Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
725059000 | Selecting from multiple inputs or sources | 73 |
20080209476 | LIVE INTEGRATION OF PUSH-TO-TALK (PTT) AUDIO WITH INDEPENDENT VIDEO FEED - The present invention discloses a mosaic video channel and a system for generating the mosaic video channel. A system in accordance with the present invention indicates an audio input for a mosaic video channel displayed on a monitor, with a plurality of individual video feeds being presented at a given time, and comprises a plurality of video cells presenting at least video information, each video cell having a respective audio portion associated with the video cell, an announcer audio portion, and an indicator, coupled to the respective audio portions, for indicating to an announcer that at least one of the respective audio portions is active. | 08-28-2008 |
20080216124 | Video System Showing Original Channel During Zapping on a Tv - The invention relates to a video system which is able to show more than one channel at the same time. If a user, after watching an original channel sufficiently long, zaps to another channel, the original channel is displayed in for example a PIP, together with the new channel in a main picture. After zapping yet to a third channel, the original channel is still displayed in the PIP. In this way, the user can keep track of the original channel while zapping other channels. | 09-04-2008 |
20080229366 | Method for Customizing a User Interface for Selecting Broadcast Sources - A service is provided to program a consumer's remote control device to display logos or call signs of the broadcast stations as soft buttons instead of the conventional channel numbering. The broadcast channels available to the consumer depend on the consumer's geographic location and/or service provider. The service determines the proper available channels with a minimum of user intervention, and then supplies software code to properly configure the remote control device. | 09-18-2008 |
20080244661 | Method and system for automatically selecting television channels - It is disclosed that in a content distribution system a speech-to-text convertor can be used for the conversion of at least a part of a particular data stream to text data. The text data can be used for triggering a set-top box to select the particular data stream to which the text data is associated. The text data can be provided to a trigger receiver that determines whether the text data matches with an entry of a trigger table. In the case of a match the set-top box is instructed to select the particular data stream. | 10-02-2008 |
20090083802 | Broadcast Receiving Apparatus - A broadcast receiving apparatus includes a broadcast receiving section | 03-26-2009 |
20090119717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING VIDEO CONTENT TO OBTAIN TEXT KEYWORDS OR PHRASES FOR PROVIDING CONTENT RELATED TO LINKS TO NETWORK-BASED RESOURCES - A method and system is provided for utilizing video content to obtain text keywords or phrases for providing content related links from network-based resources for information related to the video content topics in a video presentation includes: an extractor configured to extract video content, such as the beginning or end credits, from a video presentation, such as a television movie or program; a recognizer, configured to produce a textual representation of text in the video content; a parser, configured to parse the textual representation of the video content for topic language; and a search function using the topic language from the parser as a search criteria, wherein search function searches for WEB sites having information matching the topic language, returns URLs for Web sites found, and associates the URLs with the topic language, and an interface for providing the user the ability to view the information found for the topic language. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125949 | STREAM SUPPLYING APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING CONTENT - A stream supplying apparatus includes: a tuner that receives a broadcast signal; a decoder that decodes the broadcast signal and outputs the decoded broadcast signal as a data stream; a memory that stores apparatus information that pertains to the stream supplying apparatus; and a network interface that transmits the apparatus information stored in the memory to a content reproducing apparatus, which is connected to the stream supplying apparatus via a network, in response to a state collecting command output from the content reproducing apparatus. | 05-14-2009 |
20090150939 | SPANNING MULTIPLE MEDIUMS - The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can facilitate a more robust experience in connection with content consumption. The architecture can span several mediums by way of distinct content channels in order to deliver contextual content and/or media in which a significant event has occurred. Contextual content or other media can be provided simultaneously with the active media, can be synchronized with the active media, and/or can be output to a single or multiple media devices. In addition, media can be appropriated paused while other media is provided and media segments can be recorded for imminent display, such as media segments that include significant events. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150940 | DOWNLOADING OF AN INTERACTIVE APPLICATION TO A BROADCAST PROGRAMMING RECEIVER - A broadcast programming receiver includes first and second tuners, a user interface, a memory, output circuitry, and control logic. The first tuner is configured to receive the programming, while the second tuner is configured to receive an interactive application. The user interface is configured to receive a request for the application, and the memory is configured to store the application. The output circuitry is configured to transfer the programming to an output device. The control logic is configured to cause the first tuner to receive the programming, to transfer the programming from the first tuner via the output circuitry to the output device, to receive the request from the user interface, and to cause the second tuner to receive the application and store the application in the memory in response to the request while causing the first tuner to continue to transfer the programming to the output device. | 06-11-2009 |
