Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
715721000 | Indexed control | 49 |
20080229204 | Apparatus, System And Method For The Navigation Of Aggregated Content Using Skipping And Content Metadata - Apparatus, system and method for the navigation of aggregated content using skipping and content metadata. An apparatus includes a processor to receive a control signal from a navigation controller and to display a skip function user interface on a display device. The skip function user interface is used to navigate aggregated content items and includes one or more skip boxes. Each of the one or more skip boxes is associated with a content item in the aggregated content items. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 09-18-2008 |
20080256450 | INFORMATION PRESENTING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PRESENTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In an information presenting apparatus, information associated with each of one or more motion images stored in a storage apparatus is displayed at a location corresponding to a file production time in the form of a calendar view. A plurality of frames of representative images are extracted from each motion image in accordance with a specified frame extraction method. Thumbnail images of the respective extracted representative images are produced, and each thumbnail image is related to a playback position in the motion image. The resultant thumbnail images are managed as a set of motion image thumbnail images in accordance with a production time of the motion image. Information associated with each motion image is displayed at a location corresponding to the production time of the motion image in the form of the calendar view. Thumbnail images associated with each motion image are displayed in an expanded form in the order of time. | 10-16-2008 |
20080270905 | Generation of Media Presentations Conforming to Templates - Creation and manipulation of a media presentation. A user may answer one or more questions in a questionnaire. A media presentation may be generated based on the questionnaire. Alternatively, a media presentation template or wizard may be presented to the user for completion of the media presentation (independent of or in response to completion of the questionnaire). The user may choose from one or more media assets associated with segments of the media presentation. The media assets may be presented for display as icons which represent the media assets. The media presentation may be created and provided to the user. | 10-30-2008 |
20080320393 | PROGRAM GUIDE 3D ZOOM - Interactive program guide data is received and elements to be included in an interactive program guide are generated based at least in part on the interactive program guide data. Each of the elements is positioned in a graphical user interface with respect to each of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis. | 12-25-2008 |
20090013253 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO SELECTION AND PLAYBACK IN A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER - A method and system in accordance with the present invention allows an accessory to control settings of a portable media player when providing video to an accessory, to control playback of the portable media player and to provide for navigation between video tracks in a hierarchical fashion. In so doing, a portable media player can then utilize this information to provide for the maximum functionality of the accessory when connected to the portable media player. | 01-08-2009 |
20090063980 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYBACK OF MULTI-PART MEDIA CONTENT - The individual parts of a media presentation are associated with one another, and in addition to maintaining pointers in individual parts which indicate the last point at which playback was stopped, a pointer is maintained for the “container” created by the association. This pointer indicates the last part in the “container” that was played. When the presentation is played back, the user can select a particular part or can select “resume.” If “resume” is selected, the pointer is retrieved and used to select the part to be played. Within the part, a further pointer may indicate where in the part to begin playback, based on where playback was last stopped. | 03-05-2009 |
20090083631 | MEASURING USER ENGAGEMENT DURING PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to distribution of media content. | 03-26-2009 |
20090150783 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL DEVICE - A method of controlling one or more devices by using a broadcasting receiving apparatus includes operations of collecting one or more pieces of information from the one or more devices such that the information corresponds to the one or more devices and contents stored in the one or more devices, generating a user interface by using the collected information and a user interface of the broadcasting receiving apparatus in order to control the one or more devices, and controlling the one or more devices based on a control command input via the generated user interface. | 06-11-2009 |
20090164903 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR A DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF SAVED BOOKMARKS BASED ON BROWSING ACTIVITY - Systems, methods and computer program products for a dynamic display of saved bookmarks based on browsing activity. Exemplary embodiments include a method including receiving a set of menu entries for a bookmark menu, each of the menu entries representing a bookmark, the menu entries having a first position and a bottom nth position, displaying the set of menu entries on a display, for each menu entry of the set of menu entries that is selected receiving a menu entry selection signal indicative of a selection device pointing at a selected menu entry from the set of menu entries, navigating to a network address associated with the menu entry; and placing the selected menu entry at the first position. | 06-25-2009 |
