44th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 73 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210344922 | REFINED QUANTIZATION STEPS IN VIDEO CODING - The application relates to refined quantization steps in video coding. A method for video processing includes: determining, during a conversion between a current video block and a bitstream representation of a video including the current video block, two-level quantization parameters comprising a first level quantization parameter QP1 and a second level quantization parameter QP2 for the current video block; and performing, at least based on the two-level quantization parameters, a first level quantization and/or a second level quantization during the conversion, wherein the two-level quantization parameters correspond to different quantization precisions respectively. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344923 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: performs quantization on a plurality of transform coefficients of a current block to be encoded, using a quantization matrix when orthogonal transform is performed on the current block and secondary transform is not performed on the current block; and performs quantization on the plurality of transform coefficients of the current block without using the quantization matrix when orthogonal transform is not performed on the current block and when both orthogonal transform and secondary transform are performed on the current block. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344924 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, ENCODER AND DECODER - A method for information processing, an encoder and a decoder are provided. The method is executed by a decoder and includes the following operations. A sample set of a processing block to be decoded is determined. At least sample is selected from the sample set based on attribute information of a sample in the sample set, to obtain a target sample set. Decoding processing is performed on the processing block based on the attribute information of the sample in the target sample set. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344925 | BLOCK SIZE BASED MOTION VECTOR CODING IN AFFINE MODE - At least a method and an apparatus are presented for efficiently encoding or decoding video. For example, a plurality of motion vectors are obtained for used in determining motion information for a block using affine modeling, wherein at least one of the plurality of motion vectors is determined based on a block size of the block. The video is then encoded or decoded based on the plurality of motion vectors. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344926 | INTER-PREDICTION MODE BASED IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - In the present invention, an inter-prediction mode based image processing method and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Specifically, the inter-prediction based image processing method may comprise the steps of: deriving movement information of a control point for specifying a reference block of a current block; dividing the current block into sub-blocks; deriving movement information of the sub-blocks using the movement information of the control point; and generating a prediction block for each sub-block using the movement information of the sub-blocks. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344927 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPATIALLY SELECTIVE VIDEO CODING - A method for encoding images includes decoding a first encoded image to obtain a first decoded image, where the first decoded image includes a first decoded portion corresponding to a first encoded portion of the first encoded image and a second decoded portion corresponding to a second encoded portion of the first encoded image; decoding a second encoded image to obtain a second decoded image; combining the first decoded image and the second decoded image to obtain a single decoded image; and encoding the single decoded image to obtain a single encoded image that includes a third and a fourth encoded portions. Encoding the single decoded image includes obtaining the third encoded portion of the single encoded image by copying the first encoded portion of the first encoded image; and obtaining the fourth encoded portion of the single encoded image by encoding the second decoded portion using an encoder. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344928 | CODEC - As may be implemented with one or more embodiments, a video stream is divided into a key frame and subsequent chunks of frames including a key frame and Delta (D | 2021-11-04 |
20210344929 | ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Video decoding includes obtaining intra prediction mode information for a current block; determining an intra prediction direction indicated by the intra prediction mode, and a shape of the current block; predicting the current block by intra predicting the current block; and reconstructing the current block, according to a prediction result with respect to the current block. The intra prediction direction of the current block is used and may include: when the current block has the square shape, determining the intra prediction direction of the current block in a prediction direction indicated by the intra prediction mode information; and when the current block has the non-square shape, determining the intra prediction direction of the current block based on a result of comparison between a reference prediction direction and the prediction direction, the reference prediction direction being determined according to a ratio of the width and the height of the current block. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344930 | MACROBLOCKING ARTIFACT DETECTION - Macroblocking artifacts are assessed in an encoded video. Edges are detected and edge strengths are computed at macroblock boundaries in each decoded frame of the video. The detected edges are paired at horizontal or vertical sides of each macroblock to identify macroblock edge pairs. A macroblocking level of the frame is identified according to the macroblock edge pairs. For instance, for each of the macroblock edge pairs, the edges of the pair are identified as being macroblocking edges if edge strengths of both sides of the pair exceed a significance threshold, and the macroblocking level of the frame is determined by aggregating the macroblocking edges in the frame. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344931 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MODE- AND SIZE-DEPENDENT BLOCK-LEVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR POSITION DEPENDENT PREDICTION COMBINATION - An intra prediction method is described. The method can include determining a prediction value for a sample of a current block from one or more reference samples outside the current block by using an intra predication mode. The method can also include deriving a weighted prediction value, when one or more predefined conditions are not satisfied, wherein the one or more predefined conditions relate to at least one of a width and/or a height of the current block and the intra prediction mode. Furthermore, the method can include coding the current block using the weighted prediction value, when the one or more predefined conditions are not satisfied. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344932 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE ON BASIS OF INTER-PREDICTION MODE AND DEVICE THEREFOR - Disclosed herein are a method for decoding a video signal and a device therefor. Specifically, a method for decoding an image based on an inter prediction mode may include: if a merge mode is applied to a current block, generating a merge candidate list by using a spatial neighboring block and a temporal neighboring block of the current block; obtaining a merge index indicating a candidate to be used for an inter prediction of the current block in the merge candidate list; deriving a motion vector of each of subblocks included in the current block based on a motion vector of the candidate used for the inter prediction of the current block; and generating a prediction sample of the current block by using the motion vector of each of subblocks. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344933 | INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND ENCODING APPARATUS AND DECODING APPARATUS USING SAME - An intra prediction method and a device using the intra prediction method are provided. The intra prediction method includes the steps of: deriving a current prediction mode as a prediction anode of a current block; constructing neighboring samples of the current block with available reference samples; filtering the available reference samples; and generating predicted samples of the current block on the basis of the filtered available reference samples,. The filtering step includes performing the filtering using the available reference sample located in the prediction direction of the current prediction mode and a predetermined number of available reference samples neighboring to the prediction direction of the current prediction mode. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344934 | Method and Apparatus of Subblock Deblocking in Video Coding - Method and apparatus for constrained de-blocking filter are disclosed. According to one method, if a CU is partitioned into multiple sub-CUs, the de-blocking process is also applied to the sub-block boundaries inside the current filtered-reconstructed block. According to another method, if first reference samples used for the de-blocking process of a first boundary are to be modified by the de-blocking process of a second boundary, the first reference samples are replaced by padding samples that are not to be modified by the de-blocking process of the second boundary. According to yet another method, the de-blocking process is applied to a reconstructed block corresponding to a current block to result in a current filtered-reconstructed block regardless whether a boundary of the current block corresponds to an 8×8 sample grid boundaries. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344935 | METHOD FOR SCANNING TRANSFORM COEFFICIENT AND DEVICE THEREFOR - Provided is a transform coefficient scan method including: determining a reference transform block for a decoding target block; deriving a scanning map of the decoding target block using scanning information of the reference transform block; and performing inverse scanning on a transform coefficient of the decoding target block using the derived scanning map. According to the present invention, picture encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344936 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSCODING VIDEO - The present disclosure discloses a method and device for transcoding a video, which belongs to the video processing technology. The method includes: acquiring a target frame image of a video to be transcoded, and generating a global feature map of the target frame image based on a feature extraction module of a semantic segmentation model; performing feature segmentation on the global feature map based on a feature segmentation module of the semantic segmentation model, and determining a multi-level ROI of the target frame image; and using different transcoding rates to transcode the multi-level ROI and other regions of the target frame image respectively. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344937 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSCODING VIDEO - The present disclosure is related to video processing technologies and discloses a method and a device for transcoding a video. The method includes: reconstructing an existing semantic segmentation model based on a processing layer supported by a TensorRT engine; loading a reconstructed semantic segmentation model into the TensorRT engine to generate a TensorRT acceleration model; performing semantic segmentation on a video frame image through the TensorRT acceleration model to generate a multi-level ROI of the video frame image; using different transcoding rates to transcode the multi-level ROI and other regions of the video frame image respectively. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344938 | VIDEO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A video decoding method includes: obtaining target type information of a target video upon receiving a play instruction of the target video, the target type information indicating a type of the target video; obtaining specified type information of a plurality of decoders configured in a terminal, the specified type information of the decoders indicating types of videos of which decoding is supported by the decoders; and determining, from the plurality of decoders by comparing the specified type information of the plurality of decoders with the target type information, a target decoder that supports decoding of the target video. The target video is decoded by using the target decoder to play a decoded video. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344939 | REDUCING LATENCY IN WIRELESS VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for reducing latency for wireless virtual and augmented reality applications are disclosed. A virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) system includes a transmitter rendering, encoding, and sending video frames to a receiver coupled to a head-mounted display (HMD). In one scenario, rather than waiting until the entire frame is encoded before sending the frame to the receiver, the transmitter sends an encoded left-eye portion to the receiver while the right-eye portion is being encoded. In another scenario, the frame is partitioned into a plurality of slices, and each slice is encoded and then sent to the receiver while the next slice is being encoded. In a further scenario, each slice is being encoded while the next slice is being rendered. In a still further scenario, each slice is prepared for presentation by the receiver while the next slice is being decoded by the receiver. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344940 | METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method of method of processing an image includes: determining estimates of parameters of an auto-regressive, parametric model of noise, according to which a current noise pixel is computed combining linear combination of previous noise pixels in a causal neighborhood of the current noise pixel weighted by respective model linear combination parameters with a generated noise sample corresponding to an additive Gaussian noise of model variance parameter; performing a convergence check loop, each iteration including: generating a noise template of noise pixels based on the estimated model parameters, the noise template having predetermined pixel size smaller than the image pixel size; estimating a noise template variance; if the estimated variance is below a first predetermined threshold or above a second predetermined threshold, proportionally decreasing the model linear combination parameters with a predetermined correcting factor, and performing another convergence check loop; otherwise exiting the convergence check loop. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344941 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Sign Language Video along with a Primary Video on Different Channels - There is provided a method of providing a sign language video along with a primary video and a primary audio corresponding to the primary video. The method includes generating a plurality of sign language video frames, each of the plurality of sign language video frames representing a respective portion of the sign language video, wherein the sign language video includes sign language corresponding to the primary audio, providing a plurality of primary video frames on a first channel, each of the plurality of primary video frames representing a respective portion of the primary video, and providing the plurality of sign language video frames on a second channel different than the first channel. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344942 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a video encoding and decoding method, apparatus and system, where the video encoding method includes: determining an independently decodable view in a to-be-encoded picture according to a configuration file corresponding to the video; dividing the picture into at least two tiles, where an area corresponding to one or more tiles that cover the independently decodable view is an independently decodable area; generating an auxiliary message corresponding to the picture, where the auxiliary message includes a location identifier of the independently decodable area; and encoding all tiles included in the picture to form an encoded video bitstream, where the encoded video bitstream includes the auxiliary message. Decoding this encoded video bitstream can lower a requirement for performance of a decoder and improve decoding efficiency. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344943 | VIDEO CODING AND DECODING - A method of encoding a motion information predictor index for an Affine Merge mode, comprising: generating a list of motion information predictor candidates; selecting one of the motion information predictor candidates in the list as an Affine Merge mode predictor; and generating a motion information predictor index for the selected motion information predictor candidate using CABAC coding, one or more bits of the motion information predictor index being bypass CABAC coded. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344944 | Adaptive Pixel Sampling Order for Temporally Dense Rendering - A method dynamically selects one of a first sampling order and a second sampling order for a ray trace of pixels in a tile where the selection is based on a motion vector for the tile. The sampling order may be a bowtie pattern or an hourglass pattern. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344945 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE INFORMATION AND DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention relates to the encoding and decoding of image information. According to the present invention, the decoding method comprises the steps of: entropy-decoding received information; performing inter prediction on a current block based on the entropy-decoded information; and restoring images by using the prediction results, wherein, in the inter prediction step, a skip mode or merge mode is applied to the current block and movement information of the current block may be determined based on the movement information of a neighboring block of the current block. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344946 | MOTION INFORMATION PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTORTION DUE TO PROJECTION FORMATION CONVERSION - There is provided a method of decoding an image, the method comprising: decoding information for motion information prediction of a current block from a bitstream, predicting motion information of the current block based on the information, refining motion information of the current block by using the decoded information and the predicted motion information of the current block and reconstructing the current block based on the refined motion information of the current block. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344947 | MOTION CANDIDATES DERIVATION - Devices, systems and methods for encoding and decoding digital video using a look-up tables (LUTs) containing motion candidates are described. In a representative aspect, a method of video processing includes maintaining one or more tables, wherein at least one table of the one or more tables is associated with one or more entries, deriving, based on a first set of motion candidates in the at least one table, a second set of motion candidates, and performing, based on the second set of motion candidates, a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344948 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder: generates, in an inter prediction mode, a first prediction image of a current block to be processed, based on a derived motion vector; and generates a final prediction image of the current block by applying an update process to the first prediction image. Candidates for the update process include a first process and a second process. The first process is a BDOF process. The second process is a process of mixing the first prediction image with a second prediction image generated in intra prediction for the current block. In the applying of the update process, the first process and the second process are mutually exclusively applied. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344949 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a method by which a decoding apparatus performs video coding, comprising the steps of: generating a motion information candidate list for a current block; selecting one candidate from among those included in the motion information candidate list; deriving control point motion vectors (CPMVs) of the current block based on the selected candidate; deriving sub-block-unit or sample-unit motion vectors of the current block based on the CPMVs; deriving a predicted block based on the motion vectors; and reconstructing a current picture based on the predicted block, wherein the motion information candidate list includes an inherited affine candidate, the inherited affine candidate is derived based on candidate blocks coded by affine prediction, from among spatial neighboring blocks of the current block, and the inherited affine candidate is generated up to a pre-defined maximum number. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344950 | VIDEO COMPRESSION APPARATUS AND VIDEO COMPRESSION PROGRAM - A video compression apparatus for compressing video data as a series of frames outputted from an imaging element that has a plurality of imaging regions for imaging a subject and for which imaging conditions can be set for the respective imaging regions, includes: a setting unit configured to set, based on an imaging condition set in a compression target region of a frame different from a reference frame, a search region for detecting a specific region in the reference frame; and a detection unit configured to detect, based on the compression target region, the specific region in the search region set by the setting unit. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344951 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING OR DECODING IMAGE ON BASIS OF INTER MODE - In a method and a device for encoding or decoding an image according to the present invention, motion information for bidirectional prediction of a current block may be derived on the basis of an inter mode previously defined in the device for encoding or decoding an image, and inter prediction may be performed on the current block on the basis of the motion information, wherein the motion information for bidirectional prediction is adjusted to be motion information for unidirectional prediction according to the predefined inter mode. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344952 | BIT-WIDTH CONTROL FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL FLOW - A method for controlling bit-width for bi-directional optical flow (BDOF) for video coding includes decoding a first reference picture and a second reference picture, the second reference picture being different than the first reference picture, wherein the first reference picture is displayed before a current picture and the second reference picture is displayed after the current picture. A motion refinement of a coding unit (CU) is calculated by minimizing a difference between a first prediction L | 2021-11-04 |
20210344953 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHROMA INTRA PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING - Devices and methods of directional intra prediction for chroma component of a picture are provided. The method includes obtaining an initial intra prediction mode of the chroma component, and deriving a chroma intra prediction mode (intraPredModeC) from a look up table (LUT) by using the initial intra prediction mode of the chroma component. The chroma component has different subsampling ratios in horizontal and vertical directions. The method further includes performing wide-angle mapping on the chroma intra prediction mode (intraPredModeC) to obtain a modified intraPredModeC; obtaining an angle parameter for the chroma component based on the modified intraPredModeC; and obtaining predicted samples of the chroma component based on the angle parameter. The method provides the minimum number of entries in the LUT that is used to determine chroma intra prediction mode from the initial chroma intra prediction mode. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344954 | ENCODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF, AND DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF - A video decoding method includes predicting a current block according to an intra prediction mode of the current block, determining whether to apply position dependent intra prediction filtering to the current block according to the intra prediction mode of the current block, when the position dependent intra prediction filtering is applied to the current block, determining at least one of an upper reference sample, a left reference sample, an upper weight, and a left weight for the position dependent intra prediction filtering of a current sample of the current block according to the intra prediction mode of the current block, and applying the position dependent intra prediction filtering to the current sample of the current block according to at least one of the upper reference sample, the left reference sample, the upper weight, and the left weight. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344955 | METHOD FOR INTRA PREDICTION AND DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for intra prediction comprises determining a first MPM candidate corresponding to a left-side candidate block on the basis of a position of the left-side candidate block adjacent to a left side of a current block; determining a second MPM candidate corresponding to an upper-end candidate block on the basis of a position of the upper-end candidate block adjacent to an upper end of the current block; generating an MPM candidate list including a plurality of MPM candidates, on the basis of the first MPM candidate and the second MPM candidate; and determining one MPM candidate of the plurality of the MPM candidates that constitute the MPM candidate list as an intra prediction mode of the current block, and performing intra prediction for the current block on the basis of the determined intra prediction mode to generate a prediction block corresponding to the current block. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344956 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder capable of properly handling an image to be encoded or decoded includes processing circuitry and memory connected to the processing circuitry. Using the memory, the processing circuitry: obtains parameters including at least one of (i) one or more parameters related to a first process for correcting distortion in an image captured with a wide angle lens and (ii) one or more parameters related to a second process for stitching a plurality of images; generates an encoded image by encoding a current image to be processed that is based on the image or the plurality of images; and writes the parameters into a bitstream including the encoded image. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344957 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder capable of properly handling an image to be encoded or decoded includes processing circuitry and memory connected to the processing circuitry. Using the memory, the processing circuitry: obtains parameters including at least one of (i) one or more parameters related to a first process for correcting distortion in an image captured with a wide angle lens and (ii) one or more parameters related to a second process for stitching a plurality of images; generates an encoded image by encoding a current image to be processed that is based on the image or the plurality of images; and writes the parameters into a bitstream including the encoded image. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344958 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder capable of properly handling an image to be encoded or decoded includes processing circuitry and memory connected to the processing circuitry. Using the memory, the processing circuitry: obtains parameters including at least one of (i) one or more parameters related to a first process for correcting distortion in an image captured with a wide angle lens and (ii) one or more parameters related to a second process for stitching a plurality of images; generates an encoded image by encoding a current image to be processed that is based on the image or the plurality of images; and writes the parameters into a bitstream including the encoded image. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344959 | IMAGE CODING METHOD BASED ON SECONDARY TRANSFORM, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: deriving transform coefficients through inverse quantization on the basis of quantized transform coefficients for a target block; deriving modified transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse reduced secondary transform (RST) for the transform coefficients; and generating, on the basis of an inverse primary transform for the modified transform coefficients, a restoration picture based on residual samples for the target block, wherein the modified transform coefficients derived according to the inverse RST are two-dimensionally arranged according to the order of a row priority direction or a column priority direction according to an intra prediction mode to be applied to the target block. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344960 | METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method for image decoding, according to the present invention, includes the following steps: receiving image information including a plurality of filter coefficients; generating a restored block for a current block on the basis of the image information; and applying an adaptive loop filter to the restored block on the basis of the plurality of filter coefficients. According to the present invention, image encoding efficiency may be improved, and complexity may be reduced. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN INTRA PREDICTION MODE AND BLOCK DIFFERENTIAL PULSE-CODE MODULATION MODE - A method of video decoding performed in a video decoder includes determining whether a first block associated with a second block is coded with a block differential pulse code modulation (BDPCM) mode. The method further includes, in response to determining that the first block is coded with the BDPCM mode, associating the first block with an intra prediction mode value based on a BDPCM directional flag. The method further includes determining an inter prediction mode value for the second block using the intra prediction mode value associated with the first block. The method further includes reconstructing the second block using the determined intra prediction mode value. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344962 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING WITH SIGNALING OF CODING TYPE OR CODING TREE TYPE - Implementations for video encoding and decoding involve signaling of at least one syntax data element related to a coding type of at least one region of a picture or of at least one syntax data element related to a coding tree type of at least one region of a picture. For example, at least one syntax data element related to a coding type, such as intra coding or inter coding, of at least one region of a picture is encoded/decoded, a region of a picture is one of a tile, a coding tree unit, a rectangular region of the picture wherein a same coding tree type is used for luma and chroma components; a coding tree type, such as joint or dual, is implicitly or explicitly obtained; and luma and chroma components of the region are encoded/decoded according to the coding type and coding tree type. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344963 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIDEO DECODING VIDEO BLOCKS - Technology is described for decoding a video block. A block-type syntax information is received which indicates a size of a video block in a video frame, wherein a maximum size of the video blocks is 32×32 or 64×64. The video block having the size indicated by the block-type syntax information is received. The video block is partitioned into partitions, and at least one of the partitions is encoded with a first encoding mode and at least one other of the partitions is encoded with a second encoding mode which is different from the first encoding mode. Syntax information is received for the partitions of the video block and for the first encoding mode and the second encoding mode. Motion vector information is received for one or more of the partitions. The video block is decoded based on at least the block-type syntax information and the motion vector information. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344964 | ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD - An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: writes, into a sequence parameter set which is header information of a sequence, video usability information syntax which is information for realizing an additional function in display of an image, and syntax different from the video usability information syntax. The syntax includes at least one parameter related to display timing of the image. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344965 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present technology relates to an image processing device and an image processing method which allow a deblocking filtering process to apply filtering appropriately. A pixel (p0 | 2021-11-04 |
20210344966 | SIMPLIFICATION FOR CROSS-COMPONENT LINEAR MODEL PREDICTION MODE - A method and apparatus for encoding or decoding a video sequence includes applying a Cross-Component Linear Model (CCLM) to a video sequence, and applying an interpolation filter in the Cross-Component Linear Model (CCLM), wherein the interpolation filter is dependent upon a YUV format of the video sequence. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344967 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus for performing correction for each frame group including a predetermined number of frames into which video data is divided includes a decoding unit configured to obtain a corrected frame group by correcting a second frame group, which is a frame group continuous with a first frame group in time, using a feature quantity of the first frame group. The decoding unit performs the correction so that subjective image quality based on a relationship between the second frame group and a frame group subsequent to the second frame group in time is increased and so that a predetermined classifier classifies that a frame group in which the second frame group is concatenated with the frame group subsequent to the second frame group in time is the same as a frame group in which the corrected frame group is concatenated with a corrected frame group obtained by correcting the frame group subsequent to the second frame group in time. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344968 | METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method of method of processing an image includes: determining estimates of parameters of an auto-regressive, AR, parametric model of noise contained in the image, according to which a current noise pixel is computed as a combination of a linear combination of P previous noise pixels in a causal neighborhood of the current noise pixel weighted by respective AR model linear combination parameters (φ | 2021-11-04 |
20210344969 | INSERTING ORDER OF MOTION CANDIDATES IN LUT - Devices, systems and methods for encoding and decoding digital video using a look-up tables (LUTs) containing motion candidates are described. In a representative aspect, a method of video processing includes maintaining one or more tables, wherein at least one table of the one or more tables is associated with one or more entries, deriving, based on a first set of motion candidates in the at least one table, a second set of motion candidates, and performing, based on the second set of motion candidates, a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344970 | TREE-TYPE CODING FOR VIDEO CODING - An example device includes a memory to store the video data, and processing circuitry in communication with the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to compare a value of a dimension of a current block of the stored video data to a value of a corresponding dimension of a neighboring block of the current block to obtain a relative dimension value. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine, based on the relative dimension value, that the current block is to be partitioned according to a prediction tree (PT) portion of a multi-type tree-based partitioning scheme. The PT portion comprises partitioning according to one of a binary tree structure or a center-side triple tree structure. The processing circuitry is further configured to partition, based on the determination, the current block according to the PT portion, to form a plurality of sub-blocks. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344971 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING A DATA RESOURCE - A method for downloading a data resource includes: at the beginning of downloading a target data resource, determining, by a first device, a plurality of candidate devices storing data slices of the target data resource and slice serial numbers of data slices of the target data resource stored by each of the plurality of candidate devices; acquiring, by the first device, a total number of slices for data slices of a same type of data resources as the target data resource that have been downloaded from each of the plurality of candidate devices; and downloading, by the first device, the data slices of the target data resource according to the slice serial numbers, the total number of slices downloaded from each of the plurality of candidate devices, and a preset time-length for overtime switch. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344972 | MULTI-CAMERA LIVE-STREAMING METHOD AND DEVICES - The embodiments disclose a method including capturing video footage of a youth sports event using at least one video camera with a mobile application installed, transmitting to at least one network server with internet and WI-FI connectivity mobile application multi-camera live-streaming video camera captured game footage, recording on at least one database coupled to the network server at least one video camera mobile application multi-camera live-streaming video camera captured game footage, using at least one network computer coupled to at least one network server configured for processing and displaying multi-camera live-streaming video camera captured game footage for live video streaming game broadcast on a plurality of subscribed viewer digital devices, and mixing advertising into the processed multi-camera live-streaming video camera captured game footage broadcast using the at least one network computer. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344973 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AUDIO AND VIDEO WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE DELAY TOLERANCE - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for delivering video and audio to one or more user devices. A method includes obtaining a video signal and an audio signal that are synchronized in time. The method includes applying a first time delay, greater than a predetermined maximum amount of time delay, to the video signal and outputting the delayed video signal to a display device. The method includes generating a plurality of copies of the audio signal and applying a plurality of time delays to the copies of the audio signal. A different time delay is applied to each of the plurality of copies of the audio signal and each of the plurality of time delays is smaller than the first time delay. The method includes outputting the plurality of delayed copies of the audio signal for broadcast to one or more user devices over a wireless network. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344974 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An electronic device is disclosed. The present electronic device comprises a display, a speaker, an input unit, and a processor for controlling the display so that an image signal inputted through the input unit is displayed, controlling the speaker so that an audio signal synchronized with the displayed image signal is outputted, and controlling the display so that caption information corresponding to the audio signal outputted during a preset previous time is displayed on the basis of the point of time when a user command is inputted. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344975 | CONTENT SHARING METHOD, CONTENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING APPLICATION EXECUTING THE METHOD - A content sharing method includes receiving an upload request of content from a registered member company, converting the content to correspond to a platform standard of a distributor, uploading the converted content to a content sharing service, transmitting the converted content to the distributor through the content sharing service, and updating a content list based on data related to the content. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIVE MEDIA CONTENT MATCHING - Systems and methods for matching live media content are disclosed. At a server, obtaining first media content from a client device, herein the first media content corresponds to a portion of media content being played on the client device, and the first media content is associated with a predefined expiration time; obtaining second media content from one or more content feeds, wherein the second media content also corresponds to a portion of the media content being played on the client device; in accordance with a determination that the second media content corresponds to a portion of the media content that has been played on the client device: before the predefined expiration time, obtaining third media content corresponding to the media content being played on the client device, from the one or more content feeds; and comparing the first media content with the third media content. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344977 | BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE, BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE, BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD - A method of processing data in a digital receiving apparatus, the method including receiving a broadcast signal including low level signaling data, wherein the low level signaling data is carried via a specific data pipe (DP), wherein the low level signaling data includes service category information, the service category information is used to identify an AV service, an audio only service or an TSG (electronic service guide) service, wherein the low level signaling data is used to provide bootstrap information that allows the receiving apparatus to discover at least one service layer signaling information, wherein the bootstrap information includes URL data for a first service layer signaling information when the first service layer signaling information is transmitted via a broadband network, and wherein the bootstrap information includes a destination user datagram protocol (UDP) port number and a destination internet protocol (IP) address for a second service layer signaling information when the second service layer signaling information is transmitted via a broadcast network; and parsing the low level signaling data included in the broadcast signal, wherein the low level signaling data is parsed, and then the first service layer signaling information or the second service layer signaling information is processed. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344978 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, PROCESSORS AND COMPUTER CODE FOR PROVIDING VIDEO CLIPS - A computer-implemented method/system of providing video clip playback, including: (i) receiving a video feed; (ii) converting the video feed into a compressed format structure; (iii) uploading the compressed format structure to a first server; (iv) receiving an electronic edit decision list defining how to manipulate the compressed format structure; (v) saving the electronic edit decision list to a server; (vi) receiving a request to provide to a user terminal a video clip playback corresponding to a video clip defined by the compressed format structure and the electronic edit decision list; (vii) sending to the user code executable to provide the video clip defined by the compressed format structure and the electronic edit decision list, and (viii) responding to requests from the code when executed, to provide content corresponding to the compressed format structure stored, in accordance with the electronic edit decision list, to provide the decision list video clip playback. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344979 | Real-Time Incorporation of User-Generated Content into Third-Party Streams - Systems and methods for real-time incorporation of user-produced content into a broadcast media stream are provided. A media title may be streamed to a producer computing device over a communication network. The producer computing device is associated with a channel for distributing the user-produced content in conjunction with the media title. Produced content may be captured from the producer computing device as the streamed media title is played on the producer computing device. Such captured produced content may be designated for the channel. The media title and the produced content may then be broadcast in real-time over the communication network to one or more subscriber devices subscribed to the channel. The media title and the produced content may be synchronized within the broadcast to reflect when the produced content was captured in relation to the media title as the media title was played on the producer computing device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344980 | THUMBNAIL OF CONTENT VIDEO TO PROVIDE CONTEXT TO AD VIDEO PLAYBACK - This disclosure relates to systems and methods for displaying of thumbnails of content to be played after viewing of a video advertisement. A method includes generating a thumbnail associated with video content, the video content to be provided for playback after playback of a video advertisement, and presenting the thumbnail during the playback of the video advertisement to inform a user of the video content, wherein a skip counter indicative of time left until skipping of the video advertisement is enabled is provided, and wherein the time left is less than a remaining playing time of the video advertisement. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344981 | DYNAMIC WATERMARKING OF MEDIA BASED ON TRANSPORT-STREAM METADATA, TO FACILITATE ACTION BY DOWNSTREAM ENTITY - A method and system for dynamically watermarking media content based on transport-stream metadata, to facilitate action by a downstream entity. An intermediary in a media-distribution path could receive a transport stream carrying media content and carrying metadata that is not watermarked in the media content. The intermediary could then obtain from the transport stream the metadata that is not watermarked in the media content and could modify the media content at least by encoding into the media content a watermark that represents the obtained metadata. And the intermediary could then output at least the modified media content for transmission to a downstream entity. The downstream entity could thus obtain from the watermark in the media content the metadata and could use the metadata to facilitate carrying out one or more useful actions. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344982 | PORTING LOCALLY PROCESSED MEDIA DATA WITH LOW LATENCY TO A REMOTE CLIENT DEVICE VIA VARIOUS WIRELESS LINKS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for porting locally processed media data with low latency to a remote client device via various wireless links are provided. In one example embodiment, a transceiver module may include a local network interface and a controller that may receive a client control signal from a client device over a wireless local area network via the local network interface, transmit a media control signal based on the client control signal to a media device, receive media data based on the media control signal from the media device, and transmit to the client device over the wireless local area network via the local network interface client data based on the media data and a low-latency compression technique. The receipt of the media data and transmission of the client data may be accomplished with substantially no detectable latency. Additional embodiments are also provided. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344983 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR ON-DEMAND MEDIA - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor on-demand media. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a metadata collection controller to collect metadata associated with on-demand media in response to publication of the on-demand media. Disclosed example apparatus also include a download controller to download the on-demand media. Disclosed example apparatus further include a signature generator to generate one or more signatures representative of the on-demand media, and store a profile of the on-demand media in a data storage, the profile including the one or more signatures and the metadata associated with the on-demand media. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344984 | PROVIDING ENRICHMENT CONTENT - A method includes assigning different unique identifiers to each of a plurality of different instances of a content item, wherein the different unique identifiers have values included in different ranges of unique identifier values. First information linking particular subscriber identifiers used by particular subscribers to refer to particular instances of the content items is stored. Second information associating an enrichment identifier with a collection of enrichment content is stored. Third information associating the enrichment identifier with a particular range of unique identifier values is stored. Enhanced content is delivered to subscribers based on the first information, the second information, and the third information. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344985 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMATICALLY GENERATING A CHANNEL INCREMENTALITY RATIO - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and apparatuses for computing a channel incrementality ratio using a machine learning model. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344986 | BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEPTION METHOD - The present invention proposes a method for transmitting a broadcasting signal. The method for transmitting a broadcasting signal according to the present invention proposes a system which can support a next generation broadcasting service in an environment that supports next generation hybrid broadcasting using a terrestrial broadcasting network and an Internet network. Further, in the environment that supports the next generation hybrid broadcasting, the present invention proposes an efficient signaling scheme which can cover both the terrestrial broadcasting network and the Internet network. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344987 | RF System for Distribution of Over the Air Content for In-Building Applications - A system is described for distributing over the air (OTA) channels within buildings and homes. The system can implement one or more active multi-mode antennas for improved performance and reliability. The system can be configured as a mesh network where multiple nodes are distributed to improve the probability of channel capture across the VHF and UHF frequencies used for over the air TV distribution. A node consists of a beam steering antenna that operates at the VHF and UHF frequencies for TV signal reception, a receiver and demodulation circuit, a transcoder to convert the received information for re-distribution, and a transceiver capable of operation at a secondary frequency band for use in re-distributing the information to communication devices in proximity of the node. The secondary frequency band can be the common WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) system such as Wi-Fi, with the Wi-Fi transceiver also containing beam steering antennas for improved in-building propagation of the re-distributed information. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344988 | MANAGEMENT OF DEVICES IN AD HOC RENDERING NETWORKS - Control techniques are disclosed for devices that are members of ad hoc rendering networks. A first network device may receive a data record representing state of the network. The data record may contain data identifying device(s) that are members of the network, any grouping(s) of the device(s) defined for the network, and a play state of the device(s). When the first network device receives the data record, it may store the data record locally at the first player device. The first player device may determine whether the data record possesses a command altering a play state of a device. If so and if the command is addressed to the first player device, the first player device may execute the command at the first player device. The data record may be relayed among all devices in the ad hoc rendering network, and each device may perform this same process. In this manner, state updates propagate to all devices that are members of the rendering network, and all such devices store state data of all other devices. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344989 | Crowdsourced Video Description via Secondary Alternative Audio Program - A system and method allow an operator to create user-generated audio which is livestreamed with a separate video to one or more users with little or no lag. The user-generated audio is second and alternate audio supplanting or replacing the original audio associated with the video. Using a mobile app, each user receiving the second alternate audio can play, pause, and/or replay the livestreamed second alternate audio. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTATION OF ALTERNATE MEDIA - A system and method for the automatic management of the presentation of information from two or more media sources. This automatic management includes the selective viewing of video information on a prescribed screen, screen window or screen configuration, as well as the selective provision of audio information to a particular port or appliance. This management is performed in response to and a s a function of consumer preferences, as well as the source, type and content of the video and audio information. The management system may be entirely located within the consumer's residence, or reside in whole or in part in a connected network or cloud. The system can initiate video/audio management in an entirely autonomous manner, or initiate only in response to user input (keypad, graphical user interface, voice, etc.). | 2021-11-04 |
20210344991 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND AN INTERACTIVE CONTENT LAYER ON A DISPLAY - Systems and methods for content display are disclosed. An example system may include an authentication system configured to receive a request from an application to authenticate the application, and to send an instruction to a content delivery system to provide an application programming interface (API) to the application based on authenticating the application. The content delivery system may be configured to provide the API to the application based on receiving the instruction from the authentication system, to receive a call from the application to the API to display content, and to cause the content to be displayed on a display device based on the call to the API. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344992 | CALCULATING START TIME AVAILABILITY FOR STREAMED MEDIA DATA - An example device for retrieving media data includes a middleware unit implemented in circuitry and configured to: receive a file delivery table (FDT) for a media bitstream; calculate an availability start time for a segment of the media bitstream using data of the FDT, the segment comprising an independently retrievable media file; update a manifest file for the media bitstream to signal the availability start time for the segment; and send the manifest file to a network streaming client of the device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344993 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZED VIEWING OF CONTENT OVER MULITPLE REMOTE MEDIA PLAY DEVICES - A synchronization control device configured to synchronize media play between at least two remote devices is disclosed. The synchronization control device includes: an input for receiving data indicating a point in a play of media content on a first remote media play device; and a synchronization controller module configured to align the point of play of media content on a first remote media play device with a point of play of the media content at a second remote media play device; and delivering commands to the first remote media play device and the second remote media display device, wherein the commands control the first remote media play device and the second remote media play device to substantially synchronize the play of the media content in the first remote media play device and the second remote media play device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344994 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention can comprise: a display unit; an external device interface unit for exchanging information with a set-top box; and a control unit which receives set-top box information from the set-top box by means of the external device interface unit, determines whether or not a high definition multimedia interface-consumer electronics control (HDMI-CEC) function is turned on on the basis of the received set-top box information, and automatically turns on an HDMI-CEC function of the display device if the HDMI-CEC function is turned on. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344995 | VIDEO CONTENT CONVERSION - Described are techniques for video conversion for accessibility including a technique comprising determining, using data from at least one camera, that a user is distracted based on a direction of gaze of the user with respect to a display device presenting video content. The technique further comprises converting, by a machine learning model, the video content to audio content in response to determining the user is distracted, wherein the audio content comprises a description of the video content. The technique further comprises outputting, using at least one speaker, the audio content to the user while the user is distracted. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344996 | Methods, Systems, and Devices for Processing Private Media Content Captured by Sensors Operating in Privacy Modes of Operation - An electronic device includes one or more sensors capturing media content from an environment of the electronic device. One or more processors, operable with the one or more sensors, determine whether the media content is private media content. The electronic device includes a private data store and a public data store. When the one or more processors determine the media content is the private media content, the one or more processors store the private media content in the private data store and preclude transmission of the private media content from the private data store to another electronic device. When the one or more processors determine the media content is other than the private media content, the one or more processors store the media content in the public data store and permit transmission of the media content to the another electronic device. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344997 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE WHEN A SMART DEVICE IS OUT-OF-TAB - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to determine whether a smart device is in-tab are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a labelled data generator to identify a first smart television that corresponds to a first panelist by comparing first data from the first smart television to second data from the first panelist; and generate training data by labelling the first smart television as in-tab or out-of-tab based on the second data from the first panelist; and a model trainer to train a model using the training data, the model trainer to train the model to determine a tab status for a second smart television. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344998 | 5G MEDIA STREAMING NETWORK CAPABILITY DISCOVERY AND EXPRESSION - Systems and methods for media processing and streaming is provided, a method is performed by at least one processor for managing capabilities of a media streaming network. The method includes receiving a capability request from an external application server: transmitting an internal capability request to at least one streaming application server; receiving capability information from the at least one streaming application server; creating a capability list based on the capability information; and transmitting the capability list to the external application server. | 2021-11-04 |
20210344999 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENHANCE VIEWER PROGRAM EXPERIENCE DURING PROFILE MISMATCH - A system and method of providing enhanced content, for example, when a viewer may not match with a program in order to make a viewer comfortable and encourage the viewer to continue to consume the program. The system accesses a viewer profile and accesses content to provide for consumption. The system calculates a match score for the content based on the viewer profile and determines if the match score is below a predetermined threshold. If the match score is lower than the threshold, the system generates an enhanced program from the content based on viewer profile and provides the enhanced program for consumption. Enhanced content may include omitting scenes with violence, modifying dialogue with vulgarities, focusing on scenes with preferred actors or setting, adding external content, and other modifications. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345000 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION DEVICE - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a transmission method for enabling transmission of content using a broadcast and a communication channel includes: transmitting playback control information and service information using at least the broadcast wave, the service information being information for playing back content transmission using the broadcast and content transmission using the communication channel when the content is transmitted using the broadcast and the communication channel. The service information includes attribute information indicating that the first content data and the second content data constitute the content and location information that indicates a location for acquiring meta-information on playback control of the second content. The playback control information includes indexes of a relationship between the first content data and the second content data. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345001 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION TECHNIQUES WITH REDUCED HABIT BIAS EFFECTS - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying content consumption data associated with media content consumption at a customer device, and generating a content selection recommendation for the customer device. Some embodiments can include determining a habit-based content selection vector for the customer device. Various embodiments can include determining the habit-based content selection vector based on a habit profile for the customer device. Some embodiments can include adjusting a content selection vector for the customer device based on the habit-based content selection vector for the customer device. Various embodiments can include generating the content selection recommendation for the customer device based on the adjusted content selection vector. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345002 | KillerPolitics - The KillerPolitics platform is a novel social media video debating web and mobile application. The platform will provide a space for users to debate uninterrupted by both the audience and the opponent whereby each participant is given a set time to express their thoughts on a subject matter. The KillerPolitics platform provides a controlled setting for the participants to have their debates viewed, voted on and subsequently ranked by the other users of the platform. The KillerPolitics platform is also monitored by a unique AI system that updates debate “winners”, flags offensive content, and moderates each debate on the platform in real time. The disclosed platform and following figures will provide a space for individuals to debate subjects in a uniformed structure and have real-time results from active user viewership. The KillerPolitics platform aims to provide an established place for constructive debating. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345003 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TIMELINE OF CONTENT ITEMS ON A USER INTERFACE - The methods and systems described herein provide timelines of content segments on a user interface. In one example, the methods and systems generate for display a first content item, determine a current portion of the first content item and determine a related content segment that is related to the current portion of the first content item such that the related segment is from a second content item. The methods and systems also generate for simultaneous display a first timeline of the first content item, an indicator that indicates a location of the current portion on the first timeline, a second time of the second content item and a segment indicator that indicates location of the related content segment on the second timeline. The methods and systems further receive a selection of the related content segment. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345004 | CHANNEL BAR USER INTERFACE - Systems and methods for a media content user interface. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface to the system that includes a channel bar. The channel bar is dynamically scoped responsive to interactions of a viewer with the system. Selectable elements within the channel bar provide direct access to related content regarding video content, such as television series information and cast information. In addition, the channel bar is operable in multiple modes. An EPG mode displays live video for multiple channels simultaneously. Themed modes permit channel bars that display content according to various themes which may be defined by a viewer, the provider, or both. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345005 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDED CHANNEL LIST, AND DISPLAY DEVICE ACCORDING THERETO - A method of providing a recommendation channel list according to an embodiment of the present disclosure allows a user to quickly and conveniently select desired content and includes: acquiring viewing history information including information about a viewing time, a channel, and a genre of content that a user viewed on a display device for a first period; in response to a preset event being occurred, generating, based on the viewing history information, a recommendation channel list including at least one channel from among at least one first recommended channel related to at least one channel viewed by the user and at least one second recommended channel related to at least one genre of content viewed by the user; and displaying a screen including the recommendation channel list. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345006 | CONTENT CONSUMPTION AND NOTIFICATION IN A NETWORK - A data analyzer engine can be configured to receive feedback indicating different content currently consumed by subscribers in a cable network environment. The data analyzer engine analyzes the feedback to identify most popular consumed content amongst the different content and produces a content guide to include multiple selectable channels from which content is available for retrieval over a shared communication link in the cable network environment. The content guide can include one or more selectable viewing options to view a rendition of content being identified as more or most popular. Each of one or more playback devices or other suitable resources retrieves and initiates display of the content guide on a display screen. Accordingly, a subscriber can view different available content options as well as an identification of content that is currently the most popular consumed content amongst viewers. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345007 | MULTIMEDIA CONTENT SEARCH AND RECORDING SCHEDULING SYSTEM - Techniques described herein enable searching for multimedia content and for downloading or scheduling the recording of the multimedia content. The multimedia content may have been previously stored on one or more databases. The client device may download or schedule the recording of multimedia content in one step, for example, in one touch. When desired multimedia content is not available, the multimedia content is added to the client device's wish list. When the client device's does not have a wish list, the client device's wish list may be created on the spot. During the scheduling of the recording, a tag associated with the multimedia content is checked to determine whether the multimedia content is live or delayed. When the tag indicates the multimedia content is live or delayed, the client device prompts with a suggestion to add extra time to the end of the recording of the multimedia content. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345008 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION APPARATUS - A transmission method includes: generating one or more frames for content transfer, each of the frames containing one or more second transfer units, each of the second transfer units being placed at a head within each of the frames and containing one or more first transfer units, each of the first transfer units containing one or more Internet Protocol (IP) packets, each of the first transfer units positioned at a head within each of the frames containing reference clock information indicating time used for reproduction of the content that uses the IP packets in a reception apparatus; and transmitting the one or more frames by broadcast. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345009 | METHOD AND DEVICE, EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DATA PROCESSING - A data processing method is provided. The method includes receiving a single aggregated data stream from a data aggregation device. The aggregated data stream includes multiple data packets captured by multiple video capture devices respectively, and each data packet has an identifier of the video capture device that captures the data packet. The method further includes determining multiple videos associated with the multiple video capture devices from the aggregated data stream based on the identifiers. Each video includes data packets with the same identifier. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345010 | AUDIO IMPROVEMENT USING CLOSED CAPTION DATA - Methods and systems are described herein for improving audio for hearing impaired content consumers. An example method may comprise determining a content asset. Closed caption data associated with the content asset may be determined. At least a portion of the closed caption data may be determined based on a user setting associated with a hearing impairment. Compensating audio comprising a frequency translation associated with at least the portion of the closed caption data may be generated. The content asset may be caused to be output with audio content comprising the compensating audio and the original audio. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345011 | CLOUD PLATFORM CAPABLE OF PROVIDING REAL-TIME STREAMING SERVICES FOR HETEROGENEOUS APPLICATIONS INCLUDING AR, VR, XR, AND MR IRRESPECTIVE OF SPECIFICATIONS OF HARDWARE OF USER - Proposed is a cloud platform for realizing all 5G services including high-quality heterogeneous applications including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), and mixed reality (MR) or mobile content based on the cloud and providing real-time streaming of these services irrespective of specifications of hardware of users. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345012 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CLARIFYING AUDIBLE VIDEO CONTENT - The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for clarifying media content. In one aspect, a method is performed at a client device that includes a microphone, memory, and one or more processors. The method includes: (1) receiving, via the microphone, audio content of a media content item playing on a second client device in proximity to the client device; (2) receiving, via the microphone, a verbal query from a user of the client device to clarify a portion of the media content item; (3) sending a request to a remote server system; (4) receiving from the remote server system information responsive to the verbal user query for the portion of the media content item; and (5) presenting the information to the user. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345013 | Video Playing Method and Apparatus - Provided are a video playing method and apparatus. Wherein the video playing method comprises: performing video-preprocessing on video data to be played and playing the video data obtained after the video-preprocessing by means of a main process of the Web client; in the case that the performance resource of the Web client is insufficient, creating and starting a video service process, wherein the video service process is configured to perform the video-preprocessing on video data to be played and play the video data obtained after the video-preprocessing. In the technical solution according to the embodiment in the present application, the main process of the Web client can play videos without relying on plug-ins. In the case that the performance resource of the Web client is insufficient, the video service process is used to play videos for the smoothness of video playing, which can also play videos without relying on plug-ins. Thus, videos can be played without relying on plug-ins by means of this solution. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345014 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a display device capable of providing diversity of search through a plurality of apps capable of providing search results for search sources. An execution command of a context search app is received. One or more search source icons corresponding to one or more search source apps matched with the calling app is displayed on a display according to the received execution command. when one of the one or more search source icons is selected, the search result for the search source is acquired through a search source app corresponding to the selected icon. The acquired search result is displayed on the display. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345015 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR MEDIA PRESENTATIONS - Systems, methods, and apparatus to identify linear and non-linear media presentations are disclosed. An example method to determine whether a media presentation is a linear or a non-linear media presentation comprises generating a reference log comprising a first media identifier of first media and a time at which the first media was presented, accessing a media presentation log comprising a second media identifier of second media and a time at which the second media was presented, and determining whether the second media correspond to a linear media presentation or a non-linear media presentation by comparing the media presentation log to the reference log. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345016 | COMPUTER VISION BASED EXTRACTION AND OVERLAY FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AUGMENTED REALITY - Systems and methods are described that utilize one or more processors to obtain a plurality of segments of a first media content item, extract, from a first segment in the plurality of segments, a plurality of image frames associated with a plurality of tracked movements of at least one object represented in the extracted image frames, compare, objects represented in the image frames extracted from the first segment to tracked objects in a second media content item. In response to detecting that at least one of the tracked objects is similar to at least one object in the plurality of extracted image frames, generating virtual content depicting the plurality of tracked movements from the first segment being performed on the at least one tracked object in the second media content item and triggering rendering of the virtual content as an overlay on the at least one tracked object. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345017 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PRESENTING INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS WITHIN VIDEO CONTENT - Methods, systems, and media for presenting interactive elements within video content are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: causing immersive video content to be presented on a user device, wherein the immersive video content includes at least a first view and a second view, and wherein the first view includes a first interactive element to be presented within the first view and the second view includes a second interactive element to be presented within the second view; receiving an indication that the first view of the immersive video content is to be presented; in response to receiving the indication, causing the first view of the immersive video content to be presented on the user device; determining that the first interactive element has been presented within the first view of the immersive video content; in response to determining that the first interactive element has been presented, identifying a content creator associated with the first interactive element; and assigning attribution information that indicates the presentation of the first interactive element to the content creator associated with the first interactive element. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345018 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROTECTING RADIO NETWORK EQUIPMENT IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - Methods and systems automatically protect radio network equipment in extreme weather conditions such as sand-storms or snow-storms. A pair of phase-shift material grids having different orientations is installed at an air intake of the radio network equipment. One of the grids is powered to open or close the air intake according to a current amount of air-carried particles entering the radio network equipment and a temperature inside the radio network equipment. The current amount of air-carried particles entering the radio network equipment may be detected by a piezoelectric sensor. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345019 | Method and Apparatus for Local Sensing - A sensing system is provided. The system comprises a microprocessor (or computing device) with a memory, means of transmitting information wirelessly, an antenna, a power supply, and a sensor configured to measure at least one environmental parameter. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345020 | DECLARATIVE IOT DATA CONTROL - The disclosed technology is generally directed to communications in an IoT environment. For example, such technology is usable for IoT data control. In one example of the technology, a declarative data request is received. The declarative data request is a request for data from multiple IoT devices. The declarative data request is translated into a plurality of individual requests. Destination IoT devices associated with the plurality of individual requests are identified. The plurality of individual requests to the destination IoT devices are sent. IoT data is received from the destination IoT devices based on the plurality of individual requests. The declarative data request is responded to based on the received IoT data. | 2021-11-04 |
20210345021 | REMOTE COMMUNICATION AND POWERED SENSING/CONTROL/IDENTIFICATION DEVICES USING HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPATIBLE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS - A system includes a network of a plurality of sensing/control/identification devices distributed throughout a machine, each of the sensing/control/identification devices associated with at least one sub-system component of the machine and operable to communicate through a plurality of electromagnetic signals. Shielding surrounds at least one of the sensing/control/identification devices to contain the electromagnetic signals proximate to the at least one sub-system component. A communication path is integrally formed in a component of the machine to route a portion of the electromagnetic signals through the component and a remote processing unit operable to communicate with the network of the sensing/control/identification devices through the electromagnetic signals, wherein at least a portion of the sensing/control/identification devices comprise a wide band gap semiconductor device and wherein at least a portion of the sensing/control/identification devices comprise an on-chip antenna. | 2021-11-04 |