Patents by Inventor Maayan YEDIDIA

Maayan YEDIDIA 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: 12682920
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for multichannel audio speech classification. In examples, an audio signal comprising multiple audio channels is received at a processing device. Each of the audio channels in the audio signal is transcoded to a predefined audio format. For each of the transcoded audio channels, an average power value is calculated for one or more data windows in the audio signal. A correlation value is calculated between the average power value for each audio channel and the combined average power value of the other audio channels in the audio signal. Each of the correlation values (or an aggregated correlation value for the audio channels) is then compared against a threshold value to determine whether the audio signal is to be classified as a speech-based communication. Based on the classification, an action associated with the audio signal may be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Oron Nir, Inbal Sagiv, Maayan Yedidia, Fardau Van Neerden, Itai Norman
  • Patent number: 12596884
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for extracting and processing terms referenced in multimedia content with the use of different term extraction models to determine the relevance of categories to the referenced terms and to rank the categories by relative dominance for the multimedia content. The most dominant category for the multimedia content and/or particular segment(s) of the multimedia content can then be identified and used to link to supplemental content and/or to identify multimedia content related to topics of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Microsift Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Hirshberg, Yonit Hoffman, Zvi Figov, Maayan Yedidia
  • Patent number: 12394203
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and a computer-readable medium are provided for matching textless elements to texted elements in video content. A video processing system including a textless matching system may divide a video into shots, identify shots having similar durations, identify sequences of shots having similar durations, and compare image content in representative frames of the sequences to determine whether the sequences match. When the sequences are determined to match, the sequences may be paired, wherein the first sequence may include shots with overlaid text and the second sequence may include textless version of corresponding texted shots included in the first sequence. In some examples, the video processing system may further replace the determined corresponding texted shots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mattan Serry, Zvi Figov, Yonit Hoffman, Maayan Yedidia
  • Publication number: 20250131035
    Abstract: Systems and methods for spatial-textual clustering-based recognition of text in videos are disclosed. A method includes performing textual clustering on a first subset of a set of predictions that correspond to numeric characters only and performing spatial-textual clustering on a second subset of the set of predictions that correspond to alphabetical characters only. The method includes, for each cluster of predictions associated with the first subset of the set of predictions, choosing a first cluster representative to correct any errors in each cluster of predictions associated with the first subset of the set of predictions and outputting any recognized numeric characters. The method includes, for each cluster of predictions associated with the second subset of the set of predictions, choosing a second cluster representative to correct any errors in each cluster of predictions associated with the second subset of the set of predictions and outputting any recognized alphabetical characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yonit HOFFMAN, Maayan YEDIDIA, Avner LEVI
  • Publication number: 20240420469
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and a computer-readable medium are provided for matching textless elements to texted elements in video content. A video processing system including a textless matching system may divide a video into shots, identify shots having similar durations, identify sequences of shots having similar durations, and compare image content in representative frames of the sequences to determine whether the sequences match. When the sequences are determined to match, the sequences may be paired, wherein the first sequence may include shots with overlaid text and the second sequence may include textless version of corresponding texted shots included in the first sequence. In some examples, the video processing system may further replace the determined corresponding texted shots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mattan SERRY, Zvi FIGOV, Yonit HOFFMAN, Maayan YEDIDIA
  • Patent number: 12141200
    Abstract: Systems and methods for spatial-textual clustering-based recognition of text in videos are disclosed. A method includes performing textual clustering on a first subset of a set of predictions that correspond to numeric characters only and performing spatial-textual clustering on a second subset of the set of predictions that correspond to alphabetical characters only. The method includes, for each cluster of predictions associated with the first subset of the set of predictions, choosing a first cluster representative to correct any errors in each cluster of predictions associated with the first subset of the set of predictions and outputting any recognized numeric characters. The method includes, for each cluster of predictions associated with the second subset of the set of predictions, choosing a second cluster representative to correct any errors in each cluster of predictions associated with the second subset of the set of predictions and outputting any recognized alphabetical characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yonit Hoffman, Maayan Yedidia, Avner Levi
  • Publication number: 20240312477
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for multichannel audio speech classification. In examples, an audio signal comprising multiple audio channels is received at a processing device. Each of the audio channels in the audio signal is transcoded to a predefined audio format. For each of the transcoded audio channels, an average power value is calculated for one or more data windows in the audio signal. A correlation value is calculated between the average power value for each audio channel and the combined average power value of the other audio channels in the audio signal. Each of the correlation values (or an aggregated correlation value for the audio channels) is then compared against a threshold value to determine whether the audio signal is to be classified as a speech-based communication. Based on the classification, an action associated with the audio signal may be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Oron NIR, Inbal SAGIV, Maayan YEDIDIA, Fardau VAN NEERDEN, Itai NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20240303442
