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1.

FUEL GREAT WORK

      
Serial Number 99357465
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-26
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Commercial administration of the licensing of digital data, namely still images, video content, and audio content, for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging and interactive multimedia; Commercial administration of the licensing of digital files containing still images, moving images, video clips and audio content; Commercial administration of the licensing of intellectual property, namely, reproduction rights for images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations; Commercial administration of the licensing of images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations to others via computer networks and global communications networks; Commercial administration of the licensing of films, video, visual content and audiovisual content for others; Advertising agency services, namely, the creation and production of advertisements and marketing campaigns for others; Advertising services; operating an online marketplace featuring electronic files, digital products and digital publications including audio files, music tracks, sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, ebooks, text, downloadable videos including video effects and footage, tutorials, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, plug-ins, and music; Online retail store services featuring the licensing of photographs, downloadable digital graphics, animation, motion graphics, video recordings, visual recordings, music and other digital media; the bringing together for the benefit of others of a variety of digital media services enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those Custom licensing of intellectual property, namely, reproduction rights for images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations; custom licensing of images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations to others via computer networks and global communications networks; custom licensing of films, video, visual content and audiovisual content for others; enforcement of the intellectual property rights of others; negotiation and customization of legal terms for the licensing of intellectual property of others Providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable software tools for image editing; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for creating, viewing, sorting, organizing, manipulating, managing, rendering, indexing, storing, transferring, sharing and exchanging digital images, photographs, multimedia, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, vectors, illustrations and visual content; Providing a web site featuring technology that enables users to request, select and license downloadable graphics, animation, motion graphics, video recordings, visual recordings, music and other digital media; Providing a website featuring temporary use of non-downloadable software for licensing downloadable graphics, animation, motion graphics, video recordings, visual recordings, music files and other digital media; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for designing social media, marketing, and internet content; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for analyzing media assets; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for scheduling social media, marketing, and internet posts and campaigns; Platform as a service (PAAS) services providing access to and discovery tools for online content sources.

2.

SHUTTERSTOCK CONTENT

      
Serial Number 99354941
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-25
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Commercial administration of the licensing of digital files, namely, photographs, still images, moving images, audio, art assets, and video, for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging and interactive multimedia; Commercial administration of the licensing of the right for customers to access, store, retrieve, exchange and use the above mentioned files for personal, business and education purposes of others; Business consulting services on the monetization of digital assets, namely, photographs, still images, moving images, audio, and video, for licensing purposes; Business consulting services on the application and use of metadata tags on digital assets, namely, photographs, still images, moving images, audio and video, for licensing purposes; Business consulting services for the digital asset management of analog and digital photographs, still images, moving images, and video owned by others; all of the foregoing in connection with digital image and video asset management, and associated metadata for content license management legal administration of licensing of intellectual property for others, namely, reproduction rights for images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, graphic designs, audio data and illustrations; licensing of images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, graphic designs, and illustrations to others via computer networks and global communications networks; legal administration of licensing of visual content for others Providing a website featuring a search engine for users to select any image or video online and find a similar photo, vector, illustration, or video within a collection of licensable images; Providing a website featuring a search engine to search for, identify, access, store, retrieve, exchange, and use analog and digitized photographs, vectors, still images, audio, and video

3.

SHUTTERSTOCK AI SOLUTIONS

      
Serial Number 99354944
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-08-25
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

marketing and advertising content recommendation services being advertising and marketing consultancy; providing data-based insights regarding marketing and advertising content being advertising and marketing consultancy; preparation of computer vision training datasets, namely, compilation of information being sets of labeled digital images into computer databases; image analysis services being market analysis and advertising analysis services using proprietary software Downloadable datasets of graphic, video, and audio content for use in training artificial intelligence models Providing online non-downloadable computer software platforms for allowing users to create computer vision training datasets; image and graphics analysis as a service, namely, image analysis services being computer graphics services using proprietary software; computer vision artificial intelligence (AI) model training as a service being computer software design services; artificial intelligence image search services being computer services, namely, providing AI-based search engines for obtaining data from a database of digital images; artificial intelligence image recommendation services, namely, consultancy in the field of artificial intelligence image generation and analysis technology; image generation as a service, namely, graphic design services utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) image generation; text-to-image generation services, namely, graphic design services utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) software that generates images based on text input; artificial intelligence as a service (AIAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for image generation and content analysis of images

4.

SHUTTERSTOCK STUDIOS

      
Serial Number 99311182
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-30
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Advertising agency services; Advertising services; Production of advertising materials; Preparing advertisements for others; Preparation of custom advertisements for others

5.

S

      
Serial Number 99282592
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-07-14
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Commercial administration of the licensing of digital data, namely still images, video content, and audio content, for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging and interactive multimedia; Commercial administration of the licensing of digital files containing still images, moving images, video clips and audio content; Commercial administration of the licensing of intellectual property, namely, reproduction rights for images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations; Commercial administration of the licensing of images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations to others via computer networks and global communications networks; Commercial administration of the licensing of films, video, visual content and audiovisual content for others; Advertising agency services, namely, the creation and production of advertisements and marketing campaigns for others; Advertising services; operating an online marketplace featuring electronic files, digital products and digital publications including audio files, music tracks, sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, ebooks, text, downloadable videos including video effects and footage, tutorials, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, plug-ins, and music; Online retail store services featuring the licensing of photographs, downloadable digital graphics, animation, motion graphics, video recordings, visual recordings, music and other digital media; the bringing together for the benefit of others of a variety of digital media services enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those Custom licensing of intellectual property, namely, reproduction rights for images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations; custom licensing of images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations to others via computer networks and global communications networks; custom licensing of films, video, visual content and audiovisual content for others; enforcement of the intellectual property rights of others; negotiation and customization of legal terms for the licensing of intellectual property of others Digital media, namely, downloadable video effects files featuring transitions, lens flares, visual effects, video kits, film overlays, HUD (head-up displays), and with user interface elements; Downloadable visual recordings featuring animation, downloadable computer motion graphics, downloadable computer graphics, photographs, and artistic performances for use on mobile devices, computers and in web applications; Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones and personal computers, namely, software for adding 3D objects to photographs; Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones and personal computers, namely, image editing software; Downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks, sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, videos featuring video effects, videos featuring footage, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates; Downloadable software in the nature of a software plugin for allowing users to browse a library of 3D objects and 2D images in image-editing programs Providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable software tools for image editing; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for creating, viewing, sorting, organizing, manipulating, managing, rendering, indexing, storing, transferring, sharing and exchanging digital images, photographs, multimedia, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, vectors, illustrations and visual content; Providing a web site featuring technology that enables users to request, select and license downloadable graphics, animation, motion graphics, video recordings, visual recordings, music and other digital media; Providing a website featuring temporary use of non-downloadable software for licensing downloadable graphics, animation, motion graphics, video recordings, visual recordings, music files and other digital media; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for designing social media, marketing, and internet content; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for analyzing media assets; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for scheduling social media, marketing, and internet posts and campaigns; Platform as a service (PAAS) services providing access to and discovery tools for online content sources.

6.

IMAGE GENERATION USING ORGANIC PROPERTIES

      
Application Number 19005148
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-30
First Publication Date 2025-07-03
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bruballa, Raúl Gómez
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for training an image generation model includes receiving training data having multiple training images, image captions corresponding to the training images, and corresponding image features, each training image associated with one image caption and one or more image features. The method further includes performing a training process to condition the image generation model using the training images, the image captions, and the image features, resulting in a trained model that generates images conditioned to the image features. The image features include image properties that are extracted from pixels or regions of each training image and camera properties that are associated with each training image.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 11/00 - 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
  • G06V 10/774 - Generating sets of training patternsBootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks

7.

IMAGE GENERATION USING ORGANIC PROPERTIES

      
Application Number US2024062325
Publication Number 2025/145186
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-12-30
Publication Date 2025-07-03
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Gómez Bruballa, Raúl
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for training an image generation model includes receiving training data having multiple training images, image captions corresponding to the training images, and corresponding image features, each training image associated with one image caption and one or more image features. The method further includes performing a training process to condition the image generation model using the training images, the image captions, and the image features, resulting in a trained model that generates images conditioned to the image features. The image features include image properties that are extracted from pixels or regions of each training image and camera properties that are associated with each training image.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G06T 5/00 - Image enhancement or restoration
  • G06T 11/00 - 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

8.

IMAGE GENERATION WITH LEARNED SUPERVISION

      
Application Number 19005067
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-30
First Publication Date 2025-07-03
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bruballa, Raúl Gómez
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for training a generative image model includes providing, to the generative image model, an image caption associated with input image data, receiving, from the generative image model, output image data, providing the output image data to an image scoring model that scores images according to image quality based on an image quality metric, receiving image quality data associated with the output image data from the image scoring model, the image quality data characterizing image quality of the output image data according to the image quality metric, using a loss function, computing a loss based on at least the output image data and the image quality data, and using the loss, conditioning the generative image model to generate images with high image quality according to the image quality metric.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 11/00 - 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

9.

IMAGE GENERATION WITH LEARNED SUPERVISION

      
Application Number US2024062312
Publication Number 2025/145181
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-12-30
Publication Date 2025-07-03
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Gómez Bruballa, Raúl
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for training a generative image model includes providing, to the generative image model, an image caption associated with input image data, receiving, from the generative image model, output image data, providing the output image data to an image scoring model that scores images according to image quality based on an image quality metric, receiving image quality data associated with the output image data from the image scoring model, the image quality data characterizing image quality of the output image data according to the image quality metric, using a loss function, computing a loss based on at least the output image data and the image quality data, and using the loss, conditioning the generative image model to generate images with high image quality according to the image quality metric.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G06T 11/00 - 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

10.