20090158353 | System and method for user-customized type media service based on single-media multi-devices - A system for user customized media service based on single-media multi-devices (SMMD), which cooperatively controls devices in accordance with effect information when media are reproduced, includes menu providing means for providing a setting menu capable of setting or correcting the effect information; and managing means for setting or correcting a device profile having information for cooperation with the devices in accordance with the setting or correcting the effect information. The system further includes controlling means for controlling the devices in accordance with the effect information. The method for user customized media service based on SMMD includes providing a setting menu capable of setting or correcting the effect information; setting or correcting a device profile having information for cooperation of the devices on a basis of the set or corrected effect information; and cooperatively controlling the devices in accordance with the effect information for the device profile. | 06-18-2009 |
20090271827 | TV ON/OFF TIMER FEATURE FOR DISPLAYING USER-SELECTED NON-TV TUNER CONTENT - A TV viewer may select a wake-up or “on” time at which a TV is automatically energized. The viewer may also select a content source such as a music player, a disk player, a game console, and the like from which content is automatically presented on the TV at the “on” time. | 10-29-2009 |
20090313658 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING MEDIA CONTENT AND MEDIA GUIDANCE INFORMATION - A system comprises television equipment and a number of portable electronic devices. The television equipment includes a large display and control circuitry. The control circuitry receives media content and media guidance data for display on the display. The control circuitry also includes communication components for communicating with the portable electronic devices. The portable electronic devices are operable for displaying video and communicating with the television equipment. A method comprises the steps of receiving media guidance information with a first portable electronic device; transmitting at least some of the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device to the control circuitry of the television equipment; and displaying the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display of the television equipment while simultaneously displaying media content or media guidance information received from a source other than the first portable electronic device. | 12-17-2009 |
20100064324 | DYNAMIC VIDEO SOURCE SELECTION - A Dynamic Video Source Selection (DVSS) component that can be implemented in a physical or virtual STB that is capable of presenting a high quality service and consistent navigational paradigm to the viewer, while detecting, selecting, and presenting the best quality programming possible based upon the current position of the viewer's device within the network. | 03-11-2010 |
20100169931 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING SELECTED BROADCAST PROGRAMMING - Systems, apparatus and methods are described for presenting selected broadcast programming in response to information received from an RFID or other tag associated with a viewer. Such a system may include a television receiver, a set top box, and a user interface, such as a remote control, that enables a user to select a program to be viewed. The set top box is coupled to a detector arranged to interrogate and read personal tags identifying the individual with whom they are associated or the rights assigned to those individuals. The information obtained from the tag may be processed in any manner. | 07-01-2010 |
20100186048 | TELEVISION RECEIVER DEVICE - A television receiver device including first and second tuners for receiving first and second multiplexes of channels, each multiplex including at least one channel carrying a succession of programs, actual event information providing information relating to channels in the respective multiplex and other event information providing information relating to channels of other multiplexes. A programme is scheduled to be broadcast at the same time in different first and second formats respectively in the first and second multiplexes. The device further includes a user interface configured to allow selection of a channel of said first multiplex; a controller configured to tune said first tuner to said first multiplex and to select said channel of said first multiplex; wherein the controller is configured to be responsive to the channel selected by the user interface carrying said programme to tune said second tuner to said second multiplex. The device further includes an event unit configured to acquire from said second multiplex actual event information for said program. | 07-22-2010 |
20100211979 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT DEVICE, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An easy-to-operate content management device, a content reproduction method and a program which do not make a user feel troublesomeness in content operation by displaying a list of contents which can be outputted by a renderer. A portable information terminal ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100242068 | System and Method for Capturing Video Clips for Focused Navigation within a User Interface - A video clip is captured from a television broadcast on each of a plurality of channels. The captured video clips are provided to a display interface, which successively displays the captured video clips within a focus area of a user interface in response to an initiating action by a user. The display interface then discontinues the successive display of video clips to show a particular video clip corresponding to a selected channel in response to a terminating action by the user. | 09-23-2010 |
