Zafar Rafii

Person

Berkeley, CA, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for harmonic source enhancement
- Patent number 12,236,931
- Issue date Feb 25, 2025
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify sources...
- Patent number 12,236,965
- Issue date Feb 25, 2025
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to control light pulsing effects based on med...
- Patent number 12,232,229
- Issue date Feb 18, 2025
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Markus Kurt Cremer
- F21 - LIGHTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to identify sources...
- Patent number 12,230,282
- Issue date Feb 18, 2025
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Automated cover song identification
- Patent number 12,105,753
- Issue date Oct 1, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Markus K. Cremer
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Audio identification based on data structure
- Patent number 12,105,754
- Issue date Oct 1, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Audio content recognition method and system
- Patent number 12,094,486
- Issue date Sep 17, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Alexander Berrian
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Cover song identification method and system
- Patent number 12,094,490
- Issue date Sep 17, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Xiaochen Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribu...
- Patent number 12,051,396
- Issue date Jul 30, 2024
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to improve detection of audio signatures
- Patent number 12,044,792
- Issue date Jul 23, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to control lighting effects based on media co...
- Patent number 12,035,431
- Issue date Jul 9, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Markus Kurt Cremer
- F21 - LIGHTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify sources...
- Patent number 11,948,589
- Issue date Apr 2, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Audio identification based on data structure
- Patent number 11,907,288
- Issue date Feb 20, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for harmonic source enhancement
- Patent number 11,847,998
- Issue date Dec 19, 2023
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribu...
- Patent number 11,749,244
- Issue date Sep 5, 2023
- The Nielson Company (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Audio content recognition method and system
- Patent number 11,727,953
- Issue date Aug 15, 2023
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Alexander Berrian
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to improve detection of audio signatures
- Patent number 11,656,318
- Issue date May 23, 2023
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to identify sources...
- Patent number 11,651,776
- Issue date May 16, 2023
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus for harmonic source enhancement
- Patent number 11,574,618
- Issue date Feb 7, 2023
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to control lighting effects
- Patent number 11,470,700
- Issue date Oct 11, 2022
- Gracenote INC
- Markus Kurt Cremer
- F21 - LIGHTING
Information Patent Grant
Automated cover song identification
- Patent number 11,461,390
- Issue date Oct 4, 2022
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Markus K. Cremer
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to identify sources of network streaming serv...
- Patent number 11,430,454
- Issue date Aug 30, 2022
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Audio matching based on harmonogram
- Patent number 11,366,850
- Issue date Jun 21, 2022
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to improve detection of audio signatures
- Patent number 11,226,396
- Issue date Jan 18, 2022
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to control lighting effects
- Patent number 11,071,182
- Issue date Jul 20, 2021
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Markus Kurt Cremer
- F21 - LIGHTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify sources...
- Patent number 11,049,507
- Issue date Jun 29, 2021
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribu...
- Patent number 10,902,831
- Issue date Jan 26, 2021
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Automated cover song identification
- Patent number 10,803,119
- Issue date Oct 13, 2020
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Markus K. Cremer
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to identify sources...
- Patent number 10,733,998
- Issue date Aug 4, 2020
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Grant
Methods and apparatus to perform windowed sliding transforms
- Patent number 10,726,852
- Issue date Jul 28, 2020
- THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
Use of Audio Classification as Basis to Control Audio Identification
- Publication number 20250016404
- Publication date Jan 9, 2025
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
AUDIO IDENTIFICATION BASED ON DATA STRUCTURE
- Publication number 20240427819
- Publication date Dec 26, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
AUTOMATED COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION
- Publication number 20240394304
- Publication date Nov 28, 2024
- Markus K. Cremer
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
AUDIO CONTENT RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM
- Publication number 20240395279
- Publication date Nov 28, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Alexander Berrian
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM
- Publication number 20240363138
- Publication date Oct 31, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Xiaochen Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTRACT A PITCH-INDEPENDENT TIMBRE ATTRIBU...
- Publication number 20240331669
- Publication date Oct 3, 2024
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
Methods and Apparatus to Improve Detection of Audio Signatures
- Publication number 20240329186
- Publication date Oct 3, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL LIGHTING EFFECTS BASED ON MEDIA CO...
- Publication number 20240298390
- Publication date Sep 5, 2024
- Gracenote Inc.
- Markus Kurt Cremer
- F21 - LIGHTING
Information Patent Application
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify sources...
- Publication number 20240185868
- Publication date Jun 6, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
AUDIO IDENTIFICATION BASED ON DATA STRUCTURE
- Publication number 20240160665
- Publication date May 16, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Methods and Apparatus for Harmonic Source Enhancement
- Publication number 20240062738
- Publication date Feb 22, 2024
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTRACT A PITCH-INDEPENDENT TIMBRE ATTRIBU...
- Publication number 20230368761
- Publication date Nov 16, 2023
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
AUDIO CONTENT RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230326479
- Publication date Oct 12, 2023
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Alexander Berrian
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IDENTIFY SOURCES...
- Publication number 20230252999
- Publication date Aug 10, 2023
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
Methods and Apparatus to Improve Detection of Audio Signatures
- Publication number 20230243918
- Publication date Aug 3, 2023
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
Methods and Apparatus for Harmonic Source Enhancement
- Publication number 20230088351
- Publication date Mar 23, 2023
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
AUTOMATED COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION
- Publication number 20230008776
- Publication date Jan 12, 2023
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Markus K. Cremer
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL LIGHTING EFFECTS
- Publication number 20220418064
- Publication date Dec 29, 2022
- Gracenote Inc.
- Markus Kurt Cremer
- F21 - LIGHTING
Information Patent Application
AUDIO CONTENT RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM
- Publication number 20220208214
- Publication date Jun 30, 2022
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Alexander Berrian
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM
- Publication number 20220208217
- Publication date Jun 30, 2022
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Xiaochen Liu
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF AUDIO SIGNATURES
- Publication number 20220091223
- Publication date Mar 24, 2022
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL LIGHTING EFFECTS
- Publication number 20210352787
- Publication date Nov 11, 2021
- Gracenote Inc.
- Markus Kurt Cremer
- F21 - LIGHTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARMONIC SOURCE ENHANCEMENT
- Publication number 20210327400
- Publication date Oct 21, 2021
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IDENTIFY SOURCES...
- Publication number 20210327444
- Publication date Oct 21, 2021
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL LIGHTING EFFECTS
- Publication number 20210160975
- Publication date May 27, 2021
- Gracenote Inc.
- Markus Kurt Cremer
- F21 - LIGHTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTRACT A PITCH-INDEPENDENT TIMBRE ATTRIBU...
- Publication number 20210151021
- Publication date May 20, 2021
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACOUSTICS
Information Patent Application
AUTOMATED COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION
- Publication number 20210034665
- Publication date Feb 4, 2021
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Markus K. Cremer
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IDENTIFY SOURCES...
- Publication number 20210027792
- Publication date Jan 28, 2021
- The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
- Zafar Rafii
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF AUDIO SIGNATURES
- Publication number 20200408874
- Publication date Dec 31, 2020
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Application
AUDIO IDENTIFICATION BASED ON DATA STRUCTURE
- Publication number 20200342024
- Publication date Oct 29, 2020
- Gracenote, Inc.
- Zafar Rafii
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Zafar Rafii

