Charles T Porter

US Patent:

6785688, Aug 31, 2004

Filed:

Jun 8, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/876941

Inventors:

Aram Christian Abajian - Seattle WA
Robin Andrew Alexander - Redmond WA
Scott Chao-Chueh Lee - Bellevue WA
Austin David Dahl - Seattle WA
John Anthony Derosa - Seattle WA
Charles A. Porter - Seattle WA
Eric Carl Rehm - Bainbridge Island WA
Jennifer Lynn Kolar - Seattle WA
Srinivasan Sudanagunta - Seattle WA

Assignee:

America Online, Inc. - Dulles VA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707102, 707 4, 7071041, 709223

Abstract:

A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.

US Patent:

7181444, Feb 20, 2007

Filed:

Nov 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/432306

Inventors:

Charles A. Porter - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan David Reichhold - Seattle WA, US
Eric Carl Rehm - Bainbridge Island WA, US

Assignee:

America Online, Inc. - Dulles VA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 3, 707 10

Abstract:

A system for searching a network for network based content related to a search query, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes an adapter for formatting the search query, a first database containing previous search results and a second database for storing currently returnable metadata, a search processor, and at least one search engine kernel comprising a search engine inherent database. The search engine coordinates searching of the first database and the second database, and and provides the formatted search query to the search engine kernel. The search processor also provides and receives search results to and from the first database and the second database, and provides search results to the adapter. The system stores a predetermined amount of previous search results in the first database, such that search results for a current search are retrieved from the database, avoiding a search through search engine kernel, comprising searchable metadata.

US Patent:

7720836, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Jul 7, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/886946

Inventors:

Aram Christian Abajian - Seattle WA, US
Robin Andrew Alexander - Redmond WA, US
Scott Chao-Chueh Lee - Bellevue WA, US
Austin David Dahl - Seattle WA, US
John Anthony Derosa - Seattle WA, US
Charles A. Porter - Seattle WA, US
Eric Carl Rehm - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Jennifer Lynn Kolar - Seattle WA, US
Srinivasan Sudanagunta - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

AOL Inc. - Dulles VA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707711, 707755

Abstract:

A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.

US Patent:

7925967, Apr 12, 2011

Filed:

Jun 8, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/876942

Inventors:

Aram Christian Abajian - Seattle WA, US
Robin Andrew Alexander - Redmond WA, US
Ken Alan Berkun - Seattle WA, US
Austin David Dahl - Seattle WA, US
John Anthony Derosa - Seattle WA, US
Scott Chao-Chueh Lee - Bellevue WA, US
Charles A. Porter - Seattle WA, US
Eric Carl Rehm - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Srinivasan Sudanagunta - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan Robert Nowitz - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

AOL Inc. - Dulles VA

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

715201, 715206, 715208, 707 1, 707 3, 707 5

Abstract:

A method and system for improving the quality of original metadata associated with media on a computer network, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes analyzing each field of the URL of the multimedia and streaming media. Each field is analyzed to identify new metadata associated with that field. Identified new metadata is added to the original metadata. In another embodiment, the fields in the URL are reorganized in reverse order and metadata associated with a prefix of fields of the reorganized URL is added to the original metadata. In yet another embodiment, the contents of the field next to the prefix of fields is used to improve the quality of the original metadata.

US Patent:

20070130131, Jun 7, 2007

Filed:

Feb 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/672139

Inventors:

Charles Porter - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan Reich Hold - Seattle WA, US
Eric Rehm - Bainbridge Island WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707003000

Abstract:

A system for searching a network for network based content related to a search query, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes an adapter for formatting the search query, a first database containing previous search results and a second database for storing currently returnable metadata, a search processor, and at least one search engine kernel comprising a search engine inherent database. The search engine coordinates searching of the first database and the second database, and provides the formatted search query to the search engine kernel. The search processor also provides and receives search results to and from the first database and the second database, and provides search results to the adapter. The system stores a predetermined amount of previous search results in the first database, such that search results for a current search are retrieved from the database, avoiding a search through search engine kernel comprising searchable metadata.

US Patent:

20100287159, Nov 11, 2010

Filed:

May 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/780571

Inventors:

Aram Christian ABAJIAN - Seattle WA, US
Robin Andrew Alexander - Redmond WA, US
Scott Chao-Chueh Lee - Bellevue WA, US
Austin David Dahl - Seattle WA, US
John Anthony Derosa - Seattle WA, US
Charles A. Porter - Seattle WA, US
Eric Carl Rehm - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Jennifer Lynn Kolar - Seattle WA, US
Srinivasan Sudanagunta - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707723, 707722, 707E17014, 707769, 707E17005

Abstract:

A method and system for utilizing metadata to search for media, such as multimedia and streaming media, includes searching for the media, receiving results, extracting metadata associated with the media, enhancing the extracted metadata, and grouping the search results in accordance with attributes of the enhanced metadata. Enhancing and grouping include adding related metadata to the database of metadata, iteratively using metadata to search for more media related data, removing duplicate URLs, collapsing URLs that are variants of each other, and masking out superfluous terms from URLs. The resultant metadata and media files are available to users and search engines.

US Patent:

54679427, Nov 21, 1995

Filed:

Oct 1, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/130519

Inventors:

Gregory L. Abbas - Fall City WA
Edward J. Vertatschitsch - Bellevue WA
Michael de La Chapelle - Bellvue WA
Charles R. Porter - Redmond WA

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

International Classification:

B64C 500

US Classification:

244 75R

Abstract:

An optical sensing system for sensing the temperature at a first location, including: electro-optical unit for producing a modulated optical signal and a light guide unit for receiving and transmitting the modulated optical signal along an optical path. The optical system further includes temperature sensing fiber which receives and guides the modulated optical signal along a temperature sensing optical path. One portion of the modulated optical signal serves as a reference optical signal and another portion of the modulated optical signal serves as a target optical signal. The optical sensor system also has a transducing unit, which receives the reference optical signal, the target optical signal having first and second time delays with respect to a chirped rf signal from the electro-optical unit. The transducing unit produces a multi-frequency electrical signal which includes a first frequency corresponding to the first time delay a second frequency corresponding to the second time delay. The optical sensor system further has a temperature detecting means coupled to the output of the transducing unit which processes the multi-frequency signal and determines a difference frequency corresponding to the temperature at the first location.

US Patent:

50695479, Dec 3, 1991

Filed:

Aug 31, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/576270

Inventors:

Raymond W. Huggins - Mercer Island WA
Charles R. Porter - Redmond WA

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

International Classification:

G01B 1114
H01J 314

US Classification:

356374

Abstract:

A sensor that comprises an encoder that includes three or more tracks extending along a sensing axis. Each track i has a modulus m. sub. i, and a property that varies along the sensing axis such that the property can have one of m. sub. i distinguishable levels. The moduli m. sub. i of the tracks are all pairwise relatively prime. The tracks are formed such that a value is associated with each position along the sensing axis, the level of each track i at a given position being equal to the residue of the value at that position to modulus m. sub. i. The detector detects the levels of the tracks at a detection position along the sensing axis, and produces output signals corresponding to such levels. The track with the largest modulus comprises a redundant track that provides error detection capability.