Patents by Inventor China Arai

China Arai 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: 20210011943
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for recommending media assets based on objects captured in visual assets. A location of a visual asset is determined, where the location is associated with the visual asset. A location score is determined based on one or more of: a user travel score, a user travel frequency score, and a popularity score. A determination is made whether the location score exceeds a threshold. Responsive to a determination that the location score exceeds the threshold, the system detects an object within the visual asset and generates a recommendation of a media asset that is associated with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Lee Meisenheimer, China Arai
  • Patent number: 10824667
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for recommending media assets based on objects captured in visual assets. A location of a visual asset is determined, where the location is associated with the visual asset. A location score is determined based on one or more of: a user travel score, a user travel frequency score, and a popularity score. A determination is made whether the location score exceeds a threshold. Responsive to a determination that the location score exceeds the threshold, the system detects an object within the visual asset and generates a recommendation of a media asset that is associated with the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Lee Meisenheimer, China Arai
  • Publication number: 20200004830
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for recommending media assets based on objects captured in visual assets. A location of a visual asset is determined, where the location is associated with the visual asset. A location score is determined based on one or more of: a user travel score, a user travel frequency score, and a popularity score. A determination is made whether the location score exceeds a threshold. Responsive to a determination that the location score exceeds the threshold, the system detects an object within the visual asset and generates a recommendation of a media asset that is associated with the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Lee Meisenheimer, China Arai
  • Patent number: 10187696
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically overriding an auto-skip command embedded in a media asset annotation when a user profile indicates a preference for content that is to be auto-skipped. To this end, a media guidance application may play back a media asset to a user, and detect therein a skip annotation that corresponds to a portion of the media asset that is to be played back. The media guidance application may, in response to detecting the skip annotation, access metadata indicating content of the portion, compare the metadata to entries of a profile of the user, and determine whether the user prefers the content based on the comparing. if the user prefers the content, the media guidance application may refrain from executing a skip command indicated by the skip annotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Arevik Chimayan, China Arai, Marine Chimayan, Kim T. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180234735
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically overriding an auto-skip command embedded in a media asset annotation when a user profile indicates a preference for content that is to be auto-skipped. To this end, a media guidance application may play back a media asset to a user, and detect therein a skip annotation that corresponds to a portion of the media asset that is to be played back. The media guidance application may, in response to detecting the skip annotation, access metadata indicating content of the portion, compare the metadata to entries of a profile of the user, and determine whether the user prefers the content based on the comparing. if the user prefers the content, the media guidance application may refrain from executing a skip command indicated by the skip annotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Arevik Chimayan, China Arai, Marine Chimayan, Kim T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9942610
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically overriding an auto-skip command embedded in a media asset annotation when a user profile indicates a preference for content that is to be auto-skipped. To this end, a media guidance application may play back a media asset to a user, and detect therein a skip annotation that corresponds to a portion of the media asset that is to be played back. The media guidance application may, in response to detecting the skip annotation, access metadata indicating content of the portion, compare the metadata to entries of a profile of the user, and determine whether the user prefers the content based on the comparing. If the user prefers the content, the media guidance application may refrain from executing a skip command indicated by the skip annotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Arevik Chimayan, China Arai, Marine Chimayan, Kim T. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20170366859
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically overriding an auto-skip command embedded in a media asset annotation when a user profile indicates a preference for content that is to be auto-skipped. To this end, a media guidance application may play back a media asset to a user, and detect therein a skip annotation that corresponds to a portion of the media asset that is to be played back. The media guidance application may, in response to detecting the skip annotation, access metadata indicating content of the portion, compare the metadata to entries of a profile of the user, and determine whether the user prefers the content based on the comparing. If the user prefers the content, the media guidance application may refrain from executing a skip command indicated by the skip annotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Arevik Chimayan, China Arai, Marine Chimayan, Kim T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9510047
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically performing a media action based on the status of external components are provided. A media asset is determined to be presented on a user equipment device. Components external to the user equipment device are monitored to obtain status information pertaining to the components. A determination is made as to whether a media action is associated with the status information. The identified media action is performed for the media asset in response to determining that the media asset is associated with the status information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: China Arai, Michael R. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20160055879
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically performing a media action based on the status of external components are provided. A media asset is determined to be presented on a user equipment device. Components external to the user equipment device are monitored to obtain status information pertaining to the components. A determination is made as to whether a media action is associated with the status information. The identified media action is performed for the media asset in response to determining that the media asset is associated with the status information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: China Arai, Michael R. Nichols
  • Patent number: 9113108
    Abstract: Systems and methods for navigating program listings in a media guidance application are provided. A program listing may be displayed that corresponds to a first time period. A user request to change the first time period may be received. In response to the request to change the time period, a hopscotch display may be provided that gives the user access to a plurality of consecutive time periods from which the user can select to have corresponding program listings displayed. A user selection of one of the displayed time periods may be received and a second program listing corresponding to the selected time period may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Jason Conness, Brian Peterson
  • Publication number: 20110289452
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for providing a user interface for content browsing and selection in a content system. Embodiments include: gathering available content information related to particular items of content from at least one source of a plurality of content sources; processing the content information to provide a digital representation of a content item; receiving a selection of the content item, the selection being in response to a user action performed on the digital representation corresponding to the content item; and displaying an expanded dimension of information associated with the selected content item in response to receiving the selection of the content item, the expanded dimension of information including at least one user-selectable command option to obtain an additional level of detailed information related to the selected content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Jordan, Paul T. Stathacopoulos, Thomas Steven Woods, Brian Peterson, Jason Conness, Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Gareth Dean White, Kim Rubric Dykeman, Trent Wheeler, Daniel Wright Trenz, Christopher Dow
  • Publication number: 20110289534
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for providing a user interface for content browsing and selection in a content system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Jordan, Paul T. Stathacopoulos, Thomas Steven Woods, Brian Peterson, Jason Conness, Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Christopher Dow, Gareth Dean White, Kim Rubric Dykeman, Trent Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20110289421
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for providing a user interface for content browsing and selection in a content system. Embodiments include: gathering available content information related to particular items of content from at least one source of a plurality of content sources; processing the content information to provide a digital representation of a content item; receiving a selection of the content item, the selection being in response to a user action performed on the digital representation corresponding to the content item; and displaying an expanded dimension of information associated with the selected content item in response to receiving the selection of the content item, the expanded dimension of information including at least one user-selectable display object to obtain an additional level of detailed information related to the selected content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Jordan, Paul T. Stathacopoulos, Thomas Steven Woods, Brian Peterson, Jason Conness, Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Christopher Dow, Gareth Dean White, Kim Rubric Dykeman, Trent Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20110289529
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for providing a user interface for content browsing and selection in a content system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Ropvi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Jordan, Paul T. Stathacopoulos, Thomas Steven Woods, Brian Peterson, Jason Conness, Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Christopher Dow, Gareth Dean White, Kim Rubric Dykeman, Trent Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20110289067
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for providing a user interface for content browsing and selection in a content system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Jordan, Paul T. Stathacopoulos, Thomas Steven Woods, Brian Peterson, Jason Conness, Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Christopher Dow, Gareth Dean White, Kim Rubric Dykeman, Trent Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20110283232
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method providing a user interface for content browsing and selection in a content system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Jordan, Paul T. Stathacopoulos, Thomas Steven Woods, Brian Peterson, Jason Conness, Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Gareth Dean White, Kim Rubric Dykeman, Trent Wheeler, Daniel Wright Trenz, Christopher Dow
  • Publication number: 20110154402
    Abstract: Systems and methods for navigating program listings in a media guidance application are provided. A program listing may be displayed that corresponds to a first time period. A user request to change the first time period may be received. In response to the request to change the time period, a hopscotch display may be provided that gives the user access to a plurality of consecutive time periods from which the user can select to have corresponding program listings displayed. A user selection of one of the displayed time periods may be received and a second program listing corresponding to the selected time period may be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Jason Conness, Brian Peterson
  • Publication number: 20110154403
    Abstract: Systems and methods for navigating program listings in a media guidance application are provided. A program listing may be displayed that corresponds to a first time period. A user request to change the first time period may be received. In response to the request to change the time period, a hopscotch display may be provided that gives the user access to a plurality of consecutive time periods from which the user can select to have corresponding program listings displayed. A user selection of one of the displayed time periods may be received and a second program listing corresponding to the selected time period may be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Jason Conness, Brian Peterson