Patents by Inventor Andreea Popescu

Andreea Popescu 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).

  • Patent number: 12333571
    Abstract: A system is provided that determines reserve inventory units required for each promotional campaign. Based on one of input parameters to meet defined parameters for defined amount of inventory units for one or more specified durations until end of a specified upcoming time-frame, inventory units are allocated from defined amount of inventory units among each inventory utilization type. Incremental value of revenue from each inventory utilization type is optimized and ratings for previously allocated inventory units assigned to a promotion inventory utilization type is increased. Previously allocated inventory units are periodically adjusted and re-distributed among each inventory utilization type based on difference in demand value of an estimated inventory units forecasted for upcoming specified duration and actual value of the inventory units for current duration. Based on remaining inventory units and each inventory utilization type, schedule of a channel is communicated to a user device, via a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, David James Benoit, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Publication number: 20250086540
    Abstract: A work distribution platform is disclosed that is coupled with client devices associated with workers. The work distribution may include matching systems to match workers with orders. An example matching system is a worker offering system, with which the work distribution platform provides orders to workers so that the workers may submit offers to perform the order. The work distribution platform may include a plurality of matching systems, each of which may perform a different process for matching orders with workers and each of which may be used by the work distribution platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Shipt, Inc.
    Inventors: ALAN MCGINNIS ARMEN, JOHANNA YUAN HE, VISHAL KAPOOR, RICHARD EMIL BIGA, ANDREEA POPESCU
  • Patent number: 12250422
    Abstract: A system is provided that extracts contextual keywords from contextual data of programming media content based on a mapping of the contextual data of the programming media content with stored keywords or event information associated with semantics of the programming media content. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined from a plurality of non-programming media items for a plurality of users, based on a match between a sentiment type of each of the plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual keywords. Based on a set of constraints, a schedule for insertion of a potential non-programming media item is generated at a candidate spot in the programming media content at run time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Patent number: 12086841
    Abstract: A system is provided for cross-platform proposal creation, optimization, and deal management. The system generates a proposal plan corresponding to a distribution of target audience across a set of delivery platforms based on an adjustment of a request parameter associated with a request. The proposal plan is executed for a first time period in a flight on a first delivery platform from the set of delivery platforms based on a plurality of client-defined requirements corresponding to the request. The proposal plan is optimized for a second time period in the flight by an in-flight re-distribution of the target audience across the set of delivery platforms. Execution of the optimized proposal plan is controlled for the second time period in the flight on the first delivery platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu, Peter Alexander Williams, David James Benoit, Lawrence Herbert Allen, II
  • Publication number: 20240064358
    Abstract: A system is provided that extracts contextual keywords from contextual data of programming media content based on a mapping of the contextual data of the programming media content with stored keywords or event information associated with semantics of the programming media content. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined from a plurality of non-programming media items for a plurality of users, based on a match between a sentiment type of each of the plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual keywords. Based on a set of constraints, a schedule for insertion of a potential non-programming media item is generated at a candidate spot in the programming media content at run time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Publication number: 20230419369
    Abstract: A system is provided for cross-platform proposal creation, optimization, and deal management. The system generates a proposal plan corresponding to a distribution of target audience across a set of delivery platforms based on an adjustment of a request parameter associated with a request. The proposal plan is executed for a first time period in a flight on a first delivery platform from the set of delivery platforms based on a plurality of client-defined requirements corresponding to the request. The proposal plan is optimized for a second time period in the flight by an in-flight re-distribution of the target audience across the set of delivery platforms. Execution of the optimized proposal plan is controlled for the second time period in the flight on the first delivery platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu, Peter Alexander Williams, David James Benoit, Lawrence Herbert Allen, II
  • Patent number: 11700406
    Abstract: A hardware media items scheduling and packaging system, which schedules and distributes channels to be viewed on a plurality of consumer devices, extracts contextual data from program-specific information associated with programming media content of a channel received from a distribution source device. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined for a plurality of users based on a match between a sentiment type of each of a plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual data. Based on at least the extracted contextual data and the sentiment type of each of the plurality of potential non-programming media items, a plurality of candidate spots in the programming media content is determined. Based on at least a set of constraints and user estimation data associated with the plurality of users, a schedule of non-programming media item(s) is dynamically generated for at least one candidate spot in the programming media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Patent number: 11669871
