Patents by Inventor Nikolaos Toumpelis
Nikolaos Toumpelis 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: 11902286Abstract: A server performs a method of controlling the manipulation of a playlist that includes a queue of media items to be played. The method includes authorizing a first electronic device to control the manipulation of the playlist and generating the playlist based on a set of media preferences associated with the first electronic device. The method further includes, after authorizing a second electronic device to manipulate the playlist, receiving, from the second electronic device, a request to update an order of media items in the playlist and generating an updated order of media items in the playlist in response to receiving the request from the second electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Spotify ABInventor: Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Patent number: 11868397Abstract: A system for supporting a user's repetitive motion activity operates to manage cadence-based playlists identifying one or more media content items having a tempo corresponding to a user's cadence. The cadence-based playlists can be categorized by different tempi or tempo ranges that cover all likely cadences during the user's activities. A media-playback device is provided to acquire a user's cadence and retrieve a cadence-based playlist associated with a tempo or a tempo range corresponding to the cadence.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Sten Garmark, Dariusz Dziuk, Owen Smith, Lars Christian Olofsson, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Publication number: 20230144529Abstract: A system for supporting a user’s repetitive motion activity operates to manage cadence-based playlists identifying one or more media content items having a tempo corresponding to a user’s cadence. The cadence-based playlists can be categorized by different tempi or tempo ranges that cover all likely cadences during the user’s activities. A media-playback device is provided to acquire a user’s cadence and retrieve a cadence-based playlist associated with a tempo or a tempo range corresponding to the cadence.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Spotify ABInventors: Sten Garmark, Dariusz Dziuk, Owen Smith, Lars Christian Olofsson, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Patent number: 11500924Abstract: A system for supporting a user's repetitive motion activity operates to manage cadence-based playlists identifying one or more media content items having a tempo corresponding to a user's cadence. The cadence-based playlists can be categorized by different tempi or tempo ranges that cover all likely cadences during the user's activities. A media-playback device is provided to acquire a user's cadence and retrieve a cadence-based playlist associated with a tempo or a tempo range corresponding to the cadence.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Sten Garmark, Dariusz Dziuk, Owen Smith, Lars Christian Olofsson, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Patent number: 11272315Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a network server system of a service provider providing a service comprising media streaming. The method comprises receiving a detection message from a mobile radio device running the service for a user registered with the service provider, said message comprising an indication that said radio device has detected that it is within a predefined geographical area. The method also comprises determining that the predefined geographical area is registered with the service provider and associated with one or more actions. The method also comprises electing an action of the one or more actions. The method also comprises sending an instructions message to the radio device, said message comprising instructions to modify the service such that the radio device performs the elected action.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Nikolaos Toumpelis, Lingyu Wang, Michael Becker, Shannon Cusick, Nicholas Konstantinidis
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Patent number: 11262973Abstract: A system operates to manage accessibility of media content items based on a user's performance of a repetitive motion activity. The system can generate rule data based on a rule designed to permit access to certain media content items. The rule data can include information about various conditions to be satisfied to make the media content items accessible for playback. Such conditions can be associated with a user's performance or status of a repetitive motion activity.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Dariusz Dziuk, Rahul Sen, Matilda Hannäs, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Patent number: 11122055Abstract: A server performs a method of controlling the manipulation of a playlist that includes a queue of media items to be played. The method includes authorizing a first electronic device to control the manipulation of the playlist and generating the playlist based on a set of media preferences associated with the first electronic device. The method further includes, after authorizing a second electronic device to manipulate the playlist, receiving, from the second electronic device, a request to update an order of media items in the playlist and generating an updated order of media items in the playlist in response to receiving the request from the second electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Spotify ABInventor: Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Patent number: 11048748Abstract: A media system includes: media-playback device including: a media-output device that plays media content items; and a tempo control engine configured to: receive a selection of a desired tempo; and suggest additional media content associated with the desired tempo.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Tristan Jehan, Dariusz Dziuk, Rahul Sen, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Publication number: 20210120363Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a network server system of a service provider providing a service comprising media streaming. The method comprises receiving a detection message from a mobile radio device running the service for a user registered with the service provider, said message comprising an indication that said radio device has detected that it is within a predefined geographical area. The method also comprises determining that the predefined geographical area is registered with the service provider and associated with one or more actions. The method also comprises electing an action of the one or more actions. The method also comprises sending an instructions message to the radio device, said message comprising instructions to modify the service such that the radio device performs the elected action.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Nikolaos Toumpelis, Lingyu Wang, Michael Becker, Shannon Cusick, Nicholas Konstantinidis
