Patents by Inventor Michael Jeffrey

Michael Jeffrey 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).

  • Publication number: 20250378454
    Abstract: An automated integrated dataset marketplace method is disclosed. The method includes capturing and processing user data from transactions associated with a user to generate a user data footprint. The method includes creating reference clusters from the captured user data, identifying, confirming, and rating provenance characteristics of the user data in the created reference clusters. The method includes generating an augmented user data footprint through supplemental user data, including watermark and authorization data on a territory basis, and processing the augmented user data footprint, scoring the same based on industry-specific parameters and weightings, and generating one or more user data registries on an industry-by-industry basis. Thereafter, the method includes enabling transacting of datasets from the one or more user data registries between users supplying data for said datasets and entities desiring to acquire the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Applicant: CAMBRIAN LABS LLC
    Inventors: Manu Kalia, Olaf Jonny Groth, Tobias Christopher Straube, Michael Jeffrey, Mark Jay Nitzberg
  • Publication number: 20250239242
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an audio characteristic in audio; a transition detector to detect a transition between a first category and a second category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the first category and the second category; and a context manager to control a device to switch from a first fingerprinting algorithm to a second fingerprinting algorithm different than the first fingerprinting algorithm, responsive to the detected transition between the first category and the second category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Patent number: 12300201
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an audio characteristic in audio; a transition detector to detect a transition between a first category and a second category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the first category and the second category; and a context manager to control a device to switch from a first fingerprinting algorithm to a second fingerprinting algorithm different than the first fingerprinting algorithm, responsive to the detected transition between the first category and the second category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Publication number: 20240169960
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an audio characteristic in audio; a transition detector to detect a transition between a first category and a second category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the first category and the second category; and a context manager to control a device to switch from a first fingerprinting algorithm to a second fingerprinting algorithm different than the first fingerprinting algorithm, responsive to the detected transition between the first category and the second category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Patent number: 11935507
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an audio characteristic in audio; a transition detector to detect a transition between a first category and a second category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the first category and the second category; and a context manager to control a device to switch from a first fingerprinting algorithm to a second fingerprinting algorithm different than the first fingerprinting algorithm, responsive to the detected transition between the first category and the second category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GRACENOTE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Publication number: 20220415290
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an audio characteristic in audio; a transition detector to detect a transition between a first category and a second category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the first category and the second category; and a context manager to control a device to switch from a first fingerprinting algorithm to a second fingerprinting algorithm different than the first fingerprinting algorithm, responsive to the detected transition between the first category and the second category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Patent number: 11417302
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an audio characteristic in audio; a transition detector to detect a transition between a first category and a second category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the first category and the second category; and a context manager to control a device to switch from a first fingerprinting algorithm to a second fingerprinting algorithm different than the first fingerprinting algorithm, responsive to the detected transition between the first category and the second category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Publication number: 20200410966
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an audio characteristic in audio; a transition detector to detect a transition between a first category and a second category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the first category and the second category; and a context manager to control a device to switch from a first fingerprinting algorithm to a second fingerprinting algorithm different than the first fingerprinting algorithm, responsive to the detected transition between the first category and the second category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Patent number: 10783863
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an characteristic; a transition detector to detect a transition between a music category and a talk category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the music category and the talk category; and a context manager to control a device to initiate extraction of fingerprints, responsive to the detected transition between the music category and the talk category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Publication number: 20190156799
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an characteristic; a transition detector to detect a transition between a music category and a talk category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the music category and the talk category; and a context manager to control a device to initiate extraction of fingerprints, responsive to the detected transition between the music category and the talk category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Patent number: 10134373
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to perform machine-control of a device based on machine-detected transitions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: GRACENOTE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Patent number: 9769143
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for content-based association of a device to a user are presented. In an example method, data corresponding to each of a plurality of items of content stored within a user device are accessed. A device identifier for the user device is generated based on the data. The device identifier is transmitted from the user device to a service device to associate the user device with a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Steven D. Scherf, Markus K. Cremer
  • Publication number: 20160241540
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for content-based association of a device to a user are presented. In an example method, data corresponding to each of a plurality of items of content stored within a user device are accessed. A device identifier for the user device is generated based on the data. The device identifier is transmitted from the user device to a service device to associate the user device with a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Steven D. Scherf, Markus K. Cremer
  • Patent number: 9356914
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for content-based association of a device to a user are presented. In an example method, data corresponding to each of a plurality of items of content stored within a user device are accessed. A device identifier for the user device is generated based on the data. The device identifier is transmitted from the user device to a service device to associate the user device with a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Steven D. Scherf, Markus K. Cremer
  • Publication number: 20160036782
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for content-based association of a device to a user are presented. In an example method, data corresponding to each of a plurality of items of content stored within a user device are accessed. A device identifier for the user device is generated based on the data. The device identifier is transmitted from the user device to a service device to associate the user device with a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Steven D. Scherf, Markus K. Cremer
  • Publication number: 20160019876
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to perform machine-control of a device based on machine-detected transitions are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Patent number: 9160837
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee
  • Publication number: 20130007201
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Gracenote, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jeffrey, Markus K. Cremer, Dong-In Lee