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Document | Title | Date |
20080216143 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING IP BROADCAST AND A RECEIVING TERMINAL - An IP broadcast terminal | 09-04-2008 |
20080229377 | METHOD OF SELECTING BROADCAST CHANNELS AND A BROADCAST RECEIVING TERMINAL - A method for displaying broadcast content in a portable electronic device includes identifying a priority channel to be displayed on a display associated with the electronic device, indicating that the priority channel is no longer available, and displaying content associated with a current channel which differs from the priority channel. The method further includes indicating that the priority channel is available for displaying on the display, and switching a displayed channel of the display from the current channel to the priority channel. | 09-18-2008 |
20080244676 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES TO ENHANCE BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT - The present embodiments provide methods and systems to access additional, enhanced and/or interactive content associated with a broadcast program received over a closed broadcast network. Some embodiments provide methods of enhancing broadcast content by receiving broadcast content from a broadcast content source over a closed network, receiving a request to tune in a broadcast program, tuning in the broadcast program from the broadcast content, extracting a program identification of the broadcast program from the broadcast content, and communicating the program identification to a remote network access device to allow access over a network to additional content associated with the broadcast program. | 10-02-2008 |
20080244677 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing program, and information processing system - In an information processing apparatus, identification information identifying a specified broadcast content is converted into identification information identifying another broadcast content corresponding to the originally specified broadcast content, in accordance with table information indicating a correspondence among a plurality of pieces of identification information respectively identifying broadcast contents thereby indicating a correspondence among the broadcast contents. | 10-02-2008 |
20080256585 | System for broadcasting multimedia data - A system for broadcasting multimedia data is provided for improving an on-site feeling and comprises: a multimedia data supplier, which divides a multimedia datum into a plurality of packets for output, wherein the packet at least comprises a multimedia signal and a specific signal; a set-top box, which has a receiver, a first output and a second output, the receiver is connected to the multimedia data supplier for receiving the packets, the packets are transferred to the multimedia signal and the specific signal after the set-top box decoding the packets, the multimedia signal is output by the first output and the specific signal is output by the second output; a multimedia broadcasting device, which is connected to the first output and broadcasts the multimedia signal; and a specific executing device, which is connected to the second output and executes the specific defined by the specific signal. | 10-16-2008 |
20080263612 | Audio Video Synchronization Stimulus and Measurement - The present invention uses artificially generated unobtrusive audio and video synchronization events, which are essentially undetectable by normal human viewers, to send audio and video synchronization information by encoding audio and video events in normal program audio and video datastreams. By proper generation of unobtrusive audio and video synchronization events, and by proper use of modern electronics and software to automatically extract such unobtrusive synchronization events from audio and video signals, audio and video synchronization can be nearly continually provided, despite many rapid shifts in cameras and audio sources, without generating obtrusive events that distract the viewer or detract from the actual program material. At the same time, because such unobtrusive synchronization signals can be carried by standard (preexisting) audio and video transmission equipment, the improved unobtrusive synchronization technology of the present invention can be easily and inexpensively implemented because it is backward compatible with the large base of existing equipment. | 10-23-2008 |
20080271103 | Controlling Access to Broadcast Services in a Terminal Device - Services are distributed via a distribution network to terminal devices. One of the services is an electronic service guide stored in the terminal devices and providing descriptive data on the distributed services. To control access to the services distributed to a terminal device, the device includes a module for filtering descriptive data on the distributed services in accordance with at least one filtering criterion, and a graphics module for displaying the filtered descriptive data that meets the filtering criterion so as to enable services associated with the displayed filtered descriptive data to be selected. | 10-30-2008 |
20080282308 | Optimizing Data Rates For Video Services to a Subscriber - A method for optimizing data rates for video services to a subscriber that includes receiving an indication of whether incoming video signals to a set-top box corresponding to the subscriber are being recorded, receiving an indication of whether video content corresponding to the video signals being recorded is being simultaneously viewed by the subscriber, and reducing a data rate for storing the video content that is not simultaneously being viewed by the subscriber. | 11-13-2008 |
20080288994 | Method for Storing Broadcast Contents, and a Broadcast Content Storage System - The invention describes a method for storing broadcast contents and a broadcast content storage system. A plurality of content categories (KAT | 11-20-2008 |
20080320537 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CHANNEL CHANGE TIME - Presented herein are system(s) and method(s) for reducing channel change time. In one embodiment, there is presented a method for transmitting data. The method comprises receiving a request for video data from a client; transmitting a transaction header to the client, said transaction header comprising media metadata; and transmitting compressed video data to the client after transmitting the transaction header. | 12-25-2008 |
20090025052 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Bandwidth of SDV Programming Supplied to an Edge Device in a n SDV System - A switched digital video (SDV) system is provided that includes an SDV manager for coordinating SDV sessions requested by subscriber terminals associated with a service group. An input is provided for receiving content to be broadcast during the SDV sessions. At least one edge device is provided for receiving transport streams that include SDV programming provided by the input and for transmitting each transport stream over an access network to at least one of the subscriber terminals on one of a plurality of SDV channels. The SDV manager is configured to (i) monitor bandwidth used by the edge device to provide the SDV programming to the service group and (ii) cause a bit rate of at least one SDV program supplied to the edge device to be adjusted based on the monitored bandwidth usage. | 01-22-2009 |
20090025053 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING A QoS IN A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for selecting a QoS in a portable communication system are provided. The method includes, when using a high quality video communication service, sending a request for the high quality video communication service to a destination terminal using a Circuit Service Data (CSD) channel, receiving a reply message to the high quality video communication service request and, when the reply message is an acceptance of an execution of the high quality video communication service, disconnecting the CSD channel and then connecting a Packet Service Data (PSD) channel, and providing the high quality video communication service using the PSD channel. | 01-22-2009 |
20090031383 | NETWORK BROADCAST METHOD - In this invention a novel method is disclosed for transmitting information from a server to a plurality of client devices in a network. A plurality of client devices may request the same information from a server. The server, instead of sending multiple copies of the information to the client devices, sends the information to an intermediary replicating device. The replicating device replicates the information and sends at least a copy to each one of the client devices. If the information is not live but stored, grouping of the devices may be done, and each group receives the information simultaneously with other client devices in the same group, but at different times with devices in other groups. | 01-29-2009 |
20090037970 | IP-based hometown TV program delivery system - The present invention discloses an agency accommodated to an IP-based hometown TV program delivery system comprising at least one TV program provider for providing TV programs and at least one agency. The TV program provider provides the TV programs. The authorized user has a subscription to the TV program provider so as to get a member account for watching the TV programs. The agency at the server-end gets access to the TV programs via the member account for receiving a plurality of the TV programs and converting the TV programs to corresponding digital video contents. In addition, the authorized user at a client-end acquires the authorization from the agency so as to receive the digital video contents distributed by the agency via the broadcasting network. | 02-05-2009 |
20090049497 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A time zone identifier is inserted into program table information of a broadcasting signal and the broadcasting signal is transmitted/received. The digital broadcasting system can calculate a local time of a region, in which the digital broadcasting system is located, using the time zone identifier. Accordingly, although the position of the digital broadcasting system is changed, it is possible to process the broadcasting signal related to the local time without an error. | 02-19-2009 |
20090064254 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA - This method of transmitting coded data, representing a digital video, from a server to a plurality of clients, at least one subset of the clients using congestion control algorithms, uses a plurality of signals for passing from a coded representation of the video at a given quality level to a coded representation at least one quality level different from the given level. The sending (E | 03-05-2009 |
20090070841 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF WIRELESS DATA AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT TO AIRCRAFT - Systems and methods for provisioning of media content and data to aircraft are described. A hierarchical network, including one or more wireless networks, may be used to provided selected media content to aircraft and update aircraft with specific content based on tailored criteria. Aircraft arrival may be detected and content uploaded based on presence at an airport or other landing facility. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070842 | Delivery of digital content - A system and method for providing multimedia content through a cable, satellite television or other content server system is disclosed. A server facility which provides multimedia content divides formatted multimedia content into data chunks (e.g., collections of data corresponding to one minute lengths) prior to transmission to a user/subscriber receptor unit, and sends the divided data chunks according to a schedule which permits instantaneous starting and viewing of the multimedia content, such as movies, upon user/subscriber request. The user/subscriber receptor unit includes a cable box, video game device, or the like having a digital video recording capability and at least a memory capacity or disk space sufficient to store a complete unit of media content, such as full-length feature film. The invention does not require intensive interaction between the server facility and the receptor unit, but rather, only requires sending of content signals in the form of an interleaved media stream from the server facility to the receptor unit. Further, the invention requires the use of no more than six times the bandwidth of the original signal for operation. | 03-12-2009 |
20090077605 | TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, VIDEO EQUIPMENT, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides technology for improving the convenience of information transmission and connection in the case of transmitting information by connecting together a plurality of pieces of video equipment. To that end, the present invention is one that transmits a baseband video signal and/or a compressed video signal between a first piece of video equipment and a second piece of video equipment by means of a bidirectional interface and is characterized by the fact that the aforementioned bidirectional interface has transmission rates that are asymmetric in the uplink and the downlink, narrowband information is transmitted in the downlink in case broadband information is transmitted in the uplink, and narrowband information is transmitted in the uplink in case broadband information is transmitted in the downlink. | 03-19-2009 |
20090083817 | Method of Operating a Communication System and Communication System for Implementing Such a Method - A method of operating a communication system comprises a headend station and a plurality of end user stations which are connected to the headend station by means of a physical medium, and a system of one or a plurality of channels realised on this medium. There is an assignment mechanism for assigning a relevant channel to an end user station. More particularly, only a single channel is assigned to an end user station, each channel being assigned to a subset of zero, one or a plurality of end user stations. Controlled by the detection of a channel overload and/or end user dynamics, said assignment mechanism is activated to realise a new assignment of a plurality of channels while the condition is maintained that no more than a single channel is or remains assigned to each one of the end user stations. | 03-26-2009 |
20090125962 | AUTOMATIC DIGITAL CONTENT MIGRATION SYSTEM FOR THEATERS - A method for transmitting digital content for a movie theater, the method includes the steps of receiving a schedule of the digital content; determining transmission prioritization requirements for transmission of the digital content according to one or more of either content size, schedule showtime, or network characteristics; and transmitting the digital content to one or more digital content players based on the determined prioritization. | 05-14-2009 |
20090133086 | System and Method for Delivering Long-Tail Content - A system and method for delivering a long-tail content comprising a set-top box configured to couple an external signal to a user device. The long-tail content server also comprises a long-tail content server configured to provide the external signal to the set-top box from a central server. The long-tail content server further comprises a long-tail content asset manager configured to control a communication between at least one of the central server, the long-tail content server and the set-top box and at least one of the central server, the long-tail content server and the set-top box. | 05-21-2009 |
20090133087 | METHOD FOR DEVISING A COMMUNICATION PLATFORM WHICH CAN DISPLAY THE MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT AUTOMATICALLY - A method for devising a communication platform that can play the media advertisement automatically. After a computer is logged on, a user is connected to the communication platform. A network media advertisement is displayed through the reception of a network control signal by network. Or a custom media advertisement is played by a media player under a time period. After the playing of a custom media advertisement or a network media advertisement, the communication platform is connected to. A custom media advertisement or a network media advertisement is played by the above mentioned methods. | 05-21-2009 |
20090133088 | Method and system for IPTV service authentication and service quality control - Provided are a method of and system for controlling IPTV service authentication and traffic flow in an access network. The IPTV service system comprises: a subscriber concentrator which delivers an IPTV service request message that is sent from a subscriber terminal, receives an IPTV service authentication reply message generated in accordance with IGMP in response to the IPTV service request message, and sends a corresponding IPTV multicast stream to the subscriber terminal according to an IPTV service authentication result; a network connector which receives the IPTV service request message delivered from the subscriber concentrator, generates an IPTV service authentication request message in accordance with a RADIUS protocol, sends the generated IPTV service authentication request message to an IPTV service authentication/billing server, generates an IPTV service authentication reply message in accordance with the IGMP when receiving an IPTV service authentication reply message generated in accordance with the RADIUS protocol, and sends the generated IPTV service authentication reply message to the subscriber concentrator; and the IPTV service authentication/billing server which determines whether the subscriber is authorized for an IPTV service when receiving the IPTV service authentication request message that is generated in accordance with the RADIUS protocol and sent from the network connector, and generates the IPTV service authentication reply message in accordance with the RADIUS protocol and sends the IPTV service authentication reply message to the network connector. Accordingly, resources of the access network can be used effectively. | 05-21-2009 |
20090138932 | QUALITY MANAGER AND METHOD FOR USE IN A DIGITAL CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - The invention provides a quality manager for use in a digital content delivery system. The digital content delivery system comprises a plurality of user devices, a source unit connected through a communication network to the user devices for delivering digital content to the user devices in the form of bursts of content. The quality manager is connected to the user devices and adapted to receive notifications therefrom, each notification received from a given user device identifying a burst received by the given user device and including a quality indicator related to the quality of the received burst. The quality manager is further adapted to select a set of bursts among the bursts identified by the notifications, based on predefined rules comprising a rule related to the quality indicator included in the notifications, and for sending a request for retransmission of the selected bursts to the source unit. | 05-28-2009 |
20090144792 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ADJUSTING BANDWIDTH AMONG MULTIPLE MEDIA STREAMS - Disclosed herein are systems and method for adjusting bitrate among multiple media streams delivered on a common subscriber connection. One such method comprises receiving information describing a maximum bitrate provisioned on the subscriber connection, and receiving a plurality of media streams. Each media stream utilizes a corresponding bitrate, and the plurality of media streams has a combined bitrate. The method also comprises adjusting the bitrate of at least a portion of the plurality of media streams so that the combined bitrate is related to the maximum bitrate provisioned on the subscriber connection. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144793 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING SERVICE MAP INFORMATION, APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND METHOD FOR FAST PERFORMING APPLICATION IN SERVICE ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MAP INFORMATION - A method for decoding a packetized transport stream containing a service comprising a program and an application is provided. The method includes steps as follows. Firstly, identify a program map information corresponding to the program and an application information corresponding to the application conveyed in the transport stream. Then, assemble at least part of the identified program map information and at least part of the identified application information to obtain a service map information. The service map information associates the program with packet identifiers used to identify individual packets of the transport stream that constitute the program, and associates the application with packet identifiers used to identify individual packets of the transport stream for performing the application. Then, store the service map information. The service map information can be used to identify the individual packets of the transport stream of the service when the service is chosen again. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144794 | System and Method for Allocating Packet Identifiers in a Transport Stream in a Subscriber Network - An apparatus in a digital network includes the logic for allocating and assigning packet identifiers (PIDs) to digital packets, such as MPEG packets. The logic can reside in a device that transmits a transport stream or a device that controls a transport stream transmitter. In the preferred embodiment, a session number is associated a program and with an output port of a transport stream transmitter; and the session number is unique for that output port. The logic associates a PID from a set of allocated PIDs with the session number. The set of allocated PID values are PMT_PIDs, which are used for identifying the PMT packets, and the set of PMT_PIDs is scalable. In the preferred embodiment, the logic also associates the PMT_PID to the session number using a predetermined scheme. The apparatus also includes logic for assigning a set of PID values to the elementary streams of a program. In the preferred embodiment, number of PIDs assigned to the elementary streams of a program is no more than the number of elementary streams of the program. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150958 | PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE SERVICES BASED ON RECEIVER CONFIGURATION AND TYPE OF DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a system for providing alternative services in a television system. In one implementation, a subscriber is provided an alternative service upon attempting to access an unauthorized service, thereby providing a framework for efficient control of conditional access and enhanced services. In addition, in one implementation, user device limitations or variations are handled conveniently through the same multi-purpose system for providing alternative services. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150959 | ASSOCIATION AND REFERENCING OF TELEVISION SERVICES SIMULCAST IN DIFFERENT FORMATS - The present invention provides a system for providing alternative services in a television system. In one implementation, a subscriber is provided an alternative service upon attempting to access an unauthorized service, thereby providing a framework for efficient control of conditional access and enhanced services. In addition, in one implementation, user device limitations or variations are handled conveniently through the same multi-purpose system for providing alternative services. | 06-11-2009 |
20090158376 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF BUILDING IP-BASED VIDEO SERVICE SYSTEM IN HYBRID FIBER COAX NETWORK - An apparatus and method of building an Internet Protocol (IP)-based video service system in a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network is provided. An apparatus for building an IP-based video service providing system, the apparatus including: an IP decapsulation unit to delete a header in a video signal in a packet form transmitted by an IP-based video server, and to subsequently transmit the video signal to a headend; the headend to encapsulate the video signal received by the IP decapsulation unit into a Media Access Control (MAC) header, and to transmit the encapsulated video signal in the packet form; and an IP protocol encapsulation unit to perform IP encapsulation of the video signal received from the headend. | 06-18-2009 |
20090187958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VIDEO TRANSPORT - A method and apparatus for managing video transport is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to predict visibility to a viewer of packet loss impairment for communicated video content based at least in part on scene information for one or more packets of the video content. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 07-23-2009 |
20090187959 | Digital television translator with PSIP update - A digital television translator includes a digital television receiver for receiving a first digital television signal at a first frequency and generating a digital transport stream from the first digital television signal. The digital transport stream can include original Program and System Information (PSIP) data having RX channel data that is indicative of the first frequency, the first major channel number, and/or the first minor channel number. The digital television translator also includes a PSIP update module for updating the original PSIP data in the digital transport stream by replacing the RX channel data with TX channel data. The TX data is indicative of a second frequency, a second major channel number, and/or a second minor channel number. The digital television translator further includes a digital television modulator for converting the digital transport stream having the updated PSIP data into a second digital television signal at the second frequency, where the second frequency can be the same or different from the first frequency. | 07-23-2009 |
20090241156 | CONTENT REPRODUCING DEVICE - A portable content reproducing device according to the present invention is characterized in that: in the case where the communication status is good, a low bit rate stream file is recorded in a temporary recording device by using a communication band other than a communication band used for high bit rate reproduction; in the case where the communication status is poor or interrupted, a switchover is performed to reproduce a file stored in the temporary storing device from a point at which the communication is interrupted; and, in the case where the communication status is retrieved, high bit rate streaming reproduction is carried out. | 09-24-2009 |
20090249421 | DISTRIBUTING DIGITAL VIDEO CONTENT TO MULTIPLE END-USER DEVICES - A technique for managing the distribution of digital video content to multiple end-user devices is disclosed. The technique involves statistically multiplexing multiple VBR encoded video streams into an access channel, such as a data over cable service interface specifications (DOCSIS) bonded group, and utilizing quality of service capabilities of an edge device, such as a cable modem termination system (CMTS) or an edge quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) device, to buffer and schedule IP packets, which carry the VBR encoded video streams, so that packets are not dropped during periods of congestion. Utilizing the quality of service capabilities of an edge device makes it possible to statistically multiplex VBR encoded video streams in a narrowcast application such as Video on Demand (VOD) or Switched Digital Video (SDV) while eliminating the need for process intensive transrating/transcoding operations. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249422 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH AUTHENTICATION BASED ON A GLOBAL CLOCK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video transmission system includes a network module that receives network timing data and that transmits a video signal to a remote device that includes authentication data that is based on the network timing data. A remote device receives the video signal and that authenticates the play of the video signal based on local timing data. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249423 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SEEKING PLAY OF STREAM MEDIA - A method, a device and a system for implementing seeking play of stream media are provided. The method for implementing seeking play of stream media includes: sending a seeking play request to a stream media server; receiving preview key frames for seeking play sent from the stream media server according to a predefined buffer capacity range and storing the preview key frames for seeking play; displaying the preview key frames for seeking play; and initiating a stream media play according to preview key frames selected by a seeking of a user. This invention can improve the seeking operation experience of the user, control the downloading time of the extracted program, and reduce requirements of storage capability of the stream media terminal. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254961 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RECEIVER SYSTEM AND RECEIVER SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR WIRELESS IP DATACAST NETWORKS - The invention relates to a method for controlling a receiver system ( | 10-08-2009 |
20090254962 | OPERATIONS CENTER FOR A TELEVISION PROGRAM PACKAGING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method provide optimum packaging of programs for delivery over a television program delivery system. The apparatus includes a central processor unit (CPU) that is used to select program categories and identify external and internal programs. For packaging. The CPU includes advanced features to weight programs according to established criteria including previous buying history, programs watched data, and viewer demographics. The CPU formats a menu having a program lineup and assigns transponder space. Other advanced features include the use of multiple operations centers to support the packaging, delivery of the packaged programs to cable television headends, insertion of local avails, and direct transmission of program packages to individual television terminals. | 10-08-2009 |
20090260047 | BLADE CENTER KVM DISTRIBUTION - A system and method for providing redundant video signals from a server blade in a blade center. A blade center is described that includes a capture system for capturing a video stream off a PCI-x bus in a server blade and delivering the pair of video streams to a midplane in the blade center; and a switch module that inputs the pair of video streams and generates an unroutable video signal and a routable video signal. | 10-15-2009 |
20090265749 | WIRELESS DISPLAY SYSTEM - A wireless display system includes at least one information providing unit and a display unit to perform wireless transmission between them through a wireless transmission module. The wireless display system further has an identification (ID) code generation unit in the information providing unit and an ID unit in the display unit. The ID code generation unit generates an ID code corresponding to the information providing unit to the display unit. The ID unit receives the ID code and checks the received ID code through an authentication database. In the event that the ID code matches the authentication database a linking signal is sent to the ID code generation unit to allow the display unit to receive and display video information generated by the information providing unit through the wireless transmission module. The display unit performs wireless transmission of the video information to only the corresponding information providing unit and prevents signal chaos. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265750 | TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORTING PODCASTING - Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata. | 10-22-2009 |
20090276820 | DYNAMIC SYNCHRONIZATION OF MULTIPLE MEDIA STREAMS - A disclosed method for synchronizing different streams of a multimedia content program includes providing the multimedia content program to a first viewer via a first multimedia stream in response to receiving a first request to view the multimedia content program from the first viewer and providing the multimedia content program to a second viewer via a second multimedia stream in response to a second request from the second viewer. The method includes determining a temporal or synchronization difference that indicates a temporal relationship between the first and second streams. A timing of at least one of the streams is altered to reduce the synchronization difference. When the synchronization difference drops below a specified threshold, the multimedia content program may be provided to the first and second viewers via a multimedia stream that is common to the first and second viewers. | 11-05-2009 |
20090276821 | DYNAMIC SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA STREAMS WITHIN A SOCIAL NETWORK - A method of synchronizing first and second streams of a multimedia content program is operable for determining a temporal difference indicative of a relative timing between first and second streams of the program, the first stream being provided to a first multimedia processing resource (MPR) and the second stream being provided to a second MPR. The method includes manipulating at least one of the streams to reduce the temporal difference until the temporal difference is less than a predetermined threshold and enabling a viewer of the first stream to interact with a viewer of the second stream regarding the program. Interactions are visually detectable on a first display screen corresponding to the first MPR. | 11-05-2009 |
20090288129 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE TRANSCODING AND TRANSRATING IN A VIDEO NETWORK - A video server adaptively selects an appropriate video encoding standard and an appropriate video encoding rate for encoding video content to be downloaded to one or more video client devices over a communication network. The video server adaptively selects the video encoding standard and the video encoding rate based upon factors such as the data transmission rate of the communication network, the processing speed of the video client device, or the type of the video content to be downloaded. Once the video encoding standard and the video encoding rate are selected, video content can be transcoded prior to downloading to one or more video client devices. During the download, the video content may be adaptively transrated, such as in response to a change in the data transmission rate of the communication network. | 11-19-2009 |
20090300699 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING SUBSTITUTE CONTENT IN AN AUDIO/VIDEO STREAM USING TEXT DATA - Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for skipping, filtering and/or replacing content from an audio/video stream using text data associated with the audio/video stream. The text data is processed using location information that references a segment of the text data of the first audio/video stream to identify a location within the first audio/video stream. The location within the first audio/video stream is utilized to identify portions of the audio/video stream that are to be skipped during presentation. The portions of the audio/video stream that are to be skipped are filtered from the audio/video stream, and some of the skipped portions of the audio/video stream are replaced with substitute content. The filtered video stream, including the substitute content, is outputted for presentation to a user. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300700 | REPLAYABLE TV SYSTEM - A replayable TV system ( | 12-03-2009 |
20090328124 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO SWITCHING FOR VARIABLE NETWORK CONDITIONS - A method for video playback switching in response to changing network conditions. The method includes accessing a server to retrieve respective index files for a low bit rate version and a high bit rate version of the video file, and instantiating a low bit rate media player and a high bit rate media. Playback of the video file is begun by the high bit rate media player streaming the high bit rate version from the server. Upon an indication of impeded network conditions, a transition point is selected, wherein the transition point indicates where downloading of the high bit rate version stops and where downloading of the low bit rate version begins. The low bit rate media player is then positioned to begin playback at the transition point. Playback of the video file is then switched to the low bit rate player upon encountering the transition point. | 12-31-2009 |
20100011401 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TERMINAL CAPABILITY INFORMATION IN IPTV SERVICE - A system, an apparatus and a method for applying terminal capability information in an IPTV service are provided. The system includes a user equipment (UE), a Core IP multimedia subsystem (Core IMS), a device profile function (DPF) and an application server, wherein, the UE is configured to transmit the terminal capability information and receive the IPTV service; the Core IMS is configured to forward the terminal capability information received from the user equipment to the DPF; the DPF is configured to transmit the terminal capability information to the application server; and the application server is configured to provide the IPTV service for the UE according to the terminal capability information. The method comprises: receiving terminal capability information transmitted by a UE via a Core IMS; providing the IPTV service for the UE according to the acquired terminal capability information. | 01-14-2010 |
20100017837 | METHOD OF SECURING RESOURCES IN A VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAMING DELIVERY SYSTEM - A video and audio stream is predicted that is to be selected for reception next to a video and audio stream that is being received by the terminal or that is after a video and audio stream that has been selected for reception by the terminal. Resources necessary for delivering the predicted video and audio stream, in addition to resources necessary for the video and audio stream that is being received by the terminal or that has been selected for reception by the terminal, are secured in advance before a user of the terminal selects the next video and audio stream. The predicted video and audio stream is not delivered to the terminal before it coincides with a video and audio stream that is selected at the next zapping. | 01-21-2010 |
20100031303 | Headend apparatus for data transmission over cable access network - The present invention relates to a server used to transmit Ethernet data signals from an Ethernet network to multiple cable TV network clients or receive Ethernet data signals from the multiple cable TV network clients, the server comprising multiple APs (access points), wherein the APs synchronously start a downlink transmission or an uplink transmission, and wherein during the downlink transmission the APs convert the Ethernet data signals into encoded and modulated RF signals and transmit the encoded and modulated RF signals to the multiple cable TV network clients, and during the uplink transmission the encoded and modulated RF signals from the cable TV network clients and convert the encoded and modulated RF signals into the Ethernet data signals. | 02-04-2010 |
20100043043 | METHOD OF SWITCHING DIGITAL TV APPLICATION - A method of switching a digital TV application is disclosed. In accordance with the method of the present invention, a channel changing event corresponding to a changing of a channel is used to minimize a time required for providing the digital TV application suitable for a changed channel. | 02-18-2010 |
20100058420 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DIGITAL TELEVISION OPERATIONS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to monitor spectral characteristics of a target channel, a first channel and a second channel, where the target channel is of a digital terrestrial television system, where the first channel is an upper adjacent channel to the target channel, and where the second channel is a lower adjacent channel to the target channel. The controller is adapted to generate an emission mask based on the monitored spectral characteristics and detect interference between the target channel and at least one of the first and second channels based at least in part on the emission mask. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058421 | Methods and Apparatus for Updating Digital Television Firmware - Systems and methods for using broadcast bandwidth for updating firmware of digital televisions may include identifying a portion of unused bandwidth corresponding to a television station; selecting at least one update module, the update module comprising an update to firmware of a digital television; transmitting, via the unused bandwidth of the television station, the at least one update module; and receiving by a digital television, the at least one update module. | 03-04-2010 |
20100058422 | VIDEO AUDIO STREAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - It is possible to provide a video audio stream distribution system, a distribution method, and a distribution program which can improve the stream switching speed during zapping and suppress the actually used network resource in streaming for which QoS is guaranteed. Zapping destination means ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100077440 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to receive a digital signal representative of media content where the digital signal includes a main profile version of the media content and one or more lower profile versions of the media content and where the one or more lower profile versions have higher error correction than the main profile version, monitor the main profile version for an undesired condition that jeopardizes video continuity for a viewer of the media content, and transmit one of the one or more lower profile versions over an internet protocol television system to the viewer when the undesired condition is detected, where the transmission of the lower profile version to the viewer maintains video continuity for the viewer. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-25-2010 |
20100095340 | Medical Image Data Processing and Image Viewing System - A system enables a diagnosing physician to assess an effect of medical video clip data compression. A medical image data processing and image viewing system includes an acquisition processor for acquiring image data representing a sequence of reduced resolution medical images and corresponding full resolution medical images. An image navigation processor detects, a pause in user navigation through the sequence of reduced resolution medical images and continued presentation of a particular reduced resolution medical image of the sequence on a display. An acquisition control processor automatically initiates acquisition by the acquisition processor of data representing a full resolution medical image corresponding to the particular reduced resolution medical image for presentation on the display in response to a detected pause. A display processor initiates generation of data representing a composite display image including at least one of the particular reduced resolution medical image and the corresponding full resolution medical image. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100920 | DATA APPLICATION PROVIDING SERVER, BROADCASTING SERVER AND RECEIVER FOR DYNAMICALLY PROCESSING DATA APPLICATION AND DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A data application providing server, a broadcasting server and a receiver for dynamically processing a data application and a digital broadcasting system including the same are disclosed wherein a data of a minimum quantity required for executing a data application is received and other data is received by a pull method to minimize a time required for receiving and executing the data application, and wherein a change in the data application is facilitated, and a stability of the execution of the data application is maintained and an execution speed is improved through a tread management or a task management. | 04-22-2010 |
