Patents by Inventor Walter R. Klappert

Walter R. Klappert 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 AUTOMATIC FORMATTING OF IMAGES FOR MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON USER PROFILE
    Publication number: 20160378307
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for personalizing images that correspond to a media asset identifier by using user profile information. As an example, the television series “Community” has several actors, such as Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, and Ken Jeong. Poster art developed by an editor o50533238_1f “Community” may include an image that portrays each of Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, and Ken Jeong. In order to personalize the image, control circuitry may determine which actor(s) the user prefers, and crop out only those actors in the poster art to create a personalized image. As an example, if the user prefers Joel McHale, control circuitry may crop out the portrayal of Joel McHale and use only that portion of the image to display next to other text describing “Community.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Aaron Peter Blohowiak, Walter R. Klappert, Michael R. Nichols, Olivier Chalouhi
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND ACTING ON EASTER EGGS HIDDEN IN MEDIA ASSETS
    Publication number: 20160381434
    Abstract: Control circuitry may identify a media object in a frame of a media asset. Control circuitry may determine a frequency at which the media object occurs in other frames associated with the media asset. Control circuitry may compare the frequency to a threshold, and may determine, based on the comparing, that the frequency equals or exceeds the threshold. Based on determining that the frequency equals or exceeds the threshold, control circuitry may perform a search of a source external to a source of the media asset, where the search comprises searching for an indication that the media object comprises an Easter egg. Control circuitry may determine whether, based on the performing of the search, the indication was found, and, based on determining that the indication was found, execute a function relating to the Easter egg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: Alejandro S. Pulido, Walter R. Klappert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC FORMATTING OF IMAGES FOR MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON PREVALANCE
    Publication number: 20160381420
    Abstract: Control circuitry may identify an image corresponding to a media asset, where the image comprises a plurality of portions, and where each portion of the plurality of portions comprises a respective entity. The image identified by control circuitry may include several portions, where each portion includes a respective entity. Control circuitry may determine an identity of each respective entity in each respective portion of the plurality of portions. Control circuitry may then access a database to determine a level of prevalence of each identity in the media asset. Based on these identifications, control circuitry may determine which respective entity corresponds to a highest level of prevalence (e.g., with respect to the other entities), and may generate for display a respective portion comprising the respective entity that corresponds to the highest level of prevalence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Aaron Peter Blohowiak, Walter R. Klappert, Michael R. Nichols, Olivier Chalouhi
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING BRAIN ACTIVITY OF A VIEWER DURING AN ADVERTISEMENT
    Publication number: 20160371721
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for determining whether a viewer watched an advertisement. In some embodiments, control circuitry generates for display an advertisement including a stimulus. For example, the stimulus may be incorporated into the advertisement by a content provider in order to trigger a region of the viewer's brain. The control circuitry monitors brain activity in the region of the viewer's brain during the advertisement. The control circuitry determines a brain state associated with the region based on the brain activity of the viewer during the advertisement. The control circuitry compares the brain state to a threshold range associated with the stimulus included in the advertisement. In response to determining that the brain state matches the threshold range, the control circuitry stores in a database an indication that the viewer watched the advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Bogdon, Walter R. Klappert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-LINEAR OPTIMIZATION OF AUDIENCE REACH
    Publication number: 20160373793
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for an optimization system that recommends amounts of resources for use in reaching viewers during a media asset. The optimization system, using control circuitry, receives a user input of a first value of a resource and determines a first rate at which a number of unique household viewers reached during a first media asset changes for the first value. The optimization system compares the first rate to a threshold rate and determines whether the first rate equals or exceeds the threshold rate. The optimization system, in response to determining that the first rate does not equal or exceed the threshold rate, recommends a second value to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Samuel Meyer, Randall Kelley, Matthew Emans, Walter R. Klappert, Steven Bennett
  • Systems and methods for selectively triggering a biometric instrument to take measurements relevant to presently consumed media
    Patent number: 9525912
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for selectively triggering biometric measurement from an appropriate biometric instrument of a plurality of biometric instruments to determine biometric responses that are relevant to presently consumed media content. These systems and methods may be used to ensure efficient use of biometric instruments. This efficient use may ensure that energy use is efficiently managed, that noise from irrelevant biometric measurements is avoided, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Vazrik Israelian, Walter R. Klappert
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING ICONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING BRAIN FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20160366462
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application configured to generate for display an icon that provides feedback to a user related to the current brain activity of the user. For example, a media guidance application may monitor the brain activity of the user in order to determine whether or not to perform a particular operation. The media guidance application may further generate a display of icons that inform the user of the current brain activity of the user and/or the progress of the user towards achieving a particular operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Michael R. Nichols, Camron Shimy, William Wagner, Yinghsueh Chen, Paul Stathacopoulos
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDING A DISPLAY DEVICE FOR MEDIA CONSUMPTION
    Publication number: 20160345044
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for recommending a display device for media consumption. The location and media content preference of the user is determined and used to recommend the location of a display device that is currently displaying content relevant to the user. For example, if a user walks into a restaurant and indicates that he wishes to watch one of the televisions, he is directed to a television at the far side of the room which is already playing the sports (e.g., basketball) game with his favorite team. This helps ensure that users are able to find and consume content that is meaningful to them in public spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Michael R. Nichols, Sean William Rosqvist
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING TEMPORALLY POPULAR CONTENT FOR PRESENTATION ON A COMMON DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20160345062
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for determining temporally popular content for presentation on a common display. The location and media content preference of each user is determined and then aggregated across the plurality of users in the space to determine the media content that fits the plurality of users. For example, if a significant number of the users in the restaurant have a preference for watching a news station (e.g., CNN), one of the televisions in the restaurant one adapt accordingly. This helps ensure that users are able to find and watch content that is meaningful to them in public spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Michael R. Nichols, Sean William Rosqvist
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDING SUPPLEMENTAL MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON RECENTLY MENTIONED MEDIA REFERENCES
    Publication number: 20160337702
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a media guidance application that quickly allows a user to locate content of interest appearing in a media asset. Moreover, the media guidance application may compensate for any delay of the user in indicating an interest in content as the content in presented in a media asset. For example, in response to detecting a user may be interested in content (e.g., an advertisement, a product, a topic, etc.) recently appearing in a media asset, the media guidance application may generate for display recommendations for content recently appearing in the media asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Marine Chimayan
  • Systems and methods for transmitting media associated with a measure of quality based on level of game play in an interactive video gaming environment
    Patent number: 9486698
    Abstract: Systems and methods for incorporating online user generated media content (e.g., videos) into an interactive video gaming environment are provided. Media assets that are associated with different measures of quality generated by users are stored on a remote server. A player action is received by the remote server. A determination is made as to which one of the plurality of levels of the interactive video gaming environment corresponds to the action. One of the videos associated with one of the measures of quality is selected based on the determination of the level corresponding to the action. The selected video is transmitted to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: David Chung, Walter R. Klappert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING A KNOWLEDGE GRAPH THROUGH USER INPUT
    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
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INVOKING FUNCTIONS BASED ON WHETHER A PARTIAL PRINT OR AN ENTIRE PRINT IS DETECTED
    Publication number: 20160269881
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for expanding the functionality of a print scanner. The scanner may be programmed to invoke a different function if only a portion of a print is detected rather than a full print. In this manner, it would be possible for a user to share a user equipment device such as a smartphone with a friend. The user may wish to share his or her smartphone, and may activate access to the browser that does not include any of the cookies, private passwords, or other login information during a session by using just the tip of the user's finger on a fingerprint scanner, as opposed to the user's full fingerprint. When the user wishes to again have his or her personal information accessible in the browser, the user may activate the browser using the user's full fingerprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Minah Oh, Michael R. Nichols
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH HOLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20160252964
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for improved techniques for consuming and interacting with media content. Specifically, a media guidance application may present a holographic structure using a holographic interface. Moreover, the media guidance application may monitor the user and/or area about the holographic interface for user interactions that may cause the media guidance application to alter the holographic structure based on a user interaction. The media guidance application may also after altering the holographic structure, generate for display a media asset associated with the holographic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Jason W. Conness, Todd Mariani
  • Systems and methods for generating and displaying user preference tag clouds
    Patent number: 9424584
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and displaying user preferences in a tag cloud are provided in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention. A user preference tag cloud may be of any shape and size and may be generated using a stencil selected by a user. A user preference tag cloud may thus present a user's media preferences in an attractive and compelling visual arrangement that, in some embodiments, also functions as an intuitive interface which allows users to indicate and/or modify their preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Michael R. Nichols
  • Systems and methods for controlling user equipment
    Patent number: 9420326
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for a media guidance application that controls user equipment devices by automatically issuing frequently-used sequences of user commands with a remote control device. For example, the media guidance application may determine that a user typically inputs a particular series of commands when they use a user equipment device at a certain time (e.g., navigating to a March Madness application during March). The media guidance application may then identify the user when he or she picks up the remote control and automatically, without user input, cause the remote control to issue the appropriate user command sequence. The media guidance application may also determine new or augmented sequences based on additional inputs received from the user. This may allow users to more easily navigate to and use their favorite services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Kessler, Walter R. Klappert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING AMBIGUOUS TERMS IN SOCIAL CHATTER BASED ON A USER PROFILE
    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
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A RECOMMENDATION TO A USER BASED ON A USER PROFILE AND SOCIAL CHATTER
    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
  • Methods and systems for generating customized collages of media assets based on user criteria
    Patent number: 9398345
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for the generation of customized collages of media assets that allow a user to quickly and efficiently review numerous media assets related to user selected criteria. For example, in response to a user requesting a search of “Johnny Appleseed,” a media guidance application may retrieve a plurality of media assets from various sources (e.g., television shows, newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, Internet websites, etc.) related to Johnny Appleseed and display the plurality of media assets simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Shyam S. Vijay
  • CUSTOMIZED THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTING OF MEDIA-RELATED OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20160185043
    Abstract: In some aspects, control circuitry may receive a selection of a foreground object presented in a video scene being viewed by the user. Based on the selection of the foreground object, control circuitry may ascertain a background object from the video scene. By ascertaining an object, control circuitry may be able to identify an object, and prepare for modification a design file for the 3D printing of that object. Control circuitry may determine an attribute of the foreground object. Based on the determined foreground object attribute, control circuitry may modify a parameter of a design file for printing a 3D printing of the background object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Michael R. Nichols, Jason Lam