Patents by Inventor Ashleigh Miller
Ashleigh Miller 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).
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Publication number: 20230343320Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting dubbed speech in a media asset and receiving metadata corresponding to the media asset. The systems and methods may determine a plurality of scenes in the media asset based on the metadata, retrieve a portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene, and process the retrieved portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene to identify a speech characteristic of a character featured in the first scene. Further, the systems and methods may determine whether the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene, and if the match fails, perform a function to adjust the portion of the dubbed speech so that the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Mario Sanchez, Ashleigh Miller, Paul T. Stathacopoulos
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Publication number: 20230185851Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for resolving a meaning of an ambiguous calendar entry and recommending broadcast media based on the meaning. To this end, a media guidance application may detect a calendar entry specific to a user, and determine that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to an associated period of time. In response to determining that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to the associated period of time, the media guidance application may determine characteristics of the calendar entry and the user, and compute an estimated range of time corresponding to the calendar entry based on the characteristic of the calendar entry and the characteristic of the user. The media guidance application may then generate for display a recommendation of broadcast media based on the estimated range of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Ashleigh Miller, Mario Sanchez, Phillip Teich, Carla Mack
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Patent number: 11670284Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting dubbed speech in a media asset and receiving metadata corresponding to the media asset. The systems and methods may determine a plurality of scenes in the media asset based on the metadata, retrieve a portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene, and process the retrieved portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene to identify a speech characteristic of a character featured in the first scene. Further, the systems and methods may determine whether the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene, and if the match fails, perform a function to adjust the portion of the dubbed speech so that the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene snatches the context of the first scene.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Mario Sanchez, Ashleigh Miller, Paul T. Stathacopoulos
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Patent number: 11604828Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for resolving a meaning of an ambiguous calendar entry and recommending broadcast media based on the meaning. To this end, a media guidance application may detect a calendar entry specific to a user, and determine that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to an associated period of time. In response to determining that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to the associated period of time, the media guidance application may determine characteristics of the calendar entry and the user, and compute an estimated range of time corresponding to the calendar entry based on the characteristic of the calendar entry and the characteristic of the user. The media guidance application may then generate for display a recommendation of broadcast media based on the estimated range of time.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Ashleigh Miller, Mario Sanchez, Phillip Teich, Carla Mack
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Publication number: 20220005455Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting dubbed speech in a media asset and receiving metadata corresponding to the media asset. The systems and methods may determine a plurality of scenes in the media asset based on the metadata, retrieve a portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene, and process the retrieved portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene to identify a speech characteristic of a character featured in the first scene. Further, the systems and methods may determine whether the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene, and if the match fails, perform a function to adjust the portion of the dubbed speech so that the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene snatches the context of the first scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Mario Sanchez, Ashleigh Miller, Paul T. Stathacopoulos
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Patent number: 11151980Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting dubbed speech in a media asset and receiving metadata corresponding to the media asset. The systems and methods may determine a plurality of scenes in the media asset based on the metadata, retrieve a portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene, and process the retrieved portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene to identify a speech characteristic of a character featured in the first scene. Further, the systems and methods may determine whether the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene, and if the match fails, perform a function to adjust the portion of the dubbed speech so that the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Mario Sanchez, Ashleigh Miller, Paul T. Stathacopoulos
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Publication number: 20200349961Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting dubbed speech in a media asset and receiving metadata corresponding to the media asset. The systems and methods may determine a plurality of scenes in the media asset based on the metadata, retrieve a portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene, and process the retrieved portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene to identify a speech characteristic of a character featured in the first scene. Further, the systems and methods may determine whether the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene, and if the match fails, perform a function to adjust the portion of the dubbed speech so that the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Mario Sanchez, Ashleigh Miller, Paul T. Stathacopoulos
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Publication number: 20200311129Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for resolving a meaning of an ambiguous calendar entry and recommending broadcast media based on the meaning. To this end, a media guidance application may detect a calendar entry specific to a user, and determine that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to an associated period of time. In response to determining that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to the associated period of time, the media guidance application may determine characteristics of the calendar entry and the user, and compute an estimated range of time corresponding to the calendar entry based on the characteristic of the calendar entry and the characteristic of the user. The media guidance application may then generate for display a recommendation of broadcast media based on the estimated range of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Ashleigh Miller, Mario Sanchez, Phillip Teich, Carla Mack
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Patent number: 10755724Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting dubbed speech in a media asset and receiving metadata corresponding to the media asset. The systems and methods may determine a plurality of scenes in the media asset based on the metadata, retrieve a portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene, and process the retrieved portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene to identify a speech characteristic of a character featured in the first scene. Further, the systems and methods may determine whether the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene, and if the match fails, perform a function to adjust the portion of the Dubbed Speech of the dubbed speech so that the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Mario Sanchez, Ashleigh Miller, Paul T. Stathacopoulos
