Patents by Inventor Rafael MUMME

Rafael MUMME 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: 20230047586
    Abstract: A server receives a request to play a selected playlist from a first electronic device associated with a host listener. The playlist includes audio items having a common attribute. The server also receives an identity of a guest listener having a second electronic device and retrieves an indication of taste of the guest listener based on the received identity. The server selects an additional audio item based at least in part on the indication of taste of the guest listener and the common attribute of the audio items of the selected playlist, and incorporates the additional audio item into the selected playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Miles LENNON, Rafael MUMME, Jason GAVRIS, Minwei GU, Mateo RANDO
  • Patent number: 11403341
    Abstract: A method is performed at a server system. The method includes, while streaming a playlist at a first electronic device associated with a host listener, the playlist including media content items: automatically receiving an identity of a guest listener having a second electronic device, without explicit input from the guest listener after the second electronic device comes within range of the first electronic device; selecting an additional media content item based at least in part on the identity of the guest listener; and incorporating the additional media content item into the selected playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Miles Lennon, Rafael Mumme, Jason Gavris, Minwei Gu, Mateo Rando
  • Publication number: 20200265082
    Abstract: A method is performed at a server system. The method includes, while streaming a playlist at a first electronic device associated with a host listener, the playlist including media content items: automatically receiving an identity of a guest listener having a second electronic device, without explicit input from the guest listener after the second electronic device comes within range of the first electronic device; selecting an additional media content item based at least in part on the identity of the guest listener; and incorporating the additional media content item into the selected playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Miles LENNON, Rafael MUMME, Jason GAVRIS, Minwei GU, Mateo RANDO
  • Patent number: 10628482
    Abstract: A server receives a request to play a selected playlist from a first electronic device associated with a host listener. The playlist includes audio items having a common attribute. The server also receives an identity of a guest listener having a second electronic device and retrieves an indication of taste of the guest listener based on the received identity. The server selects an additional audio item based at least in part on the indication of taste of the guest listener and the common attribute of the audio items of the selected playlist, and incorporates the additional audio item into the selected playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Miles Lennon, Rafael Mumme, Jason Gavris, Minwei Gu, Mateo Rando
  • Publication number: 20180096064
    Abstract: A server receives a request to play a selected playlist from a first electronic device associated with a host listener. The playlist includes audio items having a common attribute. The server also receives an identity of a guest listener having a second electronic device and retrieves an indication of taste of the guest listener based on the received identity. The server selects an additional audio item based at least in part on the indication of taste of the guest listener and the common attribute of the audio items of the selected playlist, and incorporates the additional audio item into the selected playlist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Miles LENNON, Rafael MUMME, Jason GAVRIS, Minwei GU, Mateo Rando