SHUTTERSTOCK

      
Serial Number 99228591
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-06-11
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
  • 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

Commercial administration of the licensing of digital data, namely still images, video content, and audio content, for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging and interactive multimedia; Commercial administration of the licensing of digital files containing still images, moving images, video clips and audio content; Commercial administration of the licensing of intellectual property, namely, reproduction rights for images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations; Commercial administration of the licensing of images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations to others via computer networks and global communications networks; Commercial administration of the licensing of films, video, visual content and audiovisual content for others; Advertising agency services, namely, the creation and production of advertisements and marketing campaigns for others; Advertising services; operating an online marketplace featuring electronic files, digital products and digital publications including audio files, music tracks, sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, ebooks, text, downloadable videos including video effects and footage, tutorials, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, plug-ins, and music; Online retail store services featuring the licensing of photographs, downloadable digital graphics, animation, motion graphics, video recordings, visual recordings, music and other digital media; the bringing together for the benefit of others of a variety of digital media services enabling customers to conveniently view and purchase those services from an internet website; commercial administration of the licensing of third party images, video, audio, and computer files to customers; Commercial administration of the licensing of the right for customers to access, store, retrieve, exchange and use computer files containing still images, moving images, audio, associated descriptive texts, and multimedia interface elements for personal, business and education purposes Providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable software tools for image editing; Providing on-line non-downloadable software for creating, viewing, sorting, organizing, manipulating, managing, rendering, indexing, storing, transferring, sharing and exchanging digital images, photographs, multimedia, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, vectors, illustrations and visual content; Providing a web site featuring technology that enables users to request, select and license downloadable graphics, animation, motion graphics, video recordings, visual recordings, music and other digital media; Providing a website featuring temporary use of non-downloadable software for licensing downloadable graphics, animation, motion graphics, video recordings, visual recordings, music files and other digital media; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for designing social media, marketing, and internet content; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for analyzing media assets; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for scheduling social media, marketing, and internet posts and campaigns; Platform as a service (PAAS) services providing access to and discovery tools for online content sources. Custom licensing of intellectual property, namely, reproduction rights for images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations; custom licensing of images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations to others via computer networks and global communications networks; custom licensing of films, video, visual content and audiovisual content for others; enforcement of the intellectual property rights of others; negotiation and customization of legal terms for the licensing of intellectual property of others Digital media, namely, downloadable video effects files featuring transitions, lens flares, visual effects, video kits, film overlays, HUD (head-up displays), and with user interface elements; Downloadable visual recordings featuring animation, downloadable computer motion graphics, downloadable computer graphics, photographs, and artistic performances for use on mobile devices, computers and in web applications; Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones and personal computers, namely, software for adding 3D objects to photographs; Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones and personal computers, namely, image editing software; Downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks, sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, videos featuring video effects, videos featuring footage, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates; Downloadable software in the nature of a software plugin for allowing users to browse a library of 3D objects and 2D images in image-editing programs

11.

MEDIA FILE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SEARCH ENGINE

      
Application Number 19012597
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-07
First Publication Date 2025-05-08
Owner Shutterstock. Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bruballa, Raúl Gómez
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for recommending results to a user from a search query is provided. The method includes receiving, in a search engine, a search query for a media file from a user, identifying a style preference of the user associated with a one or more media file attributes, based on a user-related search history, selecting, from a database, a one or more media files based on the search query and the style preference of the user, determining a style preference score for the one or more media files based on the media file attributes, and recommending to the user a top ranked media file based on the style preference score. A system including a memory storing instructions and one or more processors to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform the above method is also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/535 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/587 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location

12.

THREE DIMENSION MEDIA GENERATION

      
Application Number 18927654
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-25
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Orgeron, Dade

Abstract

Methods, systems, and storage media for generating an augment scene space comprising a plurality of scene elements derive from an initial text input. In an exemplary method, the disclosure comprises receiving a text input at a processor. The method include determining a plurality of scene elements associated with the text input. The scene element is correlated to a scene element identifier based on the text input. The method further includes generating, by a model generator, a scene element from the plurality of scene elements for display. The method also includes generating a scene space for display comprising the plurality of scene elements in a display surface.

IPC Classes  ?

13.

MEDIA FILE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SEARCH ENGINE

      
Application Number 19012588
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-07
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bruballa, Raúl Gómez
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

An embodiment includes determining a style preference score for a new media file based on a recommendation model, wherein the new media file is selected by a user; and when the style preference score is lower than a pre-selected value: identifying a new attribute in the new media file that is not included in the model, updating a first coefficient in the recommendation model based on a value of the new attribute, scoring multiple media files in a user-related search history of the user with the model to form a ranked list based on the updated first coefficient, and updating a second coefficient in the recommendation model when the new media file is not at a top position of the ranked list, relative to the multiple media files in the user-related search history, and storing the updated recommendation model in a training database.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/535 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/587 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location

14.

USER-CONTRIBUTOR RANKING AND MATCHING IN A CONTENT MARKETPLACE

      
Application Number US2024030631
Publication Number 2024/249220
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-05-22
Publication Date 2024-12-05
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Gómez Bruballa, Raúl
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for providing contributor recommendations to users of an online content marketplace is provided. The method includes retrieving an attribute of a user of an online content marketplace, identifying contributors of the online content marketplace based on the attribute of the user, scoring user-contributor pairs according to a dense embedding of the attribute of the user and a dense embedding for each of the contributors, providing, to the user, a list of the contributors ranked according to the score of the user-contributor pairs, receiving, from the user, a contributor selection, and providing, to the user, multiple content files from a gallery of the selected contributor, for use in a media application running on a client device with the first user. A system including a memory storing instructions and a processor to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 30/0601 - Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising

15.

USER-CONTRIBUTOR RANKING AND MATCHING IN A CONTENT MARKETPLACE

      
Application Number 18324408
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-26
First Publication Date 2024-11-28
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Gómez, Raúl
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for providing contributor recommendations to users of an online content marketplace is provided. The method includes retrieving an attribute of a user of an online content marketplace, identifying contributors of the online content marketplace based on the attribute of the user, scoring user-contributor pairs according to a dense embedding of the attribute of the user and a dense embedding for each of the contributors, providing, to the user, a list of the contributors ranked according to the score of the user-contributor pairs, receiving, from the user, a contributor selection, and providing, to the user, multiple content files from a gallery of the selected contributor, for use in a media application running on a client device with the first user. A system including a memory storing instructions and a processor to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

16.

AUTOMATED MUSIC COMPOSITION AND GENERATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING VIRTUAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LIBRARIES FOR PRODUCING NOTES CONTAINED IN THE DIGITAL PIECES OF AUTOMATICALLY COMPOSED MUSIC

      
Application Number 18773404
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-07-15
First Publication Date 2024-11-07
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation system including a system user interface for enabling system users to review and select one or more musical experience descriptors, as well as time and/or space parameters; and an automated music composition and generation engine, operably connected to the system user interface, for receiving, storing and processing musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters selected by the system user, so as to automatically compose and generate one or more digital pieces of music in response to the musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters selected by the system user. The automated music composition and generation engine includes: a digital piece creation subsystem for creating and delivering the digital piece of music to the system user interface; and a digital audio sample producing subsystem supported by virtual musical instrument libraries.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

17.

ASSET DESIGN AND GENERATION USING DIGITAL ASSISTANT

      
Application Number US2024026024
Publication Number 2024/226626
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-04-24
Publication Date 2024-10-31
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Loy, Christopher James
  • Martinez Ortiz, Ismael
  • Farrelly, John
  • Devaney, Joseph
  • Kadam, Keenan
  • Byrne, Kevin
  • Pitsiani, Margarita
  • Smyth, Raymond Lúí
  • Guimarães Barcellos, Ruan
  • Williams, Timothy Alexander John

Abstract

As disclosed herein, a computer-implemented method for refining a description of a desired digital asset through interactive conversational exchange is provided. The computer-implemented method may include receiving, via a conversational user interface (UI), a first input from a user including a description of a desired digital asset. The computer-implemented method may include prompting the user to provide a second input including additional details about the desired digital asset. The computer-implemented method may include generating, based on the second input, a first refined description of the desired digital asset. The computer-implemented method may include providing the first refined description to a machine learning (ML) model to generate the desired digital asset. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06F 40/106 - Display of layout of documentsPreviewing
  • G06F 40/30 - Semantic analysis
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06T 11/00 - 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
  • G06T 11/20 - Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
  • H04L 51/02 - User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages

18.

Asset design and generation using digital assistant

      
Application Number 18645000
Grant Number 12333217
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-04-24
First Publication Date 2024-10-24
Grant Date 2025-06-17
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Loy, Christopher James
  • Ortiz, Ismael Martinez
  • Farrelly, John
  • Devaney, Joseph
  • Kadam, Keenan
  • Byrne, Kevin
  • Pitsiani, Margarita
  • Smyth, Raymond Lúí
  • Barcellos, Ruan Guimarães
  • Williams, Timothy Alexander John

Abstract

As disclosed herein, a computer-implemented method for refining a description of a desired digital asset through interactive conversational exchange is provided. The computer-implemented method may include receiving, via a conversational user interface (UI), a first input from a user including a description of a desired digital asset. The computer-implemented method may include prompting the user to provide a second input including additional details about the desired digital asset. The computer-implemented method may include generating, based on the second input, a first refined description of the desired digital asset. The computer-implemented method may include providing the first refined description to a machine learning (ML) model to generate the desired digital asset. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 17/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions
  • G06F 30/12 - Geometric CAD characterised by design entry means specially adapted for CAD, e.g. graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for CAD
  • G06F 40/35 - Discourse or dialogue representation
  • G06F 40/40 - Processing or translation of natural language
  • G06T 11/00 - 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

19.

SYSTEM FOR EXTRAPOLATING USER BEHAVIOR SIGNALS IN A DIGITAL ASSET MARKETPLACE USING DENSE VECTORS

      
Application Number 18314981
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-10
First Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Nicholson, Patrick

Abstract

A method for finding digital assets in a database per a user query, is provided. The method includes generating an embedded keyword vector for a search query from a user searching for a digital asset in a database, ranking multiple embedded asset vectors within a similarity radius around the embedded keyword vector, each of the embedded asset vectors associated with a digital asset in the database based on a proximity with the embedded keyword vector, and providing, to the user, multiple digital assets associated with the embedded asset vectors in response to the search query, based on the ranking. A system including a memory circuit storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform a method as above, the memory circuit and the one or more processors, are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

20.

SYSTEM FOR EXTRAPOLATING USER BEHAVIOR SIGNALS IN A DIGITAL ASSET MARKETPLACE USING DENSE VECTORS

      
Application Number US2024023042
Publication Number 2024/211549
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-04-04
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor Nicholson, Patrick

Abstract

A method for finding digital assets in a database per a user query, is provided. The method includes generating an embedded keyword vector for a search query from a user searching for a digital asset in a database, ranking multiple embedded asset vectors within a similarity radius around the embedded keyword vector, each of the embedded asset vectors associated with a digital asset in the database based on a proximity with the embedded keyword vector, and providing, to the user, multiple digital assets associated with the embedded asset vectors in response to the search query, based on the ranking. A system including a memory circuit storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform a method as above, the memory circuit and the one or more processors, are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/9538 - Presentation of query results
  • G06F 16/9535 - Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
  • G06F 16/242 - Query formulation
  • G06F 16/28 - Databases characterised by their database models, e.g. relational or object models
  • G06Q 30/00 - Commerce

21.