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Methods and apparatus for harmonic source enhancement

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify sources...

Methods and apparatus to control light pulsing effects based on med...

Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to identify sources...

Automated cover song identification

Audio identification based on data structure

Audio content recognition method and system

Cover song identification method and system

Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribu...

Methods and apparatus to improve detection of audio signatures

Methods and apparatus to control lighting effects based on media co...

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify sources...

Audio identification based on data structure

Methods and apparatus for harmonic source enhancement

Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribu...

Audio content recognition method and system

Methods and apparatus to improve detection of audio signatures

Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to identify sources...

Methods and apparatus for harmonic source enhancement

Methods and apparatus to control lighting effects

Automated cover song identification

Methods and apparatus to identify sources of network streaming serv...

Audio matching based on harmonogram

Methods and apparatus to improve detection of audio signatures

Methods and apparatus to control lighting effects

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify sources...

Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribu...

Automated cover song identification

Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to identify sources...

Methods and apparatus to perform windowed sliding transforms

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Use of Audio Classification as Basis to Control Audio Identification

AUDIO IDENTIFICATION BASED ON DATA STRUCTURE

AUTOMATED COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION

AUDIO CONTENT RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM

COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTRACT A PITCH-INDEPENDENT TIMBRE ATTRIBU...

Methods and Apparatus to Improve Detection of Audio Signatures

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL LIGHTING EFFECTS BASED ON MEDIA CO...

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify sources...

AUDIO IDENTIFICATION BASED ON DATA STRUCTURE

Methods and Apparatus for Harmonic Source Enhancement

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTRACT A PITCH-INDEPENDENT TIMBRE ATTRIBU...

AUDIO CONTENT RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM

METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IDENTIFY SOURCES...

Methods and Apparatus to Improve Detection of Audio Signatures

Methods and Apparatus for Harmonic Source Enhancement

AUTOMATED COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL LIGHTING EFFECTS

AUDIO CONTENT RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM

COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF AUDIO SIGNATURES

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL LIGHTING EFFECTS

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARMONIC SOURCE ENHANCEMENT

METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IDENTIFY SOURCES...

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL LIGHTING EFFECTS

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTRACT A PITCH-INDEPENDENT TIMBRE ATTRIBU...

AUTOMATED COVER SONG IDENTIFICATION

METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IDENTIFY SOURCES...

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF AUDIO SIGNATURES

AUDIO IDENTIFICATION BASED ON DATA STRUCTURE