Patent Assignment
Reel/Frame 061748/0001
Release (Reel 042262 / Frame 0601)
Recorded: 2022-10-13
Pages: 702
Assignor
CITIBANK, N.A.
Executed: 2022-10-11
Assignees
GRACENOTE, INC.
85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10004
GRACENOTE DIGITAL VENTURES, LLC
85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10004
Covered Properties
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Method and System for Finding Approximate Matches in Database
Finding database match for file based on file characteristics
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Method of Enhancing Rendering of Content Item, Client System and Server System
Method and Device for Generating and Detecting Fingerprints for Synchronizing Audio and Video
Method and System for Media Navigation
Method and Device for Generating and Detecting a Fingerprint Functioning as a Trigger Marker in a Multimedia Signal
Apparatus and Method for Determining a Prominent Tempo of an Audio Work
Selection of Content from a Stream of Video or Audio Data
Static Toc Indexing System and Method
Methods and Apparatus for Determining a Mood Profile Associated with Media Data
User Interface to Media Files
Method and System for Presenting Additional Content at a Media System
Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Generating an Audio-Visual Presentation Using Characteristics of Audio, Visual and Symbolic Media Objects
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Application:
12/985,690 →
Authorizing Devices Based on Identifying Content Distributor
Method and System for Remotely Controlling Consumer Electronic Devices
Text Detection in Video
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Application:
14/289,142 →
Media Source Identification
Synthesizing a Presentation of a Multimedia Event
Method and Apparatus for Selection of Content from a Stream of Data
Search and Identification of Video Content
Interactive Streaming Content Apparatus, Systems and Methods
Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Generating an Audio-Visual Presentation Using Characteristics of Audio, Visual and Symbolic Media Objects
Audio Fingerprinting
Video Fingerprinting
Content-Based Association of Device to User
Detecting an Event Within Interactive Media Including Spatialized Multi-Channel Audio Content
Modifying Playback of Content Using Pre-Processed Profile Information
Identifying Video Content via Color-Based Fingerprint Matching
Identifying Video Content via Fingerprint Matching
Audio Matching Based on Harmonogram
TV Content Segmentation, Categorization and Identification and Time-Aligned Applications
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Application:
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Interactive Programming Guide
Media Source Identification
Authorizing Devices Based on Identifying Content Distributor
Multiple step identification of recordings
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Systems and Methods for Generating and Employing a Social Media Graph
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Publication:
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User Profile Based on Clustering Tiered Descriptors
Inserting Advertisements into Video Content
Matching Versions of a Known Song to an Unknown Song
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Publication:
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Displaying an Actionable Element Over Playing Content
Inserting Information into Playing Content
Media Service
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Publication:
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Modification of Electronic System Operation Based on Acoustic Ambience Classification
Targeted Ad Redistribution
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Publication:
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Audio Identification During Performance
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14/258,263 →
Publication:
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Method and Device for Generating and Detecting Fingerprints for Synchronizing Audio and Video
Application:
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Publication:
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Method and System for Remotely Controlling Consumer Electronic Devices
Synthesizing a Presentation of a Multimedia Event
Text Detection in Video
Search and Identification of Video Content
Machine-Control of a Device Based on Machine-Detected Transitions
Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Generating an Audio-Visual Presentation Using Characteristics of Audio, Visual and Symbolic Media Objects
Machine-Led Mood Change
Broadcast Profiling System
Station Library Creaton for a Media Service
Detecting an Event Within Interactive Media Including Spatialized Multi-Channel Audio Content
Audio Fingerprinting
Video Fingerprinting
Content-Based Association of Device to User
Modifying Playback of Content Using Pre-Processed Profile Information
Method and Apparatus for Selection of Content from a Stream of Data
Method and Apparatus for Selection of Content from a Stream of Data
Identifying Video Content via Color-Based Fingerprint Matching
Identifying Media Content via Fingerprint Matching
Method and System for Remotely Controlling Consumer Electronic Devices
Method and System for Remotely Controlling Consumer Electronic Devices
Audio Matching Based on Harmonogram
Interactive Programming Guide
Method and System for Presenting Additional Content at a Media System
Network Delivery of Interactive Entertainment Complementing Audio Recordings
Patent:
5,987,525 →
Application:
08/838,082 →
Method and System for Finding Approximate Matches in Database
Patent:
6,061,680 →
Application:
09/354,167 →
Network Delivery of Interactive Entertainment Complementing Audio Recordings
Patent:
6,154,773 →
Application:
09/060,876 →
System for Synchronizing Playback of Recordings and Display by Networked Computer Systems
Patent:
6,161,132 →
Application:
09/379,588 →
Method and System for Accessing Remote Data Based on Playback of Recordings
Patent:
6,230,192 →
Application:
09/354,166 →
Network Delivery of Interactive Entertainment Synchronizedto Playback of Audio Recordings
Patent:
6,230,207 →
Application:
09/354,165 →
Network Delivery of Interactive Entertainment Synchronized to Playback of Audio Recordings
Patent:
6,240,459 →
Application:
09/354,164 →
System for Collecting Use Data Related to Playback of Recordings
Patent:
6,330,593 →
Application:
09/379,589 →
System for Collecting Use Data Related to Playback of Recordings
Application:
90/011,270 →
Automatic Identification of Dvd Title Using Internet Technologies and Fuzzy Matching Techniques
Apparatus for Analyzing an Audio Signal with Regard to Rhythm Information of the Audio Signal by Using an Autocorrelation Function
Audio Fingerprinting System and Method
Method and System for Accessing Web Pages Based on Playback of Recordings
Automatic Identification of Sound Recordings
Efficient Storage of Fingerprints
System and Method for Recognizing Audio Pieces via Audio Fingerprinting
Fingerprint Database Updating Method, Client and Server
Generating and Matching Hashes of Multimedia Content
System and Method for Generating and Using Table of Content (Toc) Prints
Patent:
7,590,035 →
Application:
11/512,625 →
Sharing Music Essence in a Recommendation System
Method and System for Accessing Web Pages Based on Playback of Recordings
Method of Enhancing Rendering of a Content Item, Client System and Server System
Automatic Identification of Dvd Title Using Internet Technologies and Fuzzy Matching Techniques
Automatic Identification of Sound Recordings
Generating and Matching Hashes of Multimedia Content
Method and System for Accessing Web Pages Based on Playback of Recordings
Method and Apparatus for Multi-Dimensional Content Search and Video Identification
Digital Video Content Fingerprinting Based on Scale Invariant Interest Region Detection with an Array of Anisotropic Filters
Media Fingerprinting and Identification System
Methods and Apparatus for Providing a Scalable Identification of Digital Video Sequences
Music Searching Methods Based on Human Perception
Patent:
8,326,584 →
Application:
09/556,086 →
Multi-Media Content Identification Using Multi-Level Content Signature Correlation and Fast Similarity Search
Method and Device for Generating and Detecting Fingerprints for Synchronizing Audio and Video
Media Fingerprinting and Identification System
Digital Video Fingerprinting Based on Resultant Weighted Gradient Orientation Computation
Multiple Step Identification of Recordings
Scalable, Adaptable, and Manageable System For Multimedia Identification
Patent:
8,655,878 →
Application:
13/102,479 →
Method and Device for Generating and Detecting a Fingerprint Functioning as a Trigger Marker in a Multimedia Signal
Digital Video Content Fingerprinting Using Image Pixel Intensity and Color Information
Patent:
8,666,152 →
Application:
12/955,416 →