Balanced generative image model training

      
Application Number 18618982
Grant Number 12106548
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-27
First Publication Date 2024-10-01
Grant Date 2024-10-01
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Bruballa, Raúl Gómez
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for training a generative image model, including defining multiple sensitive categories and protected attributes associated with multiple training images, determining for a particular sensitive category a distribution of a protected attribute within the training images, and based on the distribution, calculating for each training image a corresponding image debiasing weight value associated with the protected attribute. The method further includes generating annotated training data including the training images, and for each training image, (1) the corresponding image debiasing weight value associated with the protected attribute and (2) a corresponding descriptive text caption. The method further includes performing a training process using the annotated training data to train a generative image model resulting in a trained model. A contribution of each image in the training images to an optimization loss of the training process is weighted during the training process using the corresponding image debiasing weight value.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 10/774 - Generating sets of training patternsBootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
  • G06N 3/0475 - Generative networks
  • G06V 20/70 - Labelling scene content, e.g. deriving syntactic or semantic representations

22.

PREDICTING PERFORMANCE OF CREATIVE CONTENT

      
Application Number 17937342
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-30
First Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Teoh, Emily
  • Finnerty, Diarmaid
  • Burnham-King, Lauren Sarah
  • Darling, Veronica
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

Methods and systems for predicting performance of creative content are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive a collection of images; provide a context to a user; serially cause display of pairs of images on a computer interface; receive user responses indicating which image of each pair is preferred given the context; determine a resonance value for each image based on a number of times the user responses indicate each image is preferred when displayed in a pair of images; determine a confidence score for each image; generate one or more models for predicting image performance based on one or more of the resonance value and the confidence score for each image; receive a plurality of candidate images; determine, using at least one model, a first metric set for each candidate; and cause display of a listing of the candidate images, the listing including the first metric set for each candidate image.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
  • G06V 20/30 - ScenesScene-specific elements in albums, collections or shared content, e.g. social network photos or video

23.

PREDICTING PERFORMANCE OF CREATIVE CONTENT

      
Application Number US2023033830
Publication Number 2024/072869
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-27
Publication Date 2024-04-04
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Teoh, Emily
  • Finnerty, Diarmaid
  • Burnham-King, Lauren
  • Darling, Veronica
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

Methods and systems for predicting performance of creative content are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive a collection of images; provide a context to a user; serially cause display of pairs of images on a computer interface; receive user responses indicating which image of each pair is preferred given the context; determine a resonance value for each image based on a number of times the user responses indicate each image is preferred when displayed in a pair of images; determine a confidence score for each image; generate one or more models for predicting image performance based on one or more of the resonance value and the confidence score for each image; receive a plurality of candidate images; determine, using at least one model, a first metric set for each candidate; and cause display of a listing of the candidate images, including the first metric set for each candidate image.

IPC Classes  ?

24.

MEDIA FILE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SEARCH ENGINE

      
Application Number US2023033083
Publication Number 2024/064103
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-18
Publication Date 2024-03-28
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Gómez, Raúl
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for recommending results to a user from a search query is provided. The method includes receiving, in a search engine, a search query for a media file from a user, identifying a style preference of the user associated with a one or more media file attributes, based on a user-related search history, selecting, from a database, a one or more media files based on the search query and the style preference of the user, determining a style preference score for the one or more media files based on the media file attributes, and recommending to the user a top ranked media file based on the style preference score. A system including a memory storing instructions and one or more processors to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform the above method is also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/435 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles

25.

Media file recommendations for a search engine

      
Application Number 18151288
Grant Number 12210565
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-01-06
First Publication Date 2024-03-21
Grant Date 2025-01-28
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Gómez, Raúl
  • Sala, Alessandra

Abstract

A method for recommending results to a user from a search query is provided. The method includes receiving, in a search engine, a search query for a media file from a user, identifying a style preference of the user associated with a one or more media file attributes, based on a user-related search history, selecting, from a database, a one or more media files based on the search query and the style preference of the user, determining a style preference score for the one or more media files based on the media file attributes, and recommending to the user a top ranked media file based on the style preference score. A system including a memory storing instructions and one or more processors to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform the above method is also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/53 - Querying
  • G06F 16/535 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/587 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location

26.

LANGUAGE AGNOSTIC ARCHITECTURE FOR A SEARCH ENGINE

      
Application Number 18157697
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-20
First Publication Date 2024-03-21
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Nicholson, Patrick

Abstract

A data structure to facilitate language agnostic searches in an online marketplace is provided. The data structure includes multiple nodes, each node having one or more labels associated to a network resource; and multiple links joining a parent node to a child node. A first label is associated with one or more words in a first language, the link indicates a navigation route for a search engine to move from the parent node to the child node in search of a pre-selected media file, and a label in a parent node is associated with an unambiguous concept in a knowledge base, the network resource includes one or more media files associated with a license weight, and the license weight for the parent node is higher than the license weight for the child node.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 30/0601 - Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
  • G06F 16/901 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures
  • G06F 16/953 - Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines
  • G06N 5/02 - Knowledge representationSymbolic representation

27.

LANGUAGE AGNOSTIC ARCHITECTURE FOR A SEARCH ENGINE

      
Application Number US2023032787
Publication Number 2024/059226
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-09-14
Publication Date 2024-03-21
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor Nicholson, Patrick

Abstract

A data structure to facilitate language agnostic searches in an online marketplace is provided. The data structure includes multiple nodes, each node having a label associated to a network resource; and multiple links joining a parent node to a child node. The label is associated with one or more words in a first language, the link indicates a navigation route for a search engine to move from the parent node to the child node in search of a pre-selected media file, and the label in a parent node is associated with an unambiguous concept in a knowledge base, the network resource includes one or more media files associated with a license weight, and the license weight for the parent node is higher than the license weight for the child node.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/41 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures
  • G06F 16/48 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

28.

Automated music composition and generation system employing virtual musical instrument libraries for producing notes contained in the digital pieces of automatically composed music

      
Application Number 18451900
Grant Number 12039959
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-08-18
First Publication Date 2024-02-22
Grant Date 2024-07-16
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation system including a system user interface for enabling system users to review and select one or more musical experience descriptors, as well as time and/or space parameters; and an automated music composition and generation engine, operably connected to the system user interface, for receiving, storing and processing musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters selected by the system user, so as to automatically compose and generate one or more digital pieces of music in response to the musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters selected by the system user. The automated music composition and generation engine includes: a digital piece creation subsystem for creating and delivering the digital piece of music to the system user interface; and a digital audio sample producing subsystem supported by virtual musical instrument libraries.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

29.

CHECKMATE

      
Serial Number 98125809
Status Registered
Filing Date 2023-08-10
Registration Date 2024-10-29
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Downloadable computer graphics packages and 3D computer models that comply with technical modeling, operability, and quality standards Inspection, testing, and analysis of 3D model files and packages of related files to verify conformity with technical and quality standards for modeling and operability; Providing quality assurance services in the field of 3D modeling;

30.

PIXELSQUID

      
Serial Number 98125814
Status Registered
Filing Date 2023-08-10
Registration Date 2024-10-29
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Downloadable software in the nature of a software plugin for allowing users to browse a library of 3D objects and 2D images in image-editing programs; Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones and personal computers, namely, software for adding 3D objects to photographs Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of licensed custom images generated from 3D models Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software to render 3D models and create 2D images; Providing software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for rendering and viewing 3D models; providing a website allowing users to create custom images from 3d models

31.

TURBOSQUID

      
Serial Number 98125834
Status Registered
Filing Date 2023-08-10
Registration Date 2025-01-07
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.

Goods & Services

Provision of an on-line marketplace for buyers and sellers of3D models, texture maps, building components, motion capture, shapes, vector graphs, animations, and templates for computer graphics and animation; Retail store services featuring 3D models, texture maps, building components, motion capture, shapes, vector graphs, animations, and templates for computer graphics and animation; Online retail store services featuring 3D models, texture maps, building components, motion capture, shapes, vector graphs, animations, and templates for computer graphics and animation licensing of intellectual property rights in the field of 3D models, including rigging, meshes, texture maps, vector graphs, shapes, templates, and animations

32.

TURBOSQUID

      
Serial Number 98125836
Status Registered
Filing Date 2023-08-10
Registration Date 2025-03-18
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.

Goods & Services

licensing of intellectual property rights in the field of 3D models, including rigging, meshes, texture maps, vector graphs, shapes, templates, and animations

33.

PIXELSQUID

      
Serial Number 98125828
Status Registered
Filing Date 2023-08-10
Registration Date 2024-10-29
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Downloadable software in the nature of a software plugin for allowing users to browse a library of 3D objects and 2D images in image-editing programs; Downloadable computer application software for mobile phones and personal computers, namely, software for adding 3D objects to photographs Provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of licensed custom images generated from 3D models Providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software to render 3D models and create 2D images; Providing software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for rendering and viewing 3D models; providing a website allowing users to create custom images from 3d models

34.

SPLASH

      
Application Number 018865781
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-21
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.

Goods & Services

Licensing of digital content, namely, photographs, still images, moving images, audio, video, film and text, for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, television, film, advertising and interactive multimedia.

35.

SPLASH NEWS

      
Application Number 018865749
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-21
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
  • 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

Videos on the subject of celebrity and non-celebrity human interest news and musical video recordings; Software to enable uploading, posting, showing, displaying, tagging, blogging, sharing or otherwise providing electronic media or information over the Internet and other communications networks. Photographs. Audio and video broadcasting services over the Internet and other communications network, namely, showing, displaying, and electronically transmitting audio and video clips; Providing access to the internet for the purposes of finding information, audio and video content, and buying and selling of goods and services.

36.

Image search using intersected predicted queries

      
Application Number 16780105
Grant Number 11514103
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-02-03
First Publication Date 2022-11-29
Grant Date 2022-11-29
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Lev-Tov, Manor
  • Hurst, Nathan

Abstract

A method for receiving a first user query from a user for searching an item, forming a first filter based on the first user query, and forming a first filtered item collection is provided. The method includes predicting a new query based on the first user query and a historical query log, forming a second filter for the new query, and applying the second filter to the first filtered item collection to form a second filtered item collection. Further, associating an item score to each of a plurality of items in the first and second filtered item collections, sorting the plurality of items in the first and second filtered item collections according to the item score associated to each of the plurality of items, and providing, to a user display, an item in the plurality of items in the first or second filtered item collections according to a sorting order.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/9535 - Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • G06F 16/248 - Presentation of query results

37.

Composition aware image search refinement using relevance feedback

      
Application Number 15898161
Grant Number 11468051
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-02-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-11
Grant Date 2022-10-11
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Ranzinger, Michael

Abstract

Methods for composition aware image search refinement using relevance feedback. A method includes receiving, in response to user input, a relevance area within a plurality of image results, wherein the plurality of image results are provided for display on a user interface in response to a first search query using a plurality of spatial anchors in association with respective semantic datasets, and wherein the relevance area is associated with a target semantic dataset. The method also includes determining a mapping from the target semantic dataset to the plurality of spatial anchors, adjusting, based on the mapping, the semantic datasets associated with the plurality of spatial anchors, and providing for display, in the user interface, a plurality of refined image results in response to a second search query using the plurality of spatial anchors in association with the adjusted semantic datasets.

