Patents Assigned to Wochit, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9659219
    Abstract: A method includes receiving multiple visual media items from one or more media databases, and associating the visual media items with one or more story topics. In response to deciding that a given story topic is associated with sufficient suitable visual media items, computer-aided creation of a video clip relating to the given story topic is initiated using the associated visual media items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: WOCHIT INC.
    Inventors: Eitan Lavi, Amotz Hoshen, Ran Oz, Dror Ginzberg, Ron Maayan
  • Patent number: 9553904
    Abstract: A method includes defining multiple moderation tasks, which originate from respective textual articles that are to be automatically converted into respective video clips following moderation by human moderators. The moderation tasks are pre-processed, so as to predict success measures of the corresponding video clips. Delivery of the moderation tasks to the human moderators is prioritized based on the predicted success measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Wochit, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Zisman, Eitan Lavi, Amotz Hoshen
  • Patent number: 9524751
    Abstract: A method for multimedia content generation includes presenting to a user text that will serve as audio narration in a video clip, and a collection of media items to be selectively included in the video clip. Instructions, which associate one or more selected media items with corresponding elements of the text, are received from the user. The video clip is generated automatically, such that the selected media items appear in the video clip in synchronization with the corresponding elements of the text in accordance with the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: WOCHIT, INC.
    Inventors: Ran Oz, Dror Ginzberg, Amotz Hoshen, Ron Maayan, Ran Yakir
  • Patent number: 9396758
    Abstract: A method for multimedia content generation includes receiving a textual input, and automatically retrieving from one or more media databases a plurality of media items that are relevant to the textual input. User input, which selects one or more of the automatically-retrieved media items and correlates one or more of the selected media items in time with the textual input, is received. A video clip, which includes an audio narration of the textual input and the selected media items scheduled in accordance with the user input, is constructed automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Wochit, Inc.
    Inventors: Ran Oz, Dror Ginzberg, Amotz Hoshen, Eitan Lavi, Igor Dvorkin, Ran Yakir
  • Publication number: 20150262080
    Abstract: A method includes defining multiple moderation tasks, which originate from respective textual articles that are to be automatically converted into respective video clips following moderation by human moderators. The moderation tasks are pre-processed, so as to predict success measures of the corresponding video clips. Delivery of the moderation tasks to the human moderators is prioritized based on the predicted success measures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Wochit, Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Zisman, Eitan Lavi, Amotz Hoshen
  • Publication number: 20140147095
    Abstract: A method for multimedia content generation includes receiving a textual input, and automatically retrieving from one or more media databases a plurality of media items that are relevant to the textual input. User input, which selects one or more of the automatically-retrieved media items and correlates one or more of the selected media items in time with the textual input, is received. A video clip, which includes an audio narration of the textual input and the selected media items scheduled in accordance with the user input, is constructed automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Wochit, Inc.
    Inventors: Ran Oz, Dror Ginzberg, Amotz Hoshen, Eitan Lavi, Igor Dvorkin, Ran Yakir
  • Publication number: 20130294746
    Abstract: A system arranged to generate multimedia content, constituted of: a textual input module; an audio input module arranged to receive a human generated audio of the text; a contextual analysis module in communication with the textual input module and arranged to extract metadata from the received textual input; a media asset collection module arranged to retrieve a plurality of media assets responsive to the metadata of the received textual input; an alignment module in communication with the audio input module and the textual input module, the alignment module arranged to determine time markers in the received audio input for predetermined words in the received textual input; a video creation module arranged to create a video clip responsive to the received audio input, the determined time markers and the retrieved plurality of media assets of the media asset collection module; and an output module arranged to output the created video clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Wochit, Inc.
    Inventors: Ran OZ, Dror GINZBERG