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20080216142 | System and method of digital media distribution - A system and method for the managed distribution of digital media. A capture station captures media resources by converting the media resources into digital form. Once captured in digital form, the digital media is communicated to a formatting server. The formatting server encodes and encrypts the digital media into a desired form for distribution by the system. The digital media is stored in a master media server. Users are allowed to access the digital media using a media presentation client. A user can request access to digital media stored on the master media server. The system allows various access restrictions to be defined to restrict access to the digital media. If a user is authorized to access a piece of digital media, the digital media may be delivered to the media presentation client by the master media server. | 09-04-2008 |
20080250468 | System and method for scheduling presentation of future video event data - A method is disclosed for presenting video data comprising receiving at a first end user device, displayable video data for advertising a future video event; scanning the displayable video data for scheduling data associated with the future video event; and queuing the future video event for presenting data for the future video event based on the scheduling data. A system is disclosed for performing the method. A data structure is disclosed for containing data embedded in a computer readable medium for providing a functional and structural interrelationship between a processor, the data structure and data stored in the data structure. | 10-09-2008 |
20080271102 | BIT-RATE CONSTRAINED TRICK PLAY THROUGH STREAM SWITCHING AND ADAPTIVE STREAMING - A system for bit-rate stream playout at preset speeds including a regular playout speed and other than the regular playout speed includes multiple streams encoded at a same bit-rate (R) but at a plurality of playout speeds. A selection mechanism is responsive to requests for playout speeds. The selection mechanism selects from among the plurality of streams to service a request. | 10-30-2008 |
20080307479 | Bandwidth-Efficient Deployment of Video-On-Demand Assets in an IPTV Network - An IPTV network and a method are described herein that seamlessly integrate a multicast-based file transfer mechanism with unicast IPTV middleware to enable the efficient transfer of VOD assets from a Super Headend Office (SHO) to one or more Video Hub Offices (VHOs). | 12-11-2008 |
20090007209 | Broadcasting Device and Receiver - A broadcasting device and a receiver excellent in responsiveness are obtainable through transmitting program information, organized by condition and including a program satisfying a search condition, from a broadcasting station. | 01-01-2009 |
20090031381 | PROXY VIDEO SERVER FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - A proxy video server for managing video surveillance data in a network that includes at least one video source and client. The proxy video server includes a proxy video source manager for managing the video sources to appear as virtual smart video sources to video clients, a video client interface for receiving and interpreting requests from video clients and sending responses to video clients on behalf of the video sources, one or more video source interfaces for sending requests to a video source using a protocol specific to the video source and for receiving and interpreting responses from a video source using a protocol specific to the video source and a video analytics service function for providing video analytics as needed in order to present smart camera capabilities for each video source to any video client. | 01-29-2009 |
20090031382 | Server Providing Content Directories of Video Signals and Linkage to Content Information Sources - An overlay server for illustrative video streaming constitutes a central part of a distributed system for linking content of video recordings to relevant information sources. The overlay server maintains a global object directory including information pertinent to a set of objects and network addresses of external servers providing information relevant to the set of objects. The overlay server further maintains a video-content directory having several overlay directories. Each overlay directory identifies content of a respective video recording from among a set of video recordings and includes a network address of a video-streaming server providing the video recording. The overlay server stores an authoring tool for constructing the overlay directories and an augmented display tool for associating content of a video recording with respective information. | 01-29-2009 |
20090064253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING BROADCAST DATA AND PROVIDING CONTENTS - A method and apparatus for recording broadcast data and providing content, in which the content is recorded based on a time at which the content is actually transmitted using interaction between a server and a host device is provided. The method includes receiving a request for recording a particular program, registering program information of the requested program in a content server, and performing recording of the program upon detection of stream output notification information for the registered program from the content server. | 03-05-2009 |
20090094656 | System, method, and apparatus for connecting non-co-located video content viewers in virtual TV rooms for a shared participatory viewing experience - System, method and apparatus for connecting non-co-located video content viewers in Virtual TV Rooms for a shared participatory viewing experience. A multi-platform communication system allows viewers to connect across a plurality of video content delivery services in self-organized viewing communities to interact with each other as they enjoy the content as if they were in the same physical viewing location. A mechanism is provided to allow users to quickly see what their friends are currently watching and join them. In addition to exchanging text-based messages, viewers also share their impressions of the current video program via a defined set of single-key-click impressions called Buzz Tagsā¢. A database and calculation process aggregates this information in to Buzz Profiles as a resource for users to find interesting content and fellow viewers with similar interests. | 04-09-2009 |
