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05-01-2012 дата публикации

Alternate source programming

Номер: US20120002109A1
Принадлежит: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LLC

An apparatus, method, and system are provided for associating or tying an audio source/content to visual/video content. A request to tie a selected audio source to visual/video content may be received. Upon receiving the request, the selected audio source may be tied to the visual/video content. Audio received from the selected audio source may be substituted for audio associated with the visual/video content. One or more synchronization techniques/methods may be used to synchronize audio content with visual/video content.

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05-01-2012 дата публикации

Media content playback

Номер: US20120002515A1
Принадлежит: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH

Media content playback includes providing a plurality of media contents; providing for each of the media contents information identifying the respective media content; receiving from a user selection instructions that effect selecting or deselecting of a specific media content; providing context data based on measurements of at least one of absolute time, absolute position and of at least one physical quantity at or in the vicinity of the location where the selected media content is to be reproduced; providing or adapting a user profile that assigns for each specific media content user instructions to the context data provided at the time of receipt of the respective instruction; selecting according to the user profile one of the media contents dependent on the context data at the time of selection; and reproducing the selected media content.

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05-01-2012 дата публикации

Method and system for live streaming video with dynamic rate adaptation

Номер: US20120002717A1
Принадлежит: Azuki Systems Inc

A live streaming system/method provides cross platform live streaming capabilities to mobile devices. A file format compatible with legacy HTTP infrastructure is used to deliver media over a persistent connection. Legacy client media players can dynamically change the encoded rate of the media delivered over a persistent connection. Standard HTTP servers may be used without modification, leveraging standard media players embedded in mobile devices for seamless media delivery over wireless networks with high bandwidth fluctuations.

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05-01-2012 дата публикации

Image Content and Advertisement Data Providing Method, System, and Apparatus

Номер: US20120005027A1
Автор: Susumu Nakagawa
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

To provide an image content providing method capable of promoting advertisement effect by dynamically inserting an advertisement image to a distributed image content, an image content reproducing apparatus requests an image content providing apparatus to distribute the image content. Then, the image content is distributed to the image content reproducing apparatus and a viewer can utilize the image content. At this occasion, the image content providing apparatus distributes the image content, detects an advertisement inserting position and requests an advertisement image providing apparatus to distribute an advertisement image. Then, the advertisement image providing apparatus selects the advertisement image to be inserted to the image content and transmits thereof to the image content providing apparatus. Thereafter, the image content providing apparatus inserts the advertisement image to a position of the image content for inserting the advertisement and distributes thereof to the image content reproducing apparatus.

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05-01-2012 дата публикации

Display controlling device, disiplay controlling method, and program

Номер: US20120005606A1
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

The present disclosure provides a display controlling device including: a receiving section receiving data of data broadcasting; a first display controlling section making a focus item as a predetermined item highlighted in a first display area of a display section and making an item other than the focus item normally displayed in the first display area based on the data; a second display controlling section making information corresponding to the focus item within the first display area displayed in a second display area of the display section based on the data; a selecting section selecting one of an automatic transition mode in which automatic transition of the focus item is effected and a normal mode in which the focus item is determined according to an user's operation; and a determining section determining one of a plurality of the items displayed in the first display area as the focus item.

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12-01-2012 дата публикации

User controlled multi-device media-on-demand system

Номер: US20120008917A1
Принадлежит: Rovi Technologies Corp

A method for providing configurable access to media in a media-on-demand system also can include delivering the media to a first client device in a format compatible with the first client device; interrupting the delivery of the media; recording a bookmark specifying a position in the media where the interruption occurred; and resuming delivery of the media to a second client device, the resumed delivery beginning at a position in the media specified by the recorded bookmark. The method further can include identifying device properties for each of the first and second client devices; delivering the media to the first client device in a format compatible with the identified device properties for the first client device; and, delivering the media to the second client device in a format compatible with the identified device properties for the second client device.

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12-01-2012 дата публикации

System and method for the broadcast dissemination of time-ordered data

Номер: US20120011268A1
Принадлежит: Interval Licensing LLC

A stream of time-ordered data, such as a movie, is divided into multiple fragments of equal length, which are repetitively transmitted at different respective repetition rates. The fragments are reordered for transmission so that those which occur near the beginning of the original data stream are transmitted more frequently than those which occur later in the data stream. When a user enters a request to utilize the data, the individual fragments are stored upon receipt at the user's premises, and reassembled into a contiguous stream. The ordering of the fragments is such that the wait time required before utilization of the data can begin is limited to a predetermined maximum, and at least one copy of every fragment becomes available by the time it is needed.

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19-01-2012 дата публикации

Information processing apparatus, information processing method and recording medium

Номер: US20120014677A1
Автор: Motoki Kato
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

An information processing apparatus, as a recording apparatus, formulates a Clip Information file of a still picture file (TS file), made up by plural still pictures, and a PlayList, composed of plural PlayItems, indicating the replay path of a slide show, and records the information on a DVD along with the TS file. The Clip Information file has an EP_map, as a table indicating the relationship of correspondence between the value of the presentation time stamp PTS of the transport stream TS and the source packet number SPN in the TS the PTS value indicates. The information processing apparatus, as a reproducing apparatus, reads out and reproduces the data address of the TS, represented by the replay start time IN_time and the replay end time OUT_time of the PlayItem.

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19-01-2012 дата публикации

Interactive television program guide with passive content

Номер: US20120017243A1
Принадлежит: United Video Properties Inc

A hybrid passive-interactive program guide is generated by combining the features of an interactive program guide with the passive video portion of a passive program guide. The interactive guide may replace passive listings with interactive listings, replace passive features with interactive features, provide supplemental advertisements, or replace passive tagging information with interactive tagging information. Users may be provided with an opportunity to purchase a program or product being advertised, to view listings for segments aired in the video portion of the passive guide, to schedule reminders for listings or video segments that are displayed by the passive guide, or to schedule video segments and related information for recording.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Image capturing device, image capturing method, program, and integrated circuit

Номер: US20120019685A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

A camcorder ( 100 ), which is an example of image capturing devices, includes the following units. An imaging unit ( 110 ) captures moving pictures. An attribute information generation unit ( 120 ) generates attribute information indicating features of the moving pictures captured by the imaging unit ( 110 ). An evaluation unit ( 130 ) applies the attribute information generated by the attribute information generation unit ( 120 ) to a predetermined criterion, so as to calculate an evaluation value of the moving pictures for each predetermined time width. A still picture extraction unit ( 140 ) extracts a still picture from moving pictures in a predetermined time width, when the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation unit ( 130 ) for the predetermined time width exceeds an evaluation threshold value. A threshold value change unit ( 150 ) changes the evaluation threshold value based on at least one of person information and a composition change amount which are included in the attribute information. The person information is used for specifying a person captured in the moving pictures, and the composition change amount is an amount of change in image compositions between the moving pictures.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Method for operating image display apparatus

Номер: US20120019721A1
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC

A multifunctional display device displays a first area containing a program received through a channel, a second area containing card objects, and a third area containing additional information of a downloadable applications selected in association with one of the card objects.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Providing frame packing type information for video coding

