Patents by Inventor Victoria Tang

Victoria Tang 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).

  • Systems and methods for matching media content data
    Patent number: 8990223
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for managing an aggregation database. Matching rules that describe filters may be defined to determine how to match a media content record received from an external source to a stored record in the aggregation database. Fuzzy matching may be used to match attribute fields of the received record and stored records. Based on the results of the fuzzy matching, the received primary media content record may be linked to a stored record in the aggregation database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Melnychenko, Beth A. Gehman, Susan E. Grant, Jason Mowry, Jill Mowry, Kenneth Murphy, Victoria Tang, Xiaomin Wang, Jennifer M. Wolfe, Paul Wolfe
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING MEDIA CONTENT DATA
    Publication number: 20140006423
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for managing an aggregation database. Matching rules that describe filters may be defined to determine how to match a media content record received from an external source to a stored record in the aggregation database. Fuzzy matching may be used to match attribute fields of the received record and stored records. Based on the results of the fuzzy matching, the received primary media content record may be linked to a stored record in the aggregation database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Melnychenko, Beth A. Gehman, Susan E. Grant, Jason Mowry, Jill Mowry, Kenneth Murphy, Victoria Tang, Xiaomin Wang, Jennifer M. Wolfe, Paul Wolfe