20100122309 | COMMENT DELIVERY SERVER, TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMENT DELIVERY METHOD, COMMENT OUTPUT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMMENT DELIVERY PROGRAM - There is provided a comment delivery server in a comment delivery system having: a video delivery server which delivers video data a comment delivery server which delivers comments relating to the video; and a terminal device, wherein the comment delivery server has: a conversion data storage section which stores conversion data which associates a comment targeted for conversion together with the comment obtained after the targeted comment has been converted; a receiving section which receives as comment information from the terminal device a comment and a comment attachment time which represents an elapsed video playback time at the point when the comment was attached; a determination section which refers to the conversion data storage section and determines whether or not a comment targeted for conversion is included in the comment information received by the receiving section; a comment conversion section which, when it is determined based on a determination result from the determination section that a comment targeted for conversion is included in the comment information received by the receiving section, refers to the conversion data storage section and converts the received comment into a post-conversion comment which corresponds to this comment; a comment information storage section which stores the comment information after it has been converted by the conversion section; and a comment delivery section which delivers the comment stored in the comment information storage section to the terminal device. | 05-13-2010 |
20100125888 | Systems and Methods for Providing Distributed Television Services to a Subscriber - Systems and methods may provide television services to a subscriber without relying on coaxial cable for distributing television signals throughout the subscriber's building. Instead, various systems and methods may provide a distributed television system in which a hub or central television receiving device is configured to receive television signals from a source and to provide the received television signals to a plurality of television output devices networked to the central television receiving device. | 05-20-2010 |
20100146575 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY IN A NETWORKED DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for controlling display elements within a networked device. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network, and the device a digital set-top box (DSTB) with front panel display(s). A downloadable software module is provided that is adapted to discover the front panel display capabilities of the device, and control the display accordingly. This approach allows, inter alia, the cable network operator or other entity to manage the user's experience relating to the front panel display(s) on various types of client devices. The module is also optionally platform-agnostic (i.e., “universal”) so that the aforementioned capabilities are provided largely irrespective of the device hardware/software environment. | 06-10-2010 |
20100180315 | Video Quality Monitoring Method, Distribution Server, and Client - A video quality monitoring method includes a distribution server measuring first video quality index values according to a full-reference method by comparing a video, distributed from the distribution server to a client through a network, with a degraded video, generated by causing multiple scenarios of quality degradation due to the network in the video in a pseudo manner, creating characteristic data of first quality degradation values, obtained by causing the quality degradation to vary with the scenarios at regular intervals, and the first video quality index values corresponding to the respective scenarios, and transmitting the characteristic data to the client; and the client measuring a second quality degradation value in the video distributed through the network, and calculating a second video quality index value, equivalent to a value according to the full-reference method, of the distributed video from the measured second quality degradation value and the characteristic data. | 07-15-2010 |
20100186060 | UPLINK SIGNALING FOR GLOBAL DECODER CONTROL - Uplink signaling for controlling a plurality of decoders at a remote site. An uplink has a control server for controlling a storage system of the decoders at the remote site. The control server of the uplink controls the storage system by injecting at least one global control stream multiplexed with a transport stream. The transport multiplexed with the global control stream is formed at the uplink for controlling the decoders simultaneously. | 07-22-2010 |
20100218230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE IPTV BROADCASTING SERVICE OF USER PARTICIPATION - There is provided a interactive IPTV broadcasting service system of user participation, the system including: a broadcast controller reserving time of IPTV broadcast channels to perform an IPTV broadcast according to the reserved time, notifying user participation to accept the user participation during the broadcasting service, and controlling so that video of the user making a request for participation in broadcasting is included in video of the broadcast in progress, and then broadcast, a plurality of clients each notifying the broadcast controller of the request of the corresponding user when the participation in broadcasting is requested according to a selection of the IPTV broadcasting user and generating video and audio traffic of the corresponding user, and a media server relaying the users' participation in broadcasting between the broadcast controller and the clients, and receiving and mixing video and audio traffic of a broadcaster and the video and audio traffic of each of the users making the requests for the participation in broadcasting. Accordingly, the broadcaster can synthesize videos of users into broadcast contents. | 08-26-2010 |
20100263012 | Layered Coded Streaming Control For Unicast/MBMS Interaction - A higher network sends a base stream of a data stream to a first network node, and sends an enhancement stream of the data stream to a second network node. The first network node transmits the base stream over a multicast channel and the second network node transmits the enhanced stream in synchronism with the transmitted base stream over a unicast channel. Various options are detailed for how this synchronism is achieved, and the second network node need only transmit the higher bit-rate enhancement stream on user request or if network conditions permit. A user equipment receives the base and enhancement streams, combines them, and displays the combined stream to a user at a graphical display interface. Various apparatus, methods, and computer programs are detailed for various nodes and the user equipment. | 10-14-2010 |
20100263013 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SERVER, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - A content distribution system is provided, in which time-shift viewing among a plurality of devices can be realized. The system includes, a device group management unit which manages a group to which audio-visual devices capable of realizing time-shift viewing mutually belong; a viewing state management unit which acquires viewing information of a content by the audio-visual device, and a time shift control unit which transmits permission information for viewing the content in a time-shifted manner and the viewing information of the content acquired by the viewing state management unit, to the audio-visual device included in the group managed by the device group management unit, in response to a time shift request issued by the audio-visual device. | 10-14-2010 |
20100275237 | METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR MODEL-BASED RECOVERY OF PACKET LOSS ERRORS - A media processor having a controller operable to recognize a portion of a video stream in an Interactive TV (iTV) network having video compression artifacts corresponding to a stored model and perform model-based video correction of the portion recognized using synthetically generated images of objects in a captured video scene. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-28-2010 |
20100275238 | Stereoscopic Video Distribution System, Stereoscopic Video Distribution Method, Stereoscopic Video Distribution Apparatus, Stereoscopic Video Viewing System, Stereoscopic Video Viewing Method, And Stereoscopic Video Viewing Apparatus - It is the object of the present invention to provide a stereoscopic video distribution system, a stereoscopic video distribution method, a stereoscopic video distribution apparatus, a stereoscopic video viewing system, a stereoscopic video viewing method, and a stereoscopic video viewing apparatus. In the stereoscopic video distribution system according to this invention, stereoscopic video signals provided by a plurality of video distribution source servers for distributing stereoscopic videos are once received by a transcoding server, so that the stereoscopic video signals can be reproduced by a BD player and a TV for stereoscopic viewing. | 10-28-2010 |
20100333160 | SEGMENTATION OF MULTICAST DISTRIBUTED SERVICES - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements to optimize bandwidth usage in a Multicast Services Control System (MSCS) for digital information transport. The system comprises a service provider (Server) and service receivers (STB | 12-30-2010 |
20110010747 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZED INITIALIZATION OF DIGITAL HOST DEVICE - A method and system for customizing an interactive cable host initialization process for a cable host device, is provided. One implementation involves triggering an interactive cable host initialization process for a cable host device, detecting a initialization stage event for the cable host device and providing initialization stage event notification, and dynamically receiving content determined by a Multiple Service Operator (MSO) cable headend based on the initialization stage event notification over a network. | 01-13-2011 |
20110010748 | VIDEO DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION METHOD - To provide a video distribution device which can realize a smooth change of reproduction speed without increasing a data transfer rate from the time of a normal reproduction and decrease a decoding load even when the reproduction speed is changed. | 01-13-2011 |
20110023076 | ADAPTIVE STREAMING FOR DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for adapting playback bit rate to available delivery bandwidth in a content delivery system comprising a content server and a content player. A content player periodically estimates whether a given playback bit rate can feasibly provide complete playback for a given title assuming currently available bandwidth. If playback becomes unfeasible at a current bit rate assuming currently available bandwidth, then the content player adapts the bit rate downward until a feasible bit rate is achieved. If playback is feasible using a higher bit rate, then the content player may adapt the bit rate upward. | 01-27-2011 |
20110030024 | GRID RECORDING FOR VIDEO-ON-DEMAND - A set top box determines DVR requests that the set top box is not able to record based on a number of scheduled DVR requests. The set top box provides the DVR request to a DVR management server. The DVR management server selects another set top box to record the television content associated with the DVR request based on a number DVR requests the other set top box is scheduled to record. The DVR management server issues a command to the other set top box to record the television content associated with the DVR request. The other set top box provides the recorded television content, associated with the DVR request, to the set top box. | 02-03-2011 |
20110055886 | MULTI-WIRELESS DEVICE CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS - A method and apparatus support delivering a video media stream to a wireless device by exchanging communication signals through a secure communications interface to establish first and second communication channels. The channels may be according to different communication protocols. A first portion of the streamed video media stream over the first communication channel is encrypted while a second portion of the video media stream over the second communication channel is not encrypted. The second portion is based on the first. In addition to encryption of only the first portion, one embodiment includes using different communication protocols for the first and second channels to further enhance secure media delivery. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055887 | Tunneling and Signaling of Content in Legacy Formats - Broadcast services and other transmissions may conform to multiple types of protocols. Accordingly, a broadcast system may tunnel broadcasts or transmissions of a first protocol in a transport stream conforming to a second protocol. Each of the tunneled streams may be multicast together and may correspond to a separate and different physical layer pipe. The types of protocols and physical layer pipes carried in the transport stream may be defined in a pre-signaling section and/or post-signaling section of the transport stream. Common physical layer pipes may be generated and included in the transport stream to carry information and data common to multiple broadcast services or transmissions such as program specific information or service information. | 03-03-2011 |
20110072481 | INTEGRATED RECEIVING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PREVENTING THE INTEGRATED RECEIVING DEVICE FROM HAVING INSUFFICIENT MEMORY - An integrated receiving device (IRD) and a method for preventing the IRD from having insufficient memory are provided. The IRD connects to a headend via a CATV network. The IRD acquires attributes of an application from the headend, and analyzes the attributes to obtain a memory-usage descriptor of the application. The IRD determines whether the IRD has sufficient memory to store the application according to the memory-usage descriptor. If the IRD have insufficient memory, a bound application or an unbound application which has a lower priority will be killed till the IRD has sufficient memory to store the application. After the application is downloaded, the downloaded application may be saved in a storage system of the IRD. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072482 | Entertainment Control System and Related Methods - In some examples, a control system comprises a first unit and a second unit. The first unit comprises a command input configured to receive one or more commands from one or more command devices of a command device array, and a first transceiver configured to transmit one or more encoded commands. The second unit second unit comprises a second transceiver configured to receive the one or more encoded commands from the first transceiver, and a command output configured to output one or more decoded commands to a content source array. The first and second units are separate from each other. The one or more encoded commands correspond to the one or more commands, the one or more decoded commands correspond to the one or more encoded commands, and the content source array comprises one or more content sources. Other examples and related methods are described herein. | 03-24-2011 |
20110083155 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA STREAM COMPONENTS - There is provided a method for synchronizing a plurality of components of a broadcast media stream, the method comprising buffering ( | 04-07-2011 |
20110099598 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcasting system and a method for processing data in the same are disclosed. A method for controlling a digital television (DTV) located in one independent space among a plurality of independent spaces physically separated from one another is disclosed. The method includes receiving a broadcast signal from a management server, processing the received broadcast signal using a hospitality middleware platform embedded in the DTV, and outputting audio/video (A/V) data on the basis of the processed broadcast signal. The hospitality middleware platform may include a switching layer for switching a first layer for processing a broadcast signal based on a broadcast standard of a first region and a second layer for processing a broadcast signal based on a broadcast standard of a second region, a flexible Digital Rights Management (DRM) layer capable of being voluntarily modified, and a downloadable engine layer capable of voluntarily programming an interactive service application. | 04-28-2011 |
20110119726 | TELEVISION CONTENT THROUGH SUPPLEMENTARY MEDIA CHANNELS - A method and system implements supplementary media channels to Internet-protocol television (IPTV) channels. An IPTV user may receive a selected IPTV program on an IPTV channel. The IPTV program may be correlated in time with metadata describing the content of the IPTV program. At a point in the IPTV program, the metadata may match with user configuration information for receiving supplemental content. A supplementary media channel may be used at such point to provide the supplemental content to the IPTV user during the IPTV program. Supplemental content may include additional storyline content for the IPTV program or an advertising message, a redeemable coupon, a promotional offer, or an order invitation. The supplementary media channel may include a telephone connection with the IPTV user, an email message, a text message, or an instant message sent to the IPTV user, or a voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) connection with the IPTV user. | 05-19-2011 |
20110126254 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGEMENT - The disclosure provides a video management and distribution system. The system includes management center, end points, and client accounts. A management center having a backend server provides a video management and distribution interface for clients. The management center backend server stores end point and client data. Clients may upload videos, view videos, create campaigns for distribution on remote points, and view statistics. Further, clients may create campaigns based at least on location, duration of campaign, dates of campaign, number of video spots in campaign, product, cost, etc. Statistics generated by management center enables clients to quickly determine video distribution decisions. End points include a display, a network connection device, and a computer-readable medium encoded with management center end point software (MCES). End points may further include a camera enabling clients to view the end point location. In one embodiment, the present disclosure enables enhanced local, regional, or continental advertising. | 05-26-2011 |
20110126255 | System and method for remote-hosted video effects - A method for remote-hosted video effects includes rendering an application frame buffer in a hosting service that is streaming interactive video. Only a portion of the application frame buffer is subsequently displayed on a local device. | 05-26-2011 |
20110126256 | METHOD FOR LIVE BROADCASTING IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - The present invention has provided a method for live broadcasting in distributed network and means for the same. Wherein the method mainly comprises steps of: tracker servers receive the status report information from the program source connected to the tracker server; generates the status information of the program source based on said status report information; sends status information of the program source to the information synchronization means. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131625 | DYNAMIC SERVICE GROUP DISCOVERY - A dynamic service group discovery and mapping approach avoids manual assignment of stream channels for transporting video services to the client devices that provide the video services to an end user. Client devices, such as set-top boxes, receive video services such as video on demand (VOD), switched digital video (SDV), pay-per view (PPV) and other narrowcast types of video for selective transmission. Each client device scans for visible stream channels, and sends a report indicative of visible stream channels to a dynamic mapping server. The dynamic mapping server applies aggregation rules for determining, based on the reported stream channels, which client devices are in the same service group. By receiving reports from each client device, the dynamic mapping server identifies groupings of service groups by combining sets of client devices receiving common channels, and “builds” the service groups as additional reports indicate common stream channels visible to multiple set top boxes. | 06-02-2011 |
20110138435 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACHIEVING BROADBAND MATCHING OF NARROW-BAND RESONATOR FILTER IMPEDANCES TO LOADS AND SOURCES | 06-09-2011 |
20110145878 | VIDEO DECOMPOSITION AND RECOMPOSITION - Techniques are described for a server to decompose a source video data stream to generate a plurality of video data streams. The video data streams may be combinable with one another. In particular, the frames of each plurality of video data streams may be combinable with the frames of the other plurality of video data streams. The plurality of video data streams may be available for download by a client device. The client device may combine and recompose two or more of the plurality of video data streams for presentment. In particular, the client device may combine frames from two or more of the plurality of video data streams to generate combined frames for presentment. | 06-16-2011 |
20110145879 | DECOMPOSED MULTI-STREAM (DMS) TECHNIQUES FOR VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEMS - This disclosure describes techniques that can improve the generation of a decomposed multi-stream (DMS) by a host device of a video display system and the display of a DMS by a client device of the video display system. The techniques may apply different frame rates to different streams within a DMS, and the frame rates may depend on the content. For example, one stream within a DMS may comprise a sequence of full-motion video information, which may be rendered at a relatively high frame rate. However, another stream within the DMS may be associated with a background of the display, various graphic user interface control windows or elements, or a display window that includes non-video content (such as e-mail or a document). The second stream in the DMS may be rendered at a much slower frame rate than that used for the sequence of full-motion video information. | 06-16-2011 |
20110154425 | HEADEND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO BROADCAST CONTENT USING CHANNEL BONDING, AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING VIDEO BROADCAST CONTENT - A headend apparatus for communicating with a broadcast receiving apparatus through a cable network comprising a plurality of transmission channels is provided. The headend apparatus includes a receiver to receive a video broadcast content corresponding to a selected broadcast channel, a plurality of modulators to modulate the video broadcast content, each individual modulator of the plurality of modulators being mapped to an individual transmission channel of the plurality of transmission channels, and a controller to determine whether to bond the plurality of transmission channels, based on a definition of the video broadcast content, and to control the modulators to bond the plurality of transmission channels and transmit the video broadcast content to the broadcast receiving apparatus when determining to bond the plurality of transmission channels, each individual modulator of the plurality of modulators being mapped to the bonded transmission channels. | 06-23-2011 |
20110162025 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC TIME SLICE ENCODING FOR COMPLETE INTERNET ANYWHERE - A server may be used to handle at least some of processing of content retrieved via and/or derived from Internet access operations of a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs). Resource allocation and/or utilization, and/or tasks or applications performed in the server during the processing may be configured based on control data, which may be determined by the server and which may comprise capabilities of links between the server and each of the plurality of STBs, requirements of the tasks, characteristics of the content and/or the Internet access operations, user preferences and/or interactions, and/or content provider preferences. The server may dynamically reconfigure the tasks and/or resources based on monitoring of its operations and/or changes of the control data. Configuring tasks and/or resources may comprise time slicing access to resources that are commonly used during concurrent servicing of at least some of the plurality of STBs by the support server. | 06-30-2011 |
20110173671 | Method and System for Providing Bidirectional Contents Service in Cable Broadcasting Environment, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - The present invention relates to a system for providing a bidirectional contents service in a cable broadcasting environment, and a method thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to the system that is able to provide a service by implementing the bidirectional contents service in a cable broadcasting environment, and the method thereof. According to one embodiment of the invention, provided is the system for providing the bidirectional contents service by comprising: a ubiquitous unit that processes bidirectional contents to implement the screen and/or control functions for the bidirectional contents service in a reception terminal, and an encoding unit that converts the bidirectional contents processed by the ubiquitous unit into a certain format proper for digital broadcasting in real time. | 07-14-2011 |
20110197247 | CONTENT RECEPTION APPARATUS, CONTENT TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND CONTENT TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION CONTROL APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a content reception apparatus includes a communication module and a communication controller. The communication module is configured to communicate with a content transmission and reception control apparatus. The communication controller is configured to communicate with the content transmission and reception control apparatus by the communication module, to receive content transmittable time information of a content transmission apparatus managed by the content transmission and reception control apparatus, to request content managed by the content transmission apparatus based on the content transmittable time information, and to receive the content. | 08-11-2011 |
20110219420 | CONTROLLING A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE IN REMOTE DISPLAY MODE - A multimedia device engaged in wireless transmission of content to a remote display may format graphical user interface content for the remote display. The device may also communicate with a human interface device such as a remote control. The remote control may send control information to the multimedia device to control the remote display. | 09-08-2011 |
20110231886 | VIDEO SERVER - According to one embodiment, a video server includes a plurality of processors and a log data integration unit. Each of the plurality of processors includes a generation module, a storage module, and a transmission module. The generation module generates the log data including at least an event occurrence time. The storage module stores the log data. The transmission module transmits the log data stored in the storage module to the log data integration unit via the common bus. The log data integration unit includes a reception module and an integration module. The reception module receives the log data from the plurality of processors via the common bus. The integration module integrates the received log data in an occurrence time order. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231887 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUDIO-VIDEO CLIP SHARING FOR INTERNET-DELIVERED TELEVISION PROGRAMMING - Methods, apparatus, and systems for audio-video clip sharing for Internet-delivered television programming and sharing audio-video clips within a content distribution network. Initially, an audio-video clip creation message including an identification of a content item, an audio-video clip start index, an audio-video clip end index, and/or a user comment may be received at a server from a first client communicatively coupled to the server. An audio-video clip notification message including means for a recipient to request playing of an audio-video clip via the second client may then be sent from the server to a recipient. Upon receipt of a request to play the audio-video clip from the second client, the server may provide the audio-video clip to a second client. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MASTER SCHEDULER - A system and method for associating and controlling multimedia supporting events with a primary event. The events are translated into tasks and sent to media servers for execution at a predetermined time by being further translated into media specific tasks to control a bit-pump. | 09-22-2011 |
20110239265 | DISTRIBUTION OF REAL-TIME VIDEO DATA TO REMOTE DISPLAY DEVICES - A real-time video data distribution system for the coordinated display of video content for mixed device video systems employing a plurality of video protocols. | 09-29-2011 |
20110258677 | UPSTREAM BANDWIDTH CONDITIONING DEVICE - A device may be used for conditioning an upstream bandwidth. The device can include a return path extending at least a portion of a distance between a supplier side connector and a user side connector, and a coupler connected within the return path, the coupler providing a secondary path. An offset or noise detection circuit is connected electrically downstream the coupler. A microprocessor is connected to the detection circuit. A variable signal level adjustment device is connected within the return path. The variable signal level adjustment device can be controlled by the microprocessor responsive to a detected offset level or noise floor in the return path. | 10-20-2011 |
20110265137 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISOCHRONOUS DATA STREAM MANAGEMENT IN HIGH SPEED AUDIO/VIDEO NETWORKS - A method and system for isochronous data stream management in high speed audio/video networks. One implementation comprises isochronous communication management between audio/video (AV) devices by maintaining forwarding information for forwarding data between AV devices, wherein each AV device includes multiple I/O ports for connecting the AV device to another AV device via a communication link including multiple communication lanes. The forwarding information is utilized to communicate AV path set-up request and response control messages between a source AV device and a destination AV device via said communication link, and allocating isochronous communication resources for AV data streaming, for establishing AV path streams for bi-directional isochronous AV data streaming between the source and destination AV devices. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265138 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SERVICE DISCOVERY INFORMATION IN MULTIMEDIA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND FILE STRUCTURE FOR THE SAME - A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting service discovery information in a multimedia transmission system. Service discovery information, including service access information for reception of a service, is generated. The service discovery information is transmitted after being classified into a plurality of levels. | 10-27-2011 |
20110265139 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ISOCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION IN AUDIO/VIDEO NETWORKS - Method and system for isochronous communication between audio/video (AV) devices. One implementation comprises establishing isochronous connection between a source AV device and a destination AV device. Each AV device includes multiple I/O ports for connecting the AV device to another AV device via a communication link comprising multiple communication lanes. The isochronous connection is established by determining end-to-end temporal and spatial lane availability between the source AV device and the destination AV device to support a target date rate. Communication resources are allocated on the available lanes based on the target date rate for isochronous communication between the source AV device and the destination AV device. | 10-27-2011 |
20110277008 | TECHNIQUE FOR PROVIDING UNINTERRUPTED SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO SERVICE - A request is received from a subscriber of a video content network offering a switched digital video service. The request is to establish a new switched digital video session within a service group of the video content network. The service group includes both preferred and standard subscribers and has a plurality of existing sessions. It is determined whether adequate bandwidth is available to establish the new switched digital video session without tearing down any of the existing sessions. Responsive to the determination indicating that adequate bandwidth is not available without tearing down any of the existing sessions, at least one of the existing sessions is torn down. In this step, those of the existing sessions corresponding to the preferred subscribers are exempted from teardown. The new switched digital video session is established in accordance with the request. A switched digital video control apparatus, a set-top terminal, and a system are also disclosed. | 11-10-2011 |
20110277009 | Supporting Functions for Quality-Assured P2P VOD Services - The present invention relates to a method for controlling downloading of video segments or segmented video stream to a subscriber client unit, and a subscriber client unit adapted to perform said method. One object of the invention is to guarantee seamless playback and the optimal server load. Said object is by a method and a subscriber client unit that is controlled by a segment selector (SSA) and a server bandwidth control (SBC) algorithm. | 11-10-2011 |
20110289543 | VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEM INCLUDING A FAST CHANNEL CHANGE MECHANISM - A video streaming system including a fast channel change mechanism includes a digital video stream server that may generate and transmit a multicast video stream for each of a number of digital television channels. The system may include a digital television receiver that may receive the multicast video stream. The digital video stream server may transmit to the digital television receiver a unique unicast video stream for a selected channel in response to receiving a channel change request. The digital video stream server may further transmit as a first packet of the unicast video stream, a random access point that occurred prior to a first transmitted successive video content packet of the multicast video stream for the selected channel. The digital television receiver may receive and decode successive packets of video content of the unicast stream for the selected channel upon receiving the random access point. | 11-24-2011 |
20110289544 | VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEM INCLUDING A FAST CHANNEL CHANGE MECHANISM - A video stream server transmits a multicast stream for a number of digital television channels, and a digital television receiver receives the multicast stream. The video stream server may transmit to the television receiver a unique unicast stream for the selected channel at a rate that is faster than a multicast stream live stream rate in response to a channel change request for a selected channel. The video stream server may further transmit as a first packet of the unicast stream, a random access point (RAP) that occurred prior to a current packet of video content of a multicast stream. The digital television receiver may send the RAP for decoding and display upon receipt, and store to the memory unit a number of successive packets corresponding to the multicast stream for the selected channel subsequent to receiving and storing the successive packets corresponding to the unicast stream. | 11-24-2011 |
20110307934 | CONTENT LIST TAILORING FOR CAPABILITY OF IPTV DEVICE - An Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) manufacturer and/or IPTV device user may configure and upload the profile of the IPTV into an IPTV server. The IPTV server filters the playable contents delivered to the IPTV as necessary to match downloaded playlists and links with the IPTV profile. | 12-15-2011 |
20110321110 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTING VIDEO DATA TRANSMISSIONS TO COMMUNICATION NETWORK BANDWIDTH VARIATIONS - Systems and methods are described for modifying the hint track to smooth out the data transmission rates thereby reducing bandwidth spikes during transmission. In one embodiment, this is accomplished by examining the size of each frame and using the frame rate to calculate per-frame bitrates. The transmission start times are then adjusted for each packet in order to spread out packet transmission times and (if necessary) lengthen frame transmission times. This has the effect of reducing the bandwidth peaks. In effect, every network packet is planned in advance and a detailed description of what data should be sent at what point in time is stored in the hint tracks. Thus, the streaming server simply looks up the correct data send timing in a table, rather than performing expensive calculations repeatedly at send time. | 12-29-2011 |
20120017255 | System and Method of Managing Video Content Streams - A method includes buffering a plurality of video streams within a buffer of a video server and generating a unicast video output and a multicast video output at the buffer. | 01-19-2012 |
20120023539 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTENT RECEIVING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an input module which receives an address of a content stored in a storage apparatus connected via a network; a managing module which stores the received address of the content and an identifier of the storage apparatus in such a manner that the address of the content and the identifier are correlated with each other; a receiving module configured to receive the identifier and an address of the storage apparatus from the storage apparatus after the input module received the address of the content; and an updating module which updates the address of the content which is correlated with an identifier that coincides with the identifier received by the receiving module among identifiers managed by the managing module, based on the address of the storage apparatus received by the receiving module. | 01-26-2012 |
20120036547 | Moving image distribution system and moving image distribution server - A moving image distribution server for distributing to a reproducing apparatus moving image data including video data and audio data and capable of prescribing decoding times and reproducing times for the video data and the audio data, the moving image distribution server including a data storage unit for storing in advance the moving image data including information as to the decoding times and the reproducing times for the video data and the audio data, a phase adjustment variable storage unit for storing a predetermined phase adjustment variable, and a first rewriter for reading the moving image data stored in the data storage unit, and changing the information included therein as to the decoding times or the reproducing times based on the predetermined phase adjustment variable to adjust the phase relationship between the video data and the audio data. | 02-09-2012 |
20120042351 | BROADCAST SYSTEM FOR SHARING MEDIA CONTENT AND METHOD THEREOF - A broadcast system for media content sharing includes a receiver, a verification module, a communication module, a storage, a processor and a transmitter. The receiver receives a configuration information of a media program from a first client. The verification module verifies the configuration information of the media program. The communication module communicates with a second client to confirm a transmission time period when the verification performed by the verification module is passed. The processor transforms the media program as a data stream and stores the data stream in the storage. The transmitter transmits the data stream to the second client. | 02-16-2012 |
20120066735 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF NETWORK TERMINAL DEVICES - A method and system for performance monitoring of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) includes a probe device configured to capture input and output data with respect to a network terminal device at an MCDN client premises. The input data, representing network data sent to the MCDN client for display, may be buffered along with the output data, representing audio and video data generated using the input data. When an anomaly event, such as a display error, occurs, the probe device may record the buffered input and output data, including data acquired prior to the anomaly event. The input and output data may be analyzed to determine a source or origin of the anomaly event. The probe device may also certify that the MCDN and/or the network terminal device was operating normally. | 03-15-2012 |
20120124635 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING CHANNELS TO AT LEAST ONE DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER - A method and system for transmitting channels to at least one digital video recorder is described. A server receives at least one recording schedule from a plurality of digital video recorders (step | 05-17-2012 |
20120144445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING VIDEO - A method and apparatus for distributing live video to multiple client devices is provided herein. In particular, a router is provided that acts on behalf of all client devices in its network. The router serves multiple groups of client devices with each group being formed by client devices having similar bandwidth requirements. The router then requests and receives video chunks from a network. The router then redistributes the video chunks to the multiple client devices using a multicast transmission. In particular, to minimize the demands on the core network, the router sets up a separate multicast to each group. Live video, of the appropriate quality is then multicast to each group. | 06-07-2012 |
