Collaborative recommendation system

JH Errico, MI Sezan, GR Borden, GA Feather… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A collaborative information system in which a? rst display device provides a
recommendation of programming content to a viewer of a second display device, where the …

Method and apparatus for interactively retrieving content related to previous query results

L Begeja, DC Gibbon, Z Liu, BS Renger… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
(65) Prior Publication Data of Video Sequences.” Proc. SPIE 2419. Digital Video
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Semi-automatic speech transcription

BC Roy, DK Roy - US Patent 8,249,870, 2012 - Google Patents
The invention relates to speech transcription, and more particular to improving speech
transcription through a human-machine collaboration system. 2. Description of Related Art …

Generation and insertion of indicators using an address signal applied to a database

I Zenoni - US Patent 7,421,729, 2008 - Google Patents
Disclosed is a system for inserting indicators, such as tags and markers, in a video stream.
The tags and markers can be inserted automatically using a database, or manually using an …

Media content descriptions

DJ Marsh - US Patent 7,467,164, 2008 - Google Patents
The following describes a media content description sys tem. The media content description
system stores metadata related to media content (eg, a movie, a television show, or a Song) …

Multimodal portable communication interface for accessing video content

B Shahraray, DC Gibbon, BS Renger, Z Liu… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
A portable communication device has a touch screen display that receives tactile input and a
microphone that receives audio input. The portable communication device initiates a query …

Automatic user profiling

AM Fennan, JH Errico, PJL Van Beek - US Patent 7,657,907, 2010 - Google Patents
(73) Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., D348, 251 S 6/1994 Hendricks Camas,
WA (US) 5.333, 091 A 7/1994 Iggulden et al.(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of …

Search using changes in prevalence of content items on the web

S Ives - US Patent App. 11/248,073, 2007 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A search engine has a query server (50) arranged to receive a search
query from a user and return search results, the query server being arranged to identify one …

Multimodal portable communication interface for accessing video content

B Shahraray, DC Gibbon, BS Renger, Z Liu… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
G06F 3/04(2006.01)(57) ABSTRACT (52) US Cl......................................... 345/173; 704/235 A
portabl tion d has a touch displ (58) Field of Classification Search.......... 345/173–184 …

Smart media selection based on viewer user presence

CK Chai, A Fishman - US Patent 8,949,871, 2015 - Google Patents
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