Patents by Inventor Timbo Drayson
Timbo Drayson 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: 10567834Abstract: The various implementations described herein describe using an audio stream to identify metadata associated with a currently playing television program. In one aspect, a method is performed at a computing device having processors and memory storing programs to be executed by the processors. The computing device obtains audio description data of a video stream for a media program. The audio description data comprises a synchronized audio narrative describing what is happening visually in the media program. The computing device identifies a set of information items including one or more words in the audio description data. The computing device transmits the words to a server. After the transmitting, the computing device obtains from the server information of content files related to the words. In response to obtaining the information, the computing device causes the information to be displayed on an electronic device that is distinct from the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Steven Keith Hines, Timbo Drayson
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Publication number: 20190098357Abstract: The various implementations described herein describe using an audio stream to identify metadata associated with a currently playing television program. In one aspect, a method is performed at a computing device having processors and memory storing programs to be executed by the processors. The computing device obtains audio description data of a video stream for a media program. The audio description data comprises a synchronized audio narrative describing what is happening visually in the media program. The computing device identifies a set of information items including one or more words in the audio description data. The computing device transmits the words to a server. After the transmitting, the computing device obtains from the server information of content files related to the words. In response to obtaining the information, the computing device causes the information to be displayed on an electronic device that is distinct from the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Steven Keith Hines, Timbo Drayson
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Patent number: 10154305Abstract: Systems and methods for using an audio stream to identify metadata associated with a currently playing television program are disclosed. A video stream including audio description data is received. A set of information is determined from the audio description data. A request including the set of information is sent to a server remotely located from the client for additional processing. A set of instructions is received from the server. The set of instructions is determined based on the additional processing of the set of information. One or more applications are executed in accordance with the set of instructions in response to receiving the set of instructions.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Steven Keith Hines, Timbo Drayson
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Publication number: 20170257666Abstract: Systems and methods for using an audio stream to identify metadata associated with a currently playing television program are disclosed. A video stream including audio description data is received. A set of information is determined from the audio description data. A request including the set of information is sent to a server remotely located from the client for additional processing. A set of instructions is received from the server. The set of instructions is determined based on the additional processing of the set of information. One or more applications are executed in accordance with the set of instructions in response to receiving the set of instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Steven Keith Hines, Timbo Drayson
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Publication number: 20170155964Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting mobile content corresponding to media content are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing information relating to media content is provided, the method comprising: determining a channel that is providing the television program; causing images relating to the television program to be presented, wherein the images are selected based on the channel and a time parameter; receiving a user selection of an image; identifying an entity within the selected image using one or more image recognition techniques; generating a search query based at least in part on the identified entity; obtaining search results responsive to the generated search query; and causing at least one of the search results to be presented to the mobile device in response to receiving the user selection of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Ant Oztaskent, Yaroslav Volovich, David Singleton, Timbo Drayson
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Patent number: 9661381Abstract: Systems and methods for using an audio stream to identify metadata associated with a currently playing television program are disclosed. A video stream including audio description data is received. A set of information is determined from the audio description data. A request including the set of information is sent to a server remotely located from the client for additional processing. A set of instructions is received from the server. The set of instructions is determined based on the additional processing of the set of information. One or more applications are executed in accordance with the set of instructions in response to receiving the set of instructions.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Steven Keith Hines, Timbo Drayson
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Patent number: 9609391Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting mobile content corresponding to media content are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing information relating to media content is provided, the method comprising: determining a channel that is providing the television program; causing images relating to the television program to be presented, wherein the images are selected based on the channel and a time parameter; receiving a user selection of an image; identifying an entity within the selected image using one or more image recognition techniques; generating a search query based at least in part on the identified entity; obtaining search results responsive to the generated search query; and causing at least one of the search results to be presented to the mobile device in response to receiving the user selection of the image.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Ant Oztaskent, Yaroslav Volovich, David Singleton, Timbo Drayson