Номер: US20120020413A1
Принадлежит: Qualcomm Inc

This disclosure includes techniques for signaling characteristics of a representation of multimedia content at a representation layer, such as frame packing arrangement information for the representation. In one example, an apparatus for receiving video data includes a processing unit configured to receive information indicative of whether a bitstream includes a packed frame of video data, wherein the packed frame comprises two frames corresponding to different views of a scene for three-dimensional playback, and wherein the information is present in a representation layer external to a codec layer of the bitstream, automatically determine whether the apparatus is capable of decoding and rendering the bitstream based on an analysis of the received information and decoding and rendering capabilities of the device, and retrieve the bitstream when the processing unit determines that the device is capable of decoding and rendering the bitstream.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Providing sequence data sets for streaming video data

Номер: US20120023249A1
Принадлежит: Qualcomm Inc

A device may encapsulate video data such that Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) messages are stored separately from a sequence of coded video pictures described by the SEI messages. An example device includes a control unit configured to generate one or more SEI messages separate from the coded video pictures, wherein the SEI messages describe respective ones of the sequence of coded video pictures and include elements common to more than one of the coded video pictures, and an output interface configured to output the SEI messages separately from the sequence of coded video pictures. An example destination device may receive the SEI messages separately from the coded video pictures and render the coded video pictures using the SEI messages.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Providing regional content information to a user device by using content information received from a content provider

Номер: US20120023521A1
Принадлежит: Rovi Technologies Corp

A method and a system are put forth for providing regional content information to a user device (e.g., television, laptop, cell phone, etc.). In one example, the system provides content information messages that provide explanations of cultural peculiarities that may occur in the original media content (e.g., television programs, Internet streams, etc.). Accordingly, the system allows media content to be understood by various users who have different cultural backgrounds.

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26-01-2012 дата публикации

Image display apparatus and method for operating the same

Номер: US20120023524A1
Автор: Hyojung OH, Jihe Suk
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC

A multifunctional display device includes a processor to control display of at least one of a broadcast signal, data packets or signals from the remote controller. Also, a home screen includes a first area displaying a program, a second area displaying one or more card objects, and a third area having a prescribed number of applications. The home screen may be changed to display additional applications when an icon is selected using a remote controller.

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02-02-2012 дата публикации

System and method of package creation that includes audio content and audio advertising

Номер: US20120029984A1
Принадлежит: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I LP

A particular method includes receiving, via an interactive voice response unit, an audio content item during a first call. An indication of an insertion point at which to insert audio advertising in the audio content item is also received. The method further includes receiving via the interactive voice response unit an audio advertisement during a second call. The audio advertisement is automatically inserted into the audio content item at the insertion point to create a package.

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02-02-2012 дата публикации

Metadata Processing Apparatus, Server, and Metadata Processing Method

Номер: US20120030278A1
Принадлежит: Individual

According to one embodiment, a metadata processing apparatus which communicates with a server that holds metadata, the metadata processing apparatus includes a metadata update module configured to update metadata pertaining to content, a transmission module configured to transmit, to the server, content identification data for identifying the content to which the metadata updated by the metadata update module pertains, a reception module configured to receive data transmitted from the server, a determination module configured to determine, on the basis of the data received from the server by the reception module, whether it is necessary to upload the metadata updated by the metadata update module, and a notification module configured to invoke notification that presses upload of the metadata updated by the metadata update module to the server when the determination module has determined that upload is necessary.

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02-02-2012 дата публикации

Digital Ad Insertion for Video-On-Demand

Номер: US20120030704A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A method including identifying one or more ad break points within digital video and/or audio content, selecting ad content to provide with the video and/or audio content, and generating a playlist referencing the ad content at the one or more ad break points.

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02-02-2012 дата публикации

Method of and a system for providing buffer management mechanism

Номер: US20120030722A1
Принадлежит: Individual

The present invention provides a method of and a system for providing buffer management mechanism in an on-Demand environment to keep the popular content sections in server memory so as to reduce the repeatable disk I/O and improve the server performance. The method comprises: setting the state of a buffer to be ACTIVE when a file section stored in the buffer is requested by any users; setting the state of the buffer to be INACTIVE when users no longer request the file section stored in the buffer, the buffer in INACTIVE state having a lifetime; changing the state of the buffer from INACTIVE to FREE when the lifetime decreases to zero. The system comprises at least one detector for detecting the number of the users requesting a file section stored in the buffer and providing the detection results for a processor, one processor for determining the state of the buffer according to the detection results and providing instructions for at least one state setting unit, and at least one state setting unit for setting the state of the buffer based on instructions from the processor.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for correlating and navigating between a live image and a prerecorded panoramic image

Номер: US20120033032A1
Автор: Mikko Tapio Kankainen
Принадлежит: Nokia Oyj

An approach is provided for correlating and navigating between a live camera image and a prerecorded panoramic image. A mapping and augmented reality application correlates at least one live image with a prerecorded panoramic image, when a first location of a device used to capture the at least one live image substantially matches or falls within a predetermined proximity of a second location of a device used to capture the panoramic prerecorded image. The mapping and augmented reality application causes, at least in part, alternating of the at least one live image and the prerecorded panoramic image in a presentation on a screen of the device capturing the at least one live image.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Transmission and receiving apparatus and transmission and receiving method

Номер: US20120033129A1
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A transmission and receiving apparatus includes: a receiving section receiving a content signal conforming to a predetermined transmission standard, and restoring a video signal included in the content signal to output the video signal; a video-signal processing section performing predetermined processing on the video signal output from the receiving section; a selection section selecting either a signal path allowing the video signal to go through the video-signal processing section or a signal path not allowing the video signal to go through the video-signal processing section; and a transmission section converting the video signal having gone through the signal path selected by the selection section into a content signal conforming to the predetermined transmission standard, and transmitting the content signal.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

System and method for generating coded video sequences from still media

Номер: US20120033743A1
Принадлежит: AT&T Intellectual Property II LP

The invention provides a system and method that transforms a set of still/motion media (i.e., a series of related or unrelated still frames, web-pages rendered as images, or video clips) or other multimedia, into a video stream that is suitable for delivery over a display medium, such as TV, cable TV, computer displays, wireless display devices, etc. The video data stream may be presented and displayed in real time or stored and later presented through a set-top box, for example. Because these media are transformed into coded video streams (e.g. MPEG-2, MPEG-4, etc.), a user can watch them on a display screen without the need to connect to the Internet through a service provider. The user may request and interact with the desired media through a simple telephone interface, for example. Moreover, several wireless and cable-based services can be developed on the top of this system. In one possible embodiment, the system for generating a coded video sequence may include an input unit that receives the multimedia input and extracts image data, and derives the virtual camera scripts and coding hints from the image data, a video sequence generator that generates a video sequence based on the extracted image data and the derived virtual camera scripts and coding hints, and a video encoder that encodes the generated video sequence using the coding hints and outputs the coded video sequence to an output device. The system may also provide customized video sequence generation services to subscribers.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Enhanced navigation system using digital information medium

Номер: US20120033942A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A new navigation function is added to a legacy DVD-Video. A player unit plays back recorded contents, that include video contents or AV contents and ENAV contents associated with contents (menu, chapter) of the video contents, from a DVD-Video disc. The video contents of the DVD disc are played back by a video playback engine. The ENAV contents of the DVD disc are played back by an ENAV engine. The ENAV engine controls playback of the ENAV contents and that of the video contents in combination, connection, and/or synchronism with each other according to the played-back contents of the ENAV contents.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for updating information in real time for use in a media guidance application

Номер: US20120033943A1
Принадлежит: Rovi Technologies Corp

Systems and methods are provided for updating a media guidance application with real-time media information for enhancing recording features. In particular, real-time schedule changes, actual and estimated, are provided for updating instructions for a media guidance application operation.

