Frank P Flannery

US Patent:

6748395, Jun 8, 2004

Filed:

Jul 13, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/905011

Inventors:

Saar Picker - Bellevue WA
Michael J. Carreno - Redmond WA
Frank Flannery - Bellevue WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

707102, 7071041

Abstract:

A system and methods for the dynamic generation of playlists to a user are provided. In connection with a system that convergently merges perceptual and digital signal processing analysis of media entities for purposes of classifying the media entities, various means are provided to a user for automatically generating playlists of closely related and/or similarly situated media entities for distribution to participating users. Techniques for providing a dynamic recommendation engine and techniques for rating media entities are also included. In an illustrative implementation, the playlists may be generated and stored allowing for user persistence from experience to experience.

US Patent:

7022905, Apr 4, 2006

Filed:

Jan 4, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/477224

Inventors:

Jeremy D. F. Hinman - Palo Alto CA, US
Rolf W. Kaiser - Redwood City CA, US
Geoffrey R. Stanfield - Palo Alto CA, US
Paul Deeds - Berkeley CA, US
Frank Flannery - San Francisco CA, US
David Rivelli - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10H 7/00
G04B 13/00
A63H 5/00

US Classification:

84609

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are provided for classification of information and using the classification information in search and retrieval of information. In one embodiment, musical compositions having various highly subjective characteristics and features are classified according to a schema of objective attributes that are associated with the characteristics and features. Categorizers carry out the classification and create and store attribute information in a database. A search and retrieval system can receive information that characterizes the features of a desired composition and can locate a matching composition. As a result, information having subjective characteristics, such as musical compositions, may be compared and similar musical compositions can be located.

US Patent:

7279629, Oct 9, 2007

Filed:

Jan 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/031286

Inventors:

Jeremy D. F. Hinman - Palo Alto CA, US
Rolf W. Kaiser - Redwood City CA, US
Geoffrey R. Stanfield - Palo Alto CA, US
Paul Deeds - Berkeley CA, US
Frank Flannery - San Francisco CA, US
David Revelli - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10H 7/00
G04B 13/00
A63H 5/00

US Classification:

84615, 84609

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are provided for classification of information and using the classification information in search and retrieval of information. In one embodiment, musical compositions having various highly subjective characteristics and features are classified according to a schema of objective attributes that are associated with the characteristics and features. Categorizers carry out the classification and create and store attribute information in a database. A search and retrieval system can receive information that characterizes the features of a desired composition and can locate a matching composition. As a result, information having subjective characteristics, such as musical compositions, may be compared and similar musical compositions can be located.

US Patent:

7797272, Sep 14, 2010

Filed:

May 5, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/839093

Inventors:

Saar Picker - Bellevue WA, US
Michael J. Carreno - Redmond WA, US
Frank Flannery - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707602, 707607, 707610, 707690, 707706, 707827

Abstract:

A system and methods for the dynamic generation of playlists to a user are provided. In connection with a system that convergently merges perceptual and digital signal processing analysis of media entities for purposes of classifying the media entities, various means are provided to a user for automatically generating playlists of closely related and/or similarly situated media entities for distribution to participating users. Techniques for providing a dynamic recommendation engine and techniques for rating media entities are also included. In an illustrative implementation, the playlists may be generated and stored allowing for user persistence from experience to experience.

US Patent:

7363314, Apr 22, 2008

Filed:

Nov 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/998794

Inventors:

Saar Picker - Bellevue WA, US
Michael J. Carreno - Redmond WA, US
Frank Flannery - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707102, 7071041

Abstract:

A system and methods for the dynamic generation of playlists to a user are provided. In connection with a system that convergently merges perceptual and digital signal processing analysis of media entities for purposes of classifying the media entities, various means are provided to a user for automatically generating playlists of closely related and/or similarly situated media entities for distribution to participating users. Techniques for providing a dynamic recommendation engine and techniques for rating media entities are also included. In an illustrative implementation, the playlists may be generated and stored allowing for user persistence from experience to experience.

US Patent:

6545209, Apr 8, 2003

Filed:

Jul 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/899490

Inventors:

Frank P. Flannery - Bellevue WA
Paul D. Deeds - Seattle WA
Christian E. Schrock - Seattle WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10H 140

US Classification:

84609, 84611, 84612

Abstract:

A system and methods for matching media entities to associate closely related media entities are provided. In connection with a system that convergently merges perceptual and digital signal processing analysis of media entities for purposes of classifying the media entities, various means are provided match media entities using aggregation and non-aggregation matching. In an illustrative implementation, various factors representative of inherent characteristics of the media entities are employed and processed to generate data sets having closely related and/or similarly situated media entities. Once a media matching is performed on a library of media entities, the results of the media match may be persisted for the user from experience to experience.