Patents by Inventor Julia XU

Julia XU 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).

  • Techniques for searching through digital media assets
    Patent number: 12706121
    Abstract: A method for searching for relevant temporal segments within digital media assets is disclosed. The method may include receiving multiple digital media assets to be considered when responding to search requests, identifying respective properties for the multiple digital media assets, receiving a search request that includes at least one search parameter, and identifying, a subset of the multiple digital media assets that correspond to the at least one search parameter. The method may further include parsing the subset of the multiple digital media assets to identify respective temporal segments within corresponding ones of the subset, filtering the subset based on respective relevance scores, and outputting a user interface that displays, respective first information that is based on the subset, and respective second information that is based on the respective temporal segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Niva A. Ran, Brandon Mach, David Wang, Julia Xu, Prashant Nandakumar, Soutik Chakraborty, Xiaoli Xi
  • TECHNIQUES FOR SEARCHING THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA ASSETS
    Publication number: 20250342862
    Abstract: A method for searching for relevant temporal segments within digital media assets is disclosed. The method may include receiving multiple digital media assets to be considered when responding to search requests, identifying respective properties for the multiple digital media assets, receiving a search request that includes at least one search parameter, and identifying, a subset of the multiple digital media assets that correspond to the at least one search parameter. The method may further include parsing the subset of the multiple digital media assets to identify respective temporal segments within corresponding ones of the subset, filtering the subset based on respective relevance scores, and outputting a user interface that displays, respective first information that is based on the subset, and respective second information that is based on the respective temporal segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Inventors: Niva A. RAN, Brandon MACH, David WANG, Julia XU, Prashant NANDAKUMAR, Soutik CHAKRABORTY, Xiaoli XI