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20080209480 | METHOD FOR ENHANCED VIDEO PROGRAMMING SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING INTERNET DATA FOR ON-DEMAND INTERACTIVE RETRIEVAL - A digital information system and method are provided herein. | 08-28-2008 |
20080229371 | DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA NETWORK INCLUDING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH SPEED USER DOWNLOAD OF DIGITAL FILES - A video network includes public kiosks having digital storage capacity. Centralized inventory control manages the video files stored at individual kiosks or network LANs. A user requests a multimedia file for download, and selects various ancillary files and control features, such as languages, subtitles, control of nudity, etc. The requested file is encrypted according to an encryption key, watermarked, and downloaded from a high-speed port of a public kiosk to a hand-held proprietary high speed memory device of a user. Payment is received at the time of request or at the time of download, and royalties are distributed by the video network to copyright holders. Computer applications or playback devices allow users to store and/or play video files that have been downloaded to a hand-held device while managing and enforcing digital rights of content providers through the watermarking and/or encryption. | 09-18-2008 |
20080244666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING INCENTIVES TO INCREASE ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS - Systems and methods can include offering a user an incentive for viewing advertising content, delivering the advertising content to the user, monitoring the delivery of the advertising content to the user and awarding the user the offered incentive upon successful completion of delivery of the advertising content to the user. Systems and methods can further include maintaining a database of incentives awarded to the user for subsequent redemption by the user. Systems and methods can further include offering the user an opportunity to identify advertising content preferences, storing those advertising content preferences in a database and using the advertising content preferences to filter the advertising content identified to the user when the user is offered an incentive for viewing advertising content. | 10-02-2008 |
20080250465 | Method and System for the Efficient Management of Video on Demand Service - The present invention relates to a VOD service operating method and system for providing VOD service through interchange of VOD contents between a VOD server and a set-top box. In accordance with the present invention, a plurality of VOD contents are at least categorized as a first mode and a second mode. The VOD contents included in the first mode store beforehand basic information necessary for selecting the VOD contents in the set-top box by PUSH of the VOD server and provide the stored basic information on a display under the management of the VOD management application when the first mode is activated. Further, the VOD contents included in the second mode transfer a request signal of basic information necessary for selecting the VOD contents from the VOD server to the set-top box according to a user's request. They then display in real time the basic information transferred to the set-top box on a display under the management of the VOD management application. According to the present invention, it becomes possible to reduce the user's waiting time required for selecting the VOD contents and the burden upon the network load so as to provide the VOD service in an efficient manner, | 10-09-2008 |
20080263602 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED ASSETS IN AN ELECTRONIC CONTENT ASSET PUBLICATION SYSTEM - The Electronic Content Asset Publication System operates as an overlay application on the native multi-media communication network to receive individual subscriber requests for a selected electronic content asset and deliver that asset to the requesting subscriber. This system acquires, stores, publishes, distributes, accesses and processes electronic content on demand and delivers this content in the format of the subscriber's communication device over a selected multi-media communications infrastructure. This system provides access to specific subscriber-initiated electronic content assets that are of interest to the subscriber. The electronic content assets comprise individual multi-media streams, multi-media files, or streams of multi-media files initiated and published by individual subscribers rather than the mass media distributed by conventional content sources. | 10-23-2008 |
20080263603 | USER INTERFACE ARCHITECTURE FOR AN ELECTRONIC CONTENT ASSET PUBLICATION SYSTEM - The Electronic Content Asset Publication System operates as an overlay application on the native multi-media communication network to receive individual subscriber requests for a selected electronic content asset and deliver that asset to the requesting subscriber. This system acquires, stores, publishes, distributes, accesses and processes electronic content on demand and delivers this content in the format of the subscriber's communication device over a selected multi-media communications infrastructure. This system provides access to specific subscriber-initiated electronic content assets that are of interest to the subscriber. The electronic content assets comprise individual multi-media streams, multi-media files or streams of multi-media files, initiated and published by individual subscribers rather than the mass media distributed by conventional content sources. | 10-23-2008 |
20080263604 | PERSONAL CONTENT ARCHIVE OPERABLE IN AN ELECTRONIC CONTENT ASSET PUBLICATION SYSTEM - The Electronic Content Asset Publication System operates as an overlay application on the native multi-media communication network to receive individual subscriber requests for a selected electronic content asset and deliver that asset to the requesting subscriber. This system acquires, stores, publishes, distributes, accesses and processes electronic content on demand and delivers this content in the format of the subscriber's communication device over a selected multi-media communications infrastructure. This system provides access to specific subscriber-initiated electronic content assets that are of interest to the subscriber. The electronic content assets comprise individual multi-media streams, multi-media files or streams of multi-media files, initiated and published by individual subscribers rather than the mass media distributed by conventional content sources. | 10-23-2008 |
20080263605 | VIDEO DELIVERY DEVICE, VIDEO RECEIVER AND KEY FRAME DELIVERY METHOD - In this video delivery device including: a storage device storing key frame information including a key frame number included in a contents file and offset from the beginning of a file; and a delivery control unit, which executes delivery in a predetermined cycle, the delivery control unit refers to the key frame information cycle by cycle in executing the trick play, and transmits the key frame having the offset closest to the delivery time among the key frames included in the contents file. | 10-23-2008 |
20080271095 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVIEWING MEDIA OVER A NETWORK - Systems and methods are disclosed that allow a user to preview media content on a device while the device is downloading the media content and without interrupting the downloading of the media content. In addition, the user may preview any location within a media file regardless of whether the media data for the location has been received by the user's device. The user's device, upon receipt of a command to preview a specific location within a file already being downloaded, determines if the data for that location have already been received. If so, the user's device generates a preview frame from the downloaded data. If not, the user's device transmits a preview request to the media server which generates the preview frame and transmits back to the user's device. | 10-30-2008 |
20080276289 | System for video presentations with adjustable display elements - A client computer, for viewing a media presentation, includes a processor and memory. The processor is connected to the memory. The client computer is arranged for connecting to a network and for receiving video image data from a video server on the network. The client computer is further arranged for making a content request to a content server on the network, for receiving content data from the content server, and for composing a composed video image based on the video image data and the content data. The content request includes content request data that are associated with the received video image data, and the content data are associated with the video image data. | 11-06-2008 |
20080295139 | Message delivery management method and system | 11-27-2008 |
20080301738 | Access of Stored Video From Peer Devices in a Local Network - A method that communicates a request from a first device to a proximally located second device for a movie residing in storage associated with the second device, the request communicated over a communications network, responsive to the request, receives the movie from the second device over the communications network, presents a menu on a screen corresponding to the first device, the menu comprising playback options to enable a user to manipulate playback and rewind of the movie, and responsive to user selection of one of the playback options, presents the movie on the screen. | 12-04-2008 |
20080313679 | Media content rebroadcast - Media content rebroadcast is described. In embodiment(s), a content distributor broadcasts television media content to client devices, and caches the television media content that is broadcast. A client device can receive the television media content and then request identification data that corresponds to the television media content from the content distributor. The client device can determine whether all of the television media content has been received utilizing the identification data, and request data segment(s) of the television media content that are determined not to have been received. The content distributor receives requests from multiple client devices for data segments of the television media content not received by the client devices. The content distributor can then prioritize the requests based on demand for the data segments that are requested, and queue the data segments prioritized by demand for rebroadcast to the requesting client devices. | 12-18-2008 |
20080313680 | Method of Providing an On-Demand Multimedia Service, Service Platform, Program and Decoder for Implementing Said Method - The multimedia service on request is provided by multimedia data sources ( | 12-18-2008 |
20080320530 | Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for delivering video on demand content - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for delivering video on demand media content. The methods comprise receiving a selection of media content for viewing on demand; receiving an input specifying delayed viewing; determining that the media content is to commence before expiration of a predetermined time interval; determining whether or not any inputs from other viewers have been received that also specify delayed viewing of the same media content before expiration of the predetermined time interval; and if no such inputs from other viewers are received, then requesting a plurality of packets from the network, each of the packets bearing a unicast identifier corresponding to the selected media content; otherwise, requesting a plurality of packets from the network, each of the packets bearing a multicast identifier corresponding to the selected media content; receiving the plurality of packets; and delivering the plurality of packets for presentation of the media content. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320531 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THIRD-PARTY AGGREGATED VIDEO RATINGS - A computer implemented method for providing a third-party video content rating unit to a client device, is disclosed. A web browser running on the client device requests video content from an affiliate video content server. The media player running on the client device receives a data stream of the video content from the affiliate video content server, renders the video content and sends a request for the third-party video content rating unit to a third-party ad content server once the video content has been completely rendered. The third-party ad content server receives the request for the third-party video content rating unit, sends the third-party video content rating unit to the client device and streams advertising content to the third-party video content rating unit. The third party video content rating unit is configured to be rendered on top of the media player. | 12-25-2008 |
20090007196 | Method and apparatus for sharing media files among network nodes with respect to available bandwidths - Techniques for sharing data among a plurality of networked devices, also referred to network nodes, are discussed. To best use an available uploading bandwidth of a device sharing data with a receiving device, a portion of the data is uploaded within the available uploading bandwidth, and another portion of the data is uploaded from another device locally caching the same data. To satisfy the minimum transmission rate of the data to the receiving device, both portions of the data are concurrently uploaded from the two devices to the receiving device. In reference to a predetermined minimum uploading bandwidth and the available uploading bandwidth, the two portions of data are interleaved and must be reassembled to recover the data for consumption in the receiving device. A size of the first portion of the data is determined by a server in view of the available uploading bandwidth a designated supplying box has. | 01-01-2009 |
