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).
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Patent number: 10949052Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20210004128Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 10768771Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 10623461Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Joel Brosjo, Fredric Vinna, Brian Frank, Ola Sars
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Patent number: 10521072Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Beats Music, LLCInventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo, Scott Plagenhoef
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Publication number: 20170300212Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo, Scott Plagenhoef
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Patent number: 9720564Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Beats Music, LLCInventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo, Scott Plagenhoef
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Publication number: 20170099336Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Michael Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Joel Brosjo, Fredric Vinna, Brian Frank, Ola Sars
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Publication number: 20170097993Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Michael Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Joel Brosjo, Fredric Vinna, Brian Frank, Ola Sars
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Patent number: 9552418Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Michael Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan, Joel Brosjo, Fredric Vinna, Brian Frank, Ola Sars
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Publication number: 20160357355Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20150205511Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
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Patent number: D762682Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Beats Music, LLCInventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
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Patent number: D765718Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Beats Music, LLCInventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
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Patent number: D778309Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: BEATS MUSIC, LLCInventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
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Patent number: D821410Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Beats Music, LLCInventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo
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Patent number: D826978Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Beats Music, LLCInventors: Fredric Vinna, Rob Sheridan, Michael Trent Reznor, Ayse Kulahci, Stephen Garcia, James Temple, Scott Elliot Shaw, Lucio Moreno Rufo