Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
386344000 | With randomly accessible medium (e.g., hard disk, disc, DVD, RAM, etc.) | 41 |
20120082439 | Systems and Methods for Dynamic Content Play List Creation - Systems and associated methods for dynamic content play list creation are described. A fastplay application provides for dynamic play list generation, using feature categorization and local storage to present a set of custom play list(s) that are tailored to a user's preference(s). The settings may be stored locally on the media player storage device such that the preference(s) can be utilized across titles. | 04-05-2012 |
20120219273 | Digital video recording apparatus, system and method with catchup viewing feature - An apparatus, system and method for providing digital video recorder having an expedited viewing mode. The apparatus, system and method include at least one microprocessor, at least one storage element for storing at least one audiovisual program played at a first rate pursuant to an instruction from the at least one microprocessor, and computing code resident on the at least one microprocessor which, when the expedited viewing mode is executed by the microprocessor, plays from storage at least a portion of audio and video of the at least one audiovisual program at at least one of 1.25 times the first rate, 1.5 times the first rate, and 1.75 times the first rate. | 08-30-2012 |
20130058633 | VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING PLAYBACK SPEED - A video playback device including a playback section which replays a video, a setting section which sets a predetermined area within the video frames being replayed by the playback section, a detecting section which detects whether or not a predetermined subject is included within the predetermined area, a selecting section which selectively switches between a first playback speed and a second playback speed based on the timing of the detection by the detecting section, and a control section which controls the playback speed of the playback section in accordance with a result of the selection by the selecting section. | 03-07-2013 |
20130188934 | MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK APPARATUS - A moving image playback apparatus includes two decoders and one output buffer. In standby, using I-picture in a specified GOP as a reference, a controller causes a storage device to sequentially read first coded image data of the pictures in a first GOP preceding a specified GOP and the pictures up to I-picture in the specified GOP, and causes a first decoder to decode the first coded image data, during which the controller causes the storage device to sequentially read second coded image data of the pictures in the specified GOP and the pictures up to I-picture in a second GOP following the specified GOP, and causes a second decoder to decode the second coded image data. Thereafter, outputs from the first and second decoders are written to the output buffer, and outputted from the output buffer immediately upon start of reverse playback, and moving images are played back. | 07-25-2013 |
20130209073 | ADJUSTING A CONTENT RENDERING SYSTEM BASED ON USER OCCUPANCY - User occupancy is monitored within a space in which a video display of a content rendering system is viewable. The user occupancy can be monitored based on physical user attributes. At least one of audio rendering and video rendering by the content rendering system is adjusted based on the monitored user occupancy. | 08-15-2013 |
20130251350 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL VIDEO HIGH ACCURACY FAST FORWARD, REWIND AND SKIP - In various embodiments, a recording and playback manager of a digital video recorder (DVR), set top box, receiver or other device stores and accesses statistics in a statistics file related to average distances between reference frames (e.g., intra frames or I-frames) within blocks of the video data of the recording. Accessing these statistics during playback enables the system to more accurately locate reference frames to display while executing the playback in a trick mode such as fast forward, rewind or skip. The average distance between reference frames for a particular block of video data may be used to jump from one reference frame to the next reference frame in that block during playback in trick mode. | 09-26-2013 |
20130294755 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING ACCESS TO A MEDIA ASSET SEGMENT DURING A FAST-ACCESS PLAYBACK OPERATION - Systems and methods for preventing access to a segment of a media asset during a fast-access playback operation are provided. A media asset is retrieved from storage. A user request to perform a fast-access playback operation on the media asset is received. Information that identifies the segment of the media asset is retrieved. The information is generated based on input received from a crowd that includes a plurality of users that have previously consumed the media asset. The fast-access playback operation is automatically terminated before the segment is reached based on the retrieved information. | 11-07-2013 |
20130308926 | RECORDING MEDIUM, REPRODUCING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING TRICK PLAY FOR DATA OF THE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a recording medium reproducing device including a driver configured to load a recording medium storing video data, including a plurality of video frames, and additional information about the plurality of video frames included in a plurality of layers, respectively, when the recording medium is loaded therein; a user interface configured to receive a trick play command; a video processor which processes the video data; and a controller configured to select at least one layer to be decoded from among the plurality of layers based on a trick play speed determined according to the trick play command and the additional information, control the video processor to decode video frames of the selected layer, and performs a trick play corresponding to the trick play speed using the decoded video frames. | 11-21-2013 |
20130308927 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SEAMLESS SWITCHING BETWEEN A LIVE DTV DECODING AND A PVR PLAYBACK - Methods and apparatus for switching between a live video decoding and a recorded playback in a digital video and recording system. A received video data stream is transmitted to a first-in first-out video decoder buffer without first looping the video data stream through a playback buffer. The video data stream is transmitted from the video decoder buffer to a video decoder. If a “pause” command is received, the video data stream is transmitted to a first-in first-out playback buffer, while continuing to transmit the video data stream to the video decoder buffer. Transmission of the video data stream to the video decoder buffer is halted when the video decoder buffer fills up. The last byte of the video data stream that was transmitted to the video decoder buffer is marked. If a “play” command is received, the video data stored in the video decoder buffer is transmitted to the video decoder. The video data stored in the playback buffer is transmitted to the video decoder buffer starting at a point immediately after the data element that was marked previously. | 11-21-2013 |
20140044422 | RANDOMLY ACCESSIBLE VISUAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND RECORDING METHOD, AND REPRODUCING DEVICE AND REPRODUCING METHOD - Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access points and attribute information (picture_type) indicating whether a picture functions as an access point or is necessary for decoding of the access point following a given access point are recorded on the video information recording medium. Random access is possible even if the GOP interval is lengthened. | 02-13-2014 |
20140341548 | PLAYBACK SPEED ADJUSTABLE APPARATUS FOR PLAYBACK OF MOVING PICTURE - The present invention provides an apparatus for playback of a moving picture, which compares an action speed of a specific action of an object in a moving picture played back and displayed by a playback unit with an action speed of a separately acquired specific action which is a comparison target, controls a playback speed during the playback of the specific action by the playback unit based on the comparison result, and displays comparison information relating to the comparison result during the playback of the specific action by the playback unit. | 11-20-2014 |
20150139627 | MOTION PICTURE PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLAYING BACK MOTION PICTURE - A motion picture playback apparatus that achieves a more effective playback in slow motion is disclosed. The motion picture playback apparatus includes a read-out section for reading out a motion picture stream from a recording medium that records the motion picture stream containing a motion picture stretch formed of a group of frames shot at 1/N times speed, and a processing section for providing the group of frames with a frame interpolation process in the case of playing back the read-out motion picture stream, and playing back the group of frames at a speed slower than the 1/N times speed when the motion picture stretch in the motion picture stream is played back. | 05-21-2015 |
20150139628 | RANDOMLY ACCESSIBLE VISUAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND RECORDING METHOD, AND REPRODUCING DEVICE AND REPRODUCING METHOD - Access point pictures designated as randomly accessible positions are I pictures or P pictures. Information indicating the decoding sequence (I1, P1, B1, B2, B3, B4, P2, . . . ) of pictures functioning as access points and attribute information (picture_type) indicating whether a picture functions as an access point or is necessary for decoding of the access point following a given access point are recorded on the video information recording medium. Random access is possible even if the GOP interval is lengthened. | 05-21-2015 |
20150373299 | FINE CONTROL OF MEDIA PRESENTATION PROGRESS - In a touch-based device presenting a media content playback, a first increment of a first control is determined. The first control allows a user to move forward or back in the media content in steps of the first increment using a touch-based gesture. A second increment and a size of a second control is computed using the first increment and a factor. The second increment is smaller than the first increment. The second control is constructed and presented according to the second increment and the size of the second control, the second control allowing the user to move forward or back in the media content in steps of the second increment. Responsive to the user using the second control, a forward or back movement in the media content by a multiple of the second increment is performed. | 12-24-2015 |
20150381923 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING A PLAY LENGTH OF A MEDIA ASSET BASED USER ACTIONS - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for automatically adjusting a play length of a media asset based on actions of a user. For example, a media guidance application may select a media asset for presentation while a user brushes his teeth. Based on the progress of the teeth cleaning, the play length of the media asset may be adjusted. | 12-31-2015 |
20160099022 | Systems and Methods For Motion-Vector-Aided Video Interpolation Using Real-Time Smooth Video Playback Speed Variation - Systems and methods for encoding and playing back video at adjustable playback speeds by interpolating frames to achieve smooth playback in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described. One embodiment includes a source encoder that includes a processor, memory including an encoder application, where the encoder application directs the processor to: select a subset of frames from a first video sequence; generate motion vectors describing frames from the first video sequence that are not part of the selected subset of frames, where each motion vector describes movement between a frame in the subset of frames and a frame not included in the subset of frames; store the motion vectors; decimate frames not included in the subset of frames from the first video sequence to generate a second video sequence having a nominal frame rate less than the frame rate of the first video sequence; and encode the second video sequence at the nominal frame rate. | 04-07-2016 |
20160118080 | VIDEO PLAYBACK METHOD - A video playback method and a video playback apparatus are provided. The object path extraction module of the video playback apparatus extracts at least one object path from an original video. The video synthesizing module of the video playback apparatus selectively adjusts said object path, so as to synthesize the object path into the synthesis video. The video synthesizing module determines the time length of the synthesis video based on the playback time length set by user, wherein the time length of the synthesis video less than the time length of the original video. | 04-28-2016 |
386345000 | Fast forward MPEG using I and any combination of P or B frame | 8 |
20100290760 | MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK APPARATUS - A moving image playback apparatus capable of starting within a short time to play back reverse direction moving images is provided. The apparatus includes two decoders and one output buffer. In standby, using I-picture in a specified GOP as a reference, a controller causes a storage device to sequentially read first coded image data of the pictures in a first GOP preceding a specified GOP and the pictures up to I-picture in the specified GOP, and causes a first decoder to decode the first coded image data. Moreover, during the decoding of the first decoder, the controller causes the storage device to sequentially read second coded image data of the pictures in the specified GOP and the pictures up to I-picture in a second GOP following the specified GOP, and causes a second decoder to decode the second coded image data. Thereafter, the controller causes the outputs from the first and second decoders to be written to the output buffer. Thereby, the decoded image data are outputted from the output buffer immediately upon start of reverse playback, and moving images are played back. | 11-18-2010 |
20110268428 | ACCELERATED PLAYBACK OF STREAMING MEDIA - One embodiment of the present invention provides a technique for dynamically adjusting streaming media bit rates in response to user requests for accelerated playback. When user may selects to accelerate playback of streaming media content, a content player may begin decoding data from a content buffer at the accelerated rate. At the same time, the content player may estimate a bit rate that can be supported by both the accelerated playback rate and prevailing network bandwidth and latency. That is, a bit rate at which the accelerated playback may be continued without resulting in an eventual buffer under-run. | 11-03-2011 |
20110293252 | Automatic Playback Overshoot Control System and Method - An automatic overshoot control system and method can enable a user to more easily terminate a trick mode (e.g., fast forward or rewind) at an intended point in program material. For example, after a trick mode, a user can initiate display of audio or video at a particular intended point in the program material while minimizing a need to manually adjust. The system determines an offset and tracks a preview position within the program material displayed as a trick mode preview incorporating the offset. The system also tracks an actual position within the program material based on the preview position and offset. The actual position corresponds to a predicted location that the user desires upon terminating the preview trick mode. When the preview trick mode is terminated, normal playback of the program material is resumed at the actual location corresponding to the user's intended location in the program material. | 12-01-2011 |
20120002953 | NON-LINEAR REWIND OF VIDEO PROGRAMS - A rewind or fast forward operation may be performed in which a series of reduced-in-size images frame previous frames in a video program may be presented to the viewer. In one implementation, a device may obtain sampled images corresponding to select frames of the video program and output a series of the sampled images in an order in which a sampling time corresponding to each of the sampled images in the video program monotonically increases or decreases in the output series. Differences in the sample times between successive images in the series of sampled images may not be uniform. The device may receive a selection of one of the images in the output series of sampled images and change a current output location of the video program to a location corresponding to the sampling time of the selected image. | 01-05-2012 |
20120057854 | K RATE FAST-FORWARDING AND BACKWARDING MECHANISM FOR DIGITAL VIDEOS - A K rate fast-forwarding and backwarding mechanism for digital videos comprises a video including a plurality of Group of Pictures (GOP). Each GOP has an I frame and plural P frames. The video defines a plurality of rounds at the time that the video plays at a rate. Each round contains at least one GOP. The number of the GOP included in the round is decided in accordance with a group of classified rules composed of at least one classified rule. Thereby, a group of playing rules composed of at least one playing rule is adopted to play. Thus, a complete VCR function is achieved, which concurrently attains a smooth playing operation. | 03-08-2012 |
20140186014 | AUTO CATCH-UP - Systems and methods for performing automatic content modification or removal are described. An exemplary system may include an electronic device configured to receive video content and/or user inputs. The electronic device may further include one or more processors as well as memory, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause them to review each frame of the received video content and identify instances of sequential frames providing similar content. The one or more processors may further be caused to determine whether at least one of the sequential frames may be removed, remove one or more of the sequential frames to produce modified video content, and transmit the modified video content to one or more display devices. | 07-03-2014 |
20150110474 | ACCELERATED PLAYBACK OF STREAMING MEDIA - One embodiment provides a technique for dynamically adjusting streaming media bit rates in response to user requests for accelerated playback. A user request to increase a playback speed at which the units of digital content are played back on a content player is received. Upon receiving the user request to increase the playback speed, while previously downloaded units of the digital content having a first bit rate are being output for display, and prior to downloading a next unit of digital content from a content server, embodiments determine that the increased playback speed cannot be maintained without buffer underrun if subsequent units of digital content are downloaded from the content server at the first bit rate. A second bit rate, lower than the first bit rate, is determined and the next unit of digital content is downloaded from the content server for playback at the second bit rate. | 04-23-2015 |
386346000 | MPEG I frame-only mode | 1 |
20150350622 | PACKED I-FRAMES - Systems and methods for enabling playback control functions of a media player are disclosed. For example, a user of a client device receiving streaming playback of a video stream may perform rewind and fast forward control functions. The client device may implement these playback control functions by retrieving an enhanced playback segment. Using the enhanced playback segment, the media player may display selected frames at a predetermined interval while maintaining a visual cadence that is pleasing to a viewer. In the described embodiments, a client device may render a video stream, receive a command to control a fast forward or rewind playback mode for the video stream, and retrieve, from a distribution server or associated edge cache, one or more enhanced playback segments adapted to implement the user command. | 12-03-2015 |
386347000 | Fast reverse MPEG using I and any combination of P or B frames | 3 |
20110222837 | MANAGEMENT OF PICTURE REFERENCING IN VIDEO STREAMS FOR PLURAL PLAYBACK MODES - In one embodiment, a system, comprising an encoder comprising memory with personal video recording assist (PVRA) logic; and a processor configured to execute the PVRA logic to: provide a reference picture reordering command (RPRC) in association with one or more pictures of a video stream to be received in a video stream receive-and-process (VSRP) device, the RPRC configured to cause the VSRP device to reorder or modify associations of reference pictures to ascending reference indices of a derived, default reference picture list such that lower tier number pictures precede higher tier number pictures in a modified reference picture list used for decoding the one or more pictures. | 09-15-2011 |
20140086564 | DECODING INTERDEPENDENT FRAMES OF A VIDEO FOR DISPLAY - A module may provide codec-independent services including determining frame display order, frame dependency sets, and queuing the dependency frames in advance so as to enable display of a video. The module enables a video to be played forwards or backwards at a variety of playback speeds from any position within the video. In one implementation, a device communicatively coupled to a plurality of decoders accesses a video that includes a plurality of frames. One or more of the frames are decodable by one or more of the communicatively coupled decoders. The device identifies a frame in the video that is to be displayed, and determines a plurality of dependency frames in the video upon which decoding of the frame to be displayed depends. The device provides an indication that one or more associated dependency frames are to be decoded. | 03-27-2014 |
20140270720 | Video Trick Mode System - A method for producing an auxiliary video stream arranged for reverse trick mode playback from a video stream including a plurality of uni-directional predicted frames, the method including producing the auxiliary video stream by performing the following steps copying each uni-directional predicted frame included in the video stream into a memory, thereby producing a plurality of copied frames in the memory, replacing each one of the plurality of copied frames with one corresponding supplemental frame, thereby producing a plurality of corresponding supplemental frames, and producing a copy of the video stream arranged in reverse processing order, the producing a copy including replacing each frame which corresponds to one of the plurality of copied frames with the one corresponding supplemental frame from among the plurality of corresponding supplemental frames. Related methods and systems are also described. | 09-18-2014 |
386349000 | Pause | 8 |
20100303450 | PLAYBACK CONTROL - An apparatus includes a controller, wherein the controller is arranged to display a status bar, display an indicator head on the status bar, receive input indicating a position corresponding to the indicator head, and to determine if a media file is currently being played and if so pause the playback and if not to activate the playback in response to the received input. | 12-02-2010 |
20110052158 | RENDERABLE CONTENT PARTITIONING AND PORTABILITY - A storable duration of renderable content, based upon available memory for storage of renderable content associated with a mobile device, is determined in response to detecting a request for a portion of renderable content via an input device. The request for the portion of the renderable content based upon the storable duration is sent to a renderable content storage device, where the renderable content is identified by a content identifier. A content partition identifier and the portion of the renderable content having a duration less than or equal to the storable duration is received at the mobile device in response to the request. The content identifier, the content partition identifier, and the portion of the renderable content are stored within the available memory for storage of renderable content associated with the mobile device. | 03-03-2011 |
20140376892 | DISPLAY DATA PROCESSOR AND DISPLAY DATA PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a display data processor includes a first acquisition module, at least one image quality change module, a second acquisition module, a controller, and an output module. The first acquisition module acquires display data for displaying video on a display screen. The at least one image quality change module performs processing to change image quality on the display data. The second acquisition module acquires data corresponding to the video and instructing pause of the video. The controller changes an operation of the at least one image quality change module based on the data acquired by the second acquisition module. The output module outputs one of the display data on which the processing is performed by the at least one of the image quality change modules and the display data that is acquired by the first acquisition module. | 12-25-2014 |
20150078734 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The apparatus for displaying a video content includes an input part configured to receive a pause command, an image processor configured to stop reproducing the video content and display a still image at a pause time on a display in response to the pause command being input, and a controller configured to control the image processor to sequentially change the still image displayed on the display to another still image in response to an image change command being input while the still image is being displayed. | 03-19-2015 |
20150110475 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS - A frame memory of a video processing apparatus stores video frames that are respectively compressed based on compression parameters. A video output unit outputs video data based on the video frames stored in the frame memory so that the video data is displayed. A freeze frame determination unit of the video processing apparatus determines a video frame to be freeze displayed in response to an input of a freeze command for freezing the displayed video, based on the compression parameters of the video frames stored in the frame memory. | 04-23-2015 |
20150302890 | PAUSING AND RESUMING MEDIA PLAY - A request to play a second item of media content is received while playing a first item of media content. A determination is made whether a location for resuming play of the second item of media content is stored. If a location for resuming play of the second item of media content is stored, play of the second item of media content is resumed at the location in the second item of media content. If a location for resuming play of the second item of media content is not stored, play of the second item of media content is begun at a current location in the second item of media content. | 10-22-2015 |
20160021330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENGAGING EXPERIENCE IN AN ASSET - In one embodiment, at least one of number of times a frame is paused by a plurality of users (users) and attention-activity of the users for the frame is tracked for each frame of an asset (video etc.). An interactive version of at least one frame is pre-generated based on the tracking. The interactive version is stored to enable playing of the interactive version of the at least one frame. In another embodiment, pausing of a currently playing frame (frame) of the asset is determined. A determination to replace the frame is made based on at least one of attention-activity of a user in the frame, and detecting metadata, of the frame, specifying that the frame is to be replaced. An interactive version of the frame is generated, based on at least one of the attention of the user and the metadata, to replace the frame with the interactive version. | 01-21-2016 |