20100251310 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: a managing module configured to manage pieces of image information corresponding to types of applications; a determination module configured to determine whether a present time satisfies a preset temporal condition; an image selecting module configured to select first image information corresponding to a type of an activated application, and second image information corresponding to the type of the activated application when the present time satisfies the temporal condition; and a display module configured to generate a first image based on the first image information to be displayed on a display device when the image selecting module selects the first image information. The display module generates a second image based on the second image information to be displayed on the display device in place of the first image when the image selecting module selects the second image information. | 09-30-2010 |
20100287592 | BROADCAST SOCIAL AND MEDIA NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Methods for providing access to third-party content related to a television program of interest to a user via a single user interface. When a user schedules a recording of a television program, the metadata associated with the television program is obtained. At least one broadcast network content provider and at least one non-broadcast network content provider are queried for content relevant to the metadata. Content received from the at least one broadcast network content provider and the at least one non-broadcast network content provider is aggregated by type of media and stored. A navigation strip is rendered providing access to the recorded television program and the content received from the at least one broadcast network content provider and the at least one non-broadcast network content provider. | 11-11-2010 |
20110035775 | Technique for delivering network personal video recorder service and broadcast programming service over communications network - A resident application and a second application are provided in a set-top terminal to receive a TV broadcast service and network personal video recorder (NPVR) service, respectively. The resident application is suspended in favor of the second application when a user changes from a broadcast channel to an NPVR enabled channel, and vice versa. In an embodiment where a digital video recorder (DVR) set-top terminal is used, a DVR server therein provides trick mode functions (pause, rewind and fast-forward) before an NPVR session, e.g., a Look Back session, is established. In another embodiment, during an NPVR session the DVR server plays back recorded programming content downloaded from a communications network, and provides trick mode functions as well. | 02-10-2011 |
20110067070 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a driving method thereof, which are able to conveniently and efficiently provide a social networking service and a broadcasting service between users. The display apparatus may display a web page, receive a broadcasting signal, and display an image of the broadcasting signal. By transmitting at least one of the web page and the image to another user, the display apparatus conveniently provides the social networking service and the broadcasting service to the users. | 03-17-2011 |
20110138426 | VIDEO SWITCHING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus integrates a plurality of television signal sources into a cohesive audio/video environment. Internal provisions include a standard broadcast-frequency tuner, cable tuner as well as other optional inputs such as for a direct-broadcast satellite, previously recorded video material, etc. In the preferred embodiment, means are provided whereby a main or primary program channel may be linked to additional channels providing supplementary information to enhance resolution, sound quality, or to facilitate special effects. | 06-09-2011 |
20120151532 | SDV QUICK TUNE ALGORITHM - A switched digital video (SDV) system and method that provides a seamless transition when tuning a set-top box from a first SDV service to a second SDV service. The method detects a set up service trigger in a content stream before a tune request time to transition the content stream from the first SDV service to the second SDV service, and sends a request to set up the second SDV service at a time before the tune request time, where a time difference between the time and the tune request time is greater than a service set up time for the second SDV service. The method detects a tune request in the content stream for the second SDV service, sends a service select request to tune to the second SDV service, and receives the second SDV service at the tune request time. | 06-14-2012 |
20120284754 | VIDEO/AUDIO SYSTEM AND METHOD ENABLING A USER TO SELECT DIFFERENT VIEWS AND SOUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EVENT - A video/audio system includes an interface device that receives a plurality of audio and video signals from a plurality of sources. The interface device combines these signals into various combinations and transmits the combinations to a receiver. The receiver is configured to interface one of the combinations of signals with a user. In this regard, the receiver allows the user to select one of the combinations, and in response, the receiver separates the video signal(s) of the selected combination from the audio signal(s) of the selected combination. Then, the receiver renders the video signal(s) via a display device and produces a sound defined by the audio signal(s) via a speaker. Accordingly, the user is able to control which set of audio and video signals are interfaced with the user. | 11-08-2012 |
20130081088 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PLAYING BROADCAST CONTENT IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for playing broadcast content in a broadcasting system are provided. The method and the apparatus enable a viewer to watch an entire event by broadcasting the event through different networks in a condition that the event may not be broadcast from start to finish over a single broadcasting network. | 03-28-2013 |
20130097642 | AGGREGATION OF MULTIPLE MEDIA STREAMS TO A USER - A media stream aggregation mechanism receives and analyzes multiple media streams and creates an aggregate media stream output based on user preferences. In this manner a media provider that uses the media stream aggregation mechanism potentially may provide a customized presentation to each user based on user preferences. By providing the aggregation of multiple media streams to a user, the user's experience is customized according to user preferences. | 04-18-2013 |
20130145401 | MUSIC STREAMING - Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a system to generate a vehicle communication system. The vehicle communication system can determine which devices are within the vehicle. From this determination, the vehicle communication system may create a universal bus and hotspot where applications, data, multimedia information, and resources can be shared both with the vehicle and with the other devices in the vehicle. | 06-06-2013 |
20130152138 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - The present invention relates to an image display device and to a method for operating same. The method for operating the image display device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: replaying content; when a command for storing the replayed content exists, storing at least one portion of the replayed content; displaying a content object indicating the stored content; displaying objects indicating another user or electric device for an accessed network or another network linked to the accessed network; and, when a content object is dragged and dropped in a selected object among the objects indicating the other user or electronic device, transmitting content corresponding to a selected object and having been selected by a user or stored in a selected electronic device. Therefore, the present invention can enhance use convenience for users. | 06-13-2013 |
20130179926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTERACTING WITH HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEMS VIA A SET-TOP BOX DEVICE - The subject disclosure describes among other things receiving user input that includes a device configuration for a device in a home automation system, where the device configuration specifies a triggering event and a response to the triggering event. The subject disclosure also describes transmitting the device configuration to the device, receiving data from the device, where the data indicates that the triggering event has been detected by the device, presenting an alert indicating that the triggering event has been detected by device, where the alert includes selectable options for responding to the alert, identifying the device detecting the triggering event, and altering an operation of the device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 07-11-2013 |
20130191871 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION MEDIA CONTENT SHARING - A method and apparatus for enabling IP service subscribers to share media contents with other IP service subscribers or Internet users in either a secured or open fashion are disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention enables the sharing of home movies, pictures, and other media contents, where media could be stored media or media created in real-time. Namely, the present method allows IP service subscribers to effectively create their own TV station, e.g., complete with stored or live content programming and content scheduling. In turn, the method allows a viewing subscriber to select and view a shared media program created by another subscriber. | 07-25-2013 |
20130239149 | WEB-BROWSING METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - Provided is a method of performing web browsing in a video display device. The method includes: displaying on a screen a first object that displays a video of a broadcast signal received through a tuner and a second object that includes at least one application; selecting a web browsing application in the second object; displaying on a screen a web browser including thumbnail images corresponding to a plurality of web pages, respectively, in response to the selection of the application; selecting at least one of the thumbnail images in the web browser; and displaying a web page corresponding to the selected thumbnail image. | 09-12-2013 |
20130247112 | ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE WITH DIGITAL STORAGE - An interactve television program guide system with digital storage is provided. The program guide gives users the ability to store information associated with recorded programs in a directory in the digital storage device thereby providing easy access to program information. The program guide may also provide a global media library for indicating the programs stored on removable storage media used with the program guide. The guide may also allow the user to manage ad maintain a user media library to do the same. Non-time-sensitive data associated with recorded programs may be stored in a way that allows the user to interact with the data on playback as if the program were being originally aired. The program guide also allows the user to define “super-programs”for playback of a sequence of stored programs or program segments. | 09-19-2013 |
20130254812 | IPTV RADIO DEVICE USING LOW-BANDWIDTH CONNECTION - Providing audio services to an Internet television device using a low-bandwidth Internet connection, including: configuring the Internet television device to operate and receive audio services using a low-bandwidth Internet connection; presenting a list of authorized services on a display of the Internet television device; receiving a search word for desired services, searching using the search word and aggregating search results, and presenting a playlist of services and stations obtained from the search results based on user's playback history and device's modular capabilities, when the desired services are not in the list of authorized or recommended services; enabling a customer to select a service from the list of authorized services or playlist of services and stations; and generating and streaming audio portion of the selected service to the Internet television device. Keywords include IPTV and low-bandwidth. | 09-26-2013 |
20130291023 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUGMENTED BROADCAST CONTENT USING AUGMENTATION REGION INFORMATION - Provided is a method for processing augmented broadcast content, and the method includes receiving, from a broadcast content provider, broadcast content and augmentation region information required to composite augmented content to an augmentation region in the broadcast content; receiving, from a user input device, selection information necessary to select one out of a plurality of augmented content providers; generating an augmented content request message based on the augmentation region information, and transmitting the augmentation content request message to an augmented content provider selected based on the selection information; receiving the augmented content from the augmented content provider; and compositing the augmented content to the augmentation region in the broadcast content by using the augmentation region information. | 10-31-2013 |
20140053212 | MEDIA DATA SERVICE FOR AN INTELLIGENT TELEVISION - An media data service for an Intelligent TV can search a network to identify media sources and determine a number of media items associated with the media sources. The media items can be media of any type, such as videos, music files, photos, text files, social networking postings, and the like. The media data service can scan the media items to identify metadata associated with them. The media data service may record personalized metadata associated with users such as a list of media items viewed or a list of media items tagged as a favorite. The metadata may be processed, organized into one or more data models, and stored in memory. The metadata stored in memory may be used by a user interface presented to a user. | 02-20-2014 |
20140059616 | ON SCREEN DISPLAYS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOTE VIDEO SOURCE DEVICES - In some embodiments, an apparatus includes interface circuitry to receive signals including video signals and drawing commands, and a command interpreter to receive the drawing commands and provide on screen display (OSD) signals in response to the drawing commands. Video processing circuitry processes the received video signals to provide processed video signals, and a blender to blend the OSD signals and the processed video signals to produce blended video signals including the OSD signals and the processed video signals. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-27-2014 |
20140137159 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A USER DEVICE TO SELECT AND WIRELESSLY RECEIVE TELEVISION AUDIO - Systems and methods for using a cell phone to select and wirelessly receive audio from a display in a multi-display environment are provided. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137160 | Method for User Session Transitioning Among Streaming Interactive Video Servers - A plurality of servers whose video output is coupled to video compression apparatus that transmits streaming interactive video to a plurality of users, with a feedback loop whereby the streaming interactive video is recursively combined within the video output of the plurality of servers. | 05-15-2014 |
20140157325 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-CHANNEL WIFI VIDEO STREAMING - A video or multimedia distribution system receives multiple video streams and transcodes them into a single stream of UDP packets with each of the plurality of video data packets for respective ones of the video streams being assigned a port number corresponding to the respective video stream. The UDP packets are routed to a plurality of Access Points (APs) for transmission. A User Equipment (UE) communicates with the APs and selects one or more of the video streams for viewing on the UE by selecting the port number corresponding to the desired video streams. The UE can “change channels” to view other video streams by changing the port number to the port number of the desired video stream. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157326 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus comprises a tuner, one or more interfaces, a memory, a receiver and a controller. A first interface is configured to be connected to an external device so as to receive information from the external device while a second interface is used to transmit a control signal to the external device. The controller comprises (i) a first logic to determine whether a displayed image is a first image based on a signal from the tuner or a second image based on a signal from the external device, (ii) a second logic to display a first electric program guide if it is determined that the first image is being displayed, and (iii) a third logic to display a second electric program guide if it is determined that the second image is being displayed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140189751 | BROADBAND ASSISTED CHANNEL CHANGE - A receiver reduces a time delay associated with a change between two broadcast channels by detecting an activity associated with a channel change operation and requesting, via a broadband interface, data corresponding to the newly requested broadcast channel. The broadband data corresponding to the new broadcast channel is displayed while the broadcast channel is tuned and processed by the receiver. Upon processing the broadcast channel, the displayed broadband data is replaced by the processed broadcast data. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189752 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus with improved operatability. With the information processing apparatus in which the user is capable of watching a television program and connecting to the Internet, the index panel | 07-03-2014 |
20140344868 | SWITCHING METHOD OF DIFFERENT DISPLAY WINDOWS OF A TV - The present invention provides a switching method of the different display windows of a TV. Before the switching, the TV displays the TV programs, received from the broadcast system and a server, in a main window and a sub-display window respectively, and the switching method includes the following steps that: the TV and the server determine the channel identifiers of the TV programs displayed by each other; the TV displays the TV programs, received from the broadcast system and the server, with the channel identifiers of each other using the first display window and the second display window respectively. By the present invention, the sources of the contents displayed respectively in the first display window and second display window do not change, thereby maintaining the respective display quality (including resolution and picture size) of the two display windows unchangeable before and after the switching. | 11-20-2014 |
20140351864 | TELEVISION BROADCAST RECEIVER - The control portion of a television broadcast receiver individually processes, in a pseudo manner, a network application as one of choices of an “input target” and/or a “reception channel” and starts up, when the choice of the “input target” and/or the “reception channel” corresponding to the network application is selected, the network application corresponding to the “input target” and/or the “reception channel” that has been selected. | 11-27-2014 |
20150020119 | PERSONALIZED USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA STREAMS - The disclosure is related to a personalized user interface having at least one moving image produced based on a multimedia stream received in real time from a preferred streaming server. A service server for providing the personalized user interface may perform receiving multimedia streams transmitted in real time from preferred streaming servers selected based on user interface configuration information, obtaining personalized items based on the user interface configuration information, producing a single multimedia stream for the personalized user interface by combining the received multimedia streams and the obtained personalized items, and transmitting the produced single multimedia stream to the user device. | 01-15-2015 |
20150033269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AVAILABILITY OF A MEDIA ASSET - A method and apparatus for displaying information in a user interface is provided. For a class of media assets including at least one sub-class, a level of access to each of the at least one sub-class is determined. Format information for the class of media assets based on the determined level of access for each of the at least one sub-class is generated. The format information includes at least one characteristic identifying the determined level of access for each of the at least one sub-class. A user interface is generated to include media asset identifiers, the media asset identifiers each identifying a respective one of the at least one sub-class and being displayed in the user interface based on the format information. | 01-29-2015 |
20150040165 | MULTI-SOURCE VIDEO NAVIGATION - A method of multi-source video navigation, comprising: receiving ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150046950 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SETTING UP CHANNEL OF THE SAME - Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of setting up a channel of the same. The method includes receiving a channel retrieval request on a setting screen displayed on the display apparatus, retrieving a determined frequency band corresponding to the received channel retrieval request, and selecting one of a terrestrial broadcasting mode and a cable broadcasting mode in response to a retrieval result. Thus, automatically retrieving a frequency band corresponding to one connected broadcasting mode of a terrestrial broadcasting mode and a cable broadcasting mode is possible. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046951 | INTELLIGENT URL SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING VIDEO PROGRAMS - An addressing format, or intelligent Uniform Resource Locator (IURL), is used to direct users amongst content across disparate sources. Information about media content items available across the disparate sources is managed by a server which relates the media content items and the different sources from which a media content item may be accessed in a database. When a user desires to share media content, an iURL referencing the media content is generated for the user to share. When a given user selects the iURL, information about the content sources available to the given user in conjunction with the content referenced by the iURL are processed to determine a configuration of the content sources available to the given user (which often differs from the user having shared the content) to effect playback the media content. | 02-12-2015 |
20150058897 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICE PROVIDER - A method of providing information about a service provider by using an electronic device displaying contents is described. Information corresponding to first service providers which are able to provide a service to a specific electronic device regardless of a location of the specific electronic device is displayed. The information corresponding to the first service providers is displayed enabled. Information corresponding to second service providers which are able to provide a service to a specific electronic device in a certain region is displayed. The information corresponding to the second service providers is displayed disabled. Regional information of the electronic device is set based on regional information received through a user interface unit or location information obtained by a location information module. The set regional information is transmitted to a server. Information about service providers related to the transmitted regional information and unrelated to the set regional information is received. | 02-26-2015 |
