Patents by Inventor William Shawn Yeager

William Shawn Yeager 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).

  • Comparison of data signals using characteristic electronic thumbprints extracted therefrom
    Patent number: 9659091
    Abstract: A characteristic thumbprint is extracted from a data signal, the thumbprint based on statistics relating to the data signal. The data signal can be compared indirectly by matching this thumbprint against one or more reference thumbprints. The data signal may be any type of signal, including streaming digitized audio or obtained from static files. A database may contain a number of these characteristic thumbprints, and the database can be searched for a particular thumbprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: EXCALIBUR IP, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Caruso, Nicholas Seet, William Shawn Yeager
  • COMPARISON OF DATA SIGNALS USING CHARACTERISTIC ELECTRONIC THUMBPRINTS EXTRACTED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20140058706
    Abstract: A characteristic thumbprint is extracted from a data signal, the thumbprint based on statistics relating to the data signal. The data signal can be compared indirectly by matching this thumbprint against one or more reference thumbprints. The data signal may be any type of signal, including streaming digitized audio or obtained from static files. A database may contain a number of these characteristic thumbprints, and the database can be searched for a particular thumbprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Caruso, Nicholas Seet, William Shawn Yeager
  • Comparison of data signals using characteristic electronic thumbprints extracted therefrom
    Patent number: 8620626
    Abstract: A characteristic thumbprint is extracted from a data signal, the thumbprint based on statistics relating to the data signal. The data signal can be compared indirectly by matching this thumbprint against one or more reference thumbprints. The data signal may be any type of signal, including streaming digitized audio or obtained from static files. A database may contain a number of these characteristic thumbprints, and the database can be searched for a particular thumbprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Caruso, Nicholas Seet, William Shawn Yeager
  • Comparison of data signals using characteristic electronic thumbprints extracted therefrom
    Patent number: 8392148
    Abstract: A characteristic thumbprint is extracted from a data signal, the thumbprint based on statistics relating to the data signal. The data signal can be compared indirectly by matching this thumbprint against one or more reference thumbprints. The data signal may be any type of signal, including streaming digitized audio or obtained from static files. A database may contain a number of these characteristic thumbprints, and the database can be searched for a particular thumbprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Caruso, Nicholas Seet, William Shawn Yeager
  • Comparison of data signals using characteristic electronic thumbprints extracted therefrom
    Patent number: 8160840
    Abstract: A characteristic thumbprint is extracted from a data signal, the thumbprint based on statistics relating to the data signal. The data signal can be compared indirectly by matching this thumbprint against one or more reference thumbprints. The data signal may be any type of signal, including streaming digitized audio or obtained from static files. A database may contain a number of these characteristic thumbprints, and the database can be searched for a particular thumbprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Caruso, Nicholas Seet, William Shawn Yeager
  • Comparison of data signals using characteristic electronic thumbprints extracted therefrom
    Patent number: 7853438
    Abstract: A characteristic thumbprint is extracted from a data signal, the thumbprint based on statistics relating to the data signal. The data signal can be compared indirectly by matching this thumbprint against one or more reference thumbprints. The data signal may be any type of signal, including streaming digitized audio or obtained from static files. A database may contain a number of these characteristic thumbprints, and the database can be searched for a particular thumbprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Auditude, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery L. Caruso, Nicholas Seet, William Shawn Yeager