Patents by Inventor David S. Wahl

David S. Wahl 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).

  • Crowd-Sourced Program Boundaries
    Publication number: 20230353840
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining boundaries within a content asset. A server may collect user interaction data for one or more content assets. Using the user interaction data, the server may determine commercial breaks or scene changes for the content asset. The server may apply best fit curves to the user interaction data, and determine commercial breaks or scene changes based on the best fit curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: David S. Wahl, Ehsan Younessian, Jan Neumann
  • Crowd-sourced program boundaries
    Patent number: 11750895
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining boundaries within a content asset. A server may collect user interaction data for one or more content assets. Using the user interaction data, the server may determine commercial breaks or scene changes for the content asset. The server may apply best fit curves to the user interaction data, and determine commercial breaks or scene changes based on the best fit curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: David S. Wahl, Ehsan Younessian, Jan Neumann
  • Crowd-Sourced Program Boundaries
    Publication number: 20220167064
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining boundaries within a content asset. A server may collect user interaction data for one or more content assets. Using the user interaction data, the server may determine commercial breaks or scene changes for the content asset. The server may apply best fit curves to the user interaction data, and determine commercial breaks or scene changes based on the best fit curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: David S. Wahl, Ehsan Younessian, Jan Neumann
  • Crowd-sourced program boundaries
    Patent number: 11228817
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining boundaries within a content asset. A server may collect user interaction data for one or more content assets. Using the user interaction data, the server may determine commercial breaks or scene changes for the content asset. The server may apply best fit curves to the user interaction data, and determine commercial breaks or scene changes based on the best fit curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: David S. Wahl, Ehsan Younessian, Jan Neumann
  • Crowd-Sourced Program Boundaries
    Publication number: 20180160196
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining boundaries within a content asset. A server may collect user interaction data for one or more content assets. Using the user interaction data, the server may determine commercial breaks or scene changes for the content asset. The server may apply best fit curves to the user interaction data, and determine commercial breaks or scene changes based on the best fit curves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: David S. Wahl, Ehsan Younessian, Jan Neumann