Patents by Inventor Ryan Withop

Ryan Withop 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: 20060254409
    Abstract: A method comprises storing information regarding content previously played by a user, the information including a playback frequency; determining new content similar to the content previously played; scoring the new content based on the stored information; and sorting the new content based on the scoring. The method may comprise computing a frequency of relatedness based on the number of times new content was determined to be similar, and may score the new content based on the frequency of relatedness. The content may be considered previously played if the playback time exceeded a wait time. The new content may include repeats, a current or future scheduled broadcast, content available for download, and/or content stored locally. The determining step may include comparing channel number, metadata, content frequency, genre, author, artist, album and/or keywords. The method may comprise generating a weighting factor magnifying relevance of the new content, possibly based on desired variety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Ryan Withop
  • Publication number: 20060236847
    Abstract: A method includes storing multimedia files in a database, the multimedia files in the database being associated with a plurality of groups; presenting a user with graphic elements, such that each graphic element represents a particular group of the plurality of groups; enabling the user to select a graphic element for selecting a particular one of the plurality of groups of multimedia files associated with the selected graphic element; and queuing a set of the multimedia files from the particular one of the plurality of groups of multimedia files associated with the selected graphic element for playback. The multimedia files may include songs. One of the plurality of groups may represent a particular album. The graphic element associated with the at least one of the plurality of groups may include album art representing the particular album.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventor: Ryan Withop