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09-02-2012 дата публикации

Method of management of metadata size of a service guide

Номер: US20120036164A1
Принадлежит: France Brevets SAS

The invention enables reducing of the complexity of Service Guide size management related to the management of the bandwidth occupied by a combination of streams comprising audio/and or video streams, signaling streams and service guide streams. The invention relates more particularly to a method of management of metadata size of a service guide, by devices part of a contribution network, and comprises a step of determination of a maximum size of the service guide metadata as a function of a protocol encapsulator fill level, a step of sending of a message containing the maximum size for the service guide metadata to a service guide server, and a step of delivery by said service guide server of service guide metadata to the protocol encapsulator where the size of the said service guide metadata is smaller than or equal to said maximum size.

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16-02-2012 дата публикации

Experience or "sentio" codecs, and methods and systems for improving QoE and encoding based on QoE experiences

Номер: US20120039382A1
Принадлежит: Net Power and Light Inc

Certain embodiments teach a variety of experience or “sentio” codecs, and methods and systems for enabling an experience platform, as well as a Quality of Experience (QoS) engine which allows the sentio codec to select a suitable encoding engine or device. The sentio codec is capable of encoding and transmitting data streams that correspond to participant experiences with a variety of different dimensions and features. As will be appreciated, the following description provides one paradigm for understanding the multi-dimensional experience available to the participants, and as implemented utilizing a sentio codec. There are many suitable ways of describing, characterizing and implementing the sentio codec and experience platform contemplated herein.

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16-02-2012 дата публикации

Method and System for Remote Television Replay Control

Номер: US20120039580A1
Принадлежит: DirecTV Group Inc

A method, system, computer medium, and other embodiments for integrating unrelated web hosted services with stand-alone media-based devices are provided. Users can access and control the media-based device conveniently with a web-browser through various portals on the Internet. In one embodiment, users access the media-based device through one or more unrelated web portals, so as to control and to program the media-based device in a single web session, and to see information both stored on the media-based device and originating from third-party online sources of information and services in a single integrated presentation.

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16-02-2012 дата публикации

Methods and systems for content initiation

Номер: US20120042331A1
Автор: Winston Wolf, SR.
Принадлежит: Individual

Methods and systems for content initiation are described. In one embodiment, a content initiation request is received from an initiator device associated with an initiator. The content initiation request is associated with initiated content. The initiator associated with the content initiation request is verified as an authorized initiator. The broadcast request is transmitted to a broadcaster device based on verification of the initiator. The broadcast request is associated with the initiated content. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.

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16-02-2012 дата публикации

Method and system for automatically determining demographics of media assets for targeting advertisements

Номер: US20120042339A1
Принадлежит: Individual

Described herein is a system and method of ad targeting that automatically matches advertisements to media based on the demographic signatures of each. The method and system include calculating a match score between historical buyer demographics and media demographics. Media which is similar to the demographic of the product buyers is targeted for advertising.

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23-02-2012 дата публикации

Low-latency remote display rendering using tile-based rendering systems

Номер: US20120044253A1
Автор: Kim Pallister
Принадлежит: Individual

Apparatus, systems and methods for low latency remote display rendering using tile-based rendering systems are disclosed. In one implementation, a system includes a network interface and a content source coupled to the network interface. The content source being capable of rendering at least one tile of a tiled image, encoding the at least one tile, and providing the at least one encoded tile to the network interface before all tiles of the tiled image are rendered.

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23-02-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for delivering watermarked digital media content to a user upon request

Номер: US20120045054A1
Принадлежит: Individual

The present invention provides a means and an apparatus for watermarking a digital signal. A particular content which is to be made available by a content provider to potential content users is prepared by encoding the content into a plurality of encoded streams, each encoded stream being encoded according to a different bit-rate. Each encoded stream comprises a plurality of chunks and each chunk is retrievable by a requestor of content. Upon request of said content by a user, the plurality of chunks making up the content are selected from the plurality of the different encoded streams and a subset from that plurality of chunks is watermarked using a unique identifying parameter associated with the requestor.

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23-02-2012 дата публикации

Sequenced video overlay advertisements, including quiz games

Номер: US20120047031A1
Автор: Mehul Sanghavi
Принадлежит: Yahoo Inc until 2017

The present invention provides methods and systems for advertising in connection with a video segment. Methods are provided in which a time-spaced sequence of video overlay advertisements are displayed. Advertisements of the sequence may be user-interactive and may relate to subject matter of the video segment displayed during display of the advertisements. Advertisements of the sequence may be user-interactive, and may include quiz or trivia questions that are part of a quiz or trivia game. A final advertisement may provide a reward for participation in or completion of the quiz or trivia game.

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23-02-2012 дата публикации

Electronic device and method for embedding product information in videos with product placements

Номер: US20120047527A1
Принадлежит: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd

A method embeds product information in videos with product placements using an electronic device. The electronic device converts product information of products into advertisement information, and saves the advertisement information in an ad database. The advertisement information includes product images and advertisements of the products. The electronic device exports the advertisement of a presented product displayed on a display device from the ad database according to the product images during the video broadcasts. The advertisement of the presented product is displayed on the display device.

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23-02-2012 дата публикации

System and method for rule based dynamic server side streaming manifest files

Номер: US20120047542A1
Принадлежит: Disney Enterprises Inc

There is provided a system and method for rule-based dynamic server-side streaming manifest files. There is provided a method comprising receiving a request to provide a first video content for playback, evaluating a plurality of rules for the first video content, generating a dynamic manifest file referencing the first video content, and providing the dynamic manifest file in response to the request, thereby enabling an application to playback the first video content for output on a display by interpreting the dynamic manifest file. The rules may implement various features such as dynamic advertisement insertion, load balancing, client customization, user and device targeting, enhanced security mechanisms, global announcements, and others. As streaming protocols are widely supported by default on many client platforms, the dynamic manifest files can be utilized in a user friendly and transparent manner compared to client-side solutions requiring cumbersome client software installations.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

Adaptive Media Content Scrubbing on a Remote Device

Номер: US20120050012A1
Принадлежит: Apple Inc

Systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling, from a mobile device, media content stored on the mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device. Data can be provided from the mobile device to the media client for identifying the location of the media content and a playback time. Based on the data, the media client can obtain a portion of the media content associated with the playback time. Also, playback of the media content on the display device can be controlled by a user of the mobile device.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

Video display apparatus and video display method

Номер: US20120050500A1
Автор: Takanori Yamaguchi
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp

According to one embodiment, a video display apparatus includes a measuring module and a controller. The measuring module is configured to measure a viewing time of 3 D video. The controller is configured to determine whether or not the viewing time has reached or will soon reach a viewing restriction time and, if determining that the viewing time has reached or will soon reach the viewing restriction time, to cause a display module to make a display indicating that the viewing time has reached or will soon reach the viewing restriction time.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

Transport of partially encrypted media

Номер: US20120051539A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A method of facilitating transport of partially encrypted video is disclosed. The method re-packetizes or otherwise de-concatenates packets carrying the partially encrypted video into packets where all the video in each packet is either encrypted or unencrypted. The re-packetized video packets may include data that identifies whether the packet is carrying encrypted or unencrypted video.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