    Abstract: A cross-platform management system that handles cross-platform management of client requirements receives a request corresponding to a plurality of client-defined requirements to be achieved in a flight. The request for the plurality of client-defined requirements is associated with request parameters. The system generates a proposal plan corresponding to the received request based on adjustment of the one or more request parameters. The proposal plan corresponds to a distribution of target audience across a set of delivery platforms. The system executes the generated proposal plan for a first time period in the flight on one or more delivery platforms. The system re-optimizes the generated proposal plan and controls execution of the generated proposal plan for a second time period in the flight by an in-flight re-distribution of the target audience across one or more delivery platforms of the set of delivery platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu, Peter Alexander Williams, David James Benoit, Lawrence Herbert Allen, II
  • Publication number: 20230146836
    Abstract: A system is provided that determines reserve inventory units required for each promotional campaign. Based on one of input parameters to meet defined parameters for defined amount of inventory units for one or more specified durations until end of a specified upcoming time-frame, inventory units are allocated from defined amount of inventory units among each inventory utilization type. Incremental value of revenue from each inventory utilization type is optimized and ratings for previously allocated inventory units assigned to a promotion inventory utilization type is increased. Previously allocated inventory units are periodically adjusted and re-distributed among each inventory utilization type based on difference in demand value of an estimated inventory units forecasted for upcoming specified duration and actual value of the inventory units for current duration. Based on remaining inventory units and each inventory utilization type, schedule of a channel is communicated to a user device, via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, David James Benoit, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Patent number: 11631112
    Abstract: A media management system that handles a plurality of agreement information and a plurality of promotional campaigns for a specified upcoming time-frame, receives input parameters for each of the plurality of agreement information that corresponds to an upfront inventory utilization type and commercial operator break (COB) inventory utilization type of a plurality of inventory utilization types. Reserve inventory units for each of the plurality of promotional campaigns are determined based on historical data of an amount of inventory units utilized previously under the promotion inventory utilization type for the specified upcoming time-frame. An initial allocation of inventory units for the promotion inventory utilization type is done based on the determined reserve inventory units. Inventory units from a defined amount of inventory units are dynamically allocated among each inventory utilization types of the plurality of inventory utilization types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, David James Benoit, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Patent number: 11599913
    Abstract: A media management system that handles a plurality of agreement information and a plurality of promotional campaigns for a specified upcoming time-frame, receives input parameters for each of the plurality of agreement information that corresponds to an upfront inventory utilization type and commercial operator break (COB) inventory utilization type of a plurality of inventory utilization types. Reserve inventory units for each of the plurality of promotional campaigns are determined based on historical data of an amount of inventory units utilized previously under the promotion inventory utilization type for the specified upcoming time-frame. An initial allocation of inventory units for the promotion inventory utilization type is done based on the determined reserve inventory units. Inventory units from a defined amount of inventory units are dynamically allocated among each inventory utilization types of the plurality of inventory utilization types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, David James Benoit, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Publication number: 20220391950
    Abstract: A media management system that handles a plurality of agreement information and a plurality of promotional campaigns for a specified upcoming time-frame, receives input parameters for each of the plurality of agreement information that corresponds to an upfront inventory utilization type and commercial operator break (COB) inventory utilization type of a plurality of inventory utilization types. Reserve inventory units for each of the plurality of promotional campaigns are determined based on historical data of an amount of inventory units utilized previously under the promotion inventory utilization type for the specified upcoming time-frame. An initial allocation of inventory units for the promotion inventory utilization type is done based on the determined reserve inventory units. Inventory units from a defined amount of inventory units are dynamically allocated among each inventory utilization types of the plurality of inventory utilization types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, David James Benoit, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Patent number: 11282115
    Abstract: A media management system that handles a plurality of deals for a plurality of advertisers and a plurality of promotional campaigns, receives input and/or parameters for each of the plurality of deals that corresponds to an upfront inventory utilization type and commercial operator break (COB) inventory utilization type, of a plurality of inventory utilization types. Reserve inventory units for each of the plurality of promotional campaigns that corresponds to a promotion inventory utilization type of the plurality of inventory utilization types, are determined for a specified upcoming time-frame. Inventory units from a defined amount of inventory units are dynamically allocated among each inventory utilization types of the plurality of inventory utilization types to meet a plurality of defined parameters for the defined amount of inventory units for one or more specified durations until end of the specified upcoming time-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, David James Benoit, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Publication number: 20210295376
