Patents by Inventor Eric S. Steitz

Eric S. Steitz 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).

  • Real-time customizable media content filter
    Patent number: 9401943
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an approach is provided in which a processor receives a media stream that includes media content. The processor selects a media stream segment included in the media stream, and generates annotated data based upon a portion of the media content included in the selected media stream segment. The processor, in turn, compares the annotated data with obfuscation preferences that correspond to prohibited content, and modifies the media stream segment in response to the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason D. LaVoie, Javed Rahman, Eric S. Steitz