Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Sony Corporation

Sony Electronics Inc

Universal Music Group, Inc.

Albhy Galuten

Peter Williams

Dmitry Radbel

Tom White

The present invention concern systems and methods for maintaining diversity in AI and ML environments through the cooperation of various AI and ML systems such that they optimize for social and cultural diversity. The examination of behavior, infrastructure, and governance, mimicking of genetic biodiversity, and application of the foregoing to machine reasoning mitigates the tendency of systems to find optimized or single best solutions. AI and ML environments may thus derive multiple diverse solutions that contribute to richer ecosystems in which human beings may function and thrive.

Creating diversity in artificial intelligence and machine learning

Systems and methods for determining news veracity are provided. Information may be stored in memory regarding a plurality of media outlets, a plurality of journalists, and a plurality of predefined topics. News content may be received over a communication network. The received news content may be evaluated to identify an associated media outlet, an associated journalist, and at least one associated predefined topic. A current score for each of the associated media outlet, the associated journalist, and the at least one associated predefined topic may be identified based on the stored information. A veracity score may be scored based on the identified current scores for the associated media outlet, the associated journalist, and the at least one associated predefined topic. A display associated with the received news content may be modified based on the generated veracity score.

Marking falsities in online news

A method and system for dynamic music creation is disclosed. An emotion is assigned to one or more musical motifs and a game vector is associated with the emotion. The one or more musical motifs are mapped to the game vector based on the emotion. A musical composition is generated based on the game vector and desired emotions.

Dynamic music creation in gaming

Exemplary methods include a processor executing instructions stored in a memory for generating an electronic count-in, binding it to a first performance to generate a master clock and transmitting a first musician's first performance and first timing information to a network caching, storage, timing and mixing module. The first musician's first performance may be recorded locally at full resolution and transmitted to a full resolution media server and the first timing information may be transmitted to the master clock. The first musician's first performance is transmitted to a sound device of a second musician and the second musician creates a second performance, transmits it and second timing information to a network caching, storage, timing and mixing module. The first and second performances are mixed along with the first and the second timing information to generate a first mixed audio, which can be transmitted to a sound device of a third musician.

Methods and systems for performing and recording live music near live with no latency

Methods and systems for performing and recording live music using audio waveform samples

A method for electronic music generation comprising electronically applying one or more functions that change one or more compositional elements of a musical input in a first tonality or other musical representation to generate a musical output in a second tonality or other musical representation and recording data corresponding to the musical output in a recording medium or rendering such musical Transformations to a reproductive medium such as an amplifier and speakers or headphones.

Dynamic music modification

A media system for providing community and behaviorally driven content selection and bundling based on user consumption data and an analysis of user affinity. The media system performs user affinity representations and analyzes content affinity. The media system performs content affinity representations and maps content analysis into groups. The media system creates multi-dimensional arrays and uses for user content, maps pricing choices to subscriber value, and, using algorithms which may include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning approaches, maps groups to pricing choices.

Method and system for re-aggregation and optimization of media

In a method, system, and computer-readable medium having instructions for providing distributed customer support, a customer care provider for a first business entity receives a request for customer care and the request may be handled by the customer care provider with a remedy, transaction information involving any number of transactions from a repository is accessed using a customer care credential and the repository comprises transaction information for a second business entity, and a limitation on the customer care provider is determined for providing the remedy using the transaction information.

Distributed customer support credits

A media distribution system is provided in which a primary means of transport for digital media is through a device with housing shaped as an optical disc and insertable into various current and future optical disc drive devices. Media travels from different digital sources such as a personal media library and other networked resources to embedded memory on the optical disc shaped device via a capable personal computer or electronic device. This media is then able to be presented in the most appropriate format in a number of different types of current and legacy devices with optical drives such as CD audio devices and DVD players.

Distributing media using a portable digital device compatible with optical drive devices

Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of accessing a data set. The data set includes a set of data elements. The method collects the data elements of the data set. The method receives a lens item. The lens item provides a set of parameters for searching the data set. The method searches the data set by using the lens item to identify a data subset. The method sorts a list of data elements based on the data subset. The sorting generates an ordered list. The method filters the data subset. Filtering the data subset comprises excluding the data elements that are not relevant to the lens item. The method presents the ordered list in a first column of a matrix. The matrix has several cells. The cells of the matrix are based on the data subset. The method selects column headings for the matrix and populates the cells of the matrix. Some embodiments provide a system for providing access to a data set. The system has a set of data elements that comprises a first data source. The system has a first device for collecting the set of data elements. The first device receives a first lens item for searching the data elements. The first device filters the data elements by using the first lens item to generate a first subset. The first device presents the first subset in a variety of views for navigation through the first subset.

Method and system for navigating and selecting media from large data sets

A method for distributing content over a network by providing a predetermined electronic contract for distributing the content between a retailer and a distributor, wherein terms of the contract are independent of the content and the retailer distributes the content to a consumer and the distributor has rights in the content. A step of presenting a candidate retail offer for the distribution of the content to the consumer and receiving a request from the consumer to exercise the candidate retail offer. Finally, validating the candidate retail offer for the distribution of the content by accessing the electronic contract and determining if the candidate retail offer is consistent with the electronic contract. Upon successful validation, providing the content to the consumer, receiving compensation information from the consumer indicating at least the amount of compensation for the content provided and allocating the compensation according to the electronic contract.

Electronic music/media distribution system

An electronic media distribution system which facilitates the distribution of media to consumers over a network, such as the Internet, while achieving commercial business objectives and protecting the intellectual property rights associated with the media being distributed. The system provides the infrastructure and support for various market participants to engage in buying, selling, finding and distributing music. The system provides an interface for consumers to locate, access and receive musical content over the Internet. The system facilitates continued control over the musical content sent to consumers by dynamically enforcing retailer agreements and restrictions governing the purchase, use, and distribution of the content. The system also provides a service to retailers and distributors in assisting with the management of sales and distribution of music over the Internet. Specifically, the system certifies and distributes retail offers for the content where the offers are dynamically updated by electronic contracts between the retailers and distributors of the music.

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Santa Monica, CA, United States of America

Albhy Galuten