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20080209481 | Directly access attached video on demand delivery - An apparatus and method for managing requests for video on demand media data for effecting VoD stream delivery, including an interface for receiving data requests addressed for processing by a particular data request service device, an agent operatively coupled to the interface and configured for selecting which of a number of different data request service devices to send the request, irrespective of the device to which the request is addressed, and/or a module for determining if a received request can be serviced by a preferred request service device based on its ability to service the request. In some embodiments, when the preferred device is capable of servicing the request, the request is directed to that device, otherwise to another device, possibly the device to which the request is originally addressed. In some embodiments, the preferred request service device resides at an access node for delivering media services to subscriber equipment. | 08-28-2008 |
20080229372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING MEDIA PROGRAMS - A method and system for delivering media programs is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a multimedia system having a controller element that receives a transmission request for each of a plurality of media programs, receives a desired viewing time for each of the plurality of media programs, prioritizes an order for transmitting the plurality of media programs according to their respective desired viewing times, and transmits to a presentation device the plurality of media programs according to the prioritized order of transmission for presenting said media programs at a media device coupled to the presentation device. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 09-18-2008 |
20080288988 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information processing device which shares program information specifying a program with other devices connected through a network is disclosed. The device includes: a program information receiving means for receiving the program information the accumulation of which is allocated to the information processing device; a program information storage means for storing the program information; a search request receiving means for receiving a search request which requests program information specifying a program from which a search keyword inputted to another device has been extracted as the feature amount; a determination means for determining whether the program information requested by the search request is stored in the program information storage means; and a transmission means for transmitting program information requested by the search request to another device which has transmitted the search request when that program information requested by the search request is stored in the program information storage means. | 11-20-2008 |
20080320532 | Multi-moving picture searching service providing system and method - Disclosed is a multi picture searching service providing system. The multi picture searching service providing system includes a head end transmitting a multi moving picture including plural moving pictures, moving picture-related data for each of the moving pictures, and multi moving picture configuration information for each of the moving pictures, and a user terminal receiving the multi moving picture, the moving picture-related data, and the multi moving picture configuration information and provides a user with a moving picture searching view, which is created by editing the plural moving pictures and the moving picture-related data, according to predetermined searching view generation information and the multi moving picture configuration information | 12-25-2008 |
20090007198 | Accessing Broadcast Media - This invention relates to a system ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090025046 | Hybrid architecture for media services - Techniques of providing media services based on a hybrid architecture are disclosed. The hybrid architecture is provided to take the benefits, features and advantages of both distributed architecture and client-server architecture. According to one aspect of the present invention, data pertaining to a title (e.g., a movie, a game, a data file or a piece of footage) is divided or organized into several segments that are distributed among boxes in service. General orders of titles being offered in a library are fulfilled by a group of selected client devices delivering respective segments to an ordering box. Special orders of certain programs (e.g., a live event or a rare title not included in the library) are fulfilled directly by at least a server. In addition, the server is configured to supply some of the segments to an ordering box or back up any one of the selected boxes designated to supply the needed data to an ordering box. Because of the inherent superior computing power and more bandwidth, the server may deliver more than one segment at a time. | 01-22-2009 |
20090025047 | Method and apparatus for sending/receiving VOD streaming device providing client-favored advertisement - An apparatus and a method of sending/receiving video on demand (VOD) streaming service according to providing client-favored advertisement. A VOD server and a VOD client terminal tie the VOD streaming service to client advertisement selection interactions, such as advertisement receipt selections, advertisement selection attributes (e.g., type, mode, etc.). The VOD server comprises a service controller providing to clients multimedia contents and specific advertisement contents selected by the clients to receive and a data storing unit storing the multimedia contents, the advertisement contents, and the client data. | 01-22-2009 |
20090044237 | SPORT VIDEO HOSTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hosting system and method are provided for sharing, analysis, and review of videos, to include sport videos and data concerning athletes and teams. The system can be used for many purposes to include athlete education, recruiting of players, scouting of teams, and coaching analysis. The system is web based where a central server or computer links to a website that is accessible to authorized users over a communications network such as the internet. Data is uploaded to the central server from the various remote users, and the data is selectively edited and shared among the authorized users. | 02-12-2009 |
20090106801 | CONTENT PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD - Even when the content recording and transmitting device receives requests from content receiving and reproducing devices, the content processing device including a device contention resolving manager for resolving a device contention can resolve a contention between the content receiving and reproducing devices for the devices required for the processing to be executed according to the requests. The device contention resolving manager includes: a priority level setting unit holding base priority levels of the content receiving and reproducing devices; a priority level revision processing unit deriving the priority levels corresponding to the requests; and a device contention resolving processing unit which one of the requests to be a request to be accepted, according to a priority order of the requests assigned with the priority levels, and reproduces or transmits a content according to the determined request by using the device. | 04-23-2009 |
20090106802 | Methods and systems for streaming from a distributed storage system - Methods and systems for streaming from a distributed storage system. One method comprising the steps of receiving a content to be streamed or progressively downloaded; striping the content into small content fragments; distributing the content fragments to storage-and-computing elements according to a fragment distribution information prior to retrieving the content fragments from the storage-and-computing elements; obtaining the fragment distribution information by a retrieving storage-and-computing element; utilizing the fragment distribution information for determining from which of the storage-and-computing elements to retrieve, and retrieving the content fragments from the determined storage-and-computing elements so as to enable approximately instantaneous playing of the streaming content. | 04-23-2009 |
20090125951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PERSONAL VIDEO INBOX CHANNEL - A method of aggregating video content receives video content data related to video content, evaluates and aggregates this information, and subsequently forwards the aggregated information to a viewing client where it can be viewed by a user. In one embodiment, the video content data contains a Universal Resource Indicator (URI) that specifies to the viewing client the location of the video content. | 05-14-2009 |
20090158362 | Method and apparatus for provisioning media assets at edge locations for distribution to subscribers in a hierarchical on-demand media delivery system - An on-demand system is provided that includes a plurality of content storage nodes each having a content server on which reside media assets available to subscribers upon request. The system also includes at least one edge node in communication with the plurality of content storage nodes over a packet-switched network. The edge node is configured to provide on-demand services to the subscribers over an access network. A content management agent is associated with the edge node. The content management agent is configured to coordinate delivery to the edge node of any missing pieces of a media asset streamed to the edge node in response to a subscriber request. | 06-18-2009 |
20090172753 | Method and Apparatus to Facilitate Providing On-Demand Access to Internet Media Content with Other Televised Content - An audio-visual content service provider ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090172754 | IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, SERVER AND CLIENT TERMINAL - In an image distribution system which distributes an electronically recorded image to a client terminal through a server, when a high-resolution image of a desired image requested from the client terminal is produced using a single image or plural images recorded in an image recording unit in a high-resolution processing unit on the side of the server, a desired parameter in parameters which can be specified by the client terminal is transmitted from the client terminal to the server, the parameters including a part of or all items of quality parameter for setting the image quality of the produced image for the desired image. On the side of the server, the high-resolution image whose image quality is controlled by the quality parameter is produced and distributed to the client terminal. | 07-02-2009 |
20090178091 | CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND RECEIVING DEVICE - The playback of contents in the course of progressive download is stopped depending on the information of the contents and network environments. Also, contents in the course of the playback of progressive download cannot be fast forwarded. When progressive download is indicated, a contents receiving terminal dynamically allocates resources (bus band, CPU, etc.) used in other stream processing within the receiving terminal and fast downloads a portion not downloaded to avoid the interruption of playing contents. Furthermore, the receiving terminal transmits a required communication band to a home gateway, which performs band control with other communications within a home network to allocate a maximum allocatable communication band to the contents receiving terminal. | 07-09-2009 |
20090199249 | SECONDARY VIDEO SUPPLEMENTS DURING VOD SERVICES - A method for providing media to a user via an interactive media services client device coupled to a programmable media services server device includes receiving user input requesting on-screen comments to be provided with a media presentation and providing the user with a media presentation along with comments related to the media presentation. | 08-06-2009 |
20090217328 | Method of Sending a Command to a Digital Data Flow Server and Apparatus Used to Implement Said Method - The invention relates to a method of sending commands to a VOD server, e.g. using RTSP, which is local to the client, said commands comprising a reference to the relative current position. The current relative position is maintained by the receiver on the basis of PTS received in the MPEG stream, without sending a request to the server or relying on the existence of a descriptor in the stream that can be used to deal with jumps in PTS included in the stream. | 08-27-2009 |
20090222865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA FILES BASED ON CONTRACTS - There is disclosed a media file distribution system and method. An asset management and delivery system and method for the distribution of digital files and data is provided. There are two major functions, with sub-functions within each. The system first serves as a fully automated management system for a company involved in video/file distribution, such as in video on demand (VOD) or other digital file industries. The system can ingest, prepare, schedule, transmit, track and report on any aspect of the business chain. Secondly, it also serves as a product for both content providers and recipients to be able to view, manage and run their entire content offering remotely from anywhere through the Internet. | 09-03-2009 |
20090241150 | Method and System for Providing Set-Top Box Remote Access Functions in a Browser Extension Based on Advertising Metadata - A method and a system for providing remote set-top box access functions in an Internet browser extension based on advertisement metadata is disclosed. A meta-data tag associated with an advertisement embedded on a currently viewed web page is scanned. It is determined that the meta-data tag is related to entertainment content. A media manipulation action for the entertainment content is determined. A notification that the media manipulation action is available for the entertainment content is displayed. Controls to store the media manipulation action on a user account are provided, and the manipulation action is stored to the user account. | 09-24-2009 |
20100077438 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to receive a request for media content from a set top box of an Internet Protocol Television System, perform a search of one or more storage devices associated with other set top boxes for the media content based at least in part on a user profile associated with the set top box where the other set top boxes are located remotely from the set top box, receive the media content, and adjust a format of the media content prior to delivery to the set top box based at least in part on the user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
20100115565 | CONTENT AND CM DELIVERY SYSTEM AND CONTENT INFORMATION SERVER - In a content delivery system comprising a content information server, a content delivery server, and a terminal information server all located within a communications carrier network, the content information server obtains location information of a content requesting terminal from the location information server and generates a play list per terminal for inserting local CM content into main stream content depending on the terminal location. The content delivery server delivers the main stream content and the local CM content to the requesting terminal according to content identifiers specified in time sequential based on the play list per terminal by the content information server. | 05-06-2010 |
20100131993 | Method and apparatus for the efficient generation, storage and delivery of multiple versions of a video - Multiple versions of a video such as a movie are generated, stored and delivered to a user by generating and storing a single “master” version of the video in combination with one or more lists of editing information (“edit lists”) which are used to modify the “master” version to create “alternate” versions thereof. This editing information may be based on timestamp information associated with the master version of the video or other such indexing information, and specifies a set of modifications (e.g., edits) that are to be made to the master version of the video at the specified timestamps (or indices) in order to create the desired “alternate” version of the video. Then, these edits are advantageously made to the master version of the video in real time when the video is being delivered to the user, based on the version of the video which is to be delivered. | 05-27-2010 |
20100146567 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to access multiple media content in response to a request to record the multiple media content from a first communication device, adjust a format of at least a portion of the multiple media content based at least in part on a user profile associated with the first communication device, and compile the adjusted multiple media content for delivery. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100192188 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINKING MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods are described for presenting a plurality of media clips to a viewer using a media player device. A first media clip is displayed on the media player, and an indicator corresponding to a second media clip is provided during playback of the first media clip. In response to the viewer selecting the indicator, playback of the first media clip is suspended, and information is stored about the first media clip on the media player device. The second media clip can then be subsequently displaying on the media player device. After displaying the second media clip, the stored information can be retrieved, and playback of the first media clip can resume from the point that playback was previously interrupted. | 07-29-2010 |
20100263002 | DISTRIBUTION OF MODIFIED OR SELECTIVELY CHOSEN MEDIA ON A PROCURED CHANNEL - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to receive and alter media from a procured channel in an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) network, create a library of metadata pointers to the altered media, and grant access to the library of metadata pointers through a server in the IPTV network, wherein the server presents a media on demand (MoD) option for access to the altered media to users on the IPTV network. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-14-2010 |
20100333149 | DELIVERY OF PRE-STATISTICALLY MULTIPLEXED STREAMS IN A VOD SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus are provided for delivering a plurality of video on demand (VOD) streams to customers. Video streams are received from a VOD server. The received streams are statistically multiplexed to transrate them and to optimize their video bandwidth. The statistically multiplexed streams are modulated, and then delivered to customers as single program transport streams. | 12-30-2010 |
20110271309 | Session Life-Cycle Quality-of-Experience Orchestration for VOD Flows in Wireless Broadband Networks - A network system includes a connectivity services network (CSN), a plurality of access service network gateways, a plurality of base stations, an orchestration device, executing a lifecycle quality-of-experience model for video-on-demand flows, receiving content from the CSN, and a plurality of subscriber stations in communication with the orchestration device through a base station and/or gateway, wherein the orchestration device continuously tracks past service and usage for each of the subscriber stations and predicts future channel conditions and load to determine, periodically or when triggered by critical events, many-to-one assignments from subscriber stations to base stations and allocation of base station resources to subscriber stations assigned to it. | 11-03-2011 |
20110271310 | Mobile High-definition Studio - An HD content acquisition and distribution system includes a central distributor disposed to encode and serve HD content and a plurality of modular packaged content acquisition equipment disposed to be deployed at a live event and in at least partial communication with the central distributor. The content acquisition equipment includes recording equipment, processing equipment, transmission equipment, and communications equipment. The recording equipment includes at least one camera, digital recording device, and digital production device. The processing equipment includes audio/video processing equipment. The transmission equipment includes equipment configured to be interfaced with an existing network for content transmission to the central distributor, and a backup transmission path. The communications equipment includes VOIP equipment configured to allow communication between personnel operating the content acquisition equipment and the central distributor. | 11-03-2011 |
