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20080216129 | Method and system for providing data from audio/visual source devices to audio/visual sink devices in a network - A method and system for providing data from one or more audio/visual (A/V) source devices to one or more A/V sink devices in a network is provided. The system implements a rendering method in a video rendering module configured to render display data related to digital videos from an A/V source device to one or more sink devices across the network. The video rendering module includes a presentation module configured to obtain selected display data from one or more of the A/V source devices across the network, and a navigation module configured to control the presentation module for obtaining the selected display data, and to allow one or more users to navigate through the display data to access the digital videos. | 09-04-2008 |
20080250461 | MULTIMEDIA DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND MULTIMEDIA DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS - To provide, in a multimedia content server which stores multimedia data and transmits the stored multimedia data to a terminal, a technique which allows the terminal to properly detect and process version up of section data even when random access for trick play, and the like, is performed. Upon receiving a data transmission request from a multimedia data receiving apparatus, a multimedia data transmitting apparatus transmits the requested multimedia data and notifies data necessary for obtaining an update-point of section data included in the multimedia data or a URI which enables the obtaining of the data, to the multimedia data receiving apparatus. | 10-09-2008 |
20080250462 | Apparatus and system for connecting one electronic portable device to at least one other electronic device - The present invention relates to apparatus for connecting a multimedia portable electronic device capable of storing and playing and/or recording video in digital form, to at least one other electronic device. The apparatus further includes at least one wireless communications interface and means for implementing at least one function involving all or some of the hardware and/or programmable resources incorporated in or attached to the apparatus. | 10-09-2008 |
20080288987 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING A/V BRIDGING AND A/V BRIDGING EXTENSIONS TO REPLACE DISPLAY PORT, HDMI, DVI AND/OR ANALOG PORTS ON A PERSONAL COMPUTING SYSTEM - Aspects of a system for utilizing A/V bridging and A/V bridging extensions to replace Display Port and/or analog ports on a computing system may include a LAN subsystem that enables transmission of at least video data from a computing device, such as a computer workstation, to a multimedia monitor coupled to the computing device via an Ethernet interface connector. The transmission may enable rendering of the video data on the multimedia monitor. The computing device may be coupled to a docking station or to a port replicator. The docking station may be coupled to the Ethernet interface connector via an Ethernet connector. The port replicator may be coupled to the Ethernet interface connector via an Ethernet connector. The LAN subsystem may enable access to the Ethernet interface connector to enable transmission and generation of line encoded bits based on the video data via the Ethernet interface connector. | 11-20-2008 |
20090119719 | DEVICE REGISTRATION SYSTEM, SERVER, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A device registration system for registering a terminal device for obtaining and using contents in a server that stores contents. The server stores a contents list indicating contents stored and a registration list for registering specific information to the terminal device. The server receives the specific information and transmits the contents list to the terminal device. The terminal device receives a selection of a content from the contents list according to input by a user and requests the server to transmit the selected content. When the specific information to the terminal device of the request source is not registered in the registration list, the server performs a registration process and transmits the requested content to the terminal device. | 05-07-2009 |
20090133076 | Portable Hand-held Media Device with Integrated Modulator - A portable hand-held media device includes a receiver configured to receive image data representing an image, a display unit configured to display the image, and an integrated modulator configured to convert the image data into a digital television (DTV) signal and transmit the DTV signal to a monitor. | 05-21-2009 |
20090193472 | VIDEO AND AUDIO NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - This disclosures describes a local area network (LAN) video and audio system | 07-30-2009 |
20090276812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCAL BROADCASTING - A video controller broadcasts input video through a premises media, such as a coaxial cable to one or more premises televisions or television channels. When a PC provides the input video, a mode change may occur to direct the video to the PC monitor or to the broadcast output. The video resolution of the PC is set to provide a desired digital television resolution with broadcast video. An audio driver may be used to provide USB audio output from the PC. When the PC monitor or broadcast output is selected for video output, the non-selected output is disabled or provided with a video indication that another video output is active. An EDID can be captured from the PC or PC monitor to assist with mode changes and setting PC video resolution. The input video may be provided directly from a digital video source and broadcast to selected televisions or channels. | 11-05-2009 |
