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).

  • Patent number: 11956520
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Xander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
  • Publication number: 20240089565
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Alexander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
  • Patent number: 11871095
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Xander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
  • Publication number: 20230300392
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
  • Patent number: 11700404
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Netflix Inc.
    Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
  • Publication number: 20230059805
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
  • Publication number: 20220337921
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Xander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
  • Patent number: 11477533
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
  • Publication number: 20220286759
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Christine Doig-Cardet, Bruce Wobbe, Sanford Holsapple, Xander Lott, Sonali Sharma, Clay Gimenez, Jeremy Kelly, Jeff Kirchner, Leena Janardanan
  • Publication number: 20210021900
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah
  • Patent number: 10834465
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Netflix, Inc.
    Inventors: Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara, Sanford Holsapple, Arica Westadt, Kunal Bisla, Sameer Shah