Patents by Inventor Scot Zola
Scot Zola 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: 11944437Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
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Publication number: 20240040197Abstract: Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing event messages to a user. The event messages may include video data or a link to video of the event. In some variations, a user or content provider may define criteria for the event messages that are to be displayed to the user. The event messages may be stored so that a user may be able to browse through the stored event messages and decide when to view the video of the event. Upon a user's selection of the event message, the video of the event may be displayed to the user on the same display device or another display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Leslie Eugene Chipman, Amit Bagga, Jenny Jiang, Anita Eradla, Scot Zola
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Patent number: 11601720Abstract: Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing event messages to a user. The event messages may include video data or a link to video of the event. In some variations, a user or content provider may define criteria for the event messages that are to be displayed to the user. The event messages may be stored so that a user may be able to browse through the stored event messages and decide when to view the video of the event. Upon a user's selection of the event message, the video of the event may be displayed to the user on the same display device or another display device.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Leslie Eugene Chipman, Amit Bagga, Jenny Jiang, Anita Eradla, Scot Zola
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Publication number: 20230030212Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
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Patent number: 11497424Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
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Publication number: 20210250655Abstract: Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing event messages to a user. The event messages may include video data or a link to video of the event. In some variations, a user or content provider may define criteria for the event messages that are to be displayed to the user. The event messages may be stored so that a user may be able to browse through the stored event messages and decide when to view the video of the event. Upon a user's selection of the event message, the video of the event may be displayed to the user on the same display device or another display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Leslie Eugene Chipman, Amit Bagga, Jenny Jiang, Anita Eradla, Scot Zola
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Publication number: 20210106264Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
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Patent number: 10880609Abstract: Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing event messages to a user. The event messages may include video data or a link to video of the event. In some variations, a user or content provider may define criteria for the event messages that are to be displayed to the user. The event messages may be stored so that a user may be able to browse through the stored event messages and decide when to view the video of the event. Upon a user's selection of the event message, the video of the event may be displayed to the user on the same display device or another display device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Leslie Eugene Chipman, Amit Bagga, Jenny Jiang, Anita Eradla, Scot Zola
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Patent number: 10849542Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
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Publication number: 20200029879Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
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Patent number: 10362978Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
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Publication number: 20170055895Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
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Publication number: 20140282745Abstract: Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing event messages to a user. The event messages may include video data or a link to video of the event. In some variations, a user or content provider may define criteria for the event messages that are to be displayed to the user. The event messages may be stored so that a user may be able to browse through the stored event messages and decide when to view the video of the event. Upon a user's selection of the event message, the video of the event may be displayed to the user on the same display device or another display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Leslie Eugene Chipman, Amit Bagga, Jenny Jiang, Anita Eradla, Scot Zola
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Patent number: 8756245Abstract: Systems and methods for answering user questions using databases annotated with answerable questions are disclosed. The database includes database items organized into columns. Each of the columns may have a question annotated thereto. The question is a parameterized question that is answerable by the database items in the column. A question answering algorithm is used to search the database for an annotated question corresponding to a question that needs to be answered.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2006Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: IAC Search & Media, Inc.Inventors: Tomasz Imielinski, Rohit Mittal, Scot Zola, Jay Kumar Goyal
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Publication number: 20130311408Abstract: Processes and systems are described herein that may be used to predict which content (e.g., programs, series, movies, channels etc.) will be popular in the future. The processes and systems may use a model that is trained using historical data reflecting information about past showings of programs, such as rating information, viewer behaviors (e.g., channel changes and DVR recordings), online social activity (e.g., Facebook likes and relevant Twitter messages), and/or other data. Accordingly, it may be possible to provide predictive recommendations of popular content before, for example, the content is scheduled or otherwise planned to be distributed or made available to viewers. The results of such prediction may be integrated with, for example, a program guide available to viewers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Amit Bagga, Jan Neumann, Xiaodong Yu, Scot Zola
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Publication number: 20070078842Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for providing an output in response to a user reference query. A user reference query is received and an answer to the user reference query is determined. A unique entity identifier (EID) for the answer is determined and used to query a reference system to determine one or more reference elements, e.g. a reference summary, a picture, or a video, for example. The one or more reference elements and a text of the answer are provided to an output provider. The output provider combines the one or more reference elements and the answer text into a single output. In one exemplary configuration, the single output is a graphical user interface transmitted as an extensible markup language (XML) file, which integrates the answer text and the one or more reference elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventors: Scot Zola, Eric Glover, Rohit Mittal, Apostolos Gerasoulis, Stephen Orr, Gary Chevsky
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Publication number: 20070022109Abstract: Systems and methods for answering user questions using databases annotated with answerable questions are disclosed. The database includes database items organized into columns. Each of the columns may have a question annotated thereto. The question is a parameterized question that is answerable by the database items in the column. A question answering algorithm is used to search the database for an annotated question corresponding to a question that needs to be answered.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Inventors: Tomasz Imielinski, Rohit Mittal, Scot Zola, Jay Goyal