20160105633 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENGAGING EXPERIENCE IN AN ASSET - In one embodiment, at least one of number of times a frame is paused by a plurality of users (users) and attention-activity of the users for the frame is tracked for each frame of an asset (video etc.). An interactive version of at least one frame is pre-generated based on the tracking. The interactive version is stored to enable playing of the interactive version of the at least one frame. In another embodiment, pausing of a currently playing frame (frame) of the asset is determined. A determination to replace the frame is made based on at least one of attention-activity of a user in the frame, and detecting metadata, of the frame, specifying that the frame is to be replaced. An interactive version of the frame is generated, based on at least one of the attention of the user and the metadata, to replace the frame with the interactive version. | 04-14-2016 |
386350000 | Trick play transition | 1 |
20100290761 | System and method for providing time-adapted video content - There is provided a system and method for time-adapted video content during trick mode playback. There is provided a method of providing a plurality of pre-produced alternative contents for use by a playback device in conjunction with rendering of a content, comprising determining a current playback speed of the playback device, comparing the current playback speed with a real-time playback speed of the playback device that is for viewing the content, selecting one of the plurality of pre-produced alternative contents based on the current playback speed in response to the comparing of the current playback speed with the real-time playback speed, and rendering the one of the plurality of pre-produced alternative contents in place of the rendering of the content. In this manner, more relevant and intelligible video contents can be provided for the user during trick mode playback. | 11-18-2010 |
386351000 | With trick play table (e.g., time code, sector number, LUT, address, etc.) | 4 |
20110019978 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PVR ON INTERNET ENABLED TELEVISIONS (TVS) - A media playback device may be operable to determine whether replacement media content corresponding to at least a portion of a received broadcast media stream is available during reception of the broadcast media stream from one or more broadcast sources. At least some of the replacement media content may then be retrieved when personal video recording (PVR) operations are requested during play of the received broadcast media stream, to enable seamless performance of the requested PVR operations using at least a portion of the retrieved replacement media content. Exemplary PVR operations may comprise pausing, fast forwarding, and/or rewinding. The replacement media content may be retrieved from a plurality of local and/or remote replacement servers. Availability of replacement media content, from remote replacement servers, may be determined based on programming data in said broadcast media stream, routing information provided by a broadcast source, and/or by inquiry via one or more cataloguing servers. | 01-27-2011 |
20130236165 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - A reproduction apparatus, which is provided to reproduce a moving image recorded in a recording apparatus, comprises: a storage unit configured to store change information indicating a change of a position of a scene included in the moving image recorded in the recording apparatus; a receiving unit configured to receive start information designating a reproduction start position of the moving image based on a reference position of the moving image before the change of the position of the scene; and an identifying unit configured to identify a distance from the reference position to the reproduction start position changed by the change of the position of the scene, on the basis of the change information and the start information received by the receiving unit. | 09-12-2013 |
20150063790 | Support for Trick Modes in HEVC Streams - Assistance information related to a tier framework may describe signaling for extractable and decodable sub-sequences based on pictures interdependencies. This may allow a video application to efficiently select pictures when performing a given trick mode. | 03-05-2015 |
20160064032 | System And Method For Semantic Trick Play - A semantic based trick play method and system in a media player is provided in which a semantic trick play command is received from a user while the user is experiencing a current content of a media item. Metadata is detected with respect to a current playback position of the media item, and at least one further playback position is determined in the current content of the media item or a related content in another media item. The further playback position is semantically related to the metadata of the current playback position. Playback is then moved to the at least one further playback position, so that the user experiences a media content of the at least one further playback position. | 03-03-2016 |