Comcast Interactive Media, LLC (20250061145). Searching for Segments Based on an Ontology

Searching for Segments Based on an Ontology

Organization Name

Comcast Interactive Media, LLC

Inventor(s)

Leslie Eugene Chipman of Rockville MD (US)

Evelyne Tzoukermann of Silver Spring MD (US)

Anthony R. Davis of Takoma Park MD (US)

David F. Houghton of Brattleboro VT (US)

Ryan M. Farrell of College Park MD (US)

Hongzhong Zhou of Silver Spring MD (US)

Oliver Jojic of Annandale VA (US)

Vladimir Kronrod of Rockville MD (US)

Bageshree Shevade of Springfield VA (US)

Geetu Ambwani of Washington DC (US)

Searching for Segments Based on an Ontology

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250061145 titled 'Searching for Segments Based on an Ontology

Original Abstract Submitted

aspects described herein relate to identifying media items relevant to a selected subject matter including, for example, determining the subject matter of a first media item, which may comprise at least one of audio content or video content; determining the classification within an ontology of the subject matter of the first media item; analyzing the ontology to identify other subject matter related to the subject matter of the first media item; and performing a search for other media items relevant to the subject matter of the first media item as a function of at least the other related subject matter according to the ontology.