Patents by Inventor Andrew Kutruff

Andrew Kutruff 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: 9880693
    Abstract: Enabling creation of a user-specific storyboard style based on a storyboard edited by a user. Metadata defined by analyzing the editing decisions made by the user and the media content associated with the storyboard represents the user-specific style. The user-specific style may be applied to other media content to produce a fully edited storyboard that matches the style of the example storyboard from which the user-specific style was created. The produced storyboard is combined with the other media content to produce audio/video data for consumption by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Randolph Bruce Oakley, Michael J. Patten, Andrew Kutruff, Russell Scott Randall
  • Patent number: 8375302
    Abstract: Enabling creation of a user-specific storyboard style based on a storyboard edited by a user. Metadata defined by analyzing the editing decisions made by the user and the media content associated with the storyboard represents the user-specific style. The user-specific style may be applied to other media content to produce a fully edited storyboard that matches the style of the example storyboard from which the user-specific style was created. The produced storyboard is combined with the other media content to produce audio/video data for consumption by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Randolph Bruce Oakley, Michael J. Patten, Andrew Kutruff, Russell Scott Randall
  • Publication number: 20080120550
    Abstract: Enabling creation of a user-specific storyboard style based on a storyboard edited by a user. Metadata defined by analyzing the editing decisions made by the user and the media content associated with the storyboard represents the user-specific style. The user-specific style may be applied to other media content to produce a fully edited storyboard that matches the style of the example storyboard from which the user-specific style was created. The produced storyboard is combined with the other media content to produce audio/video data for consumption by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Randolph Bruce Oakley, Michael J. Patten, Andrew Kutruff, Russell Scott Randall
  • Publication number: 20070239779
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for analyzing media content and generating related metadata as it is provided to a computer. In one embodiment, the system includes an extensible analysis object managing a plurality of plug-ins for analyzing the media content and generating metadata related to the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Hugill, Andrew Kutruff, Michael Patten, Randolph Oakley, Richard Qian
  • Publication number: 20070239780
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for analyzing media content and generating related metadata as it is provided to a computer. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one analysis object for analyzing the media content as it is received and generating metadata relating to said media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Hugill, Andrew Kutruff, Michael Patten, Randolph Oakley, Richard Qian