20090019498 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SPECIFIC SEGMENTS OF A PROGRAM - The present invention provides a method for creating a specific segment during broadcasting program. Firstly, sending a program to an user terminal; then receiving a request of an user from the user terminal, which requests to create a specific segment, wherein the specific segment is part of the broadcasting program; finally creating the specific segment according to the request. Furthermore, the invention can also send the created specific segment to the user terminal. The invention solves the problem that the choice standard for the specific segment specified by the broadcasting program supplier/the program producer does not meet the real requirement of the users, thereby the users can obtain their required specific segments during watching program to satisfy their individual needs. | 01-15-2009 |
20090025045 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING PERSONAL MEDIA OVER CABLE TELEVISION - A method and system for delivering personal media over cable television have been disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises storing digital content, the digital content including digital photographs, digital video, and music. The digital content is queued for review. A photo show is generated from the digital content. The photo show is transmitted to a cable system for transmission on a video on demand system. | 01-22-2009 |
20090031367 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING MULTIPLE CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT | 01-29-2009 |
20090031368 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A USER DEVICE AND A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - A system and method for communicating between a content delivery network and a user device includes the user device generating a first request for a content file at a user device and communicating the request to the content delivery network. The content delivery network authenticates the first request, generates a redirection response and communicates the redirection response to the user device. The user device authenticates the redirection response, generates a second request for a content file in response to the redirection request and communicates the second request from the user device. The content delivery network communicates the content file from the content delivery network in response to the second request. | 01-29-2009 |
20090031369 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING VIDEO CONTENT FROM AN INTERACTIVE INTERFACE - A system and method for ordering content for a user device includes an ordering interface such as an interactive interface having available content. The interactive interface receives a content selection corresponding to a content from the interactive interface and communicating a customer identifier and a material identification to a transaction system. A content processing system communicates a control word to the user device. A user device receives the content corresponding to the material identification. | 01-29-2009 |
20090037960 | Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Media Assets For Distribution to Subscribers in an On-Demand Media Delivery System Using a Peer-to-Peer File Transfer Protocol - An on-demand system (e.g., a video on-demand system) includes a central network node on which reside media assets or programming available to subscribers upon request. A plurality of edge nodes is in communication with the central network node and with one another over a at least one packet-switched network. Each of the edge nodes includes at least one video on-demand server on which a subset of the available media assets reside. Each of the edge nodes is configured to provide on-demand services to subscribers in different geographic regions. The edge node also includes a content management agent for coordinating delivery of locally unavailable media assets from others of the edge nodes using a peer-to-peer file transfer protocol. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037961 | ON-DEMAND SYSTEM INTERFACES AND FEATURES - Broadband system interfaces and features are described. An example includes a user interface for use with a content delivery system including an on-demand service comprising at least one channel dedicated to an on-demand content provider, wherein the channel is accessible in a same manner as a broadcast channel of the content delivery system; and at least one homepage to be presented when a user navigates to the at least one channel, wherein the homepage includes a template of sections to provide a single-level user interface by altering the contents of at least one section in response to an input. | 02-05-2009 |
20090044233 | System and Methods for Digital Video Recorder Backup and Recovery - A method of backing up a video data file, comprising receiving a user input identifying a video signal. The method further includes recording the video signal to the video data file and sending an instruction to a backup server. The instruction causes the backup server to concurrently record the video signal to a second video data file. | 02-12-2009 |
20090044234 | VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVICE METHOD, VIDEO ON DEMAND RECEIVER, AND VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVER - Provided are a video on demand (VOD) service method, a VOD receiver, and a VOD server. The VOD service method includes downloading a first content from a VOD server in a download-and-play mode, receiving feedback information from a client terminal during buffering the first content in order to reproduce the first content, and transmitting the feedback information to the VOD server. | 02-12-2009 |
20090044235 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ON-LINE CONTENT ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION - A method and system for capturing and distributing electronic media content over a communications network. One or more subscribers capture media about a specific event with the use of a media capture device such as the camera of a mobile phone. The subscriber contacts a central repository and transmits the media content to the repository where the content can be stored, indexed and categorized. The content can be made available to one or more interested third party subscribers such as, for example, news agencies seeking information about the event. A bidding system can be implemented to allow the agency with the highest bid to receive access to the desired content. In return, the subscriber that submitted the content can receive compensation for the submitted content. | 02-12-2009 |
20090044236 | Method for Providing a Multimedia Service on Demand, Service Platform, Program and Decoder for Implementing the Method - The on-demand multimedia service is provided on the basis of multimedia data sources ( | 02-12-2009 |
20090049485 | Method For Context-Based Channel Switching in Bandwidth Limited Television Systems - A method for switching channels on a video playback device, the device receiving content from a plurality of channels transmitted by a digital video distribution network, the method including establishing a context for selecting additional channels; receiving a selection for another channel; updating the context with the selection; and transmitting the selection to the device and providing the additional channels for fast channel switching. | 02-19-2009 |
20090049486 | On-demand asset distribution - On-demand asset distribution is described. In embodiment(s), a client device can maintain an on-demand asset received from a content distributor, such as with a recording media. The client device can allocate upstream bandwidth for distribution of segments of video data for the on-demand asset to other requesting client devices. When the client device that maintains the on-demand asset receives a request from another client device for the on-demand asset, the segments of the video data for the on-demand asset can be communicated to the requesting client device utilizing the allocated upstream bandwidth. | 02-19-2009 |
20090049487 | ROUTER APPARATUS AND NETWORK TROUBLE DETERMINING METHOD - The router apparatus monitors packets among plural networks and relays the packets among the networks based on information obtained from the packets. The router apparatus includes an HTTP server and a speed measuring page. The HTTP server monitors a transmission request from an HTTP client and transmits information to the client on the basis the request. The speed measuring page includes information on which the transmission speed of data is measured in a storage device controlled by the HTTP server. A terminal requests transmitting the speed measuring page and measures a bit rate between the router apparatus and the terminal according to information in the speed measuring page transmitted responding to the request. | 02-19-2009 |
20090055877 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING/RECEIVING SERVICE OF PLURALITY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS - Provided are a method and apparatus for providing/receiving a service from a plurality of service providers. In the method, in order to receive services from servers of a plurality of service providers, a client receives information regarding a plurality of services that can be received from a server of a service provider selected from among the service providers, requests the server to provide a service from among the services based on the received information, and then receives the service from the server. Accordingly, it is possible to allow the client to search for and receive a service from among services of a plurality of service providers. | 02-26-2009 |
20090064240 | SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING STATUS INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A MEDIA CONTENT PROCESSOR - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller adapted to monitor one or more activities taking place at a media content processor, and present an iconic symbol in a graphical user interface window adjusted according to the one or more activities being monitored. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064241 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND BROADCASTING AUDIO/VIDEO CONTENT BASED ON LOCATION - A selection method and system. The method comprises receiving by a tracking apparatus data comprising audio/video data segments with associated tracking data segments. The audio/video data segments and the associated tracking data segments are associated with a plurality of locations. The tracking apparatus is moved within a specified proximity of a first location of the locations. The tracking apparatus senses the first location. The tracking apparatus retrieves a first audio/video data segment of the audio/video data segments associated with the first location. The retrieving is based on a first tracking data segment of the associated tracking data segments associated with the first audio/video data segment. The tracking apparatus broadcasts a specified portion of the first audio/video data segment. The specified portion is dependent on a specified condition of the tracking apparatus. | 03-05-2009 |
20090070833 | System and method for providing digital video to a wireless communications device - A system and method employs an online site for making stored digital video recordings available for selection and download to a wireless communications device. Upon receipt of a selection for a digital video recording, the system and method causes the selected digital video recording to be wirelessly transmitted to the wireless communications device. The selected digital video recording is also made available to a personal computer associated with the user who made the selection. At least a title of the selected digital video recording is stored in a personal storage account of the user. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070834 | COORDINATED MULTI-MEDIA PLAYBACK - A request is received for playback of a package of media files, the package of media files including at least a first set of media files of a first type and a second set of media files of a second type. The first set of media files and the second set of media files are retrieved via a network. The package of media files is provided to a media playback device such that at least some of the first set of media files are played generally simultaneously as at least some of the second set of media files. | 03-12-2009 |
20090077596 | BROADCAST CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND BROADCAST RECEPTION TERMINAL DEVICE FOR USE IN THE SYSTEM - It is assumed that a reception processing unit receives a broadcast program in accordance with tuning based on the user's specification. In this state, a non-viewable state detection processing unit monitors occurrence of a non-viewable state from an acquisition state of reception data. When the non-viewable state occurs due to a certain factor, a non-viewable state accumulation unit accumulates information on the non-viewable state. When the factor of a viewing interruption is solved and a user makes a request for service provision, the processing unit connects to a distribution apparatus to report content of the non-viewable state, and receives distribution of a relevant content, thereby the processing unit becomes able to recontinue interrupted broadcast content. | 03-19-2009 |
20090077597 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCASTING INFORMATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for providing audience information on a video service using a portable terminal are provided. The terminal includes a controller for, upon receiving an audience information request message for requesting broadcasting information including channel information on a video service and audience impressions of the video service, generating and sending an audience information message that includes the broadcasting information to a broadcasting information server. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083807 | DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Embodiments of a digital content distribution system are disclosed. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083808 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDERING AND DISTRIBUTING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A system and method for ordering and distributing multimedia content including a receiver to receive data for ordering multimedia content, a decoder to decode the data in the event the data is encoded, and distributing the multimedia content based on the data to one or more output devices at a predetermined time. | 03-26-2009 |
