| 18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 77 |
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| 20160127703 | PROJECTOR, PROJECTION DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method includes sending image related working status information representing image-related working status of a projector that projects images, to a client over a network in response to a request to provide the image-related working status of the projector. The image-related working status is related to display characteristic of the projected image. The method includes controlling the image-related working status of the projector based on the control information received from the client over the network in response to the sent image-related working status information. The image-related working status information is sent to the client with screen information from which the client can display a user interface that includes the image-related working status information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127704 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A display control apparatus which projects and displays at least one image on a screen, converts a frame frequency for a display of the at least one image to N times (N>1), generates an added image by adding a predetermined pattern to the converted frame and a subtracted image by subtracting the predetermined pattern from the converted frame as a first frame and a second frame following the first frame, projects the generated first frame and the second frame for an image on the screen at the N-times frequency, acquires the image projected on the screen, extracts the pattern from the acquired image, and corrects a shape of the image based on the extracted pattern. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127705 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO - A method for processing a video is disclosed. The method comprises:
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| 20160127706 | TRUE-COLOR ENVIRONMENT CORRECTION DEVICE AND TRUE-COLOR ENVIRONMENT CORRECTION METHOD - An object is to accurately provide the user with color fidelity information irrespective of difference in the time of day when or in the location where a commercial product is photographed and prevent mismatching of the user's selection of the commercial product. A color fidelity environment correction system | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127707 | COLOR CALIBRATION FOR PATHOLOGY SLIDES - A method and system for color calibration for digital microscopy includes obtaining an image of a stained sample and obtaining a desired stain type and density information. A synthesizing spectral absorption is determined based on the desired stain type and density, and a digital image is produced from the image of the stained sample based on a spectral absorption of the desired stain type, density, and a light source. The image is then outputted to a storage medium or display. The method also includes estimating a stain type used in the image of the stained sample, and estimating a density of the stained sample. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127708 | METHOD FOR RECORDING AND PROCESSING AT LEAST ONE VIDEO SEQUENCE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE VIDEO TRACK AND A SOUND TRACK - The invention is based on a method for recording and processing at least one video sequence comprising at least one video track and a sound track, with at least one video recording device and at least one operating device. It is proposed that primarily a video signal of the video recording device is used for recording the video track of the video sequence, and primarily a sound signal of the operating device is used for recording the sound track of the video sequence. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127709 | Multi-Video Decoding With Input Switching - In some aspects, methods and systems described herein provide for preparing component videos for combining into a bitstream. An example system may receive a source video. The system may also receive data representing a compression format. The system may encode a reference frame as an intra-coded picture that is sub-divided into intra-coded units. The system may encode the sequence of source frames as a sequence of predictive-coded pictures conforming to the compression format. The sequence may be divided into groups of pictures that include a first predictive-coded picture followed by one or more second predictive-coded pictures. The first predictive-coded picture may be sub-divided into intra-coded units that represent respective portions of a source frame by describing the pixels of the portion so as to simulate intra-coded pictures. The system may concatenate the sequence of predictive-coded pictures after the intra-coded picture so as to produce a bitstream. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127710 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTO-DELAY VIDEO PRESENTATION - A computer implemented method for automatic presentation of delayed video. During normal operation real-time video feed is sent to a digital screen for presentation and is also sent to memory for storage. When a delay trigger is issued, the system either freezes the frame presented in that instance or stores a time indicator. The system then monitors delay time and, when the delay time is reached, the system starts fetching frames from the memory, starting either from the frame immediately following the frozen frame or from the frame that was stored at the time indicator, and sends these frames to the digital screen for presentation. The system then monitors delay period and, when the delay period arrive, the system reverts to normal mode wherein real-time video feed is sent to a digital screen for presentation and is also sent to memory for storage. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127711 | METHOD AND APPAPATUS FOR NORMALIZING SIZE OF COTENT IN MULTI-PROJECTION THEATER AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for normalizing the size of content in a multi-projection theater and a computer-readable recording medium. The method may include receiving theater parameters stored in a database, computing the scale factor of an image projected on a main screen based on the received theater parameters, controlling the image projected on the main screen by applying the computed scale factor to the image, and controlling the scale of an image projected on a sub-screen according to the controlled image of the main screen. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127712 | METHOD AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO TO A REMOTE USER - A method, computer program product and video communication device are provided for transmitting video to a remote user. The video communication device includes a communication interface for providing a communication session with a device of the remote user, a camera capturing images, and a control unit configured to obtain a three-dimensional model of the location, control the camera to capture video images of the location, determine a current orientation of the video communication device, and transfer the three-dimensional model and orientation to the device of the remote user together with a video stream from the camera comprising the captured video images. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127713 | 3D DEPTH SENSOR AND PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF - A diffractive optical element includes: a first facet configured to perform an expansion optical function; and a second facet configured to perform a collimation optical function and a pattern generation function. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING Z-THICKNESS AND ZERO-ORDER EFFECTS IN DEPTH CAMERAS - A projection system configured to emit patterned light along a projection optical axis includes: a diffractive optical element configured to perform a collimation function on the light emitted by the light emitter and to perform a pattern generation function to replicate the collimated light in a pattern, the pattern having substantially no collimated zero-order; and a light emitter configured to emit light toward the diffractive optical element, wherein the collimation function is configured to collimate the light emitted from the light emitter, and wherein the pattern generation function is configured to replicate the collimated light to produce the patterned light. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127715 | MODEL FITTING FROM RAW TIME-OF-FLIGHT IMAGES - Model fitting from raw time of flight image data is described, for example, to track position and orientation of a human hand or other entity. In various examples, raw image data depicting the entity is received from a time of flight camera. A 3D model of the entity is accessed and used to render, from the 3D model, simulations of raw time of flight image data depicting the entity in a specified pose/shape. The simulated raw image data and at least part of the received raw image data are compared and on the basis of the comparison, parameters of the entity are computed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127716 | VIRTUAL REALITY UNDERWATER MASK - The proposed invention refers to an underwater virtual reality mask which makes it possible to breathe easily and naturally under water while observing the virtual reality on a screen such as a smartphone screen, and which has all the intrinsic control elements such as lenses, a speaker, a button to control the screen functions and a device for breathing while the wearer is semi-submerged. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127717 | DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT FOR REDUCING FIXED PATTERN NOISE IN A VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET - A virtual reality (VR) headset includes an electronic display element, a corrective element, and an optics block. The electronic display element outputs image light via a plurality of sub-pixels that are separated from each other by a dark space. The corrective element is configured to generate blur spots in the image light that mask the dark space between adjacent sub-pixels, with each blur spot corresponding to a blurred image of a sub-pixel in the image light. The optics block is configured to magnify the image light received from the corrective element and to optically correct the magnified image light. Optically corrected light is directed form the optics block to an exit pupil of the VR headset for presentation to a user. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127718 | Method and System for Stereoscopic Simulation of a Performance of a Head-Up Display (HUD) - Methods and systems for simulating performance of a head-up display (HUD) are provided. An example method comprises receiving images of symbology for display by a head-up display, generating distortions to the images as perceived from observer locations through the head-up display, and the distortions are based on design characteristics of an optical component of the head-up display with respect to a model of a projection of the images. The method also includes applying the distortions to the images to generate modified images, and the modified images represent a view of the head-up display corresponding to respective observer locations. The method further includes providing, for stereoscopic display, the modified images overlaying onto a background image. An example system comprises a storage device, a head tracking device to determine the observer location, and a projector to project the modified images onto a display corresponding to the determined observer location. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127719 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR - A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus including: a display panel; a backlight configured to supply light to the display panel; and a parallax barrier disposed between the display panel and the backlight, wherein the parallax barrier includes an electrochromic mirror (ECM). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127720 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND BLACK PICTURE INSERTION METHOD FOR THE PANEL DISPLAYED IN 3D MODE - An LCD panel includes multiple data lines, multiple scanning lines, multiple pixels, and multiple control transistors. Each pixel connected with a corresponding one of the data lines and one of the scanning lines. Gate electrodes of the control transistors are connected with a same scanning line. A source electrode of each control transistor is connected with a corresponding one of the data lines. Drain electrodes of the control transistors are connected with each other. A black picture insertion method for the LCD panel displayed in a 3D mode is also disclosed. Accordingly, a refresh frequency of the driving circuit is one half of the prior art. The power consumption and cost are reduced. Besides, a black picture is inserted into one frame during a blank time domain of the one frame such that the brightness is increased and the charge time of the liquid crystal capacitor is increased. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127721 | Graphical Display Device - According to one embodiment, a graphical display device includes a display that displays a picture including a first image that is a first circularly polarized light component and a second image that is a second circularly polarized light component opposite in polarization to the first circularly polarized light component, reflecting member that displays the second image, an setting module that set an observation position, a graphics processor that outputs the first image and the second image corresponding to the observation position to the display, and a polarizing filter transmitting light having the first circularly polarized light component. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127722 | Device for generation of virtual three-dimensional images - A device for generation of three-dimensional images in the observer's eye using at least one two-dimensional display and an optical system with an adjustable focal length. The display generates planar images corresponding to the different depths of the designed three dimensional (3D) image and the images are then directed to at least one mirror or lens with the adjustable focal length synchronized to the particular image. The optical system generates virtual images at different virtual planes in such a way that the eye receives a complete 3D virtual image. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127723 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MULTI-PROJECTION IMAGES - Disclosed herein is a method of generating multi-projection images. The method of generating multi-projection images includes controlling a plurality of the same types of filming devices so that the filming devices are disposed in a plurality of viewpoint directions, sending synchronized control signals to the plurality of the same types of filming devices and driving the plurality of the same types of filming devices in a synchronization state, and controlling the plurality of the same types of filming devices so that the filming devices perform filming operations in the plurality of viewpoint directions. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127724 | Camera Pose Estimation - A method of camera pose estimation is provided that includes capturing a model image of a scene at a canonical camera pose, generating an image library from warped images of the model image and the model image, wherein each warped image is a transformation of the model image at a different pre-determined camera pose, capturing an image of the scene as a user moves the camera, reporting the current camera pose as a camera pose of the image when the image is acceptable, conditionally adding the first image to the image library when the first image is acceptable, and re-initializing the current camera pose to a camera pose selected from the image library when the first image is not acceptable. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127725 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAST MODE DECISION FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY VIDEO CODING - Methods and systems for encoding video data are provided. Evolving standards for video encoding such as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard require a significant increase in computational complexity for both inter and intra encoding. The method includes calculating an approximate cost of each of a first set of prediction modes. Then selecting a second set of prediction modes from the first set of prediction modes based on probability distributions associated with each of the modes in the first set of prediction modes, the second set having substantially fewer prediction modes than the first. A number of candidate prediction modes prior to rate distortion optimization (RDO) is reduced. Experimental results show that the proposed method provides substantial time reduction up and negligible quality loss as compared to the HEVC reference. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127726 | CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - The image decoding method includes: determining a context for use in a current block to be processed, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic decoding on a bit sequence corresponding to the current block, using the determined context, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type, and the second type is “inter_pred_flag”. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127727 | MOVING IMAGE CODING DEVICE, MOVING IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING IMAGE CODING METHOD AND MOVING IMAGE DECODING METHOD - A moving image coding device includes: a evaluation unit configured to approximate a parameter of a statistic in accordance with a distance from a reference pixel located along the intra prediction direction to a pixel to be processed; a feature amount calculation unit configured to calculate, for a pixel near the pixel to be processed, a feature amount of a prediction value that is based on the intra prediction direction; and a prediction value calculation unit configured to estimate a prediction error corresponding to the distance using the parameter of the statistic approximated by the evaluation unit, reflect the prediction error in the prediction value that is based on the intra prediction direction using the feature amount calculated by the prediction value feature amount calculation unit, and generate a new prediction value. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127728 | VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS, VIDEO PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND VIDEO DELIVERY SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, a video compression apparatus includes a controller. The controller controls, based on a first random access point included in the first bitstream, a second random access point included in a second bitstream corresponding to compressed data of the second video. The second bitstream is formed from a plurality of picture groups. Each of the plurality of picture groups includes at least one picture subgroup. The controller selects, from the second bitstream, an earliest picture subgroup on or after the first random access point in display order and sets an earliest picture of the selected picture subgroup in coding order as the second random access point. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127729 | VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM-CONTAINING NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A video encoding device includes: circuitry configured to perform an orthogonal transform on a target picture to obtain an orthogonal transform coefficient; quantize the orthogonal transform coefficient for each macroblock of the target picture; and calculate, for a target macroblock in the target picture, a base quantization step which is a variable for matching a generated code size of the target picture with a target code size set for the target picture, determine a quantization step to be applied to quantizing for the target macroblock by weighting the calculated base quantization step with an activity of the target macroblock, and provide the quantization step. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127730 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENCODING PICTURES ASSOCIATED WITH VIDEO DATA - Several methods and systems for encoding pictures associated with video data are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes determining by a processing module, whether a picture is to be encoded based on at least one of a skip assessment associated with the picture and an encoding status of a pre-selected number of pictures preceding the picture in an encoding sequence. The method further includes encoding by the processing module, a plurality of rows of video data associated with the picture upon determining that the picture is to be encoded, wherein the plurality of rows are encoded based on a pre-selected maximum encoded picture size. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127731 | MACROBLOCK SKIP MODE JUDGEMENT METHOD FOR ENCODER - A macroblock skip mode judgement method for an encoder applies to implementation of H.264 encoder hardware compressing a plurality of successive frames and comprises steps: undertaking IME (Integer Motion Estimation) for two frames appearing at neighboring time points to calculate MV (Motion Vector), and calculating PMV (Predicted Motion Vector) of the frame appearing the preceding time point; if MV equals PMV, modifying the cost function of MV to be a negative value; undertaking block encoding and compare the costs; if the cost of the Inter mode is smaller than the cost of the Intra mode, setting the mb (macroblock) skip flag to be 1; using Entropy to compress the mb skip flag, and omitting compressing the macroblock represented by the mb skip flag. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127732 | FEEDING INTRA-CODED VIDEO FRAME AFTER PORT RECONFIGURATION IN VIDEO TELEPHONY - An apparatus configured for video telephony includes a receiving device configured to receive video data at a first bitrate; send a request to change the first bitrate to a second bitrate; receive a first intra coded picture in response to the request to change the first bitrate to the second bitrate; in response to detecting the second bitrate, flush the first intra coded picture from a picture buffer; and in response to flushing the first intra coded picture from the picture buffer, send a request for a second intra coded picture. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127733 | System Architecture for Distributed Coding - A system may receive an input stream for a coding operation by a coding device. The system may determine a processing device to assist the coding device with the coding operation. The processing device may generate an indicator containing coding information or other coding assistance by processing the input stream. The processing device may send the indicator to the coding device. In some cases, the indicator may be embedded in the metadata of the stream by the processing device. The indicator may be extracted by the coding device. After reception of the indicator, the coding device may execute the coding task while using the information in the indicator to assist. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127734 | System and Methods for Image/Video Compression - The present invention relates to system, methods and computer programs for image/video encoding and compression suitable for various image/video types as indexed-color, grayscale and true color (red, green, blue (RGB) and cyan, magenta, yellow, black (CMYK image)) images/video of any bit depth. More particularly, the invention consists of dividing the image/video into plurality of partitions and encoding and compressing each image partition; image partition lines or video stream separately to provide plurality of compressed units. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127735 | MOTION PICTURE ENCODING DEVICE AND MOTION PICTURE DECODING DEVICE - When a prediction is made between fields with different parity, the predicative efficiency of a chrominance vector is improved by adaptively switching the generation of a chrominance motion vector depending on encoding/decoding field parity (top/bottom) and a reference field parity (top/bottom), and the coding efficiency is improved accordingly. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127736 | ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS FOR ADAPTING THE AVERAGE LUMINANCE OF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE PICTURES AND CORRESPONDING ENCODER AND DECODER - A method for encoding a sequence of high dynamic range pictures is disclosed. The method comprises for each picture of the sequence:
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| 20160127737 | Near-Real Time Encoding of Linear Signal - A near-real time encoding of a signal comprising at least a video signal is disclosed. The encoding comprises acquiring the video signal included in a linear stream, the linear stream comprising at least two contents without a logical distinction between them, dividing the video signal into at least a first segment and a second segment of respective preset durations, at least one of the segments being capable of containing at least a part of said two contents and comprising recomposing information, executing a first encoding of said first segment using an off-line encoding to obtain a first encoded segment, executing a second encoding of said second segment using an off-line encoding to obtain a second encoded segment, said second encoding being executed at least partially in parallel with the first encoding, recomposing, using said recomposing information, said first and second encoded segments to obtain a continuous encoded signal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127738 | TECHNIQUES IN BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE MULTI-LAYER COMPRESSION OF HDR VIDEO - A scalable coding system codes video as a base layer representation and an enhancement layer representation. A base layer coder may code an LDR representation of a source video. A predictor may predict an HDR representation of the source video from the coded base layer data. A comparator may generate prediction residuals which represent a difference between an HDR representation of the source video and the predicted HDR representation of the source video. A quantizer may quantize the residuals down to an LDR representation. An enhancement layer coder may code the LDR residuals. In other embodiments, the enhancement layer coder may code LDR-converted HDR video directly. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127739 | MOTION SEARCH PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - A motion search processing method includes: dividing, by a computer, first image data included in video data in accordance with a frequency band and generating a plurality of pieces of divided image data; performing compression processing on first divided image data among the plurality of pieces of divided image data and generating compressed divided image data, the first divided image data including a frequency component of which a frequency band is equal to or more than a value; performing first motion search processing on the video data by using second divided image data among the plurality of pieces of divided image data, the second divided image data including a frequency component of which a frequency band is less than the value; and generating second image data by using the plurality of pieces of divided image data and performing second motion search processing by using the second image data. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127740 | Video Decoding Method/Device of Detecting a Missing Video Frame - Video decoding device is disclosed. The video decoding device comprises a demultiplexer, a first decoder and a controller. The demultiplexer receives a Transport Stream to recover video Packetized Elementary Stream (PES) to determine a presentation time stamp (PTS) and a decoding time stamp (DTS) in a PES header of the PES. The first decoder retrieves a video frame from the video PES to determine temporal reference of the video frame. The controller receives the PTS, the DTS, and the temporal reference to determine whether there is a missing video frame. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127741 | CONTENT ADAPTIVE PREDICTION DISTANCE ANALYZER AND HIERARCHICAL MOTION ESTIMATION SYSTEM FOR NEXT GENERATION VIDEO CODING - Techniques related to content adaptive prediction distance analysis and hierarchical motion estimation for video coding are described. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127742 | Video coding device, video decoding device, video system, video coding method, video decoding method, and computer readable storage medium - A video coding device that allows weighted motion compensation includes: a fade video estimation unit configured to estimate, from cross-fade video, fade-out video and fade-in video constituting the cross-fade video. A video decoding device that allows weighted motion compensation includes: a fade video estimation unit configured to estimate, from cross-fade video included in decoded video, fade-out video and fade-in video constituting the cross-fade video. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127743 | LOGICAL INTRA MODE NAMING IN HEVC VIDEO CODING - A method and apparatus of using logical mode numbers during both prediction and coding in the bit stream, such as for high efficiency video coders (HEVC). These logical intra mode numbers are sorted based on angle which as a result leads to improved coding designs with fewer and smaller look-up tables, and a small gain in coding efficiency. Furthermore, by using this type of naming, the number of most probable modes (MPMs) can be readily extended since no additional tables are required. The use of three MPMs achieves a larger gain of 0.25% and 0.31% for the AI_HE and AI_LC cases, respectively. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127744 | LOGICAL INTRA MODE NAMING IN HEVC VIDEO CODING - A method and apparatus of using logical mode numbers during both prediction and coding in the bit stream, such as for high efficiency video coders (HEVC). These logical intra mode numbers are sorted based on angle which as a result leads to improved coding designs with fewer and smaller look-up tables, and a small gain in coding efficiency. Furthermore, by using this type of naming, the number of most probable modes (MPMs) can be readily extended since no additional tables are required. The use of three MPMs achieves a larger gain of 0.25% and 0.31% for the AI_HE and AI_LC cases, respectively. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127745 | EFFICIENT SCREEN IMAGE TRANSFER - A system including a source display, externally updatable, an image compression algorithm database, a network connection, and a frame transfer engine. The algorithm database comprises a plurality of image compression algorithms. The frame transfer engine is configured to receive a plurality of updates made to the source display, store at least some of the updates in a queue, and select, based on a bandwidth of the network connection, a size of the update, and sizes and times of updates currently present in the queue, an image compression algorithm in the algorithm database for current transfer over the network connection. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127746 | LIMITED ERROR RASTER COMPRESSION - Embodiments of the invention relate to an image or raster compression method for a multi-dimensional array of pixels. A user specifies a maximum error allowable per pixel for the compression algorithm. The raster is divided into a number of pixel blocks where each pixel is quantized and bit stuffed based on a number of block statistics including the maximum error allowable. The size of the pixel blocks is limited to two (e.g., 8×8 and 16×16) to save processing time with little difference in compression. A Look-Up Table (LUT) is used instead for certain types of data where it is more efficient. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127747 | Method of Sample Adaptive Offset Processing for Video Coding - A method of modified SAO (sample-adaptive offset) processing for a reconstructed picture in a video coding system to improve the performance is disclosed. In one example, a SAO-sign threshold is introduced to determine the sign of the difference between a current reconstructed pixel and a neighboring reconstructed pixel. A range of difference values greater than the negative SAO-sign threshold and smaller than the positive SAO-sign threshold is assigned to have a sign value of 0. In another example, the SAO-offset value is derived by multiplying the SAO-offset sign with a result from applying left shift by the SAO-bit-shift value to the absolute SAO-offset value. In yet another example, the absolute SAO-offset value is coded by truncated Rice (TR) codes and a maximum TR value is indicated by a syntax element. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127748 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING IMAGE QUALITY OF COMPRESSED VIDEO STREAM - The present invention discloses a method for enhancing image quality of compressed video stream, mirrored thorough wireless network using a compression scheme, between a source device and sink device. The method comprising the steps of: identifying idle time in the compression scheme of video, where the image change is bellow predefined threshold for pre-defined period of time, calculating color code corrections between original source last image and decoded last image, sending corrections from source device to sink device in real-time during identified idle time and performing image correction at sink device based on received correction; | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127749 | GENERATING A RESPONSE TO VIDEO CONTENT REQUEST INCLUDING DYNAMICALLY PROCESSED VIDEO CONTENT - In one embodiment, a video processing server including a memory capable of storing data and a processor is disclosed. The processor is configured for using the data such that the video processing server can receive a request redirected from a gateway for a video content, wherein the request is redirected by the gateway based on information contained in the request and wherein the information contained in the request includes control data used for an optimal delivery of the video content. The processor is further configured for using the data such that the video processing server can send the redirected request to a content provider identified in the request, receive the requested video content from the content provider, and generate a response to the request by modifying the video content based on the control data. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127750 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING BROADCAST CONTENT OBJECT IDENTIFICATION BASED ON WEB DATA - An apparatus and method for verifying broadcast content object identification based on web data. The apparatus includes: a web data processor configured to collect and process web data related to broadcast content and create content knowledge information by tagging the web data to the broadcast content; a content knowledge information storage portion configured to store the content knowledge information; and an object identification verifier configured to verify a result of identifying an object contained in the broadcast content, using the content knowledge information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127751 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A BROADCASTING SERVICE - A method and an apparatus for providing a broadcasting service are provided. The apparatus of the server includes a communication interface, and a processor configured to receive a social media data from social media server through the communication interface, obtain broadcasting information from the social media data, receive broadcasting viewing log information from at least one electronic device through the communication interface, and control the communication interface to send preference information of at least one broadcasting program determined based on the broadcasting information and the broadcasting viewing log information, to the at least one electronic device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127752 | USE OF TELEVISION SATELLITE SIGNALS TO DETERMINE LOCATION - Various arrangements are directed to locating a television receiver. Multiple tuners of the television receiver may be simultaneously tuned to different television distribution satellites to receive timing signals. Using these timing signals, the location of the television receiver may be determined. Based on a comparison between a stored, expected location of the television receiver and the determined location, the functionality of the television receiver may be adjusted. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127753 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BOTTLENECK COORDINATION TO ACHIEVE QoE MULTIPLEXING GAINS - An access point that provides video streaming performs a bottleneck QoE maximization solution utilizing the latest media transport technology developed by MPEG known as MPEG Media Transport (MMT). The access point includes a transceiver configured to transmit one or more video sequences. The access point also includes one or more processors configured to perform bottleneck coordination by utilizing MMT to transmit, via the transceiver, the one or more video sequences. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127754 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR SAME - A technique for providing a video streaming service is provided. A method of a mobile device for providing a video streaming service includes sending periodically location and moving path information of the mobile device to a first server, receiving bitrate information per location predicted according to a moving path of the mobile device, from the first server, determining a bitrate for a current location of the mobile device based on the predicated bitrate information per location of the mobile device, and requesting a second server to send video segments based on the bitrate. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127755 | Distributing Media Content Via Media Channels Based on Associated Content Being Provided Over Other Media Channels - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing access to media content via a media channel based on associated content being provided over a different channel. In some aspects, it is determined that a media identifier corresponds to media content provided over a first media channel. In response to the determination, a notification facilitation system can identify multiple computing devices that have been configured to receive additional media content that is associated with the media content provided over the first media channel. The notification facilitation system can provide access to the additional media content via a second media channel by the identified computing devices in response to identifying the plurality of computing devices. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127756 | BROADCAST TRANSMITTING DEVICE, BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE BROADCAST TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE(as amended) - Disclosed is a method for operating a broadcast receiving device. A broadcast receiving unit receives a first broadcast stream including broadcast content via a broadcasting network other than an IP network. An IP transmitting/receiving unit receives media content transmitted via the IP network. A control unit receives media content presentation information for the media content on the basis of the first broadcast stream, and presents the media content on the basis of the media content presentation information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127757 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATION AND FACILITATION OF DIRECT PRODUCT SOURCING AND MANAGEMENT - A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of non-backwards-compatible services. The broadcasting method includes receiving, by a first service provider, a plurality of first services, which include a first service from each of the first and second service providers. The first service provider generates a first broadcast multiplex, including the plurality of first services, and broadcasts the first broadcast multiplex on a first broadcast channel allocated to the first service provider. A second service provider receives a plurality of second services, which include a second service from each of the first and second service providers. The second service provider generates a second broadcast multiplex, including the plurality of second services, and broadcasts the second broadcast multiplex on a second broadcast channel allocated to the second service provider. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127758 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING A SECOND VIDEO WITH ONE OR MORE FIRST VIDEOS BASED ON ONE OR MORE THRESHOLDS FOR TIME VIEWED - A system and method for presenting a second video with presentation of a first video comprises a server connected to a network. The server comprising a processor, and a video management database in communication with the server. The video management database contains transformable electronic video management data. A video management software program is configured to present the first and second videos and transform the electronic video management data in the database depending on the presenting of the first and second videos for consumption by the viewer. A first set of instructions in the software program executable on the processor is for recording a duration of time for viewing of the first video by transforming the electronic video management data in the database to produce a recorded duration. A second set of instructions in the software program is executable on the processor for presenting the second video depending on the recorded duration. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127759 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - Provided herein is a terminal device including a communication interface configured to receive a moving picture; a fingerprint extractor configured to extract a fingerprint from a frame of the moving picture; a controller configured to detect a target object from the frame, and control the communication interface to transmit the fingerprint to a server, and receive object information corresponding to the transmitted fingerprint from the server; and an outputter configured to output the received object information when content corresponding to the object information is output. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127760 | System and Method of Ad Delivery - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device having a controller programmed to store a subscriber selectable preference for advertisements used for selecting advertisements to send to a set top box and receive a signal from a broadcast stream indicating the location for insertion of an advertisement based on the subscriber selectable preference. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127761 | COORDINATION OF VIDEO AND/OR AUDIO RECORDING - Approaches described herein provide coordination of audio and/or video recording to minimize any gaps in coverage. In one approach, users of a distributed set of recording devices are invited to join a community with other similar users via a networked application in a loosely collaborative way. The recording coordination application substantially continuously monitors the state of the recording activities and coordinates the community of users to reduce any gaps in coverage. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127762 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SHADOWS FOR A MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION BASED ON CONTENT - Systems and methods for generating shadows for a media guidance application are provided. A display of a media asset is generated that includes a media object with a shadow at an object shadow position. Object shadow information is stored corresponding to the shadow of the object and the object shadow position. In response to receiving a user request to access a media guidance application, a media guidance application display corresponding to the user request is selected. A guide shadow is generated based on the stored object shadow information and the media guidance application display. The guide shadow is combined with the media guidance application display for display to the user. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127763 | Methods And Systems For Displaying Content - Provided are methods and systems for displaying content. A plurality of preferred content items can be displayed on one or more display devices according to user preference and content attributes. In an aspect, an example method can comprise receiving preference information from a plurality of sources in a common location. A highest ranked preferred content item can be determined. At least one display parameter (e.g., size, shape, resolution, color, spatial coordinates, positions, etc.) for the highest ranked preferred content item can be determined. One or more of the plurality of content items including the preferred content item can be provided and displayed on the one or more display devices according to the determined at least one display parameter, for example, where the highest ranked preferred content item has the largest portion of the display. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127764 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A method for operating an image display apparatus includes providing input signals to the image display apparatus, displaying at least one image on a display based on the input signals, generating a plurality thumbnail images based on the input signals, and displaying a thumbnail-image list which includes a plurality of generated thumbnail images. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127765 | PAUSING PLAYBACK OF MEDIA CONTENT BASED ON USER PRESENCE - Systems and methods for managing presentation of media content based on a viewer status. A system may include a television receiver that manages output of the media content for presentation through a display device based on a status data detected by a status sensor. The status data is indicative of a presence of a viewer in an environment containing the display device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127766 | DETECTING USER DEVICES TO DETERMINE STATE OF WATCHED SHOW - Devices, systems, and methods for detecting user devices to determine a state of a watched show are provided. A digital video recorder (DVR) is configured to store a media file associated with a media program. The DVR detects one or more user devices within a predetermined vicinity while the media program is being played. The DVR identifies users who are interested in the media program. The DVR tracks a watch status associated with the media program indicating which users have watched or are watching the media program based on the detected user devices. For stored media files, the DVR determines whether to delete the media file based on whether all users who are interested in the media program have completed watching the media program. The DVR may track user activity and/or vital signs based on sensor data from wearable devices, for example, to determine user reaction and/or user interests. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127767 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION FOR MULTI-SCREEN VIEWING - A method of receiving a video program and information related to the video program by a first device registered in a user account of a user as a standalone device at a server is disclosed. The method comprises sending location information of the first device to the server; sending a request to the server for the video program; receiving the video program; and receiving information related to the video program according the location information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127768 | USB SHARING METHOD FOR COMBO TV SET, COMBO TV SET AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A USB sharing method for a combo TV set, a combo TV set and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The USB sharing method includes: receiving, by a host, a data packet transmitted via a first USB interface by a first USB device; parsing the data packet and obtaining an interface identifier of the first USB interface in the data packet; switching the first USB interface to a first intelligent component corresponding to the first USB interface according to the interface identifier of the first USB interface; and transmitting a USB request to the first intelligent component over a network channel between the host and the first intelligent component, so that the first intelligent component loads a corresponding USB device driver according to a device identifier of the first USB device included in the USB request to identify the first USB device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127769 | SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING PHYSICAL PROXIMITY BETWEEN MEDIA CONTENT RECEIVERS - The present invention relates to a system and a device for providing proximity control in a satellite television media content distribution system comprising at least a primary receiver and a secondary receiver, whereby authorization to access the conditional access media content is given if the primary and secondary receivers are verified to be within a single household. The invention uses LNB control signaling, by the primary receiver, to cause the LNB to down-convert signals from pre-determined transponders onto a pre-determined frequency in the L-Band such that the secondary receiver may receive messages thus created through the primary receiver's controlling of the LNB. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127770 | CONTENT PROVIDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A content providing electronic device and method are provided. The electronic device includes a Mobile High-definition Link (MHL) unit configured to encrypt content and to communicate the encrypted content to an external device, and an application processor configured to determine whether a condition for communicating content to the MHL unit is satisfied if the MHL unit is connected to the external device, and to communicate the content to the MHL unit if the condition is satisfied. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING HD VIDEO OVER HDMI WITH A REDUCED LINK RATE - In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for transporting multimedia data, such as ultra-high definition (UHD) video data or other video data, via a standard high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), without requiring an increase in the link bit rate or increasing the number of signaling pairs. Display stream compression is utilized to compress a stream, and a transition minimized differential signal (TMDS) clock channel may be replaced by an ANSI 8b/10b encoded stream carrying additional data with a clock signal embedded within the stream. As this additional channel increases bandwidth by one-third, the systems and methods discussed herein provide four times more effective bandwidth than prior HDMI schemes, allowing UHD video to be transmitted via a signal HDMI link. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127772 | METHOD AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PLAYBACK OF VIDEO - The present disclosure relates to streaming of media content. In one example embodiment, an electronic device for playing video content may comprise a user interface, a processor and a memory. The memory may comprise computer program code, which, when run in the processor causes the electronic device to receive a first request to play first video content associated with a first video stream at the user interface , and in response to receiving the first request, pre-buffer data related to the first video stream; while pre-buffering this data and before playing the first video content at the user interface; display (at the user interface) a still image corresponding to a portion of the first video content in a first video tile at a first size; and re-size the first size to a second size such that a zooming-out effect of the displayed still image is provided. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127773 | BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS, BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a broadcast signal receiving apparatus, a broadcast signal receiving system and a controlling method thereof, the broadcast signal receiving apparatus comprising: a tuner configured to be tuned to a broadcast signal received from a signal source corresponding to a selected channel, and make at least a part of the received broadcast signal be looped through to an external apparatus in a normal mode; a switch configured to make the broadcast signal be looped through to the external apparatus in a standby mode of the tuner; and a controller configured to control operations of the tuner and the switch when the tuner is converted from the normal mode to the standby mode so that power can be supplied to or cut off from the tuner after a predetermined period of time. Thus, the switch is controlled independently of the mode of the broadcast signal receiving apparatus, thereby improving stability of operations and preventing a macroblock phenomenon of a broadcast signal looped through to an eternal apparatus. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127774 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - An electronic device includes a device main unit; and a controller that displays on a display visual demonstration of an energy setting of the device main unit, wherein the controller displays, before receiving an operation that enables the energy setting, a state of the device main unit in which the energy setting is enabled. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127775 | INDIVIDUALIZED CONTENT PRESENTATION FOR INCREASED USER INTERACTION PERFORMANCE IN GROUP SETTINGS - Increased user interaction performance in group settings is achieved by providing individually interactive secondary content to individual users of a group of users, including a group that is consuming content from a single display device. A group of users is defined based upon detected commonalities. Secondary content is concurrently presented to the defined group of users and includes both non-interactive and interactive content. The interactive content is individually and separately presented to multiple users of the defined group, including co-located users that were consuming the primary content from a single physical display device. The individual and separate presentation includes presenting multiple panels, or sub-divisions, on the single physical display device, with individual, separate panels directed to individual ones of the multiple co-located users and the utilization of personal computing devices that are associated with specific ones of the multiple co-located users. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127776 | INCREASED USER EFFICIENCY AND INTERACTION PERFORMANCE THROUGH DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF AUXILIARY CONTENT DURATION - Improved operation of a content presentation device is achieved by displaying, to a user, user-desired primary content on the physical display device. Content pod metadata can be received specifying a predefined duration of a content pod for displaying auxiliary content, different from primary content, within a break from the primary content for the predetermined duration. The content pod metadata also specifies a plurality of subdivision time slots of the content pod, each time slot for different auxiliary content. The auxiliary content can be displayed on the physical display device within a time slot of the content pod. User input can be received while displaying the auxiliary content on the physical display device, where the user input indicates user interest in the auxiliary content. The auxiliary content can then be adjusted based on the user interest in the auxiliary content. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127777 | Media Service Personalization Systems and Methods - An exemplary media service personalization system maintains profiles for multiple media service access devices associated with an end-user account with a media service, generates a merged profile based on the profiles for the media service access devices, and directs a communal media service access device associated with the end-user account to personalize the media service based on the merged profile. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127778 | HEAD END DETECTION - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for head end detection. A media receiver, such as a cable box, may be configured to receive cable television programming from a head end providing a channel lineup subscribed to by a user of the media receiver. Because an intermediate multimedia device, such as a computer or videogame system, may provide robust functionality for the cable television programming, it may be advantageous to identify and make the intermediate multimedia device aware of the head end. Accordingly, imagery of media channels may be captured from the media receiver. The imagery may be compared with fingerprints of content shows to identify a set of content provided by the head end. The set of content may be evaluated against channel head end lineup information to determine the head end (e.g., head ends that do not include content shows within the set of content are disqualified). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127779 | DISSEMINATING PROGRAM CONTENT VIA ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS - A system is provided for coordinating the presentation of program content received from a first network and a second network independent from the first network. The system uses heartbeat messages typically transmitted along communication paths to monitor the operation of the communications paths to transmit information necessary for stream switching to alternate programming or alternate sources of the same programming. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127780 | Media Service User Interface Systems and Methods - An exemplary computer-implemented media service user interface system detects a request for information about a media program series and, in response, generates a media program series page for the media program series and provides a view of at least a portion of the media program series page for display on a display screen. In certain examples, the system generates the media program series page by determining, across multiple different media content presentation sources by way of which media content is accessible through a media service for presentation by a media content access device, episodes of the media program series that are available for access by the media content access device through the media service, and populating the media program series page with page content that represents the episodes of the media program series that are available for access by the media content access device through the media service. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127781 | BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVER, METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST SIGNAL RELATION INFORMATION, AND SERVER - A broadcast signal receiver capable of displaying relation information corresponding to a broadcast signal in real time. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127782 | VIDEO INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VIDEO DATA ACCESS HISTORY - Provided are a video information system and a method of providing video data access history. Biomedical information or non-biomedical information that may authorize a user who is accessing video data stored in the video information system is stored to be linked to the video data as metadata of the video data, and thus, an authorized user who later accesses the video information system may identify an identity of a user who has accessed the video data. If it is determined that the user is an unauthorized user, the biomedical information or the non-biomedical information of the user may be used to determine who the unauthorized user is. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127783 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA CONTENT EVENT RECOMMENDATION BANNER - Systems and methods are operable to recommend media content events with a personalized user incentive. An exemplary embodiment generates a media content event recommendation banner that is concurrently presentable with a presented electronic program guide (EPG), wherein the media content event recommendation banner includes at least one identifier of a recommended media content event and at least one personalized user incentive that is configured to be selected by the user. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127784 | Context-Based Media Program Presentation Methods and Systems - An exemplary computer-implemented media service system detects an input command provided by a user to initiate a viewing session by way of a display screen in communication with a media content processing device that operates in accordance with a media service, identifies a context within which the input command is provided by the user, selects, based on the identified context, a media program available by way of the media service and that is potentially of interest to the user, and directs the media content processing device to present the media program by way of the display screen when the viewing session begins in response to the input command. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127785 | Media Channel Navigation User Interface Systems and Methods - An exemplary method includes a media channel navigation user interface system detecting, while media content distributed on a media channel is being presented for display on a display screen, a user request to launch a media channel navigation user interface, and providing, in response to the detected user request and for concurrent display with the presentation of the media content on the display screen, a media channel navigation user interface pane comprising a set of media channel navigation tools that include at least media content channel navigation tools selectable by a user to launch different types of menus of media channels in the media channel navigation user interface pane. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127786 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA DEVICE SECURITY - Media device systems and methods are operable to provide security against unauthorized access to content or unauthorized control of the media device. An exemplary embodiment detects a wireless signal, with an identifier, that is emitted by at least one mobile electronic device that is currently in possession of a user, determines the identifier of the at least one mobile electronic device, retrieves a plurality of stored mobile device identifiers that identify each one of a plurality of mobile electronic devices, compares the identifier of the at least one mobile electronic device with the plurality of stored mobile device identifiers, and then permits access to restricted content or permits the media device to perform a restricted function only when the identifier of the at least one mobile electronic device matches one of the plurality of stored mobile device identifiers. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127787 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING MEDIA TO A USER - A method and system are provided for recommending media to a user. The method includes providing on a display screen a plurality of rating options for a user to select from among. Each of the plurality of rating options corresponds to a respective grouping between at least two related media items to be rated by the user. The method further includes receiving a rating for the respective grouping between the at least two related media items corresponding to a user selected one of the plurality of rating options. The method also includes generating media recommendations for the user responsive to the rating. The method additionally includes providing the media recommendations to the user on the display screen. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127788 | Methods and Systems for Providing Context-Based Customer Support for a User Interface View Associated with a Television Service - An exemplary computer-implemented television service system detects, while a media content processing device is presenting a user interface view associated with a television service within a display screen in communication with the media content processing device, an input command provided by a user of the media content processing device and representative of a request for customer support. In response, the system identifies a context within which the input command is provided by the user, selects, based on the identified context, customer support content provided by the television service and associated with the user interface view being presented within the display screen, and directs the media content processing device to present the customer support content within the user interface view. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127789 | Methods and Systems for Providing Source-Agnostic Access to Media Programs - An exemplary computer-implemented media service system detects user input representative of a request by a user to flag a set of related media programs, monitors an availability of the media programs from a plurality of different presentation sources, determines when the user is likely to access each media program included in the set of related media programs, dynamically selects, based on the monitored availability of the media programs from the different presentation sources and on when the user is likely to access each media program included in the set of related media programs, a presentation source from the plurality of different presentation sources for each media program included in the set of related media programs, and provides the user with access to each media program included in the set of related media programs by way of a single user interface. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127790 | PROVISION OF A VIDEO MOSAIC SERVICE - The present invention describes a new feature of audio-visual services, whereby a video mosaic service provisioning entity (server) aggregates several individual component audio-visual services in the form of a single composite video stream, accompanied by metadata that allows the integration of the mosaic service video offering into the user interface of the user terminal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127791 | Media Guide User Interface Systems and Methods - Exemplary systems and methods provide a media guide graphical user interface having distinct views dedicated to presenting different sets of information about media content distributed by way of a media service, such as a first view dedicated to presenting information about media programs scheduled for distribution by way of a media service during one or more time slots that overlap a current time and a second view dedicated to presenting information about media programs scheduled for distribution by way of the media service during one or more time slots that are temporally subsequent to the one or more time slots that overlap the current time. In certain examples, a requested view of the media guide graphical user interface is dynamically populated with a select set of categories and category-specific media programs based on one or more predefined selection factors. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127792 | ONLINE VIDEO PLAYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An online video playing method is executed by at least one processor of a server. The server includes a storage device. The storage device stores videos and a database which stores information of the videos. The information corresponding to at least one video is retrieved. A video is added into a playlist according to the corresponding information. At least one video listed in the playlist is played. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127793 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING PROGRAM GUIDES AND CONTENT - Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127794 | Methods and Apparatus to Generate Relevance Rankings for Use by a Program Selector of a Media Presentation System - Example methods and apparatus to generate relevance rankings for use by a program selector of a media presentation system are disclosed. An example method comprises tabulating a plurality of occurrence counts for respective ones of a plurality of terms of a program guide, each of the occurrence counts indicating a corresponding number of times each of the terms appears in the program guide, computing a plurality of relevance ranking scores for respective ones of a plurality of programs listed in the program guide based on the plurality of occurrence counts, selecting a list of programs from the program guide based on the relevance ranking scores, and outputting the list of programs. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127795 | ANNOTATING AND INDEXING BROADCAST VIDEO FOR SEARCHABILITY - A method providing searchable streaming video broadcasts via an interactive media server, the interactive media server generates a live broadcast video stream for each of a plurality of interactive media sessions and a video provider server providing a connection to the live broadcast video stream for viewing, the method comprising receiving an interactive media events stream for each interactive media session from the interactive media server, generating statistics data for each interactive media session based upon the events stream, and generating a searchable index of a directory of the live broadcast video streams, the searchable index including a plurality of entries, each entry including (a) a link to the live broadcast video stream for a corresponding interactive media session provided by the video provider server, and (b) metadata associated with the corresponding interactive media session, the metadata generated based upon the statistics data for the corresponding interactive media session. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127796 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING COMPLIMENTARY OR CONFLICTING AVATARS - Methods and systems are provided herein for providing complimentary or conflicting avatars. In some embodiments, a determination of a need to communicate information to a user is made. When it is determined that a need to communicate information to the user exists, a user profile corresponding to the user may be accessed. Control circuitry may then retrieve a first graphic from the user profile (i.e., the user's selected avatar). In some embodiments, the retrieved graphic may be cross-referenced with a database that lists correspondences between a plurality of graphics. The act of cross-referencing may be used to determine a second graphic that corresponds to the first graphic. When the second graphic is selected, the information that is to be communicated to the user is communicated utilizing the second graphic. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127797 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDES WITH PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDING FEATURES - Methods and systems that provide enhanced personal video recorder (“PVR”) and interactive television program guide (“IPG”) functionality are provided. An interactive television application (“application”) may be implemented to provide such functionality. The application may be used to display a list of PVR recordings, to schedule recordings to a PVR, to configure recordings, to view a list of scheduled recordings, to configure recording settings, or to select delete priority settings for recordings. The application may integrate pay-per-view and PVR functionality. The application may send user notifications for changes that are to be made to the recording content of a PVR. Live programming may be buffered by the application using a straight buffers that are created for each new program. Parallel buffers for concurrent programs may be implemented using multiple tuners. Straight buffers may be used in managing or controlling the flow of programming. Television content may be automatically paused when a user is engaged in using the application. Multiple IPGs for different users of a PVR may be implemented. Other PVR related features are also provided. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127798 | CONTENT SUPPLY DEVICE, CONTENT SUPPLY METHOD, PROGRAM, AND CONTENT SUPPLY SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a content supply device, a content supply method, a program, and a content supply system, which are capable of extending the DASH and seamlessly switching reception and reproduction of unicast transmission, multicast transmission, or broadcast transmission. A content supply device includes a HTTP transmitting unit that unicast-transmits a segment file of streaming data according to HTTP, an RTP transmitting unit that stores the segment file in an RTP packet without change, and transmits the RTP packet through at least one of multicasting and broadcasting according to RTP, and a metafile generating unit that generates a metafile in which a temporal correspondence relation between the segment file transmitted according to the HTTP and the segment file transmitted according to the RTP is described, and supplies the metafile to a reception side. The present disclosure can be applied to a system that delivers content in a streaming manner. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127799 | MEDIA PLAYBACK ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES - Pausing and resuming playback of a media item across a group of devices that belong to a user. A server maintains a media queue that includes playback records that contain a unique media item identifier and a bookmark position. When a pause instruction is received on a client device, the pause instruction is transmitted to the server as a playback record. The server in turn transmits the received playback record to other client devices within a group of client devices that belong to the user account of the client device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127800 | PRESENTING ADVERTISEMENTS DURING MEDIA CONTENT SEEK - Technologies for presenting an advertisement on a media consumption device includes receiving a request to seek past a commercial included in media content played on the media consumption device, determining an advertisement based on the commercial, and presenting the advertisement to a user of the media consumption device during performance of the requested seek function. The advertisement may be, for example, an extracted frame or image of the commercial and may include a logo or phrase associated with a product or service advertised in the commercial. Similar technologies related to a media content distribution system are also disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127801 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING WITH DELIVERY OF CONTENT - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, over a multicast-broadcast single-frequency network channel of a cellular network, a second advertisement provided by an advertisement server; providing the second advertisement to a media processor to cause the media processor to replace a first advertisement with the second advertisement during presentation of media content received by the media processor over a first network, where the second advertisement is selected from a group of advertisements according to user data of a user of the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160127802 | System and Method for Construction, Delivery and Display of iTV Content - iTV content is created and deployed using a server component adapted to allow content developers to create applications according to an authoring specification that describes a framework for same; a transport component configured to optimize and deliver the applications to one or more clients; and a client component adapted to render the applications through a television so as to permit user interaction therewith. The authoring specification provides for the presentation of content through one or more templates defined therein, allowing application definition and behavior to remain common across multiple client device types, middleware platforms, and/or iTV operating environments. The framework for applications accommodates advertising, promotions, content placement packages and/or programming campaign definitions, so as to permit a selection of a specific advertisement, promotion or content at a time of preparation of the iTV content by the server, and/or a time of execution of the applications by the client. | 2016-05-05 |