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Publication number: 20160156986Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting mobile content corresponding to media content are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing information relating to media content is provided, the method comprising: determining a channel that is providing the television program; causing images relating to the television program to be presented, wherein the images are selected based on the channel and a time parameter; receiving a user selection of an image; identifying an entity within the selected image using one or more image recognition techniques; generating a search query based at least in part on the identified entity; obtaining search results responsive to the generated search query; and causing at least one of the search results to be presented to the mobile device in response to receiving the user selection of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Ant Oztaskent, Yaroslav Volovich, David Singleton, Timbo Drayson
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Patent number: 9247309Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting mobile content corresponding to media content are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing information relating to media content is provided, the method comprising: determining a channel that is providing the television program; causing images relating to the television program to be presented, wherein the images are selected based on the channel and a time parameter; receiving a user selection of an image; identifying an entity within the selected image using one or more image recognition techniques; generating a search query based at least in part on the identified entity; obtaining search results responsive to the generated search query; and causing at least one of the search results to be presented to the mobile device in response to receiving the user selection of the image.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Ant Oztaskent, Yaroslav Volovich, David Singleton, Timbo Drayson
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Publication number: 20150256880Abstract: Systems and methods for using an audio stream to identify metadata associated with a currently playing television program are disclosed. A video stream including audio description data is received. A set of information is determined from the audio description data. A request including the set of information is sent to a server remotely located from the client for additional processing. A set of instructions is received from the server. The set of instructions is determined based on the additional processing of the set of information. One or more applications are executed in accordance with the set of instructions in response to receiving the set of instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: STEVEN KEITH HINES, TIMBO DRAYSON
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Patent number: 9043444Abstract: Systems and methods for using an audio stream to identify metadata associated with a currently playing television program are disclosed. A video stream including closed captions is received. A set of information is determined from the closed captions. A request including the set of information is sent to a server remotely located from the client for additional processing. A set of instructions is received from the server. The set of instructions is determined based on the additional processing of the set of information. One or more applications are executed in accordance with the set of instructions in response to receiving the set of instructions.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Steven Keith Hines, Timbo Drayson
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Publication number: 20140320742Abstract: Systems and methods for using an audio stream to identify metadata associated with a currently playing television program are disclosed. A video stream including closed captions is received. A set of information is determined from the closed captions. A request including the set of information is sent to a server remotely located from the client for additional processing. A set of instructions is received from the server. The set of instructions is determined based on the additional processing of the set of information. One or more applications are executed in accordance with the set of instructions in response to receiving the set of instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Steven Keith Hines, Timbo Drayson
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Publication number: 20140282660Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting mobile content corresponding to media content are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing information relating to media content is provided, the method comprising: determining a channel that is providing the television program; causing images relating to the television program to be presented, wherein the images are selected based on the channel and a time parameter; receiving a user selection of an image; identifying an entity within the selected image using one or more image recognition techniques; generating a search query based at least in part on the identified entity; obtaining search results responsive to the generated search query; and causing at least one of the search results to be presented to the mobile device in response to receiving the user selection of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Ant Oztaskent, Yaroslav Volovich, David Singleton, Timbo Drayson
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Publication number: 20130276010Abstract: A processor-implemented method for serving second content segments to a second media device based on first content segments displayed on a first media device includes receiving an identification of a first content segment; receiving a synchronization signal indicating synchronization between the first and the second media devices; identifying a producer of the first content segment; sending a content segment request to the identified producer and one or more additional producers; when a satisfactory response to the request is received at the processor, selecting a second content segment to serve to the second media device; and when a satisfactory response is not received at the processor, auto generating a substitute second content segment, and serving the substitute second content segment to the second media device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventor: Timbo Drayson
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Publication number: 20130276023Abstract: A method, and a system, supplies advertising by associating advertisements to be displayed on a first media device with actions occurring on a second media device, the first media device having a unique identification. The method includes receiving from the second media device, the unique identification of the first media device; receiving an action from the second media device, the action generated during execution of an application; determining an advertisement to serve to the first media device based at least in part on the UID received from the second media device; and serving the advertisement to the first media device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: James KENT, Timbo Drayson