公开(公告)号：US09866899B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14194551

申请日：2014-02-28

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Vincent Dureau ,  Nathan Leslie Sandland

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/8358 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/658

CPC classification number: H04N21/44008 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/6582

Abstract: Features of various implementations are used to control operation of a second electronic device from a first electronic device using indirect control methods and optical character recognition. In some implementations, communication between a primary set-top box and a supplemental set-top box is configured in order to avoid the need for one or more provider-specific APIs. For example, one aspect of the disclosure is a method of identifying commands that can be used to control one or more features of a primary set-top box (e.g., DVR or VOD features) by a supplemental set-top box issuing commands to the primary set-top box via a wireless (e.g., IR) transmitter, and then using optical character recognition to identify the outcomes of those commands as displayed on a primary TV display or secondary display.

公开(公告)号：US09445140B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-13

申请号：US14597927

申请日：2015-01-15

Applicant: GOOGLE INC.

Inventor： Jason Bayer ,  Nathan Leslie Sandland

IPC: H04N7/16 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/443

CPC classification number: H04N21/25891 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/44236 ,  H04N21/443

Abstract: A method for storing user activity data is disclosed. The method includes receiving user activity data from the multiple computer programs, and identifying a subset of the user activity data in accordance with storage criteria associated with the multiple computer programs. The method also includes storing in a user activity database the subset of the user activity data identified in accordance with the storage criteria associated with the multiple computer programs, and displaying the subset of the user activity data stored in the user activity database.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种存储用户活动数据的方法。 该方法包括从多个计算机程序接收用户活动数据，以及根据与多个计算机程序相关联的存储标准来识别用户活动数据的子集。 该方法还包括在用户活动数据库中存储根据与多个计算机程序相关联的存储准则所识别的用户活动数据的子集，以及显示存储在用户活动数据库中的用户活动数据的子集。

公开(公告)号：US20140181853A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-26

申请号：US14194551

申请日：2014-02-28

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Vincent Dureau ,  Nathan Leslie Sandland

IPC: H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/24

CPC classification number: H04N21/44008 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/6582

Abstract: Features of various implementations are used to control operation of a second electronic device from a first electronic device using indirect control methods and optical character recognition. In some implementations, communication between a primary set-top box and a supplemental set-top box is configured in order to avoid the need for one or more provider-specific APIs. For example, one aspect of the disclosure is a method of identifying commands that can be used to control one or more features of a primary set-top box (e.g., DVR or VOD features) by a supplemental set-top box issuing commands to the primary set-top box via a wireless (e.g., IR) transmitter, and then using optical character recognition to identify the outcomes of those commands as displayed on a primary TV display or secondary display.

Abstract translation: 使用各种实现的特征来使用间接控制方法和光学字符识别从第一电子设备控制第二电子设备的操作。 在一些实现中，配置主机顶盒和辅助机顶盒之间的通信，以避免对一个或多个提供商特定的API的需要。 例如，本公开的一个方面是识别可以用于通过补充机顶盒发出命令来控制主机顶盒（例如，DVR或VOD特征）的一个或多个特征的命令的方法， 主要机顶盒通过无线（例如，IR）发射机，然后使用光学字符识别来识别这些命令的结果显示在主要电视显示器或辅助显示器上。

公开(公告)号：US09832413B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US14089709

申请日：2013-11-25

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Leslie Sandland ,  Jason Bayer ,  Dennis Miloseski ,  Majd Bakar

IPC: H04N5/50 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/482

CPC classification number: H04N5/50 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4823

Abstract: Features of various implementations are used to enable delivery of matched functionality, content and/or services, as a part of an interactive television suite of technologies. In some implementations, a content delivery process is enabled so that communication between the primary TV receiver and a supplemental set-top box is reduced in order to avoid the need for one or more provider-specific APIs. For example, one aspect of the disclosure is a method of identifying a media program by capturing display data from the media program, and extracting text from the display data in response to determining that the display data includes the text overlay, wherein the extracted text is associated with the media program. In some implementations, a supplemental set-top box is configured to operate a primary TV receiver, without a provider-specific API, in order to determine the channel line-up available to a particular subscriber through the primary TV receiver.

