Gracenote Media Services, LLC (20240378239). VIDEO MATCHING SERVICE TO OFFLINE COUNTERPART simplified abstract

VIDEO MATCHING SERVICE TO OFFLINE COUNTERPART

Organization Name

Gracenote Media Services, LLC

Inventor(s)

Edwin Seng Eng Ong of San Francisco CA (US)

Aleksandra R. Vikati of San Francisco CA (US)

Brian T. Schroeder of San Francisco CA (US)

Joel H. Wood of San Francisco CA (US)

Min Kyung M. Chang of Walnut Creek CA (US)

VIDEO MATCHING SERVICE TO OFFLINE COUNTERPART - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240378239 titled 'VIDEO MATCHING SERVICE TO OFFLINE COUNTERPART

The patent application describes methods and apparatus for matching online video assets to their offline counterparts based on metadata attributes.

• Access an online media asset's address and associated metadata.
• Determine if the metadata includes attributes identifying cast or crew members.
• Match the online media asset to an offline counterpart prioritizing those with matching attributes, including audio or video.

Potential Applications: - Content recommendation systems - Media asset management - Content licensing and distribution

Problems Solved: - Efficiently matching online and offline media assets - Enhancing user experience by providing relevant content recommendations

Benefits: - Improved content discovery - Streamlined content management processes - Enhanced user engagement

Commercial Applications: Title: "Enhancing Content Discovery and Management in the Media Industry" This technology can be utilized by streaming platforms, production companies, and content distributors to optimize content matching and recommendation systems, leading to increased user satisfaction and engagement.

Questions about the technology: 1. How does this technology improve the efficiency of content matching processes? - This technology automates the matching of online and offline media assets based on metadata attributes, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy.

2. What impact does this technology have on user engagement? - By providing more relevant content recommendations, this technology can increase user engagement and satisfaction with the platform.

Original Abstract Submitted

methods and apparatus for video matching service to offline counterpart are disclosed. an example method includes accessing an address for an online media asset, accessing metadata associated with the online media asset, wherein the metadata includes an asset attribute, determining whether the asset attribute identifies at least one of a cast member or crew member, and matching the online media asset to an offline media asset by prioritizing offline media assets having a matching asset attribute, the offline media asset including at least one of audio or video.