公开(公告)号：US12093267B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US18136642

申请日：2023-04-19

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Rajendran Pichaimurthy ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam ,  Harshith Kumar Gejjegondanahally Sreekanth

IPC: G06F16/2457 ,  G06F16/2452 ,  G06F40/253 ,  G06F40/289 ,  G06F40/30 ,  G06V40/20 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/26

CPC classification number: G06F16/24575 ,  G06F16/24522 ,  G06F40/253 ,  G06F40/289 ,  G06F40/30 ,  G06V40/20 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/26

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing contextual search results. The system may receive a search query during presentation of a video. If the query is ambiguous, the system accesses some of the frames of the video. The frames are analyzed to identify a performed action depicted in the frames. The system retrieves a keyword related to the identified action. The ambiguous query is augmented with the keyword. The augmented search query is used to search for and output relevant search results.

公开(公告)号：US11989245B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US18097768

申请日：2023-01-17

Applicant: Rovi Guides Inc.

Inventor： Prateek Varshney ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: G06F16/90 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/9536 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  G06F16/9538

CPC classification number: G06F16/9536 ,  G06F9/453 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  G06F16/9538

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing subjective queries are described. A query is received from a user. The method involves determining whether the query is subjective. In response to determining that the query is subjective, a plurality of people qualified to answer the query are identified. Moreover, a subset of the plurality of people who are available to answer the query are identified, and the query is transmitted to the subset of people available to answer the query. The received responses to the transmitted query from each of the people in the subset are then generated for display.

公开(公告)号：US20230402029A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18238231

申请日：2023-08-25

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Prateek Varshney ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam ,  Ashish Kumar Srivastava ,  Harshith Kumar Gejjegondanahally Sreekanth

IPC: G10L13/08 ,  H04W68/00 ,  G10L13/033 ,  G06F40/205 ,  G06F40/279 ,  G10L13/00 ,  H04M1/72433

CPC classification number: G10L13/08 ,  H04W68/005 ,  G10L13/033 ,  G06F40/205 ,  G06F40/279 ,  G10L13/00 ,  H04M1/72433 ,  H04M2201/39 ,  H04M1/72442

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing notifications without breaking media immersion. A notification delivery application receives notification data while a media device provides a media asset. In response to receiving the notification data while the media device provides the media asset, the notification delivery application generates a voice model based on a voice detected in the media asset. The notification delivery application converts the notification data to synthesized speech using the voice model and generates, by the media device, the synthesized speech for output at an appropriate point in the media asset based on contextual features of the media asset.

公开(公告)号：US11817113B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17015830

申请日：2020-09-09

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Rajendran Pichaimurthy ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam

IPC: G10L21/028 ,  H04M3/56 ,  G10L21/0232 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M3/22 ,  G10L25/84 ,  G10L21/0208

CPC classification number: G10L21/0232 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L21/028 ,  G10L25/84 ,  H04M3/2236 ,  H04M3/568 ,  G10L2021/02087 ,  H04M2203/5072

Abstract: To filter unwanted sounds from a conference call, a voice profile of a first user is generated based on a first voice signal captured by a media device during a first conference call. The voice profile may be generated by identifying a base frequency of the first voice signal and determining a plurality of voice characteristics, such as pitch, intonation, accent, loudness, and speech rate. These data may be stored in association with the first user. During a second conference call, a second voice signal captured by the media device is analyzed to determine, based on the voice profile of the first user, whether the second voice signal includes the voice of a second user. If so, the second voice signal is prevented from being transmitted into the conference call. A voice profile of the second user may be generated from the second voice signal for future use.

公开(公告)号：US11810585B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17884851

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Rajendran Pichaimurthy ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam

IPC: G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/0272 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M3/42 ,  G10L25/84

CPC classification number: G10L21/0208 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L21/0272 ,  G10L25/84 ,  H04M3/42068 ,  H04M3/568 ,  G10L2021/02087 ,  H04M2203/5072

Abstract: To filter unwanted sounds from a conference call, a first voice signal is captured by a first device during a conference call and converted into corresponding text, which is then analyzed to determine that a first portion of the text was spoken by a first user and a second portion of the text was spoken by a second user. If the first user is relevant to the conference call while the second user is not, the first voice signal is prevented from being transmitted into the conference call, the first portion of text is converted into a second voice signal using a voice profile of the first user to synthesize the voice of the first user, and the second voice signal is then transmitted into the conference call. The second portion of text is not converted into a voice signal, as the second user is determined not to be relevant.