20120144446 | DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL, DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL - A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151546 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus of one embodiment has: a plurality of processing units; a control unit to control the processing units; and a switch unit having a network switch including a plurality of communication ports to which the processing units and the control unit are connected. Each processing unit transmits an activation completion notification containing an address, a unit-installed position, and a link state to the control unit at the time of activation. The switch unit creates an address learning table associating port identification information indicating the communication ports, addresses of the processing units connected to the communication ports, and link states between the communication ports and the processing units with one another. The control unit creates a unit positional information table associating the port identification information and the unit-installed position with each other based on the contents of the address learning table and the activation completion notification. | 06-14-2012 |
20120151547 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING DATA IN BROADCAST SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data having a data stream in a wireless broadcast system are provided. A frame is generated. The frame includes preamble section and a data section. The data section carries the data stream. The preamble section carries signalling information. The frame is transmitted to a receiver. In generating the frame, the data section of the frame is segmented into a plurality of frequency zones, and the data stream is mapped to a frequency zone of the plurality of frequency zones. The signalling information includes segmentation information of the frequency zones. | 06-14-2012 |
20120159562 | Mitigating Potential Video Traffic Interference - A particular method of mitigating potential video traffic interference includes receiving an alert at a network management system, where the alert indicates detection of a signal in an ultra high frequency (UHF) white space frequency at a video head-end of a video distribution network, where the signal has a potential to interfere with video traffic that has been detected. The method also includes sending data to the video head-end, where the data indicates at least one corrective measure to mitigate interference with the video traffic by the signal. | 06-21-2012 |
20120174177 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA TRAFFIC ACROSS A COMMON WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for managing multimedia traffic across a common wireless communication network. Embodiments may include content devices, end point devices, a network node, and a wireless dongle. The network node and the wireless dongle may have application functions transmitting and receiving application data streams including a video application. The video application may include a conversion engine to compress, expand, or convert video data. Further, both the network node and the wireless dongle may transmit downstream video streams and receive upstream video streams. In addition, the network node may have a master controller function and a node management function, and a dongle management function each managing video traffic streams and application data streams. In addition, the dongle management function controls admission of a video traffic stream originating from the wireless dongle to the wireless communication network. | 07-05-2012 |
20120180101 | QUALITY FEEDBACK MECHANISM FOR BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN A SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEM - A method is provided which is suitable for implementation in a switched digital video content-based network, wherein a head end obtains a first group of program streams and sends to a client only a subset of the program streams selected by subscribers in a neighborhood of the client. At least one of imminence and presence of a condition of inadequate bandwidth is determined. Responsive to the determining of the at least one of imminence and presence of the condition of inadequate bandwidth, a bit rate of at least one of the subset of the program streams selected by the subscribers in the neighborhood of the client is dynamically decreased by adjusting encoding thereof, while maintaining adequate quality for the at least one of the subset of the program streams selected by the subscribers in the neighborhood of the client, based on an objective quality measure, in order to address the at least one of imminence and presence of the condition of inadequate bandwidth. | 07-12-2012 |
20120192240 | PARTICIPANT AWARE CONFIGURATION FOR VIDEO ENCODER - Systems and methods for multipoint video distribution are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, system for multipoint video distribution include at least one endpoint including a EECM and a DECM, and at least one server including a SECM, the server being coupled to the endpoint. In some embodiments, methods for configuring an encoder include receiving at least one property related to a capability of a decoder, determining a number of layers to be coded by the encoder, and configuring the encoder based on that at least one property. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192241 | BROADCAST RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNALS - An apparatus and method for processing digital broadcast signal are provided. The method for processing a broadcast signal includes forming a data group having mobile broadcast service data, where forming the data group includes mapping the mobile broadcast service data into corresponding locations of the data group, adding known data sequences and signaling data into the data group, inserting place holder bytes for MPEG header and non-systematic Reed-Solomon (RS) parity, and de-interleaving data of the data group having the mobile broadcast service data, known data sequences, signaling data and place holder bytes, and formatting mobile broadcast service data packets including the de-interleaved data of the data group, where formatting the mobile broadcast service data packets includes removing place holder bytes for the non-systematic RS parity, and replacing place holder bytes for the MPEG header with the MPEG header. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192242 | METHOD AND EVALUATION SERVER FOR EVALUATING A PLURALITY OF VIDEOS - An evaluation server for evaluating a plurality of videos, said evaluation server comprising: a module for identifying among a plurality of videos those videos which capture the same event by determining whether the video has been taken from a location lying at or within a certain geographic area and by determining whether the video has been taken at or within a certain time; said evaluation server further comprising: a module for receiving said plurality of videos in real-time; a module for repeatedly obtaining scene-based relevance parameters to obtain updated priority values of said videos; a module for rearranging the priority of the processing of said videos based on the updated priority values. | 07-26-2012 |
20120204217 | Streaming Digital Video between Video Devices Using a Cable Television System - Systems and methods are presented that permit an individual to share digital video between video devices using a cable television system. A first video device streams digital video to a cable headend, which transcodes it and stitches it with other video content, such as a menuing system. The headend then transmits the digital video to a second video device, such as a set top box, for display. The data stream may be controlled using a standard set top box remote control, and the system may be used without purchasing additional hardware or software, or configuring a wireless local area network. | 08-09-2012 |
20120210383 | PRESENTING STREAMING MEDIA FOR AN EVENT - Systems, methods, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for presenting streaming media for an event. Presenting streaming media for an event can include receiving an outgoing message. Presenting streaming media for an event can also include evaluating the outgoing message to determine if the message is related to the event. Furthermore, presenting streaming media for an event can include taking an action with respect to presenting streaming media based on the relation to the event. | 08-16-2012 |
20120233654 | Providing Video Content to a Subscriber While Minimizing Transmission Channel Capacity - A method for providing video content to a subscriber while minimizing transmission channel capacity that includes acquiring information corresponding to factors contributing to a perceived picture quality at a display device in communication with a set-top box, compressing video content based on the acquired information, and transmitting over a local loop the compressed video content at a bit rate based on the acquired information, the bit rate corresponding to the perceived picture quality of the video content capable of being provided by an ensemble comprised of the display device, the set-top box, and the local loop. | 09-13-2012 |
20120240177 | CONTENT PROVISION - An apparatus for displaying live television is described in which live television can be received and output to a user on one or more display devices. A user analysis module is configured to acquire data concerning television content being viewed contemporaneously by other users in a network, and the user's set-top-box can output content related to the acquired data to one or more display devices so that it can be viewed by the user. In addition the set-top-box is connected to a server including an extractor configured to extract data from the live television. A selection tool is configured to select augmentation content using the extracted data, and the set-top-box is configured to output the selected augmentation content to one or more display devices. | 09-20-2012 |
20120240178 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a local resource manager server that receives a request to distribute media content, and provides signaling information to a global resource manager server. The global resource manager server can determine a media configuration of a network element based on the signaling information and a media capability of a recipient media processor. The signaling information can be provided to the local resource manager server to enable an initiating media processor to present the media content at the recipient media processor over a virtual private network. | 09-20-2012 |
20120254933 | NETWORK VIDEO SERVER AND VIDEO CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A network video server and a video control method thereof receive multiple sets of streaming data respectively transmitted from multiple network cameras connected with the network video server. Each set of streaming data has a piece of first streaming data having a first image resolution and a piece of second streaming data having a second image resolution being lower than the first image resolution. The network video server decodes the piece of first streaming data from one of the network cameras into a frame of video data and outputs the frame of video data during a full-screen mode, and combines the decoded pieces of second streaming data from all network cameras into a frame of video data and outputs the frame of video data during a split-screen mode. Accordingly, the sharpness and smoothness of video frames can be secured during the full-screen mode and the split-screen mode. | 10-04-2012 |
20120266204 | Virtual Channel Map Masking - Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods and systems for adding or removing virtual channels from a terminal. A controller may send a virtual channel map to one or more terminals. The controller may also send a bitmask to one or more terminals. Each bit of the bitmask may indicate whether a virtual channel should be ignored. The channels that a terminal is permitted to receive may be altered by updating the bitmask. | 10-18-2012 |
20120272282 | TRACKER IN P2 P SYSTEMS WITH DVD FUNCTIONALITIES - “A method of optimizing the design of a Tracker in P2P applications to support DVD features, the method including determining for each peer and video operation the time T and jump point P | 10-25-2012 |
20120278847 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a receiving module, a moving image generation module, a clock module which measures a date, and a transmission module. The receiving module receives date information, which indicates a particular date of a user of a user terminal and includes a first image related to the user of the user terminal, from the user terminal via a network. The moving image generation module extracts a first still image group related to the first image in the date information from a plurality of still images, and generates a first moving image using the extracted first still image group. The transmission module transmits the first moving image to the user terminal via the network when a date indicated by the clock module reaches a date corresponding to the particular date of the user of the user terminal. | 11-01-2012 |
20120297437 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING BUSINESS DATA VIA A TELEVISION BASED ON A BUSINESS CONTEXT - According to some embodiments, a stream of television information to be displayed on a television may be received. In substantially real time, the received television information may be automatically analyzed to determine a business context. Based on the determined business context and business data stored at a remote business server, an interaction with a viewer may be arranged via the television. | 11-22-2012 |
20120297438 | DYNAMIC MEDIA CONFIGURATION - A method, data processing system, and computer program product for delivering media content. Outputs in a media player for use in delivering versions of a media content are identified. A parameter for each of the outputs is identified to form a set of parameters. A content distribution module forms a version of the media content from the media content and the set of parameters for each of the outputs to form a set of media content. Each of the set of media content is sent through an associated output in the outputs at substantially a same time. | 11-22-2012 |
20120304240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT FOR STREAMING - A control server periodically receives one of a plurality of thumbnail images, representative of an audiovisual stream, from an audiovisual stream source via a first control channel and transmits the thumbnail image to a plurality of audiovisual stream destinations, selected to receive the audiovisual stream, via a second control channel. The control server receives a request from one of the destination via the second control channel to receive the audiovisual stream responsive to it receiving the thumbnail image. The control server transmits via the first control channel an indication to the audiovisual stream source to transmit the audiovisual stream responsive to the control server receiving the request. A streaming server receives the audiovisual stream from the audiovisual stream source over a first communication channel responsive to the audiovisual stream source receiving the indication. The streaming server then transmits the received audiovisual stream to the destination via a second communication channel. | 11-29-2012 |
20120311651 | VIDEO DELIVERY MODIFICATION BASED ON NETWORK AVAILABILITY - A video server or other processing device obtains availability information for a wireless network and modifies a manner in which video segments of a video service are delivered to a user device over the wireless network based on the obtained availability information. The availability information may comprise at least one of network congestion measurement information and transmission pricing information. In an illustrative embodiment, the processing device comprises a video server configured to utilize the availability information to generate a list of video segments available for transmission for at least a portion of the video service, to provide the list of video segments to the user device responsive to a request received from the user device, to receive an additional request from the user device for at least one particular video segment identified in the list, and to provide the requested at least one video segment to the user device. | 12-06-2012 |
20120311652 | CONTENT SELECTION BASED ON DISPERSION CALCULATIONS - A device, system and method are provided that may allot and manage bandwidth, such as bandwidth associated with broadcast and narrowcast distribution models, in a content distribution network. The device, system and method may include qualification of content or channels for distribution as broadcast content or narrowcast content. In some embodiments, the qualification may be with regard to selection orthogonality. | 12-06-2012 |
20120311653 | CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT AND CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM - A clock synchronization method, customer premises equipment and a clock synchronization system are provided. The customer premises equipment reads a first time stamp when receiving a first specific position of a first DMT signal sent by central office equipment; reads a second time stamp when sending a second specific position of a second DMT signal; receives a third time stamp and a fourth time stamp that are sent by the central office equipment through a data information channel. The third time stamp is read when the central office equipment sends the first specific position of the first DMT signal, and the fourth time stamp is read when the central office equipment receives the second specific position of the second DMT signal. The customer premises equipment adjusts a clock of the customer premises equipment according to the first, second, third and fourth time stamps. | 12-06-2012 |
20130007830 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT ALLOCATIONS OF TRANSPORT STREAMS - Systems and methods for allocating transport streams to allow simultaneous delivery of at least two media assets using a single stream selector are provided. In particular, a user's request to simultaneously receive more than two media assets may be received. An indicator may indicate to the control circuitry that the requested media assets are linked as a block of media asset. The control circuitry may identify a transport stream with enough bandwidth to transport the block of linked media assets. After identifying such a transport stream, the control circuitry may allocate the linked media assets to the transport stream. To conserve system bandwidths, control circuitry may advantageously determine which transport stream should transport the media assets in such a way that the utilizations of all transport streams are efficiently maximized. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007831 | BIT RATE ADJUSTMENT IN AN ADAPTIVE STREAMING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for adaptively streaming multiple video bit streams through a network node is disclosed. In particular, a system is taught where at least one of the video bit streams is scaled in response to a bandwidth limitation or availability, where the selection of the bit stream selected for scaling in made in response to at least one of a user defined, service provider defined, and usage analysis defined priority list. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007832 | Dynamic Application Loader for Set Top Box - Set top boxes (STBs) in a cable system are configured on a box-by-box basis to facilitate beta and trial testing of new or updated services. STBs are assigned to deployment groups identified by a deployment group identifier. Features configurations including hierarchies of features can be defined individually for different deployment groups. Configuration files for provisioning the STBs are provided by a cable system head end according to the deployment group the STB is assigned to. STBs can be configured at the time they boot and register with the system or in a “hot” manner to avoid rebooting. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007833 | IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTER, IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, IMAGE DATA RECEIVER, AND IMAGE DATA RECEPTION METHOD - [Object] To facilitate the introduction of 3D broadcasting within broadcasting with limited bandwidths such as terrestrial broadcasting. | 01-03-2013 |
20130014198 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND USING VIDEO IMAGES COMPRISING CONTROL MESSAGES - A device (D | 01-10-2013 |
20130036446 | MULTILAYER CONTROLLING SYSTEM OF DATE TRANSFER AND THE METHOD USING THEREOF - The present invention discloses a multilayer controlling system of data transfer and the method using thereof. The disclosed multilayer controlling system is used for controlling data to transfer from a service operator to pluralities of clients. The system comprises a remote server, at least one intermediate server and pluralities of set-top boxes. The remote server is disposed at the service operator and connects with the intermediate server via a first network interface to take the initiative in transferring the data to the intermediate server. The set-top boxes are disposed at the clients, and the intermediate server connects with the set-top boxes via a second network interface to take the initiative in transferring the date to the set-top boxes. Each of the set-top boxes has a first storage unit, and the data are stored in the first storage unit of each set-top box. | 02-07-2013 |
20130042290 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA - An implementation exits a power saving mode for fixed and periodic active periods of time to receive a separate burst transmission from a first stream during each of the corresponding active periods of time. The first stream is received at a first-stream burst data rate. The first stream includes data configured to be displayed at a first playback rate that is substantially less than the first-stream burst data rate. During the active periods of time, data is received from a second stream at a second-stream rate. The second stream includes data configured to be displayed at a second playback rate that is substantially the same as the second-stream rate. After receiving each of the burst transmissions from the first stream during the active periods of time, the power saving mode is entered for corresponding fixed and periodic power-saving periods of time while waiting for another burst from the first stream. | 02-14-2013 |
20130055331 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE VIDEO DEGRADATION COUNTER-MEASURES - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for variable video degradation counter-measures. A system configured according to this disclosure transmits a video communication over a network, detects the video quality degradation of the video communication, selects an appropriate counter-measure based at least in part on the particular type of degradation encountered, and implements the appropriate counter-measure. If multiple transmission paths are available in the system, either completely or partially disjoint, the paths can be evaluated based on ability to deliver video traffic. Throughout the transmission the system continues measuring and monitoring the video quality in real-time. The system can also accurately respond to the type and degree of the degradation by matching the type and degree of degradation to a table containing corresponding counter-measures. | 02-28-2013 |
20130067527 | System and Method for Transmitting a Services List to a Playback Device - There is provided a system and method for dynamically transmitting a services list to a playback device. The system comprises a display device, a playback device, and a mediator server with a mediator application. The mediator application is configured to receive, from the playback device, a service request for a services list, to send a services list for presenting on a display device in response to receiving the service request, to receive an activation request for at a third-party service listed in the services list, and to activate the third-party service in response to receiving the activation request. By programming a digital video disc such as a Blu-ray disc according to an API and using such a mediator server, a dynamically adjustable list of third-party services may be supported and used by the playback device without changing the disc application code. | 03-14-2013 |
20130074141 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING MEDIA DATA OF MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST SERVICE - A method and an apparatus for synchronizing media data and auxiliary data received by a service through a broadcast network or a communication network in a multimedia broadcast service are provided. The method includes receiving regular media data provided for a broadcast service, receiving and storing control information regarding adjunct media data comprising auxiliary data regarding the regular media data, determining location information of the adjunct media data included in the control information, and receiving and storing the adjunct media data according to the location information. If an identifier of the adjunct media data is included in a header of the regular media data, reading the stored adjunct media data corresponding to the identifier of the adjunct media data, and executing the adjunct media data in synchronization with the regular media data according to synchronization information included in the header. | 03-21-2013 |
20130081095 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTING METHOD, SIGNAL TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND SIGNAL RECEIVING DEVICE - A process of a 3D compatible terminal to which content is distributed is made convenient. | 03-28-2013 |
20130086620 | CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a content reproduction apparatus includes a first communication module, acquisition module, reproduction module, second communication module, and control module. The acquisition module acquires content from a server through the first communication module. The reproduction module reproduces the content. The control module outputs command and data to a content reproduction device through the second communication module to thereby control the content reproduction device in a reproduction preparatory state, and outputs a synchronization clock, and reproduction request to the content reproduction device to thereby control the content reproduction device in a reproduction state. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086621 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE VALUE OF A DELAY TO BE APPLIED BETWEEN SENDING A FIRST DATASET AND SENDING A SECOND DATASET - The invention relates to a method and to a device for determining the value of a delay to be applied between sending a first dataset and sending a second dataset, the data being representative of a sequence of coded images, the datasets consisting of data subsets, the coded images being coded according to a first level of resolution and at least a second level of resolution higher than the first level of resolution, the data subsets containing data of a first level of resolution. According to the invention:
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20130091531 | NODE AND SYSTEM FOR A SYNCHRONOUS NETWORK - There is provided a node for facilitating time distribution in communication networks, and more specifically for time synchronization in digital television (DTV) distribution network. The node comprises an interface, a clock for establishing a local time, and a time-locked loop. The interface is configured for interconnecting the node to at least one neighboring node over an isochronous transport link for transmission and reception of repetitive frames comprising time information. The time-locked loop is configured for, based on remote time information received via the interface and local time information from the clock, synchronizing the clock to the clock of one of the at least one neighboring node. This facilitates that the node, or a corresponding synchronous network comprising nodes according to the inventive concept, is rather insensitive to network delays. In this way the requirements on the network infrastructure are reduced. In particular, there is no need for dedicated networks. Further, a synchronous network, a method for the node and a method for a synchronous network is provided. | 04-11-2013 |
20130097649 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IMAGE TO DEVICE - An method for providing an image to a multiple number of devices is disclosed. The method includes providing a part of the image to a first device, receiving, from a second device, second position information of the second device relative to first position information of the first device, and providing, to the second device, another part of the image corresponding to the position information of the second device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130104180 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING INTERACTIVE CONTENT - A system for delivering content to a user is disclosed. The system includes information with the content and an interactive application that is accessed by interacting with the information. The information includes at least one instruction for allowing a user to access the interactive application. The interactive application enables further user interaction with the system. | 04-25-2013 |
20130104181 | INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A VIDEO COMPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING DIFFERENCING AND CLUSTERING - The disclosure relates to a system and method having a common interface to manage and integrate secure information traversing a network with disparate domains. The system and method are capable of rapidly taking external data sources (for example, systems, databases, streams, repositories, websites, etc.) and fusing them under a mediated meta-data layer that allows for data mining, manual and automated analysis and various visualization capabilities in a single application. The system allow for the capability of using data sources, and making secure and appropriate visualization and interoperability functions available in a single portal or interface. | 04-25-2013 |
20130111538 | VIDEO QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130117796 | REDUNDANT KEY FRAME TRANSMISSION - Technologies are generally described for mitigating or eliminating the effects from data loss. In an example, a data transmission system may be configured to send a data stream to a receiving device over a first data transmission path. The data transmission system may also be configured to send data representing key frames included in the data stream to a redundancy transmission device over a second data transmission path. The redundancy transmission device may be configured to transmit key frames to the receiving device in response to a loss of data. | 05-09-2013 |
20130160066 | SEPARATE ADDRESSING OF A MEDIA CONTENT RECEIVER AND AN INSTALLED REMOVABLE CIRCUIT DEVICE - A method of communication involving a media content receiver is presented. In the method, the media content receiver receives a message including an address. The receiver processes the address to determine whether the address is associated with the media content receiver. Additionally, if a removable circuit device is installed in the receiver, the receiver processes the address to determine whether the address is associated with the installed removable circuit device. If the address is associated with the media content receiver, the receiver processes the message. If the address is associated with the removable circuit device, the receiver transfers the message to the removable circuit device, which then processes the message. | 06-20-2013 |
20130167187 | PROCESSING CLUSTER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VIDEO CONTENT - A processing cluster ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130179933 | HEADEND DEVICE FOR CABLE NETWORK AND METHOD OF OPERATING HEADEND DEVICE - Disclosed is a headend device for a cable network and a method of operating the headend device. The headend device for a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC)-based cable network may transmit a digital video data stream and an Internet Protocol (IP) data stream input using various input interface standards integratedly based on a frequency channel standard for the cable network to improve efficiency. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185759 | METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING VIDEO CHUNKS, SERVER ENTITY, CLIENT ENTITY AND INTERMEDIATE NETWORK ENTITY REALIZING SUCH A METHOD - Method to provide video chunks to a client entity (C) using a request-response protocol. Each video chunk is available at a server entity (S) as a plurality of encoded video chunks encoded according to respective quality levels. The method includes the steps of: —the server entity sending to the client entity information on the different quality levels, —the client entity making a selection of one quality level of the different quality levels based on criteria related to local transfer bandwidth related parameters, —the client entity requesting the server entity to transfer to it encoded chunks encoded in that one chunk quality level and —the server entity sending the encoded chunks encoded according to that one chunk quality level to said client entity, —the server entity sending to the client entity additional information related to a transfer time of the encoded chunks from the server entity to the client entity, and —the client entity in making the selection of the one quality level taking into account also the additional information. | 07-18-2013 |
20130198792 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IDENTIFY TIMES AT WHICH LIVE MEDIA EVENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED - Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify times at which live media events are distributed are disclosed. An example method includes collecting feed data representative of source feeds associated with respective live media events, collecting distribution data representative of a plurality of distributions of the source feeds, and comparing, using a processor, the distribution data to the feed data to generate a list identifying times at which the live media events were distributed via corresponding distributions. | 08-01-2013 |
20130205357 | IP MULTICAST MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD | 08-08-2013 |
20130212634 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A reception apparatus includes: a reception section adapted to receive an AV content; a trigger extraction section adapted to extract trigger information transmitted together with the AV content for rendering an application program, which is to be executed in a linked relationship with the AV content, operative; a command acquisition section adapted to acquire a command for controlling the operation of the application program in response to the extracted trigger information; and a control section adapted to control the operation of the application program in response to the acquired command. | 08-15-2013 |
20130219446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLEXING OF VARIABLE BIT-RATE VIDEO STREAMS IN MOBILE VIDEO SYSTEMS - A method of transmitting a live video stream and a pre-recorded video stream over a wireless network to a mobile device, the method including: receiving the live video stream and the pre-recorded video stream for a current scheduling window; dividing the live video stream and the pre-recorded video stream into segments in the current scheduling window, each segment including an aggregate data amount, a transmission start time and a transmission end time; determining a transmission schedule for the current scheduling window, said transmission schedule including the segments; locating slack time slots, the slack time slots being time slots for which no segment is allocated; and scheduling bursts associated with the pre-recorded video stream in the slack time slots. | 08-22-2013 |
20130227629 | SYSTEM, VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTENT SERVER, AND INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE - A content server includes a stored search keyword information receiver for receiving stored search keyword information transmitted from a video display apparatus or a information terminal device, a content extractor for extracting a content to be recommended, from a content group stored in the content server on the basis of the received stored search keyword information, and a recommended content information transmitter for transmitting information on the extracted content to be recommended to the video display apparatus. The video display apparatus includes a recommended content information receiver for receiving the information on the content to be recommended, and a display unit capable of displaying the information on the content to be recommended. The information terminal device includes a keyword information storage unit capable of storing the stored search keyword information required to extract the content to be recommended. | 08-29-2013 |
20130232534 | METHOD FOR RETRIEVING CONTENT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication device retrieves a continuous stream of data by receiving a request for retrieval of content from a remote server, retrieving data of the requested content over a first radio access technology (RAT) interface and connection, and determining if the data retrieved meets a content playback threshold. When the retrieved data does not to meet the content playback threshold, the device activates a second RAT interface for retrieval of data of the requested content over a second RAT connection. The first and second RAT interfaces simultaneously retrieve part of the requested content during a multipath time period, which part is divided into at least a first portion for retrieval over the first RAT connection and a second portion for retrieval over the second RAT connection and which first and second portions are selected such that their retrieval is estimated to meet the content playback threshold. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232535 | REMOTE CONTROL VIDEO MODULATOR - A video modulator is presented. The modulator includes a video input interface, a video modulation circuit, a video output interface, a communication interface, and control circuitry. The video input interface is configured to receive a video signal to be modulated, the video modulation circuit is configured to modulate the video signal, and the video output interface is configured to transmit the modulated video signal. The communication interface is configured to receive a command via a communication link to control the video modulator. The control circuitry is configured to receive the command from the communication interface and to control at least one of the video input interface, the video modulation circuit, and the video output interface based on the command. | 09-05-2013 |
20130247125 | System for Recursive Recombination of Streaming Interactive Video - 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. | 09-19-2013 |
20130254823 | SERVER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - A server apparatus is provided with: a pair of unit parts which can be used for a double system containing an active system and a spare system; a pair of main control parts which can be used for the double system containing an active system and a spare system, and can control the pair of the unit parts and can monitor each other. The main control part used as an active system includes a detection means and a system switch means. When the detection means detects that one of the processing units contained in the unit part used as the active system is broke down, the system switch means changes the broken processing unit from the active system to the spare system, and changes the processing unit which is paired with the broken processing unit from the spare system to the active system. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254824 | TRIGGER COMPACTION - A method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and reception apparatus for processing one or more triggers associated with audio/video (A/V) content, and an information providing apparatus for providing the one or more triggers. The method includes receiving by the reception apparatus the A/V content and a first trigger associated with the received A/V content. Further, the reception apparatus retrieves a trigger parameters table (TPT), associated with the A/V content, from a TPT server identified in the received first trigger. The TPT defines at least one event associated with the A/V content and defines, for each of the at least one event, a parameter used to perform a process and corresponding to the respective event. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254825 | ENHANCED POLICY CONTROL FRAMEWORK FOR OBJECT-BASED MEDIA TRANSMISSION IN EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEMS - There are provided measures for an enhanced policy control framework for object-based media transmission in Evolved Packet Systems. Such measures exemplarily comprise setting transmission conditions of an object-based video data transmission session, receiving selection information indicative of a selected at least one of a plurality of video objects of said object-based video data transmission session, and modifying said transmission conditions based on said received selection information. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254826 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST CONTENT AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for providing broadcast content by an adaptive streaming service and a system using the same are provided, in which a content transmission server configures and transmits a manifest file including a content IDentifier (ID), and a client device receives the manifest file, determines whether the content ID included in the manifest file is identical to an ID of user-requested content for recording, and records a content segment received from a content providing server, if the content ID included in the manifest file is identical to the ID of the user-requested content. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254827 | METHOD, SYSTEM, SERVER AND TERMINAL FOR MANAGING DIGITAL TELEVISION BUSINESS DATA - A method, server and terminal for managing digital television business data are disclosed in the present invention. By means that the mobile terminal forwards a business request, which is required to be sent from a digital television reception terminal to a business server, to the business server and the business server provides the corresponding business service for a user via a unidirectional digital television network, the present invention solves the problem that the unidirectional digital television reception terminal in the art can not obtain bidirectional interactive television business data, and allows the user to enjoy bidirectional interactive television business functions without having to replace the digital television reception terminal and the unidirectional digital television network, thereby greatly enhancing user experience. | 09-26-2013 |
