Kenneth G Murphy

US Patent:

20140006423, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/537664

Inventors:

Mark A. Melnychenko - Avondale PA, US
Beth A. Gehman - Quakertown PA, US
Susan E. Grant - Royersford PA, US
Jason Mowry - Phoenixville PA, US
Jill Mowry - Phoenixville PA, US
Kenneth Murphy - Fort Washington PA, US
Victoria Tang - Malvern PA, US
Xiaomin Wang - Phoenixville PA, US
Jennifer M. Wolfe - Schwenksville PA, US
Paul Wolfe - Schwenksville PA, US

Assignee:

UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707749

Abstract:

Methods and systems are described herein for managing an aggregation database. Matching rules that describe filters may be defined to determine how to match a media content record received from an external source to a stored record in the aggregation database. Fuzzy matching may be used to match attribute fields of the received record and stored records. Based on the results of the fuzzy matching, the received primary media content record may be linked to a stored record in the aggregation database.

US Patent:

D4353196, Dec 19, 2000

Filed:

Dec 3, 1999

Appl. No.:

D/114970

Inventors:

Kenneth Murphy - Randallstown MD

International Classification:

2902

US Classification:

D29113

US Patent:

20150149473, May 28, 2015

Filed:

Nov 26, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/090600

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Kenneth Murphy - Fort Washington PA, US

Assignee:

United Video Properties, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707741

Abstract:

Systems and methods for tagging a media asset are provided. A plurality of communications is received from a plurality of users. Each of the plurality of communications includes words spoken by a respective one of the users while accessing the media asset and is associated with a media asset play position during which the respective words were spoken. A subset of the plurality of communications is selected for which the associated media asset play position is within a range of play positions, the range of play positions being shorter than the duration of the media asset. A word that a threshold number of the selected communications have in common is identified. The word is cross-referenced with an attribute database to retrieve an attribute associated with the word. The retrieved attribute is assigned to the media asset within the range of play positions.