20120023528 | STATE-BASED RECOVERY SYSTEM - A method including receiving a request from another device to provide television content; sending a response that includes the television content; storing state information associated with the television content, wherein the state information includes an identifier of the other device and an identifier of the television content provided; detecting when an error occurs between the device and the other device; and resending a last television content that was successfully received by the other device before the error occurred. | 01-26-2012 |
20120047541 | CONTENT MEDIATION SERVER, CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND CONTENT PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A content mediation server | 02-23-2012 |
20130145407 | Method of outputting video content from a computing device to a playback device and related media sharing system - A method of outputting video content from a computing device to a playback device includes executing a video viewing application on the computing device and browsing a video website on the computing device through the video viewing application, selecting video content to watch on the video website by navigating to a corresponding video webpage address through the video viewing application, and the video viewing application converting the video webpage address into a corresponding video file address. The method further includes selecting a playback device through the video viewing application, the selected playback device being in communication with the computing device, the video viewing application obtaining video data and obtaining audio data from the video file address and outputting the obtained video and audio data from the computing device to the selected playback device, and playing the obtained video data and the obtained audio data on the selected playback device. | 06-06-2013 |
20130152143 | SHARED LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHANNEL - A method, performed by a computer device, may include receiving content from a first local government entity; associating a virtual channel identifier with the received content; and transmitting the received content and the virtual channel identifier on a shared local government channel, wherein the shared local government channel includes content received from a second local government entity. | 06-13-2013 |
20130268982 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST ONE AUDIOVISUAL INFORMATION REPRODUCTION DEVICE - Method for remote management of at least one audiovisual information reproduction device comprising a host server connected to each audiovisual information reproduction device, the host server comprising a database containing management information for each audiovisual information reproduction device, wherein the host server also comprises a site manager communicating with the database, and comprising a number of screens, at least one first screen comprising a menu displaying the list of audiovisual information reproduction systems, validating the choice of each audiovisual information reproduction device causing the display of a first series of screens that the operator can use to modify the operating parameters of at least one selected audiovisual information reproduction device and/or a second series of screens that the operator can use to order at least one song for downloading onto the audiovisual information reproduction systems from a chosen list of devices or to delete at least one song, and/or a third series of screens displaying information about the use of an audiovisual information reproduction device. | 10-10-2013 |
20140096167 | VIDEO REACTION GROUP MESSAGING WITH GROUP VIEWING - A system and method to create integrated reactions video that include one or more reactions presented in a synchronized manner with the original message video. The reaction and the original video are presented as complete package. In this manner, there is no need to search for and watch reaction videos individually. Additionally, because the original video is watched in synch with the reaction video, it is evident what portions of the original video are creating each specific reaction. | 04-03-2014 |
20140157336 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LIVE TELEVISION AND VIDEO-ON-DEMAND CONTENT TO SUBSCRIBERS - This invention relates to a method and system for providing live television and video-on demand content to a plurality of content viewers' devices, the content viewers' devices having a plurality of disparate content viewing applications thereon. A content provider uploads content to a content server and the content server delivers that content in a streaming format upon request to the user devices. In order to upload the content, the content providers access a web page hosted by the content server with a plurality of encoders embedded into the web page. The content providers use the embedded encoders to convert the content into a plurality of streaming formats and upload the content to the content server in the streaming formats. This significantly speeds up the transfer of content to the content server, ensures that the content is made available to the user devices earlier, and obviates the need for additional expensive equipment at the content server. | 06-05-2014 |
20140208372 | SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING MEDIA CONTENT BETWEEN A MEDIA CONTENT PROCESSOR AND A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor having a controller adapted to detect an event associated with recorded media content derived from one among a plurality of media content sources, select a communication device of a subscriber of the media content processor, retrieve a portion of the recorded media content, generate a notice describing the event, and transmit the notice with the portion of the recorded media content to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 07-24-2014 |
20150373296 | Terminal Device and Computer-Readable Medium for the Same - A terminal device including a display, and a controller configured to display a first video in a main view of the display in accordance with a first display range, the first video being configured such that a display range thereof to be displayed on the display within a corresponding one of image frames constituting the first video is variable depending on each playback position of the video, acquire, from a predetermined storage device, display range information indicating a second display range of a second video, as a candidate to be displayed in the main view, the second video corresponding to a video identical to the first video displayed in the main view, and display the second video in a sub view of the display in accordance with the second display range indicated by the acquired display range information, within a corresponding one of image frames constituting the second video. | 12-24-2015 |