IPC Classes  ?

38.

Mosaic display systems and methods for intelligent media search

      
Application Number 16751059
Grant Number 11461943
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-01-23
First Publication Date 2022-10-04
Grant Date 2022-10-04
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Enns, Gavin
  • Sherrill, Mark Allen
  • Jenkins, Wyatt
  • Arnold, William Kris

Abstract

A method and system for displaying a dynamic mosaic of media files, the method comprising: receiving media files, determining a fill direction, constructing a layout, determining an edge set from the media files previously placed on the layout, determining a trailing edge, and adjacent edges, constructing a set of closed rectangles an open rectangle from the trailing edge and adjacent edges, providing a first set of frames by iteratively attempting to fill up to one closed rectangle from the set of closed rectangles, providing a second set of frames by filling the open rectangle by placing one searched media file in the open rectangle if no closed rectangle in the set of closed rectangles can be filled, and inserting one of the first set of frames and the second set of frames into a current layout before updating a current edge set based on the inserted frames.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 17/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions
  • G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
  • G06T 3/40 - Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
  • G06F 40/106 - Display of layout of documentsPreviewing
  • G06F 40/103 - Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents
  • G06F 30/13 - Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
  • G06F 30/392 - Floor-planning or layout, e.g. partitioning or placement
  • G06F 30/39 - Circuit design at the physical level

39.

CREATIVE FLOW

      
Serial Number 97546416
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-08-12
Registration Date 2023-10-03
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for designing social media, marketing, and internet content; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for analyzing media assets; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software using artificial intelligence for predicting the success of social media, marketing, and internet content; Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for scheduling social media, marketing, and internet posts and campaigns; Platform as a service (PAAS) services providing access to and discovery tools for online content sources

40.

Architecture for predicting network access probability of data files accessible over a computer network

      
Application Number 16810198
Grant Number 11360927
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-03-05
First Publication Date 2022-06-14
Grant Date 2022-06-14
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Chavez, Alexander
  • Chester, David
  • Hohwald, Heath
  • Hurst, Nathan
  • Lester, Kevin Scott
  • Lev-Tov, Manor

Abstract

Methods for predicting network access probability of data files accessible over a computer network are provided. In one aspect, a method includes generating a primary data vector for a media file based on a stored data representation of the file, and providing the data vector for the file to an algorithm that uses past interaction information for at least one other media file from a collection of media files having a degree of similarity with the media file above a threshold similarity value. The method also includes receiving, as an output of the algorithm, a marketability score for the media file, the score indicative of a likelihood that a user will download the media file. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/00 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor
  • G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 16/28 - Databases characterised by their database models, e.g. relational or object models
  • G06N 7/06 - Simulation on general purpose computers
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • G06F 16/435 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
  • H04N 7/16 - Analogue secrecy systemsAnalogue subscription systems
  • G06Q 20/04 - Payment circuits

41.

Method and system for detecting model file content

      
Application Number 17111879
Grant Number 11790254
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-12-04
First Publication Date 2022-06-09
Grant Date 2023-10-17
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Wisdom, Matthew
  • Kurt, Mark C.
  • Phillips, Christopher P

Abstract

The present invention provides a computerized method and system for detecting modeling content within a model file without rendering the model file, the method and system including loading the model file into a detection engine, the model file including software code therein. In the method and system, the detection engine scans the model file, detecting descriptor terms within software code. The method and system includes generating a description list for the model file based on the plurality of descriptor terms and executing a conversion engine to review the description list relative to a relational database, the conversion engine electronically generating file terms describing the modeling content within the model file based on input from the relational database. Whereby, the method and system generates a content list for the model file based on the file terms, the content list thereby associated with the model file.

IPC Classes  ?

42.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, COMPUTING PLATFORMS, AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING IMAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

      
Application Number US2021057558
Publication Number 2022/094398
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-01
Publication Date 2022-05-05
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Lemmons, Mark
  • Cardello, Frank

Abstract

Systems, methods, computing platforms, and storage media for providing image recommendations are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive a set of images; access a context segment graph comprising one or more nodes; identify a subset of images related to a node in the context segment graph; receive one or more user responses for the subset of images; generate one or more models based on the user responses; receive one or more candidate images for a creative campaign; determine, using at least one model, a relatedness value and a responsiveness value for at least a portion of the one or more candidate images; and display a listing of the plurality of candidate images, wherein the listing includes, for each candidate image, a confidence score and one or more of the relatedness and responsiveness values in context to the node.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 17/00 - Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions

43.

Systems, methods, computing platforms, and storage media for providing image recommendations

      
Application Number 17515899
Grant Number 11615445
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-11-01
First Publication Date 2022-05-05
Grant Date 2023-03-28
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Lemmons, Mark
  • Cardello, Frank

Abstract

Systems, methods, computing platforms, and storage media for providing image recommendations are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive a set of images; access a context segment graph comprising one or more nodes; identify a subset of images related to a node in the context segment graph; receive one or more user responses for the subset of images; generate one or more models based on the user responses; receive one or more candidate images for a creative campaign; determine, using at least one model, a relatedness value and a responsiveness value for at least a portion of the one or more candidate images; and display a listing of the plurality of candidate images, wherein the listing includes, for each candidate image, a confidence score and one or more of the relatedness and responsiveness values in context to the node.

IPC Classes  ?

44.

Providing recommendations of creative professionals using a statistical model

      
Application Number 15945684
Grant Number 11276008
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-04-04
First Publication Date 2022-03-15
Grant Date 2022-03-15
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Carter, Andrew
  • El Shawwa, Nael
  • Fabicki, Adam
  • Montazeri, Hedieh

Abstract

A method for providing recommendations of creative professionals to complete a project is provided. The method includes receiving information related to a project, the information including a first set of criteria associated with the project. The method includes determining, using a statistical model, a vector representation corresponding to a candidate creative professional based on the information related to the project. The method also includes determining respective vector representations of a first set of creative professionals based at least in part on profile information related to each of the creative professionals. The method includes determining respective distances of each of the respective vector representations from the vector representation corresponding to the candidate creative professional. Further, the method includes providing a second set of creative professionals as recommendations for being assigned to the project based at least in part on the respective distances.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 9/44 - Arrangements for executing specific programs
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
  • G06F 7/02 - Comparing digital values

45.

Image querying to surface undiscovered images

      
Application Number 15983038
Grant Number 11216506
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-05-17
First Publication Date 2022-01-04
Grant Date 2022-01-04
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Ranzinger, Michael Steven

Abstract

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for searching and presenting undiscovered images. A system may receive a first user input specifying a search query for content from a client device. The system may initiate an image search in response to receiving the search query. The system may provide a first search result comprising a first list of images to the client device. The system may receive a second user input selecting an image from the first search result from the client device. The system may provide a second search result comprising a second list of images to the client device, based on the second user input, a similarity index, and a filtering criteria.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/51 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures
  • G06F 16/54 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 16/56 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data having vectorial format

46.

Relevance feedback with faceted search interface

      
Application Number 15394773
Grant Number 11176189
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-12-29
First Publication Date 2021-11-16
Grant Date 2021-11-16
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Hohwald, Heath
  • Lester, Kevin

Abstract

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for relevance feedback with faceted search interface. A system provides a first search query to an image search engine for initiating an image search, where the first search query indicates a first search term. The system obtains image metadata from an image collection, and obtains a listing of query refinement terms associated with the first search query from the query refinement data structure. The system determines a listing of search results containing images with one or more facets associated with the listing of query refinement terms. The system then receives user input indicating selection of at least one of the one or more facets of an image in the listing of search results. The system provides a second search query using the first search term and a second search term indicating the selected one or more facets.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/51 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures
  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

47.

Synthetic image generation in response to user creation of image

      
Application Number 16370763
Grant Number 11073975
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-03-29
First Publication Date 2021-07-27
Grant Date 2021-07-27
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Mueller, Derek
  • Minor, Bryan Michael

Abstract

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for generating a user-created synthetic image. A method includes receiving input from a user onto a search field, the input relating to a desired image of the user, the search field including a user interface for specifying components of the desired image for display to the user. The method also includes identifying the components of the desired image in stock images, the stock images stored in a database. The method also includes generating the components of the desired image based on the stock images, the components located in user-specified locations of the search field. The method also includes generating the user-created synthetic image comprising the components located in user-specified locations in response to the input from the user relating to the desired image.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
  • G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
  • G06F 16/532 - Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying
  • G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods

48.

Context-based image selection for electronic media

      
Application Number 16179686
Grant Number 11068530
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-11-02
First Publication Date 2021-07-20
Grant Date 2021-07-20
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Oringer, Jonathan

Abstract

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for context-based selection of images for digital media. An image server storing many images provides, in real time as digital media are rendered, images for inclusion in that digital media that will drive client engagement goals for that media. The digital media may include a web page of a business and the engagement goal may be increasing time-on-site for a user of that web page. The digital media may include a customer email and the engagement goal may be a user opening the email or following a link in the email. The image server includes a machine-learning engine to identify recommended images for each instance of the web page, email, or other digital media for a particular user at a particular time.

IPC Classes  ?

49.

Language translation of text input using an embedded set for images and for multilanguage text strings

      
Application Number 16578927
Grant Number 11062095
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-09-23
First Publication Date 2021-07-13
Grant Date 2021-07-13
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Lev-Tov, Manor
  • Lineback, Nicholas Alexander
  • Ranzinger, Michael

Abstract

A method for receiving a first text in a source language is provided. The method includes associating the first text in the source language with a first vector, selected from a plurality of vectors associated with the source language in an embedded set, and identifying a second vector that is closer to the first vector than a pre-selected threshold. The second vector is associated with a second text in a target language. The method includes associating the first text in the source language with the second text in the target language, wherein the embedded set includes a first image vector for a first image and a second image vector for a second image, and returning the second text in the target language, the second text being a translation of the first text from the source language to the target language. A system configured to perform the above method is also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 40/40 - Processing or translation of natural language
  • G06F 16/532 - Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06F 40/58 - Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
  • G06F 40/211 - Syntactic parsing, e.g. based on context-free grammar [CFG] or unification grammars
  • G06F 40/242 - Dictionaries
  • G06F 40/247 - ThesaurusesSynonyms
  • G06F 40/253 - Grammatical analysisStyle critique

50.

Computer architecture for weighting search results by stylistic preferences

      
Application Number 15394319
Grant Number 11048744
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-12-29
First Publication Date 2021-06-29
Grant Date 2021-06-29
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Hohwald, Heath Walter
  • Lazare, Lawrence
  • Lester, Kevin

Abstract

Methods for identifying data files responsive to a search query and weighted according to a stylistic preference are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a search query for a collection of media files from a device associated with a user associated with a user identifier, and identifying a set of image files from the collection that is responsive to the query. Each image file in the set is associated with a relevancy score. The method also includes retrieving a stylistic preference profile associated with the user identifier to apply to the set, and weighting the score for each image file according to the profile to generate a weighted stylistic preference score for each image file. The method further includes creating a listing of the set that is sorted according to weighted stylistic preference score, and providing the listing to the device. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/51 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures
  • G06F 16/43 - Querying
  • G06F 16/56 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data having vectorial format
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/55 - ClusteringClassification
  • G06F 16/53 - Querying
  • G06F 16/9535 - Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
  • G06F 16/535 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles

51.

Identifying visual portions of visual media files responsive to visual portions of media files submitted as search queries

      
Application Number 16183278
Grant Number 11036790
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-11-07
First Publication Date 2021-06-15
Grant Date 2021-06-15
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Hohwald, Heath
  • Lester, Kevin Scott

Abstract

Methods for identifying visual portions of visual media files that are responsive to at least one visual media input file submitted as a search query are provided. In one aspect, a method includes generating an index of visual portions of a plurality of visual media files from a collection of media files, and receiving from a user a search query, for the collection, including at least one visual media input file. The method also includes analyzing the index to identify at least one responsive visual media file from the collection that includes a visual portion associated with a visual similarity score, to the at least one visual media input file, which exceeds a similarity threshold value, and providing, in response to the search query, an identifier of the at least one responsive visual media file for display as responsive to the search query. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • G06F 16/14 - Details of searching files based on file metadata
  • G06F 16/13 - File access structures, e.g. distributed indices
  • G06F 16/56 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data having vectorial format

52.

Image cropping with lossless resolution for generating enhanced image databases

      
Application Number 16394147
Grant Number 11030726
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-04-25
First Publication Date 2021-06-08
Grant Date 2021-06-08
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Minor, Bryan Michael

Abstract

A method including selecting, in a server, a first image portion from an image is provided. The method also includes identifying one or more known similar images associated with the first image portion, and determining a first score for enhancing the first image portion based on the known similar image(s). The method includes increasing a pixel resolution in the first image portion according to the scale to form an enhanced image portion. The method also includes identifying a synthetic value for the enhanced image portion and storing the enhanced image portion in a database when the synthetic value is below a tolerance value.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 3/40 - Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
  • G06T 5/00 - Image enhancement or restoration
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06F 16/51 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures

53.

Style classification for authentic content search

      
Application Number 15236357
Grant Number 11017019
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-08-12
First Publication Date 2021-05-25
Grant Date 2021-05-25
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Hohwald, Heath
  • Chester, David

Abstract

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for authentic content search using style classifications. A system may be a search engine that uses a set of style classifiers to detect one or more styles associated with an image and a logistic regression model to determine a level of authenticity for the image based on the associated styles. Training images are fed to train a series of neural networks that output a set of style classifiers. An image is processed through the style classifiers to determine respective probabilities for each style classification. The results from the set of style classifiers are then input to the logistic regression model to determine an authenticity score for the image. For example, the authenticity score shows how authentic is an image (e.g., a score of 1.0 refers to 100% authenticity, whereas a score of 0.0 represents a non-authentic image).

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
  • G06F 16/51 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures
  • G06F 16/9535 - Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs

54.

Method of digitally performing a music composition using virtual musical instruments having performance logic executing within a virtual musical instrument (VMI) library management system

      
Application Number 16653747
Grant Number 11024275
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-15
First Publication Date 2021-04-15
Grant Date 2021-06-01
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Estes, Samuel
  • Ingraham, Cole
  • Ewen, Hunter
  • Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music performance system that is driven by the music-theoretic state descriptors of any musical structure (e.g. a music composition or sound recording). The system can be used with next generation digital audio workstations (DAWs), virtual studio technology (VST) plugins, virtual music instrument libraries, and automated music composition and generation engines, systems and platforms. The automated music performance system generates unique digital performances of pieces of music, using virtual musical instruments created from sampled notes or sounds and/or synthesized notes or sounds. Each virtual music instrument has its own set of music-theoretic state responsive performance rules that are automatically triggered by the music theoretic state descriptors of the music composition or performance to be digitally performed. An automated virtual music instrument (VMI) library selection and performance subsystem is provided for managing the virtual musical instruments during the automated digital music performance process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G10H 7/00 - Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs

55.

Method of and system for automated musical arrangement and musical instrument performance style transformation supported within an automated music performance system

      
Application Number 16653759
Grant Number 11037538
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-15
First Publication Date 2021-04-15
Grant Date 2021-06-15
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Estes, Samuel
  • Ingraham, Cole
  • Ewen, Hunter
  • Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music performance system that is driven by the music-theoretic state descriptors of any musical structure (e.g. a music composition or sound recording). The system can be used with next generation digital audio workstations (DAWs), virtual studio technology (VST) plugins, virtual music instrument libraries, and automated music composition and generation engines, systems and platforms. The automated music performance system generates unique digital performances of pieces of music, using virtual musical instruments created from sampled notes or sounds and/or synthesized notes or sounds. Each virtual music instrument has its own set of music-theoretic state responsive performance rules that are automatically triggered by the music theoretic state descriptors of the music composition or performance to be digitally performed. An automated virtual music instrument (VMI) library selection and performance subsystem is provided for managing the virtual musical instruments during the automated digital music performance process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments

56.

Method of and system for automatically generating digital performances of music compositions using notes selected from virtual musical instruments based on the music-theoretic states of the music compositions

      
Application Number 16653554
Grant Number 10964299
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-15
First Publication Date 2021-03-30
Grant Date 2021-03-30
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Estes, Samuel
  • Ingraham, Cole
  • Ewen, Hunter
  • Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music performance system that is driven by the music-theoretic state descriptors of any musical structure (e.g. a music composition or sound recording). The system can be used with next generation digital audio workstations (DAWs), virtual studio technology (VST) plugins, virtual music instrument libraries, and automated music composition and generation engines, systems and platforms. The automated music performance system generates unique digital performances of pieces of music, using virtual musical instruments created from sampled notes or sounds and/or synthesized notes or sounds. Each virtual music instrument has its own set of music-theoretic state responsive performance rules that are automatically triggered by the music theoretic state descriptors of the music composition or performance to be digitally performed. An automated virtual music instrument (VMI) library selection and performance subsystem is provided for managing the virtual musical instruments during the automated digital music performance process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments

57.

Synthetic image detector

      
Application Number 16385462
Grant Number 10957017
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-04-16
First Publication Date 2021-03-23
Grant Date 2021-03-23
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Minor, Bryan Michael

Abstract

A method including receiving a first image file in a network server is provided. The method also includes selecting multiple criteria in a test ensemble for the first image file and evaluating a synthetic value for the first image file according to the test ensemble. The method includes storing the first image file and the synthetic value for the first image file in a database, and providing for display the first image file and the synthetic value for the first image file in response to a search query from a user. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 3/40 - Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
  • G06T 5/00 - Image enhancement or restoration
  • G06T 1/60 - Memory management

58.

Dynamic image search engine for personalized image editing

      
Application Number 15806233
Grant Number 10956520
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-11-07
First Publication Date 2021-03-23
Grant Date 2021-03-23
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Beaman, Roger
  • Blaurock, Steve

Abstract

A method for receiving a request for a design template from a client device, the design template including a dynamic media file indicator is provided. The request includes collecting user information indicative of a location of the client device, a demographic datum of a user associated with the client device, or a language of the user associated with the client device, and selecting a media file from a database of media files based on the user information. The method also includes modifying the design template based on the user information to include the media file and providing the design template comprising the media file for display by the client device. A computer-readable medium including commands and a system including a processor to execute the commands and perform the above method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/953 - Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines
  • G06F 16/9535 - Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology

59.

Reverse search with manual composition

      
Application Number 15803578
Grant Number 10909166
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-11-03
First Publication Date 2021-02-02
Grant Date 2021-02-02
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Bogazzi, Andrea

Abstract

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for reverse search with manual composition. A system generates a first search result associated with a forward image search that is responsive to a search query from a client device, and each image in the first search result respectively includes a base layer that includes a representation of a first composition for the image. The system may receive user input indicating a target composition defined by the base layer of at least one image from the first search result and an object layer that indicates adjustments to the first composition of the base layer, and generates a second search result using the target composition. The second search result includes second images that respectively include a representation of a second composition that corresponds to the target composition. The system provides the second search result to the client device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/50 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data
  • G06F 16/532 - Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06K 9/20 - Image acquisition
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content

60.

OFF SET

      
Serial Number 90448504
Status Registered
Filing Date 2021-01-05
Registration Date 2021-09-14
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.

Goods & Services

Commercial administration of the licensing of digital data, namely, still images, for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging and interactive multimedia of others Licensing of intellectual property, namely, reproduction rights for images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, graphic designs, audio data and illustrations; licensing of images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, graphic designs, and illustrations to others via computer networks and global communications networks; licensing of visual content for others; all of the foregoing for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging, multimedia, film, television and live performances

61.

SHUTTERSTOCK STUDIOS

      
Serial Number 90370169
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-12-09
Registration Date 2021-09-14
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Advertising agency services, namely, the creation and production of advertisements and marketing campaigns for others

62.

STUDIOS

      
Serial Number 90370220
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-12-09
Registration Date 2021-09-14
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Advertising agency services, namely, the creation and production of advertisements and marketing campaigns for others

63.

Recording and playback of a web browser session

      
Application Number 16221876
Grant Number 10853218
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-12-17
First Publication Date 2020-12-01
Grant Date 2020-12-01
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Beaman, Roger Wilbur
  • Hazes, Rachel Judith
  • Dean, Iii, John Holmes

Abstract

A method including capturing a document object model event from a user accessing a document in an application is provided. The method includes identifying a window for the application in a display, identifying a relative position of a cursor from the user within the window, and detecting a resolution for the display within the window. The method also includes inserting a time-stamp for the document object model event and adding the document object model event, the relative position of the cursor, the resolution for the display, and the time-stamp in a playback code. The method also includes playing back the document object model event in a sequence according to the time-stamp, the relative position of the cursor, and the resolution for the display, in a second display. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium to perform the above method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/0481 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
  • G06F 11/34 - Recording or statistical evaluation of computer activity, e.g. of down time, of input/output operation
  • G06F 11/36 - Prevention of errors by analysis, debugging or testing of software

64.

