Matthew D New

US Patent:

7725494, May 25, 2010

Filed:

Feb 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/361191

Inventors:

Ian Rogers - Santa Monica CA, US
David E. Brown - San Francisco CA, US
Matthew D. New - Irvine CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

707802, 707705, 709203

Abstract:

A method, system, and media management application for providing a user access to a media file from multiple locations on a network. In one aspect, a user communicates a desire to access a media file at a future time and is able to access the bookmarked media file from various locations on a network at any future time. In one aspect, the media file is available from multiple locations on the network and in different media formats.

US Patent:

7739723, Jun 15, 2010

Filed:

Feb 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/361164

Inventors:

Ian Rogers - Santa Monica CA, US
Matthew D. New - Irvine CA, US
Steve Heyman - San Mateo CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 3/16
G06F 3/00

US Classification:

726 2, 715727, 715855, 709202, 709203, 709204

Abstract:

A user interface and associated computer readable medium for a user interface within a media management application. In one aspect, the user interface comprises a plurality of panes displaying a list of one or more media file sources, a list of user selectable media file identifiers, selected information associated with the listed media file identifiers, instructional information as to how a user can cause one of the panes to display selected information associated with the listed media file identifiers and a media player control interface. In one aspect, the user interface comprises panes displaying an instant messaging platform as a media file source and a list of indicia representing messaging users that a user communicates with. In another aspect, selecting the indicia representing a messaging user can cause a pane to display information associated with media files found in a media library of the selected messaging user.

US Patent:

7818350, Oct 19, 2010

Filed:

Oct 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/249802

Inventors:

Matthew David New - Irvine CA, US
Daniel Davidson Baird - Carlsbad CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

707803, 709204

Abstract:

A method, server, and user interface associated with creating a collaborative playlist between one or more users based on user interaction with a media program. In one embodiment, the media program is an instant messaging application.

US Patent:

8626670, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Dec 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/303096

Inventors:

Matthew David New - Irvine CA, US
Jonathan Cooper Ochenas - Santa Monica CA, US
Carl Joseph Sobeski - West Pittston PA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 59, 705 261, 705 265, 705 268

Abstract:

A method of acquiring rights to content to be burned to a CD, comprising defining a first content set; defining a second content set comprised of content selected from the first content set whose content attributes match those selected by a user; identifying as a third content set that content in the second content set for which DRM rights sufficient to permit the content to be burned to CD are not currently possessed; allowing a user to authorize obtaining rights for members of the second content set for which rights permitting the content to be burned to CD are not currently possessed; obtaining rights which allow at least a subset of the third content set to be burned to CD; and, allowing the content defined in the second content set and for which appropriate rights have been obtained to be burned to CD.

US Patent:

20050033806, Feb 10, 2005

Filed:

Jun 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/609183

Inventors:

Christopher Harvey - San Francisco CA, US
Matthew New - Irvine CA, US
Ramkumar Ramani - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709204000, 709206000, 709232000

Abstract:

An embodiment of the present invention for passing, by one or more application servers, images from a broadcaster computer to a first viewer computer may include receiving a request to initiate one or more server connections between the broadcaster computer and the first viewer computer. The connections being for passing an image and an instant message. The method also includes facilitating a peer-to-peer connection between the broadcaster computer and the first viewer computer. The peer-to-peer connection being for passing the image. The method also includes facilitating communication of an image over the peer-to-peer connection instead of the server connections, thereby conserving bandwidth of the servers.

US Patent:

20060195512, Aug 31, 2006

Filed:

Feb 24, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/361190

Inventors:

Ian Rogers - Santa Monica CA, US
Matthew New - Irvine CA, US
David Brown - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

YAHOO! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203000

Abstract:

A system and method for storing a playlist of media files that is accessible from various locations in a network. In one aspect, the playlist is accessible from multiple users of the network. A method is also described for arranging the media files of a playlist. In one aspect, the method for arranging the media files is based in part on implicit and/or explicit user behavior.

US Patent:

20060195864, Aug 31, 2006

Filed:

Dec 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/303097

Inventors:

Matthew New - Irvine CA, US
Jonathan Ochenas - Santa Monica CA, US
Scott Haynie - Santa Monica CA, US
Daniel Hunt - Carlsbad CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo!, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

H04N 7/16

US Classification:

725025000, 725062000

Abstract:

A method of adding content to a portable entertainment device, comprising identifying DRM capabilities of the portable entertainment device, defining a first set of content, defining a second set of content which is comprised of content selected by a user from the first content set, identifying content which is not compatible with the DRM capabilities of the portable entertainment device, and obtaining rights which allow at least a subset of the identified content to be copied to the portable entertainment device. The method also allows new content to be periodically added to the portable entertainment device. Also disclosed is a user interface through which the user can build a list of content to be copied to the portable entertainment device and through which the user can obtain any necessary rights to such content.