Patents by Inventor Michelle Ackerman

Michelle Ackerman 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).

  • Publication number: 20250225184
    Abstract: A media content item recommendation system recommends media content items based on one or more attributes of a seed playlist. The recommended media content items can be determined from a plurality of existing playlists that have been created over a period of time. Such existing playlists can be selected based on similarity to the seed playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Paul Lamere, Jonathan Marmor, Michelle Ackerman, Per Lindstrand, Oscar Söderlund, Mattias Johansson, Jacob Colin Waller, Felipe oliveira Carvalho, Camilla Westraeus, Michael Öhman
  • Patent number: 12277178
    Abstract: A media content item recommendation system recommends media content items based on one or more attributes of a seed playlist. The recommended media content items can be determined from a plurality of existing playlists that have been created over a period of time. Such existing playlists can be selected based on similarity to the seed playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Paul Lamere, Jonathan Marmor, Michelle Ackerman, Per Lindstrand, Oscar Söderlund, Mattias Johansson, Jacob Colin Waller, Felipe Oliveira Carvalho, Camilla Westraeus, Michael Öhman
  • Patent number: 11914853
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring automatic playback settings on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays automatic playback settings and receives selections of customized settings for automatic playback. The settings can include context granularity for automatic playback, limiting autoplay to when the media playback device is connected to a wireless network, and activating an audible notification when automatic playback of media content is beginning. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. The system ascertains whether autoplay is enabled for a particular situation. If autoplay is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Adam Chase, Andrew Greene, Christopher Barthle, Eric Lundin, Jeffrey Paul Baxter, Kevin Sweeney, Mark Kizelshteyn, Matthew Young-Wook Lim, Michelle Ackerman, Thomas Gayno, Kylan McBride, Joseph Levin
  • Publication number: 20230418872
    Abstract: A media content item recommendation system recommends media content items based on one or more attributes of a seed playlist. The recommended media content items can be determined from a plurality of existing playlists that have been created over a period of time. Such existing playlists can be selected based on similarity to the seed playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Paul Lamere, Jonathan Marmor, Michelle Ackerman, Per Lindstrand, Oscar Söderlund, Mattias Johansson, Jacob Colin Waller, Felipe Oliveira Carvalho, Camilla Westraeus, Michael Öhman
  • Patent number: 11698932
    Abstract: A media content item recommendation system recommends media content items based on one or more attributes of a seed playlist. The recommended media content items can be determined from a plurality of existing playlists that have been created over a period of time. Such existing playlists can be selected based on similarity to the seed playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Paul Lamere, Jonathan Marmor, Michelle Ackerman, Per Lindstrand, Oscar Söderlund, Mattias Johansson, Jacob Colin Waller, Felipe Oliveira Carvalho, Camilla Westraeus, Michael Öhman
  • Publication number: 20220067100
    Abstract: A media content item recommendation system recommends media content items based on one or more attributes of a seed playlist. The recommended media content items can be determined from a plurality of existing playlists that have been created over a period of time. Such existing playlists can be selected based on similarity to the seed playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Paul Lamere, Jonathan Marmor, Michelle Ackerman, Per Lindstrand, Oscar Söderlund, Mattias Johansson, Jacob Colin Waller, Felipe Oliveira Carvalho, Camilla Westraeus, Michael Öhman
  • Patent number: 11086936
    Abstract: A media content item recommendation system recommends media content items based on one or more attributes of a seed playlist. The recommended media content items can be determined from a plurality of existing playlists that have been created over a period of time. Such existing playlists can be selected based on similarity to the seed playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Paul Lamere, Jonathan Marmor, Michelle Ackerman, Per Lindstrand, Oscar Söderlund, Mattias Johansson, Jacob Colin Waller, Felipe Oliveira Carvalho, Camilla Westraeus, Michael Öhman
  • Publication number: 20210216198
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring automatic playback settings on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays automatic playback settings and receives selections of customized settings for automatic playback. The settings can include context granularity for automatic playback, limiting autoplay to when the media playback device is connected to a wireless network, and activating an audible notification when automatic playback of media content is beginning. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. The system ascertains whether autoplay is enabled for a particular situation. If autoplay is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Adam Chase, Andrew Greene, Christopher Barthle, Eric Lundin, Jeffrey Paul Baxter, Kevin Sweeney, Mark Kizelshteyn, Matthew Young-Wook Lim, Michelle Ackerman, Thomas Gayno, Kylan McBride, Joseph Levin
  • Patent number: 10928998
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring automatic playback settings on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays automatic playback settings and receives selections of customized settings for automatic playback. The settings can include context granularity for automatic playback, limiting autoplay to when the media playback device is connected to a wireless network, and activating an audible notification when automatic playback of media content is beginning. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. The system ascertains whether autoplay is enabled for a particular situation. If autoplay is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Adam Chase, Andrew Greene, Christopher Barthle, Eric Lundin, Jeffrey Paul Baxter, Kevin Sweeney, Mark Kizelshteyn, Matthew Young-Wook Lim, Michelle Ackerman, Thomas Gayno, Kylan McBride, Joseph Levin
  • Publication number: 20200192558
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring automatic playback settings on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays automatic playback settings and receives selections of customized settings for automatic playback. The settings can include context granularity for automatic playback, limiting autoplay to when the media playback device is connected to a wireless network, and activating an audible notification when automatic playback of media content is beginning. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. The system ascertains whether autoplay is enabled for a particular situation. If autoplay is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Adam Chase, Andrew Greene, Christopher Barthle, Eric Lundin, Jeffrey Paul Baxter, Kevin Sweeney, Mark Kizelshteyn, Matthew Young-Wook Lim, Michelle Ackerman, Thomas Gayno, Kylan McBride, Joseph Levin
  • Publication number: 20180189306
    Abstract: A media content item recommendation system recommends media content items based on one or more attributes of a seed playlist. The recommended media content items can be determined from a plurality of existing playlists that have been created over a period of time. Such existing playlists can be selected based on similarity to the seed playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Lamere, Jonathan Marmor, Michelle Ackerman, Per Lindstrand, Oscar Söderlund, Mattias Johansson, Jacob Waller, Felipe Oliveira Carvalho, Camilla Westraeus, Michael Öhman