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Patent number: 10719553Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for resolving a meaning of an ambiguous calendar entry and recommending broadcast media based on the meaning. To this end, a media guidance application may detect a calendar entry specific to a user, and determine that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to an associated period of time. In response to determining that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to the associated period of time, the media guidance application may determine characteristics of the calendar entry and the user, and compute an estimated range of time corresponding to the calendar entry based on the characteristic of the calendar entry and the characteristic of the user. The media guidance application may then generate for display a recommendation of broadcast media based on the estimated range of time.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Ashleigh Miller, Mario Sanchez, Phillip Teich, Carla Mack
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Publication number: 20200066293Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting dubbed speech in a media asset and receiving metadata corresponding to the media asset. The systems and methods may determine a plurality of scenes in the media asset based on the metadata, retrieve a portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene, and process the retrieved portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene to identify a speech characteristic of a character featured in the first scene. Further, the systems and methods may determine whether the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene, and if the match fails, perform a function to adjust the portion of the Dubbed Speech of the dubbed speech so that the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Mario Sanchez, Ashleigh Miller, Paul T. Stathacopoulos
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Patent number: 10405041Abstract: Systems and methods for preventing spoilers from being presented to a user based on user activity are described herein. In some embodiments, the media guidance application may predict events that a user may not wish to be spoiled based on user activity, and prevent spoilers for the predicted events from being presented. For example, by using received data identifying purchase activities associated with the user, a media guidance application may identify events associated with the purchase activity. The media guidance application may identify content associated with these events, and prevent the identified content from being presented to the user in response to determining that the identified content includes spoilers for the events.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventor: Ashleigh A. Miller
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Patent number: 10182264Abstract: Methods and systems are discussed herein for a media guidance application that aggregates content of multiple types and from multiple sources. Furthermore, the media guidance application may create a personalized presentation of this content. In such cases, the media guidance application may create a playlist in which the media assets selected for the playlist, in addition to being selected from multiple sources and/or types, are selected based on the current whereabouts of the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Ashleigh Miller, Carla Mack, Phillip Teich, Mario Sanchez
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Publication number: 20180152759Abstract: Systems and methods for preventing spoilers from being presented to a user based on user activity are described herein. In some embodiments, the media guidance application may predict events that a user may not wish to be spoiled based on user activity, and prevent spoilers for the predicted events from being presented. For example, by using received data identifying purchase activities associated with the user, a media guidance application may identify events associated with the purchase activity. The media guidance application may identify content associated with these events, and prevent the identified content from being presented to the user in response to determining that the identified content includes spoilers for the events.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventor: Ashleigh A. Miller
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Publication number: 20180152758Abstract: Systems and methods for preventing spoilers from being presented to a user based on user activity are described herein. In some embodiments, the media guidance application may predict events that a user may not wish to be spoiled based on user activity, and prevent spoilers for the predicted events from being presented. For example, by using received data identifying activities performed by the user, a media guidance application may identify a first event associated with the user activity. The media guidance application may then identify features of the first event (e.g., by using an event database), and identify other events that share similar features and match the contents of a user profile. The media guidance application may identify content associated with these other events, and prevent the identified content from being presented to the user in response to determining that the identified content includes spoilers for the other events.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventor: Ashleigh A. Miller
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Publication number: 20170277699Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for resolving a meaning of an ambiguous calendar entry and recommending broadcast media based on the meaning. To this end, a media guidance application may detect a calendar entry specific to a user, and determine that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to an associated period of time. In response to determining that the calendar entry is ambiguous with respect to the associated period of time, the media guidance application may determine characteristics of the calendar entry and the user, and compute an estimated range of time corresponding to the calendar entry based on the characteristic of the calendar entry and the characteristic of the user. The media guidance application may then generate for display a recommendation of broadcast media based on the estimated range of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Ashleigh Miller, Mario Sanchez, Phillip Teich, Carla Mack
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Publication number: 20170094363Abstract: Methods and systems are discussed herein for a media guidance application that aggregates content of multiple types and from multiple sources. Furthermore, the media guidance application may create a personalized presentation of this content. In such cases, the media guidance application may create a playlist in which the media assets selected for the playlist, in addition to being selected from multiple sources and/or types, are selected based on the current whereabouts of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Ashleigh Miller, Carla Mack, Phillip Teich, Mario Sanchez
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Publication number: 20170094320Abstract: Methods and systems are discussed herein for a media guidance application that aggregates content of multiple types and from multiple sources. Furthermore, the media guidance application may create a personalized presentation of this content. In such cases, the media guidance application may create a playlist in which the media assets selected for the playlist, in addition to being selected from multiple sources and/or types, are selected based on the current whereabouts of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Ashleigh Miller, Carla Mack, Phillip Teich, Mario Sanchez
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Publication number: 20170006343Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for providing virtual recommendations based on properties of virtual objects. In some embodiments, user input circuitry may receive an input to place a first virtual object at a first location in a virtual environment. Control circuitry may determine first metadata associated with the first location. Control circuitry may cross-reference the first metadata with data entries of a database. Control circuitry may determine a characteristic associated with the first location, and interpolate a preference of the user based on the characteristic and an identity of the first virtual object. In some embodiments, a recommendation of a first media asset is generated for display based on the preference of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Ashleigh Miller, Mario M. Sanchez, Phillip H. Teich, Carla Mack
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Patent number: 9378772Abstract: Systems and methods for visualizing storage availability are provided. Storage usage activity on a recording device is analyzed and used to determine storage availability over time. Change in storage availability is visualized using a graphic. A user may select a portion of the graphic corresponding to storage availability of the recording device at a particular time in the future. Upon selection of the graphic, the user may be presented with media assets which are associated with the storage availability of the recording device at the particular future time. These media assets may be assets that are stored, scheduled to be recorded, and/or scheduled to be deleted at the particular future time.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventor: Ashleigh A. Miller