20090089844 | VIDEO ON DEMAND SNEAK PEEK AND "SNIPPET" BILLING - A system and method for soliciting a selection of video content from a user after presenting the user with an interface showing the user the video content currently available for viewing. The system provides the user an option of both viewing the content in its entirety and partially viewing the content. With the partial viewing options the user may select and view a scene or scenes, or may navigate through the content to find the portion or “snippet” of the content they wish to view. The system tracks the length of viewing and the client is charged in accordance with the amount of content viewed. | 04-02-2009 |
20090100478 | Storage management of a recording device in a multi-user system - Systems and methods for managing the storage of recordings in a recording device in which the recordings were requested by several users are provided. Each user may be assigned a storage space limit defining the amount of storage space each user is entitled to use. In some embodiments, the storage space limit may be flexibly increased to take advantage of extra space available from other users. The system may intelligently borrow space from other users to limit the risk that a requested recording is canceled due to unavailable storage resources. In some embodiments, the system may jointly allocate a recording to several users who commonly requested a recording. The system may also set aside space in the recording device that is saved exclusively for a particular user. In some embodiments, the recording device may allocate the storage resources based on the usage of the recordings. | 04-16-2009 |
20090100479 | Media Online Broadcasting - Media online and/or offline broadcasting software but not limiting to just and/or only media online and/or offline broadcasting software which operation within a multimedia software program but not limiting to just and/or only to multimedia software enabling the access of a variety of multimedia sources but not limiting it to just and/or only multimedia sources to be utilized on a variety of multimedia players and/or anything that can show any form of video and/or any form of text, and/or any form of audio. This software will allow ability to air anything on any device and/or form of audio and/or any form of video, and/or any form of text and allow the customer(s) to utilize this at their convenience. | 04-16-2009 |
20090113496 | PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PRE-DOWNLOADING OF VIDEO EVENT DATA - A process of pre-downloading video event data to a client may include: selecting such data prior to its availability for viewing or receiving a selection from a client device to select such data prior to its availability; downloading the pre-selected data to the client device at least by a specified time; and rendering the downloaded data viewable at the specified time. A system for pre-downloading video event data may include: a processor configured to select such data prior to its availability or a client device configured to select such data prior to its availability; and a processor configured to download the pre-selected data to the client device at least by a specified time and configured to render the downloaded data viewable at the specified time. Such exemplary process and system may provide pre-downloading of video event data such that the data is on-demand as of the specified time. | 04-30-2009 |
20090113497 | Wireless control channel and back-channel for receiver - A method and apparatus for integrating a bi-directional control channel into an entertainment display device to deliver content and exchange control information. The system collects request and response information from the entertainment display device. The system also provides format translation of received and collected content to and from a plurality of formats such as N-PCS technology formats and video display formats in such a manner that the integrated system is independent of broadcasters, satellite, IPTV and cable operators. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 04-30-2009 |
20090119722 | LOCATING POINTS OF INTEREST USING REFERENCES TO MEDIA FRAMES WITHIN A PACKET FLOW - In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a stream of transport packets encapsulating media packets, and generating a reference to the point-of-interest media packet relative to the location of the point-of-interest within the transport packet stream. The reference is generated for each media packet that is identified as a point-of-interest | 05-07-2009 |
20090119723 | Systems and methods to play out advertisements - Systems and methods to play out advertisements are described. A system includes a request module to receive a request to render primary content to an output device at a receiving device at an accelerated speed of the primary content. The system also includes a communication module to select secondary content from a plurality of secondary content based on secondary metadata associated with the secondary content and primary metadata. The system also includes a render module to render the secondary content instead of the primary content to the output device at the receiving device. The render module renders the secondary content at a normal speed of the secondary content responsive to receipt of the request. | 05-07-2009 |
20090119724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONDITIONAL ACCESS TO DATA IN AN MHP OR DCAP BROADCAST SYSTEM - A system and method is provided for providing subscribers with conditional access to data receivable across a communications medium in an MHP or OCAP broadcast system ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090133078 | Systems and methods for automatically purchasing and recording popular pay programs in an interactive media delivery system - A system and method for automatically purchasing and recording popular pay program is disclosed. The pay programs are selected based on defined criteria and popularity. The most popular pay program that meets defined criteria will be automatically recorded and purchased. Notifications and confirmations are provided before purchase of pay programs. | 05-21-2009 |
20090138922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING STORAGE OF DATA ON SERVERS IN AN ON-DEMAND MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system and method may be provided that allows users to store, retrieve, and manipulate on-demand media content and data stored on a remote server network in an on-demand media delivery system. More particularly, the system may allow a user to access his or her on-demand media account from user equipment in different locations as long as the current user equipment can communicate with a remote server that stores user-specific information. The system upon user selection may freeze the delivery of on-demand media at a particular point and allow the user to resume the media at a later time from some other network location in system. Users may upload personal images or files to an on-demand delivery server for later retrieval and display. Users may be permitted to assign access rights to the uploaded files. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138923 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERING INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SERVICE (IPTV) PROVIDER AND IPTV SERVICE BY USING SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL - Provided are a method and apparatus by which a first entity receives information about one or more Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service providers or information about one or more IPTV services from a second entity by using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message. | 05-28-2009 |
20090144780 | SOCIALLY COLLABORATIVE FILTERING - In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying user selection preferences of an identified user having accessed the network, the identifying based on an accumulation of user selection inputs executed by the identified user, relative to input options presented to the user and identifying respective available network items, the accumulation including an identification of the input options not having been selected by the identified user; determining a group of network users having a highest correlation of shared interests with the identified user, based on identifying preferred network items for the identified user, and identifying first network users providing highest relative user affinity values for each of the preferred network items; and determining at least one of new network items most likely to be preferred by the identified user, based on determining, from among network items not presented to the identifier user, the preferred network items for each of the first network users in the group. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SERVICE BASED ON INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing a video-on-demand (VOD) service are provided. The VOD service providing method includes: receiving a media setup request message from a user terminal, converting the media setup request message using a second protocol which is different from a first protocol on which the media setup request message is based, transmitting the converted media setup request message through a transmission network, receiving a response message in response to the converted media setup request message through the transmission network, converting the response message using the first protocol on which the media setup request message is based, and transmitting the response message to the user terminal; and converting the converted media setup request message received through the transmission network using the first protocol on which the media setup request message is based, transmitting the newly converted media setup request message to a VOD streaming server, converting the response message from the VOD streaming server using the second protocol, and transmitting the converted response message through the transmission network. Therefore, by preventing overlap of control processes, which may both be initiated when two protocols are used together, it is possible to efficiently perform controlling of a VOD service. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150946 | VOD SERVICE FOR A LESSER FEE WITH SUPPLEMENTARY ADVERTISEMENTS - 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. | 06-11-2009 |
20090165062 | System and Method for Reducing Latency Using a Sample Channel - A system and method reduce latency involved in delivery of content to a handheld device. A sample channel comprises a plurality of content segments. Each content segment comprises recent content from one channel of a plurality of channels available for request by a subscriber. The sample channel is received by a handheld device and is not requested by the subscriber. The plurality of content segments are stored in a memory associated with the device. Upon detecting a request from the subscriber to view a specified channel, the content segment corresponding to the specified channel is located in memory and displayed on the device. A request is made for subsequent content from the specified channel, the subsequent content starting at or before the end of the content segment. Playback of the subsequent content is then initiated such that the subsequent content starts at a time when the content segment ends. | 06-25-2009 |
20090165063 | Method for centrally distributing screensaver video to protect display devices - The present invention is to provide a method for centrally distributing screensaver video to protect display devices, which is implemented to a central VOD system comprising a remote video server, a plurality of signal transmission devices, and display devices each connected to a signal transmission device. The remote video server has a plurality of ordinary video data and at least a screensaver video data therein; each signal transmission device may receive a screensaver video data and at least one ordinary video data, and then transmit the screensaver video data and the ordinary video data to the display device connected thereto. The signal transmission device outputs the screensaver data on the display device when not receiving any control signal within a predetermined period of time, and does not resume the original ordinary video data on the display device unless the signal transmission device receives the control signal again. | 06-25-2009 |
20090172751 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL CHANNELS - An approach is provided for presenting, via a set-top box, audio and/or video transmission to a user. An input is received from the user specifying media content that is accessible over a data network. The media content is retrieved over the data network, and presented via the set-top box. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172752 | STREAMING MULTIPLE VIDEOS IN A PLAYLIST - In one embodiment, a play list corresponding to a client is retrieved, wherein the play list comprises a list of two or more videos, one of which is a video requested by the client. A compressed video stream is received from a first video source. The compressed video stream from the first video source is passed to the client without decompressing it. A compressed video stream is received from a second video source. Meta information of frames of the compressed video stream from the second video source is adapted. The passing the compressed video stream from the first video source is stopped. The adapted compressed video stream is then passed from the second video source to the client without decompressing it. | 07-02-2009 |
20090178088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING VIDEO CONTENT - A method of delivering video content includes receiving a request for a video stream at a network device of a video distribution network. The request is received via a network link associated with a link aggregation group. The method includes determining a current real-time traffic load at each of a plurality of physical interfaces associated with the link aggregation group at the network device. Further, the method includes identifying an interface having a lowest traffic load of the plurality of physical interfaces. The lowest traffic load is lower than a pre-defined threshold. The method includes determining a total traffic load for the identified interface. The total traffic load includes an estimated traffic load corresponding to the requested video stream and including the lowest traffic load. The method also includes sending the requested video stream via the identified interface when the total traffic load is lower than the pre-defined threshold. | 07-09-2009 |
20090178089 | BROWSING AND VIEWING VIDEO ASSETS USING TV SET-TOP BOX - Roughly described, a system and method for delivering video content to a user's client device in a video-on-demand (VOD) system, which includes providing a collection of video segments, the segments having a predefined default sequence; establishing a streaming video session according to a session-oriented protocol; transmitting toward the client device a script executable by the client device, the script operable to transmit navigational codes toward the head-end equipment in response to and indicating user selection among navigational choices; beginning transmission of the video segments in the collection toward the client device in accordance with the default sequence of segments; and in response to receipt of one of the navigational codes, and without tearing down the streaming video session, altering the transmission sequence to jump to the segment that the user selected. | 07-09-2009 |
20090193475 | Systems and Methods For Enabling Configurable Context-Specific Actions in Streaming Video - Systems and methods for deploying video content in a video player which enables context-specific actions and policies may comprise a video player operating in a web browser which receives a policy file or a hierarchy of policy files describing specific actions, such as displaying a text, image, link, or video, to be taken when a certain element is encountered or a condition is satisfied in a video. The video player may then receive a video and an accompanying cue file which describes elements within the vide. As the video player plays the video, the player processes the cue file and takes any actions dictated by corresponding policies. In this manner, individual video content may separated from policy decisions such as when to show links or advertisements, and related content to display. | 07-30-2009 |
20090193476 | Method for live transmission of content with a view to defered recovery in P2P mode after division, and control device and associated equipment - A method is dedicated to the transmission of contents to communication equipment (T | 07-30-2009 |
20090199247 | VIDEO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND VIDEO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION RESERVATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a content distribution reservation method includes causing a server to distribute program distribution data including video content and preview content of other video content to a terminal device as the program distribution data, causing the terminal device to reproduce the program distribution data the program distribution data, causing the terminal device detect whether a viewing reservation event is generated or not, causing the terminal device to transmit a reservation command of the other video content to the server, causing the server to register the other video content in viewing reservation information, causing the terminal device to request distribution list data for displaying a list of video contents, causing the server to generate distribution list data, and transmits the distribution list data to the terminal device, and causing the terminal device to display a distribution list on a display device based on the distribution list data. | 08-06-2009 |
20090205002 | VIDEO AND AUDIO CONTENT ON DEMAND ACCORDING TO TIME OF BROADCAST - A system and method for providing a content downloading service to a user and charging the user for the content. The content consists of audio or video content that is being broadcasted on a radio or TV station. The content is downloaded by the content provider to the user upon the user's requirement. The transaction between the service provider and the user is administered by the internet by a content server and a billing server. | 08-13-2009 |
20090210914 | Information process device, delivery information input device, information process method, and information processing program - An information processing apparatus that carries out a process using delivery information delivered through a network including:
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20090217326 | Methods and apparatus for business-based network resource allocation - Methods and apparatus for optimizing the distribution and delivery of content within a content-based network based on e.g., business or revenue considerations. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network that utilizes a Global Session Resource Manager (GSRM). The GSRM processes subscriber program viewing requests to identify options available to fulfill the request (including, e.g., providing free on-demand (FOD), standard definition on-demand (SVOD), and/or high definition on-demand (HDVOD) content), and evaluate these options to determine the one that optimizes network revenue or profit. The GSRM performs this identification and evaluation process by considering various parameters including network resource (e.g., bandwidth) availability, and different revenue and profit implications for different classes of service, the individual or collective demographic or other profile of network subscribers, and other business or operational rules programmed by the operator of the network. Business methods based on such network optimization are also described. | 08-27-2009 |
20090217327 | VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SYSTEM - A video-on-demand system in which the plurality of program televising time zones of an identical program is presented to a user beforehand, and the user registers his/her view desiring time zone beforehand. A price which is altered in accordance with the number of simultaneous viewers, and the number of view desiring users are presented to a user. For example, for the pursuit of the profit of an enterpriser, as the number of viewers becomes larger, the price is lowered more to increase the number of viewers still further. On the other hand, the presented price is altered by predetermined rules in order that the viewers may not increase excessively, thereby to lower a program televising quality in excess of the capability of the system. The number of users in a program televising time zone is controlled on an economy principle, whereby the loads of the system is leveled. | 08-27-2009 |
20090222864 | Apparatus and Method For Interactive Digital Media Content Requests - A remote user interface transmits a digital media request through a first communication link to a media management control which is coupled by a second communication link to a digital audio-visual playback device for selecting and playing a stored digital media by the playback device. The media management control executes a set of rules applicable to each playback device in determining whether or not a user request will be accepted or rejected for play on a particular playback device. | 09-03-2009 |
20090235318 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING MEDIA STREAMS IN A CLIENT SYSTEM AS DIRECTED BY A CONTROL SYSTEM - A method and system for switching media streams of a video in a client system. The media streams are made available to the client system by a content providing system. A first media stream received from the content providing system is played in a SHOW mode in the client system. A command is received from a control system to execute a procedure for deciding whether to switch from playing the first media stream to playing a second media stream which has a different media stream bandwidth than the first media stream. The executed procedure decides to make the switch. The switch is made to playing the second media stream in the SHOW mode as the second media stream is being received from the content providing system in response having been requested from the content providing system. The switching preserves content continuity of the video. | 09-17-2009 |
20090241149 | Content reproduction system, remote control device, and computer program - A user uses a DMC (remote control device) | 09-24-2009 |
20090254951 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING MULTIPLE RECEIVING UNITS IN A NETWORK TO RECORD THE SAME CONTENT WHILE MINIMIZING NETWORK RESOURCE USE - A method and system for providing content includes a network having a plurality of receiving units generating a plurality of recording requests for content and communicating the recording requests through the network. The system also includes a first receiving unit of the plurality of receiving units that is selected by the network to record content corresponding to the request in a first memory and storing the content in a first memory of the first receiving unit. The network communicates a do-not record signal to the plurality of receiving units except the first receiving unit. A second receiving unit of the plurality of receiving units forms a selection for the content and communicating the selection to the first receiving unit. The first receiving unit streams the content to the second receiving unit through the network. The second receiving unit displays the content on a display associated with the second receiving unit. | 10-08-2009 |
20090260044 | INTEGRATION SYSTEM OF DIGITAL CONTENT AND SERVICES - An integration system of the digital content and services includes a home server and a digital media player terminal. The home server is configured to provide media content. The home server includes a favorite content recording engine for collecting favorite content. The home server is capable of receiving updated content from a remote digital content push engine. The digital media player terminal is connected to the home server. The digital media player is configured for playing the updated content. | 10-15-2009 |
20090276815 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEMOCRATIC ALLOCATION OF BANDWIDTH - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for democratic allocation of bandwidth. A user of an entertainment device may select to access content from a large catalog of available content. A content source initially begins providing the content to a user device over a low-bandwidth connection, such as an internet protocol (IP) connection. The content source tabulates the number of users accessing the content over the low-bandwidth connection. If bandwidth becomes available over a high-bandwidth connection, then the content source selects the content for transmission over the high-bandwidth connection based on the number of users accessing the content. The client device may then begin downloading the content over the high-bandwidth connection rather than the low-bandwidth connection, resulting in a faster completion of the download for the user. | 11-05-2009 |
20090276816 | System And Method For Obtaining And Distributing Video - A method for obtaining and distributing video having the steps of: receiving a request for a video recording device from a user; sending a video recording device to the user; receiving the video recording device from the user, the video recording device having stored thereon a video about a subject; collecting information about the subject of the video; and transferring the video from the video recording device and the collected information about the subject to a database accessible via a global computer network. | 11-05-2009 |
20090293091 | Media Content for a Mobile Media Device - Various embodiments enable a user of a mobile media device to select one or more channels to load onto the device. Each channel comprises a collection of media content files, such as video content, audio content, and so on. Each collection of media content files can be associated with a particular genre (or genres) of media content. A channel can be managed such that its collection of media content can be rearranged, augmented, and/or otherwise edited to produce a refreshed version of the channel. The refreshed version of the channel can be provided to the mobile media device for playback. Thus, a channel associated with a particular genre of media content can provide a user with a dynamic user experience without requiring the user to manipulate specific media content files. | 11-26-2009 |
20090307731 | PREDICTIVE CONTENT PRESENTATION - A system may automatically send a request for a list of programs over a network, obtain, in response to the request, a user profile that includes a list of programs that a viewer has accessed, send information identifying at least one of the programs over the network, and output the at least one of the programs to a preview window of a display. | 12-10-2009 |
20090307732 | Personalized Insertion of Advertisements in Streaming Media - Apparatus ( | 12-10-2009 |
