Karl John Cremin

US Patent:

6374260, Apr 16, 2002

Filed:

Feb 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/514576

Inventors:

Eric M. Hoffert - San Francisco CA
Karl Cremin - Mountain View CA
Adnan Ali - London, CA
Stephen R. Smoot - San Francisco CA
Brian Strull - Campbell CA

Assignee:

Magnifi, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

7071041, 707 3, 707 10, 707101, 345716

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for uploading, analyzing, searching and displaying multimedia files based on the context and content of the multimedia files.

US Patent:

7139757, Nov 21, 2006

Filed:

Dec 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/027471

Inventors:

Alex Apollonsky - Rego Park NY, US
Warren Braunig - Shreveport LA, US
Karl Cremin - San Jose CA, US
Eric Hoffert - South Orange NJ, US
Ray Tenenbaum - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 7, 707 3, 7071041, 707203, 704 9

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are described for providing a user with contextually relevant content from a library of information. According to one embodiment of the present invention, metadata tagged information about a user's work profile and working context, and content within a library of information are read. The metadata tagged information about content within the library of information to metadata tagged information about one or more of the user's work profile, the user's working context, or other content within the library of information is matched using one or more programmable rules. A rank ordered set of the most contextually relevant content from the library of information is then delivered to the user based on the matching of the metadata tagged information.

US Patent:

7302431, Nov 27, 2007

Filed:

Dec 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/028856

Inventors:

Alex Apollonsky - Rego Park NY, US
Nicolas Badino - San Jose CA, US
Warren Braunig - Shreveport LA, US
Karl Cremin - San Jose CA, US
Eric Hoffert - South Orange NJ, US
Hemang Nadkami - San Jose CA, US
Ramesh Seshadri - Santa Clara CA, US
Brian Strull - Los Gatos CA, US

Assignee:

The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707 10, 7071041, 707 1

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, and system are provided for the customers, along with the host, to have the ability to not only configure and tailor the host knowledgebase, but also the environment in which the knowledgebase is delivered. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a configurable architecture may comprise a host instance, one or more customer instances, a remote configuration engine for a content factory to deliver data comprising content and associated metadata to the host instance, which may deliver the metadata to one or more customer instances, and a customer configuration engine for the customer instance to configure and tailor the data and the environment in which the data is delivered to the needs and wants of the customer corresponding to the customer instance.

US Patent:

20010014891, Aug 16, 2001

Filed:

Apr 30, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/847156

Inventors:

ERIC M. HOFFERT - SAN FRANCISCO CA, US
STEPHEN R. SMOOT - SAN FRANCISCO CA, US
KARL CREMIN - MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, US
ADNAN ALI - LONDON, CA
MICHAEL MILLS - SAN FRANCISCO CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

707/104100

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.

US Patent:

59038926, May 11, 1999

Filed:

Apr 30, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/847158

Inventors:

Eric M. Hoffert - San Francisco CA
Karl Cremin - Mountain View CA
Adnan Ali - London, CA
Stephen R. Smoot - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Magnifi, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F17/30

US Classification:

707 10

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.

US Patent:

62825496, Aug 28, 2001

Filed:

Mar 29, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/280173

Inventors:

Eric M. Hoffert - San Francisco CA
Karl Cremin - Mountain View CA
Adnan Ali - London, CA
Stephen R. Smoot - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Magnifi, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1730
G06F 1700
G06F 1500
G06K 932

US Classification:

707104

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for searching for multimedia files in a distributed database and for displaying results of the search based on the context and content of the multimedia files.