Patents by Inventor Timothy Christensen Kelly

Timothy Christensen Kelly 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: 20160314158
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for updating a knowledge graph based on a user confirmation. A media guidance application receives a user communication and isolates a term of the user communication. The media guidance application identifies a candidate component of a knowledge graph associated with the term. The media guidance application requests user input directed to confirming whether the term is associated with the candidate component. In response to receiving the user input, the media guidance application modifies a strength of association between the term and the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy Christensen Kelly, Patrick Gerard Morgan, Brian Peterson, Walter R. Klappert
  • Publication number: 20160227283
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide information to a user based on a first symbol and a second symbol identified in a user communication. A candidate list of media assets is identified for each symbol, and a set of media assets common to both lists is determined. The set of media assets is compared to a user profile to identify a media asset that matches at least one attribute of the user profile, and information about this media asset is provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy Christensen Kelly, Benjamin Maughan, Brian Peterson, David Yon, Walter R. Klappert
  • Publication number: 20160226984
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide information to a user based on a symbol with a plurality of interpretations. Each candidate interpretation for the symbol is identified and compared to an attribute of a user profile. The meaning of the symbol is determined and the user profile is updated with the meaning of the symbol. This meaning may be used to provide relevant information to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy Christensen Kelly, Benjamin Maughan, Brian Peterson, David Yon, Walter R. Klappert