Patents by Inventor Steven Vuong

Steven Vuong 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).

  • Providing a continuation point for a user to recommence consuming content
    Patent number: 11113229
    Abstract: A pause point during consumption of media data is identified. The pause point is a point at which identify a user stops the consumption of the media data. A portion of content preceding the identified pause point is determined. The portion of content is analyzed to identify changes in content concepts in the portion of content. One or more continuation points for the user to return to the content based on changes in the content concepts in the portion of content are identified. The one or more continuation points are indicated to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Vuong, Andrew Michael Lees, Adam Elsbury, Pedro Miguel Vaz Trabuco, Salma Saeed
  • PROVIDING A CONTINUATION POINT FOR A USER TO RECOMMENCE CONSUMING CONTENT
    Publication number: 20200379943
    Abstract: A pause point during consumption of media data is identified. The pause point is a point at which identify a user stops the consumption of the media data. A portion of content preceding the identified pause point is determined. The portion of content is analyzed to identify changes in content concepts in the portion of content. One or more continuation points for the user to return to the content based on changes in the content concepts in the portion of content are identified. The one or more continuation points are indicated to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Vuong, Andrew Michael Lees, Adam Elsbury, Pedro Miguel Vaz Trabuco, Salma Saeed