20150113571 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT SWITCHING - Methods and apparatus for content switching in a content distribution network. In one embodiment, an apparatus is configured to receive a user selection for content. The apparatus processes the content and outputs the content to a display. The apparatus also receives an input indicating a content switch, and switches to an alternate content located on a second apparatus. The apparatus transmits the secondary content to the second apparatus, while receiving the alternate content from the second apparatus. In one aspect, the apparatus performs at least one of the following: provide a notification to a user when the secondary content has ended or automatically switch the alternate content back to the second apparatus while receiving the user selected content in response to detecting the end of the secondary content. Methods for content switching in a content switching in a content distribution network using the aforementioned apparatus are also disclosed. | 04-23-2015 |
20150121431 | CROSS-PLATFORM INTERFACE FOR A TELEVISION DEVICE - A method for providing a cross-platform interface for a television device is provided, including the following method operations: identifying available services for consumption on a television device, wherein the available services include two or more of a broadcast television service, an on-demand video service, and an internet content service; determining a current date and time; determining content items available for consumption from each of the available services at the current date and time; determining an allocation of display locations in a cross-platform interface for content items from each of the available services, the allocation defining a relative amount of display locations for each of the available services based on a device profile associated with the television device; assigning content items to the display locations in accordance with the determined allocation. | 04-30-2015 |
20150135234 | SOCIAL MULTI-CAMERA INTERACTIVE LIVE ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM - A social multi-camera interactive live engagement (SMILE) system including video and audio processing arrays performs an audio-video processing method. The method includes receiving multiple video streams from distinct sources and preparing multiple distinct composited video streams from the multiple video streams. Each of the distinct composited video streams configures video images from a different selected one of the multiple video streams in a primary region and video images from remaining ones of the multiple video streams in respective secondary regions adjacent to the primary region. The method include streaming the multiple distinct composited video streams configured for presentation in a user interface to a client device, at different times determined in response to user selection input from the client device, and more detailed aspects, supporting a novel user interface design. | 05-14-2015 |
20150150057 | CONTENT OUTPUT SYSTEM, INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTENT OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND CONTENT INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A content output system includes a content output apparatus; and an information display apparatus, the content output apparatus and the information display apparatus being capable of communicating with each other. The content output apparatus includes a selection section configured to select, in response to a selection instruction, one piece of content from among a plurality of pieces of content that can be output, as content composed of a video signal and/or an audio signal; and an output section configured to output the content selected by the selection section. The information display apparatus includes a display section; and a control section configured to allow the display section to display, as content information display, information on the plurality of pieces of content that can be output from the content output apparatus in a state in which content that is output from the output section of the content output apparatus is displayed so as to be distinguished from remaining pieces of content that can be output. | 05-28-2015 |
20150304691 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATED TO CONTENT SUPPORTING BROADCAST SERVICE - A method for providing a broadcast service in a transmitting device is provided. The method includes classifying signaling information for contents provided by the broadcast service, based on a type of the information and a transmission network, and transmitting the classified signaling information. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304717 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Various embodiment(s) of a digital device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed in this specification. Herein, the method for controlling a digital device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include f receiving a signal requesting for outputting a recommended content page, receiving recommended content page data of a most recently update version from a cloud server, and displaying the recommended content page received from the cloud server, wherein the recommended content page may include a first window including broadcast content information and a second window including VOD content information, and wherein the first window and the second window may include thumbnail images of each content. | 10-22-2015 |
20150312629 | User Interface with Video Frame Tiles - Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate the provisioning of a user interface with video frame tiles. Specific content sources or pieces of content may be identified according to various parameters, and media renderings of the associated content may be generated. The media renderings may be processed at a device receiving the content, and a user interface including one or more of the media renderings may be generated. The media renderings may be organized within the user interface as individual video frame tiles. | 10-29-2015 |
