Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Smoot

Stephen R. Smoot 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).

  • Method and apparatus for uploading, indexing, analyzing, and searching media content
    Patent number: 6374260
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for uploading, analyzing, searching and displaying multimedia files based on the context and content of the multimedia files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Magnifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Hoffert, Karl Cremin, Adnan Ali, Stephen R. Smoot, Brian Strull
  • Indexing of media content on a network
    Patent number: 6282549
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Magnifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Hoffert, Karl Cremin, Adnan Ali, Stephen R. Smoot
  • DISPLAY OF MEDIA PREVIEWS
    Publication number: 20010014891
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: ERIC M. HOFFERT, STEPHEN R. SMOOT, KARL CREMIN, ADNAN ALI, MICHAEL MILLS
  • Indexing of media content on a network
    Patent number: 5903892
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Magnifi, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Hoffert, Karl Cremin, Adnan Ali, Stephen R. Smoot