公开(公告)号：US09788055B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US13831166

申请日：2013-03-14

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Michael Verrilli ,  Nathan Leslie Sandland

IPC: H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/442 ,  G06F17/27 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81

CPC classification number: H04N21/44204 ,  G06F17/271 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/8153

Abstract: Features of various implementations are used to enable identifying and presenting, in real time, Internet-accessible and/or Internet-based functionality, content and/or services associated with a particular television program concurrently playing on a television or display, as a part of an interactive television suite of technologies. In some implementations, the process of identifying Internet-accessible and/or Internet-based functionality, content and/or services associated with a particular television program is enabled to reduce communication between a primary set-top box and a supplemental set-top box and/or television integrated device, thereby reducing the need for one or more provider specific APIs. For example, one aspect of the disclosure is a computer-implemented method of identifying a media program by capturing display data from the media program, and extracting text from the display data in response to determining that the display data includes the text overlay, wherein the extracted text is associated with the media program.

公开(公告)号：US20170011044A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15269733

申请日：2016-09-19

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Leslie Sandland ,  Jason Bayer ,  Cheol Ho Park

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/30424 ,  G06F17/30448 ,  G06F17/30598 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06F17/30876 ,  G06F17/30917

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing a media search engine are provided. In some implementations, a method for searching for content is provided, the method comprising: receiving a media search query for media assets; identifying web search results from a corpus of web resources that are responsive to the media search query, wherein each of the web search results has an associated relevancy score; determining keyword information and contextual information from a subset of the web search results, wherein the subset of the web search results is selected from the web search results based on the associated relevancy score and wherein media entities are determined from at least a portion of the keyword information and the contextual information; assigning a topic score for the each of the media entities based on occurrence in the web search results; selecting at least one media entity from the media entities based on the topic score; identifying media assets from a corpus of media assets based at least in part on the selected media entity; and causing a subset of the media assets to be presented to a user in response to the media search query.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于提供媒体搜索引擎的方法，系统和媒体。 在一些实现中，提供了一种用于搜索内容的方法，所述方法包括：接收媒体资产的媒体搜索查询; 从响应于所述媒体搜索查询的网络资源的语料库识别网络搜索结果，其中所述网络搜索结果中的每一个具有相关联的相关性得分; 从所述网络搜索结果的子集确定关键字信息和上下文信息，其中所述网络搜索结果的子集基于所述相关联的相关性分数从所述网络搜索结果中选择，并且其中媒体实体从所述关键字的至少一部分确定 信息和上下文信息; 基于网页搜索结果中的发生为每个媒体实体分配主题得分; 基于所述主题得分从所述媒体实体中选择至少一个媒体实体; 至少部分地基于所选择的媒体实体从媒体资产语料库识别媒体资产; 以及响应于所述媒体搜索查询而使所述媒体资产的子集被呈现给用户。

公开(公告)号：US09449054B1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US14720490

申请日：2015-05-22

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Leslie Sandland ,  Jason Bayer ,  Cheol Ho Park

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/30424 ,  G06F17/30448 ,  G06F17/30598 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06F17/30876 ,  G06F17/30917

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing a media search engine are provided. In some implementations, a method for searching for content is provided, the method comprising: receiving a media search query for media assets; identifying web search results from a corpus of web resources that are responsive to the media search query, wherein each of the web search results has an associated relevancy score; determining keyword information and contextual information from a subset of the web search results, wherein the subset of the web search results is selected from the web search results based on the associated relevancy score and wherein media entities are determined from at least a portion of the keyword information and the contextual information; assigning a topic score for the each of the media entities based on occurrence in the web search results; selecting at least one media entity from the media entities based on the topic score; identifying media assets from a corpus of media assets based at least in part on the selected media entity; and causing a subset of the media assets to be presented to a user in response to the media search query.