20150326902 | VIDEO TRANSMITTING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SIMULTANEOUS GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED EVENTS - A video transmitting system including a plurality of video cameras, a plurality of video monitoring apparatuses, a plurality of local storage devices, a data transmission subsystem, at least one video data collecting and transmitting apparatus, at least one collecting storage device, and at least one interface apparatus is presented. Video data from the video cameras are stored in the local storage devices and transmitted through the data transmission subsystem to be stored in the collecting storage device and to be transmitted to users. | 11-12-2015 |
20150358661 | CUSTOMIZED CHANNEL - Various arrangements generating a customized channel are presented. A customized channel may be generated for a user. The programming for the customized channel may be gathered from different sources. The programming may be selected and scheduled based on user preferences, interests, and viewing habits of the user. The user viewing habits and preferences for programming may be used to refine the schedule and programming of the customized channel. | 12-10-2015 |
20150358668 | Internet-Based Video Delivery System - A system and method for delivering content over the Internet from a content source to a destination is disclosed which includes the use of an overlay network, built on an underlying IP network. Additionally, error correction capability is added to the overlay network to allow the destination to reconstitute packets lost during the transmission over the Internet. In one embodiment, an overlay network is created using a plurality of overlay nodes, which may be geographically distributed, either throughout the country or throughout the world. Each respective content source or destination is also a part of the overlay network. Overhead, capable of providing error correction capability, is added to the content flow as it enters the overlay network. As the content flow leaves the overlay network, this overhead is removed from the content flow. In the case of transmission errors across the overlay network, the overhead information is used to reconstitute lost or corrupted packets. | 12-10-2015 |
20150373402 | EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR VIDEO PROCESSING WITH HARDWARE MEANS - An embedded system for video processing comprises hardware means for realising the following functions:
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20160029086 | MAPPING OF TAPPABLE AVATARS - A remote experience system is presented. The system can include a feed aggregation engine configured to obtain a plurality of feeds from feed acquiring devices associated with an event. The feed aggregation engine can obtain an experience policy related to the event and construct an experience feed having an arrangement of the plurality of feeds according to the experience policy. The experience feed can be presented to a user via an experience feed interface, and can include an indication of a focal or other cluster. | 01-28-2016 |
20160029087 | SEARCHING AND FINDING OBJECTS - A remote experience system is presented. The system can include a feed aggregation engine configured to obtain a plurality of feeds from feed acquiring devices associated with an event. The feed aggregation engine can obtain an experience policy related to the event and construct an experience feed having an arrangement of the plurality of feeds according to the experience policy. The experience feed can be presented to a user via an experience feed interface, and can include an indication of a focal or other cluster. | 01-28-2016 |
20160029088 | VIDEO FEED RADAR - A remote experience system is presented. The system can include a feed aggregation engine configured to obtain a plurality of feeds from feed acquiring devices associated with an event. The feed aggregation engine can obtain an experience policy related to the event and construct an experience feed having an arrangement of the plurality of feeds according to the experience policy. The experience feed can be presented to a user via an experience feed interface, and can include an indication of a focal or other cluster. | 01-28-2016 |
20160044359 | CHANNEL TUNING WITH SYNTHESIZED KEY CODES - Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate integrating and coordinating content requests received by a STB from multiple devices. The methods, systems, and apparatuses described in this disclosure enable the integration and coordination of content requests received from different devices by associating a content request with a key code and generating a synthesized key code. The synthesized key code can be customized according to a status of a corresponding STB. | 02-11-2016 |
20160073145 | CONTENT ACCESS - Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition. | 03-10-2016 |
20160080811 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND OBTAINING CONTENT - In a data providing server | 03-17-2016 |
20160191997 | METHOD AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR BROWSING VIDEO CONTENT - The present disclosure relates to streaming of video content, including a method of operating an electronic device for browsing video content displayed at a display of the electronic device. Several video tiles are displayed at the display and each video tile comprises video content associated with a respective video stream. While the video tiles are being displayed at the display and while the video content of said video tiles is being played at the display, the electronic device may receive a request, or instruction, to preview played video content of a selected video tile. In response to receiving this request, the selected video tile is resized from its original size to a larger size to provide an effect of a zooming-in of the displayed video tile. Furthermore, the bit rate and/or the frame rate of the played video content is/are increased to improve the resolution of the played video content. | 06-30-2016 |
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