Patents by Inventor Michael Chalson

Michael Chalson 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).

  • Automated audio description system and method
    Patent number: 12675998
    Abstract: An audio description system includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores source media comprising frames positioned within the source media according to a time index. The processor is configured to generate, using an image-to-text model, a textual description of each frame; identify intervals within the time index, each interval encompassing one or more positions of one or more frames; identify placement periods within the time index, each placement period being temporally proximal to an interval; generate a summary description based on at least one textual description of at least one frame positioned within a selected interval temporally proximal to a placement period; and associate the summary description with the placement period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew H. Schwartz, Michael Chalson, Nathanael Beisiegel, Daniel J. Caddigan, Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher S. Antunes, Nicholas R. Moutis
  • AUTOMATED AUDIO DESCRIPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20250371875
    Abstract: An audio description system includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores source media comprising frames positioned within the source media according to a time index. The processor is configured to generate, using an image-to-text model, a textual description of each frame; identify intervals within the time index, each interval encompassing one or more positions of one or more frames; identify placement periods within the time index, each placement period being temporally proximal to an interval; generate a summary description based on at least one textual description of at least one frame positioned within a selected interval temporally proximal to a placement period; and associate the summary description with the placement period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Applicant: 3Play Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew H. Schwartz, Michael Chalson, Nathanael Beisiegel, Daniel J. Caddigan, Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher S. Antunes, Nicholas R. Moutis
  • Automated audio description system and method
    Patent number: 12142047
    Abstract: An audio description system includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores source media comprising frames positioned within the source media according to a time index. The processor is configured to generate, using an image-to-text model, a textual description of each frame; identify intervals within the time index, each interval encompassing one or more positions of one or more frames; identify placement periods within the time index, each placement period being temporally proximal to an interval; generate a summary description based on at least one textual description of at least one frame positioned within a selected interval temporally proximal to a placement period; and associate the summary description with the placement period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew H. Schwartz, Michael Chalson, Nathanael Beisiegel, Daniel J. Caddigan, Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher S. Antunes, Nicholas R. Moutis