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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2025
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Niva A. Ran, Stanford, CA (US);
Brandon Mach, Alpharetta, GA (US);
David Wang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Julia Xu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Prashant Nandakumar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Soutik Chakraborty, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Xiaoli XI, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for searching for relevant temporal segments within digital media assets is disclosed. The method may include receiving multiple digital media assets to be considered when responding to search requests, identifying respective properties for the multiple digital media assets, receiving a search request that includes at least one search parameter, and identifying, a subset of the multiple digital media assets that correspond to the at least one search parameter. The method may further include parsing the subset of the multiple digital media assets to identify respective temporal segments within corresponding ones of the subset, filtering the subset based on respective relevance scores, and outputting a user interface that displays, respective first information that is based on the subset, and respective second information that is based on the respective temporal segments.