Patents by Inventor Simon Hofverberg
Simon Hofverberg 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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Publication number: 20230237006Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for predicting user and media-playback device states are provided. Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for representing cached, user-selected, and streaming content are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Spotify ABInventors: Simon Hofverberg, Fredrik Schmidt, Johan Oskarsson, Ariel Marcus, Chris Doyle, Joseph Tam, Minchull Kim
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Patent number: 11567897Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for predicting user and media-playback device states are provided. Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for representing cached, user-selected, and streaming content are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Simon Hofverberg, Fredrik Schmidt, Johan Oskarsson, Ariel Marcus, Chris Doyle, Joseph Tam, Minchull Kim
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Patent number: 11349897Abstract: This disclosure concerns the providing of media, and more particularly to the streaming of media. In one example embodiment of a method for streaming an audio content item to an electronic device, the method comprises: receiving a first data message comprising instructions from an electronic device to return a preview segment associated with a selected audio content item, the preview segment being a portion of the selected audio content item; retrieving said selected audio content item from a first storage; analyzing audio content of the retrieved audio content item to locate a portion of the selected audio content item to be used as the preview segment; extracting the located portion of the selected audio content item from the retrieved audio content item; and transmitting the extracted portion of the selected audio content item unencrypted to the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Ardit Bajraktari, Luc Succes, Tristan Jehan, Bror Simon Hofverberg, Niklas Martin Gustavsson, Pär Mikael Bohrarper, Babar Zafar
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Publication number: 20220066981Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for predicting user and media-playback device states are provided. Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for representing cached, user-selected, and streaming content are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Spotify ABInventors: Simon Hofverberg, Fredrik Schmidt, Johan Oskarsson, Ariel Marcus, Chris Doyle, Joseph Tam, Minchull Kim
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Publication number: 20210281625Abstract: This disclosure concerns the providing of media, and more particularly to the streaming of media. In one example embodiment of a method for streaming an audio content item to an electronic device, the method comprises: receiving a first data message comprising instructions from an electronic device to return a preview segment associated with a selected audio content item, the preview segment being a portion of the selected audio content item; retrieving said selected audio content item from a first storage; analyzing audio content of the retrieved audio content item to locate a portion of the selected audio content item to be used as the preview segment; extracting the located portion of the selected audio content item from the retrieved audio content item; and transmitting the extracted portion of the selected audio content item unencrypted to the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Ardit Bajraktari, Luc Succes, Tristan Jehan, Bror Simon Hofverberg, Niklas Martin Gustavsson, Pär Mikael Bohrarper, Babar Zafar
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Patent number: 11113230Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for predicting user and media-playback device states are provided. Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for representing cached, user-selected, and streaming content are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Simon Hofverberg, Fredrik Schmidt, Johan Oskarsson, Ariel Marcus, Chris Doyle, Joseph Tam, Minchull Kim
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Patent number: 10812557Abstract: This disclosure concerns the providing of media, and more particularly to the streaming of media. In one example embodiment of a method for streaming an audio content item to an electronic device, the method comprises: receiving a first data message comprising instructions from an electronic device to return a preview segment associated with a selected audio content item, the preview segment being a portion of the selected audio content item; retrieving said selected audio content item from a first storage; analyzing audio content of the retrieved audio content item to locate a portion of the selected audio content item to be used as the preview segment; extracting the located portion of the selected audio content item from the retrieved audio content item; and transmitting the extracted portion of the selected audio content item unencrypted to the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Ardit Bajraktari, Luc Succes, Tristan Jehan, Bror Simon Hofverberg, Niklas Martin Gustavsson, Pär Mikael Bohrarper, Babar Zafar
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Patent number: 10678497Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for caching media content at a media-playback device are provided. Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for representing the cached, user-selected, and streaming content are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Johan Oskarsson, Fredrik Schmidt, Bror Simon Hofverberg, Ariel Marcus, Chris Doyle, Joseph Tam, Minchull Kim
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Publication number: 20190324940Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for predicting user and media-playback device states are provided. Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for representing cached, user-selected, and streaming content are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Spotify ABInventors: Simon Hofverberg, Fredrik Schmidt, Johan Oskarsson, Ariel Marcus, Chris Doyle, Joseph Tam, Minchull Kim
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Publication number: 20190215355Abstract: This disclosure concerns the providing of media, and more particularly to the streaming of media. In one example embodiment of a method for streaming an audio content item to an electronic device, the method comprises: receiving a first data message comprising instructions from an electronic device to return a preview segment associated with a selected audio content item, the preview segment being a portion of the selected audio content item; retrieving said selected audio content item from a first storage; analyzing audio content of the retrieved audio content item to locate a portion of the selected audio content item to be used as the preview segment; extracting the located portion of the selected audio content item from the retrieved audio content item; and transmitting the extracted portion of the selected audio content item unencrypted to the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Ardit Bajraktari, Luc Succes, Tristan Jehan, Bror Simon Hofverberg, Niklas Martin Gustavsson, Pär Mikael Bohrarper, Babar Zafar
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Patent number: 10311012Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for predicting user and media-playback device states are provided. Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for representing cached, user-selected, and streaming content are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Simon Hofverberg, Fredrik Schmidt, Johan Oskarsson, Ariel Marcus, Chris Doyle, Joseph Tam, Minchull Kim
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Patent number: 10237320Abstract: This disclosure concerns the providing of media, and more particularly to the streaming of media. In one example embodiment of a method for streaming an audio content item to an electronic device, the method comprises: receiving a first data message comprising instructions from an electronic device to return a preview segment associated with a selected audio content item, the preview segment being a portion of the selected audio content item; retrieving said selected audio content item from a first storage; analyzing audio content of the retrieved audio content item to locate a portion of the selected audio content item to be used as the preview segment; extracting the located portion of the selected audio content item from the retrieved audio content item; and transmitting the extracted portion of the selected audio content item unencrypted to the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: SPOTIFY ABInventors: Ardit Bajraktari, Luc Succes, Tristan Jehan, Bror Simon Hofverberg, Niklas Martin Gustavsson, Pär Mikael Bohrarper, Babar Zafar
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Publication number: 20180189021Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for caching media content at a media-playback device are provided. Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for representing the cached, user-selected, and streaming content are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Johan Oskarsson, Fredrik Schmidt, Simon Hofverberg, Ariel Marcus, Chris Doyle, Joseph Tam, Minchull Kim
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Publication number: 20180189226Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for predicting user and media-playback device states are provided. Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for representing cached, user-selected, and streaming content are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Simon Hofverberg, Fredrik Schmidt, Johan Oskarsson, Ariel Marcus, Chris Doyle, Joseph Tam, Minchull Kim