Patents by Inventor Yehoshua Y. Zeevi

Yehoshua Y. Zeevi 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: 20200213415
    Abstract: A system and method for providing recommendations based on current user interests. The method includes identifying at least one current variable, wherein each current variable is associated with a user device or a user; determining, based on the identified at least one current variable, at least one current user interest of a user profile, the user profile including at least one contextual insight, wherein each contextual insight is based on at least one signature for at least one multimedia content element associated with the user; searching for at least one multimedia content element that matches the at least one current user interest; and causing a display of the at least one matching content item as a recommendation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 10698939
    Abstract: A method for customizing an image. The method includes causing generation of at least one signature for an input image, wherein each signature represents a concept, wherein each concept is a collection of signatures and metadata representing the concept; comparing the generated at least one signature to at least one signature representing at least one common visual attribute among a plurality of reference images; determining, based on the comparison, whether to customize the input image; and customizing the input image with respect to at least one of the at least one common visual attribute, when it is determined to customize the input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Patent number: 10691642
    Abstract: A system and method for enriching a concept database with homogenous concepts. The method includes determining, based on signatures of a first multimedia content element (MMCE) and signatures of a plurality of existing concepts in the concept database, at least one first concept; generating a reduced representation of the first MMCE, wherein the reduced representation excludes the signatures of the first MMCE that match the at least one first concept; comparing the reduced representation to signatures representing a plurality of second MMCEs to select a first plurality of top matching second MMCEs; generating, based on the reduced representation and the first plurality of top matching second MMCEs, at least one second concept; determining, for each second concept, whether the second concept is a homogenous concept, wherein each homogenous concept uniquely represents the same content; and adding each homogenous concept to the concept database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD
    Inventors: Adam Harel, Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200193868
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying a correct orientation of a multimedia content item are presented. The method includes receiving from a user device the multimedia content item; identifying at least one object shown in the multimedia content item; generating by a signature generator system (SGS) at least one signature for the at least one object shown in the multimedia content item; querying, using the at least one generated signature, a deep-content-classification (DCC) system to find at least one concept that matches the at least one object, wherein the querying of the DCC system is performed using the at least one signature generated for each object shown in the multimedia content item; determining a correct orientation of the at least one matching concept; and comparing an orientation of the at least one object to the determined correct orientation to determine if the at least one object is correctly oriented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200193308
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying social trends are provided. The method includes collecting multimedia content from a plurality of data sources; gathering environmental variables related to the collected multimedia content; extracting visual elements from the collected multimedia content; generating at least one signature for each extracted visual element; generating at least one cluster of visual elements by clustering at least similar signatures generated for the extracted visual elements; correlating environmental variables related to visual elements in the at least one cluster; determining at least one social trend by associating the correlated environmental variables with the at least one cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200183965
    Abstract: A system and method for determining parameters based on multimedia content. The method includes generating at least one signature for at least one multimedia content element, wherein each signature represents a concept, wherein each concept is a collection of signatures and metadata describing the concept; analyzing the generated at least one signature, wherein the analysis includes matching the generated at least one signature to a plurality of other signatures; and determining, based on the analysis, at least one parameter for each multimedia content element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaey, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200186581
    Abstract: A system and method for generating personalized multimedia content element clusters. The method includes determining, based on at least one interest, at least one personalized concept, wherein each personalized concept represents one of the at least one user interest; obtaining at least one multimedia content element related to a user; generating at least one signature for the at least one multimedia content element, each generated signature representing at least a portion of the at least one multimedia content element; determining, based on the generated at least one signature, at least one multimedia content element cluster, wherein each cluster includes a plurality of multimedia content elements sharing a common concept of the at least one personalized concept; and creating at least one personalized multimedia content element cluster by adding, to each determined cluster, at least one of the at least one multimedia content element sharing the common concept of the cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200175550
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying advertisements for display in a multimedia content element. The method includes: partitioning the multimedia content element into a predefined number of portions; generating at least one signature for each portion of the multimedia content element; analyzing the at least one signature generated for each portion of the multimedia content element; identifying at least one attractive advertising area within the multimedia content element based on the signature analysis; and identifying at least one matching advertisement for the multimedia content element based on the generated at least one signature, wherein the at least one matching advertisement fits within the identified at least one attractive advertising area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200175054
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a precise location based on multimedia content. The method includes: analyzing a multimedia content element (MMCE), wherein the analysis further includes generating at least one signature to the MMCE; matching the generated at least one signature to at least one reference concept stored in a database, wherein each of the at least one stored concept is associated with a predetermined precise location; and identifying, based on the matching, a precise location depicted in the MMCE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal RAICHELGAUZ, Karina ODINAEV, Yehoshua Y. ZEEVI
  • Publication number: 20200167672
    Abstract: A method for detecting road elements that may include (a) detecting predefined identifiers of road elements, in road related information sensed by vehicles; (b) detecting potential identifiers of road elements that differ from the predefined identifiers of road elements, by processing road related information that was acquired by the vehicles during relevant time windows that are related to the detecting of the predefined identifiers; (c) finding actual identifiers of road elements out of the potential identifiers; wherein the findings is based, at least in part, on road related information that was acquired by the vehicles outside the relevant time windows; and (d) updating a database with the actual identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200167314
    Abstract: A method and system for caching concept structures in a cache memory of a user computing device are provided. The method includes collecting at least one environmental variable related to a user of the computing device; retrieving at least one concept structure matching the at least one received environmental variable, each concept structure comprises a concept metadata associated with a plurality of multimedia content elements; and caching the at least one matching concept structure in the cache memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: IGAL Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 10635640
    Abstract: A system and method for enriching a concept database. The method includes determining, based on signatures of a first multimedia content element (MMCE) and signatures of a plurality of existing concepts in the concept database, at least one first concept, wherein each first concept is one of the plurality of existing concepts matching a portion of the first MMCE; generating a reduced representation of the first MMCE, wherein the generation of the reduced representation includes removing the at least one portion of the first MMCE matching the determined at least one first concept; comparing the reduced representation to signatures representing a plurality of second MMCEs to determine a plurality of matching second MMCEs; generating, based on the reduced representation and the plurality of matching second MMCEs, at least one second concept; and adding the generated at least one second concept to the concept database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Adam Harel, Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200125837
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a facial representation. The method includes identifying, via at least one data source, at least one multimedia content element; generating at least one signature for at least a portion of each identified multimedia content element, wherein each generated signature represents at least one facial concept; analyzing the generated signatures to determine a cluster of signatures of facial concepts; and generating, based on the cluster of facial concept signatures, a facial representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 10621988
    Abstract: A system and method for speech-to-text translation. The method includes determining, based on at least one audio input in a first language, at least one original language concept; identifying, based on the determined at least one original language concept, the first language of the at least one audio input; determining, for each original language concept, a matching translated concept, wherein each matching translated concept is associated with a second language, wherein the second language is different from the first language; generating a textual output based on the determined at least one translated concept.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Patent number: 10614626
    Abstract: A system and method for providing augmented reality challenges. The method includes obtaining at least one multimedia content element; causing generation of at least one signature for each obtained multimedia content element; determining, based on the generated signatures, at least one augmented reality challenge; identifying, based on the determined at least one augmented reality challenge, at least one augmented reality object; creating at least one challenge multimedia content element by causing addition of the at least one augmented reality object to the obtained at least one multimedia content element; and causing a display of the created at least one challenge multimedia content element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Patent number: 10607355
    Abstract: A method and system for determining at least a size dimension of objects shown in multimedia content items are presented. The method includes receiving an input multimedia content item; identifying objects shown in the multimedia content item; generating at least a first signature for at least a first object of the plurality of objects and at least a second signature for at least a second object; identifying at least one concept that matches the at least a first object; determining an actual size of the first object respective of the match to the at least one concept; determining a size scale between the first object and the second object using the at least a first signature and the at least a second signature; and determining the at least size dimension of the second object respective of the size scale and the actual size of the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200089660
    Abstract: A system and method for contextually enriching a concept database. The method includes determining, based on at least one signature of a first multimedia data element (MMDE) and signatures of a plurality of third concepts stored in the concept database, at least one matching first concept among the plurality of third concepts; generating a reduced representation of the first MMDE; comparing the reduced representation of the first MMDE to signatures representing a plurality of second MMDEs to determine a plurality of matching MMDEs among the plurality of second MMDEs; generating, based on the reduced representation of the first MMDE and the signatures representing the plurality of matching MMDEs, a second concept; and generating at least one context based on the second concept and the plurality of third concepts, wherein each context includes at least one common pattern among the second concept and at least one of the plurality of third concepts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Adam Harel, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20200089661
    Abstract: A system and method for providing augmented reality challenges. The method includes obtaining at least one multimedia content element; causing generation of at least one signature for each obtained multimedia content element; determining, based on the generated signatures, at least one augmented reality challenge; identifying, based on the determined at least one augmented reality challenge, at least one augmented reality object; creating at least one challenge multimedia content element by causing addition of the at least one augmented reality object to the obtained at least one multimedia content element; and causing a display of the created at least one challenge multimedia content element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 10585934
    Abstract: A method and system for populating a concept database based on a plurality of multimedia data elements (MMDEs) and at least one user identifier, the concept database including a plurality of concept structures. The method includes clustering a plurality of signatures of the plurality of MMDEs into a cluster of signatures; reducing the number of signatures in the cluster to a create a signature reduced cluster (SRC); generating, based on the SRC and the plurality of concept structures, an index, wherein the index maps the plurality of MMDEs to a matching concept structure of the plurality of concept structures; associating the index with a user based on the at least one user identifier; and storing the index and the plurality of MMDEs in the concept database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: CORTICA LTD.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Patent number: 10552380
    Abstract: A system and method for contextually enriching a concept database. The method includes determining, based on at least one signature of a first multimedia data element (MMDE) and signatures of a plurality of third concepts stored in the concept database, at least one matching first concept among the plurality of third concepts; generating a reduced representation of the first MMDE; comparing the reduced representation of the first MMDE to signatures representing a plurality of second MMDEs to determine a plurality of matching MMDEs among the plurality of second MMDEs; generating, based on the reduced representation of the first MMDE and the signatures representing the plurality of matching MMDEs, a second concept; and generating at least one context based on the second concept and the plurality of third concepts, wherein each context includes at least one common pattern among the second concept and at least one of the plurality of third concepts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Cortica Ltd
    Inventors: Adam Harel, Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi