Patents by Inventor Nicolas Lhuiller

Nicolas Lhuiller 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).

  • Method and apparatus for recommending content items
    Patent number: 8037011
    Abstract: A recommendation apparatus comprises a monitoring processor which monitors the presentation of content items. A sample processor determines preference data for different content items by performing the steps of determining a preference value for a content item presented by the presentation unit in response to a first duration for a first section of the content item being presented relative to a total duration of the content item, and if the first duration is less than the total duration, determining if a second section of the content item not being presented corresponds to at least one of an end section and a begin section of the content item; and if so determining a confidence value for the preference value in response to a second duration of the second section. The preference data is used as training data for determining a user preference model which is then used to generate recommendations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra C. Gadanho, Nicolas Lhuiller, Kevin C. Mercer
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING CONTENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20100070436
    Abstract: A recommendation apparatus comprises a monitoring processor which monitors the presentation of content items. A sample processor determines preference data for different content items by performing the steps of determining a preference value for a content item presented by the presentation unit in response to a first duration for a first section of the content item being presented relative to a total duration of the content item, and if the first duration is less than the total duration, determining if a second section of the content item not being presented corresponds to at least one of an end section and a begin section of the content item; and if so determining a confidence value for the preference value in response to a second duration of the second section. The preference data is used as training data for determining a user preference model which is then used to generate recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Sandra C. Gadanho, Nicolas Lhuiller, Kevin C. Mercer