20090172543 | THUMBNAIL NAVIGATION BAR FOR VIDEO - While playing back video on a display device, a user request to display a navigation bar corresponding to the video is received. In response to receiving the user request, the navigation bar is displayed on the display device. This navigation bar includes multiple thumbnails each corresponding to a different location in the video. A user selection of one of the multiple thumbnails is received, and playing of the video is changed to begin playing at a location corresponding to the selected thumbnail. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172544 | INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION WITH ACCESS TO MULTIPLE DATA SETS - Systems and methods for an interactive media guidance application with access to multiple data sets are provided. One of the data sets may be selected to generate a media guidance application display screen. A data set may be selected based on the data source or data path from which the data set was received. A data set may also be selected based on a quality measure value associated with the data set. Portions of two or more data sets may also be merged to form a combined data set. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172545 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES - An electronic equipment includes: a storage unit that stores a plurality of facial images extracted from video data and time stamp information indicating time points when the plurality of facial images appear in the video data; and a processor that operates, based on the time stamp information, to: arrange a plurality of facial image display areas in a two-dimensional display area in a grid layout having a given number of rows and a plurality of columns, each of the columns being assigned with respective time zones divided from a total time length of the video data; and display the facial images, which belong to each of the time zones assigned to the columns, in the facial image display areas included in the respective columns. | 07-02-2009 |
20090249208 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING IMAGES - A video reproduction control method comprising providing a list of at least one recorded program with a plurality of thumbnail images that correspond to different time points in the program, selecting a first thumbnail image, and reproducing the program from a first point in time that corresponds to the first thumbnail image. | 10-01-2009 |
20100011297 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING INDEX PICTURES FOR VIDEO STREAMS - A method and system is proposed for generating index pictures for video streams, where the index pictures can be used in a video database for visual browsing by users to quickly find and retrieve video clips or files from the video database. The proposed method and system operates in such a manner as to first create a set of content items of particular interest or concern (particularly moving objects), and then combine each content item together with an associated activity record dataset in a predefined manner into a single image to serve as an index picture. In practice, each moving object and its associated activity record dataset can be displayed by means of 2D (two-dimensional) or 3D (three-dimensional) graphic icons or imagery. | 01-14-2010 |
20100023862 | User Navigation via Vectors Dynamically Mapped to Distinct Media Attributes - In one embodiment, a method comprises generating and displaying to a user a user selection interface, the user selection interface representing a plurality of content selection vectors extending from its origin and mapped to respectively distinct media attributes within a prescribed attribute type; detecting a user input that extends from the origin toward at least one of the content selection vectors and that identifies a selected position within the user selection interface; displaying to the user an updated user selection interface representing a corresponding updated origin at the selected position and representing a plurality of updated content selection vectors having a determined relation to the at least one content selection vector; and selecting and displaying at least one identifier for a corresponding video content element having the corresponding media attribute having a highest correlation with the at least one content selection vector relative to the selected position from the origin. | 01-28-2010 |
20100077307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VIDEO MAP - Disclosed is a system and method for providing a moving picture map, the system including: a moving picture upload part for uploading moving pictures for one or more objects; and a map provision part for forming a moving picture map showing relations to other moving pictures according to subject matters, based on indexes corresponding to the moving pictures, and providing the moving picture map to a user interface for a moving picture search. Therefore, a user can be allowed to easily retrieve a number of moving pictures, and a manual and a review about a predetermined product can be made in a moving picture format for provision of the moving picture containing the manual and the review to consumers. | 03-25-2010 |
20100083115 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENT - A method for managing media content includes storing a program received from a tuner in a storage device, outputting a plurality of first thumbnail images from the program to a display screen, extracting one or more second thumbnail images in a section of the program between a selected first thumbnail image and another first thumbnail image, and outputting the second thumbnail images to the display screen. | 04-01-2010 |
20100115410 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for producing video content. The method includes acquiring video data from a source. If the video data is not digitized, then the video data is digitized. The method includes generating scene indexes for the video data including a representative still image for each scene and combining the video data and scene indexes along with a media player on a video disc. The video player is operable to play the video data in accordance with the scene indexes including playing a scene from the video data on a client computer while displaying the representative stills for other of the scenes available for display on the video disc. | 05-06-2010 |
20100153848 | INTEGRATED BRANDING, SOCIAL BOOKMARKING, AND AGGREGATION SYSTEM FOR MEDIA CONTENT - A system enables user generated content (UGC) and data (collectively metadata) to be associated with playable media content in a GUI. A skin (metadata and GUI) overlays the media content and includes a set of markers associated with the selected media content, the markers with at least one of an elapsed time and a frame of the selected playable media content and including metatags relevant to the content of the media at the elapsed time or frame. The system includes a social networking and sharing platform and provides layers of meta-information that can be added, deleted, or edited without altering the original content. The system enables the tagging of objects within content and allows these objects to be matched to any category of interest, and allows sharing of such tags. The system enables ‘search & discovery’ by sorting and matching labels (e.g., title & description) and works with still image media, audio, or video. | 06-17-2010 |
