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: 20170004656
    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 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160378755
    Abstract: A system and method for creating user profiles based on multimedia content. The method may include identifying a plurality of multimedia content elements associated with a user; generating at least one signature for each of the plurality of multimedia content elements; analyzing the at least one signature to identify at least one concept matching the multimedia content elements; generating, based on the at least one matching concept, at least one contextual insight, wherein each contextual insight indicates a preference of the user; and generating, based on the at least one contextual insight, a user profile for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160379271
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a pupillary response to a multimedia data element. The method includes receiving a first image including a pupil; receiving a second image including the pupil, wherein the second image is captured after a display of a MMDE; generating, for each of the first image and the second image, a signature; comparing the signature of the first image and the signature of the second image; determining, based on the signature comparison, a user attention to the displayed MMDE; and associating the displayed MMDE with the determined user attention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 9529984
    Abstract: A method and system for verifying an identity of a user accessing a user device are provided. The method includes receiving a request to verify the user identity accessing the user device; receiving a plurality of multimedia identification signals from the user device; querying a deep-content-classification (DCC) system to find a match between at least one concept structure associated with the user and the plurality of received multimedia identification signals, wherein the concept structure is created during a sign-in procedure; and sending an authentication notification upon determination of a match between the at least one concept structure and the plurality of received multimedia identification signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160371890
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a customized augmented reality environment. A method includes causing generation of at least one signature for at least one multimedia content; causing, based on the generated at least one signature, identification of at least one matching concept, wherein each concept is a collection of signatures and metadata representing the concept; determining, based on the identified at least one matching concept, a selection of at least one augmented reality character; and generating a customized augmented reality environment, wherein the customized augmented reality environment includes each augmented reality character superimposed on the at least one multimedia content element as an overlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160350291
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and system for generating a complex signature. In an embodiment, the method includes: generating at least one signature for each of a plurality of different minimum size multi-media data elements (MMDEs), wherein generation of each of the at least one signature is performed by a plurality of computational cores, each computational core having at least one configurable property characterizing the core, and wherein configuration of the at least one configurable property respective of each core results in statistical independence among the plurality of cores; and assembling at least a complex signature including the generated signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160342593
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for providing recommendations based on a user interest. The method includes: generating at least one signature for at least one multimedia content element; querying, based on the generated at least one signature, a user profile to identify the user interest related to the at least one multimedia content element; generating at least one contextual insight based on the user interest, wherein each contextual insight indicates a user preference; searching for at least one content item that matches the at least one contextual insight; and causing a display of the at least one matching content item as a recommendation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160328863
    Abstract: A method and system for symbol-space based pattern compression. The method includes identifying a plurality of basic image symbols in an input sequence; assigning, to each of the plurality of basic image symbols, at least one connecting port; generating an output sequence by replacing each identified basic image symbol with an identification symbol, wherein the output sequence indicates connections between pairs of the plurality of basic image symbols based on the connecting ports, wherein each identification symbol is not a previously used symbol; and storing the output sequence as a data layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: CORTICA, LTD.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 9489431
    Abstract: A method for conducting search-by-content is provided. The method includes responsive to an input multimedia content item provided to a user device, checking if the input multimedia content item matches at least one concept of a plurality of concepts cached in the user device; retrieving characteristics set for a user of the user device; performing a search, using the at least one matching concept, for multimedia content items similar to the input multimedia content item; determining which of the search results are of interest to the user based on the characteristics set for the user; and saving results that are of interest to the user in the user device, wherein the saved results include multimedia content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160321256
    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: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160321253
    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: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 9477658
    Abstract: A method and system for speech to speech translation using a plurality of computational cores of a natural liquid architecture are provided. The method includes receiving an audio signal; identifying a first concept related to the received audio signal; identifying a first language based on the first concept identified for the received audio signal; and determining a match between of the first concept and at least a second concept, wherein the at least second concept represents a target second language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160300145
    Abstract: A method and system for identification of a deviation from a periodic behavior pattern in a sequence of multimedia content segments are provided. The method includes generating at least one signature for each multimedia content segment of the sequence of multimedia content segments; comparing at least two of the generated signatures to detect a periodic behavior pattern, wherein the compared at least two signatures represent consecutive multimedia content segments; and comparing at least one signature of at least a subsequently received multimedia content segment to at least one signature representing the periodic behavior pattern to identify a deviation from the periodic behavior pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 9466068
    Abstract: A method for determining a pupillary response to a multimedia data element viewed through a user computing device. The method comprises receiving a first image of a viewer's pupil captured prior to display of the MMDE over the user computing device; receiving a second image of a viewer's pupil captured after the display of the MMDE over the user computing device; determining, using the first image and the second image, if the viewer's pupil has been dilated; querying a deep-content-classification system to find a match between at least one concept structure and the at least second image of the user's pupil; upon identification of at least one matching concept, receiving a first set of metadata related to the at least one matching concept structure; determining the viewer's attention to the displayed MMDE respective of the first set of metadata; associating the at least one MMDE with the determined user attention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 9449001
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a complex signature respective of a multimedia data element (MMDE) are provided. The method includes partitioning the MMDE into a plurality of different minimum size MMDEs; generating, for each of the different minimum MMDEs, at least one signature, wherein generation of each at least one signature is performed by a plurality of computational cores, each computational core having at least one configurable property characterizing the core, and wherein configuration of the at least one configurable property respective of each core results in statistical independence among the plurality of cores; and assembling at least a complex signature for the MMDE comprised of a plurality of the generated signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160267186
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a user attention to a multimedia data element (MMDE) displayed in a web-page over a user computing device. The method includes generating, based on at least one sensory signal captured by at least one sensor communicatively connected to the computing device, at least one signature; querying, using the generated at least one signature, a deep-content-classification (DCC) system for at least one concept structure matching the received at least one sensory signal, wherein each of the at least one concept structure includes metadata associated with a plurality of signature reduced clusters representing MMDEs; identifying the metadata of the matching at least one concept structure; and analyzing the identified metadata to determine an attention of a user to the MMDE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 9438270
    Abstract: A method and system for symbol-space based pattern compression is provided. The method includes identifying a plurality of combinations of symbols in an input sequence, each identified combination of symbols appearing in the input sequence above a predefined threshold, the input sequence having a first length; generating an output sequence having a second length by replacing each identified combination of symbols with a unique symbol, wherein each unique symbol is not a previously used symbol, wherein the second length is shorter than the first length; and storing the output sequence as a data layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160239566
    Abstract: A system for generating a large-scale database of heterogeneous speech is provided. The system comprises a processor a plurality of independent computation cores configured to generate signatures of a plurality of speech segments; a large scale database configured to maintain a plurality of transcribed multimedia signals; a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the system to: randomly select a plurality of speech segments from the plurality of multimedia signals, wherein each speech segment of the plurality of speech segments is of a random length; provide the plurality of speech segments to the plurality of independent computation cores for generation of the signatures; collect the signatures from the plurality of independent computation cores; and populate the large-scale database with the plurality of signatures respective of the plurality of multimedia signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y Zeevi
  • Publication number: 20160210284
    Abstract: A method and system for matching sequentially relevant content to at least one multimedia content item (MMCI) captured by a mobile device are provided. The method includes extracting at least one MMCI from the mobile device; generating a signature for the extracted at least one MMCI; matching the generated signature to a plurality of signatures of content items; and determining, based on the matching, at least one sequentially relevant content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi
  • Patent number: 9396435
    Abstract: A method and system for identification of a deviation from a periodic behavior pattern in a sequence of multimedia content segments are provided. The system comprises receiving the sequence of multimedia content segments; generating at least one signature for each multimedia content segment of the sequence of multimedia content segments; comparing at least two signatures generated for at least two consecutive multimedia content segments to detect a periodic behavior pattern; upon detecting the periodic behavior pattern, comparing at least one signature generated for at least a subsequently received multimedia content segment to at least one signature representing the detected multimedia content segment to identify a deviation from the periodic behavior pattern; and upon identifying the deviation from the periodic behavior pattern, generating a notification with respect to the at least one deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Cortica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Raichelgauz, Karina Odinaev, Yehoshua Y. Zeevi