Patents by Inventor Kevin L. Baum
Kevin L. Baum 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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Patent number: 11812073Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Publication number: 20220103878Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Patent number: 11140424Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Publication number: 20210006847Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Patent number: 10785506Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Publication number: 20180352271Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Patent number: 10148928Abstract: Systems and methods for generating alerts and enhanced viewing experience features using on-screen data are disclosed. Textual data corresponding to on-screen text is determined from the visual content of video data. The textual data is associated with corresponding regions and frames of the video data in which the corresponding on-screen text was detected. Users can select regions in the frames of the visual content to monitor for a particular triggering item (e.g., a triggering word, name, or phrase). During play back of the video data, the textual data associated with the selected regions in the frames can be monitored for the triggering item. When the triggering item is detected in the textual data, an alert can be generated. Alternatively, the textual data for the selected region can be extracted to compile supplemental information that can be rendered over the playback of the video data or over other video data.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Stephen P. Emeott, Kevin L. Baum, Bhavan Gandhi, Faisal Ishtiaq, Isselmou Ould Dellahy
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Patent number: 10051295Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Patent number: 10034058Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing live video to multiple client devices is provided herein. In particular, a router is provided that acts on behalf of all client devices in its network. The router serves multiple groups of client devices with each group being formed by client devices having similar bandwidth requirements. The router then requests and receives video chunks from a network. The router then redistributes the video chunks to the multiple client devices using a multicast transmission. In particular, to minimize the demands on the core network, the router sets up a separate multicast to each group. Live video, of the appropriate quality is then multicast to each group.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Jeffrey D. Bonta, Kevin L. Baum, George Calcev, Benedito J. Fonseca, Jr.
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Patent number: 9930125Abstract: A communication device performs a method for coordinating communications between a plurality of communication devices of a user. The method includes detecting an active communication session on a primary communication device having user engagement, and determining a set of secondary communication devices in proximity to the user. The method further includes detecting an interruption event, at the primary communication device, during the active communication session. Additionally, the method includes determining that a first secondary communication device, in the set of secondary communication devices, has capability to process the interruption event, and transferring the interruption event to the first secondary communication device.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: William P. Alberth, Jr., Kevin L. Baum, Dean E. Thorson
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Patent number: 9888279Abstract: A method receives video content and metadata associated with video content. The method then extracts features of the video content based on the metadata. Portions of the visual, audio, and textual features are fused into composite features that include multiple features from the visual, audio, and textual features. A set of video segments of the video content is identified based on the composite features of the video content. Also, the segments may be identified based on a user query.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Faisal Ishtiaq, Benedito J. Fonseca, Jr., Kevin L. Baum, Anthony J. Braskich, Stephen P. Emeott, Bhavan Gandhi, Renxiang Li, Alfonso Martinez Smith, Michael L. Needham, Isselmou Ould Dellahy
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Patent number: 9813200Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for transmitting an orthogonal frequency domain multiple access (OFDMA) signal including a synchronization channel signal transmitted including a plurality of sequence elements interleaved in time and frequency. The synchronization channel signal sequence elements enable an initial acquisition and cell search method with low computational load by providing predetermined time domain symmetry for common sequence elements in OFDMA symbol periods for OFDMA symbol timing detection and frequency error detection in an OFDMA system supporting multiple system bandwidths, both synchronized and un-synchronized systems, a large cell index and an OFDMA symbol structure with both short and long cyclic prefix length.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Hidenori Akita, Kevin L. Baum, Brian K. Classon, Masaya Fukuta, Hiroshi Hayashi, Vijay Nangia, Robert T. Love, Kenneth A. Stewart
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Publication number: 20170257612Abstract: Systems and methods for generating alerts and enhanced viewing experience features using on-screen data are disclosed. Textual data corresponding to on-screen text is determined from the visual content of video data. The textual data is associated with corresponding regions and frames of the video data in which the corresponding on-screen text was detected. Users can select regions in the frames of the visual content to monitor for a particular triggering item (e.g., a triggering word, name, or phrase). During play back of the video data, the textual data associated with the selected regions in the frames can be monitored for the triggering item. When the triggering item is detected in the textual data, an alert can be generated. Alternatively, the textual data for the selected region can be extracted to compile supplemental information that can be rendered over the playback of the video data or over other video data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Stephen P. Emeott, Kevin L. Baum, Bhavan Gandhi, Faisal Ishtiaq, Isselmou Ould Dellahy
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Patent number: 9729920Abstract: A method implemented in a computer system for controlling the delivery of data and audio/video content. The method delivers primary content to the subscriber device for viewing by a subscriber. The method also delivers secondary content to the companion device for viewing by the subscriber in parallel with the subscriber viewing the primary content, where the secondary content relates to the primary content. The method extracts attention estimation features from the primary content, and monitors the companion device to determine an interaction measurement for the subscriber viewing the secondary content on the companion device. The method calculates an attention measurement for the subscriber viewing the primary content based on the attention estimation features, and the interaction measurement, and controls the delivery of the secondary content to the companion device based on the attention measurement.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Needham, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Renxiang Li, Shivajit Mohapatra
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Publication number: 20170188061Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Patent number: 9693030Abstract: Systems and methods for generating alerts and enhanced viewing experience features using on-screen data are disclosed. Textual data corresponding to on-screen text is determined from the visual content of video data. The textual data is associated with corresponding regions and frames of the video data in which the corresponding on-screen text was detected. Users can select regions in the frames of the visual content to monitor for a particular triggering item (e.g., a triggering word, name, or phrase). During play back of the video data, the textual data associated with the selected regions in the frames can be monitored for the triggering item. When the triggering item is detected in the textual data, an alert can be generated. Alternatively, the textual data for the selected region can be extracted to compile supplemental information that can be rendered over the playback of the video data or over other video data.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Stephen P. Emeott, Kevin L. Baum, Bhavan Gandhi, Faisal Ishtiaq, Isselmou Ould Dellahy
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Patent number: 9646219Abstract: A video processing system detects an overlay image, such as a logo, in a picture of a video stream, the overlay for example being a broadcaster's logo. The detection is based on evaluation of blending characteristics of a picture frame. The method of detection of an overlay defines first and second areas within the image, the first and second areas being non-overlapping. Next an alpha-blended value is calculated for the mean color value of the second area with an overlay color value. Then, if the mean color value of the first area is closer to the alpha-blended value than it is to the mean color value of the second area, the overlay can be indicated as detected and defined within the picture. Detection of the overlay can be used to identify an owner of the video, or detect when a scene change such as a commercial occurs.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq
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Patent number: 9628829Abstract: Disclosed is a method of associating, at a secondary device, secondary media content with primary media content being output at a primary device. The method includes receiving, at the secondary device, first information based upon the primary content being output at the primary device, wherein the first information includes at least one of an audio and a visual signal, determining at the secondary device second information corresponding to the first information, receiving at the secondary device one or more portions of secondary media content that have been made available by a third device, determining at the secondary device whether one or more of the portions of the secondary media content match one or more portions of the second information, and taking at least one further action upon determining that there is a match.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Renxiang Li, Kevin L. Baum, Faisal Ishtiaq, Michael L. Needham
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Patent number: 9578366Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes launching an application on a first device. The application allows the first device to trigger a service based on a program being played on a second device. The first device captures a visual code being displayed in association with the program being played on the second device. The visual code includes encoded information for program ID information associated with the program being played on the second device and timing information associated with the program being played on the second device. The method determines the program ID information and the timing information from the encoded information included in the visual code and then triggers the service for the application using the timing information and the program ID information.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Kevin L. Baum, Stephen P. Emeott, Faisal Ishtiaq
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Publication number: 20170041682Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing live video to multiple client devices is provided herein. In particular, a router is provided that acts on behalf of all client devices in its network. The router serves multiple groups of client devices with each group being formed by client devices having similar bandwidth requirements. The router then requests and receives video chunks from a network. The router then redistributes the video chunks to the multiple client devices using a multicast transmission. In particular, to minimize the demands on the core network, the router sets up a separate multicast to each group. Live video, of the appropriate quality is then multicast to each group.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Jeffrey D. Bonta, Kevin L. Baum, George Calcev, Benedito J. Fonseca, JR.