US 11,921,780 B2
Systems and methods for modifying spelling of a list of names based on a score associated with a first name
Vineet Agarwal, Andover, MA (US); and Shakir Sharfraz Ashfaq Ahamed, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to Rovi Product Corporation, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Product Corporation, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/356,040.
Application 17/356,040 is a continuation of application No. 15/585,539, filed on May 3, 2017, granted, now 11,074,290.
Prior Publication US 2021/0319061 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/68 (2019.01); G06F 16/40 (2019.01); G06F 16/483 (2019.01); G06F 16/638 (2019.01); G06F 40/232 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 16/68 (2019.01) [G06F 16/40 (2019.01); G06F 16/483 (2019.01); G06F 16/638 (2019.01); G06F 40/232 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a list of given names corresponding to a plurality of copies of a media asset;
identifying a corresponding content source, for each of the plurality of copies of the media asset;
retrieving a criterion from the corresponding content source;
generating a reduced list of given names, wherein each of the reduced list of given names comprises a different string of characters;
for each of the reduced list of given names:
identifying a plurality of copies associated with each of the reduced list of the given names;
generating a copy score for each of the identified plurality of copies based on a criterion from the corresponding content source; and
assigning a highest score from the generated copy scores to one of the reduced list of given names; and
modifying each of the reduced list of given names that does not match the given name corresponding to the highest assigned score of the generated copy scores.