    Abstract: A cross-platform management system that handles cross-platform management of client requirements receives a request corresponding to a plurality of client-defined requirements to be achieved in a flight. The request for the plurality of client-defined requirements is associated with request parameters. The system generates a proposal plan corresponding to the received request based on adjustment of the one or more request parameters. The proposal plan corresponds to a distribution of target audience across a set of delivery platforms. The system executes the generated proposal plan for a first time period in the flight on one or more delivery platforms. The system re-optimizes the generated proposal plan and controls execution of the generated proposal plan for a second time period in the flight by an in-flight re-distribution of the target audience across one or more delivery platforms of the set of delivery platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu, Peter Alexander Williams, David James Benoit, Lawrence Herbert Allen, II
  • Patent number: 10970751
    Abstract: A cross-platform management system that handles cross-platform management of client requirements receives a request corresponding to a plurality of client-defined requirements to be achieved in a flight. The request for the plurality of client-defined requirements is associated with one or more request parameters. The system generates a proposal plan corresponding to the received request based on adjustment of the one or more request parameters. The proposal plan corresponds to at least a distribution of target audience across a set of delivery platforms. The system executes the generated proposal plan for a first time period in the flight on one or more delivery platforms. The system re-optimizes the generated proposal plan and controls execution of the generated proposal plan for a second time period in the flight by an in-flight re-distribution of the target audience across one or more delivery platforms of the set of delivery platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu, Peter Alexander Williams, David James Benoit, Lawrence Herbert Allen, II
  • Patent number: 10834451
    Abstract: A hardware media items scheduling and packaging system, which schedules and distributes channels to be viewed on a plurality of consumer devices, extracts contextual data from program-specific information associated with programming media content of a channel received from a distribution source device. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined for a plurality of users based on a match between a sentiment type of each of a plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual data. Based on at least the extracted contextual data and the sentiment type of each of the plurality of potential non-programming media items, a plurality of candidate spots in the programming media content is determined. Based on at least a set of constraints and user estimation data associated with the plurality of users, a schedule of non-programming media item(s) is dynamically generated for at least one candidate spot in the programming media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Patent number: 10791357
    Abstract: A hardware media items scheduling and packaging system, which schedules and distributes channels to be viewed on a plurality of consumer devices, extracts contextual data from program-specific information associated with programming media content of a channel received from a distribution source device. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined for a plurality of users based on a match between a sentiment type of each of a plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual data. Based on at least the extracted contextual data and the sentiment type of each of the plurality of potential non-programming media items, a plurality of candidate spots in the programming media content is determined. Based on at least a set of constraints and user estimation data associated with the plurality of users, a schedule of non-programming media item(s) is dynamically generated for at least one candidate spot in the programming media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Publication number: 20200304859
    Abstract: A hardware media items scheduling and packaging system, which schedules and distributes channels to be viewed on a plurality of consumer devices, extracts contextual data from program-specific information associated with programming media content of a channel received from a distribution source device. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined for a plurality of users based on a match between a sentiment type of each of a plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual data. Based on at least the extracted contextual data and the sentiment type of each of the plurality of potential non-programming media items, a plurality of candidate spots in the programming media content is determined. Based on at least a set of constraints and user estimation data associated with the plurality of users, a schedule of non-programming media item(s) is dynamically generated for at least one candidate spot in the programming media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Patent number: 10757458
    Abstract: A hardware media items scheduling and packaging system, which schedules and distributes channels to be viewed on a plurality of consumer devices, extracts contextual data from program-specific information associated with programming media content of a channel received from a distribution source device. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined for a plurality of users based on a match between a sentiment type of each of a plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual data. Based on at least the extracted contextual data and the sentiment type of each of the plurality of potential non-programming media items, a plurality of candidate spots in the programming media content is determined. Based on at least a set of constraints and user estimation data associated with the plurality of users, a schedule of non-programming media item(s) is dynamically generated for at least one candidate spot in the programming media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu
  • Publication number: 20190215554
    Abstract: A hardware media items scheduling and packaging system, which schedules and distributes channels to be viewed on a plurality of consumer devices, extracts contextual data from program-specific information associated with programming media content of a channel received from a distribution source device. A plurality of potential non-programming media items is determined for a plurality of users based on a match between a sentiment type of each of a plurality of non-programming media items and the extracted contextual data. Based on at least the extracted contextual data and the sentiment type of each of the plurality of potential non-programming media items, a plurality of candidate spots in the programming media content is determined. Based on at least a set of constraints and user estimation data associated with the plurality of users, a schedule of non-programming media item(s) is dynamically generated for at least one candidate spot in the programming media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco, Andreea Popescu