Patents by Inventor Jason Manasse

Jason Manasse 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 and methods for providing automatic content recognition to verify affiliate programming
    Patent number: 9721072
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for an Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) system that determines whether affiliates are adhering to criteria set by content providers. The ACR system, using control circuitry, receives a portion of a media asset, determines a content signature for the portion of the media asset based on audio or visual information presented in the media asset, cross-references the content signature with a database listing a plurality of reference signatures that adhere to a criterion set by a content provider, determines whether the portion adheres to the criterion, and automatically notifies the content provider in response to determining that the portion does not adhere to the criterion. The ACR system includes storage circuitry to store the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Maughan, Jason Manasse
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC CONTENT RECOGNITION TO VERIFY AFFILIATE PROGRAMMING
    Publication number: 20160306952
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for an Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) system that determines whether affiliates are adhering to criteria set by content providers. The ACR system, using control circuitry, receives a portion of a media asset, determines a content signature for the portion of the media asset based on audio or visual information presented in the media asset, cross-references the content signature with a database listing a plurality of reference signatures that adhere to a criterion set by a content provider, determines whether the portion adheres to the criterion, and automatically notifies the content provider in response to determining that the portion does not adhere to the criterion. The ACR system includes storage circuitry to store the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Maughan, Jason Manasse
  • Systems and methods for providing automatic content recognition to verify affiliate programming
    Patent number: 9351025
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for an Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) system that determines whether affiliates are adhering to criteria set by content providers. The ACR system, using control circuitry, receives a portion of a media asset, determines a content signature for the portion of the media asset based on audio or visual information presented in the media asset, cross-references the content signature with a database listing a plurality of reference signatures that adhere to a criterion set by a content provider, determines whether the portion adheres to the criterion, and automatically notifies the content provider in response to determining that the portion does not adhere to the criterion. The ACR system includes storage circuitry to store the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Maughan, Jason Manasse