Patents Assigned to National Public Radio, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20140136554
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer program products for recommending timely digital content to a user. The method includes receiving a request for a digital content recommendation for a content channel, and selecting a content collection from content collections associated with the content channel, where the content collection contains pre-selected digital content. The method also includes determining digital content candidates from the selected content collection based on pre-determined editorial rankings of digital content candidates or recently popular digital content among users. The method also includes filtering the digital content candidates to determine at least one recommended digital content candidate, where the filtering is based on a length of a digital content candidate, a date and time associated with the digital content candidate, or whether the user has previously consumed the digital content candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC.
    Inventors: Javaun MORADI, Demian PERRY, Michael YOCH, Jared BIEHLER
  • Patent number: 8374479
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention describe a method of generating an enhanced audio stream. The enhanced audio stream is generated from live audio received and accompanies a live video broadcast. This live audio is buffered and combined with a visual description of the live video broadcast. Together these form an enhanced audio stream. The visual description is entered by a visual describer while they are viewing a an instantaneously updated visual buffer size display. The visual buffer size display is calibrated to a pre-set maximum buffer size, and shows the pre-set maximum buffer size and the current buffer size in a visual manner. Further, live audio from the buffer that is inserted into the enhanced audio stream is compressed in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: National Public Radio, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Irving Starling
  • Patent number: 8374556
    Abstract: Computer implemented methods and systems for the prediction of the reception of a desired in-band on-channel digital audio broadcast signal (IBOC DAB) are described. A method includes computing a first ratio of a weaker undesired adjacent broadcast signal to a stronger undesired adjacent broadcast signal; computing a second ratio of the desired IBOC DAB signal to the stronger undesired adjacent roadcast signal. The method also includes computing a minimum allowable reception ratio based on the second ratio and the slope and intercept of a line, wherein the slope and intercept of the line is based on both (i) a plurality of ratios of a weaker adjacent broadcast signal to a stronger adjacent broadcast signal and (ii) a plurality of ratios of a desired IBOC DAB signal to a stronger adjacent broadcast signal. Reception is predicted when the computed minimum allowable reception ratio is less than the first ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: National Public Radio, Inc.
    Inventor: John C. Kean