THE VAULT

      
Serial Number 90309294
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-11-10
Registration Date 2023-01-03
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Commercial administration of the licensing of digital files, namely, photographs, still images, moving images, and video, for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging and interactive multimedia; Commercial administration of the licensing of the right for customers to access, store, retrieve, exchange and use the above mentioned files for personal, business and education purposes of others; Business consulting services on the monetization of digital assets, namely, photographs, still images, moving images, and video, for licensing purposes; Business consulting services on the application and use of metadata tags on digital assets, namely, photographs, still images, moving images, and video, for licensing purposes; Business consulting services for the digital asset management of analog and digital photographs, still images, moving images, and video owned by others; all of the foregoing in connection with digital image and video asset management, and associated metadata for content license management; none of the foregoing in the fields of enterprise data management, data storage, data back-up, data protection, data security, data integrity, data recovery, data virtualization, general-purpose cloud data management, workflow management, disaster recovery, or business continuity Electronic storage services for archiving analog and digital photographs, images, and video for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging and interactive multimedia; Providing a website for the electronic storage of metadata and information related to analog and digital photographs, images, and video; Providing digitizing services for sound and images, namely, of analog photographs, still images, video films, moving images, audio and video cassettes; Providing electronic storage of digital audio and video files; Application services provider, namely, maintaining applications, software, and web sites of others for the purposes of digital asset management of digitized images and video files; Providing a website featuring a search engine to search for, identify, access, store, retrieve, exchange, and use analog and digitized photographs, still images, and video; all of the foregoing in connection with digital image and video asset management, and associated metadata for content license management; none of the foregoing in the fields of enterprise data management, data storage, data back-up, data protection, data security, data integrity, data recovery, data virtualization, general-purpose cloud data management, workflow management, disaster recovery, or business continuity

65.

AUGMENTED REALITY IMAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS

      
Application Number US2020028103
Publication Number 2020/214583
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-04-14
Publication Date 2020-10-22
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Mueller, Derek
  • Ferri, Matthew

Abstract

The subject technology relates to augmented reality image retrieval. An application running on a user device allows the user to visualize and modify design features for a real-world object, such as a billboard, a bus-mounted advertisement, or a wall of a room in a building. The application is communicatively coupled to an image server having an image database with millions of available images, and having intelligent processing to identify recommended images from the database, based on the design aspects from the user. The application provides a selectable option to view the design aspects, and/or the recommended database images, on a captured image of the real-world object. In this way, the user is provided with the ability to design the appearance of the real-world object by visualizing and/or modifying, in real time, server-recommended images as they will appear on the real-world object.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising

66.

Augmented reality image retrieval systems and methods

      
Application Number 16384338
Grant Number 10957108
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-04-15
First Publication Date 2020-10-15
Grant Date 2021-03-23
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Mueller, Derek
  • Ferri, Matthew

Abstract

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to augmented reality image retrieval. An application running on a user device allows the user to visualize and modify design features for a real-world object, such as a billboard, a bus-mounted advertisement, or a wall of a room in a building. The application is communicatively coupled to an image server having an image database with millions of available images, and having intelligent processing to identify recommended images from the database, based on the design aspects from the user. The application provides a selectable option to view the design aspects, and/or the recommended database images, on a captured image of the real-world object. In this way, the user is provided with the ability to design the appearance of the real-world object by visualizing and/or modifying, in real time, server-recommended images as they will appear on the real-world object.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
  • G06F 16/432 - Query formulation
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
  • G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
  • G06F 16/483 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content

67.

GENERATING SYNTHETIC PHOTO-REALISTIC IMAGES

      
Application Number US2020026407
Publication Number 2020/210112
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-04-02
Publication Date 2020-10-15
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Khurana, Rashi
  • Mcloughlin, Katy
  • Minor, Bryan, Michael

Abstract

The disclosure relates to tools and methods for creating synthetic images with photo-realistic images. The disclosed face generation technology focuses on photo-realistic results by leveraging analysis of a pool of pre-selected images based on a user selection and preferences. The tools and methods as described herein include limiting the pool of pre-selected images by one or more criteria, including, for example, but not limited to gender, age, skin color, expression, etc. The pre-selection of a more curated pool of images allows a user to include a desired set of criteria and specifications that the user would want in a generated synthetic image or images.

IPC Classes  ?

68.

Generating synthetic photo-realistic images

      
Application Number 16377780
Grant Number 11568168
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-04-08
First Publication Date 2020-10-08
Grant Date 2023-01-31
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Khurana, Rashi
  • Mcloughlin, Katy
  • Minor, Bryan Michael

Abstract

The disclosure relates to tools and methods for creating synthetic images with photo-realistic images. The disclosed face generation technology focuses on photo-realistic results by leveraging analysis of a pool of pre-selected images based on a user selection and preferences. The tools and methods as described herein include limiting the pool of pre-selected images by one or more criteria, including, for example, but not limited to gender, age, skin color, expression, etc. The pre-selection of a more curated pool of images allows a user to include a desired set of criteria and specifications that the user would want in a generated synthetic image or images.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06F 3/04845 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
  • G06T 11/00 - 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
  • G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
  • G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions

69.

Relational model based natural language querying to identify object relationships in scene

      
Application Number 15982993
Grant Number 10789288
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-05-17
First Publication Date 2020-09-29
Grant Date 2020-09-29
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Ranzinger, Michael Steven

Abstract

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for relational image querying. A system may receive a search query for content from a client device, where the query specifies one or more objects and one or more spatial relationships between the one or more objects. The system may generate a query vector for the query using a computer-operated neural language model. The system may compare the query vector to an indexed vector for each of the one or more spatial relationships between the one or more objects of an image. The system may determine a listing of relational images from a collection of images based on the comparison. The system may determine a ranking for each image in the listing of relational images, and provide search results responsive to the search query to the client device, which may include a prioritized listing of the relational images based on the determined ranking.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/56 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data having vectorial format
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06F 9/46 - Multiprogramming arrangements
  • G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image
  • G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology

70.

Image editor including localized editing based on generative adversarial networks

      
Application Number 16166641
Grant Number 10783398
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-10-22
First Publication Date 2020-09-22
Grant Date 2020-09-22
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ranzinger, Michael Steven
  • Lineback, Nicholas Alexander

Abstract

A method for receiving an image query from a user via a client device is provided. The method includes determining a user personalized data based on a prior user history, generating a synthetic image with a generative tool, based on the image query and the user personalized data, and evaluating a similarity between the synthetic image and a real image in an image database with a discriminative tool. The method also includes providing the synthetic image to the user for selection and storing a user response to the synthetic image in the prior user history. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
  • G06F 16/51 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures
  • G06F 16/54 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 16/56 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data having vectorial format
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/9535 - Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

71.

CROWDSOURCING MULTI DISCIPLINARY CREATIVE WORK THROUGH A NETWORK

      
Application Number US2020021826
Publication Number 2020/185740
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-03-10
Publication Date 2020-09-17
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • El Shawwa, Nael
  • Sams, Kristen

Abstract

A method for identifying a creative request from a user, and determining a resource for satisfying the creative request is provided. The method also includes adding the creative request and the resource in a project, recognizing a risk associated with an availability of the resource according to a database, and identifying a collaborator based on a match between the creative request and a quality of the collaborator. The method also includes assigning a task to the collaborator based on a map between multiple tasks in the creative request, verifying a completion of the task by the collaborator, forming a feedback loop for the project, and scoring the project based on an information collected from the feedback loop. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling

72.

Video-generating systems and methods

      
Application Number 16296940
Grant Number 10771867
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-03-08
First Publication Date 2020-09-08
Grant Date 2020-09-08
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Chemolosov, Yuriy

Abstract

Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for video generation. An input video can be provided to a video server that is coupled to a video database storing hundreds, thousands, millions, or billions of video clips. Each stored video clip includes content that is known to the video server. The video server identifies aspects of the content of the input video and identifies matching video clips stored in the video database, using a trained machine-learning engine. The machine-learning engine can also modify some aspects of the input video while maintaining other aspects of the input video.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06F 16/78 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/74 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • H04N 21/8549 - Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer
  • G06F 16/738 - Presentation of query results

73.

Systems and methods for multimedia image clustering

      
Application Number 15720950
Grant Number 10754887
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-09-29
First Publication Date 2020-08-25
Grant Date 2020-08-25
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brenner, Eliot
  • Lev-Tov, Manor
  • Hohwald, Heath
  • Xiong, Maggie J.

Abstract

Computer image clustering systems and methods for conducting effective media searches by grouping multimedia documents tagged by keywords into a hierarchy of images configured to: (1) maintain a first database, (2) maintain an initial occurrence matrix, (3) maintain an occurrence matrix, (4) maintain a media file activation score for each media file in the first database, (5) generate a log version of the occurrence matrix, (6) maintain an inverse media file frequency value for each descriptive term in the first database, (7) generate a descriptive term frequency matrix and generate a list of document vectors in multidimensional space (list), and (8) organize and process each media file in the list into a high activation score category and a low activation score category.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/48 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/14 - Details of searching files based on file metadata
  • G06F 16/28 - Databases characterised by their database models, e.g. relational or object models
  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs

74.

Identifying visual portions of visual media files responsive to search queries

      
Application Number 15135124
Grant Number 10740385
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-04-21
First Publication Date 2020-08-11
Grant Date 2020-08-11
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Hohwald, Heath
  • Lester, Kevin Scott

Abstract

Methods for identifying visual portions of visual media files responsive to search queries are provided. In one aspect, a method includes identifying, for each of a plurality of visual media files from a collection of media files, visual portions of the plurality of visual media files responsive to a group of search queries, and providing, in response to a search query from the group of search queries, an identifier of a visual portion of at least one of the plurality of visual media files for display as responsive to the search query. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/56 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data having vectorial format
  • G06F 16/14 - Details of searching files based on file metadata
  • G06F 16/9535 - Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
  • G06F 16/532 - Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying
  • G06F 16/432 - Query formulation
  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/51 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content

75.

In-browser image perspective manipulation

      
Application Number 15898180
Grant Number 10712920
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-02-15
First Publication Date 2020-07-14
Grant Date 2020-07-14
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Beaman, Roger
  • Bogazzi, Andrea

Abstract

Methods for providing in-browser perspective manipulation are provided. In one aspect, a method includes executing, in a web browser, an image editing application retrieved from a remote server. The method also includes providing for display, in a user interface of the image editing application, a background and an image. The method also includes modifying anchors of the image in response to user input. The method also includes determining an indicator for supporting hardware graphics acceleration in the web browser. When the indicator is true, the method includes calling a 3D perspective transformation function on the image based on the modified anchors. When the indicator is false, the method includes a 2D approximation that divides the image into smaller units for affine transformations, which are then recombined into the transformed image. The method also includes compositing an output image comprising the transformed image in front of the background.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
  • G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
  • G06T 3/00 - Geometric image transformations in the plane of the image
  • G06T 15/20 - Perspective computation

76.

ENVATO ELEMENTS

      
Serial Number 90017950
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-06-24
Registration Date 2022-10-11
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text in the nature of computer text files, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content in the nature of courses in the fields of design, business, communication, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, music and entertainment, computer software for designing, developing and maintaining web pages, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; downloadable computer databases in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; pre-recorded magnetic data carriers featuring music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text in the nature of computer text files, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content in the nature of courses in the fields of design, business, communication, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, music and entertainment, computer software for designing, developing and maintaining web pages, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; pre-recorded magnetic data carriers featuring books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; electronic computer databases in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment recorded on computer media Advertising services; business management; business administration services; reseller services, namely, distributorship services in the field of digital and electronic files and publications; subscription management services, namely, the fulfilment of subscription-based orders for downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; subscription management services, namely, the fulfilment of subscription-based orders for downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; reseller services, namely, distributorship services in the field of digital and electronic files and publications, downloadable electronic files, digital products, digital content, creative assets and publications for the authors and creators of those goods; accounts receivable billing services; accounts receivable electronic billing services; providing online web directory services featuring hyperlinks to the websites of others; promoting the goods and services of others; public relations; operating online marketplaces featuring downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; operating online marketplaces featuring downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; online trading services being the facilitation of the exchange of downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; online trading services being the facilitation of the exchange of downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; business project management services; project business management and administration; management of business projects for others; business monitoring and consulting services, including tracking web sites and applications of others to provide information and analysis regarding traffic patterns, usability, navigability, performance and effectiveness of such sites and recommendations for improving performance, effectiveness and the return on investment of such sites; search engine optimisation, namely, providing an online searchable commercial information directory featuring the selling and buying of goods and services of others; business advertising services, namely, managing the creation and sending of bulk electronic mail which customers can use to design and send email advertising and promotional campaigns and to manage such campaigns; providing advertising and promotional services for consumers to engage the providers of a wide variety of goods and services and for those goods and service providers to provide their goods and services via the internet, an online website or computer database; providing marketing and promotional services through customer loyalty programmes and incentive schemes; organisation and administration of benefits in connection with customer loyalty programmes and incentive schemes which provide incentive award programs for customers through the issuance and processing of loyalty coupons for frequent use and loyalty points for on-line purchases of goods and services in the fields of arts, information technology, creative design, website design and web development; reproduction of documents, drawings, photographs and images in the nature of photocopying in the fields of graphic arts, information technology, creative design, website design and web development; compilation and systemisation of information into computer databases; consultancy, information and advisory services regarding the aforementioned services

77.

ELEMENTS

      
Serial Number 90017951
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-06-24
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
  • 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; downloadable computer databases in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; pre-recorded magnetic data carriers featuring music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; pre-recorded magnetic data carriers featuring books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; electronic computer databases in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment recorded on computer media Advertising services; business management; business administration services; reseller services, namely, distributorship services in the field of digital and electronic files and publications; subscription management services, namely, the fulfilment of subscription-based orders for downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; subscription management services, namely, the fulfilment of subscription-based orders for downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; reseller services, namely, distributorship services in the field of digital and electronic files and publications, downloadable electronic files, digital products, digital content, creative assets and publications for the authors and creators of those goods; accounts receivable billing services; accounts receivable electronic billing services; providing online web directory services featuring hyperlinks to the websites of others; promoting the goods and services of others; public relations; operating online marketplaces featuring downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; operating online marketplaces featuring downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; online trading services being the facilitation of the exchange of downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, music tracks and sound effects, graphics, images, photographs, design templates, digital design content, screen casts, code and code scripts, text, videos featuring video effects and footage, magazines, journals, newspapers, tutorials, educational and instructional content, software, graphics, 3D models, animations, fonts, vectors, icons, website themes and templates, content management system templates, plug-ins and games; online trading services being the facilitation of the exchange of downloadable digital content and creative assets, namely, books and e-books in the fields of business, communication, business productivity, personal development, information technology, creative design, website design, web development, digital template design, print design, graphic design, art and crafts, audio production, video production, film production, animation, photography, writing, music and entertainment; business project management services; project business management and administration; management of business projects for others; business monitoring and consulting services, including tracking web sites and applications of others to provide information and analysis regarding traffic patterns, usability, navigability, performance and effectiveness of such sites and recommendations for improving performance, effectiveness and the return on investment of such sites; search engine optimisation, namely, providing an online searchable commercial information directory featuring the selling and buying of goods and services of others; business advertising services, namely, managing the creation and sending of bulk electronic mail which customers can use to design and send email advertising and promotional campaigns and to manage such campaigns; providing advertising and promotional services for consumers to engage the providers of a wide variety of goods and services and for those goods and service providers to provide their goods and services via the internet, an online website or computer database; providing marketing and promotional services through customer loyalty programmes and incentive schemes; organisation and administration of benefits in connection with customer loyalty programmes and incentive schemes which provide incentive award programs for customers through the issuance and processing of loyalty coupons for frequent use and loyalty points for on-line purchases of goods and services in the fields of graphic arts, information technology, creative design, website design and web development; reproduction of documents, drawings, photographs and images in the nature of photocopying in the fields of graphic arts, information technology, creative design, website design and web development; compilation and systemisation of information into computer databases; consultancy, information and advisory services regarding the aforementioned services

78.

Style modification of images in search results

      
Application Number 15396413
Grant Number 10685057
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-12-30
First Publication Date 2020-06-16
Grant Date 2020-06-16
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Chavez, Alexander Kikuta
  • Li, Grace Mulan

Abstract

Methods for style modification of images in search results are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving user input identifying a search query from a client device, in which the search query indicates one or more predetermined search terms. The subject system determines a first collection of images that correspond to the one or more predetermined search terms and a second collection of images that exclude images that correspond to the one or more predetermined search terms. The subject system modifies images of the second collection to apply a keyword style that corresponds to the one or more predetermined search terms, and provides a listing of images to the client device. The listing of images includes both the first collection of images and the images of the second collection that are modified with the applied keyword style. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/30 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of unstructured textual data
  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G06F 16/248 - Presentation of query results
  • G06F 16/9535 - Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

79.

Method of and system for automatically generating music compositions and productions using lyrical input and music experience descriptors

      
Application Number 16664812
Grant Number 11657787
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-26
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2023-05-23
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation process within an automated music composition and generation system driven by lyrical musical experience descriptors. The process involves the system user accessing said automated music composition and generation system, employing an automated music composition and generation engine having a system user interface. The system user interface is used to select and provide musical experience descriptors, including lyrics, to the automated music composition and generation engine for processing by said automated music composition and generation engine. The system user initiates the automated music composition and generation engine to compose and generate music based on the musical experience descriptors and lyrics provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

80.

Automated music composition and generation system supporting automated generation of musical kernels for use in replicating future music compositions and production environments

      
Application Number 16664817
Grant Number 11011144
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-26
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2021-05-18
Owner Shutterstock, inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation system provided with a system user interface enabling system users to review, select and provide one or more musical experience descriptors as well as time and/or space parameters, to an automated music composition and generation engine, operably connected to the system user interface. The automated music composition and generation engine includes a musical kernel generation subsystem for automatically analyzing and saving musical kernel elements automatically abstracted from the digital piece of music. The abstracted musical kernel elements distinguish the digital piece of music from any other digital piece of music automatically composed and generated by the automated music composition and generation system, and serve as a music kernel definition of the digital piece of composed music, which can be subsequently used during future automated music composition and generation processes, and in future music production environments, to replicate the digital piece of composed music at a later time, either with complete or incomplete accuracy, as required or desired by the system user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

81.

Automatically managing the musical tastes and preferences of system users based on user feedback and autonomous analysis of music automatically composed and generated by an automated music composition and generation system

      
Application Number 16664819
Grant Number 11430418
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-26
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2022-08-30
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation system having an automated music composition and generation engine for receiving, storing and processing musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters selected by the system user. The automated music composition and generation engine includes a user taste generation subsystem for automatically (i) determining the musical tastes and preferences of a system user based on user feedback and autonomous piece analysis, (ii) maintaining a system user profile reflecting musical tastes and preferences of each system user, and (iii) using the musical taste and preference information to change or modify the musical experience descriptors provided to the system to produce a digital piece of composed music composition that better reflects the musical tastes and preferences of the system user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

82.

Automated music composition and generation system employing virtual musical instrument libraries for producing notes contained in the digital pieces of automatically composed music

      
Application Number 16664821
Grant Number 11776518
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-26
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2023-10-03
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation system including a system user interface for enabling system users to review and select one or more musical experience descriptors, as well as time and/or space parameters; and an automated music composition and generation engine, operably connected to the system user interface, for receiving, storing and processing musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters selected by the system user, so as to automatically compose and generate one or more digital pieces of music in response to the musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters selected by the system user. Each digital piece of composed and generated music contains a set of musical notes arranged and performed in the digital piece of music. The engine includes: a digital piece creation subsystem and a digital audio sample producing subsystem supported by virtual musical instrument libraries.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements

83.

Automated music composition and generation system driven by lyrical input

      
Application Number 16664823
Grant Number 11651757
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-26
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2023-05-16
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation process within an automated music composition and generation system driven by lyrics. The process involves the system user accessing said automated music composition and generation system, employing an automated music composition and generation engine having a system user interface. The system user interface is used to provide lyrics to the automated music composition and generation engine for processing by the automated music composition and generation engine. The system user initiates the automated music composition and generation engine to compose and generate music based on lyrics the provided as input. The lyrics are analyzed for vowel formants to generate pitch events, which are used to support the automated music composition process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/01 - Probabilistic graphical models, e.g. probabilistic networks
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

84.

Method of scoring digital media objects using musical experience descriptors to indicate what, where and when musical events should appear in pieces of digital music automatically composed and generated by an automated music composition and generation system

      
Application Number 16672997
Grant Number 11030984
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-11-04
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2021-06-08
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation system having a system user interface operably connected to an automated music composition and generation engine, and supporting a method of scoring a selected media object with one or more pieces of digital music. The method uses the system user interface to select one or more musical experience descriptors and then apply the selected musical experience descriptors to the selected digital media object to indicate what, when and how particular musical events should occur in the one or more pieces of digital music to be automatically composed and generated by the automated music composition and generation engine. The generated piece of digital music is then used in musically scoring the selected digital media object.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

85.

Method of composing a piece of digital music using musical experience descriptors to indicate what, when and how musical events should appear in the piece of digital music automatically composed and generated by an automated music composition and generation system

      
Application Number 16673024
Grant Number 11037541
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-11-04
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2021-06-15
Owner Shutterstock, inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation system having a system user interface operably connected to an automated music composition and generation engine, and supporting a method of composing a piece of digital music using musical experience descriptors as to indicate what, when and how particular musical events should occur in the piece of digital music to be automatically composed and generated. The method uses the system user interface to select one or more musical experience descriptors and applying the musical experience descriptors along a timeline representation of a piece of digital music to be automatically composed and generated by the automated music composition and generation engine.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models

86.

