Patents by Inventor Benjamin Spier

Benjamin Spier 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).

  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING AN INTRODUCTION PORTION IN A VIDEO PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20250342700
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to determining an introduction portion in a video program are described herein. A method may determine first and second hard-matching pairs of video segments in first and second video content such that video fingerprints of the first hard-matching pair match and video fingerprints of the second hard-matching pair also match. The method may classify a third pair of video segments in the first and second video content, sequentially between the first and second hard-matching pairs, as a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion. The method may use the classification of the third pair of video segments as a soft-matching pair to determine a model configured to determine that a pair of video segments in two video content items are a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ehsan YOUNESSIAN, Faisal ISHTIAQ, Anthony BRASKICH, Benjamin SPIER
  • Systems, methods, and devices for determining an introduction portion in a video program
    Patent number: 12374113
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to determining an introduction portion in a video program are described herein. A method may determine first and second hard-matching pairs of video segments in first and second video content such that video fingerprints of the first hard-matching pair match and video fingerprints of the second hard-matching pair also match. The method may classify a third pair of video segments in the first and second video content, sequentially between the first and second hard-matching pairs, as a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion. The method may use the classification of the third pair of video segments as a soft-matching pair to determine a model configured to determine that a pair of video segments in two video content items are a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq, Anthony Braskich, Benjamin Spier
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING AN INTRODUCTION PORTION IN A VIDEO PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20240273903
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to determining an introduction portion in a video program are described herein. A method may determine first and second hard-matching pairs of video segments in first and second video content such that video fingerprints of the first hard-matching pair match and video fingerprints of the second hard-matching pair also match. The method may classify a third pair of video segments in the first and second video content, sequentially between the first and second hard-matching pairs, as a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion. The method may use the classification of the third pair of video segments as a soft-matching pair to determine a model configured to determine that a pair of video segments in two video content items are a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ehsan YOUNESSIAN, Faisal ISHTIAQ, Anthony BRASKICH, Benjamin SPIER
  • Systems, methods, and devices for determining an introduction portion in a video program
    Patent number: 11995893
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to determining an introduction portion in a video program are described herein. A method may determine first and second hard-matching pairs of video segments in first and second video content such that video fingerprints of the first hard-matching pair match and video fingerprints of the second hard-matching pair also match. The method may classify a third pair of video segments in the first and second video content, sequentially between the first and second hard-matching pairs, as a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion. The method may use the classification of the third pair of video segments as a soft-matching pair to determine a model configured to determine that a pair of video segments in two video content items are a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq, Anthony Braskich, Benjamin Spier
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING AN INTRODUCTION PORTION IN A VIDEO PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20230206638
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to determining an introduction portion in a video program are described herein. A method may determine first and second hard-matching pairs of video segments in first and second video content such that video fingerprints of the first hard-matching pair match and video fingerprints of the second hard-matching pair also match. The method may classify a third pair of video segments in the first and second video content, sequentially between the first and second hard-matching pairs, as a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion. The method may use the classification of the third pair of video segments as a soft-matching pair to determine a model configured to determine that a pair of video segments in two video content items are a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ehsan YOUNESSIAN, Faisal ISHTIAQ, Anthony BRASKICH, Benjamin SPIER
  • Systems, methods, and devices for determining an introduction portion in a video program
    Patent number: 11615622
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices relating to determining an introduction portion in a video program are described herein. A method may determine first and second hard-matching pairs of video segments in first and second video content such that video fingerprints of the first hard-matching pair match and video fingerprints of the second hard-matching pair also match. The method may classify a third pair of video segments in the first and second video content, sequentially between the first and second hard-matching pairs, as a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion. The method may use the classification of the third pair of video segments as a soft-matching pair to determine a model configured to determine that a pair of video segments in two video content items are a soft-matching pair of video segments of an introduction portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq, Anthony Braskich, Benjamin Spier