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Patent number: 10901683Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for cadence determination and media content selection are provided. An example media-playback device comprises a media-output device that plays media content items, a cadence-acquiring device, and a cadence-based media content selection engine. The cadence-acquiring device includes an accelerometer and a cadence-determination engine configured to determine a cadence based on acceleration data captured by the accelerometer. The cadence-based media content selection engine is configured to identify a media content item based on the cadence determined by the cadence-determining engine and cause the media-output device to playback the identified media content item.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Tristan Jehan, Sten Garmark, Dariusz Dziuk, Rahul Sen, Owen Smith, Lars Christian Olofsson, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Publication number: 20200320120Abstract: A system for supporting a user's repetitive motion activity operates to manage cadence-based playlists identifying one or more media content items having a tempo corresponding to a user's cadence. The cadence-based playlists can be categorized by different tempi or tempo ranges that cover all likely cadences during the user's activities. A media-playback device is provided to acquire a user's cadence and retrieve a cadence-based playlist associated with a tempo or a tempo range corresponding to the cadence.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Spotify ABInventors: Sten Garmark, Dariusz Dziuk, Owen Smith, Lars Christian Olofsson, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Patent number: 10674310Abstract: A method performed in a network server system of a service provider providing a service comprising media streaming. The method comprises receiving a detection message from a mobile radio device running the service for a user registered with the service provider, wherein the message comprises an indication that the radio device has detected that it is within a predefined geographical area. The method also comprises determining that the predefined geographical area is registered with the service provider and associated with one or more actions. The method also comprises electing an action of the one or more actions. The method also comprises sending an instructions message to the radio device, comprising instructions to modify the service such that the radio device performs the elected action.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Nikolaos Toumpelis, Lingyu Wang, Michael Becker, Shannon Cusick, Nicholas Konstantinidis
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Patent number: 10666700Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a network server of a service provider providing a service comprising media streaming. The method comprises receiving a detection message from a mobile radio device running the service for a user registered with the service provider, said message comprising an indication that said radio device has detected a radio transmitter as well as comprising an identifier of said radio transmitter. The method also comprises determining that the radio transmitter, as identified by the received identifier, is registered with the service provider and associated with one or more actions. The method also comprises electing an action of the one or more actions. The method also comprises sending an instructions message to the radio device, said message comprising instructions to modify the service such that the radio device performs the elected action.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Jens Afzelius, Lingyu Wang, Michael Becker, Shannon Cusick, Nikolaos Toumpelis, Nicholas Konstantinidis
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Patent number: 10621229Abstract: A system for supporting a user's repetitive motion activity operates to manage cadence-based playlists identifying one or more media content items having a tempo corresponding to a user's cadence. The cadence-based playlists can be categorized by different tempi or tempo ranges that cover all likely cadences during the user's activities. A media-playback device is provided to acquire a user's cadence and retrieve a cadence-based playlist associated with a tempo or a tempo range corresponding to the cadence.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Sten Garmark, Dariusz Dziuk, Owen Smith, Lars Christian Olofsson, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Publication number: 20190347291Abstract: A media system includes: media-playback device including: a media-output device that plays media content items; and a tempo control engine configured to: receive a selection of a desired tempo; and suggest additional media content associated with the desired tempo.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Tristan Jehan, Dariusz Dziuk, Rahul Sen, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Patent number: 10372757Abstract: A media system includes: media-playback device including: a media-output device that plays media content items; and a tempo control engine configured to: receive a selection of a desired tempo; and suggest additional media content associated with the desired tempo.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Tristan Jehan, Dariusz Dziuk, Rahul Sen, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Publication number: 20190235828Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for cadence determination and media content selection are provided. An example media-playback device comprises a media-output device that plays media content items, a cadence-acquiring device, and a cadence-based media content selection engine. The cadence-acquiring device includes an accelerometer and a cadence-determination engine configured to determine a cadence based on acceleration data captured by the accelerometer. The cadence-based media content selection engine is configured to identify a media content item based on the cadence determined by the cadence-determining engine and cause the media-output device to playback the identified media content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Spotify ABInventors: Tristan Jehan, Sten Garmark, Dariusz Dziuk, Rahul Sen, Owen Smith, Lars Christian Olofsson, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Publication number: 20190215649Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a network server system of a service provider providing a service comprising media streaming. The method comprises receiving a detection message from a mobile radio device running the service for a user registered with the service provider, said message comprising an indication that said radio device has detected that it is within a predefined geographical area. The method also comprises determining that the predefined geographical area is registered with the service provider and associated with one or more actions. The method also comprises electing an action of the one or more actions. The method also comprises sending an instructions message to the radio device, said message comprising instructions to modify the service such that the radio device performs the elected action.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Nikolaos Toumpelis, Lingyu Wang, Michael Becker, Shannon Cusick, Nicholas Konstantinidis
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Publication number: 20190196778Abstract: A system operates to manage accessibility of media content items based on a user's performance of a repetitive motion activity. The system can generate rule data based on a rule designed to permit access to certain media content items. The rule data can include information about various conditions to be satisfied to make the media content items accessible for playback. Such conditions can be associated with a user's performance or status of a repetitive motion activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Spotify ABInventors: Dariusz Dziuk, Rahul Sen, Matilda Hannäs, Nikolaos Toumpelis
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Patent number: 10235127Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for cadence determination and media content selection are provided. An example media-playback device comprises a media-output device that plays media content items, a cadence-acquiring device, and a cadence-based media content selection engine. The cadence-acquiring device includes an accelerometer and a cadence-determination engine configured to determine a cadence based on acceleration data captured by the accelerometer. The cadence-based media content selection engine is configured to identify a media content item based on the cadence determined by the cadence-determining engine and cause the media-output device to playback the identified media content item.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Tristan Jehan, Sten Garmark, Dariusz Dziuk, Rahul Sen, Owen Smith, Lars Christian Olofsson, Nikolaos Toumpelis