Patents by Inventor Troy Cochran

Troy Cochran 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).

  • Pause playback of media content based on closed caption length and reading speed
    Patent number: 11647257
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for playing a video recording that includes captions, wherein each caption includes a textual transcription of an audio portion of the video, a description of non-speech elements of the video, or both, is provided. The present invention may include rendering a video, identifying a first portion of the video that includes a first caption, and, in response to identifying the first portion of the video, estimating a second time period for a particular user to read and understand text in the first caption. The present invention may further include determining whether the second time period for the particular user to read and understand text in the first caption is greater than the first time period for rendering the first portion of the video. The present invention may lastly include pausing the video for a third time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Troy Cochran, Nixon Cheaz, James Talton
  • PAUSE PLAYBACK OF MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON CLOSED CAPTION LENGTH AND READING SPEED
    Publication number: 20220141541
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for playing a video recording that includes captions, wherein each caption includes a textual transcription of an audio portion of the video, a description of non-speech elements of the video, or both, is provided. The present invention may include rendering a video, identifying a first portion of the video that includes a first caption, and, in response to identifying the first portion of the video, estimating a second time period for a particular user to read and understand text in the first caption. The present invention may further include determining whether the second time period for the particular user to read and understand text in the first caption is greater than the first time period for rendering the first portion of the video. The present invention may lastly include pausing the video for a third time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Troy Cochran, Nixon Cheaz, James Talton
  • Techniques for performing intelligent content indexing
    Patent number: 10133820
    Abstract: Techniques for intelligent content indexing are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for performing intelligent content indexing comprising indexing by one or more processes associated with a client an initial full set of data of the client to create an index of the client data, detecting a change in the client data, and modifying the index to reflect the change in the client data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Veritas Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ynn-Pyng Tsaur, Troy Cochran
  • Techniques For Performing Intelligent Content Indexing
    Publication number: 20090006535
    Abstract: Techniques for intelligent content indexing are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for performing intelligent content indexing comprising indexing by one or more processes associated with a client an initial full set of data of the client to create an index of the client data, detecting a change in the client data, and modifying the index to reflect the change in the client data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Ynn-Pyng Tsaur, Troy Cochran