20110161819 | VIDEO SEARCH SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A video search device is provided to quickly obtain desired video segments. A video search system of the video search device sequentially reads an audio file and a video file from first predetermined time, and determines whether an intensity of audio signals of the audio file is greater than a predetermined value. An audio signal time position of the audio file is determined to be an index time for searching a desired video segment in response so that the intensity of the audio signal is greater than the predetermined value. The video search system selects a segment of videos of the video file as the desired video segment during a period of second predetermined time based on the index time of the audio file, and stores the desired video segment. | 06-30-2011 |
20110231764 | PERSONALIZED VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - One or more content sequences are created from a store of video content, which could simply be broadcast content which has been captured and stored at a server within a network. The content sequences are generated according to the viewer's specified, or demonstrated, viewing preferences. The viewer preferences are captured form entry by the user themselves, or by observation of their viewing habits. Multiple ‘users’ per household and multiple content sequences per viewer are possible. A content sequences is then streamed to the viewer, and looks to him/her just like a TV channel: when one program ends, another starts automatically. It is also possible for a viewer to select an item within the content sequence using an interactive program controller. | 09-22-2011 |
20110314379 | SELECT DRAG AND DROP OPERATIONS ON VIDEO THUMBNAILS ACROSS CLIP BOUNDARIES - A computer-implemented method includes displaying, within a user interface in a digital media system, a media pane, and a project pane, displaying, within the media pane, a thumbnail group representing a media item, the thumbnail group comprising one or more thumbnails, enabling a user to select, from the thumbnail group, a segment of the media item, and enabling a user to transfer the selected segment to the project pane. | 12-22-2011 |
20120017151 | ICON LABEL PLACEMENT IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - To improve the art of graphical user interfaces, the present invention introduces a system that displays iconic resource representations having a salient dimension in a manner that provides the user with an indication of where the user is within that resource. The system of the present invention achieves this goal with the use of a novel system of icon label placement for that resource icon. Specifically, the system of the present invention uses the position of a label on an iconic resource representation that extends beyond at least one edge of a window to convey a proportional position within than iconic resource representation. Thus, a user is given an understanding of the current proportional location within an iconic resource representation from where the graphical interface system renders the label on the iconic resource representation. | 01-19-2012 |
20120084654 | Individualized Adaptable Media Presentations and Method - Individualized, adaptable media presentations and a method for creating them are disclosed. In particular, each media presentation is generated according to user input and predetermined templates, overlaid with at least an instruction and an accompaniment layers generated from media clips (audio, video, audio/video) selected based on provided user data. The instruction and accompaniment layers are variable by the user and may then be overridden by the removal and replacement of individual media clips within the layer. The method and resultant media presentations as seen as ideal for exercise and physical training regimens, though may be utilized in any situation where recreation and instruction media presentation are used. | 04-05-2012 |
20120216121 | Methods and Apparatus for Media Navigation - In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for streaming a media includes a server side receiver for receiving a request to stream a media from a media player. The apparatus further includes a content generator, a server side transmitter, and a media stream generator. The content generator is configured to generate content information providing a plurality of presentation options to consume the media. The server side transmitter is configured to send the content information. The server side receiver is further configured to receive a selected presentation option from amongst the plurality of presentation options. The media stream generator is configured to generate a media stream comprising the media based on the selected presentation option. | 08-23-2012 |
20120260174 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND FILMMAKING SYSTEM - A reproduction apparatus includes: a reproduction unit configured to reproduce, from a recording medium that records a video signal, the video signal; a first GUI supplying unit configured to supply first GUI data to a terminal apparatus connected via a network, the first GUI data being data for causing a user to select an arbitrary scene in the reproduced video signal and color modulation information applied to the scene; and a metadata processing unit configured to perform color modulation of the selected scene with the selected color modulation information to thereby create an image as a snapshot, and to store metadata in a server apparatus connected via the network, the metadata including access information necessary to access the snapshot. | 10-11-2012 |
20120260175 | METHOD AND INTERFACE FOR INDEXING RELATED MEDIA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - The invention relates generally to the field of digital image processing, and in particular to a method for associating and viewing related video and still images. In particular, the present invention is directed to methods for associating and/or viewing digital content records comprising ordering a first set of digital content records and the second set of digital content records based upon information associated with each of the digital content records. | 10-11-2012 |
