Patents by Inventor Christopher Burdorf

Christopher Burdorf 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).

  • Determining subtitle synchronization when compared to audio track
    Patent number: 11776559
    Abstract: According to at least one embodiment, a method for determining a level of synchronicity between subtitle text in audiovisual content and speech that would be heard during display of the audiovisual content includes: accessing a first binary sequence, each bit of the first binary sequence indicating whether the speech is provided at a respective sampling time of a plurality of sampling times; and accessing a second binary sequence, each bit of the second binary sequence indicating whether the subtitle text is provided at a respective sampling time of a plurality of sampling times. The method further includes comparing the first binary sequence and the second binary sequence to determine the level of synchronicity between the subtitle text and the speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Gardner, Christopher Burdorf
  • DETERMINING SUBTITLE SYNCHRONIZATION WHEN COMPARED TO AUDIO TRACK
    Publication number: 20220284916
    Abstract: According to at least one embodiment, a method for determining a level of synchronicity between subtitle text in audiovisual content and speech that would be heard during display of the audiovisual content includes: accessing a first binary sequence, each bit of the first binary sequence indicating whether the speech is provided at a respective sampling time of a plurality of sampling times; and accessing a second binary sequence, each bit of the second binary sequence indicating whether the subtitle text is provided at a respective sampling time of a plurality of sampling times. The method further includes comparing the first binary sequence and the second binary sequence to determine the level of synchronicity between the subtitle text and the speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Gardner, Christopher Burdorf