Patents by Inventor Scott Thomas Moran

Scott Thomas Moran 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: 10055494
    Abstract: A technology is described for providing plotline information associated with media content. An example method may include receiving a request from a customer via an interface for plotline information stored on a data store. The plotline information may be included in media content where the plotline information may include a plurality of plotlines featured in the narrative of the media content. The plotline information may then be identified in the data store, and a graphical visualization of the plotline information included in the media content may be generated, where the graphical visualization may display the plotline information as corresponding to the narrative of the media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew James Bordenet, Yann Thierry Oehl, Charles Benjamin Franklin Waggoner, Hilliard Bruce Siegel, Scott Thomas Moran, Tanya Salyers
  • Patent number: 9473556
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a content discovery application. Content items can be selected by first selecting a sequence of descriptors. The descriptors are selected from a subset of descriptors regenerated based on previously selected descriptors and other factors. The content item is selected from a pool of content items responsive to the sequence of descriptors. Users may explore data derived from sequences of descriptors and selected content items from other users to discover content relevant to their interests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: IMDb.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Tanya Salyers, Scott Thomas Moran, Yann Thierry Oehl, Hilliard Bruce Siegel
  • Patent number: 9355173
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for forming relationships among items to enhance user experiences in navigating a content database. A user may initiate a request to associate a keyword or label with an item. The keyword may be associated with the user to form a user-keyword association and may be associated with the item to form an item-keyword association. If the item-keyword association meets a predefined threshold, the keyword may be surfaced as a community keyword corresponding to the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: IMDb.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Tanya Salyers, Scott Thomas Moran, Yann Thierry Oehl, Hilliard Bruce Siegel, Jinesh Udaykumar Vora