Patents by Inventor Sanford Holsapple
Sanford Holsapple 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: 11956520Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing a media item that includes multiple media item segments that are to be played back in a specific manner. The method may also include generating playgraphs for the media item, where the playgraphs define different playback paths between media item segments. The method may next include selecting a specific playgraph from the generated playgraphs, and then providing the selected playgraph to a playback device. Playback of the media item according to the selected playgraph may thereby provide a customized presentation of the media item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Netflix, Inc.Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Xander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
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Publication number: 20240089565Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing a media item that includes multiple media item segments that are to be played back in a specific manner. The method may also include generating playgraphs for the media item, where the playgraphs define different playback paths between media item segments. The method may next include selecting a specific playgraph from the generated playgraphs, and then providing the selected playgraph to a playback device. Playback of the media item according to the selected playgraph may thereby provide a customized presentation of the media item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Alexander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
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Patent number: 11871095Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing a media item that includes multiple media item segments that are to be played back in a specific manner. The method may also include generating playgraphs for the media item, where the playgraphs define different playback paths between media item segments. The method may next include selecting a specific playgraph from the generated playgraphs, and then providing the selected playgraph to a playback device. Playback of the media item according to the selected playgraph may thereby provide a customized presentation of the media item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Netflix, Inc.Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Xander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
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Publication number: 20230300392Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, as an input, segmented video scenes, where each video scene includes a specified length of video content. The method may further include scanning the video scenes to identify objects within the video scene and also determining a relative importance value for the identified objects. The relative importance value may include an indication of which objects are to be included in a cropped version of the video scene. The method may also include generating a video crop that is to be applied to the video scene such that the resulting cropped version of the video scene includes those identified objects that are to be included based on the relative importance value. The method may also include applying the generated video crop to the video scene to produce the cropped version of the video scene. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
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Patent number: 11700404Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, as an input, segmented video scenes, where each video scene includes a specified length of video content. The method may further include scanning the video scenes to identify objects within the video scene and also determining a relative importance value for the identified objects. The relative importance value may include an indication of which objects are to be included in a cropped version of the video scene. The method may also include generating a video crop that is to be applied to the video scene such that the resulting cropped version of the video scene includes those identified objects that are to be included based on the relative importance value. The method may also include applying the generated video crop to the video scene to produce the cropped version of the video scene. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Netflix Inc.Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
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Publication number: 20230059805Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, as an input, segmented video scenes, where each video scene includes a specified length of video content. The method may further include scanning the video scenes to identify objects within the video scene and also determining a relative importance value for the identified objects. The relative importance value may include an indication of which objects are to be included in a cropped version of the video scene. The method may also include generating a video crop that is to be applied to the video scene such that the resulting cropped version of the video scene includes those identified objects that are to be included based on the relative importance value. The method may also include applying the generated video crop to the video scene to produce the cropped version of the video scene. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
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Publication number: 20220337921Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing a media item that includes multiple media item segments that are to be played back in a specific manner. The method may also include generating playgraphs for the media item, where the playgraphs define different playback paths between media item segments. The method may next include selecting a specific playgraph from the generated playgraphs, and then providing the selected playgraph to a playback device. Playback of the media item according to the selected playgraph may thereby provide a customized presentation of the media item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Xander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
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Patent number: 11477533Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, as an input, segmented video scenes, where each video scene includes a specified length of video content. The method may further include scanning the video scenes to identify objects within the video scene and also determining a relative importance value for the identified objects. The relative importance value may include an indication of which objects are to be included in a cropped version of the video scene. The method may also include generating a video crop that is to be applied to the video scene such that the resulting cropped version of the video scene includes those identified objects that are to be included based on the relative importance value. The method may also include applying the generated video crop to the video scene to produce the cropped version of the video scene. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Netflix, Inc.Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
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Publication number: 20220286759Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing a media item that includes multiple media item segments that are to be played back in a specific manner. The method may also include generating playgraphs for the media item, where the playgraphs define different playback paths between media item segments. The method may next include selecting a specific playgraph from the generated playgraphs, and then providing the selected playgraph to a playback device. Playback of the media item according to the selected playgraph may thereby provide a customized presentation of the media item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Xander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
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Publication number: 20210021900Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, as an input, segmented video scenes, where each video scene includes a specified length of video content. The method may further include scanning the video scenes to identify objects within the video scene and also determining a relative importance value for the identified objects. The relative importance value may include an indication of which objects are to be included in a cropped version of the video scene. The method may also include generating a video crop that is to be applied to the video scene such that the resulting cropped version of the video scene includes those identified objects that are to be included based on the relative importance value. The method may also include applying the generated video crop to the video scene to produce the cropped version of the video scene. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
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Patent number: 10834465Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, as an input, segmented video scenes, where each video scene includes a specified length of video content. The method may further include scanning the video scenes to identify objects within the video scene and also determining a relative importance value for the identified objects. The relative importance value may include an indication of which objects are to be included in a cropped version of the video scene. The method may also include generating a video crop that is to be applied to the video scene such that the resulting cropped version of the video scene includes those identified objects that are to be included based on the relative importance value. The method may also include applying the generated video crop to the video scene to produce the cropped version of the video scene. Various other methods systems and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Netflix, Inc.Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah