Randall L Cook

US Patent:

20040143349, Jul 22, 2004

Filed:

Oct 28, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/694439

Inventors:

Dale Roberts - San Anselmo CA, US
Michael Mantle - San Rafael CA, US
Maxwell Wells - Seattle WA, US
Randall Cook - Kensington CA, US
Brian Hamilton - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Gracenote, Inc. - Emeryville CA

International Classification:

G06F017/00
G10L011/00

US Classification:

700/094000, 704/278000

Abstract:

Broadcast music, or other audio that a user wants to hear, is recorded based on criteria obtained from a user. Any of a plurality of techniques may be used to identify the audio, alone or in combination with other identification techniques, including length of song, fingerprint recognition of digital or analog audio, scheduled programming, or metadata transmitted in the same or an adjacent channel or frequency. The criteria used to determine whether to save a recording may be based on attributes included in the identification database, such as artist, genre, popularity, station programming, year, signal quality, etc. The audio selected by a user for listening may be recorded, or a programmable tuner or other input selector may automatically record desired music regardless of whether the music is being output for listening. The audio recorded may be obtained from any source, including analog and digital radio, Internet radio streams and removable pre-recorded media.

US Patent:

20070106405, May 10, 2007

Filed:

Aug 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/466056

Inventors:

Randall Cook - Kensington CA, US
Timothy Hentzel - San Francisco CA, US
Steven Scherf - Emeryville CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

700094000

Abstract:

Source data is accessed for a content portion of digital content. The source data is usable to identify the content portion. The reference data is defined for the content portion by clustering the accessed source data. The reference data is usable to identify the content portion.

US Patent:

20090087161, Apr 2, 2009

Filed:

Sep 26, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/239082

Inventors:

Dale T. Roberts - San Anselmo CA, US
Randall E. Cook - Kensington CA, US
Markus K. Cremer - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Graceenote, Inc. - emeryville CA

International Classification:

H04N 5/91

US Classification:

386 66, 386E05001

Abstract:

Example embodiments of a media synchronization system and method for synthesizing a presentation of a multimedia event are generally described herein. In some example embodiments, the media synchronization system includes a media ingestion module to access a plurality of media clips received from a plurality of client devices, a media analysis module to determine a temporal relation between a first media clip from the plurality of media clips and a second media clip from the plurality of media clips, and a content creation module to align the first media clip and the second media clip based on the temporal relation, and to combine the first media clip and the second media clip to generate the presentation.

US Patent:

46202552, Oct 28, 1986

Filed:

Jul 9, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/629016

Inventors:

Randall W. Cook - Palo Alto CA
Richard E. Rozporka - San Mateo CA
Robert S. Jones - San Jose CA

Assignee:

Tandy Corporation - Fort Worth TX

International Classification:

G11B 2302

US Classification:

360132

Abstract:

Static electric charge build-up is eliminated in tape cassettes having a housing with a take-off spool and a take-up spool for magnetic tape mounted in the housing. First and second tape guide support pins are mounted in the housing on the take-off spool side. A stationary metal guide sleeve is disposed on the first pin and an electrically conductive plastic guide roller is rotatably mounted on the second pin. The magnetic tape path through the cassette housing is such that the back side of the tape engages the metal guide sleeve and the magnetic coating side of the tape is against the plastic guide roller. A smooth flat metal member is mounted for electrical contact against adjacent ends of the metal sleeve and the plastic roller to complete an electric path therebetween. This cancels the electrostatic charges on the plastic roller and the magnetic coating of the tape.

US Patent:

47928760, Dec 20, 1988

Filed:

Jun 8, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/058960

Inventors:

Randall W. Cook - Palo Alto CA
Bryan K. Clark - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Tandy Corporation - Fort Worth TX

International Classification:

G11B 510
G11B 5127
G11B 541

US Classification:

360128

Abstract:

A cleaning apparatus for the capstan of a VHS-type video cassette player/recorder is disclosed which contains an absorbent pad in a cartridge which is both insertable and removable through one of the broad side walls of the cleaning cassette. A pin projecting from the cartridge and extending through an access hole in the opposite wall permits easy manual ejection of the cartridge when the absorbent pad needs cleaning or replacement.

US Patent:

20220335975, Oct 20, 2022

Filed:

Jun 30, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/854201

Inventors:

- Emeryville CA, US
Randall E. Cook - Kensington CA, US
Markus K. Cremer - Orinda CA, US

International Classification:

G11B 27/031
G11B 27/10
G11B 27/28
G11B 27/34
H04N 5/262
H04N 21/218
H04N 21/2743
H04N 21/8549
H04N 7/173
G11B 27/036

Abstract:

In an example implementation, a method is described. The implementation accesses first and second media clips. The implementation also matches a first fingerprint of the first media clip with a second fingerprint of the second media clip and determines an overlap of the first media clip with the second media clip. The implementation also, based on the overlap, merges the first and second media clips into a group of overlapping media clips, transmits, to a client device, data identifying the group of overlapping media clips and specifying a synchronization of the first media clip with the second media clip, and generates for display on a display device of the client computing device, a graphical user interface that identifies the group of overlapping media clips, specifies the synchronization of the first media clip with the second media clip, and allows access to, and manipulation of, the first and second media clips.

US Patent:

20200258548, Aug 13, 2020

Filed:

Apr 29, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/861533

Inventors:

- Emeryville CA, US
Randall E. Cook - Kensington CA, US
Markus K. Cremer - Orinda CA, US

International Classification:

G11B 27/036
H04N 7/173
H04N 21/8549
H04N 21/2743
H04N 21/218
H04N 5/262
G11B 27/34
G11B 27/28
G11B 27/10
G11B 27/031

Abstract:

In an example implementation, a method is described. The implementation accesses a plurality of media clips including a first video clip and a second video clip, matches a first fingerprint of the first video clip with a second fingerprint of the second video clip. The implementation also matches a first event location of the first video clip with a second event location of the second video clip, determines an overlap of the first video clip with the second video clip based at least in part on the match of the first fingerprint with the second fingerprint and the match of the first event location with the second event location, merges the first and second video clips into a group of overlapping video clips based on the overlap, and generates a presentation that includes the group formed by merging the first and second video clips based on the overlap.

US Patent:

20200211599, Jul 2, 2020

Filed:

Mar 6, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/811213

Inventors:

- Emeryville CA, US
Randall E. Cook - Kensington CA, US
Markus K. Cremer - Orinda CA, US

International Classification:

G11B 27/036
H04N 7/173
H04N 21/8549
H04N 21/2743
H04N 21/218
H04N 5/262
G11B 27/34
G11B 27/28
G11B 27/10
G11B 27/031

Abstract:

In an example implementation, a method is described. The implementation accesses a plurality of media clips including a first video clip and a second video clip. The implementation also matches a first fingerprint of at least a part of the first video clip with a second fingerprint of at least a part of the second video clip. The implementation also determines a temporal overlap of the first video clip with the second video clip based at least in part on the match. The implementation also, based on the temporal overlap of the first video clip with the second video clip, merges the first video clip and the second video clip into a group of overlapping video clips, and transmits, to a client computing device, data identifying the group of overlapping video clips and specifying a synchronization of the first video clip with the second video clip.