20090313661 | DYNAMIC VIDEO-ON-DEMAND NAVIGATION AND ON DEMAND INGEST - A technique for supporting over-the-top video-on-demand separates metadata ingest and real content ingest such that navigation needs only the metadata ingest to have been completed. The real content ingest can occur later if the navigation results in the real content being selected and if the selected content has not been ingested already. Additionally, content identifiers with limited range are used over and over to identify a practically unlimited range of available over-the-top content by mapping virtual content identifiers to dynamic content. The content metadata and real content ingest are synchronized on a video-on-demand system using the dynamically allocated content identifiers. Playlists can be virtualized with a logical content identifier which maps to a list of virtual content identifiers. Existing video-on-demand infrastructures can simultaneously support both static and dynamic content with preexisting video-on-demand back offices and video-on-demand clients. | 12-17-2009 |
20090313662 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING MULTI-LATTICED VIDEO STREAMS - An apparatus for facilitating reception of multiple representations of a video signal. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a mechanism for receiving plural representations of the video signal corresponding to plural decimated versions of the video signal, associating pictures of the received plural representations of the video signal, and outputting pictures corresponding to information from associated pictures in accordance with a relative temporal order. | 12-17-2009 |
20090313663 | CONTENT PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD, CONTENT RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CONTENT DOWNLOADING SYSTEM - A content providing apparatus for providing a content to a content receiving apparatus. The content providing apparatus includes: a content-information providing mechanism providing content information necessary for specifying a content to be downloaded to the content receiving apparatus; a control-information providing mechanism providing download control information necessary for downloading the content and corresponding to the content specified on the basis of the content information to the content receiving apparatus; a delivery mechanism delivering a broadcast-based content using a broadcasting signal in accordance with a predetermined broadcasting schedule; and a content providing mechanism providing a communication-based content through a network in response to a request from the content receiving apparatus on the basis of the download control information. | 12-17-2009 |
20090313664 | Providing a Video User Interface - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a user interface. First, a first content type may be displayed on a display device in a full mode. Next, a first user input may be received. In response to the received first user input, a shrunken version of the first content type may be displayed on the display device and at least one content element corresponding to a second content type may be displayed on the display device. Then a second user input selected from the at least one content element corresponding to the second content type may be received. The second content type may then be displayed on the display device in the full mode in response to the received second user input. | 12-17-2009 |
20090328112 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING INSTANT MESSAGING IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN AUDIOVISUAL, VIDEO, OR AUDIO PROGRAM - Methods, devices, and computer program products for providing instant messaging in conjunction with an audiovisual, video, or audio program are provided. The methods include providing an audiovisual, video, or audio program to a user. Viewer/listener input is received requesting activation of a program-based instant messaging function. A viewer/listener identifier corresponding to the viewer/listener is associated with a program identifier that uniquely identifies the audiovisual, video, or audio program being provided to the user to thereby generate a program viewer/listener record. The program viewer/listener record is transmitted to an electronic database. A list of other users who are viewing or listening to the program in addition to the viewer/listener is acquired from the electronic database. The list of other users is transmitted to the viewer/listener. | 12-31-2009 |
20090328113 | CONTEXTUAL MEDIA CONTENT PLACEMENT - Advertisements and other media content may be placed with or in content items according to contextual information relating to particular portions of the content. For example, advertisements may be matched to products shown in a movie, lyrics used in a song or places named in a work of literature. The contextual information may be defined in a contextual data track of the content item similar to video tracks for video and audio tracks for audio. Accordingly, a content provider or a viewing device may, prior to or during play of a content item, automatically request advertisements or other media content based at least in part on the contextual information stored in the contextual data track of the content item. In one or more arrangements, contextual data may be automatically generated using various image, audio and text processing techniques. | 12-31-2009 |
20090328114 | METHOD AND RECEIVING UNIT FOR FAST CHANGE OF SERVICES - The present invention relates to a method of changing between a plurality N of distinct services, e.g. television channels, receivable on a receiving unit, such as a mobile phone/cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld television unit, or similar devices. The receiving unit is adapted to receive the plurality of services in a time slicing mode with services being arranged in a certain time slice sequence. The receiving unit is capable of receiving a first service (S | 12-31-2009 |
20100005496 | INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE DEVICES - An interactive media guidance application implemented on a user equipment device may allow a user to create a group of user equipment devices that may be located in different homes or home networks. The interactive media guidance application may allow the user to add user equipment devices located in the user's home. The interactive media guidance application may also allow the user to invite user equipment devices located in other homes or home networks to join the group or accept requests from user equipment devices located in other homes or home networks to join the group. The interactive media guidance applications implemented on the user equipment devices in the group may allow users to select content to be stored. The content may be shared with the user equipment devices in the group. | 01-07-2010 |
20100023977 | EXTERNAL SERVICES ALLOCATION IN CLOSED ON-DEMAND SYSTEMS - Integrating external on-demand services is performed through embedding a pseudo on-demand video-title for each new on-demand external service, which is activated by an original session manager (SM) once a particular set-top converter box (STB), which belongs to a particular group_id, initiates a request for the external service. An STB application intercepts SM tuning information on the selected transport_id and service_id of the pseudo service and recovers the address of the selected edge device and QAM in the original system, associated with the intercepted transport_id, through the inverse mapping the couple (group_id, transport_id) to the edge and QAM IP and UDP port addresses which map is set by external management system. The STB application initiates the external on-demand service with same edge and QAM but with a different unique external_service_id , through streaming of the external service to the recovered edge IP address and to a new UDP port number where the new UDP port number encodes the original QAM address with the new unique external_service_id number of the external service, and tunes to the new external_service_id. | 01-28-2010 |
20100023978 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Broadcast Reception Requirements Based on Location - A disclosed method comprises obtaining location data including geographic coordinates; searching stored digital video broadcast network requirements data corresponding to the location data; and tuning to a digital video broadcast network channel indicated by the digital video broadcast network requirements data. The step of obtaining location data may further comprise obtaining Global Positioning System (GPS) data; and searching using the GPS data. An integrated circuit includes tuner logic, operative to tune to, and receive, a digital video broadcast network channel in response to a command; location data logic to receive location data; digital video broadcast network reception requirements logic to obtain location data from the location data logic and search stored digital video broadcast network requirements data corresponding to the location data, and send the command to the tuner logic to tune to a digital video broadcast network channel indicated by the digital video broadcast network requirements data. | 01-28-2010 |
20100031300 | OPERATING METHOD OF CONTENTS ON DEMAND SYSTEM - A method of effectively operating a Content-On-Demand (COD) system is disclosed. Requests for content are received from COD clients. If the requested content exists in a COD server and the content is content for one-to-one transmission, a session is set up between the COD server and one of the COD clients by providing access information for one-to-one transmission. Thereafter, the requested content is transmitted to the corresponding COD client in a one-to-one transmission manner, and then the session is terminated when the transmission is completed. If the requested content is content for one-to-N transmission, sessions are set up between the COD server and the respective COD clients by providing access information for one-to-N transmission. Thereafter, the requested content is transmitted to the corresponding COD clients in a one-to-N transmission manner when a one-to-N transmission requirement is met, and then the sessions are terminated when the transmission is completed. | 02-04-2010 |
20100043034 | PEER-TO-PEER VIDEO DATA SHARING - Systems and methods of peer-to-peer video data sharing are disclosed. A particular system includes a television receiver to receive television data from a server. The system also includes an instant channel change (ICC) module to send a request for ICC data to one or more peer network elements via a peer-to-peer service. | 02-18-2010 |
20100050216 | ON-DEMAND CONTENT CONTROL BASED ON PARENTAL CONTROL SETTING - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a request receiver, a content selector, and a transmission initiator. The request receiver receives a request from a remote player for a transmission of on-demand content. The request includes a rating control setting. The rating control setting indicates an allowable rating for the on-demand content. The content selector identifies a content file relating to the on-demand content with a rating matching the rating control setting. The content selector also selects, based on the rating control setting, the identified content file for the transmission to the remote player. The transmission initiator initiates the transmission of the selected content file to the remote player. | 02-25-2010 |
20100050217 | Method for processing additional information related to an announced service or content in an NRT service and a broadcast receiver - A method of processing additional information related to an announced service or content in a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and the broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of providing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service in a broadcasting receiver includes receiving a service map table (SMT) and a first descriptor through a service signaling channel, identifying an image identifier and an image type of an image for an NRT service based upon the first descriptor, receiving the image via a flute session and displaying the image when corresponding service is played, wherein the image is logo or icon data for the NRT service. The method may further include connecting a service signaling channel, parsing the received SMT and the first descriptor, determining whether a service is the NRT service based upon the parsed SMT and storing the received image. | 02-25-2010 |
20100083321 | VIDEO-ON-DEMAND METHOD AND SYSTEM - A video-on-demand method for a system that is not an audiovisual control entity, comprising: negotiating a different respective contract with each of one or more audiovisual control entities, wherein the respective contract with each of the one or more respective audiovisual control entities obtains a right with respect to each of a plurality of audiovisual works controlled by the respective audiovisual control entity, to offer a sale of a hard copy of the respective audiovisual work only when coupled with a substantially immediate viewing of the respective audiovisual work; receiving electronically information indicating a sale to a subscriber of the hard copy of the respective audiovisual work coupled with the substantially immediate viewing of the respective audiovisual work; generating an electronic record of the sale; and sending an instruction to a fulfillment entity to send a hard copy of the respective audiovisual work to the subscriber. | 04-01-2010 |
20100095331 | Method and apparatus for performing template-based prefix caching for use in video-on-demand applications - A method and apparatus for performing template-based prefix caching advantageously identifies common prefixes (i.e., initial video segments) in video titles, stores common prefixes only once in a prefix cache, and uses these common prefixes when serving requests for video content. This advantageously enables a prefix cache to scale to a large number of video titles, since the cache stores each common prefix only once. A new video title that uses an already existing prefix may be advantageously added without requiring additional storage in the prefix cache. Template-based prefix caching also advantageously reduces the bandwidth required to distribute prefixes when new titles are ingested into the system—if the required template is already available in the prefix cache, prefix-caching is enabled instantly for this title and no additional bandwidth is required to distribute the prefix. | 04-15-2010 |
20100122302 | Method of management of trick mode commands destined to control a digital content streaming server - The invention relates to a method of management of trick mode commands destined to control a digital content streaming server. In order to manage the transmission of trick mode commands from multiple trick mode command issuers, the method comprises:
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20100122303 | USER AUTHENTICATION IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - Embodiments generally disclosed herein include computer-implemented methods for delivery of video content across a network. Such methods comprise a content delivery manager capable of receiving a video stream from a content source for delivery to a end user of a content publisher. The content delivery manager is further capable of detecting a trigger signal within the video stream. For example, the trigger signal can indicate a temporal mark injected into the video stream by the content publisher. During general operation, the content delivery manager processes the trigger signal to determine whether to modify delivery of the video stream to the end user. According to another general embodiment, a computer-implemented method is provided for authorizing delivery of a video stream to an end user. | 05-13-2010 |
20100125879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PURCHASING A SOUNDTRACK WHEN VIEWING A MOVIE OR OTHER PROGRAM DELIVERED BY A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A method is provided for offering for purchase supplemental content associated with a multimedia program. The method includes receiving over a content delivery system a multimedia program and supplemental content associated with the program. While the program is being rendered, an option is presented to a user to acquire the supplemental content. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125880 | COMMUNITY GENERATED CONTENT CHANNELS - A method and system are disclosed for providing community defined and/or controlled channels where content for a channel may be continuously streamed to users based on input from users that participate in the channel. Channel definitions and content for different community channels may be stored in a community channel store within an on-demand media server capable of streaming content to subscribing users. One or more channels may be defined in the community channel store by a server administrator. Certain users may also have the ability to create channels within the community channel store. Each channel may be related to a topic, theme, type of content or anything of interest to a particular community of users. Content is added to each channel, which content is streamed to users continuously in a predetermined channel lineup. Ideally, there will be one or more channels that are tailored to a given community of users' viewing wishes, so that a user in that community may simply access a community channel and receive content that they are interested in without having to actively select the content they receive. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125881 | Method and apparatus for conveying content acquisition opportunities upon detection of proximity to interactive signage - Automatically conveying content acquisition opportunities to users following detection of proximity to interactive signage. This may entail detecting proximity of a portable device to an interactive sign. The interactive sign is associated with a content item, such as music or a video that may be playing on or with the interactive sign. The portable device is associated with a user and has a user identifier. A unique identifier is generated in association with the proximity detection, which correlates the user identifier and the content item. The unique identifier is transmitted to a content site, which has some form of identification of both the user identifier as well as the corresponding content item. The content site then conveys to a device separate from the portable device an opportunity for the user to acquire a digital representation of the content item. | 05-20-2010 |
20100146565 | System and Method for Verifying Deployment of an Internet Protocol Television Video on Demand Asset - A system includes a subscriber event transmission interface and an enterprise data warehouse. The subscriber event transmission interface is configured to collect first video-on-demand asset metadata from a first video head-end office. The enterprise data warehouse is in communication with the subscriber event transmission interface. The enterprise data warehouse is configured to store a list of a video-on-demand assets deployed to the video head-end office based on the first video-on-demand asset metadata. | 06-10-2010 |
20100146566 | Method of Data Management for Efficiently Storing and Retrieving Data to Respond to User Access Requests - A method of data management for efficiently storing and retrieving data in response to user access requests. The method includes receiving a request from at least one client for a title not resident in a storage server, where the title includes a play track having a plurality of chapters. The retrieval from a secondary storage device of play track portions proximate chapter delineation points is initiated, and bandwidth capacity and quality-of-service (QoS) parameters associated with the secondary storage device is determined. In the case of a client request to begin presentation of the title at one of the chapters, streaming of retrieved portions of the play track chapter to the client is initiated, masking latency associated with the secondary storage device is provided, and retrieval of at least unretrieved portions of the play track chapter and subsequent play track portions from the secondary storage device is initiated. | 06-10-2010 |
20100192187 | Notifying User of Missing Events to Prevent Viewing of Out-of-Sequence Media Series Events - In one embodiment, a method comprises detecting that a user has requested presentation of a media content item from a media series having a prescribed sequence of media series events, the media content item containing a subsequent media series event from the media series; determining that the user has not consumed an antecedent media series event, the antecedent media series event not in the media content item and preceding the subsequent media series event in the prescribed sequence of media series events; and sending a message notifying the user that the user has not consumed at least the antecedent media series event, enabling the user to defer presentation of the media content item and consume the antecedent media series event. | 07-29-2010 |
20100205641 | REVENUE MANAGEMENT FOR DYNAMIC BUNDLING - A method performed by one or more devices within a subscription television network includes receiving a customer profile for a viewer, the customer profile being based on historical data of the viewer provided over the television network. The method also includes applying, based on the customer profile, a price utility function for each on-demand program of a group of programs, the price utility function identifying dynamic pricing for each on-demand program; and offering, to the viewer over the television network, each of the programs of the group of programs at a price based on the price utility function. | 08-12-2010 |
20100211981 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTING A SEQUENCE OF CONTENT AS PROJECTIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTING THE SEQUENCE AT FULL OR LOWER QUALITY - A content presentation system comprising content playing apparatus and content providing apparatus operative to receive an array of digitally represented numbers, representing content as P points in D-dimensional space, to generate therefrom a plurality of projections on at least one sub-space of a vector space comprising a span of at least one D-dimensional vector, and to provide the plurality of projections to the content playing apparatus, the content playing apparatus being operative to reconstruct the array of digitally represented numbers from the plurality of projections and to expose human users to content accordingly. | 08-19-2010 |
20100218226 | VIDEO CONTENT PRESENTATION - Systems and methods to present video content are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a method of processing video data is disclosed. The method includes receiving timing information associated with the video data. The received timing information is indicative of a start time to start presentation of video content corresponding to the video data. The method includes starting presentation of the video content at a time prior to the start time. The method also includes increasing a presentation rate of the video content. | 08-26-2010 |
20100306807 | Content Reproduction Apparatus and Content Reproduction Method - According to one embodiment, a content reproduction apparatus comprises a receiving module that receives, from a server via a network, a channel including a plurality of contents arranged along a time base so as to be distributable, a reproduction module that selectively reproduces the contents included in the received channel, and a control module that shows, when reproduction of a final content on the time base in the channel is completed, that reproduction of the final content is completed, wherein the reproduction module further reproduces, after it is shown that reproduction of the final content is completed, another content included in the channel. | 12-02-2010 |
20110023071 | Method, System, and Apparatus for Creating Content-on-Demand Service - A method, a system, and an apparatus for creating a Content-on-Demand (CoD) service are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) service request sent by a User Equipment (UE); converting the SIP service request into a Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) service request, and sending the RTSP service request to a server; receiving an RTSP service response sent by the server; and converting the RTSP service response into a SIP service response, and sending the SIP service response to the UE to create the CoD service between the UE and the server. | 01-27-2011 |
20110055880 | PROVIDING VIRTUAL MARKETS FOR VIDEO PROGRAMS - A network device may receive a request for content from a device, identify a virtual market that is associated with the content by looking up a table entry associating the content with the virtual market, and transmit, to the device, the content and data for creating the virtual market within a memory of the device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110061082 | METHOD FOR PARTLY UPDATING SOFTWARE IN NETWORK TELEVISION - A method of updating dedicated firmwares of a plurality of content providers in a network TV system is provided. A user interface allows easy and intuitive control of the update so that the firmwares according to the content providers can be updated in accordance with a user's desired order and type on the network. | 03-10-2011 |
20110093904 | Motion picture providing apparatus, motion picture providing method, and program - There is provided a motion picture providing apparatus including a keyword management section which manages, in order to search a motion picture related to content, a keyword registered with respect to the content, a viewing state acquisition section which acquires a viewing state of content from an outside TV, a keyword specification section which specifies a keyword registered with respect to the content which is being viewed by using the acquired viewing state, a motion picture selection section which selects one or more motion pictures that satisfy a predetermined reference from among one or more motion pictures searched by one or more outside motion picture sharing devices by using the specified keyword, and a motion picture providing section which acquires, from the motion picture sharing devices, a motion picture designated by a viewer from among the selected motion pictures, and provides the acquired motion picture to the TV. | 04-21-2011 |
20110107378 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHORIZING ACCESS TO CONTENT FOR A TELEVISION RECEIVER - Described herein are techniques for transferring content authorization information between television receivers. Authorization information for content and features associated with a television receiver is securely stored on a portable storage device. The portable storage device may be moved and connected to a different television receiver in order to transfer the authorization information to the different television receiver. The other television receiver accesses information on the portable storage device and allows the user to access the content and features that are authorized on the home television receiver. | 05-05-2011 |
20110107379 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PACKETIZED CONTENT DELIVERY OVER A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for delivery of packetized content (e.g., video, audio, data, etc.) over a content delivery network. In one embodiment, the content is packetized using an Internet Protocol (IP), and delivered by a service provider over both managed and unmanaged networks to subscribers of the provider, so as to provide delivery at any time, at any location, and via any designated user device. The delivered content may originate from the service provider, third-party content sources (e.g., networks or studios), the subscriber(s) themselves, or other sources including the Internet. Use of a common control and service functions within the network afford the ability to integrate or blend services together, thereby affording the service provider and subscriber new service and economic opportunities. Content delivery sessions may also be migrated from one device to another. A network-based user interface infrastructure, and gateway-based client-side architecture, are also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