20130263200 | METHOD FOR TWO TIME-SCALES VIDEO STREAM TRANSMISSION CONTROL - A method for two time-scales video stream transmission control is proposed, which mainly includes the following three steps. Firstly, a model-based long time-scale bandwidth trend extraction step is proposed to calculate a current bandwidth through a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) throughput model, and predict a trend of network bandwidth by using an Exponential Smooth Model (ESM) according to the calculated current bandwidth. Secondly, a short time-scale bandwidth fluctuation detection step is proposed to divide a network status into three categories and according to different network statuses, additively increase or multiplicatively decrease the estimated bandwidth. Thirdly, a target bit rate adjustment step based on two asymmetrical thresholds is proposed to set an up-threshold and a down-threshold of bandwidth to avoid frequently adjusting a target bit rate of an encoder. The method can satisfy the requirements of TCP-friendliness, real-time, and smoothness for the video transmission. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263201 | DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - This invention relates to a method and system of transmitting video data and multimedia data to a plurality of client radio receivers over an air interface using an adaptive encoding/transcoding scheme and updating the adaptive encoding/transcoding scheme in dependence upon received feedback data. A system and method is also described that includes estimating channel states and distortion levels for a plurality of transmission modes, then selecting that transmission mode for subsequent data transmission that has the lowest distortion level. Control data items can also be extracted from the first data stream to produce a multimedia data stream and a control data stream and the multimedia data stream is transmitted over a first channel; and the control data stream is transmitted over a second channel. The received data stream may be put into a plurality of multimedia slices having a predetermined slice size; and encoded into first data packets of a first predetermined size; which in turn are divided into respective integral second data packets of a second predetermined size and which are aggregated into a stream of third data packets of a third predetermined size. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263202 | DATA STREAM RATE ADAPTATION MECHANISM - A method of controlling data transfer in a data transmission system which includes a plurality of video and/or audio data sources, a single transmitter operable to transmit data from the data sources over at least one transmission channel, a plurality of client receivers operable to receive transmitted data, the method comprising estimating available channel capacity for each client receiver, using parameters relating to the at least one transmission channel, and using information from the transmitter and receiver, and using information relating to queuing of data between the data sources and the transmitter; determining a target bit transmit rate for each client receiver in dependence upon the estimated channel capacity, a quality parameter, and an activity parameter for the client receiver concerned; and controlling the data sources and transmitter in dependence upon the determined bit transmit rate. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263203 | Bit-Efficient Control Information for Use with Multimedia Streams - Bit efficient control information communication techniques. Control information for configuring an audiovisual device to present multimedia content may be generated. The control information may be organized according to a tree data structure having a plurality of nodes. The control information may include commands for navigating the nodes of the tree structure to locate data values stored at leaf nodes of the tree structure. Some commands may have associated data fields. Each command, and each data field, may include bit portions of uniform length. A designated bit of command bit portions may have a first value indicating that the bit portion is a command, while a designated bit of data field bit portions may have a second value indicating the bit portion is a data field. The second value may be different than the first value. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268988 | Delivering an Audio Video Asset - Delivering an audio video asset in a way that makes best use of different delivery mechanisms available. | 10-10-2013 |
20130276048 | LIVE STREAMING VIDEO PROCESSING - Systems and methods for processing a live video stream are provided. An ingestion component receives segments of a live video stream in association with a request to process the live video stream. A control component generates an instruction graph for the live video stream based on predetermined criteria. The instruction graph defines a workflow for processing the live video stream, the workflow comprising a set of services for processing the segments. A transcoding component employs a subset of the services to process the segments based at least in part on the instruction graph and a distribution component then streams the segments to a device in response finishing process of the segments. With the live video processing system, segments of a video stream are processed and distributed as they are received. Thus segments of the video stream are processed and distributed prior to processing of the entire video stream. | 10-17-2013 |
20130276049 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - [Object] To improve efficiency of information distribution. | 10-17-2013 |
20130283330 | ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEM FOR GROUP VIDEO DISTRIBUTION - A method for managing distribution of video includes receiving a plurality of video data streams from a plurality of video data source devices associated with a group. Each video data stream includes a plurality of video frames and a plurality of metadata fields. The video data streams is parsed to extract the video frames and information comprising the plurality of metadata fields. A common group metadata stream is generated which includes metadata information from the plurality of metadata fields. The common group metadata stream is communicated to user equipment devices (UEDs) operated by users who may have an interest in video streams. Upon receipt of a demand for a first user video stream based on information contained in the common group metadata stream, a first user video stream is generated and communicates to a UED. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING BROADCAST PROGRAM BY DETECTING AVAILABLE CHANNEL OVER HYBRID FIBER COAX NETWORK OR OPTICAL CABLE NETWORK - An apparatus for combining a broadcasting channel may include a channel detector to detect a vacant Radio Frequency (RF) broadcasting channel used by a photoelectric converter that converts a first broadcast program as an optical signal to a first RF signal, a broadcast receiving interface to receive at least one second broadcast program, a broadcast modulator to generate a second RF signal by modulating the second broadcast program using the vacant RF broadcasting channel, and a channel combiner to combine a broadcasting channel used for the first RF signal and the vacant RF broadcasting channel. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283332 | AUTOMATIC PERFORMANCE DEVICE - An automatic performance device includes a performance data receiving unit that receives performance data transmitted from a storage device without passing through a moving image distribution server, the storage device configured to store the performance data having a combination of performance information and time information, the time information indicating the time when the performance indicated by the performance information was carried out; a synchronization signal receiving unit that receives a synchronization signal by using an audio signal transmission path for an audio via the moving image distribution server; and a reproducing unit that reproduces the performance information of the performance data in synchronization with a video distributed at the time when the synchronization signal is distributed, at the timing corresponding to the time indicated by the time information and the time indicated by the synchronization signal. | 10-24-2013 |
20130291045 | Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Data in a Data Stream - The invention provides a method and apparatus that addresses and resolves the issues currently affecting the ability to offer Enhanced TV, in particular, those issues concerning timing and synchronization, interaction with other modules in the STB, and distribution. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291046 | BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL USING SAME - Disclosed is a broadcasting signal transmission device, a broadcasting signal reception device, and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal using same. The method for receiving the broadcasting signal comprises the following steps: receiving the broadcasting signal, which includes a transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a plurality of PLPs, which transmit components that constitute a broadcasting service, first signaling information and second signaling information, which include the signaling information of the plurality of PLPs, a first preamble signal, which has been signaled with a preamble format, and a second preamble signal, which has been signaled with pilot pattern information, wherein one of the plurality of PLPs is a base PLP, which includes a program number that corresponds to the broadcasting service and program map table information, which has been signaled with identifying information for each of the PLPs; demodulating the broadcasting signal based on the first and the second preamble signals; FEC decoding the demodulated broadcasting signal; and identifying a PLP group that includes the plurality of PLP from the FEC decoded broadcasting signal based on the first and the second signaling information, decoding at least one PLP of the identified PLP group, and providing the broadcasting service. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291047 | DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL, DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL - A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291048 | DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL, DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL - A digital television (DTV) signal for use in a DTV receiver includes an extended text table (ETT) which includes a header and a message body. The header includes a table identification extension field which serves to establish uniqueness of the ETT, and the message includes an extended text message (ETM). If the ETT is an event ETT, the table ID extension field includes an event identification which specifies an identification number of an event associated with the ETT. On the other hand, if the ETT is a channel ETT, the table identification extension field includes a source identification which specifies a programming source of a virtual channel associated with the ETT. A section-filtering unit included in the DTV receiver is able to use table identification extension fields of a plurality of ETTs for section-filtering a pertinent event or channel ETT from the ETTs. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291049 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, PROVIDING DEVICE, PROVIDING METHOD, PROGRAMS, AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM - This technique relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a providing device, a providing method, programs, and a broadcasting system that can control operations of external devices connected to the receiving device in synchronization with progress of a show being received. | 10-31-2013 |
20130298178 | System and Method for Remote-Hosted Video Effects - A method for remote-hosted video effects includes rendering an application frame buffer in a hosting service that is streaming interactive video. Only a portion of the application frame buffer is subsequently displayed on a local device. | 11-07-2013 |
20130305307 | SERVER, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SERVER CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a server includes a receiver, a setting module and a storage. The receiver is configured to receive history data comprising a history of channel operations for switching programs. The setting module is configured to set a weight for each program based on a history of channel operations according to a first rule. The storage is configured to store the weight set for each program. | 11-14-2013 |
20130305308 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A BROADCAST SERVICE, METHOD FOR RECEIVING A BROADCAST SERVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A BROADCAST SERVICE - According to the invention, a broadcast receiver receives a packetized stream. The broadcast receiver extracts display time information from a header of the packetized stream, and extracts trigger information including a target object identifier from a payload of the packetized stream. The broadcast receiver recognizes the type of the trigger information. If the trigger information is of the preparation trigger type, the broadcast receiver acquires information on the location of the file which belongs to the target object identifier. The broadcast receiver downloads the file which belongs to the target object identifier from the time corresponding to the extracted display time information via said acquired information on the location of the | 11-14-2013 |
20130326574 | POWER-SAVING AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROL DEVICE - A power-saving audio/video control device determines whether to power on/off a public broadcasting system according to a connecting status of a multimedia device through a power-saving control. The multimedia device provides an audio/video signal to be played by the public broadcasting system. The multimedia device includes an input module, a detection unit and a control unit. The audio/video control device plugs and installs the multimedia device directly, and the detection unit detects whether the input module is connected to the multimedia device, so that the control unit controls the power ON/OFF of the public broadcasting system and selects a source port automatically to achieve the effects of providing a plug and play function, turning on or off the power automatically, saving energy, reducing the labor cost, enhancing the service life, automatically switching the audio/video, and providing a convenient operation. | 12-05-2013 |
20130326575 | Social Media Driven Generation of a Highlight Clip from a Media Content Stream - There is provided a method and system for creating a highlight clip from a media content stream. The method comprises, receiving data corresponding to social media traffic related to a playout of the media content stream, identifying one or more highlight portions of the media content stream using the social media traffic data, selecting one or more media clips corresponding to the one or more highlight portions from a media content database, and generating the highlight clip using the one or more media clips. The social media traffic data may include microblogging traffic relative to the playout of the media content stream, which may take form of an audio-visual, video, or audio stream. | 12-05-2013 |
20130340022 | Architecture for Simulation of Network Conditions for Video Delivery - In one embodiment, a method includes retrieving a playlist for a video stream of video content for a client. The playlist is for portions of video content for the video stream. A traffic shaping service determines a set of rules for the playlist for a set of portions in the plurality of portions where each rule is associated with a network condition. For each rule, the method performs: dynamically allocating a port and setting a network condition to apply to the port according to the rule. During playback of the video content, the traffic shaping service receives a request for a portion from the client and determines a port associated with the request for the portion. The method then sends a traffic shaped portion through the determined port where the network condition is applied to the traffic shaped portion based on the network condition being set on the port. | 12-19-2013 |
20130340023 | RECEPTION DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR RECEPTION DEVICE - A reception device and program for the reception device that uses a scalable video coding (SVC) method to ensure best-effort image data transmission even when stream-type data is transmitted through a transmission control protocol (TCP). The reception device includes a frame detecting unit configured to detect a base layer reception completed time point indicating a time at which a base layer of a frame to be reproduced is formed using the received image packet, a timer unit configured to detect an expiration of a timeout period beginning at the earliest from the base layer reception completed time point, and a reception completed packet processing unit configured to transmit a reception completed packet to the transmission device, the reception completed packet indicating that at least one transmitted image packet is not received after the expiration of the timeout period detected by the timer unit. | 12-19-2013 |
20140007174 | BACK CHANNEL COMMUNICATION | 01-02-2014 |
20140007175 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING WIRELESS CHANNEL STATUS USING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CODING RATE IN WIRELESS NETWORK USING METHOD AND APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
20140013376 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EFFICIENT ADAPTIVE BITRATE STREAMING - A method for providing video content from a server to a plurality of media devices is disclosed, the method comprising: determining, by the server, the bandwidth to allocate to each of the plurality of media devices using a hypertext transfer protocol-based live streaming client model or a need parameter vector and providing the allocated bandwidth to each of the plurality of media devices, wherein the video content is transmitted in a plurality of segments from the server, and wherein each segment is transmitted at a bitrate that may vary from segment to segment. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013377 | TECHNIQUES FOR UPGRADING SOFTWARE IN A VIDEO CONTENT NETWORK - It is determined that a substantial portion of set-top terminals connected to a video content network require a software upgrade. In-band video bandwidth (e.g., video-on-demand or switched digital video) is allocated for the software upgrade. The software upgrade is broadcast to the set-top terminals from a carousel in a first remote node of the video content network, via the allocated in-band video bandwidth, until a predetermined number of the set-top terminals have received the software upgrade. Subsequent to the predetermined number of set-top terminals receiving the software upgrade, the in-band video bandwidth is de-allocated and the software upgrade is made available out-of-band to the remaining portion of the set-top terminals, via individual sessions with an application server in a second remote node of the video content network. An exemplary system, which can implement the method, includes a controller, a dynamic bandwidth allocation device, the carousel, and the application server. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013378 | Distributed Data Distribution - Data may be distributed using data carousels. After a device receives the data, or a portion thereof, the device may make available a data carousel that allows others to receive the data. Each data carousel may contain a portion of the data. Data carousels may also contain error correction information that can be used to reconstruct missing portions of the data being distributed. A carousel directory may keep track of the carousel structure and direct the behavior of devices that are receiving data and/or distributing data. | 01-09-2014 |
20140020041 | PRIVATE USER DATA - An embodiment of the present invention includes a technique for extracting private user data. A data sequence in a packetized transport stream is parsed to obtain a user data identifier (UDI) associated with a pre-defined data structure. The UDI is registered with a registration authority and is different from a standard identifier that is defined by a standard organization in a published standard document. The UDI is recognized. The private user data is extracted from the data sequence according to the pre-defined data structure corresponding to the recognized UDI. | 01-16-2014 |
20140033262 | Parsing Single Source Content for Multi-Channel Publishing - An approach is provided in which a content manager receives a publication request to publish content data on a particular distribution channel. The content manager identifies one or more channel format parameters corresponding to the selected distribution channel and dynamically formats the content data according to the identified channel format parameters, which results in formatted content data. In turn, the content manager publishes the dynamically formatted content data on the selected distribution channel. | 01-30-2014 |
20140033263 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A communication apparatus comprises a reception unit that receives a reception signal from a metal cable and extracts reception data; a transmission unit that sends a transmission signal obtained by modulating transmission data with a frequency included in a first frequency band to the metal cable; an interference signal detection unit that detects a signal used in communication using a cable modem, modulated by a frequency included in a second frequency band, and transmitted over the metal cable as an interference signal; and a signal transmission control unit that instructs the transmission unit to modulate transmission data using a frequency included in a third frequency band that does not have any frequency band overlapping the second frequency band when the interference signal is detected and a frequency band overlapping both the first frequency band and the second frequency band exists. | 01-30-2014 |
20140040970 | METHODS USING BASE CONTENT AND ADDITIVE CONTENT AND RELATED CLIENT DEVICES AND NETWORK SERVER DEVICES - Methods of operating a network server device are provided. The methods may include establishing a session with a client device. The methods may also include transmitting a first base segment providing first base content for a first time segment to the client device. The methods may additionally include transmitting a second base segment providing second base content for a second time segment to the client device. The methods may further include transmitting an additive segment including additive content for the second time segment to the client device. Also, the additive content may be synchronized with the second base content. Related methods of operating client devices are also described, as are related network server devices and related client devices. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING CONTENT CHANNELS - An apparatus and method for creating channels dedicated to a particular type of content. The method includes acquiring seed content and using the seed content in the creation or updating of a content list. Additional content for the channel is acquired based on the common features of the content list. | 02-06-2014 |
20140047492 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN THE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM - A receiving system and a data processing method are disclosed. The receiving system includes a receiving unit, a demodulator, a first handler, and a second handler. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including fast information channel (FIC) data, mobile service data, and a service signaling channel, the FIC data including a field indicating that a table signaling service guide bootstrap information to the service signaling channel is included therein, and the mobile service data and the service signaling channel are packetized into an RS frame belonging to a desired ensemble. The demodulator demodulates the received broadcast signal. The first handler acquires service guide bootstrap information from the table included in the service signaling channel. And, the second handler accesses a service guide announcement channel by using the service guide bootstrap information. | 02-13-2014 |
20140047493 | BROADCAST TRANSPORT STREAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND BROADCAST TRANSPORT STREAM DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD FOR USE IN THE SYSTEM - In a transport stream distribution system, a transmission rate control unit takes in an IP packet output from an IP transmission processing unit, obtains a TTS to be added to an arbitrary TS packet in the IP packet, and compares the TTS with a time stamp generated internally to determine whether both of them coincide with each other or not. And if they coincide with each other, the system takes in a TTS of the next TS packet, and otherwise, the system obtains a difference between a time indicating the TTS and the time indicating the internally generated time stamp to calculate a transmission rate correction value equivalent to the value of the difference, and issues the calculated correction value to the processing unit to correct a transmission rate. | 02-13-2014 |
20140059633 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method of processing broadcast data in a broadcast transmitter includes: encoding the broadcast data for broadcast service; encoding signaling information for signaling the broadcast data; assigning the encoded broadcast data and the encoded signaling information into a signal frame; and transmitting a broadcast signal including the signal frame. The broadcast signal further includes a signaling table having access information of the broadcast data. The signaling table includes service id information for identifying the broadcast service and component information for indicating a number of components in the broadcast service. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059634 | Mitigating Potential Video Traffic Interference - A method includes detecting, at a video head-end of a video distribution network, a signal populating an ultra high frequency white space frequency. The method includes determining that the ultra high frequency white space frequency is one of a plurality of ultra high frequency white space frequencies with a potential to interfere with video traffic at the video head-end. The method also includes sending an alert from the video head-end to a network management system. The alert indicates the potential of the signal to interfere with video traffic delivered via the video head-end. | 02-27-2014 |
20140068692 | Sharing Television and Video Programming Through Social Networking - In particular embodiments, one or more computer systems of a social-networking system receive a first video stream from a content source, receive social content from a social graph of the social-networking system, and generate an overlay area comprising at least a portion of the social content. The social graph includes a plurality of nodes and edges connecting the nodes, the nodes comprising user nodes that are each associated with a particular user of the social-networking system. The one or more computer systems of the social-networking system determine a placement for the overlay area within the first video stream, generate a modified video stream using at least the first video stream and the overlay area, and provide the modified video stream for display on a display device. The overlay area is placed within the modified video stream according to the determined placement. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068693 | METHOD, SYSTEM, OR USER DEVICE FOR ADAPTIVE BANDWIDTH CONTROL OF PROXY MULTIMEDIA SERVER - The approach is for controlling a data rate of proxy server of a user device that includes a multimedia player, and a proxy server adapted to communicate with the multimedia player. The proxy server also communicates with a multimedia server. The approach includes receiving a request for a multimedia content from the multimedia player, requesting the multimedia content to the multimedia server, receiving a plurality of packets for the multimedia content from the multimedia server, estimating a data rate between the user device and the multimedia server, and sending a data stream for the multimedia content to the multimedia player based on the estimated data rate. | 03-06-2014 |
20140075489 | Wireless Transport Framework with Variable Frequency Domain Training - A system and method for wirelessly transmitting audiovisual information. Training information may be stored in a memory. A plurality of packets may be generated, including the training information. The plurality of packets may also include audiovisual information. The plurality of packets may include first information identifying a first training pattern of a plurality of possible training patterns. The first training pattern may specify one or more locations of the training information in the plurality of packets. The first information may be usable by a receiver to determine the first training pattern of the plurality of possible training patterns. The plurality of packets may be transmitted in a wireless manner. | 03-13-2014 |
20140082684 | MEDIA PACKAGING - Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for packaging media. In some embodiments, the technology relates to a computer-implemented method of packaging media files. A list of one or more media asset IDs is received by a media packaging server. A packaging template is received by the media packaging server. One or more media files based on a media asset ID in the list of the one or more media asset IDs and the packaging template are retrieved, by the media packaging server. Metadata associated with the media asset ID based on the packaging template is retrieved by the media packaging server. The one or more media files and the metadata are packaged by the media packaging server into a delivery package in a packaging format indicated by the packaging template. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082685 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING DATA TRANSMISSION RATE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transmitting image data via a wireless channel, the method and apparatus involving dropping at least one pixel from every pixel block of the image data, so as to decrease a data rate of the image data, and transmitting the image data in which the at least one pixel is dropped. A method and apparatus for restoring image data via a wireless channel, the method and apparatus involving receiving the image data from which data values of at least one pixel is dropped, and restoring the dropped at least one pixel by referring to the data values of the at least one pixel. | 03-20-2014 |
20140090003 | OUTPUT SYSTEM AND DISPLAY SYSTEM | 03-27-2014 |
20140096175 | Broadcast Synchronization - A first media server delivers content for broadcast via a first media channel, and a second media server delivers media content for broadcast via a second media channel. The first media server operates in a synchronized mode, under control of the second media server during some periods of time, and during other periods of time operates in an independent mode. When operating in the synchronized mode, content delivered by the first and second media servers can be synchronized, so that the timing of spot blocks played on the two servers generally coincides. When the first server operates in the independent mode, the timing of spot blocks and other content broadcast on the first media channel are not synchronized under control of the second media server. | 04-03-2014 |
20140115648 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST TV CONTROL - A method, apparatus and system to provide the ability for a user to have improved OTA reception of TV signals. The system employs an antenna, a media receiver/player and/or display, and a datacenter. The antenna is placed with line of sight to broadcast towers and is provided with clean wiring from the antenna through the building to a the TV. A high performance TV tuner and a demodulator are included in the TV or STB. A datacenter located in relevant Television Market Area is incorporated to receive, process and make available correction packets over a network. Under typical circumstances, an OTV television signal as broadcast contains degradation in the form of a number of error packets in the broadcast stream by the time it is received by an antenna. The system employed detects and marks of error packets and replaces them with good packets delivered over a network. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115649 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REALISTIC BROADCASTING - Provided is an apparatus for providing realistic broadcasting, the apparatus including a realistic broadcasting platform configured to divide received content into one or more modalities, curate the content with respect to each of the divided modalities, and generate a scenario based on the curated content and information about one or more realistically reproducing devices which are currently available; and an immersive media gateway configured to generate the information about one or more realistically reproducing devices, and provide a realistic broadcasting service to a user based on the curated content and the information about one or more realistically reproducing devices. | 04-24-2014 |
20140115650 | MEDIA DATA CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a media data control method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving a control request message sent by a terminal, where the control request message carries identification information of a substream and a uniform resource identifier URI of a media stream to which the substream belongs; obtaining the identification information of the substream and the URI of the media stream to which the substream belongs; determining, according to the identification information of the substream and the URI of the media stream to which the substream belongs, media data of the substream; and performing, based on the media data, a control operation requested by the terminal, for the substream. With the present invention, independent control can be implemented for data of different features under the same type in the case where the data of different features is transmitted through the same media stream. | 04-24-2014 |
20140130115 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO SERVER WITH DATA RATE CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A streaming video server includes a virtual file system that stores playlist data corresponding to a plurality of video programs available from at least one video source and that stores variant playlist data corresponding to each of the plurality of video programs that indicates a single variant for streaming each of the plurality of video programs. The streaming video server receives a request for a selected one of the plurality of video programs from a client device. The selected one of the plurality of video programs is retrieved from the at least one video source in response to the request. A rate generator generates rate data based on the transmission feedback data. A plurality of encoded segments are generated from the selected one of the plurality of video programs, based on rate data. | 05-08-2014 |
20140137176 | Fast Channel Change for Hybrid Device - There is provided according to embodiments of the invention a method of changing channels in a hybrid multicast video distribution environment, which is carried out by receiving a plurality of multicast video streams concurrently in a server, buffering first segments of the video streams respectively, wherein the first segments comprise an independently decodable frame and zero or more predicted frames, encoding the first segments to form new segments having new frame quality parameters that are less than the frame quality parameters of the first segments, assembling the first segments and the new segments into respective channel packs of the video streams, and responsively to a request, identifying one of the video streams and transmitting at least a portion of the oldest stored channel pack of the one video stream from the server to a receiving device. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143823 | SITUATION-DEPENDENT DYNAMIC BIT RATE ENCODING AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTENT - An encoder resource receives segments of content on one or more data feeds. The encoder resource receives and/or produces encoder control information specifying multiple different bit rate data streams on which to encode the segments of content. As specified by the encoder control information, in accordance with encoding rules, the encoder resource adaptively encodes the segments of content into a varying number of different bit rate data streams. Clients in a network environment initiate retrieval of the varying number of different bit rate data streams to playback content. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143824 | MULTICAST-BASED CONTENT TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING HIGH-SPEED MOVEMENT - The present invention relates to a multicast-based content transmitting system and method, and a device and method for estimating high-speed movement. Included are: a content providing device for generating N×M multicast stream channels having different transmission start times and transmission rates, providing N×M multicast stream channel lists, and transmitting content through one channel of N×M multicast stream channels; and a user terminal for selecting one channel of the N×M multicast stream channel lists provided from the content providing device and receiving content through the selected multicast stream channel. | 05-22-2014 |
20140150042 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH LOCATION-BASED CONTENT - Methods for automatically buffering and displaying video feeds associated with a live event are described. The video feeds displayed on the mobile device may comprise live video feeds or replays associated with the live event. A replay may comprise a playback of one or more buffered video feeds in a particular sequence and at a particular playback rate. The particular sequence may be determined based on the viewing behavior of the end user of the mobile device and/or the viewing behaviors of one or more other end users using other mobile devices at the live event. In some cases, the replay may comprise a shared replay in which a group of end users attending the live event may interact with each other while sharing a common replay. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150043 | SCENE FRAGMENT TRANSMITTING SYSTEM, SCENE FRAGMENT TRANSMITTING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A scene fragment transmitting system, a scene fragment transmitting method and a non-transitory recording medium thereof are provided. This system includes a serving module and a terminal module. The terminal module is used for inputting a scene instruction. The serving module, according to comparison between the scene instruction and the scene description data, captures one or more than one required scene fragment medium from a piece of media data. The terminal module obtains this scene fragment medium or these scene fragment media, and presents a playable scene fragment medium on a play interface. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150044 | GENERATION DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION SERVER, GENERATION METHOD, PLAYBACK DEVICE, PLAYBACK METHOD, PLAYBACK SYSTEM, GENERATION PROGRAM, PLAYBACK PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM AND DATA STRUCTURE - A distribution server ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140150045 | RECEPTION/REPRODUCTION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEPTION/REPRODUCTION METHOD AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - To provide a reception and playback device capable of playing back a program in viewer's desired display mode. The reception and playback device receives, with respect to a program that is currently played back in a first display mode, a switching instruction to switch from the first display mode to a second display mode, receives switching permission information indicating whether switching of a playback target stream of the program is permissible from a first stream to a second stream respectively corresponding to the first display mode and the second display mode, when receiving the switching instruction, judges whether switching of the display mode is permissible from the first display mode to the second display mode based on the switching permission information, when judging affirmatively, switches from the first stream to the second stream to perform playback using the second stream, and when judging negatively, performs playback using the first stream. | 05-29-2014 |
20140157345 | DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF AUDIOVISUAL AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS - A device, system and method are provided to dynamically manage bandwidth for audiovisual communications and content distribution. The device, system and method may include dynamic qualification of content or channels for distribution in accordance with one or more distribution models, such as a broadcast distribution model and a narrowcast distribution model (e.g., a multicast distribution model and/or a unicast distribution model). In some embodiments, the qualification may be based on demand as reflected in requests for, or access to, content from user terminals. In some embodiments, based on changes in demand for content, a requalification of the content in terms of one or more distribution models may take place. | 06-05-2014 |
20140173674 | SERVER GPU ASSISTANCE FOR MOBILE GPU APPLICATIONS - Various technologies described herein pertain to performing collaborative rendering. A GPU of a mobile device can generate a mobile-rendered video stream based on a first instance of an application executed on the mobile device. A GPU of a server can generate one or more server-rendered video streams based on instance(s) of the application executed on the server. Based on the one or more server-rendered video streams, the server can generate a compressed server-manipulated video stream. The mobile device can further combine the mobile-rendered video stream and the compressed server-manipulated video stream to form a collaborative video stream, and a display screen of the mobile device can be caused to display the collaborative video stream. The mobile-rendered video stream can have a first level of a quality attribute and the collaborative video stream can have a second level of the quality attribute greater than the first level of the quality attribute. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173675 | Distributed Infrastructure - Novel tools and techniques for implementing distributed infrastructure are provided. In some techniques, a plurality of user devices, each at a customer premises, can provide video calling services over a network. In some embodiments, each of one or more user devices might be established as a distributed infrastructure element for cloud computing, cloud-based application hosting, and/or cloud-based data storage. One or more software applications, customer data, and/or media content (collectively, “hosted content”) might be provided to the one or more user devices for hosting thereon. Resource usage information and/or network connectivity information might be collected for each user device, and suitability of a user device to host the hosted content might be determined based at least in part on the collected resource usage information and/or network connectivity information. One or more courses of action may be determined, and invoked, based on performance metrics of the user devices. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173676 | FAST CHANNEL CHANGE - A request for a unit of video information is received from a remote video receiver. An initial transmission rate for the unit of video information is determined based at least in part on a decoder model and a typical steady-state transmission rate for the unit of video information. The initial transmission rate is faster than the typical steady-state transmission rate. For a first time period after receiving the request, a first portion of the unit of video information is transmitted to the remote video receiver at the initial transmission rate. The first time period, the initial transmission rate, or both are determined so as not to overflow an input buffer that is based at least in part on the decoder model. For a second time period after the first time period, a second portion of the unit of video information is transmitted to the remote video receiver at the typical steady-state transmission rate. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173677 | MEDIA STREAM HANDLING - The invention refers to providing a sequence of media segments ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140181882 | Method for transmitting metadata documents associated with a video - A method of transmitting metadata document associated with a video, each metadata document comprising format information and time information, comprising the steps of:
