Patents by Inventor Apurvakumar D. Kansara

Apurvakumar D. Kansara 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).

  • Scene and shot detection and characterization
    Patent number: 10572767
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, with a computing system, a video item. The method further includes identifying a first set of features within a first frame of the video item. The method further includes identifying, with the computing system, a second set of features within a second frame of the video item, the second frame being subsequent to the first frame. The method further includes determining, with the computing system, differences between the first set of features and the second set of features. The method further includes assigning a clip category to a clip extending between the first frame and the second frame based on the differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventor: Apurvakumar D. Kansara
  • Scene and Shot Detection and Characterization
    Publication number: 20180300554
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, with a computing system, a video item. The method further includes identifying a first set of features within a first frame of the video item. The method further includes identifying, with the computing system, a second set of features within a second frame of the video item, the second frame being subsequent to the first frame. The method further includes determining, with the computing system, differences between the first set of features and the second set of features. The method further includes assigning a clip category to a clip extending between the first frame and the second frame based on the differences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Apurvakumar D. Kansara