20100058400 | Managing Access to High Definition Content - A system and method for managing access to high definition (HD) content includes a master customer premises equipment (CPE) device enabled for prioritizing conflicting requests for HD content based on predefined priority settings associated with a plurality of client CPE devices. Access to HD content by the client CPE devices may be associated with a token and conflicting requests may be resolved in favor of the client CPE device that holds the token. Disclosed systems permit administrators to control the use of limited resources within a location by limiting access to the limited resources by secondary users. | 03-04-2010 |
20100088730 | HYBRID AUDIO/VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - A television entertainment system that combines the visual imagery of television entertainment and transmission with the audio of radio entertainment and transmission to create a new synthesis system for therapeutic benefit designated as Hybrid Radio Television. Each segment (video/audio) of the system can be viewed or heard/listened to on its own, however, it is designed to be viewed and heard/listened to as an integrated whole, as selected by a viewer. | 04-08-2010 |
20100169939 | Method of Sharing Personal Media Using a Digital Recorder - A method and apparatus for sharing personal media using a digital recorder allows multimedia devices to view content stored on a DVR across a network. The DVR records video content from broadcast signals and records video content downloaded via the Internet. | 07-01-2010 |
20100175093 | Method of Sharing Personal Media Using a Digital Recorder - A method and apparatus for sharing personal media using a digital recorder allows a plurality of multimedia devices to view content stored on a DVR across a local network. The DVR records video content from broadcast signals and records video content downloaded via the Internet. | 07-08-2010 |
20100205640 | DRIVE THRU VISION - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method, system and computer-readable medium for conveying audio/video information. The method detects a presence of at least one automobile and communicates such presence to an information system comprising a number of display devices (D | 08-12-2010 |
20100275235 | SENSORY EFFECT MEDIA GENERATING AND CONSUMING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - Provided is a method and apparatus for generating and consuming sensory effect media. The method for generating sensory effect media includes receiving sensory effect information about sensory effects that are applied to media, and generating sensory effect metadata including the received sensory effect information. | 10-28-2010 |
20100281507 | Platform for Personal Media Broadcaster based on XML and Method for Setting up IP Automatically - The present invention provides a platform for an XML-based personal media broadcaster, in which TV programs, which are multimedia, are provided to allow a viewer to view a program desired by him or her at a desired time and at a desired place by compositely implementing an open service architecture, a time-shift function and a place-shift function, thus enabling the platform for a personal media broadcaster to be implemented. The present invention includes an XML module ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100293581 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PERSONALIZED MEDIA CONSUMPTIONEXPERIENCE - There are presented systems and methods for enabling an association of media information relating to a playback of a media content file with a medium containing the media content file. In one embodiment, such a method for use by a playback device comprises obtaining a unique identifier present on the medium, transmitting the unique identifier, obtaining the media information relating to a usage of the media content file, and transmitting the media information. In another embodiment, such a method for use by a server comprises receiving a unique identifier present on the medium, storing the unique identifier in a memory, receiving the media information of the media content file according to the playing of the media content file, storing the media information in the memory, and associating the media information with the unique identifier. | 11-18-2010 |
20110055876 | Universal Entertainment Unification System - A system for the unification of a plurality of entertainment devices such as televisions, gaming consoles, computers, or radios. The present invention introduces a system that involves a plurality of devices that can individually connect to the available entertainment devices in a home. Through the use of wireless networking, media and entertainment can be shared between each entertainment device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110067073 | COMMUNICATION UNIT AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO AN IPTV NETWORK - The present invention is arranged to provide an improved way of remote access to locally transmitted multicast television channels. The invention relates to a communication unit for communication of IPTV channels to at least one user unit. It comprises a receiver arranged to receive a set of IPTV channels, and a distribution channel set up unit arranged to set up one separate distribution channel to each user unit so as to distribute one of the IPTV channels in said set of IPTV channels over each distribution channel. The present invention further relates to a method for providing remote access to a first IPTV network. | 03-17-2011 |
20110162013 | HOME NETWORK MANAGEMENT - A method includes storing, at a first network device configured to communicate with at least one set top box (STB) and at least one digital video recorder (DVR), information identifying parameters associated with bandwidth in a home network. The method may also include receiving, at a first network device in the home network, a request having a corresponding first bandwidth and identifying a class of traffic associated with the request. The method may further include determining whether the first bandwidth is less than an available bandwidth associated with the identified class of traffic, approving the request when the first bandwidth is less than the available bandwidth, and modifying the available bandwidth associated with the identified class of traffic in response to approving the request. | 06-30-2011 |
