Patents by Inventor Andrew Simz Arneson McCann

Andrew Simz Arneson McCann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220237247
    Abstract: Each image of a plurality of user-defined collections of images has properties associated therewith. A seed image is defined as currently viewed or selected image and the properties associated with the seed image are retrieved. The seed image is used to identify seed collections as the collections of images which have the seed image as one of their images. A plurality of candidate images are identified from the seed collections. For each candidate image, a significance score is determined as a function of either the number of seed collections to which the candidate image belongs or the ratio of the number of seed collections to the set of all collections to which the candidate image belongs. Each candidate image is ranked based on the significance scores and the seed image properties. At least one candidate image is recommended to the user based on the ranking of the candidate images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCANN, Roger David DONALDSON, Christopher Warren NELL
  • Patent number: 11301528
    Abstract: Each image of a plurality of user-defined collections of images has properties associated therewith. A seed image is defined as currently viewed or selected image and the properties associated with the seed image are retrieved. The seed image is used to identify seed collections as the collections of images which have the seed image as one of their images. A plurality of candidate images are identified from the seed collections. For each candidate image, a significance score is determined as a function of either the number of seed collections to which the candidate image belongs or the ratio of the number of seed collections to the set of all collections to which the candidate image belongs. Each candidate image is ranked based on the significance scores and the seed image properties. At least one candidate image is recommended to the user based on the ranking of the candidate images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Wix.com Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David Donaldson, Christopher Warren Nell
  • Publication number: 20220035827
    Abstract: A method of selecting content object tags for recommendation to a user includes having a taxonomy of tags, with a plurality of tag taxonomy branches, for labeling content objects to be stored at a content hosting service; identifying a baseline subset of content objects based on a user context at the content hosting service; identifying a targeted subset of the baseline subset of content objects based on the user context, wherein each content object in the targeted subset of content objects is associated with one or more tags; determining a tag score for each tag associated with the targeted subset of content objects; determining a maximum number of tags to be recommended to the user based on available space within a user interface of the user; selecting tags with the highest recommendation score from a number of different tag taxonomy branches, as recommended tags to the user, the number being no more than the maximum number; receiving tags selected by the user from among the recommended tags; and performing
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCANN, Roger David DONALDSON
  • Patent number: 11151145
    Abstract: A method of selecting content object tags for recommendation to a user includes having a taxonomy of tags for labeling content objects to be stored at a content hosting service; identifying a baseline subset of content objects based on a user context at the content hosting service; identifying a targeted subset of the baseline subset based on the user context; determining a tag score for each tag associated with the targeted subset of content objects; determining a maximum number of tags to be recommended to the user based on available space within a user interface of the user; selecting tags with the highest recommendation score from a number of different tag taxonomy branches, the number being no more than the maximum number; receiving tags selected by the user from among the recommended tags; and performing an operation on the content object corpus for the user context using the selected tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Wix.com Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David Donaldson
  • Publication number: 20200012698
    Abstract: Each image of a plurality of user-defined collections of images has properties associated therewith. A seed image is defined as currently viewed or selected image and the properties associated with the seed image are retrieved. The seed image is used to identify seed collections as the collections of images which have the seed image as one of their images. A plurality of candidate images are identified from the seed collections. For each candidate image, a significance score is determined as a function of either the number of seed collections to which the candidate image belongs or the ratio of the number of seed collections to the set of all collections to which the candidate image belongs. Each candidate image is ranked based on the significance scores and the seed image properties. At least one candidate image is recommended to the user based on the ranking of the candidate images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCANN, Roger David DONALDSON, Christopher Warren NELL
  • Patent number: 10417294
    Abstract: Collections identifying associated content objects, such as user-defined collections, are stored. A request to display or play a seed content object is received. A plurality of seed collections are identified based on the seed object. A plurality of candidate content objects are identified based on the identified seed collections, for instance by identifying the content objects that are identified by the seed collections. Properties of the seed object are identified, such as the categorization of the seed object, or the tags associated with the seed object. The candidate objects are ranked based on the identified seed collections and the identified properties of the seed object, and a candidate object is selected for recommendation to the user based on the ranking. The ranking of candidate objects can also be determined based on the coherence of the seed collections and the centrality of the seed object to the seed collections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Wix.com Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David Donaldson, Christopher Warren Nell
  • Publication number: 20190243838