Methods and systems for dynamically providing access to enhanced content during a presentation of a media content instance

Номер: US20120054610A1
Автор: Don G. Archer
Принадлежит: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC

Exemplary methods and systems for dynamically providing access to enhanced content during a presentation of a media content instance are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes an enhanced content access system detecting a presentation of a media content instance, analyzing a stream of text associated with the media content instance to obtain one or more keywords each corresponding to at least one of a plurality of portions of the media content instance, selecting one or more enhanced content instances associated with the media content instance in accordance with the one or more keywords, and dynamically displaying one or more display elements each representative of an enhanced content instance included in the one or more enhanced content instances in a graphical user interface during the presentation of the media content instance. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for embedding media programs having custom user selectable thumbnails

Номер: US20120054615A1
Принадлежит: HULU LLC

A method and apparatus for embedding a media program with a randomly user selected thumbnail is disclosed. The user can scan a media program to identify one of a plurality of media program frames, select the frame of interest, then designate it as the thumbnail to use in connection with the embedded media program.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

Adaptive videodescription player

Номер: US20120054796A1

The computer readable storage medium includes computer executable instructions for implementing a videodescription player module. The computer executable instructions implementing a user interface for selecting one or more videodescription output options among a plurality of videodescription output options. A videodescription player module generates a videodescription output that includes vocal communication information according to the selected output option.

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01-03-2012 дата публикации

System and Method of Scheduling an Event Related to an Advertisement

Номер: US20120054804A1
Принадлежит: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I LP

A method includes transmitting media content to a set-top box. The media content includes an advertisement having a selectable reminder indicator related to an event. The method further includes receiving an input selection related to the selectable reminder indicator from the set-top box, sending a first menu to the set-top box including at least one option to schedule a reminder associated with the event, and sending a second menu to the set-top box in response to receiving a selection of the at least one option. The second menu includes a device menu including an option to specify a device order in which to send the reminder to a plurality of devices.

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08-03-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for generating and embedding personalized media content

Номер: US20120057850A1
Автор: Walter R. Klappert
Принадлежит: Rovi Technologies Corp

Systems and methods for generating and/or displaying personalized video content are provided. In some embodiments, a video asset made up of a set of frames, including a preliminary frame with an object region, is received at user equipment. A media element is identified and transmitted to a remote server, where it is processed to produce a modified version of the media element and then transmitted back to the user equipment. The video asset is displayed at the user equipment, except that a modified frame incorporating the modified version of the media element is displayed in place of the preliminary frame. The modified version of the media element is incorporated in an area of the modified frame corresponding to the object region of the preliminary frame.

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08-03-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for providing advertisements to user devices using an advertisement gateway

Номер: US20120059696A1
Принадлежит: United Video Properties Inc

An advertisement gateway that provides an interface for multiple user devices and multiple advertisement sources to communicate is presented. The advertisement gateway is capable of translating advertisement requests from a user device in a particular format into another format that is compatible with an advertisement source. Conversely, the advertisement gateway can translate advertisement responses from an advertisement source in a particular format into another format that is compatible with the requesting device. In this manner, the advertisers only have to develop an advertisement using a single protocol and format (i.e., the protocol to communicate with the advertisement source) and still be able to provide their advertisements to a wide variety of user devices.

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08-03-2012 дата публикации

Continuable communication management apparatus and continuable communication managing method

Номер: US20120060178A1
Принадлежит: Fujitsu Ltd

A continuable communication management apparatus includes a viewing manage that, upon receiving view information representing a reproduction state of video content from an arbitrary view terminal, registers the view information; a video list provider that, in response to a video list request transmitted from a view terminal, accesses a menu server to acquire the video list, determines if there is video content with a suspended state designated by the view terminal in the view information, and if there is the video content with the suspended state, adds the video content with the suspended state as a candidate of continuable viewing to the video list, and transmit the added video list to the view terminal; and a reporting device that finds an information item containing an indication of a view location of the video content with the suspended state from the view information and transmits the information item to the view terminal.

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08-03-2012 дата публикации

System and method for interactive tv advertising

Номер: US20120060183A1
Принадлежит: Ericsson Television Inc

A system and method for providing interactive television advertising. When a viewer with interactive capability is identified, the system invites the viewer to create an advertisement. When the viewer accepts, the system displays advertisement parameters on the viewer's television or other connected computing device such as a smartphone. The viewer uses a remote control mechanism to select parameters and send them to an interactive advertising unit in a television delivery system. The interactive advertising unit creates the interactive advertisement in accordance with the selected advertisement parameters. The system then shows the interactive advertisement to the viewer during the next commercial break.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

Broadcasting and communication receiver apparatus

Номер: US20120062795A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A digital receiver including: a receiver; a decoder; and a display controller, with a display having a first display zone displaying at least a part of the title included in program information and a second display zone displaying an entirety of the title, under control of the display controller; wherein the display controller includes an input data amount calculator calculating an amount of input data for the first display zone inputted from memory, and a comparator to compare the amount calculated with an amount of displayable data, and when the amount of the input data is larger than the amount of the displayable data, a part of the title and a symbol indicative of omission are displayed, and when the first display zone is selected, an entirety of the title in the selected first display zone is displayed in the second display zone.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

Entry points for 3d trickplay

Номер: US20120063742A1
Принадлежит: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV

Providing entry points for 3D video data is described. An entry point unit ( 18 ) generates an entry point table by defining entry points in an incoming 3D video data stream and storing entry point addresses giving the location of the defined entry points. The video data stream comprises a multitude of sub-streams, which multitude encodes one stream of 3D video data and comprises at least one 2D sub-stream that independently encodes a 2D version of the 3D video data and at least one auxiliary sub-stream that dependently encodes part of the 3D video data. The entry points include main entry points in the 2D sub-stream and auxiliary entry points in the auxiliary sub-stream for enabling 3D trickplay of the 3D video data by retrieving and decoding nonadjacent fragments of the 2D sub-stream and retrieving and dependently decoding corresponding fragments of the auxiliary sub-stream.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

System And Method Of Enabling Identification Of A Right Event Sound Corresponding To An Impact Related Event

Номер: US20120066242A1
Автор: Vijay Sathya
Принадлежит: Individual

A system and method of enabling identification of a right event sound (ES) corresponding to an impact related event is described. The instant invention facilitates the identification of the most appropriate sound for an impact related audio-video event thereby enabling the content producers to mix it with the video content and provide the viewers a near life like experience. The instant invention further provides a method to create an Audio-Video Database Library (AVD) to initialize the system. A method of determining the intensity of impact for an event in terms of pixels traversed by the impact object as evaluated across the video frames before, at and after the frame of impact is also discussed herein.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

Method and Apparatus to Provide an Ecosystem for Mobile Video

Номер: US20120066355A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A method or apparatus to provide a video ecosystem is described. The video ecosystem, in one embodiment, permits live video streaming between users on different platforms, carriers, and/or devices.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

System and method for improving measurement of viewing patterns by set tuners and advertisement optimization

Номер: US20120066706A1
Автор: Andrew G. Setos
Принадлежит: Fox Digital Enterprises Inc

A system and method for improving measurement of viewing patterns by set tuners and advertisement optimization are described. The present disclosure presents an improvement to existing set tuners that uses an uploaded application code to expand the reporting capabilities of pre-existing set tuners. The present disclosure also presents a method for increased optimization of advertising by correcting inefficiencies of existing set tuners and, optionally, further analyzing psychographics or demographics in conjunction with improved, non-invasive reporting mechanisms.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

Train-mounted content delivery system and method of displaying train content information

Номер: US20120066713A1
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Corp

A train-mounted content delivery system includes a video information delivery apparatus that performs delivery control for advertisement/guidance image content and a display control apparatus that stores service image content generated based on train information from a train information apparatus, accumulates advertisement/guidance image content delivered from the video information delivery apparatus, and controls, based on a display schedule created by the video information delivery apparatus, display of a service image and an advertisement/guidance image that should be displayed on displays. The video information delivery apparatus includes a service image scheduler that manages the service image content and an advertisement/guidance image scheduler that manages the advertisement/guidance image content. Switching from the service image to the advertisement/guidance image or switching from the advertisement/guidance image to the service image in the displays is executed according to the control by the service image scheduler.