| 06-26-2014 |
20140181883 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING NETWORK CONTENT VIA AN AUDIO-VISUAL RECEIVER - An audio/visual (A/V) transceiver is provided for supplying intent access to a computing device. The A/V receiver comprises a first format module configured to receive and process electronic data in a first format and an Ethernet module configured to transmit electronic data to the computing device in Ethernet format via an Ethernet port. The transceiver further comprises a bridging application executing on a processor, the bridging application configured to convert internet data in the first format into the Ethernet format. A method is also provided for supplying internet access to a computing device over an audio/visual (A/V) receiver. The method comprises receiving an internet signal in a first protocol standard at an A/V receiver, bridging the internet signal in the first protocol standard into a second protocol standard understood by the computing device, and transmitting the internet signal in the second protocol standard to the computing device. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181884 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DIGITAL REALISTIC BROADCASTING BASED ON NON-REALTIME AND METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a transmitting and receiving system for non-realtime based digital realistic broadcasting, and a method thereof. The transmitting system includes a broadcasting TS generator for generating a 2-D TS for a 2-D image and an auxiliary TS for auxiliary information necessary for realistic broadcasting of the 2-D image, and a transmitter for transmitting the generated auxiliary transport stream before a corresponding broadcasting time and transmitting the generated 2-D transport stream according to a corresponding broadcasting schedule. | 06-26-2014 |
20140189769 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, SERVER, AND CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information management device includes a generator, a storage module, a structuring module, a retrieval module, and a result notification module. The generator generates a characteristic quantity of a reproduction content. The storage module stores the generated characteristic quantity. The structuring module generates structure information by dividing a single reproduction content into a plurality of reproduction intervals based on the generated characteristic quantity and by structuring the reproduction content by taking into account a time sequence of the reproduction intervals of the reproduction content that is being reproduced. The reproduction content is structured by the reproduction intervals. The retrieval module retrieves a related content based on the structure information. The result notification module notifies the retrieval result of the related content. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189770 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A digital broadcasting system and a method of processing data are disclosed, which are robust to error when mobile service data are transmitted. To this end, additional encoding is performed for the mobile service data, whereby it is possible to strongly cope with fast channel change while giving robustness to the mobile service data. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189771 | ADAPTIVE STREAMING FOR DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for adapting playback bit rate to available delivery bandwidth in a content delivery system comprising a content server and a content player. A content player periodically estimates whether a given playback bit rate can feasibly provide complete playback for a given title assuming currently available bandwidth. If playback becomes unfeasible at a current bit rate assuming currently available bandwidth, then the content player adapts the bit rate downward until a feasible bit rate is achieved. If playback is feasible using a higher bit rate, then the content player may adapt the bit rate upward. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189772 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND NETWORK APPARATUS - To increase the efficiency of a cache and delivery resource control of video data streams in a network. | 07-03-2014 |
20140201797 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE AND RECEIVING DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a control device and a control target device, and particularly, to a method for transmitting a content list of a control target device and a control device. A method for allowing a control point device to receive a content list from a control target device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: transmitting a content list request message to the control target device; receiving a response message which includes a fragment of the content list; and displaying the content list based on the fragment, wherein the fragment includes a plurality of content objects corresponding to the number of content objects for one content list fragment. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201798 | VIDEO MULTIPLEXING APPARATUS, VIDEO MULTIPLEXING METHOD, MULTIPLEXED VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, AND MULTIPLEXED VIDEO DECODING METHOD - A video multiplexing apparatus includes: a control unit which determines first decode/display time information and second decode/display time information for each picture in video data and for each encoding unit of first media data; a video packet generating unit which appends the first and second decode/display time information for the picture to encoded data of the video data; and a media packet generating unit which appends the first and second decode/display time information for the encoding unit to encoded data of the first media data. The first decode/display time information is used when the decoding unit of the video data is a picture, and the second decode/display time information is used when the decoding unit is a sub-picture. The picture display time based on the second decode/display time information is earlier than the picture display time based on the first decode/display time information. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201799 | TECHNIQUE FOR PROVIDING UNINTERRUPTED SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO SERVICE - A request is received from a subscriber of a video content network offering a switched digital video service, to establish a new switched digital video session within a service group of the video content network, which group includes both preferred and standard subscribers and has a plurality of existing sessions. It is determined whether adequate bandwidth is available to establish the new switched digital video session without tearing down any of the existing sessions. Responsive to the determination indicating that adequate bandwidth is not available without tearing down any of the existing sessions, at least one of the existing sessions is torn down. In this step, those of the existing sessions corresponding to the preferred subscribers are exempted from teardown. The new switched digital video session is established in accordance with the request. A switched digital video control apparatus, a set-top terminal, and a system are also disclosed. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201800 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | 07-17-2014 |
20140208378 | INFORMATION PROVISIONING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROVISIONING METHOD - A decoding method and apparatus are provided for decoding an audiovisual stream that is divided into a plurality of segments. The decoding method and apparatus obtain metadata that specify a segment out of the plurality of segments. The metadata is described in a structured description. The segment that is specified by the metadata is obtained, and a start time for rendering the segment from the metadata is derived. The segment is decoded based on the metadata to generate decoded segment data before the start time. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208379 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMBEDDING METADATA IN MULTIPLEXED ANALOG VIDEOS BROADCASTED THROUGH DIGITAL BROADCASTING MEDIUM - A method and system for broadcast of additional content such as metadata required for client specific interactive application in an analog domain along with conventional audio, video and PSI or SI data is disclosed. The present invention enables transmission of encoded audio data or EPG data, timestamp information required for audio video synchronization referred to as metadata by embedding such metadata in the pixels of video pixels and then encoding by the standard video encoder to generate an encoded stream. The encoded stream is decoded using the standard video decoder at the receiving station to generate a Composite Video Blanking and Sync (CVBS) analog video signal. From the CVBS signal, the RGB or YUV pixels of the videos are extracted. Finally a data extractor module retrieves the embedded metadata from the RGB or YUV pixels. | 07-24-2014 |
20140215545 | ONLINE VIDEO PLAYING METHOD AND VIDEO PLAYING SERVER - The present invention discloses a method for playing online video and a video playing server thereof This method includes: splitting a video play file into multiple sequentially connected video segments; receiving a video downloading request from a user, obtaining a video segment corresponding to positioning information carried in the video downloading request, and returning content of the video segment corresponding to the positioning information to a client; and confirming that returning content of the current video segment is finished, and releasing bandwidth resources occupied by the user. By applying the present invention, the bandwidth utilization rate can be improved and the bandwidth resource pressure of the video playing server can be decreased. | 07-31-2014 |
20140223503 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Configuring a System of Content Access Devices - Methods, systems, and apparatus to configure a system of content access devices and direct signals, content, and communications between devices are described. Capabilities of one or more devices are obtained, content formats of a requested content item are obtained, and a source device and a receiving device are determined based on the obtained capabilities and the obtained content formats. A signal and/or content item are directed from the source device to the receiving device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223504 | CABLE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - Methods and systems are provided for cable distribution networks, in which a headend may generate one or more downstream signals for communication in a distribution network associated with the headend. The generating of the one or more downstream signals may comprise combining data and/or video for one or more service groups, from signals corresponding to a plurality of services, with the combining being performed in digital domain. The distribution network comprises a cable distribution network, such as a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) based network. The plurality of services comprises cable television (e.g., DOCSIS) services, VOD services, SDV services, OOB services, and/or broadcast television services. The headend may control feedback from the distribution network, and may control the combining performed therein based on the received control feedback. The control feedback may be received from, for example, fiber nodes and/or user equipment in the distribution network. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223505 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA - Devices and methods are provided for managing media content across multiple communication systems and related devices. In various embodiments, a client node detects a first media content stream being presented. The client node then generates and provides a content stream identification request message to the control system. In response, the control system provides content identification data associated with the first content stream to the client node, which processes it to generate and provide a content request message to a control server node. | 08-07-2014 |
20140237534 | Control Plane Architecture for Multicast Cache-Fill - A multicast content delivery system can use both multicast and unicast streams to efficiently use available bandwidth to deliver content. Available multicast content can be identified to gateways serving consumption devices, and the gateways can receive requests for unicast content deliver, but honor the requests with multicast group sessions. | 08-21-2014 |
20140237535 | Method and Apparatus for Distributing Media - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media distribution device having a support structure adapted for removably receiving a server module, a plurality of encoders, and an Internet Protocol (IP) router module; and a bus adapted for placing the server module, the plurality of video encoders, and the IP router module in communication with each other, where the server module is adapted to receive media content, where the plurality of video encoders is adapted to generate a plurality of encoded media contents from the media content and the video encoders generate the encoded media contents in temporal proximity to each other, where the IP router module is adapted to distribute the plurality of encoded media contents over an IP network. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245369 | AUTOMATED MOVIE COMPILATION SYSTEM - An automated movie compilation system is described. An application on a mobile device has a capture component that samples media assets and a data asset synchronizer that synchronizes the media assets over a network with a backend server. The backend server has an asset data synchronizer that stores the media assets in a data store, a movie compiler combining the media assets and further assets into a movie compilation, and a movie server serving the movie compilation for viewing. The mobile application has a compiled movie receiver that receives a movie compilation from the backend server and a movie playback system that plays the compiled movie on the mobile device. Advertisers can upload establishing shot clips for viewing in the movie compilation. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE BROADCAST DISSEMINATION OF TIME-ORDERED DATA - A stream of time-ordered data, such as a movie, is divided into multiple fragments of equal length, which are repetitively transmitted at different respective repetition rates. The fragments are reordered for transmission so that those which occur near the beginning of the original data stream are transmitted more frequently than those which occur later in the data stream. When a user enters a request to utilize the data, the individual fragments are stored upon receipt at the user's premises, and reassembled into a contiguous stream. The ordering of the fragments is such that the wait time required before utilization of the data can begin is limited to a predetermined maximum, and at least one copy of every fragment becomes available by the time it is needed. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245371 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT BY ACCESSING CONTENT STREAM IN HYBRID 3D TV, AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING CONTENT - A content providing apparatus and method, and a content reproduction apparatus and method for accessing a content stream in a hybrid three-dimensional television (3DTV) are disclosed. The content providing apparatus may include a content stream generation unit to generate a first content stream corresponding to a reference image and a second content stream corresponding to a supplementary image, a descriptor generation unit to generate a descriptor associated with the first content stream and the second content stream, and a data transmission unit to transmit the first content stream, the second content stream, and the descriptor to a content reproduction apparatus. | 08-28-2014 |
20140250482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A PAUSE IN A DELAYED REMOTE BROADCAST INTERVIEW - A system and method to eliminate or shorten the pause produced by an inherent delay in a broadcast signal. The broadcast signal may include a primary feed and a remote feed. A communication delay is associated with transmitting the primary feed to a remote location and is reflected as an awkward pause in the broadcast signal. One or more segments of the primary feed may be adjusted based on the delay. For example, a variable delay may be added to a segment of the primary feed to increase or decrease a time period associated with the segment. | 09-04-2014 |
20140250483 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING BACK A PLURALITY OF VIDEO ELEMENTARY STREAMS WITH ONE PLAYBACK CHANNEL - A system, method, and apparatus for playback of multiple video elementary streams is presented herein. A host processor modifies the video elementary streams to allow a transport demultiplexer to distinguish among the plurality of the video elementary streams. | 09-04-2014 |
20140259084 | Caption and/or Metadata Synchronization for Replay of Previously or Simultaneously Recorded Live Programs - A synchronization process between captioning data and/or corresponding metatags and the associated media file parses the media file, correlates the caption information and/or metatags with segments of the media file, and provides a capability for textual search and selection of particular segments. A time-synchronized version of the captions is created that is synchronized to the moment that the speech is uttered in the recorded media. The caption data is leveraged to enable search engines to index not merely the title of a video, but the entirety of what was said during the video as well as any associated metatags relating to contents of the video. Further, because the entire media file is indexed, a search can request a particular scene or occurrence within the event recorded by the media file, and the exact moment within the media relevant to the search can be accessed and played for the requester. | 09-11-2014 |
20140259085 | MODULAR BROADCAST RECEIVER SYSTEM AND METHOD - The construction of a receiving apparatus for receiving a broadcast from a plurality of broadcasting providers is simplified. In a receiving apparatus for receiving a broadcast from a plurality of broadcasting providers, of the function blocks which constitute the receiving apparatus, a block used in common irrespective of the broadcasting provider is formed as a common block, and a block different from one broadcasting provider to another is formed as an independent block. These blocks are connected to each other through an IEEE1394 interface, and the common block is shared among the plurality of blocks which are not used in common, so that a receiving process is performed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140259086 | CONSTRUCTING A TRANSPORT STREAM - There is disclosed a head-end system in which differently processed copies of content portions are reordered such that copies from different content portions are not interleaved in the final transport stream. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282789 | Allocation of Clamping Functionality - A system may receive a plurality of requests to record a plurality of programs. Based on these requests, resources may be provisioned for transcoding variable bit rate streams into constant bit rate streams. Resources may be provisioned based on assigning transcoding tasks to an existing set of deployed devices in which the transcoding tasks correspond to the plurality of requests. Resources may further be provisioned based on incrementally deploying an additional device to the existing set of deployed devices when the transcoding capacity reaches a certain level. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AVOIDING MISSING TELEVISION PROGRAMMING WHEN CHANGING BETWEEN TELEVISION CHANNELS - A buffering and playback manager of a receiving device facilitates a user avoiding missing television programming on a television (TV) channel when the user is changes to another TV channel. When a user returns to a previously visited TV channel, the TV channel buffering and playback manager | 09-18-2014 |
20140282791 | LEAP SECOND SUPPORT IN CONTENT TIMESTAMPS - In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media are described that are associated with support for leap seconds for provision of media content. In embodiments, a leap second is identified for a time during which media content may be timestampped. In embodiments, timestamps may be generated so that no segment of the media content contains a repeated timestamps and the media content is provisioned. In embodiments, content may be provisioned using a non-repeating time standard, such as TAI, and segments of media content maybe defined to have different lengths. In other embodiments, different time standards may be used, but seconds may be repeated across segment boundaries. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282792 | VIDEO STREAMING WITH BUFFER OCCUPANCY PREDICTION BASED QUALITY ADAPTATION - Video streaming with buffer occupancy prediction based quality adaptation is provided by obtaining a plurality of segment lengths each of which corresponds to each one of a set of video segments, each video segment being associated with one of multiple candidate video representations, predicting a segment transfer time for each obtained segment length, and selecting one of the multiple candidate video representations, the selection being based at least in part on a buffer occupancy variation corresponding to each predicted segment transfer time. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282793 | DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A distribution control system distributes data to a communication terminal through a communication network. The distribution control system includes a receiver configured to receive, from the communication terminal, transmission delay time information indicating transmission delay time from when the data is distributed by the distribution control system to when the data is received by the communication terminal; and a changing unit configured to change, based on the transmission delay time information received by the receiver, a parameter of reproduction quality when the data is reproduced by the communication terminal. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282794 | DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A distribution control system includes a generating unit configured to generate video frame data and sound frame data from content data; a first converting unit configured to convert the video frame data into first transmission data to be transmitted through a communication network by encoding the video frame data; a second converting unit configured to convert the sound frame data into second transmission data to be transmitted through the communication network by encoding the sound frame data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the first transmission data to a first communication terminal connected to the communication network and transmits the second transmission data to a second communication terminal connected to the communication network. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282795 | OUTPUT OF BROADCAST CONTENT WITH PORTIONS SKIPPED - Various arrangements are described for skipping portions of content, such as commercials, from a broadcast television program. The programming content is presented at a reduced presentation rate with the broadcast content being buffered as received. The reduced presentation rate may be less than a broadcast rate at which the content was originally intended to be output for presentation. One or more undesired portions of content may be skipped due to the reduced presentation rate. Commercials may be tagged by a television service provider. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282796 | MEDIA SYSTEM WITH CANONICAL ARCHITECTURE FOR INTEGRATING MEDIA PRODUCTIONS FROM DIFFERENT CONTENT PROVIDERS - A system and method for integrating media productions imported from a plurality of content provider systems are described. The system and method may communicate with a plurality of content provider systems to import a set of media productions from each content provider system and may normalize each media production into a normalized media document format. The media productions may be matched to each other based on the normalized media documents. The system and method may also create and store a plurality of canonical objects based on the matches determined for the media productions. For example, if a given media production matches one or more other media productions then all of the matching media productions may be linked together by a canonical object, e.g., so that the canonical object functions as an abstract representation of all of the matching media productions. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282797 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO IDENTIFY TIMES AT WHICH LIVE MEDIA EVENTS ARE DISTRIBUTED - Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to identify times at which live media events are distributed are disclosed. An example method includes collecting feed data representative of source feeds associated with respective live media events, collecting distribution data representative of a plurality of distributions of the source feeds, and comparing, using a processor, the distribution data to the feed data to generate a list identifying times at which the live media events were distributed via corresponding distributions. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282798 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING CONTROL MESSAGE IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for configuring a control message in a broadcasting system for supporting a multimedia service based on an interne protocol. To this end, control information to be recorded in a payload of a control message to be configured is generated based on a table selected from among a plurality of tables for defining the information related to the generation and consumption of a hybrid content when a message type of the control message to be configured is determined to be a type for providing information related to the generation and consumption of a hybrid content. In addition, the information related to the type of the selected table is recorded in an optional field of the control message to be configured. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282799 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MEDIA DATA VIA A HETEROGENEOUS IP NETWORK INDEPENDENTLY OF A MEDIA CODEC - The present invention relates to a method for transmitting media data via a heterogeneous IP network, the method efficiently transmitting, independently of a specific media codec, media streaming in the format of a coded media fragment data unit, including a header of a media unit having a minimized size and a simplified structure. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289787 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, communication device includes communication module, mode setting module, receiver, transmission setting module, and reporting module. The mode setting module sets operation mode relating to reproduction of the content. The transmission setting module sets, based on capability of the communication and corresponding devices and within range capable of transmitting the content at transmission rate based on communication state of wireless transmission, at least one of scaling adjustment and frame rate adjustment to be performed by one of the communication and corresponding devices with superior capability. The scaling adjustment and the frame rate adjustment are performed on the content upon transmission of the content when the content is reproduced in the operation mode. The reporting module reports, when the at least one of the scaling adjustment and the frame rate adjustment is set to be performed by the corresponding device, the setting to the corresponding device. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289788 | System And Method Synchronization Guides For Group Video Watching - A method synchronizing digital radio content and media content for a client device is disclosed including receiving a digital radio broadcast comprising digital radio content over a terrestrial radio broadcast spectrum, wherein the digital radio broadcast includes an associated subcarrier data channel of the digital radio broadcast comprising geo-tagged Internet Protocol (IP) multicast addresses that identify streams of media content available separately over a multicast network; receiving at least one of the streams of media content over the multicast network that is selected based on a match of at least one of the geo-tagged IP multicast addresses to a current location of the client device; time synchronizing the media content to the digital radio broadcast; and presenting the time synchronized at least one of the streams of media content and the digital radio content for playback by the client device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-25-2014 |
20140298396 | Method and Apparatus for Band Separation for Multiband Communication Systems - Aspects of a method and apparatus for band separation for multiband communication systems are provided. One or more circuits for use in a transceiver may comprise a triplexer and a leakage processing module. The triplexer may comprise a multiband port, a Multimedia Over Coaxial Alliance (MoCA) port, a television upstream port, and a television downstream port. The leakage processing module may comprise a television downstream input port, a cable television downstream output port, a MoCA port, and a cable television upstream port. The leakage processing module may be operable to (1) process a MoCA signal to generate a first compensation signal; (2) process a cable upstream signal to generate a second compensation signal; (3) process a filtered signal based at least in part on the first and second compensation signals; and (4) output the processed filtered signal via the cable television downstream output port of said leakage processing module. | 10-02-2014 |
20140298397 | System for Broadcasting Video Programmes - The present invention concerns a method for generating a stream in accordance with the DVB standard that is understood by a first-generation decoder, typically in accordance with DVB-S/C/T/, and which also enables the deterministic generation of a stream in accordance with the second-generation DVB-T2 standard. A method is described for generating a stream containing a multiplex according to a first-generation DVB standard. This stream also contains the information relating to an encapsulation in accordance with DVB-T2 of at least one subset of broadcast programmes inserted in the stream in the form of private sections that will be ignored by a first-generation decoder that will decode the stream in accordance with the first-generation standard. Equipment according to the invention can construct the T2-MI stream at a DVB-T2 transmitter deterministically, which can then be integrated in an SFN network. | 10-02-2014 |
20140304757 | Content Orchestration For Assembly Of Customized Content Streams - There is provided a content orchestration system and a method for use by the content orchestration system to enable assembly of one or more customized content streams. In one implementation, such a content orchestration system includes a computing platform having a processor, and a content orchestration engine for execution by the processor. The content orchestration engine is configured to receive data describing multiple content sources capable of providing content for use in assembling a customized content stream. The content orchestration engine is also configured to identify customization guidelines corresponding to a destination of the customized content stream, and to determine instructions for assembling the customized content stream based on the data and the customization guidelines. | 10-09-2014 |
20140304758 | VIDEO SIGNAL TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DECODING DEVICE - According to the present invention, even when the operation requested through the second transmission path (or first transmission path) cannot be performed, it is possible to perform the requested operation by using the function of the device coupled to the first transmission path (or second transmission path). | 10-09-2014 |
20140317668 | Carriage Of Quality Information Of Content In Media Formats - A method for managing quality information for dynamic adaption in content delivery, wherein the method comprises selecting a granularity level for an encoded media data, computing a plurality of quality metrics for the encoded media data at the selected granularity level, wherein the quality metrics are measures of coding quality of the encoded media data, generating a quality track comprising the plurality of quality metrics, and storing the quality track on a media content server separate from other tracks that are associated with the encoded media data. Also disclosed is a network device comprising a processor configured to select a granularity level for an encoded media data, and compute a plurality of quality metrics that indicate coding quality of the encoded media data at the selected granularity level, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send the quality track towards a user of the media data. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317669 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN A BROADCAST COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for receiving additional information from a device in a broadcast communication system is provided. The method includes receiving broadcast information provided from a broadcast service provider over a broadcast channel, extracting application information from the broadcast information, acquiring location information for the additional information associated with a broadcast content from the application information, and transmitting the location information for the additional information to a peer device for displaying the additional information. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for reproducing content by a terminal in a multimedia system are provided. The method includes receiving segment information from a first content provider for providing a first content, and reproducing a second content at a specific time point in a reproduction period of the first content based on the received segment information. The segment information comprises information on a time point when reproduction of the first content is to be stopped and an identifier indicating a reproduction period of the second content which is to be reproduced after the reproduction of the first content is stopped. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317671 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING NETWORK VIDEO - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method includes: sending, by a terminal device, video server name information in video request information to a local domain name server; receiving, by the terminal device, address information of a buffer sent by the local domain name server, and sending the video request information to the buffer according to the address information of the buffer; detecting whether a video resource corresponding to video identification information in the video request information exists in the buffer; and if the video resource corresponding to the video identification information exists in the buffer, sending, by the buffer, the video resource to the terminal device. The present invention is applicable to transmission of a network video resource. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VIDEO CONTENT - A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including sending a primary multicast video stream and a secondary multicast video stream to a media device. The secondary multicast video stream is limited to intra-coded frames (I-frames) extracted from the primary multicast video stream. Transmission of each intra-coded frame (I-frame) of the secondary multicast video stream is delayed with respect to transmission of a corresponding I-frame of the primary multicast video stream. The delay is based on an amount of writing time to satisfy a buffer threshold of a video content buffer at the media device to prevent a noticeable time shift of video displayed by the media device when the media device switches from outputting the secondary multicast video stream to outputting the primary multicast video stream. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317673 | REMOTE ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM - A remote engagement system for a live event includes at least one output device located at the live event for providing an audio and/or visual output to people at the live event. A controller receives signals transmitted from a plurality of user input devices and in response thereto and in real time or near real time, controls the at least one output device located at the live event to provide an audio and/or visual output to people at the live event. | 10-23-2014 |
20140325578 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CROSS-PLATFORM VIDEO FILE PLAYING - A cross-platform video playing method, playing device and playing system is presented. The method includes the steps of receiving a shared video sent by a first terminal; detecting whether a video format of the shared video is consistent with a video format which is supported by a default video player on a second terminal; in case if it is detected that the video format of the shared video is inconsistent with the video format which is supported by the default video player on the second terminal, converting the shared video into a video media file that can be played by the default video player on the second terminal; and transmitting the video media file to the second terminal, such that the received video media file can be played directly by the default video player without having to perform video format conversion or installing a video player on the second terminal. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325579 | SYSTEM FOR BROADCASTING, STREAMING, AND SHARING OF LIVE VIDEO - A media distribution system is disclosed, and comprises a head-mounted user media device, a plurality of viewer media devices, and a media server. The head-mounted user media device includes at least one sensor substantially aligned with a user's field of view and configured to generate media content. Each media device of the plurality of viewer media devices is configured to display media content from the head-mounted user media device. The media server interconnects the head-mounted user media device and the plurality of viewer media devices across a data network. The media server comprising a processor to implement one or more criteria provided by the user such that one or more selected viewer media devices can receive media content from the head-mounted user media device through the media server. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325580 | File Scheduling in BM-SC - The present disclosure relates to a technique for scheduling a point-to-multipoint (PTM) transmission of content data, provided by a content provider node, to a plurality of mobile terminals in a PTM-enabled network. A method embodiment comprises the steps of: receiving, by a PTM transmission control node, delivery schedule information from the content provider node, the delivery schedule information indicating a delivery time at which at least a portion of the content data is to be receivable by the plurality of mobile terminals; and determining, by the PTM transmission control node, a transmission start time for starting the transmission of the content data to one or more of the plurality of mobile terminals located in a service area of the PTM transmission control node, wherein the transmission start time is determined based on the delivery time and one or more system delay parameters. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325581 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIDEO SNAPSHOT - Method of managing video snapshot of receiving bitstreams of a video and bitstream parameters of the received bitstreams from a server through a network channel. The electronic device is connected to the server. The server encodes the video into an encoded file using an encoder of the server. The encoded file comprises a plurality of bitstreams. The plurality of bitstreams in the encoded file comprising a plurality of enhancement layers. According to a selection of a user of the electronic device, a snapshot grade is determined. According to the received bitstreams and the determined snapshot grade, additional enhancement layers which are not comprised in the received bitstreams are acquired from the encoded file in the server through the network channel. Based on the acquired additional enhancement layers, a video snapshot is generated. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325582 | TECHNIQUE FOR EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING PROGRAM MATERIAL IN A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM - In a cable television system in accordance with the invention, program materials are made available to subscribers in a neighborhood on an as needed basis. Specifically, when a subscriber at a set-top terminal selects a program channel to watch, the selection request is transmitted to a headend of the system. In response to such a request, a controller in the headend determines whether the material of the selected program channel has been made available to the neighborhood. If it has been made available, the controller identifies to the set-top terminal the carrier which is carrying the requested program material, and to which the set-top terminal tunes to obtain the requested program material. Otherwise, the controller assigns an unused carrier to carry the requested program material, and informs the set-top terminal of the identity of the newly assigned carrier. The controller also retires those carriers assigned for the program channels which are no longer watched by the subscribers in the neighborhood. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325583 | VIDEO TRANSMITTER APPARATUS AND VIDEO RECEIVER APPARATUS, AND VIDEO TRANSMITTING METHOD AND VIDEO RECEIVING METHOD - A video transmitter apparatus for transmitting video information to a video receiver apparatus, comprises: a compressor portion for compressing the video signal; and a transmitter portion for transmitting the video information compressed in the compressor portion, wherein the compressor portion and the transmitter portion are controlled, upon basis of a condition of displaying the video information on the video receiver apparatus. And, a video receiver apparatus for receiving video information, which is transmitted from a video transmitter apparatus, comprises: a receiver portion for receiving the video signal; a processor portion for processing the video information, which is received by the receiver portion; and a display portion for displaying the video information, which is processed in the processor portion, wherein a display condition of the video information on the display portion is transmitted to the video transmitter apparatus. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331268 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING MEDIA AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method for receiving media according to one embodiment comprises the following steps: selecting a receiving channel; receiving a media transport stream transmitted through the receiving channel; generating a media storage stream based on the received media transport stream; and recording the media storage stream. The media transport stream comprises at least one sync bite which represents data removed from the media transport stream. | 11-06-2014 |