    Abstract: A method of selecting content object tags for recommendation to a user includes having a taxonomy of tags, with a plurality of tag taxonomy branches, for labeling content objects to be stored at a content hosting service; identifying a baseline subset of content objects based on a user context at the content hosting service; identifying a targeted subset of the baseline subset of content objects based on the user context, wherein each content object in the targeted subset of content objects is associated with one or more tags; determining a tag score for each tag associated with the targeted subset of content objects; determining a maximum number of tags to be recommended to the user based on available space within a user interface of the user; selecting tags with the highest recommendation score from a number of different tag taxonomy branches, as recommended tags to the user, the number being no more than the maximum number; receiving tags selected by the user from among the recommended tags; and performing
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David DONALDSON
  • Patent number: 10275499
    Abstract: Content object tags at a content hosting service are used to classify stored content objects. Tags and clusters of tags (groups of one or more associated tags) can be recommended to a user of the content hosting service based on a user context, such as the browsing, viewing, uploading, or searching of content objects. Tags are scored based on content objects tagged with the tags in a targeted subset of content objects and a baseline subset of content objects, and based on the relevance of the content objects tagged with the tags. These tag scores can be weighted, and one or more tags can be selected for recommendation based on the weighted tag scores. Tag clusters can be selected for recommendation using a cluster hierarchy and determining whether a targeted subset of tags occur within a maximum number of tag clusters at a particular hierarchy level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: deviantArt Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David Donaldson
  • Publication number: 20170220582
    Abstract: Content object tags at a content hosting service are used to classify stored content objects. Tags and clusters of tags (groups of one or more associated tags) can be recommended to a user of the content hosting service based on a user context, such as the browsing, viewing, uploading, or searching of content objects. Tags are scored based on content objects tagged with the tags in a targeted subset of content objects and a baseline subset of content objects, and based on the relevance of the content objects tagged with the tags. These tag scores can be weighted, and one or more tags can be selected for recommendation based on the weighted tag scores. Tag clusters can be selected for recommendation using a cluster hierarchy and determining whether a targeted subset of tags occur within a maximum number of tag clusters at a particular hierarchy level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David Donaldson
  • Publication number: 20170220689
    Abstract: Collections identifying associated content objects, such as user-defined collections, are stored. A request to display or play a seed content object is received. A plurality of seed collections are identified based on the seed object. A plurality of candidate content objects are identified based on the identified seed collections, for instance by identifying the content objects that are identified by the seed collections. Properties of the seed object are identified, such as the categorization of the seed object, or the tags associated with the seed object. The candidate objects are ranked based on the identified seed collections and the identified properties of the seed object, and a candidate object is selected for recommendation to the user based on the ranking. The ranking of candidate objects can also be determined based on the coherence of the seed collections and the centrality of the seed object to the seed collections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David Donaldson, Christopher Warren Nell
  • Patent number: 9535996
    Abstract: Collections identifying associated content objects, such as user-defined collections, are stored. A request to display or play a seed content object is received. A plurality of seed collections are identified based on the seed object. A plurality of candidate content objects are identified based on the identified seed collections, for instance by identifying the content objects that are identified by the seed collections. Properties of the seed object are identified, such as the categorization of the seed object, or the tags associated with the seed object. The candidate objects are ranked based on the identified seed collections and the identified properties of the seed object, and a candidate object is selected for recommendation to the user based on the ranking. The ranking of candidate objects can also be determined based on the coherence of the seed collections and the centrality of the seed object to the seed collections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: deviantArt, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David Donaldson, Christopher Warren Nell
  • Patent number: 9519685
    Abstract: Content object tags at a content hosting service are used to classify stored content objects. Tags and clusters of tags (groups of one or more associated tags) can be recommended to a user of the content hosting service based on a user context, such as the browsing, viewing, uploading, or searching of content objects. Tags are scored based on content objects tagged with the tags in a targeted subset of content objects and a baseline subset of content objects, and based on the relevance of the content objects tagged with the tags. These tag scores can be weighted, and one or more tags can be selected for recommendation based on the weighted tag scores. Tag clusters can be selected for recommendation using a cluster hierarchy and determining whether a targeted subset of tags occur within a maximum number of tag clusters at a particular hierarchy level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: deviantArt, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David Donaldson
  • Patent number: 9305084
    Abstract: Content object tags at a content hosting service are used to classify stored content objects. Tags and clusters of tags (groups of one or more associated tags) can be recommended to a user of the content hosting service based on a user context, such as the browsing, viewing, uploading, or searching of content objects. Tags are scored based on content objects tagged with the tags in a targeted subset of content objects and a baseline subset of content objects, and based on the relevance of the content objects tagged with the tags. These tag scores can be weighted, and one or more tags can be selected for recommendation based on the weighted tag scores. Tag clusters can be selected for recommendation using a cluster hierarchy and determining whether a targeted subset of tags occur within a maximum number of tag clusters at a particular hierarchy level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: deviantArt, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Simz Arneson McCann, Roger David Donaldson