Patents by Inventor Robert Rubinoff
Robert Rubinoff 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).
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Patent number: 12591619Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for generating one or more descriptors that may potentially be associated with content, such as video or a segment of video. In some embodiments, a teaser for the content may be identified based on contextual similarity between words and/or phrases in the segment and one or more other segments, such as a previous segment. Text/characters may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). In some embodiments, one or more strings of characters or words may be compared with (pre-assigned) tags associated with the content, and if it is determined that the one or more strings or words match the tags within a threshold, the one or more strings or words may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). One or more candidate descriptor identification techniques may be combined.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Geetu Ambwani, Robert Rubinoff
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Publication number: 20230325439Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for generating one or more descriptors that may potentially be associated with content, such as video or a segment of video. In some embodiments, a teaser for the content may be identified based on contextual similarity between words and/or phrases in the segment and one or more other segments, such as a previous segment. Text/characters may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). In some embodiments, one or more strings of characters or words may be compared with (pre-assigned) tags associated with the content, and if it is determined that the one or more strings or words match the tags within a threshold, the one or more strings or words may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). One or more candidate descriptor identification techniques may be combined.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Geetu Ambwani, Robert Rubinoff
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Patent number: 11714852Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for generating one or more descriptors that may potentially be associated with content, such as video or a segment of video. In some embodiments, a teaser for the content may be identified based on contextual similarity between words and/or phrases in the segment and one or more other segments, such as a previous segment. In some embodiments, an optical character recognition (OCR) technique may be applied to the content, such as banners or graphics associated with the content in order to generate or identify OCR'd text or characters. The text/characters may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). In some embodiments, one or more strings of characters or words may be compared with (pre-assigned) tags associated with the content, and if it is determined that the one or more strings or words match the tags within a threshold, the one or more strings or words may serve as a candidate descriptor(s).Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Geetu Ambwani, Robert Rubinoff
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Patent number: 11531668Abstract: A method may comprise comparing a first data set with a second data set, the first data set associating a first plurality of names with a first plurality of roles, and the second data set associating a second plurality of names with a second plurality of roles. The method may further comprise generating a third data set based on an outcome of the comparing, such that the third data set associates a subset of the first plurality of names with a subset of the second plurality of roles. Apparatuses, methods, and software for performing these and other functions are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Comcast Interactive Media, LLCInventor: Robert Rubinoff
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Publication number: 20210406306Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for generating one or more descriptors that may potentially be associated with content, such as video or a segment of video. In some embodiments, a teaser for the content may be identified based on contextual similarity between words and/or phrases in the segment and one or more other segments, such as a previous segment. In some embodiments, an optical character recognition (OCR) technique may be applied to the content, such as banners or graphics associated with the content in order to generate or identify OCR'd text or characters. The text/characters may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). In some embodiments, one or more strings of characters or words may be compared with (pre-assigned) tags associated with the content, and if it is determined that the one or more strings or words match the tags within a threshold, the one or more strings or words may serve as a candidate descriptor(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Geetu Ambwani, Robert Rubinoff
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Patent number: 11151193Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for generating one or more descriptors that may potentially be associated with content, such as video or a segment of video. In some embodiments, a teaser for the content may be identified based on contextual similarity between words and/or phrases in the segment and one or more other segments, such as a previous segment. In some embodiments, an optical character recognition (OCR) technique may be applied to the content, such as banners or graphics associated with the content in order to generate or identify OCR'd text or characters. The text/characters may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). In some embodiments, one or more strings of characters or words may be compared with (pre-assigned) tags associated with the content, and if it is determined that the one or more strings or words match the tags within a threshold, the one or more strings or words may serve as a candidate descriptor(s).Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Geetu Ambwani, Robert Rubinoff
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Patent number: 9542393Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Streamsage, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Morton, Sibley Verbeck Simon, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge
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Publication number: 20160098396Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Michael Scott Morton, Sibley Verbeck Simon, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge
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Patent number: 9244973Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Streamsage, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Morton, Sibley Verbeck Simon, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge
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Publication number: 20150331876Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for generating one or more descriptors that may potentially be associated with content, such as video or a segment of video. In some embodiments, a teaser for the content may be identified based on contextual similarity between words and/or phrases in the segment and one or more other segments, such as a previous segment. In some embodiments, an optical character recognition (OCR) technique may be applied to the content, such as banners or graphics associated with the content in order to generate or identify OCR'd text or characters. The text/characters may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). In some embodiments, one or more strings of characters or words may be compared with (pre-assigned) tags associated with the content, and if it is determined that the one or more strings or words match the tags within a threshold, the one or more strings or words may serve as a candidate descriptor(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Geetu Ambwani, Robert Rubinoff
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Patent number: 9069850Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for generating one or more descriptors that may be associated with content. A teaser for the content may be identified based on contextual similarity between words and/or phrases in the segment and one or more other segments, such as a previous segment. An optical character recognition (OCR) technique may be applied to the content, such as banners or graphics associated with the content in order to generate or identify OCR'd text or characters. The text/characters may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). One or more strings of characters or words may be compared with (pre-assigned) tags associated with the content, and if it is determined that the one or more strings or words match the tags within a threshold, the one or more strings or words may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). One or more candidate descriptor identification techniques may be combined.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Geetu Ambwani, Robert Rubinoff
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Publication number: 20140250131Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: Streamsage, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Morton, Sibley Verbeck Simon, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge
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Patent number: 8706735Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Streamsage, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Morton, Sibley Verbeck Simon, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge
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Publication number: 20130318121Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: Streamsage, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Morton, Tim V. Sibley, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge
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Patent number: 8527520Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Streamsage, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Morton, Tim V. Sibley, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge
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Publication number: 20130114899Abstract: An apparatus, method, system and computer-readable medium are provided for generating one or more descriptors that may be associated with content. A teaser for the content may be identified based on contextual similarity between words and/or phrases in the segment and one or more other segments, such as a previous segment. An optical character recognition (OCR) technique may be applied to the content, such as banners or graphics associated with the content in order to generate or identify OCR'd text or characters. The text/characters may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). One or more strings of characters or words may be compared with (pre-assigned) tags associated with the content, and if it is determined that the one or more strings or words match the tags within a threshold, the one or more strings or words may serve as a candidate descriptor(s). One or more candidate descriptor identification techniques may be combined.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Geetu Ambwani, Robert Rubinoff
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Publication number: 20120117078Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: STREAMSAGE, INC.Inventors: Michael Scott Morton, Tim V. Sibley, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge
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Patent number: 8117206Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Streamsage, Inc.Inventors: Tim V. Sibley, Michael Scott Morton, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge
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Publication number: 20100169385Abstract: A method may comprise comparing a first data set with a second data set, the first data set associating a first plurality of names with a first plurality of roles, and the second data set associating a second plurality of names with a second plurality of roles. The method may further comprise generating a third data set based on an outcome of the comparing, such that the third data set associates a subset of the first plurality of names with a subset of the second plurality of roles. Apparatuses, methods, and software for performing these and other functions are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventor: Robert Rubinoff
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Publication number: 20090125534Abstract: A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to be relevant to the given information representations, thereby eliminating the need for a manual determination of the relevance and avoiding missing relevant portions. The timed media includes streaming audio, streaming video, timed HTML, animations such as vector-based graphics, slide shows, other timed media, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2009Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventors: Michael Scott Morton, Tim V. Sibley, Noam Carl Unger, Robert Rubinoff, Anthony Ruiz Davis, Kyle Aveni-Deforge