Patents by Inventor Ran Yakir

Ran Yakir 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).

  • Semi-automatic generation of multimedia content
    Patent number: 9524751
    Abstract: A method for multimedia content generation includes presenting to a user text that will serve as audio narration in a video clip, and a collection of media items to be selectively included in the video clip. Instructions, which associate one or more selected media items with corresponding elements of the text, are received from the user. The video clip is generated automatically, such that the selected media items appear in the video clip in synchronization with the corresponding elements of the text in accordance with the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: WOCHIT, INC.
    Inventors: Ran Oz, Dror Ginzberg, Amotz Hoshen, Ron Maayan, Ran Yakir
  • Semi-automatic generation of multimedia content
    Patent number: 9396758
    Abstract: A method for multimedia content generation includes receiving a textual input, and automatically retrieving from one or more media databases a plurality of media items that are relevant to the textual input. User input, which selects one or more of the automatically-retrieved media items and correlates one or more of the selected media items in time with the textual input, is received. A video clip, which includes an audio narration of the textual input and the selected media items scheduled in accordance with the user input, is constructed automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Wochit, Inc.
    Inventors: Ran Oz, Dror Ginzberg, Amotz Hoshen, Eitan Lavi, Igor Dvorkin, Ran Yakir
  • SEMI-AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20150371679
    Abstract: A method for multimedia content generation includes presenting to a user text that will serve as audio narration in a video clip, and a collection of media items to be selectively included in the video clip. Instructions, which associate one or more selected media items with corresponding elements of the text, are received from the user. The video clip is generated automatically, such that the selected media items appear in the video clip in synchronization with the corresponding elements of the text in accordance with the instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Ran Oz, Dror Ginzberg, Amotz Hoshen, Ron Maayan, Ran Yakir
  • SEMI-AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20140147095
    Abstract: A method for multimedia content generation includes receiving a textual input, and automatically retrieving from one or more media databases a plurality of media items that are relevant to the textual input. User input, which selects one or more of the automatically-retrieved media items and correlates one or more of the selected media items in time with the textual input, is received. A video clip, which includes an audio narration of the textual input and the selected media items scheduled in accordance with the user input, is constructed automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Wochit, Inc.
    Inventors: Ran Oz, Dror Ginzberg, Amotz Hoshen, Eitan Lavi, Igor Dvorkin, Ran Yakir