20110126244 | POLICY MANAGEMENT ARBITRATION BY SERVICE GROUP - A request is received from one of a plurality of terminals in a service group of a video content network. The request is to establish a session with a head end of the network. The video content network provides at least first and second different categories of sessions to the service group. The request is evaluated against a policy. The policy specifies a maximum utilization threshold for sessions of the first category and a maximum utilization threshold for sessions of the second category. The request is granted if it is in conformance with the policy. The method may be carried out, for example, with a session resource manager apparatus. | 05-26-2011 |
20110145869 | Channel Change Via An Alternate Multimedia Content Delivery System - Methods and systems are disclosed to perform a channel change via an alternate multimedia content delivery system. A particular method includes detecting a request to perform a channel change at a customer premise equipment (CPE) device. The method also includes sending the request to a server of a primary multimedia content delivery system that supports delivery of content to the CPE device. The method further includes receiving a bandwidth limitation message from the server. The method includes generating a notification for display at a display device coupled to the CPE device. The notification prompts a user with respect to delivery of content over one or more alternate multimedia content delivery systems in response to the requested channel change. | 06-16-2011 |
20110214154 | VIEWING CONTROL APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A viewing control apparatus for viewing a broadcast program, includes a processor which controls channel switching of the broadcast program and reproduction of VOD (Video on Demand) contents. The processor generates a virtual channel in combination of the broadcast program and automatically-recommended VOD contents, controls channel switching of the broadcast program and reproduction of the VOD contents based on a program list of the generated virtual channel, and switches an image displayed on a display unit. | 09-01-2011 |
20110258670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO TRANSMISSION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SERVICE BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - An apparatus and method provide effective video transmission in a communication system that supports an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service between heterogeneous networks. A request for a contiguous service is received from a terminal during a mid-point of a video stream. A delay time that may be generated when the video contents are transmitted is estimated for each of a patching type and a fast broadcasting type. A transmission type with a shorter delay time for the video contents is determined based on the estimated delay time for each of the patching type and the fast broadcasting type. And the video contents are transmitted to the terminal by applying the determined transmission type. | 10-20-2011 |
20110265130 | Method, system and user device for obtaining a key frame in a streaming media service - The invention discloses a method, system and user device for obtaining a key frame in a streaming media service. The method includes: setting a threshold time for receiving a key frame, receiving video data by a client from a streaming media server, and analyzing the video data, when the network state is normal, sending a request for adjusting a video key frame generating frequency to the streaming media server if a video key frame is not received by the client in the threshold time; when the request is received, the streaming media server determines whether to adjust the video key frame generating frequency, if so, then adjusts the video key frame generating frequency according to the request of the client. The application of the invention can improve the quality of the streaming media service, and advance the experience level of the streaming media service. | 10-27-2011 |
20110296473 | VIDEO WORKFLOW AUTOMATION PLATFORM - A method and system for a video workflow automation platform (VWAP) is described. | 12-01-2011 |
20110296474 | VIDEO WORKFLOW AUTOMATION PLATFORM FOR PUBLISHING A VIDEO FEED IN MULTIPLE FORMATS - A method and system for a video workflow automation platform (VWAP) for publishing a video feed in multiple formats is described. | 12-01-2011 |
20110321103 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A VIDEO OF INTEREST USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods are operable to identify videos of interest using information acquired by a portable electronic device. An exemplary embodiment receives the acquired information pertaining to a video of interest, wherein the acquired information was acquired by the portable electronic device; determines an identity of the video of interest based upon the acquired information; and communicates the video of interest to a media device. | 12-29-2011 |
20120096499 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING VIDEO-ON-DEMAND CATALOG SEARCH AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - A system and method of video-on-demand (VOD) content search and distribution via an Internet Protocol (IP) network. A user sends a scan of a bar-coded identifier placed on a packaging or advertising material for a movie or other audio-visual program. Using the received barcode scan, the cable operator's VOD system checks the availability of the requested title under the VOD service. If the title is available, the system allows the user to instantaneously purchase and/or bookmark the title via a mobile device. If the title is currently unavailable “on demand”, the VOD system may send a notification to the user when the title becomes available. The bar code scan-based methodology enables the user to request desired titles even when the user is unaware of the titles available in a cable operator's VOD catalog. The IP network-based communication affords users substantially universal and instantaneous access to the desired VOD content with increased mobility and flexibility. | 04-19-2012 |
20120124628 | METHOD FOR REQUESTING TRANSMISSION OF BROADCAST PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST PROGRAM - A mobile terminal constituting a multi-screen service environment in a switched digital video (SDV)-based video transmission system structure serves like a remote controller of a reception terminal having a large screen such as a TV. A broadcast channel viewed in the mobile terminal can be shared with the large screen of the TV or the like, and a program can be directly viewed in the large screen of the TV or the like based on program guide information received by the mobile terminal. | 05-17-2012 |
20120167150 | Method for Providing Incentive Mechanisms for out-of-order Download in Communication Networks Dedicated to the Distribution of Video-on-Demand Content - The present invention concerns a method of transferring content from a first communication device to a second communication device in a communication network, comprising the following steps:
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20120185904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACCESS PLANS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, wirelessly receiving adjustment information from a mobile communication device, wirelessly receiving a request for video content from the mobile communication device, generating multiple versions of the video content, wirelessly transmitting a second version to the mobile communication device for presentation on the display device according to the adjustment of the access plan, and transmitting a first version to the mobile communication device for presentation on the display device and ceasing transmitting the second version responsive to a determination of an undesired condition associated with the presentation of the second version on the display device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 07-19-2012 |
20120204214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIDEO PROGRAM INFORMATION OR VIDEO PROGRAM CONTENT TO A USER - In a system for broadcasting video programs to a user including a display, a system and method for providing program information or a copy of at least a portion of a program to the user. In one embodiment, a controller receives an input signal representing a request for summary information concerning a program, the program having a beginning and the input signal generated at a time during the broadcast. The controller provides via the display a summary of the program from the program beginning to the input signal time in response to the input signal. A controller may alternatively monitor a period of time during which the display is tuned to a broadcast of a program, the period starting during the broadcast. The controller is used to provide via the display a copy of at least a portion of the program when the period exceeds a predetermined threshold time. | 08-09-2012 |
20120324518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPLEMENTING ON-DEMAND MEDIA - Systems and methods for providing supplemental content with on-demand media in an interactive television application are described. | 12-20-2012 |
20130007818 | PROVISIONING INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONTENT FROM A VIDEO ON-DEMAND (VOD) SERVER - A system may send a request for video content to a server device; obtain, in response to the request, control information, associated with the video content, where the control information may include one or more digital versatile disc (DVD) features that correspond to one or more portions of the video content; and present the control information, for display, via a user interface, where presenting the control information for display may enable a user, of the video client device, to interact with the control information as though the video content was being played by a DVD player. The system may also receive selection of a DVD feature, of the one or more DVD features; and obtain, from the server device, a portion of the video content, of the one or more portions of the video content, that begins at a point that corresponds to the selected DVD feature. | 01-03-2013 |
20130014186 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THE DISTRIBUTION OF ON-DEMAND MEDIA - Systems and methods for managing the distribution of on-demand media in an interactive television application are provided. An interactive television application may receive a request for on-demand media from a user. The interactive television application may provide an option to the user for the transmission of the on-demand media. Such options may include, for example, an option to request a reduced-bandwidth version of the on-demand media, an option to schedule a future time for presentation of the on-demand media, an option to download the on-demand media to a recording device, and an option to check the availability of the on-demand media. A reduced price for transmission of the on-demand media may be provided to the user. | 01-10-2013 |
20130104175 | Using Video Viewing Patterns to Determine Content Placement - A method includes receiving demand information for a first segment of a media content item and receiving demand information for a second segment of the media content item. The method includes assigning the first segment to a first set of distribution nodes of a media content distribution system based at least partially on the demand information for the first segment and based at least partially on a first cost function and assigning the second segment to a second set of distribution nodes of the media content distribution system based at least partially on the demand information for the second segment and based at least partially on a second cost function. The media content distribution system includes a plurality of distribution nodes and each distribution node is configured to provide media content items to at least some of a plurality of endpoints. | 04-25-2013 |
20130145406 | VIDEO ON DEMAND PROCESSING - A device may include a communication interface configured to receive a request from a client device, where the request identifies a first video on demand (VOD). The device may also include logic configured to identify capabilities associated with the client device, the capabilities including at least one of a decoding capability of the client device, a content protection scheme supported by the client device, or a transport protocol via which the client device can communicate, and forward the request for the VOD to a service provider associated with providing the first VOD. The logic may also be configured to receive a media stream from the service provider, the media stream corresponding to the first VOD, process the media stream in accordance with the identified capabilities, and forward the processed media stream to the client device. | 06-06-2013 |
20130332969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESSLY SWITCHING BETWEEN MEDIA STREAMS - Systems and methods for switching between encoded media streams are disclosed. A system may be configured to receive at least two media streams of differing qualities that are associated with an identical media asset. The system can seamlessly switch between a first media stream and a second media stream using an algorithm that can determine which frames of a second stream must be discarded to sync the second stream with the first media stream. The two media streams can then be cross faded to switch from the first media stream to the second media stream. | 12-12-2013 |
20140026171 | METHOD OF DETERMINING AN UNUSUAL BEHAVIOUR OF AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SUCH A METHOD - A method of determining an unusual behaviour of an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus carrying out an operation requiring the use of an item of information regarding an internal reference clock of the electronic apparatus, the method including comparing the internal reference clock information item with a span of temporal coherence of the electronic apparatus, the span of temporal coherence being determined on the basis of various temporal information items stored within the electronic apparatus; in the case of inconsistency between the internal reference clock information item and the coherence span, storing an information item relating to an unusual behaviour of the electronic apparatus. | 01-23-2014 |
20140040964 | Device Memory Allocation for Video Reproduction - A computer-implemented method includes determining a transfer rate of video content as the video content is received by a handheld electronic device. The method also includes allocating a portion of a memory of the handheld device for storing the video content for presentation preparation. The size of the memory portion is based upon the transfer rate of the video content and the difference between the time to transfer the video content and the time to present the video content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140059624 | CLIENT-SERVER BASED INTERACTIVE GUIDE WITH SERVER STORAGE - An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded. | 02-27-2014 |
20140068682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO ON DEMAND IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION - An intelligent television can provide various interfaces for providing video-on-demand (VOD). The user interfaces include unique visual representations and organizations that allow the user to utilize the intelligent television more easily and more effectively. Particularly, the user interfaces pertain to the display of VOD content and better organizations thereof. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the VOD content. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068683 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO ON DEMAND IN AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION - An intelligent television can provide various interfaces for providing video-on-demand (VOD). The user interfaces include unique visual representations and organizations that allow the user to utilize the intelligent television more easily and more effectively. Particularly, the user interfaces pertain to the display of VOD content and better organizations thereof. Further, the user interfaces provide unique process of transitioning between the VOD content. | 03-06-2014 |
20140109155 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING AN INITIAL PORTION OF A MEDIA CONTENT EVENT - Systems and methods are operable to retrieve a previously broadcast initial portion of a media content event. An exemplary embodiment stores a media content event at a first media device as the media content event is communicated over a broadcast system; receives a request at the first media device from a second media device, wherein the request identifies an initial portion of a media content event that has previously been communicated over a broadcast system; identifies the initial portion of the media content event from the stored media content event; retrieves the identified initial portion of the media content event; and communicates the initial portion of the media content event from the first media device to the second media device. | 04-17-2014 |
20140130109 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING DIGITAL TELEVISION PROGRAM, AND DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEPTION TERMINAL - A system for playing digital television. A server presets a video on demand (VOD) protocol specification, and transmits, according to the VOD protocol specification, a VOD service list and additional information to a digital television receiving terminal. The receiving terminal presets the VOD protocol specification, and stores, according the VOD protocol specification, the received VOD service list and additional information in an on-demand program database. Relative programs in the on-demand program database are matched according to a matching mark input by a user and displayed. In response to a program on-demand request of the user, the receiving terminal obtains the television program from the server and plays that program. | 05-08-2014 |
20140150039 | MANAGING VIDEO-ON-DEMAND - Technologies manage video-on-demand (VoD) for a set of video files stored in a hierarchical network comprising a plurality of nodes, one or more of the plurality of nodes being user nodes, the user nodes connected to one or more of the plurality of parent nodes, and one or more of the plurality of parent nodes storing a video file previously requested by a user node, the method comprising, for a user node, periodically ranking a video file from the set of video files wherein the ranking is based on separation between a parent node in the network storing the video file and the user node, and interest of the user node for the video file; and on receiving a request for the VoD, providing a list of the set of video files and recommending one or more video files having a predefined ranking. | 05-29-2014 |
20140181878 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED CONTENTS - A method is provided for a personalized content delivery system. The method includes detecting a viewing activity of at least one user of a content-presentation device capable of presenting multiple programs in one or more channels, and determining a plurality of user identities of the at least one user. The method also includes discovering available video contents for the at least one user based on the plurality of user identities, and determining personalized video contents for the at least one user by merging the plurality of user identities. Further, the method includes recommending the determined personalized video contents to the at least one user, and delivering the recommended personalized video contents to the at least one user such that the personalized video contents are presented on the content-presentation device. | 06-26-2014 |
20140215536 | STREAMING VIDEO SERVER WITH SEGMENT LENGTH CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A streaming server includes a virtual file system that stores playlist data corresponding to video programs available from at least one video source and that further stores variant playlist data corresponding to each of the video programs for streaming. A command handler receives a request for a video program from a client device. A video encoder encodes the selected video program into a plurality of video program segments in response to the request. The plurality of video program segments each have a length that is controlled based on length data, wherein the plurality of video segments includes one or more initial video program segments having at least one initialization length and steady state video program segments having a steady state length where the initialization length is less than the steady state length. | 07-31-2014 |
20140223500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING WIRELESSLY VIDEO IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and a system for transmitting a video wirelessly in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes connecting a data channel to transmit a multimedia data and a control channel to transmit a control command when activating a wireless video transmission mode which may transmit the multimedia data wirelessly, and transmitting a transmission requested multimedia data to a reception terminal through the data channel when transmission of the multimedia data is requested, and transmitting a current volume information to the reception terminal through the control channel. | 08-07-2014 |
20140337900 | Interactive Video - A person's video watching experience is enhanced. A request is received to play a video. In response to the request, a device is used to play the video to the person. In response to playing of the video, an event outside the video that is related to the video and affects the person is initiated. | 11-13-2014 |
20140373078 | VIDEO ON DEMAND USING COMBINED HOST AND CLIENT ADDRESSING - A system and method for streaming a Video on Demand (VOD) asset includes receiving, at a host, a VOD asset request from a client over an internal network, and sending the VOD asset request from the host over an external network using a client/host address that includes a host address and a client address. The VOD asset targeted for the client including the client/host address is received at the host over the external network, and the VOD asset is streamed from the host to the client over the internal network. | 12-18-2014 |
20150020126 | RECOMMENDER CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD AND RELATED ASPECTS - User interaction data is heuristically processed to determine its usefulness to a remote recommender system. The data is ranked according it its likely ability to indicate a user preference towards a particular content item. The amount of data sent to the recommender system can then be limited to data records falling in a predetermined range of usefulness. A controller may be provided to determine what range is necessary so that the minimum amount of training data is provided to the recommender system to drive the recommender system's performance towards a set level. | 01-15-2015 |
20150026739 | CONTENT TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD, CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a content transmission apparatus, including: a retaining section adapted to retain a multi viewpoint video content formed from a plurality of viewpoint videos imaged simultaneously by a plurality of different video cameras; a production section adapted to produce a VRT including acquisition destination information of the viewpoint videos which configure the multi viewpoint video content, VRT standing for View Relation Table; a supplying section adapted to supply the produced VRT to a content reproduction apparatus; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content; and a delivery section adapted to deliver one or plural ones of the viewpoint videos which configure the retained multi viewpoint video content through a network. | 01-22-2015 |
20150095957 | Mobile Inline Video Method and System - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for processing and displaying playback of a video in a handheld device. More specifically, the present disclosure describes an inline video processing and playback, wherein the video playback may be optimized based on variable local conditions, such as the capabilities of the handheld device and the network connection speed. | 04-02-2015 |
20150296234 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENTLY COMPILING MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS FOR A MEDIA-ON-DEMAND PLATFORM - For the negotiation of an operator of a media-on-demand platform with its content providers a method and system for efficiently compiling media content items for the media-on-demand platform is provided. The method makes use of a combination of a recommender system to select a suitable set of media content items to be offered for a next period of service and a number-of-rentals predictor for estimating how many videos individual users will rent the following period of service. Furthermore, the method and system can be executed for estimating profit or loss from rentals over the following period of service as well as estimate customer satisfaction. | 10-15-2015 |
20160057475 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING A VIDEO - A method for providing a video is provided. The method includes: receiving in real time a video frame sent from a first terminal device, the video frame including a frame identifier and information of a first user account; storing the video frame in a video file corresponding to the first user account based on the frame identifier; determining content summary information of the video file; sending the content summary information to a second terminal device corresponding to a second user account, the second user account being associated with the first user account; receiving a video request from the second terminal device; and sending the video file to the second terminal device. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057478 | Methods And Systems For Accessing Content - Methods and systems for accessing content are provided. A non-tunable device (e.g., a device without the capability to tune to a particular channel) can access a particular channel via a tunable device (e.g., a device with the capability to tune to the particular channel). A computing device can facilitate content tuning. As an example, the non-tunable device can send user information (e.g., a request for content) to the computing device. The computing device can reserve the available tuner and transmit the tuning information (e.g., tuner reservation identifier) to the non-tunable device. Upon receiving the tuning information, the non-tunable device can transmit a tuning request (e.g., all or portion of tuning information, device identifier) to the tunable device. Upon receiving the tuning request, the tunable device can tune to the particular requested channel and transmit a data asset (e.g., requested content, tuning denial) to the non-tunable device. | 02-25-2016 |
20160119681 | VIDEO-ON-DEMAND CONTENT DELIVERY METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SERVICES TO TV SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS - A video-on-demand (VOD) content delivery system has a VOD Application Server which manages a database of templates for presentation of video content elements of different selected types categorized in hierarchical order. A web-based Content Management System receives content uploaded online in file formats with metadata for title and topical area, and automatically converts it into video data format compatible with the VOD content delivery system indexed by title and topical area. A User Interface for the system delivers listings data to the viewer's TV indexed by title and topical area specified by the uploaded metadata. | 04-28-2016 |