Methods and Apparatus for Providing a Scalable Identification of Digital Video Sequences
Media Fingerprinting and Identification System
Digital Video Content Fingerprinting Based on Scale Invariant Interest Region Detection with an Array of Anisotropic Filters
Music Searching Methods Based on Human Perception
Method and Device for Generating and Detecting Fingerprints for Synchronizing Audio and Video
Distributed and Tiered Architecture for Content Search and Content Monitoring
Scalable, Adaptable, and Manageable System for Multimedia Identification
Patent:
8,965,863 →
Application:
14/151,294 →
Media Fingerprinting and Identification System
Scalable, Adaptable, and Manageable System for Multimedia Identification
Patent:
9,058,355 →
Application:
14/151,335 →
Method and Device for Generating and Detecting a Fingerprint Functioning as a Trigger Marker in a Multimedia Signal
Media Fingerprinting and Identification System
Distributed and Tiered Architecture for Content Search and Content Monitoring
Audio Content Fingerprinting Based on Two-Dimensional Constant Q-Factor Transform Representation and Robust Audio Identification for Time-Aligned Applications
Patent:
9,299,364 →
Application:
13/647,996 →
Media Content Identification on Mobile Devices
Patent:
9,313,359 →
Application:
13/590,701 →
Media Fingerprinting and Identification System
Method and Apparatus for Multi-Dimensional Content Search and Video Identification
Method for Efficient Database Formation and Search on Media Devices Acting Synchronously with Television Programming
Digital Video Content Fingerprinting Based on Scale Invariant Interest Region Detection with an Array of Anisotropic Filters
Method and Device for Generating and Detecting a Fingerprint Functioning as a Trigger Marker in a Multimedia Signal
Method and Apparatus for Selection of Content from a Stream of Data
Distributed and Tiered Architecture for Content Search and Content Monitoring
Media Fingerprinting and Identification System
Method and Device for Generating and Detecting a Fingerprint Functioning as a Trigger Marker in a Multimedia Signal
Method and Apparatus for Multi-Dimensional Content Search and Video Identification
Multiple Step Identification of Recordings
Application:
12/720,550 →
Publication:
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Systems and Methods to Associate Multimedia Tags with User Comments and Generate User Modifiable Snippets Around a Tag Time for Efficient Storage and Sharing of Tagged Items
Patent:
9,966,112 →
Application:
14/255,742 →
Methods and Apparatus for Determining a Mood Profile Associated with Media Data
Music Searching Methods Based on Human Perception
Application:
14/329,368 →
Publication:
US US20140372479A1
User Interface to Media Files
Scalable, Adaptable, and Manageable System for Multimedia Identification
System and Method for Cross-Library Recommendation
Application:
14/729,514 →
Publication:
US US20150269256A1
Generating and Distributing Playlists With Related Music and Stories
Generating and Distributing Playlists with Music and Stories Having Related Moods
Generating and Distributing a Replacement Playlist
Audio Content Fingerprinting Based on Two-Dimensional Constant Q-Factor Transform Representation and Robust Audio Identification for Time-Aligned Applications
Patent:
9,798,513 →
Application:
15/050,123 →
Media Content Identification on Mobile Devices
Selecting Balanced Clusters of Descriptive Vectors
Matching Audio Fingerprints
Digital Fingerprint Indexing
Application:
15/134,071 →
Publication:
US US20170309298A1
Method for Efficient Database Formation and Search on Media Devices Acting Synchronously with Television Programming
Application:
15/155,428 →
Publication:
US US20160364389A1
Distributed and Tiered Architecture for Content Search and Content Monitoring
Logo Recognition in Images and Videos
Patent:
10,007,863 →
Application:
15/172,826 →
Media Channel Identification with Multi-Match Detection and Disambiguation Based on Location
Responding to Remote Media Classification Queries Using Classifier Models and Context Parameters
Model-Based Media Classification Service Using Sensed Media Noise Characteristics
Digital Video Content Fingerprinting Based on Scale Invariant Interest Region Detection with an Array of Anisotropic Filters
Computing System with Video Content Generation Feature
Patent:
10,037,780 →
Application:
15/209,452 →
Computing System with Dve Template Selection and Video Content Item Generation Feature
Patent:
9,905,267 →
Application:
15/209,515 →
