S. Gedikian, Michael Trent Reznor, Brendon E. Manwaring
  • Publication number: 20210004128
    Abstract: A streaming media service can permit artists or other users to create and upload “posts” to the service. Posts can include text, references to content items in the catalog of the streaming media service, and/or non-catalog media content items that are created by the artist and uploaded as part of the post. Posts can be presented to users as they browse the catalog of the streaming media service and/or in a dedicated feed. The rendering of a post on a user device can include graphical user interface controls that allow the user to access content items referenced by or included in the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan, Shaun C. Lind, Ofer Morag, Monika E. Gromek, William Martin Bachman, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Thomas Alsina, Justin G. Wismer, Ryan D. Walsh, Steve S. Gedikian, Michael Trent Reznor, Brendon E. Manwaring
  • Patent number: 10768771
    Abstract: A streaming media service can permit artists or other users to create and upload “posts” to the service. Posts can include text, references to content items in the catalog of the streaming media service, and/or non-catalog media content items that are created by the artist and uploaded as part of the post. Posts can be presented to users as they browse the catalog of the streaming media service and/or in a dedicated feed. The rendering of a post on a user device can include graphical user interface controls that allow the user to access content items referenced by or included in the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan, Steve S. Gedikian, Michael Trent Reznor, Brendon E. Manwaring, Shaun C. Lind, Ofer Morag, Monika E. Gromek, William Martin Bachman, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Thomas Alsina, Justin G. Wismer, Ryan D. Walsh
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10521072
    Abstract: Techniques of determining user preferences are described. One embodiment can include a user's electronic device receiving, from a server, icons assigned to a category. The icons may be presented on a display associated with the electronic device. Next, the device may receive inputs via a user interface associated with the device. Each of the inputs may correspond to a selected one of the icons and includes at least one of a plurality of input types. In response to each input, a display status of a selected icon may be adjusted on the display based on the corresponding input type. The display status of each icon indicates a user preference level for the category assigned to the icon. The device can send the user preference levels for the plurality of categories to the server. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Beats Music, LLC
    Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo, Scott Plagenhoef
  • Publication number: 20170300212
    Abstract: Techniques of determining user preferences are described. One embodiment can include a user's electronic device receiving, from a server, icons assigned to a category. The icons may be presented on a display associated with the electronic device. Next, the device may receive inputs via a user interface associated with the device. Each of the inputs may correspond to a selected one of the icons and includes at least one of a plurality of input types. In response to each input, a display status of a selected icon may be adjusted on the display based on the corresponding input type. The display status of each icon indicates a user preference level for the category assigned to the icon. The device can send the user preference levels for the plurality of categories to the server. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo, Scott Plagenhoef
  • Patent number: 9720564
    Abstract: Systems and methods for compiling personal preferences of a user are provided. A method comprises simultaneously displaying a plurality of icons in a clustered arrangement, each icon being assigned to a respective one of a plurality of values; receiving a first input in association with a first icon, the first input indicating a preference for the value assigned to the first icon; adjusting a size of the first icon in response to the first input; redistributing, within the clustered arrangement, the remaining icons to accommodate the size adjustment; receiving a second input in association with a second icon, the second input indicating a dislike for the value assigned to the second icon; deleting, from the clustered arrangement, the second icon in response to the second input; and redistributing, within the clustered arrangement, the remaining icons to fill a space emptied by the deletion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Beats Music, LLC
    Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo, Scott Plagenhoef
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160357355
    Abstract: A streaming media service can permit artists or other users to create and upload “posts” to the service. Posts can include text, references to content items in the catalog of the streaming media service, and/or non-catalog media content items that are created by the artist and uploaded as part of the post. Posts can be presented to users as they browse the catalog of the streaming media service and/or in a dedicated feed. The rendering of a post on a user device can include graphical user interface controls that allow the user to access content items referenced by or included in the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan, Shaun C. Lind, Ofer Morag, Monika E. Gromek, William Martin Bachman, Jeffrey L. Robbin, Thomas Alsina, Justin G. Wismer, Ryan D. Walsh, Steve S. Gedikian, Michael Trent Reznor, Brendon E. Manwaring
  • Publication number: 20150205511
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an electronic device and method providing a plurality of playback indicators for controlling playback of a media object. Playback indicators include playback progress, download progress and volume control indicators. In one example embodiment, the method for controlling playback of a media object on an electronic device includes: receiving an input to initiate playback of the media object using the electronic device; displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a circular progress bar having an inner boundary, an outer boundary, and a first circular progress bar width disposed between the inner boundary and the outer boundary; and during the playback of the media object, radially filling the width of the circular progress bar to graphically depict a playback progress for the media object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
  • Patent number: D762682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Beats Music, LLC
    Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
  • Patent number: D765718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Beats Music, LLC
    Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
  • Patent number: D778309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: BEATS MUSIC, LLC
    Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
  • Patent number: D821410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Beats Music, LLC
    Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
  • Patent number: D826978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Beats Music, LLC
    Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo