Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100064054 | REMOTE FAST FORWARD AND REWIND FUNCTIONALITY FOR CLIENT DEVICES - A client device receiving a media stream from a remote content server can fast forward and rewind the media stream without storing the media stream on the client device. In some examples, the client sends index, direction, and speed information to the content server based on desired fast forward and rewind operation. The content server transmits selected sets of frames to the client devices based on the index, direction, and speed information to allow a client to play a fast forward or rewind media stream that provides a user with discernible portions of content. | 03-11-2010 |
20100261485 | PERSONALIZATION BASED ON USER LOCATION AND HISTORICAL USAGE DATA - Location information and historical usage data such as historical location data associated with a mobile device is tracked to provide a user with a personalized and location relevant experience. Not only are applications tailored to a particular mobile device location, but applications can be tailored based on user historical location patterns such as commute and travel patterns. Content and applications including content lineup, advertising, mashups, and search are intelligently personalized based on user location and historical location data. | 10-14-2010 |
20120269075 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST AND MULTICAST/UNICAST TRANSITION - Mechanisms are provided for efficient transition between broadcast media reception and multicast/unicast media reception. Broadcast media quality is dynamically analyzed to determine when transition is appropriate. Broadcast services are mapped to multicast/unicast delivered services. Transition occurs smoothly by acquiring both broadcast and multicast/unicast media during transition and analyzing timing data to allow for media stream alignment and switchover. | 10-25-2012 |
20130219182 | SCALABLE WATERMARK INSERTION FOR FRAGMENTED MEDIA STREAM DELIVERY - A media stream is delineated into multiple fragments. Different watermark variants of individual fragments are generated. Particular sequences of watermark variants are selected for particular clients and maintained in a user access database. Analyzing media streams allows determination of the sequences of watermark variants and identification of particular clients intended to receive the media streams. Fragments can continue to be cached efficiently and unique watermarks need not be generated for each individual client. | 08-22-2013 |
20130227074 | EFFICIENT DELINEATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA SEGMENTS - Media such as live media streams can be efficiently delineated and distributed to a variety of devices using a number of different mechanisms. A particular media sequence can be identified by a device user to allow a content server or fragment server to generate a media segment that can be shared or distributed using mechanisms such as social networks. A device user may provide marker indicators, time frames, event triggers, etc., that indicate to a content server where a media segment can be delineated. A link to the media segment may be provided along with pre-roll and post-roll targeted or content-specific advertising to a variety of other users. | 08-29-2013 |
20140059432 | PERSONALIZED TIMELINE PRESENTATION - Described herein are techniques and mechanisms for personalized timeline presentation. According to various embodiments, information characterizing a plurality of pause events associated with playback of a video content item for a content management account may be presented on a display screen at a computing device. The user account may be associated with a plurality of profiles. Each of the pause events may identify a time at which playback of the video content item was paused. The time may be measured relative to the playback length of the video content item. Each of the pause events may be associated with a respective one of the plurality of profiles. A selection of one of the pause events for initiating playback of the video content item may be received at the computing device. Playback of the video content item on the display screen in accordance with the selected pause event may be initiated. | 02-27-2014 |
20140156801 | COWATCHING AND CONNECTED PLATFORMS USING A PUSH ARCHITECTURE - Techniques and mechanisms are described herein for facilitating cowatching and connected platforms using a push architecture. According to various embodiments, a first message from a first client device may be received at a server. The first message may include first update information for updating first shared media context information at the server. The server may be operable to provide a shared media environment across a plurality of client devices based on the first shared media context information. The plurality of client devices may include the first client device and a second client device. The first message may be transmitted via a push communications framework. The first shared media context information may be updated based on the first message. A second message may be transmitted to the second client device via the push communications framework. The second message may include second update information. | 06-05-2014 |
20150026735 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST AND MULTICAST/UNICAST TRANSITION - Mechanisms are provided for efficient transition between broadcast media reception and multicast/unicast media reception. Broadcast media quality is dynamically analyzed to determine when transition is appropriate. Broadcast services are mapped to multicast/unicast delivered services. Transition occurs smoothly by acquiring both broadcast and multicast/unicast media during transition and analyzing timing data to allow for media stream alignment and switchover. | 01-22-2015 |