20130067333 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING AND ANNOTATION OF VIDEO CONTENT - Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to methods and systems for the indexing and annotation of video content, the retrieval and display of such video content and its annotations, and the conversion and transmission of such video content and associated data. In certain embodiments, the system processes and cross-references video content with data associated with that content and with standard ontologies. Correlating these information sources produces a system of indexing and annotation of the content. In certain embodiments, this indexing and annotation may facilitate the discovery, retrieval, and management of video content, and may facilitate the integration of video content with other media and other systems. | 03-14-2013 |
20130124997 | Digital video system with intelligent video selection timeline - A digital video system comprises a plurality of recorders and a client device. The recorders store digital video from a common source. The client device comprises a screen, an input device, and a processor configured to run a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI comprises a timeline, a selection indicator, availability indicators, and event tags. The timeline is adjustable by user input. The selection indicator is movable on the timeline by user input, and designates a time of interest. The availability indicators indicate aggregate availability statuses of video at each time on the timeline, from the plurality of recorders. The event tags indicate types and times or time ranges of events on the timeline. The client device is configured to receive video availability information from the plurality of recorders, and the processor is configured to update the GUI as the aggregate availability status of video changes. | 05-16-2013 |
20140006952 | PLAYLISTS AND BOOKMARKS IN AN INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140026052 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPID CONTENT SWITCHING TO PROVIDE A LINEAR TV EXPERIENCE USING STREAMING CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - Systems and methods for rapid content switching between pieces of content presented in a plurality of stations using streaming content distribution in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes processing a portion of a station manifest that includes identifiers for content stations and identifiers for pieces of content associated with content stations, selecting jump points that are associated with specific locations within pieces of content, determining a current content station, playing a portion of a current piece of content associated with the current content station, determining alternative pieces of content using the station manifest, preparing additional content for playback at each of the jump points by preparing alternative pieces of content during playback of the current content, receiving a user instruction during playback, selecting a target jump point based upon the user instruction, and commencing playback of additional content starting from the target jump point. | 01-23-2014 |
20140033040 | PORTABLE DEVICE WITH CAPABILITY FOR NOTE TAKING WHILE OUTPUTTING CONTENT - A portable device includes a touch-screen display configured to allow a user to interface with the portable device, and a user input mechanism configured to enable a note-taking mode. Upon entering the note-taking mode, an electronic keypad is displayed in a first area of the touch-screen display, a note-taking window is provided in a second area of the touch-screen display, and a multimedia window for outputting multimedia information is provided in a third area of the touch-screen display. | 01-30-2014 |
20140059435 | DEVICE, METHOD AND TIMELINE USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING HOME DEVICES - A device, method and timeline user interface for controlling home devices are provided. The method for controlling home devices includes displaying a virtual track on a display unit of a control device, displaying an indicator indicating operation information of a home device connected to the control device through the network along the virtual track, moving the indicator along the virtual track based on a user input; and controlling an operation time of the home device based on the location of the indicator along the virtual track. | 02-27-2014 |
20140089803 | SEEK TECHNIQUES FOR CONTENT PLAYBACK - Improved seek techniques for content playback are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a content management module, and the content management module may be operable by the processor circuit to determine a seek destination comprising an event within a content item, identify a time index value corresponding to the event, and initiate playback of the content item at the time index value. In this manner, improved seek results may be realized that allow users to seek to specific events or points of interest within consumed content. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-27-2014 |
20140101550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKING CONTENT - According to various embodiments, a content marking command is received from a mobile device at a particular time. For example, a user selection of the content marking command may be received via a user interface displayed on the mobile device. The content marking command may indicate a user interest in a particular moment of an event viewed by the user. Moreover, the event viewed by the user and video content data corresponding to the event may be identified. Further, content marking data may be generated, whether content marking data indicates a particular portion of the identified video content data corresponding to the particular moment of the event. | 04-10-2014 |
20140173436 | EASY 2D NAVIGATION OF VIDEO DATABASE - The present invention relates to a method of operating an apparatus for displaying content items on a display, a corresponding computer program for operating an apparatus and to an apparatus ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140195915 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An imaging device includes a display unit for displaying a video image being captured, an index operating unit for inputting an instruction for an index, and an index setting unit for setting as an index section, a section in the video image captured for a predetermined time period including a time point of a user's operation of inputting the instruction for the index, in response to one user's operation on the index operating unit while the video image is captured. | 07-10-2014 |
20150046822 | VIDEO LESSON BUILDER SYSTEM AND METHOD - An online video lesson builder system and method. The remotely-located system generates a single interface having a lesson index display area and a video display area for displaying data presentation (e.g., video) content associated with a lesson. A section control menu provides edit and assembly control buttons for editing and assembling the lesson and for segmenting the lesson into a plurality of time sections, each time section being associated with a key concept of the lesson. | 02-12-2015 |
