Patents by Inventor Raymond Lowes
Raymond Lowes 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: 11961538Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for efficient cross-fading of compressed domain information streams on a user/client device. Exemplary systems may provide cross-fade between AAC/Enhanced AAC Plus information streams, between MP3 information streams, or between information streams of unmatched formats. These systems are distinguished in that cross-fade is directly applied to compressed bitstreams so a single decode operation is performed on the resulting bitstream. Thus, a set of frames from each input stream associated with the time interval in which a cross fade is decoded, and combined and recoded with a cross fade or other effect now in the compressed bitstream. Once sent through the client device's decoder, the user hears the transitional effect. The only input data that is decoded and processed is that associated with the portion of each stream used the crossfade, blend or other interstitial, and thus the vast majority of input streams are left compressed.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Mark Kalman, Deepen Sinha, Christopher Ward
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Patent number: 11921778Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for generating music recommendations based on combining song and user influencers with channel rule characterizations are presented. Such systems and methods output a playlist, which may be delivered as an information stream of audio on a user or client device, such as a telephone or smartphone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio play capabilities. The playlist may comprise various individual audio clips of one genre or type, such as songs, or of multiple types, such as music, talk, sports and comedy. The individual audio clips may be ordered by a sequencer, which, using large amounts of data, generates both (i) user independent and (i) user dependent influencer weightings for each clip, and then combines all of such influencer weightings into a combined play weighting W for a given audio clip, for a given user.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
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Patent number: 11823714Abstract: In exemplary embodiments of the present invention systems and methods are provided to implement and facilitate cross-fading, interstitials and other effects/processing of two or more media elements in a personalized media delivery service so that each client or user has a consistent high quality experience. The effects or crossfade processing can occur on the broadcast, publisher or server-side, but can still be personalized to a specific user, thus still allowing a personalized experience for each individual user, in a manner where the processing burden is minimized on the downstream side or client device. This approach enables a consistent user experience, independent of client device capabilities, both static and dynamic.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
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Publication number: 20230294868Abstract: A carton for medicament storage includes a bottom box and a lid. The bottom box includes a bottom wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a back wall, and a front wall. The carton also includes a lid coupled to the bottom box and movable between an open position and a closed position. The bottom box is closed by the lid when the lid is in the closed position. Additionally, the carton includes a release tab comprising a portion of the one of the lid and the second front wall and being defined by a perforated line in the one of the lid and the bottom box. The carton also may include an adhesive positioned on at least a part of the release tab and selectively coupling the lid and the bottom box. When the carton is in the closed position, the release tab is secured to the one of the lid and the bottom box via the perforation and is secured to the other of the lid and the bottom box via the adhesive.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Trevor Raymond Lowe, Joshua Merilos, Scott J. Gerondale, Lrr Thompson, Harrison North, Jeffrey Burmeister, Alexander Rentschler, Brian McGonigle
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Patent number: 11756562Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Multiple clip processing can be accomplished at a client end according to directions sent from a service provider that specify a combination of (i) the clips involved; (ii) the device on which the cross-fade or other processing is to occur and its parameters; and (iii) the service provider system. For example, a consumer device with only one decoder, can utilize that decoder (typically hardware) to decompress one or more elements that are involved in a cross-fade at faster than real time, thus pre-fetching the next element(s) to be played in the cross-fade at the end of the currently being played element.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward, Charles W. Christine
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Publication number: 20230011998Abstract: In exemplary embodiments of the present invention systems and methods are provided to implement and facilitate cross-fading, interstitials and other effects/processing of two or more media elements in a personalized media delivery service so that each client or user has a consistent high quality experience. The effects or crossfade processing can occur on the broadcast, publisher or server-side, but can still be personalized to a specific user, thus still allowing a personalized experience for each individual user, in a manner where the processing burden is minimized on the downstream side or client device. This approach enables a consistent user experience, independent of client device capabilities, both static and dynamic.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
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Publication number: 20220405324Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for generating music recommendations based on combining song and user influencers with channel rule characterizations are presented. Such systems and methods output a playlist, which may be delivered as an information stream of audio on a user or client device, such as a telephone or smartphone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio play capabilities. The playlist may comprise various individual audio clips of one genre or type, such as songs, or of multiple types, such as music, talk, sports and comedy. The individual audio clips may be ordered by a sequencer, which, using large amounts of data, generates both (i) user independent and (i) user dependent influencer weightings for each clip, and then combines all of such influencer weightings into a combined play weighting W for a given audio clip, for a given user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
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Publication number: 20220340326Abstract: A package for a pharmaceutical product and method of assembly is described that includes a subassembly with a body including a main panel and legs depending downwardly from opposite edges of the main panel, and a sheet of plastic having opposite ends fixed to the body with the sheet of plastic at least partially extending over the main panel. The sheet of plastic is configured to be tensioned over and deformed around one or more primary containers to hold the one or more primary containers in place relative to the main panel of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: James Nakamura, Todd J. Manley, Trevor Raymond Lowe, Jasmine Malvar, Kenneth Tan
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Publication number: 20220328051Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for efficient cross-fading of compressed domain information streams on a user/client device. Exemplary systems may provide cross-fade between AAC/Enhanced AAC Plus information streams, between MP3 information streams, or between information streams of unmatched formats. These systems are distinguished in that cross-fade is directly applied to compressed bitstreams so a single decode operation is performed on the resulting bitstream. Thus, a set of frames from each input stream associated with the time interval in which a cross fade is decoded, and combined and recoded with a cross fade or other effect now in the compressed bitstream. Once sent through the client device's decoder, the user hears the transitional effect. The only input data that is decoded and processed is that associated with the portion of each stream used the crossfade, blend or other interstitial, and thus the vast majority of input streams are left compressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Mark Kalman, Deepen Sinha, Christopher Ward
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Patent number: 11398240Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Multiple clip processing can be accomplished at a client end according to directions sent from a service provider that specify a combination of (i) the clips involved; (ii) the device on which the cross-fade or other processing is to occur and its parameters; and (iii) the service provider system. For example, a consumer device with only one decoder, can utilize that decoder (typically hardware) to decompress one or more elements that are involved in a cross-fade at faster than real time, thus pre-fetching the next element(s) to be played in the cross-fade at the end of the currently being played element.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward, Charles W. Christine
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Patent number: 11257524Abstract: In exemplary embodiments of the present invention systems and methods are provided to implement and facilitate cross-fading, interstitials and other effects/processing of two or more media elements in a personalized media delivery service so that each client or user has a consistent high quality experience. The effects or crossfade processing can occur on the broadcast, publisher or server-side, but can still be personalized to a specific user, thus still allowing a personalized experience for each individual user, in a manner where the processing burden is minimized on the downstream side or client device. This approach enables a consistent user experience, independent of client device capabilities, both static and dynamic.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
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Patent number: 11210338Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for generating music recommendations based on combining song and user influencers with channel rule characterizations are presented. Such systems and methods output a playlist, which may be delivered as an information stream of audio on a user or client device, such as a telephone or smartphone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio play capabilities. The playlist may comprise various individual audio clips of one genre or type, such as songs, or of multiple types, such as music, talk, sports and comedy. The individual audio clips may be ordered by a sequencer, which, using large amounts of data, generates both (i) user independent and (i) user dependent influencer weightings for each clip, and then combines all of such influencer weightings into a combined play weighting W for a given audio clip, for a given user.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
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Patent number: 11170791Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for efficient cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of compressed domain information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Exemplary implementation systems may provide cross-fade between AAC/Enhanced AAC Plus (EAACPlus) information streams or between MP3 information streams or even between information streams of unmatched formats (e.g. AAC to MP3 or MP3 to AAC). Furthermore, these systems are distinguished by the fact that cross-fade is directly applied to the compressed bitstreams so that a single decode operation may be performed on the resulting bitstream. Moreover, using the described methods, similar cross fade in the compressed domain between information streams utilizing other formats of compression, such as, for example, MP2, AC-3, PAC, etc. can also be advantageously implemented.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Mark Kalman, Deepen Sinha, Christopher Ward
