Patents by Inventor Stuart Mershon

Stuart Mershon 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).

  • AUTOMATIC ARTIST AND CONTENT BREAKOUT PREDICTION
    Publication number: 20200019870
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for using a selected cohort of content consumers to rate a media object is provided by identifying a media object, determining a first value, where the first value is equal to a number of content consumers who belong to a cohort and who have played the media object, determining a second value. The second value is equal to a total number of content consumers who played the media object. A rating is computed using the first value and the second value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Daniel E. Stowell, Stuart Mershon, Glenn P. McDonald, Kurt Jacobson
  • Automatic artist and content breakout prediction
    Patent number: 10460248
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for using a selected cohort of content consumers to rate a media object is provided by identifying a media object, determining a first value, where the first value is equal to a number of content consumers who belong to a cohort and who have played the media object, determining a second value. The second value is equal to a total number of content consumers who played the media object. A rating is computed using the first value and the second value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Daniel E. Stowell, Stuart Mershon, Glenn P. McDonald, Kurt Jacobson
  • AUTOMATIC ARTIST AND CONTENT BREAKOUT PREDICTION
    Publication number: 20170024655
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for using a selected cohort of content consumers to rate a media object is provided by identifying a media object, determining a first value, where the first value is equal to a number of content consumers who belong to a cohort and who have played the media object, determining a second value. The second value is equal to a total number of content consumers who played the media object. A rating is computed using the first value and the second value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel E. Stowell, Stuart Mershon, Glenn P. McDonald, Kurt Jacobson
  • Wireless speaker system
    Patent number: 6212282
    Abstract: A wireless speaker system includes a remote speaker device cooperating with a transmission unit. The remote speaker device includes a remote wireless communication device connected to a speaker via a digital to analog converter. The remote speaker device also includes a keypad. The transmission unit comprises an analog to digital converter and a source wireless communication device. The transmission unit may be connected to a home audio source such as a stereo. The transmission unit may also include a control device for controlling the home audio source via the keypad. The wireless speaker system allows access to a home audio system from virtually any location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Inventor: Stuart Mershon