Patents by Inventor Brian COLONNA

Brian COLONNA 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: 12114048
    Abstract: A method for aligning a translation of original caption data with an audio portion of a video is provided. The method involves identifying original caption data for the video that includes caption character strings, identifying translated language caption data for the video that includes translated character strings associated with audio portion of the video, and mapping caption sentence fragments generated from the caption character strings to corresponding translated sentence fragments generated from the translated character strings based on timing associated with the original caption data and the translated language caption data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Terrance Paul McCartney, Jr., Brian Colonna, Michael Nechyba
  • Publication number: 20230199264
    Abstract: A method for aligning a translation of original caption data with an audio portion of a video is provided. The method involves identifying original caption data for the video that includes caption character strings, identifying translated language caption data for the video that includes translated character strings associated with audio portion of the video, and mapping caption sentence fragments generated from the caption character strings to corresponding translated sentence fragments generated from the translated character strings based on timing associated with the original caption data and the translated language caption data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Terrence Paul MCCARTNEY, JR., Brian COLONNA, Michael NECHYBA
  • Patent number: 11582527
    Abstract: A method for aligning a translation of original caption data with an audio portion of a video is provided. The method includes identifying, by a processing device, original caption data for a video that includes a plurality of caption character strings. The processing device identifies speech recognition data that includes a plurality of generated character strings and associated timing information for each generated character string. The processing device maps the plurality of caption character strings to the plurality of generated character strings using assigned values indicative of semantic similarities between character strings. The processing device assigns timing information to the individual caption character strings based on timing information of mapped individual generated character strings. The processing device aligns a translation of the original caption data with the audio portion of the video using assigned timing information of the individual caption character strings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Terrence Paul McCartney, Jr., Brian Colonna, Michael Nechyba
  • Publication number: 20200404386
    Abstract: A method for aligning a translation of original caption data with an audio portion of a video is provided. The method includes identifying, by a processing device, original caption data for a video that includes a plurality of caption character strings. The processing device identifies speech recognition data that includes a plurality of generated character strings and associated timing information for each generated character string. The processing device maps the plurality of caption character strings to the plurality of generated character strings using assigned values indicative of semantic similarities between character strings. The processing device assigns timing information to the individual caption character strings based on timing information of mapped individual generated character strings. The processing device aligns a translation of the original caption data with the audio portion of the video using assigned timing information of the individual caption character strings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Terrence Paul MCCARTNEY, Jr., Brian COLONNA, Michael NECHYBA