20110162014 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a communication system includes a video signal receiver, a video signal output module, a power control signal receiver, and a socket. The video signal receiver is configured to receive a video signal from a first external apparatus. The video signal output module is configured to output, to a second external apparatus, the video signal received from the first external apparatus. The power control signal receiver is configured to receive a power control from the first external apparatus. The power control signal receiver is lower in power consumption than the video signal receiver. A power cable configured to supply power to the second external apparatus is connected to the socket. When the power control signal receiver receives a power control signal for activation, power is supplied to the video signal receiver and the socket. | 06-30-2011 |
20110185389 | AUDIO VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE NETWORK SPEAKER NODES IN A MULTI SPEAKER SESSION - This disclosure describes an audio video distribution system that uses a local area network to distribute a digital audio signal and that uses multiple network speaker nodes to broadcast the digital audio in a multi speaker session. The system includes a local area network that distributes the digital audio signal for the audio video distribution system. In addition, the system includes a first network speaker node participating in a multi speaker session and performing in a master mode, and where the first network speaker node calculates, originates, and controls a distributed multi session clock that is distributed over the network. The system further includes one or more additional network speaker nodes participating in the multi speaker session and perform in a slave mode, and where the additional network speaker nodes receive the distributed multi session clock from the first speaker node. | 07-28-2011 |
20110197236 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SERVER THAT PRESENTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA TO DIGITAL DEVICES - A media distribution server presenting interactive media on digital devices, such as mobile devices, PCs, TVs, ebook readers, electronic tablets, etc. and receiving user response interactively. During the presentation of interactive media the user is prompted with multiple choices for their selection, which can be provided using keys (such as softkeys) on the digital device. The media distribution server prepares the subsequent portions of the interactive media and delivers them to the digital device. In one embodiment, the necessary text, graphics, audio and video are assembled and integrated dynamically and is presented on the digital device to the user. Further the user is prompted to approve online purchases, make online appointment requests, show interest in products, etc. while browsing the interactive media on their digital device. The media distribution server supports such activities as necessary. | 08-11-2011 |
20120030716 | Multicast Video and Data Delivery With Beamforming Antennas in Indoor Wireless Networks - A method includes receiving input information related to transmission of video and data by an access point in a wireless network, the input information including at least one of setup connections, modulating and coding scheme MCS; receiving, by the access point, channel state each information from each user in the wireless network, the channel state information including signal-to-interference-and-noise-ratio SINR for each user under each beam pattern; and multicast beamform scheduling, responsive to the receiving, for multicast delivery of the video and data from the access point with beamforming antennas, the videos being at least one of a multi-resolution and a multi-layered video, the scheduling including a greedy procedure for selecting beams, assigning MCS and video layer or resolution to each of the beams. | 02-02-2012 |
20120204213 | WIRELESS THEATER SYSTEM - An approach for providing lossless raw video data wirelessly to a soundbar from a headunit to eliminate the multitude of wires that traditionally connect to a television in a home theater. | 08-09-2012 |
20120311644 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is provided a communication apparatus including: a device detecting unit detecting devices capable of establishing a wireless connection; a user input unit selecting, based on a user operation, a combination of sync devices to carry out a pairing process out of a plurality of sync devices detected by the device detecting unit; a message transmitting unit transmitting an autosetup request message to one sync device out of the selected sync devices; a message receiving unit receiving an autosetup response message from a transmission destination of the autosetup request message; a wireless connection unit establishing a wireless connection with each of the selected sync devices; and a reproduction starting unit wirelessly transmitting, as a source device, data to be reproduced to each of the sync devices after establishment of the wireless connections. | 12-06-2012 |
20130007816 | PERSONAL MEDIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM WITH OUTPUT BUFFER - A personal media broadcasting system enables video distribution over a computer network and allows a user to view and control media sources over a computer network from a remote location. A personal broadcaster receives an input from one or more types of media sources, digitizes and compresses the content, and streams the compressed media over a computer network to a media player running on any of a wide range of client devices for viewing the media. The system may allow the user to issue control commands (e.g., “channel up”) from the media player to the broadcaster, causing the source device to execute the commands. The broadcaster and the media player may employ several techniques for buffering, transmitting, and viewing the content to improve the user's experience. | 01-03-2013 |
