US 12,072,932 B2
Video matching service to offline counterpart
Edwin Seng Eng Ong, San Francisco, CA (US); Aleksandra R. Vikati, San Francisco, CA (US); Brian T. Schroeder, San Francisco, CA (US); Joel H. Wood, San Francisco, CA (US); and Min Kyung M. Chang, Walnut Creek, CA (US)
Assigned to Gracenote Media Services, LLC, Wilton, CT (US)
Filed by Gracenote Media Services, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/507,478.
Application 17/507,478 is a continuation of application No. 16/297,329, filed on Mar. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,188,591.
Application 16/297,329 is a continuation of application No. 15/187,663, filed on Jun. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,229,198, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Application 15/187,663 is a continuation of application No. 13/460,477, filed on Apr. 30, 2012, granted, now 9,398,350, issued on Jul. 19, 2016.
Application 13/460,477 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/891,301, filed on Aug. 8, 2007, granted, now 8,745,684, issued on Jun. 3, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/821,704, filed on Aug. 8, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2022/0114211 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/735 (2019.01); G06F 16/71 (2019.01); G06F 16/78 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/104 (2022.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 16/735 (2019.01) [G06F 16/71 (2019.01); G06F 16/7867 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/23109 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/104 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
means for accessing to:
access an address for an online media asset;
access metadata associated with the online media asset, wherein the metadata includes an asset attribute;
means for determining to determine whether the asset attribute identifies at least one of a cast member of the online media asset or crew member of the online media asset; and
means for matching to match 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.