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for extracting and processing terms referenced in multimedia content with the use of different term extraction models to determine the relevance of categories to the referenced terms and to rank the categories by relative dominance for the multimedia content. The most dominant category for the multimedia content and/or particular segment(s) of the multimedia content can then be identified and used to link to supplemental content and/or to identify multimedia content related to topics of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Tom HIRSHBERG, Yonit HOFFMAN, Zvi FIGOV, Maayan YEDIDIA
  • Patent number: 12026200
    Abstract: A video-processing technique uses machine-trained logic to detect and track people that appear in video information. The technique then ranks the prominence of these people in the video information, to produce ranking information. The prominence of a person reflects a level of importance of the person in the video information, corresponding to the capacity of the person to draw the attention of a viewer. For instance, the prominence of the person reflects, at least in part, an extent to which the person appears in the video information. The technique performs its ranking based on person-specific feature information. The technique produces each instance of person-specific feature information by accumulating features pertaining to a particular person. One or more application systems make use of the ranking information to control the presentation of the video information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yonit Hoffman, Tom Hirshberg, Maayan Yedidia, Zvi Figov
  • Patent number: 11995892
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and a computer-readable medium are provided for matching textless elements to texted elements in video content. A video processing system including a textless matching system may divide a video into shots, identify shots having similar durations, identify sequences of shots having similar durations, and compare image content in representative frames of the sequences to determine whether the sequences match. When the sequences are determined to match, the sequences may be paired, wherein the first sequence may include shots with overlaid text and the second sequence may include textless version of corresponding texted shots included in the first sequence. In some examples, the video processing system may further replace the determined corresponding texted shots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mattan Serry, Zvi Figov, Yonit Hoffman, Maayan Yedidia
  • Patent number: 11900961
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for multichannel audio speech classification. In examples, an audio signal comprising multiple audio channels is received at a processing device. Each of the audio channels in the audio signal is transcoded to a predefined audio format. For each of the transcoded audio channels, an average power value is calculated for one or more data windows in the audio signal. A correlation value is calculated between the average power value for each audio channel and the combined average power value of the other audio channels in the audio signal. Each of the correlation values (or an aggregated correlation value for the audio channels) is then compared against a threshold value to determine whether the audio signal is to be classified as a speech-based communication. Based on the classification, an action associated with the audio signal may be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Oron Nir, Inbal Sagiv, Maayan Yedidia, Fardau Van Neerden, Itai Norman
  • Publication number: 20240020338
    Abstract: A video-processing technique uses machine-trained logic to detect and track people that appear in video information. The technique then ranks the prominence of these people in the video information, to produce ranking information. The prominence of a person reflects a level of importance of the person in the video information, corresponding to the capacity of the person to draw the attention of a viewer. For instance, the prominence of the person reflects, at least in part, an extent to which the person appears in the video information. The technique performs its ranking based on person-specific feature information. The technique produces each instance of person-specific feature information by accumulating features pertaining to a particular person. One or more application systems make use of the ranking information to control the presentation of the video information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yonit HOFFMAN, Tom HIRSHBERG, Maayan YEDIDIA, Zvi FIGOV
  • Publication number: 20230386505
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for multichannel audio speech classification. In examples, an audio signal comprising multiple audio channels is received at a processing device. Each of the audio channels in the audio signal is transcoded to a predefined audio format. For each of the transcoded audio channels, an average power value is calculated for one or more data windows in the audio signal. A correlation value is calculated between the average power value for each audio channel and the combined average power value of the other audio channels in the audio signal. Each of the correlation values (or an aggregated correlation value for the audio channels) is then compared against a threshold value to determine whether the audio signal is to be classified as a speech-based communication. Based on the classification, an action associated with the audio signal may be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Oron NIR, Inbal SAGIV, Maayan YEDIDIA, Fardau VAN NEERDEN, Itai NORMAN
  • Publication number: 20230316753
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and a computer-readable medium are provided for matching textless elements to texted elements in video content. A video processing system including a textless matching system may divide a video into shots, identify shots having similar durations, identify sequences of shots having similar durations, and compare image content in representative frames of the sequences to determine whether the sequences match. When the sequences are determined to match, the sequences may be paired, wherein the first sequence may include shots with overlaid text and the second sequence may include textless version of corresponding texted shots included in the first sequence. In some examples, the video processing system may further replace the determined corresponding texted shots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mattan SERRY, Zvi FIGOV, Yonit HOFFMAN, Maayan YEDIDIA