20130055319 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING TELEVISION BROADCASTING - An apparatus and method for sharing television broadcasting are provided. The method includes, in a first portable terminal, connecting to a wireless network, and sending a TV broadcasting request to a TV module, for the first portable terminal to be granted a master function of switching a TV channel, receiving a password input request from the TV module, and transmitting a password to the TV module, in the first portable terminal, receiving the TV broadcasting from the TV module through the wireless network, and, in at least one or more additional portable terminals, receiving the TV broadcasting from the TV module through the wireless network, and sharing the TV broadcasting with the first portable terminal. | 02-28-2013 |
20130061271 | Daisy Chain Devices and Systems for Digital Signal Switching and Distribution - The invention provides systems, devices, methods and software to daisy chain multiple individual transmitters, optionally nodes, optionally extenders, and receivers to form any sized scalable system of digital video and audio signal switching and distribution. The video audio systems are for a simpler system design, wiring, control and expansion, to accomplish signal interfacing, switching, splitting for many varied input and output requirements with a scalable pair of transmitters and receivers. | 03-07-2013 |
20130263191 | NETWORK APPARATUS - A network apparatus includes a network cable connector, a communication signal processing circuit, and a binarizing circuit. The network cable connector is configured to be connected to a network cable. The communication signal processing circuit is configured to receive a signal inputted through the network cable connector. The binarizing circuit is configured to compare the signal inputted through the network cable connector to the communication signal processing circuit with a specific reference potential such that the binarizing circuit is configured to binarize the signal to output one of first and second potentials. The second potential is different from the first potential. The communication signal processing circuit is configured to be switched on and off according to the one of first and second potentials outputted from the binarizing circuit. | 10-03-2013 |
20130283323 | COMMUNICATION CONTROLLER AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a communication controller includes: an output module; a transmitter; and a receiver. The output module is configured to control output of image information to a display. The transmitter is configured to transmit the image information to a first communication device by unicast. The receiver configured to receive a transmission request of the image information from a second communication device. If the receiver receives the transmission request from the second communication device, the transmitter stops transmission of the image information to the first communication device by unicast, and transmits the image information to the first communication device and the second communication device by multicast. | 10-24-2013 |
20130298171 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING CONTENT DATA, METHOD FOR GENERATING CONTENT DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - To effectively reduce the load on a device involved in converting the format of content data. A storage unit ( | 11-07-2013 |
20130305296 | IN-HOME EQUIPMENT, CONTENT HANDOFF METHOD, AND CONTENT HANDOFF PROGRAM - The in-home equipment comprises: playback availability determining means | 11-14-2013 |
20130318558 | INDOOR BROADCASTING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for distributing broadcast signals to an indoor environment, includes the steps of receiving ( | 11-28-2013 |
20130326565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING INFORMATION TO A PLURALITY OF USERS DURING MASS EVENTS - For supplying information to a plurality of users during mass events the users are given articles which are worn by them, and a remotely acting wireless control unit acts on electronic devices provided in the articles and having electronic displays, so that the corresponding information is provided on the displays in the form of video images, and the remotely acting wireless control unit can generate audio messages in audio components of the displays. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL AV SERVICE - A system for providing virtual AV service includes a local device middleware (LDM) media server which stores AV contents and a resource cooperation server (RCS) which separates the AV contents from the LDM media server into video contents and audio contents. The video contents and the audio contents are reproduced by an LDM video renderer and an LDM audio renderer, respectively. An LDM control point (LDMCP) controls the LDM media server and the LDM media renderers using the LDM protocol and a virtual device ensembler (VDE) controls the RCS and the LDMCP. | 12-05-2013 |
20130340014 | Home Theater Component For A Virtualized Home Theater System - The present disclosure relates to a Wide Area Network (WAN) based home theater system. In one embodiment, a home theater at a subscriber premises includes multiple home theater components, which include multiple audio playback components and a video playback component. Each home theater component is enabled to receive data from and send data to a virtualized home theater service via a WAN. In operation, each home theater component receives an appropriate media content stream for the home theater component from the virtualized home theater service via the WAN and provides playback of the media content stream according to the absolute playback timestamps for the media content stream. | 12-19-2013 |
20140040962 | AUDIO WIRELESS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHOD - Disclosed herein are an audio wireless transmission system including: a video device broadcasting and transmitting audio signal through an industrial scientific medical (ISM) band frequency; and a wireless terminal sensing the ISM band frequency transmitted from the video device and demodulating the audio signal so as to listen to the audio signal, and an audio wireless transmission method using the same, in order for each individual to receive audio signal of a video device in a public place through a wireless terminal possessed by each individual and listen to the audio signal. | 02-06-2014 |
20140059621 | LIFE EVENT AUGMENTATION USING AN INTELLIGENT BEVERAGE CONTAINER - Systems, devices, and methods for live event augmentation are provided. A central server computer system detects intelligent beverage containers at an event. The beverage containers include an integrated electronic display. Extrinsic data is received during the course of the event that is used to generate a message. The message is transmitted to the beverage containers at the event to update the electronic display. The extrinsic data may be related to the event or to an activity occurring separate from the event. The electronic display of the beverage containers may be changed periodically during the event. The beverage containers may be divided into one or more groups based on information stored in a user account associated with each beverage container. Different messages can be sent to the different groups to display different information on the beverage containers of each group. | 02-27-2014 |
20140068681 | Method and system for synchronized multi-venue experience and production - The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for an interactive event experience capable of synchronizing two or more physical venues, with live events happening at one or more venues. In some embodiments, a system may synchronize the live event experience by equalizing remote participants with local ones, and remote shared screens with local ones. In some embodiments, attention management may be provided to local and remote participants. In some embodiments, a cloud-based broadcasting system may be provided at a local venue and/or remote venues. | 03-06-2014 |
20140096163 | PROVIDING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS BROADCASTS - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for wirelessly providing transcoded broadcasts to mobile devices and receiving content wirelessly via mobile devices. For example, in one embodiment, a distribution device can receive an over-the-air broadcast, transcode the over-the-air broadcast, and broadcast the transcoded broadcast to mobile devices within range. | 04-03-2014 |
20140101705 | INFORMATION-PROVISION CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION-PROVISION APPARATUS, INFORMATION REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND INFORMATION-PRESENTATION CONTROL PROGRAM - When the information-provision apparatus is providing an audio signal to the specific information reproduction apparatus, the user enters an operation input to the specific information reproduction apparatus to switch processing to reproduce an audio content from the specific information reproduction apparatus to another information reproduction apparatus. In this case, the specific information reproduction apparatus requests the information-provision apparatus to start an operation of providing the audio content to the other information reproduction apparatus specified in the operation input as an apparatus to newly reproduce the audio content. Then, the specific information reproduction apparatus requests the information-provision apparatus to end an operation of providing the audio content to the specific information reproduction apparatus specified in the operation input as an apparatus to terminate an operation of reproducing the audio content. | 04-10-2014 |
20140115638 | NETWORK AV RECEIVER DEVICE - [Problem] To provide a network AV receiver device capable of preventing the suspension of the playback of music when the music can no longer be inputted from a media server that is inputting the music, the network AV receiver device playing back the music inputted from the media server, which is connected via a network and accumulates music. [Solution] A network AV receiver device is provided with a music information storage unit for storing the music information of the music recorded in each media server connected to a network, an input state detecting unit for detecting the input state of a media server which inputs the music currently being played back, and a control unit, wherein when the input state detecting unit detects that the input state of the music data currently being played back is not normal, a media server of the music data currently being played back is switched to music data recorded by another media server on the basis of the music information of the music recorded in the media server stored in the music information storage unit. | 04-24-2014 |
20140143813 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE A NETWORK TELEVISION SCHEDULE - Techniques to selectively provide a video feed to broadcasting equipment are disclosed. A master control switcher may receive video feeds from video servers containing video content. The master control switcher may select one of the video feeds to output. At least one localized switcher may also receive video feeds from the video servers and select one of the video feeds to output. One of the video feeds supplied to the localized switcher(s) is the output from the master control switcher. An air server may receive video feeds from the master control switcher and the at least one localized switcher and out put the video feeds to separate broadcasting equipment. The video feeds may be arranged to reflect a schedule of programming for a local television station. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140150036 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A content reproducing method and system for performing seamless playback of contents between devices is provided. The contents reproducing system includes a portable device which, when a short distance communication with a remote control which is configured to control an electronic device occurs during reproducing of contents, generates data required by the electronic device for reproducing the contents that are being reproduced, and which transmits the generated data to the remote control; the remote control which receives the data from the portable device and which transmits the received data to the electronic device, in conjunction with the occurrence of the short distance communication with the portable device; and the electronic device for receiving the contents from a contents provider and reproducing the contents. | 05-29-2014 |
20140165111 | SYNCHRONOUS DISPLAY STREAMING SYSTEM AND SYNCHRONOUS DISPLAYING METHOD - The synchronous display streaming system for multi-view frames is provided. The server provides a plurality of display streamings of a content in a plurality of angles. The server stores accounts. The first electronic device logs in a relation account of the accounts of the server. The second electronic device logs in the relation account of the server. The first electronic device and the second electronic device are grouped in a synchronization operation group. The server provides the plurality of display streamings in the plurality of angles to the first and the second electronic device which log in the relation account respectively and display the frames of the content in the plurality of angles on the first and the second electronic device. Any electronic device of the synchronization operation group performs an operation on one of the electronic devices of the synchronization operation group through the relation account of the server. | 06-12-2014 |
20140215532 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MEDIA CONTENT TO WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for delivering media content to a wireless electronic device within a geographic coverage area associated with a venue. In some embodiments, a venue manager may identify media content to be broadcast within the geographic coverage area associated with the venue by the wireless TV transmitter; and send a media content request to a media server, the request instructing the media server to include the identified media content in a content feed sent to the wireless TV transmitter for broadcast in the geographic coverage area associated with the venue. In other embodiments, an interactive TV transmitter may identify media content to be broadcast within the geographic coverage area associated with the venue, multiplex the identified media content with other media content using a multiplexer, and broadcast the multiplex in the geographic coverage area associated with the venue. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215533 | TRANSFERRING A BROADCAST TRANSMISSION TO A REMOTE DEVICE - An approach is described that includes determining that a remote device has moved outside of a pre-defined area associated with a digital video recorder (DVR), and transmitting program data from the DVR to the remote device while the remote device remains outside of the pre-defined area. Another approach includes a digital video recorder (DVR) having a memory and a processor. The DVR operates to: receive an incoming transmission signal; transmit a selected program to a primary display device; determine that a remote device has moved outside of a pre-defined area; and transmit program data corresponding to the selected program to the remote device while the remote device remains outside of the pre-defined area. | 07-31-2014 |
20140282750 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING RECORDINGS OF CONTENT ITEMS ON MULTIPLE CUSTOMER DEVICES - Certain embodiments of the disclosure may include systems, methods and apparatuses for recording and viewing content items on multiple devices. According to an example embodiment, a method is provided for displaying recorded content to a user. The method includes receiving, from a playback device and by a service provider system comprising at least one processor, a request to retrieve a recorded content item, wherein the recorded content item is recorded on a recording device. The method further includes identifying, by the service provider system, based at least in part upon the received request, at least a portion of the recorded content item as a unique recording specific to the recording device. The method also includes facilitating, by the service provider system, access of the unique recording to the playback device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140304749 | Method, system and apparatus for providing multimedia data - A multimedia processing apparatus includes a communication interface for communicating with a multimedia router apparatus, a multimedia controlling apparatus, and an A/V output apparatus; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the multimedia processing apparatus to: connect the multimedia processing apparatus via a first local connection to the A/V output apparatus and via a second local connection to the multimedia router apparatus; receive multimedia data from a plurality of multimedia data sources; receive a source signal from the multimedia controlling apparatus in response to a user selection; process the multimedia data from at least one of the plurality of multimedia data sources based on the source signal; and provide the processed multimedia data for the A/V apparatus. | 10-09-2014 |
