Patents by Inventor William W. Webber

William W. Webber 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).

  • Demand-based goal-driven scheduling system
    Patent number: 6910220
    Abstract: A Scheduling System is disclosed for automatically scheduling music performances as would be used in professional radio broadcasting. The general-purpose system is a demand-based, goal-oriented scheduler that can be implemented for scheduling program elements (such as songs) to create playlists. This system supports dynamic format customization based on preference feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Radio Computing Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Hickey, William W. Webber
  • Demand-based goal-driven scheduling system
    Publication number: 20030050997
    Abstract: A Scheduling System is disclosed for automatically scheduling music performances as would be used in professional radio broadcasting. The general-purpose system is a demand-based, goal-oriented scheduler that can be implemented for scheduling program elements (such as songs) to create playlists. This system supports dynamic format customization based on preference feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Richard J. Hickey, William W. Webber