20090119731 | System for acceleration of web page delivery - A method comprising running a web browser on one or more servers of a service center, and hosting files for a web page on a storage unit associated with the one or more servers. Upon receiving user input from a client device to the web browser at the service center, streaming interactive video web page is transmitted to the client device with substantially no detectable latency. | 05-07-2009 |
20090133085 | Systems and Method for Determining Visual Media Information - A set top box includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive a digital video stream, calculate a hash of an I-Frame within the digital video stream, and submit the hash to a server. The processor is further configured to receive location information in response to submitting the hash to the server. | 05-21-2009 |
20090138931 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Video Stream in a Digital Video Broadcasting System - A novel method and system for enhancing user experience when switching channel in digital video broadcasting system is proposed. The invention proposes a server-based cache mechanism which caches all channels simultaneously in a cache server near from the video playing terminal. The channel switch latency could be heavily reduced since the initial part of the current GOP of any channel could be retrieved from the cache server, therefore the user experience is improved greatly. | 05-28-2009 |
20090158375 | Media Delivery System Supporting Set-Tops With and Without Local Storage - Systems and methods of transparent access to stored media content at a headened by digital home communication terminals (DHCT) are disclosed. One such system comprises a first DHCT, a second DHCT, and a headend. The first DHCT includes a local file system. The second DHCT does not include a local file system. The headend is in communication with the first and the second DHCT and is configured to provide the locally stored media content to both the first and the second DHCT. | 06-18-2009 |
20090178098 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING CLIENT RECORDING AND STORAGE BEHAVIOR - A system for remotely controlling client recording and storage behavior schedules the recording, storing, and deleting of multimedia content on a client system storage device. The invention accepts as input a prioritized list of program viewing preferences which is compared with a database of program guide objects that indicate when programs of interest are actually broadcast. A schedule of time versus available storage space is generated that is optimal for the viewer's explicit or derived preferred content. The viewer may request that certain content be captured, which results in the highest possible priority for those content. The invention provides objects called a capture requests that are sent by the service to client systems. Capture requests reflect local storage management decisions about how the client system storage is partitioned. Capture requests also allow the service to determine content to be recorded by the client system in the same manner that a viewer requests that certain content are recorded but are more powerful than what a viewer can request. Recording requests for a capture request can preempt viewer requests or be entered at the same or lower priority as a viewer request. Capture requests can adjust all aspects of a recording request and affect the capture request itself. Client system operational functionality are also manipulated by the service using capture requests. | 07-09-2009 |
20090210919 | Point-Reading Device and Method for Obtaining the Network Audio/Video Files - A point-reading device for obtaining network audio/video files includes an image reading unit for obtaining image codes including information codes representing audio/video target files. A digital processing unit connected with the image reading unit receives the image codes sent from the image reading unit and decodes the image codes to obtain the information codes representing the audio/video target files. A memory for storing data, connected with the digital processing unit stores an information table that identifies the corresponding relationships between the information codes representing the audio/video target files and attribute information used for obtaining the audio/video target files. A network module establishes a connection between the digital processing unit and a network server. An operation system supporting network protocol is provided in the digital processing unit. The digital processing unit obtains the attribute information corresponding to the information codes according to the information table, and controls the network module to obtain the network audio/video target files stored at network servers according to the attribute information. The digital processing unit has an embedded operation system which supports the network protocol. | 08-20-2009 |
20090217336 | Playback Resume System and Method for a Media Center - A playback resume system and method for a media center are described. This invention is applied to a scheme of the media center. Particularly, a personalized device capable of transmitting a proprietary identifier is used to be a controller of the media center. By means of the proprietary identifier, the invention can be implemented in a multi-user environment, and used for different playback devices or in different playback situations. Since the playback scheduled progress can be saved, the invention reaches a more convenient and fast resume purpose. The preferred embodiment includes the steps of establishing a connection between a multimedia controller and a multimedia server, and receiving a proprietary identifier and a playback command transmitted from the controller and the server. After that, the multimedia server reads the last playback multimedia data and its scheduled progress with corresponding identifier, and then resumes the playback progress. | 08-27-2009 |
20090217337 | Time-Shifting and Chase-Play for an IPTV System - A system and method for time-shifting and chase-play for an IPTV system. A control channel is established between an originating user's set top box (STB) and an IPTV Application Server (IPTV-AS) utilizing SIP signaling over an IP Multimedia Subsystem. For time-shifting, the STB sends a start time-shifting command to the IPTV-AS over the control channel, and the IPTV-AS sends a start recording command to a Network Private Video Recorder (N-PVR). When the user is ready to resume viewing, the STB sends a start chase-play command to the IPTV-AS to establish a unicast channel. The IPTV-AS sends a playback command to the N-PVR to begin playback of the time-shifted content. | 08-27-2009 |
20090222873 | Multimedia Channel Switching - The invention reduces the user-perceived time of switching multimedia channels in a unicast communications system. This shortening of the switch procedure is obtained by reducing the buffering of the multimedia data in the data buffer of a user terminal. A reduced media buffering results in that multimedia data of the new channel will be rendered in the user terminal in a much shorter period of time. A multimedia provider communicating the multimedia data to the terminal determines a reduced transmission rate that will be temporarily employed for obtaining the buffering reduction. This reduced rate is lower than the normally employed transmission rate and lower than the rendering rate of the media player of the terminal. Consequently, the terminal buffer will be emptying in a faster rate than it is replenished and a buffer level reduction is obtained. | 09-03-2009 |
20090249419 | Method and System of Queued Management of Multimedia Storage - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for a method and system of queued management of multimedia storage. In some examples, a queue management module receives a message to queue location information for multimedia content. The queue management module stores the location information in a queue corresponding to a subscriber. The queue management module receives a message for location information from a video distribution module. The queue management module transmits a message for retrieval of multimedia content to the video distribution module. In other examples, a queue agent module transmits a message for location information for multimedia content to a queue management module. The queue agent module receives a message for retrieval of content from the queue management module. The queue agent module retrieves the multimedia content from the remote content server using the location information received in the message for retrieval of content. A data storage module identifies available storage in limited storage provided for the subscriber and stores the retrieved multimedia content in the limited storage for the subscriber. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249420 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING VIDEO APPARATUS ACCORDING TO VIDEO SYSTEM AND CONTENT, AND VIDEO APPARATUS AND SERVER APPLYING THE SAME - A method for configuring a video apparatus, and a video apparatus and a server are provided. The video apparatus transmits video apparatus information and content information to an external server, receives setting information corresponding to the video apparatus information and content information from the external server, and thereby configures the video apparatus. Therefore, it is possible for a user to configure the video apparatus to be more optimally suited to the video apparatus and content to be played back. | 10-01-2009 |
20090254960 | METHOD FOR A CLUSTERED CENTRALIZED STREAMING SYSTEM - Methods and systems for providing centralized video accounts where videos are received over a communication network from video sources associated with a plurality of accounts and the videos or processed versions thereof are transmitted over a communication network to corresponding users of the plurality of accounts. In another aspect of the invention a new communication protocol for network components is disclosed. | 10-08-2009 |
20090293093 | CONTENT SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NETWORK DEVICE, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A content server according to the present invention includes a plurality of encoders for encoding a video/audio content and for generating multiple compressed data streams from the video/audio content, where the video/audio content is encoded in such a manner that the positions of video frames corresponding to reference compressed video data and the time points of distribution of the reference compressed video data are different for the respective multiple compressed data streams, and a plurality of distribution sections for respectively acquiring from a separate encoder the compressed data stream generated by the encoder and for distributing the acquired compressed data stream, the plurality of distribution sections being assigned individual network addresses. | 11-26-2009 |
20090293094 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CHANNEL INFORMATION PROVIDING MODULE, METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY ACCESSING TO DMB, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CHANNEL ACCESS INFORMATION - A mobile communication terminal to automatically access to DMB includes a broadcast receiving unit that receives and demodulates a DMB signal, extracts and processes a video signal and an audio signal from the DMB signal, and outputs the video signal and the audio signal to a display unit and an audio output unit; a channel information acquisition unit that processes an audio signal inputted from a microphone in an automatic channel access mode, generates and transmits to a channel information providing server a channel access information request message that includes the audio signal and time information concerning the time when the audio signal is input, and receives and outputs a channel access information response message; and a broadcast control unit that outputs a channel tuning control signal to the broadcast receiving unit according to the channel access information inputted from the channel information acquisition unit. | 11-26-2009 |
20100005501 | Generating a Stream Comprising Synchronized Content - A method of generating a stream comprising synchronized interactive content is described. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting a first stream from a studio to a terminal or a terminal system of a first user and to a buffer; transmitting in response to the first stream a second stream to a mixer connected to the buffer, the second stream comprising content generated in reaction to the content of the first stream; providing the mixer with a temporal relation between the packets in the first and second stream; generating a first output stream comprising a substantially synchronized content by mixing packets in second stream with packets of the buffered first stream on the basis of the temporal relation. | 01-07-2010 |