公开(公告)号：US20230353801A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18219989

申请日：2023-07-10

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Rajendran Pichaimurthy ,  Prakash Viswanathan ,  Dolphin Masilamany Santha ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam ,  Reda Harb

IPC: H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/835 ,  H04N21/845

CPC classification number: H04N21/2393 ,  H04N21/835 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for transmitting a content item to a user device using multiple delivery protocols. The system receives, at a content source, a request for the content item from the user device. The system splits a digital stream of the content item into a first video signal and a second video signal. The system then transmits, via a unicast server, the first video signal for the content item to the user device, and transmits, via a multicast server, the second video signal for the content item to the user device. The system then causes for presentation on the user device the first video signal followed by the second video signal. In other embodiments, the system is optimized between the unicast delivery of a content item and a peer-to-peer delivery.

公开(公告)号：US20230096176A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-30

申请号：US17485796

申请日：2021-09-27

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Rajendran Pichaimurthy ,  Prakash Viswanathan ,  Dolphin Masilamany Santha ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam ,  Reda Harb

IPC: H04N21/2389 ,  H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/61

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for transmitting a content item to a user device using multiple delivery protocols. The system receives, at a content source, a request for the content item from the user device. The system splits a digital stream of the content item into a first video signal and a second video signal. The system then transmits, via a unicast server, the first video signal for the content item to the user device, and transmits, via a multicast server, the second video signal for the content item to the user device. The system then causes for presentation on the user device the first video signal followed by the second video signal. In other embodiments, the system is optimized between the unicast delivery of a content item and a peer-to-peer delivery.

公开(公告)号：US11580183B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US16359612

申请日：2019-03-20

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Prateek Varshney ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: G06F16/90 ,  G06F16/9536 ,  G06F16/9538 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/9537

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing subjective queries are described. A query is received from a user. The method involves determining whether the query is subjective. In response to determining that the query is subjective, a plurality of people qualified to answer the query are identified. Moreover, a subset of the plurality of people who are available to answer the query are identified, and the query is transmitted to the subset of people available to answer the query. The received responses to the transmitted query from each of the people in the subset are then generated for display.

公开(公告)号：US20220383888A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17884851

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Rajendran Pichaimurthy ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam

IPC: G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/0272 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M3/42 ,  G10L25/84

Abstract: To filter unwanted sounds from a conference call, a first voice signal is captured by a first device during a conference call and converted into corresponding text, which is then analyzed to determine that a first portion of the text was spoken by a first user and a second portion of the text was spoken by a second user. If the first user is relevant to the conference call while the second user is not, the first voice signal is prevented from being transmitted into the conference call, the first portion of text is converted into a second voice signal using a voice profile of the first user to synthesize the voice of the first user, and the second voice signal is then transmitted into the conference call. The second portion of text is not converted into a voice signal, as the second user is determined not to be relevant.

公开(公告)号：US11450334B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US17015832

申请日：2020-09-09

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Rajendran Pichaimurthy ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam

IPC: G10L21/0208 ,  G10L21/0272 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04M3/56 ,  H04M3/42 ,  G10L25/84

Abstract: To filter unwanted sounds from a conference call, a first voice signal is captured by a first device during a conference call and converted into corresponding text, which is then analyzed to determine that a first portion of the text was spoken by a first user and a second portion of the text was spoken by a second user. If the first user is relevant to the conference call while the second user is not, the first voice signal is prevented from being transmitted into the conference call, the first portion of text is converted into a second voice signal using a voice profile of the first user to synthesize the voice of the first user, and the second voice signal is then transmitted into the conference call. The second portion of text is not converted into a voice signal, as the second user is determined not to be relevant.