Abstract: A method for generating a concept database respective of a plurality of multimedia data elements (MMDEs) comprises generating a plurality of items from a received MMDE of the plurality of MMDEs; determining the items that are of interest for signature generation; generating at least one signature responsive to at least one item of interest of the received MMDE of the plurality of MMDEs; clustering a plurality of signatures received from the signature generator responsive of the plurality of MMDEs; reducing the number of signatures in each cluster to a create a signature reduced cluster (SRC) of the cluster; associating metadata with the SRC to a concept structure comprised of a plurality of SRCs and their associated metadata; and generating at least one index for mapping the received MMDE to at least one concept structure, wherein the concept database includes concept structures and the generated indices for the plurality of MMDEs.

Abstract: A method and system for customizing a webpage for display on a user device are provided. The system includes receiving a request to display the webpage on the user device; generating at least one signature for each multimedia content data element (MMDE) of a plurality of MMDEs associated with the webpage; determining, for each signature of the at least one signature, at least one concept structure; identifying at least one characteristic of a user of the user device; determining an alternate MMDE based on at least one of: the at least one characteristic, the at least one signature, and metadata associated with the at least one concept structure; and sending, to the user device, the webpage comprising the alternate MMDE.

Abstract: A system and method for matching content to a multimedia content element are provide. The method includes receiving a request to display a webpage on a user node; receiving at least one personal variable related to a user of the user node; extracting at least one multimedia content element from the webpage; generating, by a signature generator system, a signature for each multimedia content element of the at least one multimedia content element; searching for at least one content item based on each signature and the at least one personal variable; and causing the display on the user node of the at least one content item within a display area of the webpage.

Abstract: A system and method for identification of a deviation from an expected activities sequence are provided. The method includes receiving at least one recipe as an input from a user device; generating, by a signature generator system, a sequence of expected signatures respective of the at least one recipe; receiving a sequence of multimedia segments from the user device; generating, by a signature generator system, at least one signature for each multimedia segment of the sequence of multimedia segments; matching each of the at least one signature to at least a portion of the expected sequence of signatures; and providing a notification to the user device upon identification of a deviation from an expected match.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for symbol-space based compression of patterns are provided. The method comprises generating an output sequence responsive of an input sequence, the input sequence being of a first length and includes a plurality of symbols, by extraction of all common patterns, wherein a common pattern includes at least two symbols and the output sequence is of a second length that is shorter than the first length; and storing in a memory the output sequence as a data layer.

Abstract: A method and system for unsupervised clustering of multimedia content are provided. The method includes generating a plurality of clusters, each cluster containing at least a data element; generating for each of the plurality of clusters a corresponding signature; matching each of the signatures to all other signatures; determining a clustering score for each match; clustering multimedia data elements of each pair of clusters of the plurality of clusters that are determined to have a clustering score above a threshold value to create at least a first cluster; and storing the at least a first cluster in a storage unit.

Abstract: A system and method for detecting a target area of user interest within a multimedia content element are provided. The method includes receiving the multimedia content element from a user computing device; partitioning the multimedia content element into a number of partitions, each partition having at least one object therein; generating at least one signature for each partition of the multimedia content element, wherein each of the at least one signatures for each partition represents a concept; determining a context of the multimedia content element based on the concepts; and identifying at least one partition of the multimedia content as a target area of user interest based on the context of the multimedia content element.

Abstract: A method and system for ranking and providing at least one multimedia content element respective of a query are disclosed. The method includes receiving at least one query from a user device; generating a matching score for each tagged multimedia content element stored in a data warehouse respective of a match level to the at least one query; ranking each multimedia content element based on its respective matching score; and returning at least one multimedia content element to the user device respective of the ranking.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a complex signature respective of a multimedia data element (MMDE) are provided. The method includes partitioning the MMDE into a plurality of different minimum size MMDEs; generating, for each of the different minimum MMDEs, at least one signature, wherein generation of each at least one signature is performed by a plurality of computational cores, each computational core having at least one configurable property characterizing the core, and wherein configuration of the at least one configurable property respective of each core results in statistical independence among the plurality of cores; and assembling at least a complex signature for the MMDE comprised of a plurality of the generated signatures.

Abstract: A method and system for caching concept structures in a cache memory of a computing device are provided. The method includes collecting metadata related to the user of the computing device; fetching at least one concept structure that matches the collected metadata, wherein each concept structure comprises a concept metadata; and, storing the at least one fetched concept structures in the cache memory, such that responsive to a request to analyze at least one multimedia content element, a cached concept structure matching the at least one multimedia content element is provided.

Abstract: A system for generating personalized channels of multimedia content. The system comprises an interface to one or more multimedia sources, wherein the multimedia sources provide multimedia content to the personalized channels of multimedia content; and a server for receiving multimedia content from the one or more multimedia sources through the interface and for serving selected multimedia content to users of the system over one or more of the personalized channels; wherein a user of the system receives personalized multimedia content gathered by the server into the one or more of the personalized channels responsive of preferences of the user as observed by the system for the user, wherein the server is further configured to remove multimedia content from the one or more personalized multimedia content channels based on the preferences of the user.

Abstract: A system and method for generating signatures of an input multimedia data element (MMDE) are provided. The method includes identifying low-level characteristics of the input MMDE; identifying a plurality of portions of the input MMDE, wherein each portion of the plurality of portions of the input MMDE comprises an identified low-level characteristic of the input MMDE; partitioning the input MMDE into a plurality of minimum size MMDEs, wherein each minimum size MMDE comprises a portion of the plurality of portions of the input MMDE; generating a signature for each minimum size MMDE of the plurality of minimum size MMDEs; assembling at least a complex signature comprising a plurality of signatures of the minimum size MMDEs; and storing the signatures of each of the minimum size MMDEs and the complex signature in association with the multimedia data element and the plurality of minimum size MMDEs in a storage.

Abstract: A method and system for identification of a deviation from a periodic behavior pattern in a sequence of multimedia content segments are provided. The system comprises receiving the sequence of multimedia content segments; generating at least one signature for each multimedia content segment of the sequence of multimedia content segments; comparing at least two signatures generated for at least two consecutive multimedia content segments to detect a periodic behavior pattern; upon detecting the periodic behavior pattern, comparing at least one signature generated for at least a subsequently received multimedia content segment to at least one signature representing the detected multimedia content segment to identify a deviation from the periodic behavior pattern; and upon identifying the deviation from the periodic behavior pattern, generating a notification with respect to the at least one deviation.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating concept structures from signature reduced clusters (SRCs) are provided. The method includes retrieving at least one SRC including a cluster of signatures respective of a plurality of multimedia data elements (MMDEs); generating at least one metadata for each signature of the cluster of signatures; identifying a number of repetitions of a metadata of the at least one generated metadata; and determining whether the number of repetitions of the metadata exceeds a predefined repetition threshold; upon determining that the number of repetitions of the metadata exceeds the predefined repetition threshold, identifying the metadata as representative of the SRC; comparing the representative metadata to metadata that is representative of at least one previously generated SRC to determine a metadata match; and upon determining the metadata match, identifying the retrieved SRC and the matching previously generated SRC as a concept structure.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a current context of a multimedia content element are provided. The method includes receiving at least one multimedia content element from a user device; receiving at least one environmental variable related to the at least one multimedia content element; generating at least one signature for the multimedia content element; determining a context of the at least one multimedia content element based on the at least one contextual parameter; and determining the current context of the at least one multimedia content element based on at least one contextual parameter and the determined context.

Abstract: A system and method for sharing tagged multimedia content elements. The method comprises: receiving a request to analyze at least one multimedia content element that exists on at least a first user device; generating a signature for at least a portion of each of the at least one multimedia content element; generating at least one tag that is searchable by a second user device respective of each of the generated signatures; sending the at least one searchable tag to be stored, wherein the at least one searchable tag is stored such that, responsive to a query received from the second user device, at least one multimedia content element is shared with at least the second user device respective of a match between at least one portion of the query and at least one of the at least one tag.

Abstract: A method and system for unsupervised clustering of multimedia content are provided. The method includes generating a plurality of clusters, each cluster containing at least a data element; generating for each of the plurality of clusters a corresponding signature; matching each of the signatures to all other signatures; determining a clustering score for each match; clustering multimedia data elements of each pair of clusters of the plurality of clusters that are determined to have a clustering score above a threshold value to create at least a first cluster; and storing the at least a first cluster in a storage unit.

Abstract: A method and system for signature-based unsupervised clustering of data elements. The method comprises receiving a plurality of clusters; generating a triangular matrix respective of the clusters; generating a signature for each of the clusters; generating a match score between each of two different clusters; storing the match score in a cell of the triangular matrix corresponding to the two clusters; determining whether any of the match scores is above a predefined threshold value; clustering every two clusters that are determined to have a score above a predetermined threshold; and repeating the generation of a triangular matrix respective of the clusters until a single cluster is reached. The system comprises an interface; a processor; a memory for storing at least one cluster; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the system to perform the steps of the method.

Abstract: A method and system for linking a multimedia data element (MMDE) and a webpage are provided. The method includes receiving a MMDE from a source; generating a signature representative of the MMDE using a plurality of computational cores; matching the generated signature with a plurality of signatures stored in a database to find at least one matching signature, wherein at least one of the stored signatures has at least one corresponding universal resource locator (URL) of a web page stored therein as metadata of the at least one of the stored signatures; and providing to the source at least a URL that is a metadata of a matched signature upon determination of a match between the generated signature and at least one of the plurality of signatures stored in the database.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing a patient based on analysis of multimedia content is provided. The method includes receiving at least one multimedia content element respective of the patient from a user device; generating at least one signature for the at least one multimedia content element; generating at least one identifier respective of the at least one multimedia content element using the at least one generated signature; searching a plurality of data sources for possible diagnoses respective of the one or more identifiers; and providing at least one possible diagnoses respective of the at least one multimedia content element to the user device.