Autonomous music composition and performance system employing real-time analysis of a musical performance to automatically compose and perform music to accompany the musical performance

      
Application Number 16664814
Grant Number 11037539
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-26
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2021-06-15
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An autonomous music composition and performance system employing an automated music composition and generation engine configured to receive musical signals from a set of a real or synthetic musical instruments being played by a group of human musicians. The system buffers and analyzes musical signals from the set of real or synthetic musical instruments, composes and generates music in real-time that augments the music being played by the band of musicians, and/or composes and generates music for subsequent playback, review and consideration by the human musicians.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

87.

Method of automatically confirming the uniqueness of digital pieces of music produced by an automated music composition and generation system while satisfying the creative intentions of system users

      
Application Number 16664816
Grant Number 11017750
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-26
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2021-05-25
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

A method of automatically confirming the uniqueness of digital pieces of music produced by an automated music composition and generation system while satisfying the creative intentions of system users. The method involves reviewing, selecting and providing one or more musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters, to an automated music composition and generation engine operably connected to the system user interface. The automated music composition and generation engine includes a music piece analysis subsystem for automatically examining each piece of composed music that has been generated by said automated music composition and generation engine, comparing the digital piece of composed and generated music against other digital pieces of music composed and generated by said automated music composition and generation system for said system user, and determining whether or not the examined digital piece of composed and generated music is sufficiently unique. Also, the method automatically confirms with the system user that each examined digital piece of composed and generated music satisfies the creative intentions of the system user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

88.

Automatically managing the musical tastes and preferences of a population of users requesting digital pieces of music automatically composed and generated by an automated music composition and generation system

      
Application Number 16664820
Grant Number 11430419
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-26
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2022-08-30
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation system having an automated music composition and generation engine for processing musical experience descriptors and space parameters selected by the system user. The engine includes: a user taste generation subsystem for automatically determining the musical tastes and preferences of each system user based on user feedback and autonomous piece analysis, and maintaining a system user profile reflecting musical tastes and preferences of each system user; and a population taste aggregation subsystem for aggregating the musical tastes and preferences of the population of system users, and modifying the musical experience descriptors and/or time and/or space parameters provided to the automated music composition and generation engine, so that the digital pieces of composed music better reflect the musical tastes and preferences of the population of system users and meet future system user requests for automated music compositions.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

89.

Automated music composition and generation systems, engines and methods employing parameter mapping configurations to enable automated music composition and generation

      
Application Number 16664824
Grant Number 11037540
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-26
First Publication Date 2020-05-28
Grant Date 2021-06-15
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Silverstein, Andrew H.

Abstract

An automated music composition and generation system includes a graphical user interface (GUI) based system user interface for enabling system users to review and select one or more musical experience descriptors as well as time and/or space parameters; and an automated music composition and generation engine, operably connected to the GUI-based system user interface, for receiving, storing and processing the musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters, and composing and generating digital pieces of music, each containing a set of musical notes arranged and performed in the digital piece of composed music. A system network and methods are provided for designing and developing parameter mapping configurations (SMCs) used in the automated music composition and generation engine so as to enable the automated music composition and generation engine to automatically compose and generate music in response to musical experience descriptors and time and/or space parameters provided as input to the system.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
  • G06N 20/00 - Machine learning
  • G10H 1/36 - Accompaniment arrangements
  • G06N 7/00 - Computing arrangements based on specific mathematical models
  • G10L 25/15 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being formant information

90.

ASSET ASSURANCE

      
Serial Number 88917980
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-05-15
Registration Date 2021-04-20
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 36 - Financial, insurance and real estate services

Goods & Services

Commercial insurance services, namely, underwriting, administration, and settlement services for claims asserted by third-party intellectual property owners; commercial insurance services, namely, underwriting, administration, and settlement services related to third-party intellectual property claims

91.

TURBOSQUID

      
Application Number 018237117
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-05-12
Registration Date 2020-09-25
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Computerized online retail and ordering services via a global computer network for two and three dimensional drawings and images in the field of animation.

92.

IMAGE EDITOR FOR MERGING IMAGES WITH GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS

      
Application Number US2019054642
Publication Number 2020/081252
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-10-04
Publication Date 2020-04-23
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor Ranzinger, Michael Steven

Abstract

A method including receiving a compositional constraint from a user for merging multiple images to create a canvas is provided. The method includes finding a vector for the canvas in a merged space associated with the compositional constraint, and generating a synthetic image for the canvas based on the vector for the canvas and a generative tool trained in a generative adversarial configuration against a discriminative tool. The method also includes providing the synthetic image for the canvas to a user when the discriminative tool identifies the synthetic image as a real image. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
  • G06T 11/20 - Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
  • G06F 16/50 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data

93.

Creating images using image anchors and generative adversarial networks

      
Application Number 16160165
Grant Number 10943377
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-10-15
First Publication Date 2020-04-16
Grant Date 2021-03-09
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Ranzinger, Michael Steven

Abstract

A method including receiving a user selection of multiple image anchors for images within a canvas, and a query for each image anchor, is provided. The method includes finding a vector for the canvas in a merged space associated with the user selection of multiple image anchors, generating a synthetic image for the canvas based on the vector for the canvas in the merged space and an image from an image database, and evaluating a synthetic detectability based on a resemblance of the synthetic image with a real image. The method also includes providing the synthetic image for the canvas to a user when the synthetic detectability is lower than a pre-selected threshold. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
  • G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis
  • G06K 9/72 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means using context analysis based on the provisionally recognised identity of a number of successive patterns, e.g. a word
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06F 16/54 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 16/56 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data having vectorial format
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

94.

Image editor for merging images with generative adversarial networks

      
Application Number 16160204
Grant Number 10699458
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-10-15
First Publication Date 2020-04-16
Grant Date 2020-06-30
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Ranzinger, Michael Steven

Abstract

A method including receiving a compositional constraint from a user for merging multiple images to create a canvas, is provided. The method includes finding a vector for the canvas in a merged space associated with the compositional constraint, and generating a synthetic image for the canvas based on the vector for the canvas and a generative tool trained in a generative adversarial configuration against a discriminative tool. The method also includes providing the synthetic image for the canvas to a user when the discriminative tool identifies the synthetic image as a real image. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06F 16/51 - IndexingData structures thereforStorage structures
  • G06F 16/56 - Information retrievalDatabase structures thereforFile system structures therefor of still image data having vectorial format
  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

95.

Image file compression using dummy data for non-salient portions of images

      
Application Number 16230005
Grant Number 10621755
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-12-21
First Publication Date 2020-04-14
Grant Date 2020-04-14
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Lester, Kevin Scott
  • Hurst, Nathan
  • Ranzinger, Michael

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is provided for retrieving an image from a user in a desired format and for detecting a compression efficiency for the image. When the compression efficiency is above a pre-selected threshold the computer-implemented method includes obtaining a saliency representation of the image, capturing a feature description of a non-salient portion of the image, flattening the non-salient portion in a new image, storing the new image in a selected format in a memory and storing a background descriptor for the image in the memory.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 9/00 - Image coding
  • G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image
  • G06T 7/194 - SegmentationEdge detection involving foreground-background segmentation

96.

Region-specific image download probability modeling

      
Application Number 15978668
Grant Number 10599711
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-05-14
First Publication Date 2020-03-24
Grant Date 2020-03-24
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Malpani, Vaibhav
  • Hurst, Nathan

Abstract

Methods for prioritizing a set of images identified as responsive to an image search query from a user based on features of the images identified as relevant to a geographic region of the user are provided. In one aspect, the method includes submitting a plurality of images to a computer-operated convolutional neural network that is configured to analyze image pixel data for each of the plurality of images to identify features, in each of the plurality of images, influencing a download probability of the corresponding image in a plurality of geographic regions. The method also includes receiving, from the neural network and for each of the plurality of images, a download probability of each image for each of the plurality of geographic regions. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • G06K 9/66 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means using simultaneous comparisons or correlations of the image signals with a plurality of references, e.g. resistor matrix references adjustable by an adaptive method, e.g. learning
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/248 - Presentation of query results
  • G06F 16/25 - Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs

97.

Migrating image histories between different databases

      
Application Number 15859204
Grant Number 10585953
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-12-29
First Publication Date 2020-03-10
Grant Date 2020-03-10
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Li, Xinyu
  • Sun, Xiru
  • Qin, Zheng
  • Reid, Garvin M.
  • Zusman, Alexandra Arriola

Abstract

A method for receiving an activation request for an application element installed in a client device is provided. The method includes identifying one or more images from a first image database selected by a user in the client device and performing a reverse image search to identify one or more images in a second image database that are visually similar to the images from the first image database. The method also includes providing the one or more images in the second image database to the user via the client device and adding a user-selected image from the one or more images in the second image database to a collection in the second image database, the collection being associated with the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • G06F 16/951 - IndexingWeb crawling techniques
  • G06F 21/10 - Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material
  • G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content

98.

SHUTTERSTOCK SHOWCASE

      
Serial Number 88823593
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-03-06
Registration Date 2020-12-29
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ?
  • 35 - Advertising and business services
  • 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Commercial administration of the licensing of digital files of others, namely, still images, for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging and interactive multimedia; Commercial administration of the licensing of the right for customers to access, store, retrieve, exchange and use the above mentioned files for personal, business and education purposes of others Providing a website featuring a search engine for users to select any image online and find a similar photo, vector or illustration within a collection of licensable images

99.

IT'S NOT STOCK. IT'S SHUTTERSTOCK

      
Serial Number 88823586
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-03-06
Registration Date 2020-09-15
Owner Shutterstock, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.

Goods & Services

Licensing of intellectual property, namely, reproduction rights for images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations; licensing of images, photographs, stock photographs, archival photographs, art reproductions, film, video, animation, graphic designs, clip art, news images, audio data and illustrations to others via computer networks and global communications networks; licensing of films, video, visual content and audiovisual content for others; all of the foregoing for use in the fields of electronic and print publishing, graphic design, advertising, product packaging, multimedia, film, television and live performances

100.

Image search using intersected predicted queries

      
Application Number 15393016
Grant Number 10552478
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-12-28
First Publication Date 2020-02-04
Grant Date 2020-02-04
Owner SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Lev-Tov, Manor
  • Hurst, Nathan

Abstract

A method for receiving a first user query from a user for searching an item, forming a first filter based on the first user query, and forming a first filtered item collection is provided. The method includes predicting a new query based on the first user query and a historical query log, forming a second filter for the new query, and applying the second filter to the first filtered item collection to form a second filtered item collection. Further, associating an item score to each of a plurality of items in the first and second filtered item collections, sorting the plurality of items in the first and second filtered item collections according to the item score associated to each of the plurality of items, and providing, to a user display, an item in the plurality of items in the first or second filtered item collections according to a sorting order.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 16/58 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 16/248 - Presentation of query results
  • G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
  • G06F 16/9535 - Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
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