20140344881 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA TRAFFIC ACROSS A COMMON WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for managing multimedia traffic across a common wireless communication network. Embodiments may include content devices, end point devices, a network node, and a wireless dongle. The network node and the wireless dongle may have application functions transmitting and receiving application data streams including a video application. The video application may include a conversion engine to compress, expand, or convert video data. Further, both the network node and the wireless dongle may transmit downstream video streams and receive upstream video streams. In addition, the network node may have a master controller function and a node management function, and a dongle management function each managing video traffic streams and application data streams. In addition, the dongle management function controls admission of a video traffic stream originating from the wireless dongle to the wireless communication network. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344882 | System and Method of Video Quality Adaptation - Systems and method of video quality adaptation include acquiring video data to be streamed. An available bandwidth on a communications network is determined. A determined playback speed is determined based upon a bitrate of the video data to be streamed and the available bandwidth on the communications network. The video data is decoded to produce decoded video data which is encoded at the determined playback speed to produce encoded video data. The encoded video data is streamed across the communications network. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344883 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - [Object] To enable a user to conveniently use broadcast of a data program that the user wishes to view under an environment where data broadcast and Internet-related broadcast coexist. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344884 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, APPLICATION INFORMATION TABLE SUPPLYING APPARATUS, AND APPLICATION INFORMATION TABLE SUPPLYING METHOD - [Object] To stably supply an application processed together with broadcast content. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344885 | High Definition Television Signal Compatibility Verification - A system for providing television (TV) service including high definition television (HDTV) service, and for providing verification that a subscriber has connected an HDTV to the system includes a TV service provider headend and a set top box (STB). The HDTV may have an HDTV digital video interface (DVI) interconnect. The STB may be electrically coupled to the headend and have an STB DVI interconnect. When the HDTV DVI interconnect is initially electrically coupled to the STB DVI interconnect, the HDTV generally presents a data signal to the STB and the STB generally presents the data signal to the headend. | 11-20-2014 |
20140351874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MEDIA DATA FOR MMT SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING MEDIA DATA - Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving media data, which can provide D-layer timing information, which is transmitted from a media transmission service based on an MMT system and required for timely synchronization playout time of the media and media. The apparatus for transmitting the media data comprises a packetizer for generating a delivery layer packet (D-layer packet), which packetizes encapsulation layer data (E-layer data) to include timing information, wherein the timing information comprises sampling time information and transmission process delay information. | 11-27-2014 |
20140366075 | Publishing Key Frames Of A Video Content Item Being Viewed By A First User To One Or More Second Viewers - A device receives key frame information for each of a plurality of key frames of a video content item and sends the key frame information from the device to a recipient while a corresponding segment of the video content item is being rendered by the device. The key frame information may include key frames of the video content item, references to the key frames of the video content item stored by one or more remote sources, or information identifying the key frames of the video content item to enable extraction of the key frames by a recipient device. Each key frame is representative of a segment of the video content item. The key frame information for the video content item is then sent to second users while the first user views the corresponding segment of the video content item. Advertisements may be sent with, or replace, the key frame information. | 12-11-2014 |
20140366076 | METHOD OF PROCESSING NON-REAL TIME SERVICE AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method of receiving and processing a broadcast signal including a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service in a broadcast receiver, the method comprises receiving and processing first signaling information including content access information and second signaling information including content detail information, receiving and processing third signaling information including content update information, receiving and storing a content including at least one file through NRT based on the first signaling information and the second signaling information, identifying update availability of the content based on the content update information included in the third signaling information, and receiving at least one file included in the content by accessing a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session transmitting the content when the update is available. | 12-11-2014 |
20140366077 | VIRTUAL CHANNEL TABLE FOR A BROADCAST PROTOCOL AND METHOD OF BROADCASTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS USING THE SAME - A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel. | 12-11-2014 |
20140373083 | VIRTUAL CHANNEL TABLE FOR A BROADCAST PROTOCOL AND METHOD OF BROADCASTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS USING THE SAME - A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel. | 12-18-2014 |
20140373084 | VIRTUAL CHANNEL TABLE FOR A BROADCAST PROTOCOL AND METHOD OF BROADCASTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS USING THE SAME - A virtual channel table for broadcasting protocol and a method for broadcasting by using the virtual channel table includes identification information identifying and permitting discrimination of active and inactive channels contained in the virtual channel table. At a receiver, the virtual channel table transmitted from the transmitting side is parsed, thereby determining whether the current received channel is an active or inactive channel. | 12-18-2014 |
20140373085 | DIFFERENTIATED PSIP TABLE UPDATE INTERVAL TECHNOLOGY - An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT. | 12-18-2014 |
20140373086 | DIFFERENTIATED PSIP TABLE UPDATE INTERVAL TECHNOLOGY - An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT. | 12-18-2014 |
20140380394 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPOSING PROGRAMMES FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES IN BASEBAND - The invention concerns a device for inserting additional video content (inlays, secondary programmes) into a main video programme. Said device works in baseband within a single encoding box under the control of a common supervisor. The supervisor is configured to pass metadata associated with the images to the coder, said metadata comprising temporal, spatial and dynamic data relating to the planning of the insertion, and analysis data for the image files, which analysis data have been produced prior to the insertion. The coder receives said metadata and is configured to deduce therefrom optimization strategies for the coding that are implemented by line coding and file coding processes that are capable of being carried out simultaneously or sequentially. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380395 | GATEWAY, AND METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEANS CORRESPONDING THERETO - A gateway connects a first communication network comprising at least one terminal intended to consume multimedia contents and a second communication network via which the gateway is intended to receive the multimedia contents in a stream form. The gateway detects ( | 12-25-2014 |
20140380396 | DIFFERENTIATED PSIP TABLE UPDATE INTERVAL TECHNOLOGY - An apparatus, method and data structure for generating at least one table in a broadcast environment, are provided. The apparatus includes a generator to generate an event information table (EIT) and an extended text table (ETT). The ETT has program guide information for an n-hour span and has a transmission interval. The ETT has a transmission interval and program description information according to the EIT. The transmission interval of the EIT is shorter than the transmission interval of the ETT. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380397 | SERVER SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME MOVING IMAGE COLLECTION, RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, PROCESSING, AND DELIVERY - Provided is a server system in which real-time communication based on a moving image group is performed between a number of users. The moving image collection/delivery server system accumulates moving images sequentially uploaded in real time via a network in a database, generates moving image thumbnails used to simultaneously display a plurality of moving images on a single display screen in real time, allocates the moving image thumbnails to a channel group adaptively generated from sequentially uploaded moving images, and delivers the moving image thumbnails to a terminal having a display and operating unit in real time via a network, and the sequentially generated moving image thumbnails are stored in an allocated channel in ascending order of shooting times and delivered to a plurality of terminals. | 12-25-2014 |
20150020134 | CATV VIDEO AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH RF AND DIGITAL COMBINING NETWORK - Improved systems and methods for delivering CATV content over a fiber optic network from a transmitter. The transmitter preferably includes a combining network that combines CATV signals received from a CATV head end. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA STREAMS - Systems and methods for real-time transmission of data streams are disclosed. A controller receives data representing selected stream parameters from a browser residing on a computing device. The controller transmits the received data to a video transmitting device. A transcoder receives a first data stream generated according to the selected stream parameters from the video transmitting device. The transcoder generates a second data stream from the first data stream, the second data stream formatted for browser display; and then transmits the second data stream to the browser. A user may remotely control the video transmitting device using the browser. A user may view data streams from multiple video transmitting devices using the browser. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020136 | MULTIMEDIA STREAM TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON TERAHERTZ WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Multimedia stream transmission methods and a systems, based on terahertz wireless communication, are provided. A media providing device may send a multimedia stream using a terahertz wireless signal. A media receiving device may receive a multimedia stream in real time, so as to achieve real-time broadcast and transmission of the multimedia stream. Through a transmission mode based on terahertz wireless communication, an associated transmission rate and quality of an associated multimedia stream are improved. Thus, quality of a picture displayed by an associated multimedia stream may be enhanced. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020137 | PRESENTATION CONTROL APPARATUS, PRESENTATION CONTROL METHOD, PRESENTATION SYSTEM, PRESENTATION CONTROL PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METADATA - Provided is a presentation control apparatus that is enabled to control a presentation form of video content on each device so that the video content is presented in a fashion reflecting a content provider's intention. Based on metadata transmitted from a transmitter apparatus, a component separator of a television receiver selects from two devices including the television receiver and a tablet terminal a device on which a video component is to be presented and causes the selected one or two devices to present the video component. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020138 | MMT ASSET STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING RANDOM ACCESS TO SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING CODED MEDIA DATA IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SAME - The present invention relates to an MMT asset structure providing free access to an M-unit existing in a specific MMT asset by using an indicator indicating the position of the M-unit and an indicator indicating the size of the M-unit in an MMT asset configuration, and to a method and apparatus for generating same. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020139 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSCEIVING SCENE COMPOSITION INFORMATION IN MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for transmitting scene composition information from an apparatus therefor in a multimedia communication system is provided. The method includes generating scene composition information comprising media attributes information and temporal information, and transmitting the scene composition information, wherein the media attributes information and temporal information is separated into different formats. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020140 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEPTION APPARATUS AND DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEPTION METHOD - A digital broadcasting reception apparatus ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150020141 | DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL, DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER, AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DIGITAL TELEVISION SIGNAL - A digital television (DTV) receiver includes a receiver to receive a digital television signal including a plurality of extended text table (ETT) instances that appear in transport stream packets with common PID values, the ETT instances having common table ID values, each ETT instance comprising a section header and a message body, the section header containing a table identification (ID) extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT instance, the message body containing an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT instance, wherein the section header further contains a protocol version field indicating a protocol version and a section syntax indicator field indicating a section syntax indicator, a demodulator to demodulate the digital television signal and an identifier to identify at least one pertinent ETT instance from the plurality of ETT instances. | 01-15-2015 |
20150020142 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED TELEVISION VIEWING - A personalized television viewing system includes a head-end subsystem. The head-end subsystem includes a personality server configured to store a user preference regarding a television viewing format and a rendering server configured to provide digital media content in the television format of the user's preference. The viewing system further includes a client-end subsystem. The client-end subsystem includes a client server configured to electronically communicate with the head-end subsystem and provide the personality server with the user preference regarding the television viewing format. | 01-15-2015 |
20150026747 | STREAM-SWITCHING IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Stream-switching techniques are applied in a content delivery system. A merge frame is generated as a function of bit-rates, distortion, and a piecewise constant operator. Parameters of the piecewise constant operator are selected to optimize the merge frame. Data streams are switched based on bandwidth requirements, switch requests, and throughput of a network. Images are reconstructed based on the merge frames and prediction frames. Reconstructed images are identically reconstructed for any prediction frame based on the merge frame. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026748 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LIVE OVER THE TOP (OTT) STREAMS IN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - A system and method for detecting a live over-the-top (OTT) stream are provided. The method includes analyzing a received request for an OTT stream; requesting a plurality of time-shifted OTT streams respective of the requested OTT stream when the analysis of the received request indicates that the requested OTT stream is suspected as a live OTT stream; analyzing the plurality of time-shifted OTT streams, wherein each analysis of a suspected live OTT stream results in a definitive indication of whether the requested OTT stream is a live OTT stream. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026749 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - The invention relates to a system for multimedia content distribution, the system comprising:
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20150033276 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE IN A TRANSPORT-INDEPENDENT FASHION - Systems and methods are disclosed which adjust virtualized resources for delivery of a real-time multi-media session to a user terminal. Based on resource parameters, setting resource requirements, the user terminal sets resource requirements for delivery of the real-time multi-media session. The user terminal allocates the resources in accordance with the set resource requirements. The user terminal then continually determines if the distributed resources are sufficient for a desired quality of experience. If the distributed resources are not sufficient, at the user terminal adjusts the allocation of resources by procuring resources from a management of resources (MRD)/resources pre-positioning policy (RPP) database, to maintain the desired quality of experience. The resource parameters may include historic trends of resource allocation of delivery of audio, video, and/or text-messaging, current resource allocation trends, optimization criteria, traffic signature generation, and the like. | 01-29-2015 |
20150033277 | METHOD OF BUFFER MANAGEMENT FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF CORRELATED MEDIA PRESENTATIONS - The present invention concerns synchronization of correlated media presentations among two or more media devices. Each device makes a determination as to whether inter-presentation synchronization may be outside of a predetermined tolerance. If so, the device making the determination communicates its buffer and playback status to the other device. Based upon comparison of the buffer and playback status of the local presentation with the buffer and playback status of the presentation at the other device, each device makes a determination as to whether to pause play-back, so as to allow the other device to catch up, advance playback, so as to catch up with the other device, or take no action, allowing the other device to take action to correct the synchronization issue. | 01-29-2015 |
20150033278 | DYNAMIC SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA STREAMS WITHIN A SOCIAL NETWORK - A method of synchronizing first and second streams of a multimedia content program is operable for determining a temporal difference indicative of a relative timing between first and second streams of the program, the first stream being provided to a first multimedia processing resource (MPR) and the second stream being provided to a second MPR. The method includes manipulating at least one of the streams to reduce the temporal difference until the temporal difference is less than a predetermined threshold and enabling a viewer of the first stream to interact with a viewer of the second stream regarding the program. Interactions are visually detectable on a first display screen corresponding to the first MPR. | 01-29-2015 |
20150040173 | PACKETIZED CONTENT DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for delivery of content in a packetized network. In one embodiment, content and/or services can be associated with an IP address. The IP address may be assigned to multiple server devices disposed at geographically diverse locations. Delivery caches may advertise, via a routing protocol, one or more addresses to clients of the network. Route selection may be configured based on one or more rules such as geographical proximity, available bandwidth, server availability, server load, delivery cost, client subscription level, licensing rules, and/or other metric. Delivery caches may be configured to control their availability and/or load through IP address withdrawals and announcements. When the “closest” delivery cache may become unavailable (e.g., it is not announcing the IP address for the content the client is trying to obtain, a route to the next “closest” available delivery cache may be utilized. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040174 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING MEDIA PLATFORM DEVICES - Disclosed is a system and method for receiving a broadcast, associating the broadcast with a broadcast device and a time interval, transmitting the broadcast to the broadcast device during the time interval, transmitting a message to a user device during the time interval, receiving a response to the message from the user device during the time interval, and determining a match between the response and the transmitted broadcast. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040175 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR METERING MEDIA FEEDS IN A MARKET - Methods and apparatus for metering media feeds in a market are disclosed. An example method includes duplicating a first audio stream in a media feed to generate a second audio stream, encoding the first audio stream with a first breakout code, encoding the second audio stream with a second breakout code different from the first breakout code, combining the first audio stream, the second audio stream, and a video stream of the media to generate an encoded transport stream, and instructing, via a processor, a media receiver to tune to the transport stream and select the second audio stream for distribution to a media presentation location on a channel associated with the second breakout code. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046964 | CATV Digital Transmission with BandPass Sampling - Methods and systems capable of improving the transmission of data along an upstream path of a Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial Cable Network, from a transmitter in a node to a receiver in a Cable Modem Termination System. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046965 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING INTEGRITY OF AUDIO DATA IN A MULTIPLEXED AUDIO/VIDEO STREAM OVER A LOW-LATENCY NETWORK CONNECTION - A system and method for allowing streaming audio to be transmitted in advance of streaming video in a data stream without synchliiOnization errors, in order to minimize audio discontinuities, even where video transmission may become degraded. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046966 | CABLE TV NETWORK BROADBAND ACCESS SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED DEPLOYMENT AND CENTRALIZED CONTROL - The present invention provides a cable TV broadband access system with distributed deployment and centralized control, which comprises: a system terminal end, configured to receive and transmit uplink and downlink service data, and receive and respond to access control data and management control data; a system access end, configured to implement data format transformation and data forwarding or processing for said uplink and downlink service data, said access control data and said management control data of said system terminal end, and transmit, receive and respond to management control data of said system access end; a system head end, configured to implement management control and access control for said system access end and said system terminal end, and process, converge and forward said uplink and downlink service data. Said system uses a system architecture with three-stage distributed deployment and centralized control comprising a system terminal end, a system access end and a system head end, and it can not only realize the end-to-end control management and QoS priority assurance of the broadband data service, but can also realize easy network deployment, low comprehensive cost and high management efficiency. | 02-12-2015 |
20150052571 | Marker-Based Inter-Destination Media Synchronization - A method and a system enabling inter-destination synchronization of processing of content of at least a first and second media stream, wherein said first and second media stream are associated with one or more markers for marking one or more content parts of said first and second media streams respectively. The method comprises the steps of: detecting a first marked content part in said first media stream and a second marked content part in said second media stream, said first and second market content part being associated with a first and second marker respectively; associating first timing information, preferably comprising a first clock time, with said detected first marked content part and associating second timing information, preferably comprising a second clock time, with said detected second marked content part; determining a timing difference on the basis of said first and second timing information; and, generating on the basis of said timing difference synchronization information for enabling a first and/or second synchronization client to adjust the processing of said first and/or second media stream respectively. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052572 | R-CCAP WITH AM STAR ARCHITECTURE - A remote node system with an amplitude modulation (AM) star architecture is formed between a remote node and a plurality of field nodes split from the remote CCAP node. In embodiments, an R-CCAP node can be combined with amplitude modulation (AM) optics in a star architecture for building low power nodes, supporting set top box (STB) out of band (OOB) signals, and increasing system bandwidth (BW). The remote node can be implemented in media content delivery networks, such as a hybrid fiber-coax HFC network or evolving radio frequency over glass (RFoG) networks. | 02-19-2015 |
20150058907 | PEER-ASSISTED VIDEO DISTRIBUTION - A solution for peer-assisted distribution of video content over a broadband network is disclosed. A video file is segmented into segments and segmentation metadata is generated. The segments are converted to media stream segments with counter/timestamp consistency. The video file and the segmentation metadata are injected into a peer-assisted video delivery system. The segmentation metadata are then used for initializing download of offsets of the video file that are required for generating segments of the video file at a client. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058908 | BROADCASTING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, BROADCASTING SIGNAL RECEPTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCASTING SIGNAL USING SAME - Disclosed is a broadcasting signal transmission device, a broadcasting signal reception device, and a method for transmitting/receiving a broadcasting signal using same. The method for receiving the broadcasting signal comprises the following steps: receiving the broadcasting signal, which includes a transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a plurality of PLPs, which transmit components that constitute a broadcasting service, first signaling information and second signaling information, which include the signaling information of the plurality of PLPs, a first preamble signal, which has been signaled with a preamble format, and a second preamble signal, which has been signaled with pilot pattern information, wherein one of the plurality of PLPs is a base PLP, which includes a program number that corresponds to the broadcasting service and program map table information, which has been signaled with identifying information for each of the PLPs; demodulating the broadcasting signal based on the first and the second preamble signals; FEC decoding the demodulated broadcasting signal; and identifying a PLP group that includes the plurality of PLP from the FEC decoded broadcasting signal based on the first and the second signaling information, decoding at least one PLP of the identified PLP group, and providing the broadcasting service. | 02-26-2015 |
20150067751 | DISCOVERING AND CONTROLLING MULTIPLE MEDIA RENDERING DEVICES UTILIZING DIFFERENT NETWORKING PROTOCOLS - A virtual media rendering device acts as a proxy for physical media rendering devices that lack support for a designated common protocol such as UPnP/DLNA. The virtual device conforms to a designated common media rendering control protocol so that media rendering devices on the network that do not support the common protocol may be accessible via the common media rendering protocol through the virtual media rendering device. Requests received by the virtual media rendering device using the common protocol are converted to the media rendering control protocol used by the proxied physical media rendering device. The virtual media rendering device appears to other devices on the network as if it were a physical device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067752 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a reception apparatus including a reception unit that receives broadcast content transmitted by a broadcast waves of digital broadcasting, a first obtaining unit that obtains transmission data other than data-broadcast content, the transmission data being transmitted in a data carousel transmission scheme by the broadcast wave, and a control unit that controls a predetermined operation based on the obtained transmission data. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067753 | GENERATING FRAME CHUNKING FOR VIDEO FAST STARTS - A network device is arranged to perform frame chunking directed towards enabling fast video content starts on a client device. When a request for video content is received, characteristics of a connection to the client device, and the client device are used to determine a threshold bitrate that provides a defined amount of video content to the client device within a configurable amount of first play time. When a bitrate for the video content that satisfies the threshold bitrate is currently unavailable, then the first chunks or bytes of the video content may be optimized to satisfy the threshold bitrate. The optimized first chunks are then provided to the client device followed by the remaining video content at an available bitrate. | 03-05-2015 |
20150082366 | MANAGING QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR MEDIA TRANSMISSIONS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for quality of experience for media transmissions. In an implementation, a method may include defining a lower media stream discontinuity threshold. The method may also include evaluating a media stream discontinuity rate associated with a portion of a media stream. When the media stream discontinuity rate associated with the portion of the media stream is greater than the lower media stream discontinuity threshold, the method may further include determining a quality of experience associated with the portion of the media stream based upon, at least in part, a payload associated with the portion of the media stream. | 03-19-2015 |
20150082367 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception portion configured to receive AV content; a trigger acquisition portion configured to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to the AV content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of the application program with a valid time of the command; and a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from the trigger information as indicative of the progress of the AV content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to the valid time of the command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, the control portion controls the operation of the application program in accordance with the command being valid. | 03-19-2015 |
20150089560 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING DATA FOR MULTIMEDIA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for transmitting data in a multimedia transmission system are provided. The method includes receiving, from an encapsulation function layer, a second data unit having one or more first data units, configuring payload header information, the payload header information including a payload type and configuration information, by analyzing header information of the second data unit, configuring one or more payloads from the second data unit based on sizes of the one or more first data units, configuring a multimedia data packet by combining payload header information corresponding to each of the one or more payloads, and transmitting the multimedia data packet to a counterpart entity. Each of the one or more payload includes at least one payload element, the type of which is selected from among a first type, a second type, a third type, a fourth type, and a fifth type. | 03-26-2015 |
20150089561 | MANAGING DATA - An apparatus, method, and system are provided for binding application data associated with an application with content asset data associated with a content asset. In some embodiments, capacity or bandwidth for each of the application data and the content asset data may be allocated in accordance with one or more profiles. The one or more profiles may include horizontal aspects, vertical aspects, linear and non-linear aspects, and the like. In some embodiments, the binding may take place at a content provider location in accordance with early binding practices, at a central location in accordance with late binding practices, and/or at a user equipment device in accordance with user binding practices. | 03-26-2015 |
20150095964 | BUMPER VIDEO CAROUSEL FOR DIGITAL VIDEO DELIVERY - When a use device makes a request to watch a live program that is yet to become available at a server for streaming to the user device, a secondary program may be provided to the user device. The secondary program may be made available as a carousel of short duration video segments that are looped for viewing at the user device. When the live program becomes available, the secondary program may be replaced with live program in a visually seamless manner. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095965 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A signal processing apparatus is provided. The signal processing apparatus includes: a packet classifier configured to receive a transport stream including a content, and classify a plurality of packets constituting the content into a plurality of packet groups according to a predetermined condition; and a transport unit configured to transport the plurality of packet groups through a plurality of signal processing routes to each of which a different signal processing method is applied. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100999 | SYNCRONIZATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL DIGITAL CONTENT - Supplemental digital content is provided to be played in synchronization with primary digital content on a media device, such as a television, handheld device, smart phone, computer, and so forth. The supplemental digital content is timed to a long-form version of the primary content and is then synchronized based upon a linearized content (e.g., broadcast) schedule of the long-form content with populated pods. | 04-09-2015 |
20150101000 | Method and Apparatus for Remote Software Driven Reverse Segmentation - Reverse segmentation may be provided. First, a plurality of legs may be received and combined into a first service group. Next, it may be determined that a number of active user devices increased on at least one of the plurality of legs. A portion of the plurality of legs may then be switched from the first service group to a second service group in response to determining that the number of active user devices increased on the at least one of the plurality of legs. | 04-09-2015 |
20150101001 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANNEL CHANGING - A display apparatus and method for channel changing are provided. The method includes receiving broadcast signals through channels; decoding and outputting a broadcast signal of a watching channel among the channels; generating and storing tables including address information and time information used to decode broadcast signals of standby channels among the channels; and in response to receiving a command to change the watching channel to one of the standby channels, decoding and outputting a broadcast signal of the changed standby channel using a table of the one of the standby channels. | 04-09-2015 |
20150101002 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Provided is a signal processing apparatus, including: a mapping unit configured to map one of an 8K video signal and a 4K video signal into SDI data streams on a plurality of channels, the SDI data streams on the plurality of channels each conforming to a predetermined Serial Digital Interface (SDI) format; and multiplexing units configured to perform one of 8B/10B conversion and scrambling of the SDI data streams on the plurality of channels in units of a predetermined bit, and multiplex the SDI data streams on the plurality of channels subjected to the one of the 8B/10B conversion and the scrambling, to thereby generate serial data streams in a plurality of lanes, the serial data streams in the plurality of lanes each having a bit rate within a range of from 25 Gbps to 28.3 Gbps. | 04-09-2015 |
20150101003 | DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - This invention relates to a method and system of transmitting video data and data to a plurality of client radio receivers over an air interface using an adaptive encoding/transcoding scheme and updating the adaptive encoding/transcoding scheme in dependence upon received feedback data. The invention further describes estimating channel states and distortion levels for a plurality of transmission modes, then selecting that transmission mode for subsequent data transmission that has the lowest distortion level. Control data items can be extracted from the first data stream to produce a multimedia data stream and a control data stream and the multimedia data stream is transmitted over a first channel; the control data stream is transmitted over a second channel. The received data stream may be put into a plurality of multimedia slices having a predetermined slice size; and encoded into first data packets of a first predetermined size; which are divided into respective integral second data packets of a second predetermined size and are aggregated into a stream of third data packets of a third predetermined size. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106862 | DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, DATA STRUCTURE, DISTRIBUTION METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A distribution server ( | 04-16-2015 |
20150106863 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERACTIVE TELEVISIONS THROUGH NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES - Interactive data, audio data, and video data are respectively encoded and packaged, and then an interactive television program is produced by multiplexing them. A receiving terminal receives the interactive television program and performs unpacking and decoding. The unpacked interactive data are transmitted by a near field communication module. An operating terminal receives the unpacked interactive data by a near field communication module thereof, parses out corresponding participatory information, and carries out the interaction with the content of the present television program. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106864 | SOFTWARE DEFINED JOINT BANDWIDTH PROVISIONING AND CACHE MANAGEMENT FOR MBH VIDEO TRAFFIC OPTIMIZATION - A method includes provisioning joint bandwidth in a software defined passive optical network PON based mobile backhaul MBH and cache management on base stations for video delivery across the network, the provisioning in each time unit includes grouping bandwidth utilization in the network into a first category used to support video requests which cannot directly be served by caches on base stations, the first category video requests being high priority, and if bandwidth remains after the high priority requests remaining bandwidth being used to deliver some videos that are low priority to caches. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106865 | METHOD FOR MAPPING BETWEEN SIGNALING INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT INFORMATION AND BROADCAST RECEIVER - A method for mapping signaling information to announcement information and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A method of providing a Non-Real-Time (NRT) service, the method comprises extracting identification information of first signaling information and second signaling information based upon a program specific information/program and system information protocol (PSI/PSIP) table, receiving the first signaling information and second signaling information based upon the extracted identification information, constructing and displaying a service guide using the received first signaling information, acquiring first content identification information as a content selected from the displayed service guide, accessing a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session using the received second signaling information, acquiring second content identification information matched with the acquired first content identification information from the accessed FLUTE session and receiving and storing one or more file constructing corresponding content based upon the acquired second content identification information. | 04-16-2015 |
