Patents Assigned to Magnifi, Inc.
  • Method and apparatus for uploading, indexing, analyzing, and searching media content
    Patent number: 6374260
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for uploading, analyzing, searching and displaying multimedia files based on the context and content of the multimedia files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Magnifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Hoffert, Karl Cremin, Adnan Ali, Stephen R. Smoot, Brian Strull
  • Display of media previews
    Patent number: 6370543
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Magnifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Hoffert, Steve Smoot, Karl Cremin, Adnan Ali, Michael Mills
  • Method and apparatus for choosing a compression algorithm
    Patent number: 6289118
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of selecting a compression algorithm for compressing information. The method comprises a computer implemented process of analyzing the content of information in a data file and selecting a compression method based on the content of the data file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Magnifi, Inc.
    Inventor: George Cossey
  • Indexing of media content on a network
    Patent number: 6282549
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Magnifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Hoffert, Karl Cremin, Adnan Ali, Stephen R. Smoot
  • Evaluation of media content in media files
    Patent number: 5983176
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Magnifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Hoffert, Karl Cremin, Leo Degen
  • Indexing of media content on a network
    Patent number: 5903892
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Magnifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Hoffert, Karl Cremin, Adnan Ali, Stephen R. Smoot