20150106721 | MONITORING METHOD - Disclosed are a monitoring method and a system that display a log icon including event-related information to facilitate an intuitive confirmation of event information. The monitoring method includes: receiving a plurality of images from a plurality of image devices; displaying the images in a first region of a display; displaying information about the image devices related to the images, which are being displayed in the first region, in a second region of the display which is different from the first region; and generating a plurality of log icons including event information when a predetermined event is detected from the images which are being displayed in the first region; and displaying the log icons in a third region of the display which is different from the first and second regions. | 04-16-2015 |
20150121225 | Method and System for Navigating Video to an Instant Time - A system and method are presented for navigating through image frames of video content to display particular frames of the video content while the video content continues to play. The system provides a viewer the ability to interact with and operate a device playing video content using touch input or input from a peripheral device to permit locating and displaying particular frames of video content concurrently with ongoing display of the video content. | 04-30-2015 |
20150302628 | ANIMATING CONTENT DISPLAY - Animating content display is disclosed, including: receiving a move command associated with moving a plurality of grid cells relative to a display area of a screen, wherein the plurality of grid cells comprises pieces of content; and in response to the move command, moving, using a processor, each of at least a subset of the plurality of grid cells sequentially relative to the display area based at least in part on preset frame parameter information, wherein the preset frame parameter information comprises a frame animation quantity parameter and a frame delay parameter. | 10-22-2015 |
20150365587 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a memory configured to store a plurality of videos; a touchscreen configured to display an image on a screen; and a controller configured to in response to receiving a selection of at least one object included in the image, search the videos for at least one video including an image of the selected at least one object; control the touchscreen to display a list including at least one item indicating the searched video; and in response to receiving a selection of at least one item included in the list, play a video corresponding to the selected at least one item. | 12-17-2015 |
20150370806 | VISUAL EXPERIENCE MAP FOR MEDIA PRESENTATIONS - Systems and methods for video editing and playback are provided. In one implementation, a selected portion of a timeline for navigating media content can be repositioned and resized by user input actions received along various axes relative to the timeline. In another implementation, a plurality of signals associated with media content can be intelligently weighted based on user group historical attributes to identify portions of interest in the media content. In a further implementation, an experience map for media content is provided in which a representative signature for the content includes visual signal intensity representations and social interest concentrations over the length of the content. In another implementation, a subset of filters is determined for recommendation to a user based on one or more attributes associated with at least one of media content, the user, a group of users, or a user device. | 12-24-2015 |
20160019311 | System and Method Enabling Visual Filtering of Content - There is presented a system and method enabling visual filtering of content. The system comprises a server, a content database storing content units and accessible through the server, and a filtering and display application. The filtering and display application is configured to enable visual filtering of the content units by filtering a plurality of graphical representations corresponding to a plurality of content units stored by the system, to extract a first plurality of graphical representations for displaying to a user, displaying the first plurality of graphical representations as active graphical representations selectable by the user in a first featured display, and dynamically filtering the first plurality of graphical representations and replacing the first featured display with another featured display of a first subset of active graphical representations selectable by the user according to an input received from the user. | 01-21-2016 |
20160092044 | Method and System for Editing Event Categories - An electronic device with a display, processor(s), and memory displays a video monitoring user interface on the display with a plurality of user interface elements associated one or more recognized activities. The electronic device detects a user input selecting a respective user interface element from the plurality of user interface elements in the video monitoring user interface, the respective user interface element being associated with a respective event category of the one or more recognized event categories. In response to detecting the user input, the electronic device displays an editing user interface for the respective event category on the display with a plurality of animated representations in a first region of the editing user interface, where the plurality of animated representations correspond to a plurality of previously captured motion events assigned to the respective event category. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092737 | Method and System for Adding Event Indicators to an Event Timeline - An electronic device with a display, processor(s), and memory displays a video monitoring user interface on the display, the video monitoring user interface including video information in a first region and an event timeline in a second region. The electronic device obtains identification of a new event category and, in accordance with a determination that the new event category is associated with one or more past motion events, updating display of the event timeline to include a respective event indicator for each of the one or more past motion events. | 03-31-2016 |
20160154883 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTED TOPICAL VIDEO CONTENT | 06-02-2016 |
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