20150113583 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method of processing broadcast data in a broadcast transmitter includes: encoding the broadcast data for broadcast service; encoding signaling information for signaling the broadcast data; assigning the encoded broadcast data and the encoded signaling information into a signal frame; and transmitting a broadcast signal including the signal frame. The broadcast signal further includes a signaling table having access information of the broadcast data. The signaling table includes service id information for identifying the broadcast service and component information for indicating a number of components in the broadcast service. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113584 | PHYSICAL LAYER SIGNALLING FOR DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a physical layer signalling in a digital broadcast network. In particular, for a digital broadcast network supporting a configuration with a plurality of physical layer pipes, a type indicator is signalled on physical layer for a pipe, the type indicator indicates the format of the input stream which may specify a transport stream, a generic stream or an IP stream. In addition, per physical layer pipe application of header and/or content compression to the user packet headers of the input stream is signalled. Another physical layer parameters are advantageously provided or extended in order to increase the flexibility and efficiency of the layer 1 signalling. | 04-23-2015 |
20150121445 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCASTING - A broadcasting transmitting apparatus configures one broadcasting channel as at least two video streams, generates a program map table (PMT) representing configuration information of a stream included within the broadcasting channel, sets a program type provided through the corresponding broadcasting channel within the PMT, multiplexes the at least two video streams and signaling information, and transmits the multiplexed two video streams and signaling information through a broadcasting network. | 04-30-2015 |
20150128200 | RECOVERING CHANNEL BONDED PROGRAM STREAMS - A system for recovering channel bonded program streams may include filters and a collator. The filters may be configured to receive data streams that include multiple chunks of transport stream packets, and marker information items that are indicative of boundaries of the chunks, over multiple bonded channels, and to individually filter the data streams based at least on a utilized program identifier. The collator may be configured to collate the filtered data streams based at least on the marker information items to recover a program stream corresponding to the utilized program identifier. In one or more implementations, the filters may replace, or augment, the marker information items with marker packets that include a program identifier that is not being used for transmitted programs and/or that is reserved for marker packets. The collator may collate the filtered data streams based at least on the marker packets. | 05-07-2015 |
20150128201 | MITIGATING POTENTIAL VIDEO TRAFFIC INTERFERENCE - A method includes detecting, at a video head-end of a video distribution network, a signal having an ultra high frequency white space frequency. The method includes determining that a strength of the signal satisfies a threshold signal strength. The method also includes sending an alert from the video head-end to a network management system in response to the strength satisfying the threshold signal strength. | 05-07-2015 |
20150128202 | VIDEO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM HAVING UNICAST AND MULTICAST MODES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video transmission system includes a video server module that selectively operates in a unicast mode and a multicast mode, wherein the video server module generates a video signal that includes a unicast video signal when the video server module is in the unicast mode and that includes a multicast video signal when the video server module is in the multicast mode. A wireless access device transmits the video signal to at least one mobile video device. | 05-07-2015 |
20150135249 | System and Method for Signal Reception and Distribution - A system and method for receiving and distributing an over-the-air signal over a network. At least one antenna receives an over-the-air signal containing a plurality of channels, at least one tuner isolates from the over-the-air signal information associated with a selected channel and produces an intermodulated carrier wave associated with the selected channel, at least one demodulator demodulates the intermodulated carrier wave to produce a data stream in a first format. Optionally a processor (for example a transcoder) converts the data stream in a first format into a second format. A communications interface produces a network transport stream from the data stream in the second format and distributes the network transport stream over the network. A line coupling unit (LCU) sets resistance/capacitance values which optimize the signal for distribution. | 05-14-2015 |
20150135250 | COLOR SYNCHRONIZER FOR STREAMING MEDIA - Preferred embodiments of the invention include methods and systems for color synchronizing streaming media. Preferred methods and devices for synchronizing colors across one or more viewing devices with various color characteristics are provided, including measuring the one or more viewing devices to determine the color characteristics of the viewing devices, and entering the color characteristics into a database, wherein the database includes records of the color characteristics of the viewing devices. Also is provided a database comprising values that are associated with viewing devices having color characteristics, wherein the values represent the color characteristics of the viewing devices. Further embodiments of the invention include a method of providing streaming media content having different color characteristics to viewing devices having different color characteristics so that the streaming media content appears to be the same colors on the viewing devices, comprising identifying viewing devices with various color characteristics, determining the color characteristics of the viewing devices, selecting streaming media content having different color characteristics based on the color characteristics of the viewing devices, and optionally providing the streaming media content to each of the viewing devices, or adjusting the color settings of the streaming media content according to the color characteristics of the viewing device, or modifying the color of the streaming media content according to the viewing devices color characteristics as defined in the database. | 05-14-2015 |
20150143444 | Transcoding Media Streams Using Subchunking - A method including receiving an input media stream and splitting a video portion of a received portion of the input media stream into input video chunks. For each input video chunk of the video portion of the input media stream, the method includes assigning the input video chunk to one or more slave transcoders, splitting the input video chunk into video subchunks, and separately feeding each input video subchunk to each of the one or more slave transcoders. The method includes separately receiving output video subchunks from the one or more slave transcoders. Each output video subchunk respectively corresponds to one of the input video subchunks. The method also includes assembling the output video subchunks into an output video chunk corresponding to the input video chunk and assembling the output video chunks into an output media stream. | 05-21-2015 |
20150143445 | PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Provided is a production apparatus that can produce a distribution content that offers an even richer color tone expression during playback of video. The production apparatus for producing a distribution content including distribution video data is constituted by an original acquisition unit that acquires original video data; a distribution video acquisition unit that acquires the distribution video data, the distribution video data having been generated by conversion of the original video data to a lower gradation; a difference generation unit that generates difference data between the original video data and the distribution video data; and an output unit that outputs the difference data. A playback apparatus plays back the distribution content. | 05-21-2015 |
20150143446 | DTV TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL - A method is described for transmitting broadcast signals. First encoding of mobile data for a mobile service is performed. Second encoding of the first encoded mobile data is performed. The second encoded mobile data multiplexed with main data for a main service in a time domain is transmitted. The second encoded mobile data is allocated in a mobile unit and the main data is allocated in a main unit. The second encoded mobile data is transmitted with signaling information. The signaling information includes information to detect the mobile unit and a coding rate of the mobile data. | 05-21-2015 |
20150150068 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROSS-CHANNEL MEDIA ASSETS MANAGEMENT - A method and system for delivering a media asset to a plurality of destinations across a plurality of different media channels are provided. The method includes determining that the media asset is uploaded to at least one content source node; determining that a media plan associated with the media asset is uploaded to the at least one content source node; analyzing the media plan to determine the plurality of destinations for the media asset, the plurality of destinations are served through at least two different media channels; for each of the plurality of destinations, determining at least one transcoding scheme corresponding to the destination of the plurality of destinations; for each of the plurality of destinations, transcoding the media asset into a format compliant with properties of the at least one transcoding scheme; and delivering each transcoded media asset to the corresponding destination of the at least one transcoding scheme. | 05-28-2015 |
20150150069 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR SIGNALING SUB-PICTURE BASED HYPOTHETICAL REFERENCE DECODER PARAMETERS - An electronic device for sending a message is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The electronic device determines whether to include a common decoding unit CPB removal delay parameter in a picture timing Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) message. The electronic device also generates either a common decoding unit CPB removal delay parameter or a separate decoding unit CPB removal delay parameter for each decoding unit in the access unit. The electronic device also sends the picture timing SEI message with the common decoding unit CPB removal delay parameter or the decoding unit CPB removal delay parameters. | 05-28-2015 |
20150296226 | Techniques For Client Device Dependent Filtering Of Metadata - Methods and apparatuses for media data communication for improved bandwidth utilization are provided. A client device communicates profile information to a server. The server maintains media content data and first metadata category information associated with the media content data. Based upon the profile information, a determination is made as to whether the client device is to utilize the first metadata category information. If to be utilized, media content data as well as the first metadata category information is provided to the client device. If a non-utilization determination is made, media content data is provided without the first metadata category information. In exemplary embodiments, first metadata category information can relate to any of the following: closed captioning, speaker virtualization, three dimensional rendering, global positioning, audio and/or video codecs, volume control, and the like. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296227 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes: a first communication unit configured to receive first multimedia data and identification information of the first multimedia data through a first communication network; an address generator configured to generate access addresses of second multimedia data using the identification information; a second communication unit configured to receive the second multimedia data from the access addresses through a second communication network; an image processor configured to combine the first multimedia data and the second multimedia data so as to generate third multimedia data; and a display configured to output the third multimedia data. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296231 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FLEXIBLE MMT ASSET TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION - A method for transmitting an MMT packet in an MMT (MPEG Media Transport) system includes: generating an MMT asset by performing encapsulation based on a Media Processing Unit (MPU) generated based on a media Access Unit (AU); generating MMT Composition Information on the MMT asset; generating an MMT packet by packetizing the MMT asset and the MMT-CI; and transmitting the generated MMT packet to a receiving side, wherein the MMT-CI may contain dependency information of the MMT asset on at least one other MMT asset. Accordingly, it is possible to indicate whether an MMT packet depends on other MMT assets when transmitting and receiving multi-layered media data, and to support proper decoding of the MMT asset when providing hybrid delivery-based MMT service. | 10-15-2015 |
20150304693 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSRECEIVING SIGNALS AND METHOD FOR TRANSRECEIVING SIGNALS - The present invention relates to an apparatus for transreceiving signals and a method for transreceiving signals. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for transmitting signals comprising the steps of: encoding video data; generating signaling information including video configuration metadata information, which can output the encoded video data as a plurality of video sampling formats; and multiplexing the encoded video data and the signaling information and then transmitting the multiplexed video data and the signaling information. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304697 | CHANGING BROADCAST WITHOUT INTERRUPTION TO ACTIVE GAMEPLAY - While broadcasting active gameplay of the video game application with a first broadcast configuration, a computer gaming device receives a command to change the broadcast configuration to a second broadcast configuration. Responsive to the command, the computer gaming device begins broadcasting the active gameplay with the second broadcast configuration without interrupting active gameplay or broadcasting of active gameplay. | 10-22-2015 |
20150326894 | TRANSPORT STREAM MULTIPLEXERS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PACKETS ON A TRANSPORT STREAM - Examples described include transport stream multiplexers that may not need to search for an appropriate source to use to generate a transport stream packet. Instead, the source to use may be indicated by a position (e.g. an entry) in a memory table, e.g. a metadata array. Methods for placing transport stream packets on a transport stream and initializing the metadata array are also described. | 11-12-2015 |
20150326895 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO STREAM, APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING VIDEO STREAM, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VIDEO STREAM, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING VIDEO STREAM - The present invention provides an apparatus for transmitting a video stream, an apparatus for receiving a video stream, a method for transmitting a video stream, and a method for receiving a video stream. One embodiment of the present invention, discloses the method for transmitting the video stream, comprising the steps of: down-sampling a UHD (ultra high definition) video stream to divide the UHD video stream into a sub-stream of a viewable HD compatible video, a sub-stream of an HD-sized video, and a sub-stream of a residual signal as a difference between the HD compatible video and the HD-sized video, and encoding the divided sub-streams; multiplexing signaling information for describing the relationship between the UHD video stream and at least one sub-stream and including the sub-stream; and transmitting the multiplexed HD sub-stream and the signaling information. | 11-12-2015 |
20150326903 | DELIVERY OF MEDIA CONTENT TO A USER DEVICE AT A PARTICULAR QUALITY BASED ON A PERSONAL QUALITY PROFILE - A method includes receiving, at a server computing device, a request to stream media content to a user device. The request is associated with data identifying a personal quality profile. The method includes retrieving, via the server computing device, the personal quality profile associated with the data. The personal quality profile indicates media quality preferences. The method includes determining, via a processor of the server computing device, a version of the media content to send to the user device based on the media quality preferences of the personal quality profile and based on a delivery bit rate. The method also includes sending the version from the server computing device to the user device in response to the request. | 11-12-2015 |
20150334471 | MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS AUDIO VIDEO DATA DECODING - A system includes a server configured to receive a data stream and at least one client device configured to receive the data stream from the server. The server is configured to synchronize playback of a media content instance by the server, one or more of the client devices, or both, in accordance with a timestamp associated with the data stream. | 11-19-2015 |
20150341705 | Network content delivery method using a delivery helper node - The disclosure relates to a content delivery method for delivering content to a content receiver in a network where a transmission control node and delivery helper nodes have access to the content, the method comprising negotiating a network connection in accordance with a reliable transport protocol between the transmission control node and the content receiver; controlling the delivery helper nodes to establish content packets with headers in accordance with the negotiated network connection and transmitting them to the content receiver; which again transmits acknowledgement packets to the transmission control node. The disclosure further relates to corresponding delivery helper nodes, transmission control nodes, and a content delivery network comprising such. | 11-26-2015 |
20150350722 | Method and Apparatus for Fast Channel Change - Providing a fast channel change function in a digital television system by processing compressed video streams to provide high priority (HP) and low priority (LP) encoded streams, which streams may also be hierarchically modulated to provide, respectively, long interleave and short interleave modulated signals for transmission, wherein a receiver may rapidly demodulate and use information within the low priority signal of a new channel to more rapidly change to the new channel. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350731 | PROCESSING OF A FIRST BROADCAST DATA STREAM, CODING A FIRST AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A SECOND AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT - The invention relates to a method of processing a first data stream broadcast by a broadcasting network to a terminal device of a user and undergoing playback by said terminal device, said first data stream coding a first audiovisual content and comprising at least one identifier of said first audiovisual content, characterized in that said first audiovisual content being associated with at least one second audiovisual content, coded in a second data stream, the broadcasting of which is envisaged, said method comprising the following steps: detection (T | 12-03-2015 |
20150350745 | SERVER, CLIENT APPARATUS, DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A reception unit receives data whose bit rate varies. A signal processing section | 12-03-2015 |
20150358659 | BROADCAST TRANSITION CHANNEL - A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of first services from a plurality of different broadcast providers, which broadcast a plurality of second services over a plurality of different broadcast channels, on a transition broadcast channel that is different from the plurality of different broadcast channels. The system includes at least one receiver and a transmitter. The at least one receiver is configured to receive the plurality of first services from the plurality of different broadcast providers. The transmitter is configured to broadcast the plurality of first services over the transition broadcast channel. | 12-10-2015 |
20150358660 | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR TRANSITIONING TO NEW SERVICES - A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of non-backwards-compatible services. The broadcasting method includes receiving, by a first service provider, a plurality of first services, which include a first service from each of the first and second service providers. The first service provider generates a first broadcast multiplex, including the plurality of first services, and broadcasts the first broadcast multiplex on a first broadcast channel allocated to the first service provider. A second service provider receives a plurality of second services, which include a second service from each of the first and second service providers. The second service provider generates a second broadcast multiplex, including the plurality of second services, and broadcasts the second broadcast multiplex on a second broadcast channel allocated to the second service provider. | 12-10-2015 |
20150358674 | METHOD AND APPARATUS ENABLING FAST CHANNEL CHANGE FOR DSL SYSTEM - There is provided methods and apparatus for enabling a fast channel change for a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system. A channel change processing unit for enabling a channel change in a DSL system includes a demultiplexer ( | 12-10-2015 |
20150373397 | CACHING PROGRAMMING DATA - Systems and methods for facilitating caching of programming data are provided herein, including receiving two or more programming data portions, storing the respective programming data portions, managing access to the storage component or the communication component based on programming data portions stored within the storage component, and generating a sleep signal based on a period of inactivity which exceeds an inactivity threshold. In one or more embodiments, caching of programming data may include determining a programming data set based on user profile data, parsing the programming data set into two or more programming data portions, converting respective programming data portions into a format based on a remote configuration, transmitting a first programming data portion of the respective programming data portions, and transmitting additional programming data portions of the respective programming data portions based on a sleep signal. | 12-24-2015 |
20160007054 | Caption and/or Metadata Synchronization for Replay of Previously or Simultaneously Recorded Live Programs - A synchronization process between captioning data and/or corresponding metatags and the associated media file parses the media file, correlates the caption information and/or metatags with segments of the media file, and provides a capability for textual search and selection of particular segments. A time-synchronized version of the captions is created that is synchronized to the moment that the speech is uttered in the recorded media. The caption data is leveraged to enable search engines to index not merely the title of a video, but the entirety of what was said during the video as well as any associated metatags relating to contents of the video. Further, because the entire media file is indexed, a search can request a particular scene or occurrence within the event recorded by the media file, and the exact moment within the media relevant to the search can be accessed and played for the requester. | 01-07-2016 |
20160007055 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for providing contents. The method includes: analyzing an attribute of contents and generating a mapping table for mapping a first region of the contents and a second region of the contents associated with the first region; and transmitting content information about the second region related to the mapping table to a second electronic apparatus and outputting the first region of the contents through an output unit. | 01-07-2016 |
20160007056 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING INTERNET-BASED CONTENT AND TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for transmitting/receiving contents through a network such as the Internet, and to a transmitter/receiver using same, the transmission method comprising: converting content stored in a file format into a delivery format; and transmitting the content converted into the delivery format using an IP packet, wherein the delivery format includes indicator information for expressing whether a program clock reference (PCR) has been transmitted to the IP packet. | 01-07-2016 |
20160007058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO PROGRAM RECOGNITION - A method for video program recognition includes recording video sequences of each of a plurality of channels and obtaining a set of features of an image captured by a user device. The method also includes performing a camera registration operation on the video sequences to select video frames representing the recorded video sequences based on key video frames from a registered cameras associated with the recorded video sequences. Further, the method includes extracting features of at least some of the selected plurality of video frames of each channel, storing the extracted features, and comparing the obtained set of features with the stored features of each channel to determine whether there is a match between the obtained set of features of the image and features of a video frame from a specific channel and, when there is a match, determining the specific channel as a recognized channel number. | 01-07-2016 |
20160007061 | PROVIDING A REGIONAL CHANNEL IN A DIGITAL BROADCAST ENVIRONMENT - A method and system of broadcasting a regional television channel to a user. A digital subscriber line access multiplex (DSLAM) receives a broadcast of multicast channels intended for delivery to the user. The multicast channels include national channels and a regional channel. The DSLAM broadcasts the multicast channels to the user and receives a regional channel control signal specifying a broadcast during a specified period of time of the regional channel instead of a national channel previously scheduled to be broadcast to the user during the specified period of time. The DSLAM switches the multicast channels broadcasted to the user during the specified period of time from the national channel to the regional channel such that the regional channel is in a specific channel slot of the national channel during the specified period of time during broadcasting the multicast channels to the user. | 01-07-2016 |
20160007062 | BROADCAST CONTENT MANAGEMENT BASED ON CATEGORIZATION - A method for a content provider to manage broadcast content including selecting content to be broadcast, determining a category of the selected content, tagging the selected content and transmitting the tagged selected content to a content aggregator for broadcasting. Also described is a method for a content aggregator to broadcast content including receiving selected content from a content provider, determining when to broadcast the selected content and determining whether to broadcast any part of the selected content prior to a schedule time and broadcasting the selected content responsive to the determining step. | 01-07-2016 |
20160007075 | BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME AND BROADCAST SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS - A broadcast signal receiving apparatus including: a communication interface which receives a broadcast signal of a variable channel group including at least one channel selected from among a plurality of channels optionally included in the broadcast signal; a memory which stores tuning information corresponding to the at least one channel; and a controller configured to request current tuning information corresponding to a current at least one channel of the variable channel group currently included in a current broadcast signal, wherein the stored tuning information does not correspond to the current at least one channel, receive the current tuning information corresponding to the current at least one channel, store the received current tuning information in the memory, and receive the current broadcast signal of the current at least one channel based on the stored current tuning information in response to receiving a command to view the current at least one channel | 01-07-2016 |
20160014470 | Systems and Methods of Node Splitting | 01-14-2016 |
20160014471 | SOCIAL DELIVERY OF IPTV STREAMS | 01-14-2016 |
20160014472 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING CLIENT RECORDING AND STORAGE BEHAVIOR | 01-14-2016 |
20160014480 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ENCAPSULATING PARTITIONED TIMED MEDIA DATA | 01-14-2016 |
20160021405 | DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A system distributes, to a communication terminal, first frame data reproduced singly by the terminal or second frame data as a difference with the previous frame data distributed to the terminal. The system includes a generating unit configured to generate the first or the second frame data from certain frame data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit third frame data with the contents not updated or non-update information indicating that the contents are not updated, in place of the first or the second frame data, to the terminal when contents of the certain frame data are not updated over a certain range as compared with contents of the frame data previously generated. The transmitting unit is configured to transmit fourth frame data higher in image quality than the first frame data to the terminal before the third frame data or the non-update information is transmitted to the terminal. | 01-21-2016 |
20160037188 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LEAKAGE IN DIGITALLY MODULATED SYSTEMS - In a method for detecting leakage in a digital cable system, at least one first signal is inserted on the cable system. The at least one first signal has an amplitude multiple tens of dB below the digital channel power of the digital channels carried on the cable system. A second signal containing the first signal is received. The second signal is converted to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The IF signal is digitized and samples of the digitized IF signal are obtained. Digitized samples of a third signal at the nominal frequency of the first signal at maximum amplitude converted to the IF are provided. The digitized IF signal and the digitized samples of a third signal at the nominal frequency of the first signal at maximum amplitude converted to the IF are correlated. The presence of the inserted first signal is detected based upon the result of the correlation. In another method, a pair of first signals are inserted on the cable system. The pair of first signals are spaced apart a fixed frequency and with amplitudes multiple tens of dB below the digital channel power of the digital channels carried on the cable system. A second signal containing the first signal is received and converted to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The IF signal is digitized, samples of the digitized IF signal are obtained, and a large scale Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is applied to the samples to generate an FFT output. The FFT output is examined for generally equally sized signals separated from each other by the fixed frequency in the FFT output. If generally equally sized signals separated from each other by the fixed frequency are detected in the FFT output, a decision is made that the second signal represents detected leakage from the digital cable system. | 02-04-2016 |
20160037189 | Methods And Systems For Providing Content - Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. An example method can comprise a first device receiving a video content item via a first communication link. The video content item can comprise a plurality of fragment identifiers. A plurality of audio content items and metadata associated with the plurality of audio content items can be generated based on the video content item. At least one of the plurality of audio content items and the metadata associated with the at least one of the plurality of audio content items can be transmitted to a second device via a second communication link. The video content item and the one of the plurality of audio content items can be synchronized, based on at least one fragment identifier associated with the video content item and the metadata associated with one of the plurality of audio content items. | 02-04-2016 |
20160037192 | Transport Stream Packet Header Compression - A demultiplexer | 02-04-2016 |
20160044341 | ADAPTIVE MEDIA DELIVERY - A system includes a formatter configured to adapt media content that is stored in memory to a media delivery format that is compatible with a media delivery medium corresponding to transmission medium for delivery of the media content. A delivery manager is configured to process a request for the media content and deliver the media content in the media deliver format via the media delivery medium based on one of a delivery time constraint and a quality constraint. A weighing engine is configured to prioritize the delivery time constraint over the quality constraint for the media content or the quality constraint over the delivery time constraint for the media content based on a type of media content to deliver a timely version of the media content timely via the media delivery medium. | 02-11-2016 |
20160044370 | ALTERNATE MEDIA STATION SELECTION USING SITUATIONAL PARAMETER HISTORY - A media receiver identifies attributes of a media station to which the media receiver is currently tuned. The media receiver monitors the signal quality of the media station. If the signal quality of the media station drops below a quality threshold, the receiver chooses an alternate station having similar content, and then tunes to the alternate station until the signal quality of the original station improves. When the signal quality of the original station rises above a re-tune threshold, the receiver can switch back to the original station. The receiver can monitor and record user listening patterns, station-switching patterns, and situational parameters, to identify times or locations at which station switches occur. This information can be used to select appropriate alternative stations, to perform pre-emptive station switches, and to determine when a station's content will be buffered with the expectation that a station's signal will drop below the quality threshold. | 02-11-2016 |
20160044371 | System and method for channels zapping - Method for channels zapping in a digital television receiver, the method comprising the steps of: tuning to a first data stream and a first channel; processing the first channel data; generating first channel output data; receiving a command influencing the flow of the data stream is received; the method further comprising the steps of transmitting the command to a server; receiving the command execution confirmation from the server; receiving the first data stream and the first channel wherein the content of the first channel data is modified. | 02-11-2016 |
20160044384 | OPERATING A TERMINAL DEVICE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for operating a terminal device ( | 02-11-2016 |
20160057459 | METHOD OF TRANSFORMING HFC CATV ANALOG FIBER TRANSMISSION TO DIGITAL FIBER TRANANSMISSION - A method of converting legacy HFC CATV cable systems, which transmit data over the optical fiber portion of the system using the optical counterpart of analog RF waveforms, such as RF QAM waveforms transduced to corresponding optical QAM waveforms, to improved HFC CATV systems that transmit data over the optical fiber using optical fiber optimized protocols, such as Ethernet frames and other optical fiber optimized digital transport protocols. According to the method, most aspects of the legacy HFC CATV system may be retained, however at the CATV head end, the optical fiber transmitter system is replaced by an improved system that extracts the underlying symbols from legacy waveforms, packages these symbols into optical fiber optimized packets, and transmits downstream. The legacy optical fiber nodes are replaced with improved nodes capable of receiving the packets and remodulating the symbols into RF waveforms suitable for injection into the system's CATV cable. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057463 | HYBRID TIME-DIVISIONAL MULTIPLEXED MODULATION - Systems and methods are provided for generating a hybrid signal. Digital video is broadcast in a first set of at least one time slot of a plurality of time slots comprising the hybrid signal. Mobile data, formatted for reception at a mobile device, is broadcast in a second set of at least one time slot of the plurality of time slots comprising the hybrid signal. Structured data is broadcast in a transition band between the first set of at least one time slot and the second set of at least one time slot. | 02-25-2016 |
20160066000 | METHOD FOR VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION IN VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - This disclosure describes a method for video synchronization in video distribution systems that includes a system that re-synchronizes the video playback of a video synchronization device with that of a host device after any change by the host, interruption within the host, or interruption of data flow between a video source device and a video display device. | 03-03-2016 |
20160066007 | VIDEO PLAYBACK METHOD, MEDIA DEVICE, PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A video playback method, a media device, a playback device, and a multimedia system are provided, which relate to the field of communications, and are used to implement continuous playback of video segments in any format. The method includes: searching at least one media server to obtain video segments of a to-be-played video; acquiring playback information, address information, and a decoding parameter of each video segment; determining, according to the playback information of the video segments, usable video segments for continuous playback of the to-be-played video and an order of the usable video segments, and generating, according to the order, a playlist including the address information and the decoding parameter of each usable video segment; and sending the playlist to a playback device, so that the playback device plays the usable video segment. | 03-03-2016 |
20160073137 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION METHOD - Suppression of the data amount of a transmission media stream and reduction of bandwidth consumption are achieved. | 03-10-2016 |
20160073174 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A reception apparatus includes: a reception section adapted to receive an AV content; a trigger extraction section adapted to extract trigger information transmitted together with the AV content for rendering an application program, which is to be executed in a linked relationship with the AV content, operative; a command acquisition section adapted to acquire a command for controlling the operation of the application program in response to the extracted trigger information; and a control section adapted to control the operation of the application program in response to the acquired command. | 03-10-2016 |
20160080779 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SERVICE, METHOD FOR RECEIVING THE BROADCASTING SERVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING THE BROADCASTING SERVICE - Provided is a method for receiving a broadcast service. The method includes: receiving a first packetized stream; extracting presentation time information from a header of the first packetized stream; extracting trigger information comprising a target service identifier and a trigger action from a payload of the first packetized stream; and performing the trigger action to an object corresponding to the target service identifier at a time indicated by presentation time information. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080788 | VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A video playback system includes a first acquirer configured to acquire first specification information indicating video playback performance of an image display device; a second acquirer configured to acquire second specification information indicating video creating performance of an image supply device; a determiner configured to determine, based on the first specification information and the second specification information, either the image display device or the image supply device to be a device satisfying a playback condition; and a controller configured to, when the playback condition is changed to a new playback condition while the image display device is playing a video, cause the converter of the image display device to convert the video data into video data satisfying the new playback condition until the image display device receives video data where the new playback condition is reflected from the image supply device. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080825 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - To perform an appropriate data transmission rate control. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080833 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR STREAMING PARTITIONED TIMED MEDIA DATA - The invention relates to receiving, transmitting, and generating a manifest describing a plurality of versions of partitioned timed media data comprising timed samples that comprise subsamples. A portion of the data is transmitted as a media segment file comprising independently encapsulated components comprising partition components containing a subsample selected from among the plurality of subsamples of one of the timed samples and one corresponding subsample of the other timed samples and one reference component comprising at least one extractor identifying at least the partition component. The manifest comprises representations comprising at least a description of a version of a portion of the partitioned timed media data, one said representation comprising a description of components among which one component is required to reconstruct at least partially the partitioned timed media data and among which at least one component is an optional component that can be selected to reconstruct at least a portion of the partitioned timed media data. | 03-17-2016 |
20160080834 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A BROADCAST SIGNAL INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE BROADCAST SERVICE - A method of processing a broadcast signal including an interactive broadcast service at a transmitter is disclosed. The method comprises generating an parameter table containing metadata about applications and interactive broadcast events targeted to the applications, dividing the parameter table into a plurality of parameter blocks, inserting each of the parameter blocks into each of a plurality of parameter table sections, generating a trigger which is a signaling element to identify signaling and establish timing of playout of the interactive broadcast events, inserting the trigger into a closed caption channel of the broadcast signal, transmitting the broadcast signal including the closed caption channel and a specific channel carrying the plurality of parameter table sections, wherein the trigger includes location information specifying a location of the parameter table in the broadcast signal. | 03-17-2016 |
