Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090052784 | Detection And Classification Of Matches Between Time-Based Media - A system and method detects matches between portions of video content. A matching module receives an input video fingerprint representing an input video and a set of reference fingerprints representing reference videos in a reference database. The matching module compares the reference fingerprints and input fingerprints to generate a list of candidate segments from the reference video set. Each candidate segment comprises a time-localized portion of a reference video that potentially matches the input video. A classifier is applied to each of the candidate segments to classify the segment as a matching segment or a non-matching segment. A result is then outputted identifying a matching portion of a reference video from the reference video set based on the segments classified as matches. | 02-26-2009 |
20100034466 | Object Identification in Images - A first indication of a portion of an image presented on a display device associated with a first user is received in response to a prompt to identify an object. A second indication of a portion of the image presented on a display device associated with a second user is received in response to a prompt to identify the object. A region-of-interest in the image is identified based on the first indication and the second indication. The region-of-interest is associated with an identifier of the object. A designator is associated with the region-of-interest in the image, the designator being configured to present information related to the object. Presentation of the designator associated with the region-of-interest in the image is enabled in subsequent presentations of the image. | 02-11-2010 |
20120059845 | Detecting Repeating Content In Broadcast Media - Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products provide social and interactive applications for detecting repeating content in broadcast media. In some implementations, a method includes: generating a database of audio statistics from content; generating a query from the database of audio statistics; running the query against the database of audio statistics to determine a non-identity match; if a non-identity match exists, identifying the content corresponding to the matched query as repeating content. | 03-08-2012 |
20140115010 | PROPAGATING INFORMATION THROUGH NETWORKS - Methods, and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable storage mediums, including a method for providing a graph that includes entity nodes, label nodes and weighted connecting edges. The method comprises computing an aggregated incoming between-entity edge weight for the entity nodes. When there are positively-weighted incoming between-entity edges into the entity node, the method comprises replacing each of the between-entity edge weights by a pre-normalized between-entity edge weights. The method comprises computing an aggregated from-label weight for the entity node. When there are positively-weighted from-label node edges, the method comprises replacing the corresponding label weights by pre-normalized from-label weights. The method comprises determining influence values for a first, second and third influence factors, where the influence factors have values that sum to one. The method further comprises using the pre-normalized weights and influence factors as a set of linear constraints to determine final label weightings for the entity nodes. | 04-24-2014 |
20140358425 | DELIVERING ROUTE INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for delivering route information. One example method includes receiving a request from a user for a route from a starting point to a destination point, determining the route including route information defining the route, and classifying the route. Prior to the user embarking on the route, one or more content items are determined for presentation to the user based at least in part on the route information and the route classification, and the route information and the content items are delivered to the user responsive to the request. | 12-04-2014 |
20150039418 | CONTENT ITEM DISTRIBUTION BASED ON USER INTERACTIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus for content item distribution based on user interactions. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a set of conversion events associated with a content item provider, each conversion event having a corresponding device identifier; identifying, for each conversion event, a number of pre-conversion interactions that i) occurred prior to the conversion event, and ii) are associated with a device identifier that corresponds to the conversion event; generating, for the content item provider, a conversion profile specifying a portion of the conversion events that are associated with different pre-conversion interaction values; and generating, based on the conversion profile, a bid profile specifying different bid values for different pre-conversion interaction values, a difference between the different bid values being based on a difference between the portion of the conversion events that are associated with the different pre-conversion interaction values corresponding to the different bid values. | 02-05-2015 |
20150156542 | Determining Popularity Ratings Using Social and Interactive Applications for Mass Media - Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products provide social and interactive applications for mass media based on real time ambient-audio and/or video identification. In some implementations, a method includes: receiving descriptors identifying ambient audio associated with a media broadcast; comparing the descriptors to one or more reference descriptors; and determining a rating for the media broadcast based at least in part on the results of the comparison. | 06-04-2015 |
20150161168 | ORDERING IMAGE SEARCH RESULTS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for ranking images are disclosed. An image search subsystem generates an adjustment factor representative of a quality measure of an image relative to a search query. The quality represents a relevance of the image to the query. The adjustment factor can be computed based on relevance data for the image to the query and image similarity data representing a relative similarity between the image and other images relevant to the query. The relevance data can be based on user actions in response to the image being included in search results for the query. The adjustment factor can be scaled based on whether the relevance data and the image similarity data both indicate that the image is relevant to the search query. A relevance score is computed based on the adjustment factor (e.g., a product of the adjustment factor and relevance score). | 06-11-2015 |