Patents Assigned to Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
  • Publication number: 20230401626
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g., monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew P. Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Patent number: 11776041
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g. monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew P. Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Publication number: 20210406985
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g. monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew P. Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Patent number: 11144983
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g. monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew Pierce Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Publication number: 20210042810
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g. monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Michelle Bentubo, Zachary R. Merritt, Andrew Pierce Schwalb, Francis G. Farro, II, Vijay Achanti
  • Publication number: 20200385977
    Abstract: A method of creating a pair of cabins comprising: a first cabin; a second cabin; wherein the first cabin and the second cabin are adjacent to each other and are defined by a plurality of outer walls defining a substantially rectangular area containing the first cabin and the second cabin; wherein the first outer wall meets the second outer wall at a ninety (90) degree angle, the second outer wall meets the third outer wall at a ninety (90) degree angle, the third outer wall meets the fourth outer wall at a ninety (90) degree angle, and the fourth outer wall meets the first outer wall at a (90) degree angle; the first cabin and second cabin also sharing a common wall separating the first cabin from the second cabin; and wherein the common wall is operatively connected to an outer wall at an angle other than ninety (90) degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Virgin Cruises Intermediate Limited
    Inventors: Deirdre Cooper, Jaime Douglas, Luke Pearson, Tom Lloyd, Joscha Brose