20160088320 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, a program, and a signal transmission system realizing an SDI (serial digital interface) capable of effectively transmitting an audio stream together with video data, for example, of which the frame rate is 100 Hz or 120 Hz. An audio multiplexing unit multiplexes an audio sample into a data area of horizontal lines of n2 (here, 2≦n2≦n1) rows after a first horizontal line in which the audio sample is generated, which is a predetermined data area arranged within a horizontal blanking area disposed for each horizontal line of video data in a data stream defined in a format of an SDI used for transmitting the video data, in a case where an audio is sampled at an interval of once or less for horizontal lines of n1 (here, n1≧2) rows of the video data of a predetermined frame rate. For example, the present technology can be applied to a broadcast camera. | 03-24-2016 |
20160094862 | TIME SERIES DATA ENCODING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM, AND TIME SERIES DATA RE-ENCODING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A time series data encoding apparatus includes a time series data encoding means | 03-31-2016 |
20160094867 | SCHEDULE TEMPLATE FOR A DIGITAL DISPLAY - A method includes generating, by a server, an inventory corresponding to a plurality of time slots. The method also includes receiving data corresponding to a plurality of inventory bookings associated with the inventory. A subset of time slots that are assigned to a digital display of a plurality of networked digital displays may be identified by the server based on the data corresponding to the plurality of bookings. Media content that is assigned to each slot of the subset of time slots is identified by the server. The method may further include generating, based on slot criteria corresponding to the subset of time slots, a schedule template that defines a rotation loop. The media content is displayable on the digital display at times defined by the display rotation loop. The schedule template is transmitted to the digital display via a network. | 03-31-2016 |
20160100211 | TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes transmitting video control information for reproduction of video data having an individually reproducible unit, transmitting the video data, determining a transmission order of audio control information for reproduction of audio data in a reproduction interval corresponding to a reproduction interval of the video data in such a way that the audio control information is transmitted after the video control information, and transmitting the audio control information according to the determined transmission order, and transmitting the audio data. Thus, in the receiving apparatus, a delay time from reception of data to reproduction of video and audio is shortened. | 04-07-2016 |
20160105693 | Digital transmission only over cable TV - High-speed Cable TV Providers Should Modify Their Channel Lineups to Avoid Duplicating Channels in Both Analog and Digital. | 04-14-2016 |
20160105694 | Storage of Tags in Video for Carriage in Real-Time - There is provided a system and method for storing tags in video for carriage in real-time. The system comprising a content creator and a television network, the content creating configured to retrieve a video from a memory for delivery to the television network, generate an ID3 tag for the video, the ID3 tag including information about the video, insert the ID3 tag into a vertical ancillary data (VANC) space of the video, and transmit the video including the ID3 tag to the television network. The television network configured to receive the video including the ID3 tag from the content creator and transmit the video including the ID3 tag to a display device. | 04-14-2016 |
20160112728 | OPTIMIZING MULTIMEDIA STREAMING IN WLANS (WIRELESS LOCAL ACCESS NETWORKS) - An SDN controller to provision network resources at a data plane to keep progressive downloads of multimedia files proportional to encoding rates is disclosed. Packets from a new or unknown flow being downloaded at a default rate are forwarded from an access point, or other device, to an SDN controller for analysis. If a progressive download of a multimedia file (e.g., a video file) in progress is detected, an encoding rate of frames for the multimedia file is determined. A target download rate for the multimedia file at the access point is determined based on the encoding rate, in an embodiment. Other optional factors also take into account network-wide data plane information gathered by the SDN controller from various points on the network. Additionally, a playback history for a particular multimedia file can affect the target download rate, based on whether, for example, a file is likely to be quickly halted. | 04-21-2016 |
20160112732 | Dynamic Programming Across Multiple Streams - Various implementations disclosed herein enable a more efficient allocation of one or more shared network resources (e.g., bandwidth, memory, processor time, etc.) amongst a number of client devices based on media content data complexity and client device resource constraints in order to better manage perceptual playback quality of adaptive streaming content. In some implementations, a method includes aligning sequences of one or more temporal segments; and, selecting segment representations for each temporal segment based on a combination of the sequence alignment and perceptual quality level values associated with available segment representations, such that a combination of resulting perceptual quality levels satisfies a joint quality criterion. Each sequence is associated with one of a number of client devices sharing a network resource. The one or more temporal segments of each sequence are used to provide segment representations of media content data to one of the client devices. | 04-21-2016 |
20160112767 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a signal processing apparatus including a receiving unit configured to receive a signal transmitted through a media channel and a controller configured to determine whether the signal includes a data download command and to change a channel of the receiving unit to receive data when the signal includes the data download command. | 04-21-2016 |
20160119625 | VIDEO ENCODING DEVICE AND VIDEO ENCODING METHOD - A video encoding device is provided. The video encoding device includes an encoding unit, a transmission unit, and a calculating unit. The encoding unit generates an encoded video with an encoding frame rate. The transmission unit provides a video stream to a client terminal via network according to the encoded video. The calculating unit calculates an encoding rate in a first detection period according to the encoded video, and calculates a transmission rate in a second detection period according to the video stream. The encoding unit adjusts the encoding frame rate according to the encoding rate and the transmission rate. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119656 | PRESENTATION CAPTURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CAPTURING MEDIA OF A LIVE PRESENTATION - A device and method for simultaneously capturing a combination of content video, content audio, presenter video and presenter audio, as well as distributing a combination of content video, content audio, presenter video and presenter audio to a digital sink via an HDMI connection. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DELIVER A PERSONALIZED MEDIA EXPERIENCE - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising encoding, by a server comprising a processor, media content to generate a plurality of media content files each having a filename and a uniform resource locator. The method also comprises receiving a channel request from a client media processor and generating a playlist. The playlist is mapped to the requested channel, and includes a filename and uniform resource locator for a personalized content file that is not included in the media content files. The method further comprises receiving a file request from the client media processor in accordance with the playlist, multicasting the plurality of media content files so that the client media processor receives the plurality of media content files, and delivering the personalized content file to the client media processor to enable presentation of personalized content in accordance with the playlist. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-28-2016 |
20160119670 | LIVE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A live video distribution system has an on-the-spot system including a video signal generating means for generating video signals of a plurality of systems having different display ranges and a communicating means, and a plurality of terminal apparatuses each including a video display means, a display range setting signal generating means, and a communicating means. The systems of the video signals and the terminal apparatuses are associated with each other, the on-the-spot system has a function to determine the display ranges of the video signals of the respective systems on the basis of display range setting signals generated by the terminal apparatuses associated with the respective systems, and a function to send the video signals. Each of the terminal apparatuses can send the display range setting signal, can receive the video signal of the system associated with itself, and can display a video image based on the video signal. | 04-28-2016 |
20160127757 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATION AND FACILITATION OF DIRECT PRODUCT SOURCING AND MANAGEMENT - A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of non-backwards-compatible services. The broadcasting method includes receiving, by a first service provider, a plurality of first services, which include a first service from each of the first and second service providers. The first service provider generates a first broadcast multiplex, including the plurality of first services, and broadcasts the first broadcast multiplex on a first broadcast channel allocated to the first service provider. A second service provider receives a plurality of second services, which include a second service from each of the first and second service providers. The second service provider generates a second broadcast multiplex, including the plurality of second services, and broadcasts the second broadcast multiplex on a second broadcast channel allocated to the second service provider. | 05-05-2016 |
20160127779 | DISSEMINATING PROGRAM CONTENT VIA ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS - A system is provided for coordinating the presentation of program content received from a first network and a second network independent from the first network. The system uses heartbeat messages typically transmitted along communication paths to monitor the operation of the communications paths to transmit information necessary for stream switching to alternate programming or alternate sources of the same programming. | 05-05-2016 |
20160134902 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND RECEPTION METHOD - To enable satisfactory decoding processing corresponding to a decoding capability on a reception side. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134903 | TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN THE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM - A receiving system and a data processing method are disclosed. The receiving system includes a receiving unit, a demodulator, a first handler, and a second handler. The receiving unit receives a broadcast signal including fast information channel (FIC) data, mobile service data, and a service signaling channel, the FIC data including a field indicating that a table signaling service guide bootstrap information to the service signaling channel is included therein, and the mobile service data and the service signaling channel are packetized into an RS frame belonging to a desired ensemble. The demodulator demodulates the received broadcast signal. The first handler acquires service guide bootstrap information from the table included in the service signaling channel. And, the second handler accesses a service guide announcement channel by using the service guide bootstrap information. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION MULTISCREEN VIEWING - A method transmitting a video program having an initial video quality and information related to the video program to multiple devices having an initial information quality is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request for the video program from one of the first and second devices, both registered in an account; allocating first and second amounts of bandwidth, respectively, to one of the two devices and the other of the two devices according to first available bandwidth; transmitting to the one device the video program having a first quality satisfying the first allocated amount of bandwidth, but not the information related to the video program; transmitting to the other device the information related to the video program having a second quality satisfying the second allocated amount of bandwidth, but not the video program; and responsive to first view change information of a user, adjusting the first and second allocated amounts to maximize quality of content received by the device having a view of the user according to the first view change information. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134907 | SERVER GPU ASSISTANCE FOR MOBILE GPU APPLICATIONS - Various technologies described herein pertain to performing collaborative rendering. A GPU of a mobile device can generate a mobile-rendered video stream based on a first instance of an application executed on the mobile device. A GPU of a server can generate one or more server-rendered video streams based on instance(s) of the application executed on the server. Based on the one or more server-rendered video streams, the server can generate a compressed server-manipulated video stream. The mobile device can further combine the mobile-rendered video stream and the compressed server-manipulated video stream to form a collaborative video stream, and a display screen of the mobile device can be caused to display the collaborative video stream. The mobile-rendered video stream can have a first level of a quality attribute and the collaborative video stream can have a second level of the quality attribute greater than the first level of the quality attribute. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134923 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Alternate Audio Sources - Audio and video signals are synchronized for pleasing presentation of content. As content is streamed to a device, an audio portion may lag or lead a video portion. Spoken words, for example, are out of synch with the lip movements. Video content is thus synchronized to audio content to ensure streaming content is pleasing. | 05-12-2016 |
20160134948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION FOR MULTISCREEN VIEWING - A method of receiving a video program and information related to the video program by a first device registered in a user account of a user at a server as a handheld device is disclosed. The method comprises sending location information of the first device to the server; sending a request to the server for the video program; receiving the video program according the location information; and receiving information related to the video program according the location information. | 05-12-2016 |
20160142748 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, PROVIDING DEVICE, PROVIDING METHOD, PROGRAMS, AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM - This technique relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a providing device, a providing method, a program and a broadcasting system that can notify the receiving side of control information such as the timing to synchronize an application program with progress of a show without using a television broadcast signal. When the application control type written in the application control descriptor is 3, the receiving device acquires application control data from a server, and, for example, acquires and starts a new information service application in accordance with the segment data forming the application control data. When an external device is designated as the command destination device, the receiving device generates a command for the external device, and outputs the command to the external device. In accordance with the command from the receiving device, the external device, for example, acquires and starts the new information service application. This disclosure can be applied in a case where the receiving device is controlled from the broadcasting side. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142750 | ARRANGEMENTS AND METHOD THEREOF FOR A CHANNEL CHANGE DURING STREAMING - According to embodiments of the present invention, the user-to-user delay and the zapping delay are reduced by a network element which is configured to provide at least one segment that is of a different length than the actual segment of a media stream and where the segment of a different length comprises data not belonging to the actual segment, wherein the segment of a different length begins with a key frame or contains key frames only. By providing the at least one segment being of a different length than the actual segment, the zapping delay can be reduced, since a key frame will be accessible with a reduced time delay. Further, the user-to-user delay is also reduced since the length of the provided segment is adapted so that subsequent segments of the media stream are sent to the users at substantially the same time. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142752 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING SEGMENT-QUALITY UNITS OF A STREAMING VIDEO SESSION - Systems and methods are provided for providing streaming video to a client computer. A system includes a broadcast sender configured to provide a plurality of video segments at each of a plurality of quality levels as segment-quality units. A load balancer is configured to transmit the segment-quality units to one of a plurality of upload servers. The upload servers are configured to update a record of received segment-quality units, and to generate updates for a streaming video manifest corresponding to the streaming video. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142756 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINISTIC DATE AND TIME ALIGNMENT OF MEDIA SIGNALS AND GENERATION OF TIME-RELATED LABELS - There is described a method for generating a frame label for a media frame sampled at a media frame rate at a given time-of-day relative to a day-zero reference. The method comprises: obtaining a calendar day at which the media frame is sampled, the calendar day having a day origin; computing a day-origin phase offset at the day origin based on the day-zero reference and on the calendar day; subtracting the day-origin phase offset from the given time-of-day to get a media frame relative offset which is relative to a first frame of the calendar day; computing the frame label from the media frame relative offset and from the media frame rate; and assigning the frame label to the media frame for time-positioning the media frame with respect to other media frames and with respect to a timescale. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142757 | TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND RECEIVING DEVICE - A transmitting method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes transmitting a first stream, the first stream including: timing update identification information id | 05-19-2016 |
20160142762 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEPTION METHOD, ENCODING DEVICE, AND ENCODING METHOD - Image data of each of pictures which constitute dynamic image data is classified into a plurality of layers, image data of each of the classified layers is encoded, and a video stream having the encoded image data of the pictures of each of the layers is generated. A container in a predetermined format which includes the generated video stream is transmitted. Decoding timing information, which has been set so that a higher layer has a shorter decoding time interval of the encoded image data of each of the pictures, is added to the encoded image data of the pictures of each of the layers. The operations enable a reception side to perform a favorable decoding process commensurate with its decoding capability. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142789 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There are described methods and systems for distributing content in a network, in particular a multicast network. One method includes delivering content from a source to a destination in a content delivery network. A request for an item of content is received and a first multicast stream is identified or established, the first multicast stream comprising a first copy of the content. At least one second multicast stream is also identified or established, the second stream comprising a second copy of the content. The second copy of the content is time-shifted by a time, M, from corresponding portions of the first copy of the content. The content is then delivered to the destination using both the first and the second multicast streams. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142791 | VIDEO BANDWIDTH ADAPTING DEVICE AND ADAPTING METHOD - Provided is a video bandwidth adapting device and adapting method. This device first sets a plurality of network transmission paths according to bit rate settings of an IP camera (IPCam), selects one from the network transmission paths to acquire a video stream provided by the IPCam, then plays the video stream in a streaming playback manner, and afterwards, when it is determined that an average delay during playing of the video stream reaches or exceeds an upper limit, selects a network transmission path corresponding to a bit rate setting whose level is lower than that of the bit rate setting of the video stream, so as to acquire a video stream with a lower-level bit rate setting through the network transmission path. | 05-19-2016 |
20160148623 | TELEVISION SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, AND TELEVISION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a content provision module which selectively provides a plurality of items of content, and an audio source separation module which separates a voice component and a background sound component from an audio signal of the content, and sets different levels of volume, and a television apparatus connected to the server apparatus through a network includes an instruction module which instructs selection of the content to the content provision module of the server apparatus and instructs execution of an audio source separation process to the audio source separation module, and a playback module which plays back the content provided from the server apparatus in response to the instruction. | 05-26-2016 |
20160150252 | DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, DISTRIBUTION METHOD, PLAYBACK APPARATUS, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A distribution apparatus ( | 05-26-2016 |
20160150256 | LAYERED MULTICAST AND FAIR BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION AND PACKET PRIORITIZATION - Embodiments include an overlay multicast network. The overlay multicast network may provide a set of features to ensure reliable and timely arrival of multicast data. The embodiments include a congestion control system that may prioritize designated layers of data within a data stream over other layers of the same data stream. Each data stream transmitted over the network may be given an equal share of the bandwidth. Addressing in routing tables maintained by routers in the may utilize summarized addressing based on the difference in location of the router and destination address. Summarization levels may be adjusted to minimize travel distances for packets in the network. Data from high priority data stream layers may also be retransmitted upon request from a destination machine to ensure reliable delivery of data. | 05-26-2016 |
20160150295 | PLUGGABLE INTERACTIVE TELEVISION - Techniques are disclosed herein that provide a TV receiver that supports a set of existing iTV standards and proprietary iTV implementations. Further, the TV receiver can be extended to support additional iTV standards and proprietary iTV implementations. A digital television data stream is received and processed by a client. The digital television data stream is analyzed to determine which interactive television format is present. A registry of interactive television virtual machines is searched to determine whether a virtual machine is registered for the interactive television format. Each of the interactive television virtual machines is adapted for one of the interactive television formats. If a virtual machine that matches the interactive television format is found, it is loaded and hosted. Hosting the virtual includes providing services to the virtual machine through common application programming interfaces (APIs) machine includes. The common APIs may be used by any virtual machine that is loaded. | 05-26-2016 |
20160155001 | IDENTIFYING STORIES IN MEDIA CONTENT | 06-02-2016 |
20160156942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING CLIENT-SIDE VIDEO BUFFER OCCUPANCY FOR ENHANCED QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK | 06-02-2016 |
20160156943 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
20160156944 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
20160156948 | Adaptive Video Transcoding Based on Parallel Chunked Log Analysis | 06-02-2016 |
20160156950 | SYNCHRONIZED DATA PROCESSING BETWEEN RECEIVERS | 06-02-2016 |
20160156965 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ULTRA HIGH-DEFINITION BROADCASTING SIGNAL FOR EXPRESSING HIGH-QUALITY COLOR IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM | 06-02-2016 |
20160156982 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING A MEDIA FILE TO A DESIGNATED SET-TOP BOX | 06-02-2016 |
20160156991 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH SPEED DATA SERVICES | 06-02-2016 |
20160165269 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS, APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BROADCAST SIGNALS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNALS - The present invention provides a method of transmitting broadcast signals, the method including encoding service data, building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded service data, modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, scheme and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165270 | Complimentary Stream Processing - Methods and systems for the efficient and non-redundant transmission of a single video program in multiple frame rates, optionally employing a combination of video coding standards, in a way that is backwards-compatible with legacy receivers only supportive of some subsection of frame rates or of some subsection of video coding standards. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165276 | TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING METHOD, TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - A transmitting method for transmitting contents using a broadcast wave and a communication path comprises: including content information in application control information when transmitting the contents using both the broadcast wave and the communication path, the content information being information for synchronizing a content transmitted by using the broadcast wave with a content transmitted by using the communication path at a reception side that receives the contents and being related to the content transmitted by using the communication path; and transmitting the application control information by using at least the broadcast wave in the broadcast wave and the communication path. As a result, a contents transmitting method is provided for enabling a quick access to contents through communication when the contents are reproduced by a combination of broadcast and communication on the receiving side. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165282 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POST PROCESSING OF A VIDEO STREAM - The present invention relates to the field of processing a video stream, and more particular to the field of post processing of a video stream using shaders. The processing of the video stream is divided between a video stream processing device and a client device. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165291 | REMOTELY ACCESSED VIRTUAL RECORDING ROOM - An audio/video stream recording, storage, and delivery system | 06-09-2016 |
20160165309 | PROVIDING TILE VIDEO STREAMS TO A CLIENT - A method is described for providing one or more tile streams to a client device for rendering a region-of-interest (ROI), wherein said ROI defines a region of a tile representation of a source video and wherein said method comprises: rendering a region-of-interest (ROI) video stream comprising a ROI of said source video; receiving ROI position information of at least one frame of said ROI video stream; and, receiving one or more tile streams that are requested the basis of said ROI position information and a spatial manifest file, said spatial manifest file defining one or more tile representations of said source video, a tile representation comprising one or more tile identifiers for identifying one or more tile streams and a tile position information defining the spatial position of said tile streams. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165321 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ENCAPSULATING PARTITIONED TIMED MEDIA DATA USING SUB-TRACK FEATURE - The invention relates to encapsulating partitioned timed media data to be streamed to a client's device, the partitioned timed media data comprising timed samples, each comprising a plurality of subsamples. After having grouped several of the subsamples to form at least one group so that at least part of the subsamples belongs to a group of subsamples, at least two subsamples of the same group are selected from amongst the plurality of subsamples of one of the timed samples and at least one track comprising the selected subsamples is created. Next, for the at least one created track, one sub-track box is created for each of the subsamples selected to create the at least one track, at least one of the created sub-track boxes comprising definitions and properties that are common to the selected sub-samples. Each of the created tracks is independently encapsulated in at least one media file. | 06-09-2016 |
20160173811 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ULTRA-HIGH DEFINITION BROADCASTING SIGNAL FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE REPRESENTATION IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM | 06-16-2016 |
20160173918 | DTV TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL | 06-16-2016 |
20160173919 | RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
20160173950 | THIRD WITNESS VIDEO PARTICIPATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | 06-16-2016 |
20160173953 | Method, Device, Server, and Client Device for Video Processing | 06-16-2016 |
20160173954 | A Method for Playing a Media Stream in a Browser Application | 06-16-2016 |
20160173959 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAME-BASED SEGMENTED MEDIA ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION FRAMEWORK ON A NETWORK | 06-16-2016 |
20160182924 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM | 06-23-2016 |
20160182928 | Synchronizing Program Presentation | 06-23-2016 |
20160182966 | MULTICAST AND UNICAST ADAPTIVE BITRATE SERVICES | 06-23-2016 |
20160191955 | SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING IN A CABLE TV SYSTEM - Systems and methods presented herein provide for a software defined network (SDN) controller in a cable television system that virtualizes network elements in the cable television system to provide content delivery and data services through the virtualized network elements. In one embodiment, the SDN controller is operable in a cloud computing environment to balance data traffic through the virtualized network elements. For example, the SDN controller may process a request for content from a user equipment (UE), determine a bandwidth capability of the UE, determine that bandwidth of the requested content exceeds the bandwidth capability of the UE, analyze the bandwidth capacity of the network elements, generate a virtual channel through the network elements based on the bandwidth capacity of the network elements, and to deliver the content to the UE through the virtualized channel. | 06-30-2016 |
20160191956 | SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING IN A CABLE TV SYSTEM - Systems and methods presented herein provide for a software defined network (SDN) controller in a cable television system that virtualizes network elements in the cable television system to provide content delivery and data services through the virtualized network elements. In one embodiment, the SDN controller is operable in a cloud computing environment to balance data traffic through the virtualized network elements. For example, the SDN controller may abstract Layer 2 Control Protocol (L2CP) frame processing of the network elements into the cloud computing environment to relieve the network elements from the burdens of Ethernet frame processing. In this regard, the SDN controller comprises a L2CP decision module that determines how L2CP should be processed for the network elements in the cable television system. | 06-30-2016 |
20160191958 | Systems and methods of providing contextual features for digital communication - Embodiments disclosed herein may be directed to a video communication server for: receiving, using a communication unit comprised in at least one processing device, video content of a video communication connection between a first user of a first user device and a second user of a second user device; analyzing, using a graphical processing unit (GPU) comprised in the at least one processing device, the video content in real time; identifying, using a recognition unit comprised in the at least one processing device, at least one object of interest comprised in the video content; identifying, using a features unit comprised in the least one processing device, at least one contextual feature associated with the at least one identified object of interest; and presenting, using an input/output (I/O) device, the at least one contextual feature to at least one of the first user device and the second user device. | 06-30-2016 |
20160191961 | FRAGMENTED VIDEO TRANSCODING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - One example includes a fragmented video transcoding system. The system includes a video fragmenter configured to receive a linear input video data feed and to generate a plurality of video fragment files corresponding to separate portions of the linear input video data feed. The system also includes a transcoder system configured to encode the plurality of video fragment files to generate a plurality of transcoded video fragment files to be accessible for delivery to at least one client device. | 06-30-2016 |
20160191986 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Control of Devices - Methods, systems, and products control external devices during presentation of multimedia content. When a description of the multimedia content is received, the description may include control data for controlling a device. The control data may thus be executed to alter a presentation of the multimedia content | 06-30-2016 |
20160192010 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATING BETWEEN MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHICALLY REMOTE SITES TO ENABLE A SHARED, SOCIAL VIEWING EXPERIENCE - A system providing for selective management of program display system services involving display devices located at geographically remote locations relative to one another. The system includes a display device, located at each of a plurality of sites, that is capable of receiving and displaying a transmitted show. A control device, also located at each of the plurality of sites, enables managed control of the display device through the execution of a client application. A cloud service interacts with the client applications as executed by the control devices to manage select associations of the plurality of sites. | 06-30-2016 |
20160198198 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | 07-07-2016 |
20160198208 | DESKTOP-CLOUD-BASED MEDIA CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE | 07-07-2016 |
20160205422 | CONTENT-AWARE COMPUTER NETWORKING DEVICES WITH VIDEO ANALYTICS FOR REDUCING VIDEO STORAGE AND VIDEO COMMUNICATION BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS OF A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE NETWORK CAMERA SYSTEM | 07-14-2016 |
20160255383 | SYNCHRONIZING A PLURALITY OF DIGITAL MEDIA STREAMS BY USING A DESCRIPTOR FILE | 09-01-2016 |
20160255392 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND SMART TV | 09-01-2016 |
20160255412 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
20160381399 | AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT ITEM DATA STREAMS - A transmitting apparatus generates an audiovisual content item data stream (e.g. transport stream) comprising a plurality of individual audiovisual data streams with audiovisual components for the content item. A generator ( | 12-29-2016 |
20160381400 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SIGNAL FOR PROVIDING TRICK PLAY SERVICE IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and device for transmitting and receiving a broadcast signal for providing trick play in a digital broadcasting system. A broadcast signal transmission method, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating a video stream by encoding video data, wherein the video stream comprises PVR assist information for performing trick play of the video data; generating signaling information; multiplexing the video stream and the signaling information into one broadcast stream; generating a broadcast signal comprising the multiplexed broadcast stream; and transmitting the generated broadcast signal. | 12-29-2016 |
20160381401 | DETERMINING NATIVE RESOLUTIONS OF VIDEO SEQUENCES - In one embodiment of the present invention, a native resolution analyzer generates a log-magnitude spectrum that elucidates sampling operations that have been performed on a scene. In operation, the native resolution analyzer performs a transform operation of a color component associated with a frame included in the scene to generate a frame spectrum. The native resolution analyzer then normalizes the magnitudes associated with the frame spectrum and logarithmically scales the normalized magnitudes to create a log-magnitude frame spectrum. This two dimensional log-magnitude frame spectrum serves as a frequency signature for the frame. More specifically, patterns in the log-magnitude spectrum reflect re-sampling operations, such as a down-sampling and subsequent up-sampling, that may have been performed on the frame. By analyzing the log-magnitude spectrum, discrepancies between the display resolution of the scene and the lowest resolution with which the scene has been processed may be detected in an automated fashion. | 12-29-2016 |
20160381402 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method of processing broadcast data in a broadcast transmitter includes: encoding the broadcast data for broadcast service; encoding signaling information for signaling the broadcast data; assigning the encoded broadcast data and the encoded signaling information into a signal frame; and transmitting a broadcast signal including the signal frame. The broadcast signal further includes a signaling table having access information of the broadcast data. The signaling table includes service id information for identifying the broadcast service and component information for indicating a number of components in the broadcast service. | 12-29-2016 |
20160381403 | DEVICE CONTROL IN BACKUP MEDIA-BROADCAST SYSTEM - In one aspect, an example method may be used in connection with a system including a first media-broadcast system (MBS) and a second MBS, wherein the first MBS includes a first automation-system and a first device, wherein the first automation-system transmits, to the first device, a first instruction configured to control operation of the first device, and wherein the second MBS includes a second automation-system and a second device. The method incudes: receiving, by a computing device, from the first automation-system, the first instruction; and responsive to receiving the first instruction, transmitting, by the computing device, to the second automation-system, a second instruction configured to cause the second automation-system to transmit to the second device, the first instruction, thereby controlling operation of the second device. | 12-29-2016 |
20160381404 | DEVICE CONTROL IN BACKUP MEDIA-BROADCAST SYSTEM - In one aspect, an example method may be used in connection with a system including a first media-broadcast system (MBS) and a second MBS, wherein the first MBS includes a first automation-system and a first device, and wherein the second MBS includes a second automation-system and a second device. The method includes: receiving, by the second automation-system, first output generated by the first automation-system to control operation of the first device; using, by the second automation-system, the received first-output to control operation of the second device; receiving, by the second automation-system, a traffic schedule; using, by the second automation-system, the received traffic schedule to generate second output; determining, by the second automation system, that a trigger event occurred; and responsive to determining that the trigger event occurred, switching, by the second automation-system, from using the received first-output to using the generated second-output, to control operation of the second device. | 12-29-2016 |
20160381413 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TRANSMITTING MEDIA DATA RELATED INFORMATION IN MULTIMEDIA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A method for transmitting media data-related information at a transmitting entity in a multimedia transmission system including at least one intermediate node is provided. The method includes generating information of traffic, which corresponds to at least one media data configuring a multimedia service, for each valid time period, and transmitting the media data-related information comprising the information of traffic to a receiving entity through the at least one intermediate node. | 12-29-2016 |
20160381430 | Method and Apparatus for Band Separation for Multiband Communication Systems - Aspects of a method and apparatus for band separation for multiband communication systems are provided. One or more circuits for use in a transceiver may comprise a triplexer and a leakage processing module. The triplexer may comprise a first port, a Multimedia Over Coaxial Alliance (MoCA) port, a television upstream port, and a television downstream port. The leakage processing module may comprise a television downstream input port, a cable television downstream output port, a MoCA port, and a cable television upstream port. The leakage processing module may be operable to (1) process a MoCA signal to generate a first compensation signal; (2) process a cable upstream signal to generate a second compensation signal; (3) process a filtered signal based at least in part on the first and second compensation signals; and (4) output the processed filtered signal via the cable television downstream output port of said leakage processing module. | 12-29-2016 |
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