Patents by Inventor Stuart BRYANT

Stuart BRYANT 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).

  • Publication number: 20230121693
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing a search result based on an ambiguous voice query. The system comprises receiving an ambiguous voice query relating to an object from a user, retrieving a viewing history of the user for about a list of media assets viewed by the user, determining, from the list of media asset, a media asset that is likely to contain the object based at least in part on metadata of the media asset and the ambiguous voice query, searching content of the determined media asset to identify a segment within the media asset that contains the object, and generating a display of information about the object identified from the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Stuart Bryant, Aaron James Biggs, Penelope Jane Warburg, Sallianne E. Sorget, Michael Galante, Corey Tulis
  • Patent number: 11516553
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing a search result based on an ambiguous voice query. The system comprises receiving an ambiguous voice query relating to an object from a user, retrieving a viewing history of the user for about a list of media assets viewed by the user, determining, from the list of media asset, a media asset that is likely to contain the object based at least in part on metadata of the media asset and the ambiguous voice query, searching content of the determined media asset to identify a segment within the media asset that contains the object, and generating a display of information about the object identified from the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Bryant, Aaron James Biggs, Penelope Jane Warburg, Sallianne E. Sorget, Michael Galante, Corey Tulis
  • Publication number: 20200413149
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing a search result based on an ambiguous voice query. The system comprises receiving an ambiguous voice query relating to an object from a user, retrieving a viewing history of the user for about a list of media assets viewed by the user, determining, from the list of media asset, a media asset that is likely to contain the object based at least in part on metadata of the media asset and the ambiguous voice query, searching content of the determined media asset to identify a segment within the media asset that contains the object, and generating a display of information about the object identified from the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Stuart Bryant, Aaron James Biggs, Penelope Jane Warburg, Sallianne E. Sorget, Michael Galante, Corey Tulis
  • Patent number: 10805686
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing a search result based on an ambiguous voice query. The system comprises receiving an ambiguous voice query relating to an object from a user, retrieving a viewing history of the user for about a list of media assets viewed by the user, determining, from the list of media asset, a media asset that is likely to contain the object based at least in part on metadata of the media asset and the ambiguous voice query, searching content of the determined media asset to identify a segment within the media asset that contains the object, and generating a display of information about the object identified from the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Bryant, Aaron James Biggs, Penelope Jane Warburg, Sallianne E. Sorget, Michael Galante, Corey Tulis
  • Publication number: 20200077155
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing a search result based on an ambiguous voice query. The system comprises receiving an ambiguous voice query relating to an object from a user, retrieving a viewing history of the user for about a list of media assets viewed by the user, determining, from the list of media asset, a media asset that is likely to contain the object based at least in part on metadata of the media asset and the ambiguous voice query, searching content of the determined media asset to identify a segment within the media asset that contains the object, and generating a display of information about the object identified from the segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Stuart Bryant, Aaron James Biggs, Penelope Jane Warburg, Sallianne E. Sorget, Michael Galante, Corey Tulis
  • Publication number: 20170233238
    Abstract: Cooler control system for a beverage dispense system 1 having a beverage line (2) extending from a beverage source to a dispense site via a cooler (6). The cooler control system comprises: a controller (51) for adjusting the cooling of the beverage line; a flow rate sensor (41) measuring the flow rate in the beverage line, a temperature sensor (40); and an electronic control unit (31) for receiving a signal from the temperature sensor and/or the flow rate sensor and sending a signal to said controller. Cooler monitoring system comprising: at least one sensor (45) for monitoring energy consumption of the cooler (6); and an electronic control unit for receiving a signal from the at least one energy consumption sensor and for sending a signal to a remote location when energy consumption increases above a predetermined maximum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: HEINEKEN UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Stuart BRYANT, Simon GRAY, Guy HUTCHINSON, Chris MERRIFIELD