Patents by Inventor Jennifer Lynn Kolar
Jennifer Lynn Kolar 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).
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Publication number: 20240004945Abstract: A facility for processing a search query is described. The facility identifies one or more items that satisfy the query, at least one of which is a media sequence. For each identified media sequence, the facility identifies an advertising message based upon the contents of the query. In response to the query, the facility returns a search result that indicates the identified items. When one of the identified media sequences is selected in the search result, the selected media sequence is provided in conjunction with the advertising message identified for it.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Srinivasan SUDANAGUNTA, Karen Nelson HOWE, Jennifer Lynn KOLAR
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Patent number: 11768900Abstract: A facility for processing a search query is described. The facility identifies one or more items that satisfy the query, at least one of which is a media sequence. For each identified media sequence, the facility identifies an advertising message based upon the contents of the query. In response to the query, the facility returns a search result that indicates the identified items. When one of the identified media sequences is selected in the search result, the selected media sequence is provided in conjunction with the advertising message identified for it.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Yahoo Ad Tech LLCInventors: Srinivasan Sudanagunta, Karen Nelson Howe, Jennifer Lynn Kolar
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Publication number: 20200394687Abstract: A facility for processing a search query is described. The facility identifies one or more items that satisfy the query, at least one of which is a media sequence. For each identified media sequence, the facility identifies an advertising message based upon the contents of the query. In response to the query, the facility returns a search result that indicates the identified items. When one of the identified media sequences is selected in the search result, the selected media sequence is provided in conjunction with the advertising message identified for it.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Srinivasan Sudanagunta, Karen Nelson Howe, Jennifer Lynn Kolar
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Patent number: 10789624Abstract: A facility for processing a search query is described. The facility identifies one or more items that satisfy the query, at least one of which is a media sequence. For each identified media sequence, the facility identifies an advertising message based upon the contents of the query. In response to the query, the facility returns a search result that indicates the identified items. When one of the identified media sequences is selected in the search result, the selected media sequence is provided in conjunction with the advertising message identified for it.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventors: Srinivasan Sudanagunta, Karen Nelson Howe, Jennifer Lynn Kolar
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Patent number: 10210184Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aram Christian Abajian, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Austin David Dahl, John Anthony Derosa, Charles A. Porter, Eric Carl Rehm, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta
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Publication number: 20180181659Abstract: A facility for processing a search query is described. The facility identifies one or more items that satisfy the query, at least one of which is a media sequence. For each identified media sequence, the facility identifies an advertising message based upon the contents of the query. In response to the query, the facility returns a search result that indicates the identified items. When one of the identified media sequences is selected in the search result, the selected media sequence is provided in conjunction with the advertising message identified for it.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Srinivasan SUDANAGUNTA, Karen Nelson HOWE, Jennifer Lynn KOLAR
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Patent number: 9910920Abstract: A facility for processing a search query is described. The facility identifies one or more items that satisfy the query, at least one of which is a media sequence. For each identified media sequence, the facility identifies an advertising message based upon the contents of the query. In response to the query, the facility returns a search result that indicates the identified items. When one of the identified media sequences is selected in the search result, the selected media sequence is provided in conjunction with the advertising message identified for it.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2005Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventors: Srinivasan Sudanagunta, Karen Nelson Howe, Jennifer Lynn Kolar
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Publication number: 20150199445Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Aram Christian Abajian, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Austin David Dahl, John Anthony Derosa, Charles A. Porter, Eric Carl Rehm, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta
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Patent number: 9009136Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aram Christian Abajian, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Austin David Dahl, John Anthony Derosa, Charles A. Porter, Eric Carl Rehm, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta
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Publication number: 20120330943Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for searching for a media content related to a selected media service. A selected media service, as selected by a user operable indicator, has related metadata that is used as the basis of a search query. Once the search query is formulated, the query is submitted to a search engine that returns search results of media content related to the selected media service. Media content then may be selected from the returned search results for rendering in a rendering environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING S.A.Inventors: Barry Jay Weber, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Rajeev Madhukar Sahasrabudhe
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Patent number: 8285727Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for searching for a media content related to a selected media service. A selected media service, as selected by a user operable indicator, has related metadata that is used as the basis of a search query. Once the search query is formulated, the query is submitted to a search engine that returns search results of media content related to the selected media service. Media content then may be selected from the returned search results for rendering in a rendering environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.Inventors: Barry Jay Weber, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Rajeev Madhukar Sahasrabudhe
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Publication number: 20100287159Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Aram Christian ABAJIAN, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Austin David Dahl, John Anthony Derosa, Charles A. Porter, Eric Carl Rehm, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta
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Patent number: 7720836Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2004Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: AOL Inc.Inventors: Aram Christian Abajian, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Austin David Dahl, John Anthony Derosa, Charles A. Porter, Eric Carl Rehm, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta
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Publication number: 20040177063Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for searching for a media content related to a selected media service. A selected media service, as selected by a user operable indicator, has related metadata that is used as the basis of a search query. Once the search query is formulated, the query is submitted to a search engine that returns search results of media content related to the selected media service. Media content then may be selected from the returned search results for rendering in a rendering environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2003Publication date: September 9, 2004Inventors: Barry Jay Weber, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Rajeev Madhukar Sahasrabudhe
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Patent number: 6785688Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: America Online, Inc.Inventors: Aram Christian Abajian, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Austin David Dahl, John Anthony Derosa, Charles A. Porter, Eric Carl Rehm, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta
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Publication number: 20040064500Abstract: A system and method for extracting information, such as metadata, from a media object, such as a multimedia object or a streaming media object, utilizes a single device (44) to extract the information from a plurality of media objects having different formats. The media object is examined to determine its format (40). The media object is then provided to a multi-format extractor (44), wherein information is extracted from the media object in accordance with the appropriate format. The extracted information is compiled (46) into a singular data structure, such that the format of the universal data structure is compatible with a plurality of media object formats (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Brad Steven Miller, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee
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Publication number: 20040030681Abstract: A system and method for searching a network for target content, such as media files, decompose encountered web pages into frafments (218). Each fragment is searched for character patterns, which relate to the target content (220). The results of each fragment search are combined (226) to provide network-based search results to a user, agent, and/or system (228). The system and method search a network in a more efficient manner, and utilize less memory and processing resources, than prior art search engines and/or agents. This is especially applicable to target content that comprises streaming media, multimedia, and metadata related thereto, because of the large amounts of data that are processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Inventors: Paul Thurmond Shannon, Brad Steven Miller, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Jennifer Lynn Kolar
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Publication number: 20020103920Abstract: A method and system for enhancing metadata associated with media, including multimedia and streaming media, include parsing the metadata into several categories of metadata. The categories of metadata are compared to corresponding categories of metadata obtained from a valid metadata database. The valid metadata database may be obtained from third party databases, referring web pages, and the multimedia/streaming media file itself. The metadata is modified if the comparison indicates that a category of metadata does not match a corresponding category of valid metadata. Modification includes replacing metadata with a corresponding valid metadata, and/or adding metadata to the original metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: August 1, 2002Inventors: Ken Alan Berkun, Austin David Dahl, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Shannon E. McRae, Brad Steven Miller, John Prince, Eric Carl Rehm, Srinivasan Sudanagunta, Jonathan Robert Nowitz
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Publication number: 20020099695Abstract: A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: July 25, 2002Inventors: Aram Christian Abajian, Robin Andrew Alexander, Scott Chao-Chueh Lee, Austin David Dahl, John Antony Derosa, Charles A. Porter, Eric Carl Rehm, Jennifer Lynn Kolar, Srinivasan Sudanagunta