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15-03-2012 дата публикации

Non-real Time Services

Номер: US20120066733A1
Автор: Mark Kenneth Eyer
Принадлежит: Mark Kenneth Eyer

In certain embodiments, a digital television receiver method for receiving non-real time (NRT) program content involves receiving a transport stream containing an Internet Protocol (IP) stream of packets containing non-real time program content, NRT service metadata and NRT content metadata; a demultiplexer that demultiplexes the IP stream of packets to produce: NRT program content, NRT service metadata, and NRT content metadata; an NRT metadata parser that produces NRT service metadata and NRT content metadata; and where the NRT service metadata contains an indication whether or not a particular NRT service is to be offered on a subscription basis. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

P2p real time media recommendations

Номер: US20120072610A1
Автор: Hugh Svendsen
Принадлежит: Napo Enterprises LLC

Systems and methods are described for providing peer-to-peer (P2P) media recommendations. In one embodiment, a central streaming media service operates to stream media presentations to user devices of users. For each user desiring to send and receive recommendations, each time a media presentation is streamed to and played by a user device of the user, the central media service provides a recommendation identifying the media presentation to one or more other users associated with the user. Similarly, the central media service provides media recommendations to the user from one or more other users. Once streaming and playback of the media presentation is complete or substantially complete, the central streaming media service automatically selects a next media presentation for the user from a group of media presentations including those identified by the recommendations provided to the user and begins streaming the next media presentation to the user device of the user.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Channel tune dwell time log processing

Номер: US20120072935A1
Принадлежит: Google LLC

Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Common purchase plan based advertisement

Номер: US20120072949A1
Автор: Sarbajit K. Rakshit
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for selecting an advertisement for play on a specified device for one or more users. Each of the users has a defined relationship with the specified device, and has an information description stored on a mobile communications device. In one embodiment, the method comprises transmitting the respective information description of each of one or more users from the user's communications device to a provider server. The server analyzes one or more information descriptions to identify an advertisement for playing on the specified device. The specified device, in one embodiment, is a television. In an embodiment, advertisements are displayed based on common purchase profiles and common purchase plans among different people. The purchase plans may be sent to the television when the users are in a defined area or come within a given distance of the television.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

System and Method for Independent Media Auditing and Media Serving for Marketing Campaigns Presented Via Media Devices in Public Places

Номер: US20120072950A1
Принадлежит: DS IQ Inc

An independent auditing and ad service system that may be utilized with a system for presenting marketing campaigns to audiences via a network of players in public locations. Independent agents in the players monitor media content that is presented to audiences during marketing campaigns and generate independent agent playlogs that are provided to a content registry service which compares the independent agent playlogs with playlogs that are provided by a network operator to validate the network-operator-generated playlogs. The independent agent playlogs may also be provided to an analytics service where they are used to analyze the performance of marketing campaigns. From the analyzed performance, the service may determine that the media content presented to audiences via the media players should be changed. The independent agents may be instructed to implement recommended changes by modifying the media content being presented on the players.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Interactive media system and method for presenting pause-time content

Номер: US20120072956A1
Принадлежит: United Video Properties Inc

Interactive media systems and methods are provided for substituting pause-time content in place of media that has been paused. The user may pause media such as real-time media, video-on-demand media, near video-on-demand, or recorded media. If the user pauses real-time media or near video-on-demand media, the interactive media application may store the media. The interactive media application may also provide the user with the ability to rewind, resume play of, and fast-forward the media. The pause-time content may be audio or video media and may be an advertisement, trivia, program summaries or any other suitable pause-time content. The interactive media application may provide customized pause-time content specific to the user or specific to the media paused by using media data associated with the media. The interactive media application may also prevent the user from accessing features (e.g., fast-forward) of the system.

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22-03-2012 дата публикации

Network-based service to provide on-demand video summaries of television programs

Номер: US20120072959A1
Принадлежит: AT&T Intellectual Property II LP

A network-based device allows customers to receive television programming and to view summaries of the programming. A method of providing the summaries comprises: dividing a received program into program segments each identified by index marks, summarizing each program segment into summary segments identified by similar index marks, generating metadata files for delimiting a beginning and an end of summary segments and program segments, storing the summary segments and accessing the summary segments to supply the summary segments in lieu of program segments upon demand.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Electronic data integrity protection device and method and data monitoring system

Номер: US20120078864A1
Автор: Izuru Kitamura, JI Li
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

The present invention discloses an electronic data integrity protection device and method and a data monitoring system, wherein the device includes: a data reception unit configured to receive electronic data; a signal reception unit configured to receive an external signal; a signal processing unit configured to process the external signal in accordance with a predetermined integrity protection strategy, to output a corresponding instruction, wherein the integrity protection strategy specifies at least an integrity protection mode associated with the external signal; and an integrity protection operation unit configured to perform, in response to the instruction, integrity protection operation on the electronic data so as to generate integrity protection information. According to the technical solution of the invention, it is possible to provide appropriate integrity protection for data when an external signal occurs, realize event-driven integrity and achieve a good balance among security, resource consumption and efficiency.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Browsing hierarchies with social recommendations

Номер: US20120078953A1
Автор: Carlos Araya
Принадлежит: Rovi Technologies Corp

Browsing content stored in a content source. A hierarchical tree structure is accessed. The hierarchical tree structure has nodes that correspond to at least one query for recommended content that is recommended based on at least one social network service. Recommended content stored in the content source is browsed by executing the at least one query for recommended content, the at least one query corresponding to at least one node of the hierarchical tree structure. The browsing is performed in accordance with a hierarchy of the hierarchical tree structure.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Content summarizing apparatus and content summarizing displaying apparatus

Номер: US20120078977A1
Автор: Tomoyuki Shibata
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp

According to one embodiment, a content summarizing apparatus includes a selection unit, a record unit, and a storage unit. The selection unit selects at least one image from input content in accordance with at least one selection criterion and at least one parameter corresponding to the at least one selection criterion, and to produce a summary. The record unit cause the storage unit to store a summary record information item that includes the at least one selection criterion and the at least one parameter used by the selection unit. The storage unit stores the summary record information item whenever the summary of the input content is produced. The selection unit acquires past summary record information items from the storage unit, and produces the summary using the at least one selection criterion and the at least one parameter that fails to be included in the past summary record information items.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Selectively receiving media content

Номер: US20120079000A1
Принадлежит: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC

Disclosed are methods for associating size information with each chunk of a media presentation. This size information is sent to an end-user device. There are many ways to characterize the size of a chunk beyond simply giving the number of bytes in the chunk. Some embodiments send an approximation of the size or a relative size. In some embodiments, a server publishes a “reference” value for a media presentation and then, for each chunk, gives the size relative to that reference value. The device decides whether or not to download the chunk. The device might decide that it is unlikely that the next chunk can be downloaded in time. Then, to avoid the possibility of a video freeze, the device could request the next chunk at a lower resolution. In some situations, the device decides to request a completely different chunk or to not request any chunk at all.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

System and method of storing and retrieving associated information with a digital image

Номер: US20120079051A1
Автор: Leigh M. Rothschild
Принадлежит: ARIEL INVENTIONS LLC

A method and apparatus for associating metadata with an image are disclosed. The metadata associated with the image includes communication options for communicating with a party associated with the image. The communication options may include email, Short Message Service (SMS), blog, social media, video conference, Internet chat, etc. The communication options are displayed in response to selection of the image. Communication with the party associated with the image is initiated using at least one of the communication options.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for touch-based media guidance

Номер: US20120079429A1
Принадлежит: Rovi Technologies Corp

Systems and methods are provided for navigating media content information using a media guidance application implemented on a portable device with a touch-sensitive display. A display screen with a media content information region, an availability region, and/or a media source region may be displayed on the touch-sensitive display. The user may interact with these regions and, specifically, with media tiles, a time selector, and a channel selector to navigate the media content information.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Multiple device storefront for video provisioning system

Номер: US20120079529A1
Принадлежит: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC

A system may process metadata associated with video assets; generate, based on the metadata, a first listing of the video assets, where the first listing is compatible with a first type of user device that corresponds to a set top box; and provide the first listing to the first type of user device. The system may further generate, based on the metadata, a second listing of the video assets, where the second listing is formatted to be compatible with a second type of user device that is a different type than the set top box; and provide the second listing to the second type of user device.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Emergency alert data delivery apparatus and methods

Номер: US20120079531A1
Принадлежит: Individual

Apparatus and methods for efficiently and flexibly providing emergency alert data (e.g., EAS messages) to subscribers of a content-based network, such as for example Internet protocol television (IPTV) subscribers. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a server performing real-time receipt and encapsulation of the EAS data (which may comprise audio, video, and/or text), transport of the EAS data to client devices over the network, and use of one or more applications running on the client devices to decode and display/present the EAS data in a manner which effectively guarantees that it will be perceived by the viewer. In one variant, instant messaging (IM) infrastructure is used to authenticate clients and receive and display at least portion of the EAS data via a separate transport process. Server and client-side apparatus adapted for EAS data receipt, decoding and display are also disclosed.

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29-03-2012 дата публикации

Catalog slicing in a video provisioning system

Номер: US20120079546A1
Принадлежит: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC

A system, associated with a video provisioning system, may receive a hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories associated with a catalog of video assets; and condense the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories into a file. The system may further transmit the file to a set top box, where transmitting the file allows the set top box to access the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories without retrieving, from the video provisioning system, additional information associated with the hierarchical representation of categories and subcategories.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

Receiving apparatus, receiving method, and program

Номер: US20120081607A1
Автор: Naohisa Kitazato
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A receiving apparatus includes: a reception portion configured to receive audio-visual content being transmitted; a trigger extraction portion configured to extract trigger information for controlling an application program for execution either by the receiving apparatus proper or by an external device connected thereto in conjunction with the audio-visual content, the application program being transmitted along with the audio-visual content; an apparatus proper control portion configured such that if a command indicated by the extracted trigger information is destined for the receiving apparatus proper, the apparatus proper control portion controls performance of the application program in accordance with the command; and an external device processing portion configured such that if the command indicated by the extracted trigger information is destined for the external device, the external device processing portion transfers the command to the external device.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus of processing three-dimensional video content

Номер: US20120082309A1
Автор: Shang-Chieh Wen
Принадлежит: Himax Media Solutions Inc

The present invention introduces methods and apparatus of encrypting/decrypting three-dimensional (3D) video content. The inventive methods and apparatus can achieve a flexible payment/authorization mechanism for the 3D video content. A user can choose to view only 2D images corresponding to the video content, or pay an authorization fee that allows the user to view the entire 3D video content.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

System and method for presenting information associated with a media program

Номер: US20120084275A1
Автор: Jeffrey P. Cassanova
Принадлежит: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I LP

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an apparatus having a processor adapted to receive a message from a portable communication device communicatively coupled to a set-top box presenting a media program and to retrieve from the message a media descriptor associated with the media program. The processor is further adapted to identify according to the media descriptor one or more images of one or more performers commonly presented in the media program, to monitor one or more frames of a live media feed including the media program, and compare the one or more human figures to the one or more images of performers. The processor can also be adapted to recognize a performer from the comparison, to retrieve information associated with the performer, and to transmit the information to the portable communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

Delivering Content in Multiple Formats

Номер: US20120084463A1
Принадлежит: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LLC

Content may be received at an edge location in one format, but delivered to a terminal on an access network in another format. The received content may be transcoded at the edge location. The transcoded content may be stored, or immediately delivered. The transcoded content may be fragmented prior to storage. Multiple copies of the transcoded content may be maintained in multiple formats. These formats may be aligned with one another such that delivery of the content can include delivering portions of the content in one format and other portions of the content in another format.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

System and Method for Integrating Interactive Advertising Into Real Time Video Content

Номер: US20120084807A1
Автор: Earl Cole, Mark Thompson
Принадлежит: PARTICLE 5 LLC

A system and method for interactive video advertising comprising advertising overlays that are displayed on a video screen to prompt user interaction. User interaction causes additional advertising content to be made available in a user interface that may be accessed immediately or at a later time point. Advertising content that populates the user interface is chosen based on marketing and behavioral data and parameters. The user interface allows users to access advertising material, send advertising materials to other users and networks such as social networks, social media, telephone networks, wireless telephone networks, cellular telephone networks, computer networks, cable television networks, satellite television networks, video game system networks, the internet, individuals, or combinations thereof. The types of data and advertising materials that may be shared are videos, pictures, photographs, text messages, sweepstakes, contests, emails, telephone calls, popularity indicators, and combinations thereof.

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05-04-2012 дата публикации

Content supplying apparatus, content supplying method, content reproduction apparatus, content reproduction method, program and content viewing system

Номер: US20120084829A1
Автор: Naohisa Kitazato
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

Disclosed herein is a content supplying apparatus for supplying a video content to a content reproduction apparatus, including: a production section adapted to produce a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network; and a delivery section adapted to deliver the video content through the Internet.

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12-04-2012 дата публикации

Implementation of media content alteration

Номер: US20120090000A1
Принадлежит: SEARETE LLC

A classification method and system for possible content alteration of a media work may include criteria regarding content that is feasible for alteration. Such criteria may be maintained in records that are accessible to an interested party. Some embodiments may include a record of primary authorization rights applicable to a possible content alteration. A further embodiment feature may include a record of secondary authorization rights applicable to substitute altered content incorporated in a derivative version. Various techniques may be used to incorporate substitute altered content in a derivative version of the media work in accordance with applicable substitution guidelines.