Media Channel Identification with Multi-Match Detection and Disambiguation Based on Single-Match
Media Channel Identification with Video Multi-Match Detection and Disambiguation Based on Audio Fingerprint
Media Fingerprinting and Identification System
Method and Device for Generating and Detecting a Fingerprint Functioning as a Trigger Marker in a Multimedia Signal
Method and Apparatus for Multi-Dimensional Content Search and Video Identification
TV Content Segmentation, Categorization and Identification and Time-Aligned Applications
Application:
15/297,658 →
Publication:
US US20170201793A1
Audiovisual Content Curation System
Patent:
10,546,016 →
Application:
15/343,884 →
Media Channel Identification with Multi-Match Detection and Disambiguation Based on Time of Broadcast
Media Source Identification
Dynamic Content Delivery Based on Vehicle Navigational Attributes
Dynamic Video Overlays
Dynamic Video Overlays
Dynamic Video Overlays
Dynamic Video Overlays
Dynamic Video Overlays
Computing System with Channel-Change-Based Trigger Feature
Computing System with Content-Characteristic-Based Trigger Feature
Authorizing Devices Based on Identifying Content Distributor
Application:
15/406,887 →
Publication:
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Indexing Fingerprints
Patent:
10,606,879 →
Application:
15/445,615 →
Digital Video Fingerprinting Using Motion Segmentation
Patent:
10,318,813 →
Application:
15/456,856 →
Robust Audio Identification with Interference Cancellation
Patent:
10,360,905 →
Application:
15/456,859 →
Method To Differentiate and Classify Fingerprints Using Fingerprint Neighborhood Analysis
Patent:
10,956,484 →
Application:
15/456,861 →
Generating a Video Presentation to Accompany Audio
Synchronizing Streaming Media Content Across Devices
Multiple Stage Indexing of Audio Content
Music Service with Motion Video
Characterizing Audio Using a Data Structure
Application:
62/381,801 →
Audio Identification Based on Data Structure
Application:
62/385,574 →
Overlay Detection with Recurrent Deep Neural Networks
Application:
62/418,517 →
Overlay Detection with Recurrent Deep Neural Networks
Application:
62/421,639 →
Lighting Effects Indicating Events and/or Mood Associated with Playing Media
Application:
62/433,018 →
Automated Cover Song Identification
Application:
62/441,469 →
Real Time Popularity Based Audible Content Aquisition
Generating a Playlist Based on a Data Generation Attribute
Personalized News Program
Application:
14/196,774 →
Publication:
US US20150255055A1
Dynamic Playout of Audible Punctuation in Connection with Playout of Playlist Content
Use of an Anticipated Travel Duration as a Basis to Generate a Playlist
Personalized News Program
Application:
14/220,970 →
Publication:
US US20150268922A1
Audio File Quality and Accuracy Assessment
Retrieving and Playing Out Media Content for a Personalized Playlist Including a Content Placeholder
Retrieving and Playing Out Media Content for a Personalized Playlist
Use of a Remainder Duration as a Basis to Generate a Playlist
Application:
14/281,356 →
Publication:
US US20150334170A1
Computing Device and Corresponding Method for Generating Data Representing Text
Computing Device and Corresponding Method for Generating Data Representing Text
Computing Device and Corresponding Method for Generating Data Representing Text
Retrieval and Playout of Media Content
Retrieval and Playout of Media Content
Real Time Popularity Based Audible Content Acquisition
Generating a Playlist Based on a Data Generation Attribute
Audio Streaming of Text-Based Articles from Newsfeeds
Patent:
10,565,980 →
Application:
15/387,327 →
Audio Streaming Based on In-Automobile Detection
Patent:
10,019,225 →
Application:
15/387,345 →
Saving Media for in-Automobile Playout
Patent:
10,419,508 →
Application:
15/387,351 →
Real World/Virtual World Correlation System Using 3D Graphics Pipeline
Patent:
6,778,171 →
Application:
09/704,387 →
System and Method for Determining and Notifying Users of the Expected Time-Channel for a Television Series
Distribution of Real-Time Entertainment Scheduling Data
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Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 17, 2009
From: CHEN, CHING-WEI; LEE, KYOGU; DIMARIA, PETER C.; CREMER, MARKUS K.
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Assignment of Assignor's Interest
May 24, 2012
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Assignment of Assignor's Interest
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