公开(公告)号：US09785681B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US15269733

申请日：2016-09-19

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Leslie Sandland ,  Jason Bayer ,  Cheol Ho Park

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/30424 ,  G06F17/30448 ,  G06F17/30598 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06F17/30876 ,  G06F17/30917

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing a media search engine are provided. In some implementations, a method for searching for content is provided, the method comprising: receiving a media search query for media assets; identifying web search results from a corpus of web resources that are responsive to the media search query, wherein each of the web search results has an associated relevancy score; determining keyword information and contextual information from a subset of the web search results, wherein the subset of the web search results is selected from the web search results based on the associated relevancy score and wherein media entities are determined from at least a portion of the keyword information and the contextual information; assigning a topic score for the each of the media entities based on occurrence in the web search results; selecting at least one media entity from the media entities based on the topic score; identifying media assets from a corpus of media assets based at least in part on the selected media entity; and causing a subset of the media assets to be presented to a user in response to the media search query.

公开(公告)号：US09063984B1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-23

申请号：US13833449

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Leslie Sandland ,  Jason Bayer ,  Cheol Ho Park

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/3053 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/30424 ,  G06F17/30448 ,  G06F17/30598 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06F17/30876 ,  G06F17/30917

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for providing a media search engine are provided. In some implementations, a method for searching for content is provided, the method comprising: receiving a media search query for media assets; identifying web search results from a corpus of web resources that are responsive to the media search query, wherein each of the web search results has an associated relevancy score; determining keyword information and contextual information from a subset of the web search results, wherein the subset of the web search results is selected from the web search results based on the associated relevancy score and wherein media entities are determined from at least a portion of the keyword information and the contextual information; assigning a topic score for the each of the media entities based on occurrence in the web search results; selecting at least one media entity from the media entities based on the topic score; identifying media assets from a corpus of media assets based at least in part on the selected media entity; and causing a subset of the media assets to be presented to a user in response to the media search query.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于提供媒体搜索引擎的方法，系统和媒体。 在一些实现中，提供了一种用于搜索内容的方法，所述方法包括：接收媒体资产的媒体搜索查询; 从响应于所述媒体搜索查询的网络资源的语料库识别网络搜索结果，其中所述网络搜索结果中的每一个具有相关联的相关性得分; 从所述网络搜索结果的子集确定关键字信息和上下文信息，其中所述网络搜索结果的子集基于所述相关联的相关性分数从所述网络搜索结果中选择，并且其中媒体实体从所述关键字的至少一部分确定 信息和上下文信息; 基于网页搜索结果中的发生为每个媒体实体分配主题得分; 基于所述主题得分从所述媒体实体中选择至少一个媒体实体; 至少部分地基于所选择的媒体实体从媒体资产语料库识别媒体资产; 以及响应于所述媒体搜索查询而使所述媒体资产的子集被呈现给用户。

公开(公告)号：US20160309216A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15194523

申请日：2016-06-27

Applicant: GOOGLE INC.

Inventor： Vincent Dureau ,  Nathan Leslie Sandland

IPC: H04N21/431 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/84

CPC classification number: H04N21/4316 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  G06F17/3005 ,  G06F17/30817 ,  G06F17/30849 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B27/28 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/8153 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: Displaying art work or thumbnail images representative of movies, television (TV) programs/episodes and other media content is an appealing and often intuitive way of displaying available media content in a media content browser. However, computer displayable cover art is not necessarily available for all titles. For example, an older movie may not have computer displayable cover art because at the time the movie title was made available it was not anticipated that the movie title might be selectable through a media browser. After considering this description one will understand how the features of various, implementations are configured to enable various systems, methods and devices to create computer displayable cover art or thumbnail images for media titles to be displayed by a media browser.

Abstract translation: 显示代表电影，电视（电视）节目/剧集和其他媒体内容的艺术作品或缩略图是在媒体内容浏览器中显示可用媒体内容的有吸引力和经常直观的方式。 然而，计算机可显示的封面艺术不一定可用于所有标题。 例如，较旧的电影可能没有计算机可显示的封面艺术，因为在电影标题可用时，预计不能通过媒体浏览器选择电影标题。 在考虑了该描述之后，将会理解各种实施方式的特征如何被配置为使得各种系统，方法和设备能够创建用于由媒体浏览器显示的媒体标题的计算机可显示的封面或缩略图。