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12-04-2012 дата публикации

Event booking mechanism

Номер: US20120090012A1
Принадлежит: OpenTV Inc

A mechanism for booking events comprising an event broker, one or more event managers and one or more action handlers. In one embodiment, the event broker is configured to register a plurality of event bookings, each of which identifies an event and a corresponding action. For each event booking, the event broker notifies an event manager which is configured to detect the type of event identified in the event booking. When the event manager detects the identified event, it notifies the event broker. The broker then notifies an action handler which is configured to initiate the type of action identified in the event booking. The action handler then initiates the action. If the event booking is non-recurring and the action is complete, the event booking is unregistered by the event broker.

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19-04-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for transmitting content, method and apparatus for receiving content, and content service system

Номер: US20120093259A1

A method and an apparatus for transmitting contents, a method and an apparatus for receiving contents, and a content service system are provided. The method for transmitting contents includes converting first contents including distortion part contents in which at least an area of a specific part of source contents is subjected to distortion processing into a transmittable type through a transmission network to generate a first transmission signal; converting any one the source part contents that are the part contents corresponding to the part of the source contents and differential information between the source part contents and the distortion part contents into a transmittable type through the transmission network to generate the second transmission signal; and transmitting part information indicating the first transmission signal, the second transmission signal, and the part through the transmission network.

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26-04-2012 дата публикации

User-customized programming

Номер: US20120102529A1
Принадлежит: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC

A method may include transmitting a list of programs for customization to a user device and receiving, from the user device, a selection by the user of one of the listed programs. The method may further include determining a list of clips to recommend to the user based on a user profile associated with the user and transmitting the list of clips to the user device for customizing the selected program. Further, the method may include receiving a selection of one of the clips from the user device and inserting the clip into the selected program to generate a customized program.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Encoding method, display apparatus, and decoding method

Номер: US20120106921A1
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

An encoding method is provided, according to which video streams obtained by compression-coding original images are contained in one transport stream. The video streams contained in the transport stream include a video stream that constitutes 2D video and video streams that constitute 3D video. When containing such video streams in the transport stream, a descriptor specifying the video streams constituting the 3D video is contained in a PMT (Programmable Map Table) of the transport stream.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for media annotation, selection and display of background data

Номер: US20120106924A1
Принадлежит: Flickintel LLC

Video content is a time varying presentation of scenes or video frames. Each frame can contain a number of scene elements such as actors, foreground items, background items, or other items. A person enjoying video content can select a scene element by specifying a screen coordinate while the video content plays. Frame specification data identifies the specific frame or scene being displayed when the coordinate is selected. The coordinate in combination with the frame specification data is sufficient to identify the scene element that the person has chosen. Information about the scene element can then be presented to the person. An annotation database can relate the scene elements to the frame specification data and coordinates.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Integrated content guide for interactive selection of content and services on personal computer systems with multiple sources and multiple media presentation

Номер: US20120110512A1

A integrated content guide for multiple sources is provided with hyper-text type links to allow for the selection of various programs. The hyper-text links are provided for a transmitted and then stored digital bit stream. This allows for the embedding within the content guide what could be additional commercial information. The embedding may also be as to additional information for other related television or radio shows or the like. Information can be additional television shows, related information or activities on on-line services or automatic telephone ordering of products or services being displayed.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Program replacing method

Номер: US20120110617A1
Автор: Takakazu Shiomi
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

A program replacing method capable of updating a program by executing a temporarily downloaded program without deleting an existing program, as well as being capable of easily restoring such existing program. When a function not equipped to the existing program is required to be added, the program replacing method downloads a program so that it can be executed concurrently with the existing program.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for providing user information to improve advertising experience

Номер: US20120110619A1
Принадлежит: HULU LLC

A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. The method permits the user to manage the provision of user information such as surveys and advertisement feedback to the media program provider to improve the advertising experience.

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03-05-2012 дата публикации

Time-adapted content delivery system and method

Номер: US20120110627A1
Принадлежит: Nbc Universal Inc

A system for coordinated playback of time-shifted content with time-adapted complimentary content is provided. The time-shifted content may be played back from storage media, both local and remote. Time-shifting may occur by independent playback such as from optical discs and other memory devices, as well as from user manipulation of features in a playback system based upon real-time or near real-time content distribution. The content is identified, along with timing information identifying where in the content the playback is occurring. Time-adapted complimentary content may then be selected and transmitted to the playback system. Such time-adapted content may include advertisement, product and service offerings, complimentary information, audio and/or video content, and so forth.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Manifest mechanism in broadcast involved system

Номер: US20120117263A1
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A method and an apparatus for receiving manifest information by a client from a broadcast involved system are provided. The method includes accessing the broadcast involved system, receiving timing information comprising a specific entry point to check the manifest information, and acquiring the manifest information from a broadcasting channel using the timing information.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

System and Method of Delivering Advertisements to a Mobile Communication Device

Номер: US20120117593A1
Автор: YANG Pan
Принадлежит: Individual

System and method of delivering advertisements to a mobile computing and communication device is disclosed. The system comprises a digital television system and a mobile communication device. A video program being played by the television system may be transferred to the mobile device when a user intends to move away from the television system. According to one embodiment, an advertising message may be delivered on a display of the mobile device when the digital content of the video program is being transmitted. According to another embodiment, advertising messages may be inserted into predetermined positions of the received video program. The advertising messages may be selected based on the user's identity of the mobile device.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

User profiling

Номер: US20120117604A1
Принадлежит: Alcatel Lucent SAS, Alcatel Lucent USA Inc

A method, in a communications network, of collecting profile data related to at least a first type of service a user is supplied with and making that data available to at least a second different type of service the user is supplied with over the network.

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10-05-2012 дата публикации

Transport Stream, Data Processing Device and Digital Television for Intermittently Updating Firmware

Номер: US20120117607A1
Автор: Cheng Hao Li
Принадлежит: MStar Semiconductor Inc Taiwan

A transport stream (TS) includes a plurality of first download data blocks (DDBs), a plurality of second download data blocks, and a download information indication (DII). Each download data block includes a first processing method tag and a first content data. The first processing method tag is for indicating a first data processing method, and the first content data forms a part of a firmware after having been processed according to the first data processing method. Each second DDB includes a second processing method tag and a second content data. The second processing method tag is for indicating a second data processing method different from the first data processing method, and the second content data forms another part of the firmware after having been processed according to the second data processing method. The DII includes information for controlling the first DDBs and the second DDBs.

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17-05-2012 дата публикации

System and Method of Voting Via An Interactive Television System

Номер: US20120124609A1
Принадлежит: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I LP

A method includes receiving a first voting selection from a first user logged in at a set-top box device, the first voting selection associated with video content that is received at the set-top box device. The first voting selection is added to a tally of votes when a voting status of the set-top box device indicates no previous voting selection has been received from the first user. A second voting selection associated with the video content is received from a second user logged in at the set-top box device. The second voting selection is added to the tally of votes when no previous voting selection has been received from the second user. A third voting selection received from the first user is not added to the tally of votes when the voting status indicates that the first voting selection has been received from the first user.

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17-05-2012 дата публикации

Virtual insertion of advertisements

Номер: US20120124618A1
Принадлежит: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC

A device includes a communication interface and one or more processors. The communication interface may receive a playlist that lists segments of a content stream in an order the segments are to be recombined, receive advertisement information that describes an advertisement, receive a breakpoint, and send a revised playlist to a remote server. The one or more processors may generate the revised playlist based on the playlist, the advertisement information, and the breakpoint. The revised playlist may include references to the segments and the advertisements.

