Patents by Inventor Yehuda KAPLOVITZ

Yehuda KAPLOVITZ 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).

  • Dynamic advertisement insertion device
    Patent number: 9299089
    Abstract: A device is configured to receive scheduling information associated with a program. The device is configured to determine a time break, corresponding to an advertisement, associated with the program. The device is configured to receive guide information associated with the program. The device is configured to identify the program based on the guide information and the scheduling information, and generate an advertisement map based on identifying the program and based on the time break. The advertisement map may include information that identifies the time break and the program. The device is configured to provide the advertisement map to a dynamic advertisement insertion system to permit the dynamic advertisement insertion system to replace the advertisement during a subsequent playing of the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Marcelo D. Lechner, Erin Flood, Yehuda Kaplovitz, Daniel S. Elias
  • DYNAMIC ADVERTISEMENT INSERTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150172737
    Abstract: A device is configured to receive scheduling information associated with a program. The device is configured to determine a time break, corresponding to an advertisement, associated with the program. The device is configured to receive guide information associated with the program. The device is configured to identify the program based on the guide information and the scheduling information, and generate an advertisement map based on identifying the program and based on the time break. The advertisement map may include information that identifies the time break and the program. The device is configured to provide the advertisement map to a dynamic advertisement insertion system to permit the dynamic advertisement insertion system to replace the advertisement during a subsequent playing of the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Marcelo D. LECHNER, Erin FLOOD, Yehuda KAPLOVITZ, Daniel S. ELIAS