Joseph M Levin

US Patent:

20220365960, Nov 17, 2022

Filed:

Jun 7, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/834580

Inventors:

- Stockholm, SE
Paul Lamere - Bath ME, US
Tracey Churray - New York NY, US
Samit Patel - Weehawken NJ, US
Jessica Aleksandrowicz - New York NY, US
Ercan Erden - Brooklyn NY, US
Juan Rivero - New York NY, US
Joseph Levin - Brooklyn NY, US
Christine Yokoyama - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Spotify AB - Stockholm

International Classification:

G06F 16/438
G06F 16/435
H04L 67/306
G06F 16/432
H04L 65/611
H04L 65/612

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.

US Patent:

20210311982, Oct 7, 2021

Filed:

Mar 19, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/206282

Inventors:

- Stockholm, SE
Paul Lamere - Bath ME, US
Tracey Churray - New York NY, US
Samit Patel - Weehawken NJ, US
Jessica Aleksandrowicz - New York NY, US
Ercan Erden - Brooklyn NY, US
Juan Rivero - New York NY, US
Joseph Levin - Brooklyn NY, US
Christine Yokoyama - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Spotify AB - Stockholm

International Classification:

G06F 16/438
G06F 16/435
H04L 29/06
H04L 29/08
G06F 16/432

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.

US Patent:

20200192558, Jun 18, 2020

Filed:

Dec 18, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/224340

Inventors:

Adam Chase - Reading MA, US
Andrew Greene - New York NY, US
Christopher Barthle - Cambridge MA, US
Eric Lundin - Medford MA, US
Jeffrey Paul Baxter - Knoxville TN, US
Kevin Sweeney - Medford MA, US
Mark Kizelshteyn - New York NY, US
Matthew Young-Wook Lim - New York NY, US
Michelle Ackerman - Somerville MA, US
Thomas Gayno - Brooklyn NY, US
Kylan McBride - Brooklyn NY, US
Joseph Levin - Brooklyn NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/0484
G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/16
H04L 29/06
G06F 16/44
G06F 16/48

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for configuring automatic playback settings on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays automatic playback settings and receives selections of customized settings for automatic playback. The settings can include context granularity for automatic playback, limiting autoplay to when the media playback device is connected to a wireless network, and activating an audible notification when automatic playback of media content is beginning. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. The system ascertains whether autoplay is enabled for a particular situation. If autoplay is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes.