Christopher Joe Irwin

US Patent:

20180225721, Aug 9, 2018

Filed:

Apr 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/943653

Inventors:

- Oakland CA, US
Jacek Adam Krawczyk - San Francisco CA, US
Christopher Irwin - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
G10L 13/00

Abstract:

A content server provides a client device with audio content including an audio advertisement, which is provided in response to receiving a request for digital audio content from a client device associated with a user. The content server obtains user information about the user and retrieves advertisement text received from an advertiser, which are used to generate a personalized text advertisement. The personalized text advertisement is generated according to an advertisement template specifying an ordered combination of text components. The personalized text advertisement includes the received advertisement text, user information text selected from the obtained user information, and template text. The client device is provided with an advertisement based on the personalized text advertisement and is configured to play an audio version of the personalized text advertisement. The audio advertisement is generated using a text-to-speech algorithm at the client device or at the content server.

US Patent:

20160092932, Mar 31, 2016

Filed:

Sep 29, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/500763

Inventors:

- Oakland CA, US
Jacek Adam Krawczyk - San Francisco CA, US
Christopher Irwin - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
G10L 13/04
G10L 13/08

Abstract:

A content server provides a client device with audio content including an audio advertisement, which is provided in response to receiving a request for digital audio content from a client device associated with a user. The content server obtains user information about the user and retrieves advertisement text received from an advertiser, which are used to generate a personalized text advertisement. The personalized text advertisement is generated according to an advertisement template specifying an ordered combination of text components. The personalized text advertisement includes the received advertisement text, user information text selected from the obtained user information, and template text. The client device is provided with an advertisement based on the personalized text advertisement and is configured to play an audio version of the personalized text advertisement. The audio advertisement is generated using a text-to-speech algorithm at the client device or at the content server.

US Patent:

20160092936, Mar 31, 2016

Filed:

Sep 29, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/500777

Inventors:

- Oakland CA, US
Jacek Adam Krawczyk - San Francisco CA, US
Christopher Irwin - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

A content server system provides a client device with content including an audio advertisement with personalized background music. The content server selects a vocal advertisement received from an advertiser for presentation to a user of a client device. The content server obtains content data describing audio content provided to the client device as part of the stream of audio content. The content server obtains content data describing audio content provided to the client device as part of the stream of audio content. The content server identifies candidate background music items and selects background music from the candidate background music items based on the obtained content data. The client device is provided with the selected background music and the selected vocal advertisement. The client device plays an audio advertisement comprising the background music played concurrently with the vocal advertisement.