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17-05-2012 дата публикации

Field of programme delivery

Номер: US20120124621A1
Автор: Bertrand Wendling
Принадлежит: Thomson Licensing SAS

A receiver is disclosed, comprising means for receiving a programme stream, and means for replacing portions of the programme stream with a locally stored programme. Other aspects of the invention are also presented.

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24-05-2012 дата публикации

System, method and apparatus of providing/receiving service of plurality of content providers and client

Номер: US20120131447A1
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC

A service providing method providing at least one of service provided from a plurality of contents provider to clients includes receiving metadata related to at least one of service provided from the contents provider; converting the received metadata into the metadata of XML format; and providing the metadata of the XML format to the clients.

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31-05-2012 дата публикации

Providing multiple video perspectives of activities through a data network to a remote multimedia server for selective display by remote viewing audiences

Номер: US20120133772A1
Автор: Luis M. Ortiz
Принадлежит: Front Row Technology LLC

Multiple visual perspectives in video of private and public activities including those in public areas such as entertainment venues captured by cameras located near the activities can be transmitted over data networks to a server where video-related data is processed and recorded for selective display by authorized, remote video display devices (e.g., HDTV, set-top boxes, computers, handheld devices) in wired/wireless communication with the server. Users can be registered and authorized to access the server to provide/access video captured by cameras at activities. Wireless handheld devices can selectively retrieve video-related data captured at activities for server storage and subsequent display by video display devices. Captured video/pictures can be organized in a server based on at least one of: activity title, activity time, activity date, activity place, wireless handheld device location at time of video recording, distance from location of interest. Simultaneous display of multiple videos on a display can be synchronized.

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31-05-2012 дата публикации

Watermark generating method, broadcast content generating method including the same and watermarking system

Номер: US20120134510A1

Disclosed are a method of generating a watermark, a method of generating a broadcast content including the same, and a watermarking system. The method of generating a watermark according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: determining a size of a target image to which a broadcast content is provided; determining the number of watermarks to be inserted into one frame of the target image; generating a watermark insert pattern by using the size of the target image and the number of watermarks; and scaling up the watermark insert pattern to a predetermined pattern for inserting the watermark insert pattern into an original image of the broadcast content.

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31-05-2012 дата публикации

Method of targeted ad insertion using http live streaming protocol

Номер: US20120137015A1
Автор: Wendell Sun
Принадлежит: General Instrument Corp

A content delivery system and method that receives a request for a content stream that includes splice points. The method receives a playlist that includes an ordered list of media segment files that represent the content stream, and splice point tags, where generation of the media segment files aligns segment boundaries with the splice points in the content stream, and where each splice point tag is in a location in the playlist that corresponds to the position of one of the splice points in the content stream. The method identifies an insertion position in the playlist based on the location of the splice point tags, selects an advertisement segment, inserts the advertisement segment at the insertion position to create a modified playlist, removes the splice point tags from the modified playlist, and sends the modified playlist to the video display device.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Electronic Book Security Features

Номер: US20120139693A1
Принадлежит: NDS Ltd

A method and system for fingerprinting a content item is described, the and system method include providing the content item, the content item including a set of content item elements, the set of content item elements denoted E, such that E={E 1 , E 2 , E i , E m }, providing information uniquely associated with a single user, the information including a string of bits, hereinafter denoted S 0 , parsing S 0 into a plurality of subsequences of strings of bits, hereinafter denoted S 1 ,, Sn, the parsing being performed such that S 0 equals a function of S 1 ,, Sn, providing a matrix of content item replacement elements, the matrix denoted R, each row of matrix R including, for at least each one of n members of set E, an array of content item replacement elements for E i denoted R i , such that R i ={R i1 , R ij }, uniquely associating each one of S 1 , Sn with one matrix element of matrix R, so that for every one of S 1 ,, Sn there exists a corresponding element of E, for every one of S 1 ,, Sn replacing at least one instance of the corresponding element E in the content item with the associated one matrix element of matrix R for the corresponding one of S 1 ,, Sn, and outputting a replacement content item including the result of the replacing, wherein the members of R i for each E i are chosen according to at least one similarity criterion. Related hardware, systems and methods are also described.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Methods and systems for media annotation, selection and display of additional information associated with a region of interest in video content

Номер: US20120139839A1
Принадлежит: Flickintel LLC

Methods, systems, and processor-readable media for selecting a region within a particular frame of video content to access additional information about an area of interest associated with the region within the particular frame, and displaying the additional information, in response to selecting the region associated with the particular frame of video content to access the additional information about the area of interest associated with the region within the particular frame. A selection packed can be generated, which includes frame selection data associated with the particular frame of video content. The frame selection data can include data that is sufficient to identify the particular frame of video content.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Variable Bit Video Streams for Adaptive Streaming

Номер: US20120141089A1
Автор: Neil D. Hunt
Принадлежит: Netflix Inc

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for adapting playback bit rate in a content delivery system based on scene complexity of the video content as well as network conditions and other performance factors. A scene complexity map of the video content indicates the complexity levels of different scenes within the video content. Using the scene complexity map, a content player may download scenes of lower scene complexity levels from video streams encoded to lower bit rates to manage the bandwidth consumed to download the video content and allow for the downloading of scenes of higher complexity levels from video streams encoded to higher bit rates.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Information recording medium, device and method for playing back 3d images

Номер: US20120141097A1
Принадлежит: Individual

A recording medium allows random access to be performed in playing back 3D graphics. The recording medium includes a digital stream area where a digital stream including temporally-arranged GOP pairs is recorded, and a map information area where map information is recorded. The map information indicates entry addresses in one to one correspondence with entry times on a time axis of the digital stream, and each entry address shows a beginning of a corresponding GOP pair region in the digital stream area. Each GOP pair includes first-type and second-type GOPs, wherein each first-type GOP is data indicating a plain view picture set to be played back from a corresponding entry time, and each second-type GOP is data to be played back with a corresponding first-type GOP to provide a stereoscopic view. The data indicates a difference between a stereoscopic picture set and the plain view picture set.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for audio communication of information

Номер: US20120143612A1
Автор: Ashwini Sule, Ke Yu
Принадлежит: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I LP

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller configured to obtain information associated with media content, to generate a first group of tones representative of the information associated with the media content, and to generate a media stream comprising the media content and the first group of tones; and a communication interface configured to transmit the media stream to a media device whereby the media device presents the media content and a sequence of tones, where the sequence of tones is generated based at least in part on the first group of tones, where the first group of tones comprises high frequency tones and low frequency tones, and where one of the high and low frequency tones represents a binary one and the other of the high and low frequency tones represents a binary zero. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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07-06-2012 дата публикации

Information delivery system for generating a data stream with a server system based on a content file received from a client device

Номер: US20120143940A1
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

An information delivery system, an information delivery method, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method is used advantageously to deliver content stream data easily, reliably and inexpensively to the general users. A personal computer prepares a content file and an order form file using software provided by a center system, and transmits the prepared files to the center system over the Internet. Given the order form file from a customer device, the center system encodes a content file accordingly to generate content stream data and causes a moving picture delivery server to deliver the generated stream data to user terminals. This invention can be applied, among others, to systems for delivering content data over the Internet.

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