Patents by Inventor Nicholas Zapotoski

Nicholas Zapotoski 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).

  • Dynamically optimized stoppage time media content
    Patent number: 11330347
    Abstract: Aspects include receiving past performance data. Aspects also include collecting a set of observations about a live event. Aspects also include generating a stoppage time prediction based on the past performance data and the set of observations about the live event. Aspects also include generating an optimized content sequence based on the stoppage time prediction and a respective duration of each of a plurality of preexisting media files. The optimized content sequence includes a sequence of one or more media files of the plurality of preexisting media files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donald Thomas, Nicholas Zapotoski, John R. Dangler
  • DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZED STOPPAGE TIME MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20210329352
    Abstract: Aspects include receiving past performance data. Aspects also include collecting a set of observations about a live event. Aspects also include generating a stoppage time prediction based on the past performance data and the set of observations about the live event. Aspects also include generating an optimized content sequence based on the stoppage time prediction and a respective duration of each of a plurality of preexisting media files. The optimized content sequence includes a sequence of one or more media files of the plurality of preexisting media files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Donald Thomas, Nicholas Zapotoski, John R. Dangler