20140310753 | TV APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AND PLAYING MULTIMEDIA AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAM - In a method for recording and playing multimedia audiovisual programs using a first television, the first television being is connected to a second television. The first television records a current multimedia audiovisual program being played on the first television in response to a recording command generated according to a user's operation, and sends the recorded multimedia audiovisual program to the second television according to an invoking command received from the second television. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310754 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN COORDINATING MULTIMEDIA DEVICES - Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods for use in playing back content. Some of these methods access a content package comprising media content to be locally played back; detect, as defined by the content package, whether a remote secondary device is available with which a connection can be established; determine whether an authorization to establish the connection has been confirmed; establish, when the authorization is confirmed, a communication connection; determine, as instructed by the content package and when the communication with the secondary device is established, whether one or more commands are received from the secondary device; and implement, as instructed by the content package and when it is determined that the one or more commands are received from the secondary device, the one or more commands in controlling playback experience of the media content. | 10-16-2014 |
20140325571 | Multimedia and Multichannel Information System - The invention relates to a multimedia and multichannel information system for an interactive distribution of at least one real-time video input of a live event taking place in an auditorium. The system comprises a central unit and a plurality of remote units located in the auditorium. At least one of the plurality of remote units is connected to the central unit by means of a bi-directional transmission network for interactive communications between the remote units and the central unit, the at least one remote unit is provided with at least an interface and with audio/video, data and graphic accelerators disposed on a multimedia microprocessor housed in the remote units. The at least one remote unit is equipped with a touch screen display and is configured to display the at least one real-time video input of the live event taking place in the auditorium. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325572 | METHOD FOR LINKING MMT MEDIA AND DASH MEDIA - Disclosed is a method for linking MMT media and DASH media. A method for linking MMT media and DASH media comprises the steps of: generating MPD information by extracting an MPD linking information from a home media server, the MPD linking information, which has been transmitted from an MMT transmission server to an MMT, being information comparable to an MPD of DASH for interconnecting DASH and MMT; and transmitting the MPD information to a mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can replay as DASH media by means of the MPD information. | 10-30-2014 |
20140337899 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING A MEDIA FILE TO A DESIGNATED SET-TOP BOX - Methods of providing a media file include receiving the media file and an identification of a destination set-top box for the media file at a server device. The received media file is transmitted from the server device to the identified set-top box in an Internet protocol television (IPTV) multimedia format. | 11-13-2014 |
20140344870 | MEDIA NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Methods and apparatus for managing devices and content in a network environment. In one implementation, a network media environment includes: a first hub network including a first server and a first client, and said first server is connected to said first client; a second hub network including a second server and said first client, and said second server is connected to said first client, such that said first hub network and said second hub network overlap; wherein said first client stores first content bound to said first hub network and stores second content bound to said second hub network. | 11-20-2014 |
20140351866 | LIVE EVENT AUGMENTATION - Systems, devices, and methods for live event augmentation are provided. A central server computer system detects intelligent beverage containers at an event. The beverage containers include an integrated electronic display. Extrinsic data is received during the course of the event that is used to generate a message. The message is transmitted to the beverage containers at the event to update the electronic display. The extrinsic data may be related to the event or to an activity occurring separate from the event. The electronic display of the beverage containers may be changed periodically during the event. The beverage containers may be divided into one or more groups based on information stored in a user account associated with each beverage container. Different messages can be sent to the different groups to display different information on the beverage containers of each group. | 11-27-2014 |
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20150319485 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STREAMING MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS IN A WI-FI NETWORK - A method and system for simultaneously streaming multimedia contents from plurality of sources within a group by establishing one or more Wireless Fidelity Display (WFD) sessions with a sink is disclosed. The method enables the sink to share the display screen (screen) of the sink among a first source and one or more second sources in the group to display the video of the multimedia content. The method enables the sink to select audio of the multimedia content from one among the first source and one or more second sources in the group. The method enables the sink, the first source and one or more second sources in the group to select mode of operation for streaming of the multimedia contents to the sink. | 11-05-2015 |
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