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Publication number: 20210125623Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Multiple clip processing can be accomplished at a client end according to directions sent from a service provider that specify a combination of (i) the clips involved; (ii) the device on which the cross-fade or other processing is to occur and its parameters; and (iii) the service provider system. For example, a consumer device with only one decoder, can utilize that decoder (typically hardware) to decompress one or more elements that are involved in a cross-fade at faster than real time, thus pre-fetching the next element(s) to be played in the cross-fade at the end of the currently being played element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward, Charles W. Christine
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Publication number: 20200202871Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for efficient cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of compressed domain information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Exemplary implementation systems may provide cross-fade between AAC/Enhanced AAC Plus (EAACPlus) information streams or between MP3 information streams or even between information streams of unmatched formats (e.g. AAC to MP3 or MP3 to AAC). Furthermore, these systems are distinguished by the fact that cross-fade is directly applied to the compressed bitstreams so that a single decode operation may be performed on the resulting bitstream. Moreover, using the described methods, similar cross fade in the compressed domain between information streams utilizing other formats of compression, such as, for example, MP2, AC-3, PAC, etc. can also be advantageously implemented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Mark Kalman, Deepen Sinha, Christopher Ward
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Publication number: 20200202896Abstract: In exemplary embodiments of the present invention systems and methods are provided to implement and facilitate cross-fading, interstitials and other effects/processing of two or more media elements in a personalized media delivery service so that each client or user has a consistent high quality experience. The effects or crossfade processing can occur on the broadcast, publisher or server-side, but can still be personalized to a specific user, thus still allowing a personalized experience for each individual user, in a manner where the processing burden is minimized on the downstream side or client device. This approach enables a consistent user experience, independent of client device capabilities, both static and dynamic.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
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Patent number: 10679635Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Multiple clip processing can be accomplished at a client end according to directions sent from a service provider that specify a combination of (i) the clips involved; (ii) the device on which the cross-fade or other processing is to occur and its parameters; and (iii) the service provider system. For example, a consumer device with only one decoder, can utilize that decoder (typically hardware) to decompress one or more elements that are involved in a cross-fade at faster than real time, thus pre-fetching the next element(s) to be played in the cross-fade at the end of the currently being played element.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward, Charles W. Christine
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Publication number: 20190244626Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Multiple clip processing can be accomplished at a client end according to directions sent from a service provider that specify a combination of (i) the clips involved; (ii) the device on which the cross-fade or other processing is to occur and its parameters; and (iii) the service provider system. For example, a consumer device with only one decoder, can utilize that decoder (typically hardware) to decompress one or more elements that are involved in a cross-fade at faster than real time, thus pre-fetching the next element(s) to be played in the cross-fade at the end of the currently being played element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward, Charles W. Christine
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Patent number: 10366694Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for efficient cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of compressed domain information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Exemplary implementation systems may provide cross-fade between AAC/Enhanced AAC Plus (EAACPlus) information streams or between MP3 information streams or even between information streams of unmatched formats (e.g. AAC to MP3 or MP3 to AAC). Furthermore, these systems are distinguished by the fact that cross-fade is directly applied to the compressed bitstreams so that a single decode operation may be performed on the resulting bitstream. Moreover, using the described methods, similar cross fade in the compressed domain between information streams utilizing other formats of compression, such as, for example, MP2, AC-3, PAC, etc. can also be advantageously implemented.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Mark Kalman, Deepen Sinha, Christopher Ward
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Patent number: 10366725Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to implement and facilitate cross-fading, interstitials and other effects/processing of two or more media elements in a personalized media delivery service. Effects or crossfade processing can occur on the broadcast, publisher or server-side, but can still be personalized to a specific user, in a manner that minimizes processing on the downstream side or client device. The cross-fade can be implemented after decoding, processing, re-encoding, and rechunking the relevant chunks of each component clip. Alternatively, the cross-fade or other effect can be implemented on the relevant chunks in the compressed domain, thus obviating any loss of quality by re-encoding. A large scale personalized content delivery service can limit the processing to essentially the first and last chunks of any file, there being no need to process the full clip.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward