By Use Of Pattern Recognition Or Signature Patents (Class 725/19)
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Patent number: 11234059Abstract: A video packaging and origination service can process requests for content segments from requesting user devices. The video packaging and origination service can processing video attributes, audio attributes and social media feeds to dynamically determine insertion points for supplemental content. Additionally, the video packaging and origination service can identify supplemental content utilizing the same attribute information.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Varun Ram, Ki Myung Han, Meera Jindal, Viriya Ratanasangpunth, Chris Price
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Patent number: 11206385Abstract: A processing system having at least one processor may obtain a two-dimensional source video, select a volumetric video associated with at least one feature of the source video from a library of volumetric videos, identify a first object in the source video, and determine a location of the first object within a space of the volumetric video. The processing system may further obtain a three-dimensional object model of the first object, texture map the first object to the three-dimensional object model of the first object to generate an enhanced three-dimensional object model of the first object, and modify the volumetric video to include the enhanced three-dimensional object model of the first object in the location of the first object within the space of the volumetric video.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Zhu Liu, David Crawford Gibbon, Behzad Shahraray, Tan Xu
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Patent number: 11128915Abstract: A method is disclosed for identifying the media content. The method includes receiving fingerprint media content from a content provider to obtain a first set of fingerprints, the first set of fingerprints including a first subset of fingerprints in a first fingerprint layout and a second subset of fingerprints in a second fingerprint layout. The method can include receiving a second set of fingerprints for media content displayed on the electronic device, the second set of fingerprints comprising a third subset of fingerprints in the first fingerprint layout and a fourth subset of fingerprints in the second fingerprint layout. The method can include matching a first fingerprint in the first subset of fingerprints to a second fingerprint in the third subset of fingerprints or a third fingerprint in the second subset of fingerprints to a fourth fingerprint in the fourth subset of fingerprints in order to identify the media content.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: ROKU, INC.Inventor: Juikun Chen
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Patent number: 11113509Abstract: An identity determination system and an identity determination method are provided. The system includes: a computing node including an image acquisition device, and a server in communication connection with the computing node. The computing node is configured to: collect, by using the image acquisition device, an image according to a preset image collecting frequency; perform face recognition on the collected image to recognize a facial feature in the image; determine node identity information corresponding to the recognized facial feature according to the recognized facial feature; and upload the facial feature and the node identity information corresponding to the facial feature to the server. The server is configured to determine an identity of the facial feature based on the facial feature and the node identity information corresponding to the facial feature uploaded by the computing node.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignees: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd., Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tianhang Zheng, Yang Hu, Wanghui Yan, Wei Wang, Bin Lin
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Patent number: 11115721Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring video games are disclosed. Example video game monitors disclosed herein include a network analyzer to communicatively couple with a communication interface of a video game console, the network analyzer to detect communication packets transferred over the communication interface of the video game console. Disclosed example video game monitors also include a processor to decode the communication packets detected by the network analyzer to determine an identity of a game being played by the video game console, and report the identity of the game to a data collection facility.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: David Howell Wright, Bradley R. Lawrence, Arun Ramaswamy
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Patent number: 11089357Abstract: A computing system receives from a media presentation device a query fingerprint stream representing media content being presented by the media presentation device, where the query fingerprint stream has been determined to represent a first channel. The computing system then detects that a threshold mismatch exists between the received query fingerprint stream and a reference fingerprint stream representing the first channel, thus indicating a likelihood that the media presentation device has transitioned from presenting the first channel to presenting a second channel. Responsive to detecting the threshold mismatch, the system thus discontinues channel-specific action with respect to the first channel. For instance, the system could discontinue superimposing of first-channel-specific content on the presented media content and perhaps start superimposing of second-channel-specific content instead.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Roku, Inc.Inventors: Jaehyung Lee, Dewey Ho Lee
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Patent number: 11083037Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for communicating data from multiple data terminals to an aggregator terminal over a communication link having changing link conditions. In some embodiments, source data is received at multiple data terminals, each in communication with an aggregator terminal over a communication link. For example, during a live newscast, one mobile camera may receive live video of an event from a first position while another mobile camera receives live video of the event from a second position. For various reasons (e.g., as the cameras move) each communication link may experience independently changing link conditions. Each data terminal encodes the source data (or store source data for later encoding) as a function of its respective link conditions, and transmits encoded source data over its respective communication link to the aggregator terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: ViaSat, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Kimmich, Fan Mo, Mark Vanderaar
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Patent number: 11070871Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a video frame and detecting a change in box-formatting between the video frame and a subsequent video frame. A transition between the video frame and the subsequent video frame is indicated as a commercial advertisement transition based on the detected change in box-formatting.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
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Patent number: 11064234Abstract: An advertisement management system receives a commercial break schedule generated from a completed assignment of one or more spots, which correspond to deals including advertiser orders to place the one or more spots into one or more commercial breaks in the commercial break schedule based on constraints and placement requirements. The system determines which of one or more orders in one or more deals are targeting orders, and determine a baseline target delivery for the targeting orders based on expected viewership associated with the targeting orders. The system places a portion of the one or more spots for the targeting orders based on a lift goal over the baseline target delivery, determines a liability per pending spot for spots determined to be candidates for advertisement scheduling and reshuffles placement of a remaining portion of the one or more spots based on the liability per pending spot for the candidates.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, David James Benoit, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco
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Patent number: 11025966Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify media content using temporal signal characteristics are disclosed. An example method includes generating a reference signature based on a reference signal corresponding to known media, generating sums based on peaks in a media signal corresponding to media, identifying signal peaks based on the generated sums, generating a second signature based on normalized curve features, wherein the normalized curve features respectively correspond to the identified signal peaks at a corresponding temporal locations of the corresponding signal peak, and determining whether the media signal corresponds to the reference signal based on a comparison of the reference signature and the second signature.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLCInventor: Morris Lee
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Patent number: 11025975Abstract: An advertisement management system receives a commercial break schedule generated from a completed assignment of one or more spots, which correspond to deals including advertiser orders to place the one or more spots into one or more commercial breaks in the commercial break schedule based on constraints and placement requirements. The system determines which of one or more orders in one or more deals are targeting orders, and determine a baseline target delivery for the targeting orders based on expected viewership associated with the targeting orders. The system places a portion of the one or more spots for the targeting orders based on a lift goal over the baseline target delivery, determines a liability per pending spot for spots determined to be candidates for advertisement scheduling and reshuffles placement of a remaining portion of the one or more spots based on the liability per pending spot for the candidates.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.Inventors: Wassim Samir Chaar, David James Benoit, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco
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Patent number: 11012545Abstract: An electronic device monitors audible output for media content being presented in its vicinity. It detects a volume change event within the monitored audible output. It obtains identification of the media content. Based on the identification, the device obtains a list of expected volume change events within the media content. It determines whether the detected volume change event correlates with one of the expected volume change events. In accordance with a determination that there is no correlation, the device determines that the detected volume change event comprises a volume change event from a user of the device. It analyzes the detected volume change event to determine user interest in the presented media content. The determined level of interest is sent to a server system. The device receives from the server system one or more recommendations based on the determined level of interest, and presents to the user the recommendations.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventor: Zbigniew Skolicki
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Patent number: 11012743Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems to help disambiguate channel identification in a scenario where fingerprint data of media content matches multiple reference fingerprints corresponding respectively with multiple different channels. Upon detecting such a multi-match, a server or other entity will perform disambiguation based on a determination that a segment of the fingerprint data matches a reference fingerprint corresponding with just a single channel, such as a reference fingerprint representing commercial or news programming content specific to just the single channel. The server or other entity will thereby determine the channel on which the media content being rendered by the media presentation device is arriving, so as to facilitate taking channel-specific action.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.Inventors: Jaehyung Lee, Chung Won Seo, Youngmoo Kwon
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Patent number: 11012745Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods to identify and credit media using ratios of media characteristics are disclosed herein. Example methods disclosed herein include determining a first ratio based on a first time interval and a second time interval of a plurality of time intervals of a reference media signature, the reference media signature based on a media signal associated with reference media, respective ones of the plurality of time intervals corresponding to respective adjacent characteristics identified in the media signal. Disclosed example methods also include determining a second ratio based on a third time interval and a fourth time interval of the plurality of time intervals of the reference media signature. Disclosed example methods further include generating a reference ratio signature based on the first and second ratios, the reference ratio signature used to identify the reference media.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Christen V. Nielsen, David H. Wright, Charles C. Conklin, Daniel Nelson
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Patent number: 10991394Abstract: A method and apparatus for recognizing and synchronizing to in-band data at a multimedia device is provided. A content stream includes in-band data. The in-band data is processed and in-band data pattern data associated with the content stream are created. Metadata are attached to the event identification data. The event identification data are provided to multimedia devices which receive broadcasted multimedia content streams containing video programs with in-band data. The in-band data are processed and compared to the event identification data. If a match occurs, the multimedia device uses the metadata to perform specified actions.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Kevin P. Smith, Paul Stevens, Adam Feder, James Barton
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Patent number: 10992992Abstract: The systems and methods are described herein for playback of content based on progress point information. The systems and methods detect nearby media devices to transmit or request progress point information. Based on the communicated progress point information, the system may generate an option to play back content at a point within the content up to which content was last consumed. When content providers offer different versions of one content item and the user does not select to play back content from the content provider associated with the progress point information, the system determines a proper playback point in other content providers.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: ROVl GUIDES, INC.Inventor: David Wittke
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Patent number: 10943117Abstract: A structured description is generated for a digital image of a scene. The structured description may include a first feature and a second feature of the scene. The structured description may also include a first detail of the first feature and a second detail of the second feature. A portable braille sequence printer may generate braille text of the first and second features using the structured description. The portable braille sequence printer may further generate additional braille text regarding the first detail in response to a prompt from the user regarding the first feature.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles E. Beller, Shaila Pervin, Craig M. Trim
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Patent number: 10943116Abstract: A structured description is generated for a digital image of a scene. The structured description may include a first feature and a second feature of the scene. The structured description may also include a first detail of the first feature and a second detail of the second feature. A portable braille sequence printer may generate braille text of the first and second features using the structured description. The portable braille sequence printer may further generate additional braille text regarding the first detail in response to a prompt from the user regarding the first feature.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles E. Beller, Shaila Pervin, Craig M. Trim
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Patent number: 10893323Abstract: A system and method is provided for managing visual content. In one instance, an exemplary method includes receiving a stream of video fingerprints derived in a fingerprint generator by an irreversible data reduction process, from respective temporal regions within a particular visual content stream and at a fingerprint processor that is physically separate from the fingerprint generator via a communication network. The fingerprints are processed in the fingerprint processor to generate metadata which is not directly encoded in the fingerprints.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Grass Valley LimitedInventor: Jonathan Diggins
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Patent number: 10869086Abstract: A client device accesses a video input stream from an intermediate device for display. The client device analyzes the video input stream to determine that the video input stream matches a template indicating a change of speed. In some example embodiments, the analysis is performed while the client device is generating a video output stream that replaces video content received from a content source via the intermediate device. Based on the video input stream matching the template, the client device modifies the video output stream to show the change of speed. For example, commercials transmitted from a national content provider to a smart TV via a set-top box may be replaced with targeted commercials. During the replacement, fast-forwarding of the commercial may be detected by matching a template with the video input stream. While the video input stream is being fast-forwarded, the smart TV fast-forwards the targeted commercial.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.Inventors: Markus K. Cremer, Peter Dunker, Steven D. Scherf, David Henry Pearce, Sherman Ling Fung Li, Wilson Harron, Konstantinos Antonios Dimitriou, Dewey Ho Lee
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Patent number: 10835147Abstract: Methods are disclosed for determining an efficacy of a stimulus based on one or more measurable physiological responses to one or more stimuli including one or more stimulus features. Data is acquired on physiological responses of a group of one or more subjects to presentation of one or more stimuli including one or more stimulus features. The data on the one or more physiological responses of the one or more subjects is correlated with the presentation of the one or more stimulus features included in the one or more stimuli. The correlated data on the one or more physiological responses are associated with a separately-determined efficacy of the one or more stimuli to form a stimulus efficacy model. From this information, a projected efficacy of a stimulus is determinable by comparing one or more subsequently-measured physiological responses to the stimulus with the stimulus efficacy model.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: NEUROMATTERS, LLCInventors: Lucas Parra, Paul Sajda, Paul DeGuzman, Daniel Rosenthal, Charles Phillip Cloud, Jacek Dmochowski
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Patent number: 10841650Abstract: An example apparatus includes means for querying a first table to perform a first query of the first table using a hash corresponding to a first site signature, the first table including hash keys corresponding to respective reference signatures, the first query to obtain, from the first table, first qualifier data descriptive of a first reference signature corresponding to a first hash key; means for querying a second table to perform a second query of the second table, the second query to obtain a plurality of blocks of reference signatures; means for comparing a first block of site signatures with the plurality of blocks of reference signatures, the first block of site signatures to include the first site signature; and means for crediting media as corresponding to reference media represented by the first reference signature when the first block of site signatures matches the plurality of blocks of reference signatures.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Daniel Nelson, Venugopal Srinivasan, Arun Ramaswamy, Raghuram Ranganathan, Kenneth William McArthur
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Patent number: 10827231Abstract: Systems and methods for replacing a portion of a broadcast content with a customized, live-streaming alternate media stream are provided. Usable by applications developed for the Web, mobile devices, laptop or desktop computers, or broadcast television, the system includes a broadcast server to prepare customized media streams for a particular broadcast in communication with a client receiver capable of receiving a customized media stream and synching the stream with the particular broadcast of interest. Thus, the user may view the original broadcast with the alternative audio or video stream, in some cases in near real-time, and enjoy the alternative media stream seamlessly with the original broadcast. In order to provide the capabilities disclosed herein, a fingerprinting method is used to analyze the original broadcast and synchronize timing, without modifying the original broadcast data.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: MYTEAMCALLS LLCInventor: Andrew John Novobilski
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Patent number: 10827234Abstract: A method, system, or device determine when media content is to be displayed. The method can include receiving media content on a broadcast channel from a content feed. The method can also include receiving an identifier for upcoming media content from an automatic content recognition (ACR) system in response to a trigger event. The method can include receiving overlay content from an overlay content server. The method can include storing the overlay content at a memory device. The method can include determining a time that the media content is to be displayed using the identifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventor: Andrew Ashbacher
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Patent number: 10824920Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for recognizing video fine granularity, a computer device and a storage medium, wherein the method comprises: performing sampling processing for video to be recognized to obtain n frames of images, n being a positive integer larger than one; respectively obtaining a feature graph of each frame of image, and determining a summary feature according to respective feature graphs; determining a fine granularity recognition result of a target in the video according to the summary feature. The solution of the present disclosure may be applied to enhance the accuracy of recognition result.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiao Tan, Feng Zhou, Hao Sun
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Patent number: 10805677Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor streaming media content. An example apparatus to monitor streaming media content includes a flag detector to determine if a streaming media flag is asserted in a content of a watermark associated with a media exposure event, the media exposure event included in panel data from a panel meter, the panel meter to monitor a media presentation device via an audio output channel of the media presentation device. A data selector to, when the streaming media flag is asserted: discard the media exposure event associated with the streaming media flag from the panel data and select the media exposure event from network traffic reports to credit media presented by the media presentation device, the network traffic reports obtained from a meter that monitors network traffic to and from the media presentation device.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Kale Smith, Ben Ropke
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Patent number: 10805673Abstract: A computing system receives from a media presentation device a query fingerprint stream representing media content being presented by the media presentation device, where the query fingerprint stream has been determined to represent a first channel. The computing system then detects that a threshold mismatch exists between the received query fingerprint stream and a reference fingerprint stream representing the first channel, thus indicating a likelihood that the media presentation device has transitioned from presenting the first channel to presenting a second channel. Responsive to detecting the threshold mismatch, the system thus discontinues channel-specific action with respect to the first channel. For instance, the system could discontinue superimposing of first-channel-specific content on the presented media content and perhaps start superimposing of second-channel-specific content instead.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.Inventors: Jaehyung Lee, Dewey Ho Lee
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Patent number: 10796158Abstract: An apparatus and method are providing for generating a hash in video in which a sample series of temporal difference are sampled in an image order. A temporal averaging is performed and a rate of change is detected to identify as distinctive events regions of high rate of change. Images having a distinctive event are labelled as distinctive images. For each image, the temporal spacing in images is calculated between that image and other distinctive images to provide a set of temporal spacings for that image; and a hash is derived for that image from that set of temporal spacings.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: GRASS VALLEY LIMITEDInventor: Jonathan Diggins
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Patent number: 10778929Abstract: Disclosed are a volume adjusting device and an adjusting method thereof for enabling an electronic device such as a TV to perform a volume adjustment operation among operations executable by the electronic device according to a prediction model stored through machine learning based on communication with surrounding devices in a 5G communication environment. According to the present disclosure, when information indicating adjustment of the volume of an electronic device by a user is generated, volume adjustment information may be learned, and the volume may be automatically adjusted to a volume preferred by the user on the basis of the learned information when the user views a video on the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Young Man Kim, Sang Jun Oh, Kyu Ho Lee, Jae Woong Jeong, Seung Hyun Hwang
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Patent number: 10771864Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to monitor media are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a media identifier to determine a first media identifier and a first timestamp based on media monitoring information obtained from a content publisher, the first media identifier and the first timestamp from the content publisher, the first media identifier to identify media accessed by a media device, map the first media identifier and the first timestamp to a second media identifier and a second timestamp in a look-up table, the second media identifier and the second timestamp generated by an AME media analyzer before the media device accessed the media, and credit access of the media to the media device based on the mapping, and a report generator to generate a media crediting report based on the crediting.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLCInventors: Steven J. Splaine, Arun Ramaswamy, Kevin K. Gaynor, Chris G. Nicotra, Alan N. Bosworth
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Patent number: 10694248Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed herein that increase a match rate for over-the-top media. An example apparatus includes a signature generator to generate a first signature of a first portion of a first media element and an audience measurement interface to receive a second signature of media monitored by a panelist meter. The example apparatus further includes a media element analyzer to compare the first signature and the second signature, determine a number of hits associated with the first media element based on the comparison, and, when the number of hits meets a threshold, generate a third signature of the first media element, the third signature generated for a second portion of the first media element, the second portion greater than the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventor: Sandeep Tapse
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Patent number: 10631044Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect commercial advertisements associated with media presentations are disclosed. An example apparatus to detect a commercial transition associated with a media presentation include means for comparing an amount of audio randomness in an inter-segment audio frame to a random level threshold, where the amount of audio randomness is based on a random-factor ratio. The example apparatus further includes means for indicating, in response to the amount of audio randomness satisfying the random level threshold, the inter-segment audio frame as occurring at the commercial transition.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: David H. Wright, Scott Wilson, Ron Schwerer, Ronan Heffernan
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Patent number: 10623800Abstract: A computing system identifies a media stream being received by a client, based on fingerprint matching conducted with query fingerprints generated by the client at a frame rate. The computing system then causes the client to increase the frame rate, in order to facilitate establishment by the computing system of synchronous lock between true time within the media stream and client time according to a clock of the client. The computing system then uses the established synchronous lock as a basis to map a true-time point at which a content revision should be performed in the media stream to a client-time point at which the client should perform the content revision. And the computing system causes the client to perform the content revision at the determined client-time point.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.Inventors: Kurt R. Thielen, Shashank C. Merchant, Peter Dunker, Markus K. Cremer, Steven D. Scherf
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Patent number: 10614481Abstract: The systems and techniques described herein measure advertisement effectiveness of behavior-based outcomes (e.g., site visit, number of pages consumed, searches, online and offline transactions). The system implemented an automated model to measure the impact of exposures and impressions on outcomes using uses panel data, cookie-based data, and combinations thereof. The techniques use test and control approach to calculate effectiveness, where the test group are those exposed to a campaign and a control group who is not exposed. For those exposed, a running analysis of impressions (and other variables) in a pre period is used to determine behavior based outcomes over a set time period after that exposure. As a result, the automated model is able to generate metrics that show absolute and relative impacts on future behavior.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Comscore, Inc.Inventors: Christopher S. Haarstick, Todd Talkington, Devin Shields, Patrick Kemp, Steven Millman
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Patent number: 10609036Abstract: An approach for publishing posts on a social network through one or more user accounts with different levels of attribution is disclosed. A secure user account publishes a post through a programmatically linked buffer user account. The secure user account and the buffer user account are programmatically linked. Posts published via the buffer user account can be modified to add attribution image data or other visual indicators of the original post creator.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Nicholas R. Allen, Joseph Burfitt
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Patent number: 10572896Abstract: Media monitoring and measurement systems and methods are disclosed. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a media measurement system and method that utilizes audience data to enhance content identifications. Some embodiments analyze media player log data to enhance content identification. Other embodiments of the present invention analyze sample sequence data to enhance content identifications. Other embodiments analyze sequence data to enhance content identification and/or to establish channel identification. Yet other embodiments provide a system and method in which sample construction and selection parameters are adjusted based upon identification results. Yet other embodiments provide a method in which play-altering activity of an audience member is deduced from content offset values of identifications corresponding to captured samples.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Anonymous Media Research LLCInventors: Jonathan S. Steuer, Christopher W. Otto
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Patent number: 10560739Abstract: Provided are a method, system, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for extracting a highlight image of video content. A method configured as a computer includes providing video content to a client electronic device; receiving a selection on a partial section of the video content from the client electronic device; storing the selected partial section in association with the video content; and providing the stored partial section in a form of a comment on the video content.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Naver CorporationInventors: HanSuk Kim, Byoungkwan Kim, Daejin Lim
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Patent number: 10547877Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify media content using temporal signal characteristics are disclosed. An example method includes generating a reference signature based on a reference signal corresponding to known media, generating sums based on peaks in a media signal corresponding to media, identifying signal peaks based on the generated sums, generating a second signature based on normalized curve features, wherein the normalized curve features respectively correspond to the identified signal peaks at a corresponding temporal locations of the corresponding signal peak, and determining whether the media signal corresponds to the reference signal based on a comparison of the reference signature and the second signature.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventor: Morris Lee
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Patent number: 10545717Abstract: Systems and methods are described for capturing, using a forward-facing camera associated with a head-mounted augmented reality (AR) head-mounted display (HMD), images of portions of first and second display devices in an environment, the first and second display devices displaying first and second portions of content related to an AR presentation, and displaying a third portion of content related to the AR presentation on the AR HMD, the third portion determined based upon the images of portions of the first and second display devices captured using the forward-facing camera. Moreover, the first and second display devices may be active stereo display, and the AR HMD may simultaneously function as shutter glasses.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: PCMS Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Tatu V. J. Harviainen
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Patent number: 10534903Abstract: A station device in a biometric pre-identification system uses identity to perform one or more actions. Identities are determined (such as via a backend) using biometric information. A biometric pre-identification device obtains biometric information and/or a digital representation thereof from a person approaching the station device. The biometric pre-identification device transmits such to the station device, facilitating the station to begin and/or perform various actions. The station device begins or performs the actions using the identity determined based on the biometric information before the person arrives at the station device.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: ALCLEAR, LLCInventor: Joe Trelin
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Patent number: 10531150Abstract: A computing system receives from a media presentation device a query fingerprint stream representing media content being presented by the media presentation device, where the query fingerprint stream has been determined to represent a first channel. The computing system then detects that a threshold mismatch exists between the received query fingerprint stream and a reference fingerprint stream representing the first channel, thus indicating a likelihood that the media presentation device has transitioned from presenting the first channel to presenting a second channel. Responsive to detecting the threshold mismatch, the system thus discontinues channel-specific action with respect to the first channel. For instance, the system could discontinue superimposing of first-channel-specific content on the presented media content and perhaps start superimposing of second-channel-specific content instead.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.Inventors: Jaehyung Lee, Dewey Ho Lee
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Patent number: 10499108Abstract: A method for reporting information related to the consumption of the audio-visual content is provided. The method comprises: reporting the information including component; wherein the component is comprised of a component type, a component role, a component name, a component ID and time interval information, wherein the component type includes audio, video, closed caption, and application, the component role presents a role or kind of the component, the component name indicates a string representing a human name of the component, the component ID indicates a string representing a component identifier, and the time interval information which includes a start time and an end time.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Sachin G. Deshpande
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Patent number: 10499097Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for identifying content in stereoscopic videos and, more particularly, for detecting abusive stereoscopic videos by generating fingerprints for multiple portions of a video frame are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Valerii Zamaraiev, Filip Pavetic
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Patent number: 10462506Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for identifying content in stereoscopic videos and, more particularly, for detecting abusive stereoscopic videos by generating fingerprints for multiple portions of a video frame are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Valerii Zamaraiev, Filip Pavetic
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Patent number: 10445588Abstract: Systems and methods for replacing original media bookmarks of at least a portion of a digital media file with replacement bookmarks is described. A media fingerprint engine detects the location of the original fingerprints associated with the portion of the digital media file and a region analysis algorithm characterizes regions of media file spanning the location of the original bookmarks by data class types. The replacement bookmarks are associated with the data class types and are overwritten or otherwise are substituted for the original bookmarks. The replacement bookmarks then are subjected to a fingerprint matching algorithm that incorporates media timeline and media related metadata.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Synergy Sports Technology, LLCInventors: Nils B. Lahr, Garrick C. Barr
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Patent number: 10349123Abstract: Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture (i.e., physical storage media) to perform media source detection based on frequency band selection and processing are disclosed. Example metering methods disclosed herein include comparing frequency band values of a first audio signal with corresponding frequency band values of a second audio signal for a first subset of a set of frequency bands to determine a first comparison result. Disclosed example metering methods also include comparing the frequency band values of the first audio signal with corresponding frequency band values of a third audio signal for a different second subset of the set of frequency bands to determine a second comparison result. Disclosed example metering methods further include determining a source of the first audio signal based on the first comparison result and the second comparison result.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventors: Marko Panger, Joe Kerkes, Joze Arh
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Patent number: 10321171Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to reduce signature matching uncertainty in media monitoring systems are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus include a signature comparator to compare first neighborhoods of monitored signatures with second neighborhoods of reference signatures to determine a first sequence of successive signature matching results, the first and second neighborhoods having respective neighborhood sizes spanning a first duration.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLCInventor: Venugopal Srinivasan
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Patent number: 10306274Abstract: A real-time content identification and tracking system enabling monitoring of television programming consumption specific to an individual television or other viewing device. Metrics collected may include data regarding viewing of specific broadcast media, commercial messages, interactive on-screen information or other programming, as well as locally cached, time-shifted programming. Information about media consumption by such specific television sets or other viewing means may be returned to a commercial client of the system through a trusted third-party intermediary service and, in certain embodiments, encoded tokens may be used to manage the display of certain events as well as to enable robust auditing of each involved party's contractual performance.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: INSCAPE DATA, INC.Inventors: Zeev Neumeier, Michael Collette, W. Leo Hoarty
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Patent number: 10284884Abstract: A real-time content identification and tracking system enabling monitoring of television programming consumption specific to an individual television or other viewing device. Metrics collected may include data regarding viewing of specific broadcast media, commercial messages, interactive on-screen information or other programming, as well as locally cached, time-shifted programming. Information about media consumption by such specific television sets or other viewing means may be returned to a commercial client of the system through a trusted third-party intermediary service and, in certain embodiments, encoded tokens may be used to manage the display of certain events as well as to enable robust auditing of each involved party's contractual performance.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: INSCAPE DATA, INC.Inventors: Zeev Neumeier, Michael Collette, W. Leo Hoarty
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Patent number: 10264321Abstract: Disclosed is a bullet screen information processing method and system, and computer storage medium. User information is acquired; when output of video data is detected, friendship chain data are acquired based on the user information, the friendship chain data including other user information associated with the user information; input information for the video data is filtered based on the friendship chain data to obtain first input information associated with the other user information from a friendship chain; and the first input information and the video data are controlled to be output.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Wanyou E