Patents by Inventor Kenneth Benoit

Kenneth Benoit 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).

  • Patent number: 12231745
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for automated video summary generation using textual quotes. Example methods may include determining first text representing a phrase spoken in video content, determining that the first text is present in first subtitle data of first video content, determining a first timestamp and a second timestamp associated with the first text in the first subtitle data, determining a first video segment of the first video content corresponding to the first timestamp and the second timestamp, and generating a first video summary for the first video content, the first video summary comprising the first video segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Deep Dubey, Sushanta Das, Kenneth Benoit, Anup Gandotra, Adam Fluckey, Nikhil Kajale
  • Patent number: 12167108
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for on demand video recap generation. Example methods may include determining a first request to resume playback of video content, wherein the first request is associated with a user account, determining, using historical consumption data associated with the user account, a portion of the video content that has been consumed, where the portion of the video content comprises a first video segment and a second video segment, determining that a first video segment ranking of the first video segment satisfies an importance threshold, generating a video recap of the portion of the video content, wherein the video recap comprises the first video segment, and causing presentation of the video recap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Deep Dubey, Sushanta Das, Kenneth Benoit, Anup Gandotra, Adam Fluckey, Nikhil Kajale
  • Patent number: 11134319
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for determining video data using contributor trust scores. A device may receive first data associated with a video program, wherein the first data are received from a first contributor, the first contributor having a first reliability ranking. The device may receive second data associated with the video program, wherein the second data are received from a second contributor, the second contributor having a second reliability ranking. The device may determine that the first reliability ranking is higher than the second reliability ranking. The device may send the first data to a catalog including additional video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wyatt, Dhrumil Mayank Kumar Upadhyaya, Kelvin Li, Kunwar Kanishk Singh, Kenneth Benoit