Patents by Inventor Tracey Churray

Tracey Churray 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).

  • Media content selected from listening history of social connections
    Patent number: 11829403
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a playlist of media content items that are popular with the friends of the first user. A first user taste profile is determined and a user taste profile is determined for each of a plurality of social connections. A similarity score is calculated between the first user taste profile and the user taste profile of each social connection. Media content items consumed by social connections with the highest similarity score are selected and placed in a playlist for the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Mark Kizelshteyn, Paul Lamere, Tracey Churray, Samit Patel, Jessica Aleksandrowicz, Ercan Erden, Juan Rivero, Joseph Levin, Christine Yokoyama
  • Media content playback for a group of users
    Patent number: 11709847
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a playlist of media content items for a group of users. Media content items listened to by the selected users are compared to an average user taste profile to select media content items for playback to the group of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Mark Kizelshteyn, Andreas Jansson, Tracey Churray, Mark Koh
  • MEDIA CONTENT SELECTED FROM LISTENING HISTORY OF SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20220365960
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a playlist of media content items that are popular with the friends of the first user. A first user taste profile is determined and a user taste profile is determined for each of a plurality of social connections. A similarity score is calculated between the first user taste profile and the user taste profile of each social connection. Media content items consumed by social connections with the highest similarity score are selected and placed in a playlist for the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Mark Kizelshteyn, Paul Lamere, Tracey Churray, Samit Patel, Jessica Aleksandrowicz, Ercan Erden, Juan Rivero, Joseph Levin, Christine Yokoyama
  • MEDIA CONTENT PLAYBACK FOR A GROUP OF USERS
    Publication number: 20220222262
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a playlist of media content items for a group of users. Media content items listened to by the selected users are compared to an average user taste profile to select media content items for playback to the group of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Mark KIZELSHTEYN, Andreas JANSSON, Tracey CHURRAY, Mark KOH
  • Media content selected from listening history of social connections
    Patent number: 11386138
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a playlist of media content items that are popular with the friends of the first user. A first user taste profile is determined and a user taste profile is determined for each of a plurality of social connections. A similarity score is calculated between the first user taste profile and the user taste profile of each social connection. Media content items consumed by social connections with the highest similarity score are selected and placed in a playlist for the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Mark Kizelshteyn, Paul Lamere, Tracey Churray, Samit Patel, Jessica Aleksandrowicz, Ercan Erden, Juan Rivero, Joseph Levin, Christine Yokoyama
  • Media content playback for a group of users
    Patent number: 11210303
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a playlist of media content items for a group of users. Media content items listened to by the selected users are compared to an average user taste profile to select media content items for playback to the group of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Mark Kizelshteyn, Andreas Jansson, Tracey Churray, Mark Koh
  • MEDIA CONTENT SELECTED FROM LISTENING HISTORY OF SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20210311982
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a playlist of media content items that are popular with the friends of the first user. A first user taste profile is determined and a user taste profile is determined for each of a plurality of social connections. A similarity score is calculated between the first user taste profile and the user taste profile of each social connection. Media content items consumed by social connections with the highest similarity score are selected and placed in a playlist for the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Mark Kizelshteyn, Paul Lamere, Tracey Churray, Samit Patel, Jessica Aleksandrowicz, Ercan Erden, Juan Rivero, Joseph Levin, Christine Yokoyama
  • MEDIA CONTENT PLAYBACK FOR A GROUP OF USERS
    Publication number: 20210124747
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a playlist of media content items for a group of users. Media content items listened to by the selected users are compared to an average user taste profile to select media content items for playback to the group of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Mark KIZELSHTEYN, Andreas JANSSON, Tracey CHURRAY, Mark KOH
  • Media content selected from listening history of social connections
    Patent number: 10977296
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating a playlist of media content items that are popular with the friends of the first user. A first user taste profile is determined and a user taste profile is determined for each of a plurality of social connections. A similarity score is calculated between the first user taste profile and the user taste profile of each social connection. Media content items consumed by social connections with the highest similarity score are selected and placed in a playlist for the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Mark Kizelshteyn, Paul Lamere, Tracey Churray, Samit Patel, Jessica Aleksandrowicz, Ercan Erden, Juan Rivero, Joseph Levin, Christine Yokoyama