20100064337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CENTRAL MANAGEMENT OF NETWORK AND STORAGE RESOURCES FOR A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - System and method for central managing of network and storage resources by dynamically receiving over a network bit rate parameters related to video processing units of one or more edge devices and dynamically adjusting a bit rate of one of the processing units based on required bit rates of the processing units and bandwidth limitations of the network. The system and method may further include dynamically receiving storage parameters related to internal storage units of the edge devices and to external storage units coupled to the edge devices and instructing one of the edge devices where to store the video data based on the storage parameters and bandwidth limitations of the network. | 03-11-2010 |
20100071017 | Distributing video assets - Video assets ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100083331 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, BACKUP VIEWING SERVICE SYSTEM, AND BACKUP VIEWING SERVICE METHOD - A mobile terminal device and a backup viewing service system, capable of reflecting user's interest and wishes in utilizing a backup viewing service are provided. A mobile terminal device | 04-01-2010 |
20100107208 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is a photo album that allows viewing of photos on a television receiver through a network. In a screen where both of a reception screen of a television and multiple application programs are displayed, if a predetermined application is selected, an access is made to a photo album, and photos can be viewed in a slide show manner. If there is a favorite photo from among the photos being viewed, a point can be given to the favorite photo. The applications are loaded from an external network. | 04-29-2010 |
20100146574 | DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN NETWORKS - A data communication system is disclosed, comprising a network provided with a control server for managing network resources, and a delivery server for delivering multimedia content to one or more UE (user equipment) devices, wherein the control server is arranged to pass a network session ID, of a network session between the delivery server and the UE device, to the delivery server, and the delivery server is arranged to keep track of the network session independently of the control server, such that once the network session ID of the network session has been passed to the delivery server, the control server keeps no reference to the network session and takes no part therein. | 06-10-2010 |
20100154020 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is a photo album that has a slide show function to allow viewing of photos on a television receiver through a network. In a screen where both of a reception screen of a television and multiple application programs are displayed, if a predetermined application is selected, photos with a tag matched with a tag input by a user are searched from among photos with tags for search, and a plurality of photos are displayed in list or in a slide show manner. The applications are loaded from an external network. | 06-17-2010 |
20100242079 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK VIDEO RECORDING - Apparatus and methods for the capture and delivery of content over a network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network, and the apparatus comprises a local server which stores, processes and assembles content prior to its delivery to a VOD server, thus obviating the need for superfluous VOD storage. This approach also facilitates various pre-streaming processing in a video recording (e.g., nPVR) system, and gives a network operator dynamic control over local playlists. In another embodiment, the local server of the improved system obviates the need for a VOD server in the nPVR system. One or more content libraries adapted to facilitate nPVR content access across one or more regions of a broadcast network are also disclosed. Secondary content (e.g., promotions, advertisements, etc.) can also be selectively inserted into nPVR content. Various access, business or operational rules and methods implementing the foregoing are also described. | 09-23-2010 |
20100319044 | Efficient Distribution of Remote Storage Data - Described are apparatuses and methods for remote recording of digital data. A remote server digital video recorder (RS-DVR) server system includes one or more computer readable storage devices and a digital video recorder (DVR) server. The DVR server includes an input controller, a buffer unit, and a storage controller. The input controller receives an original data stream. The buffer unit is coupled to the input controller and receives and stores at least a portion of the original data stream from the input controller. The storage controller is coupled to the buffer unit and controls direct memory access to the one or more computer readable storage devices for writing one or more subscriber data streams copied from the original data stream. Each subscriber data stream is associated with a subscriber and written to a storage device location in the one or more computer readable storage devices associated with the subscriber. | 12-16-2010 |
20110004911 | VIDEO TRANSMITTER APPARATUS AND VIDEO RECEIVER APPARATUS - A video receiver apparatus, for receiving video from a video transmitter apparatus, comprises: a memory portion for memorizing receiver apparatus information of the video receiver apparatus; and a transmitter/receiver portion for receiving a request for obtaining the receiver apparatus information transmitted from the video transmitter apparatus, and also for transmitting the receiver apparatus information memorized in the memory portion responding to the obtaining request, and wherein, further within the memory portion is memorized history information, changing depending on alternation of the receiver apparatus information, and wherein the receiver portion is able to receive the history information, which the video transmitter apparatus holds therein, as well as, the obtaining request from the video transmitter, and when the received history information from the video transmitter apparatus and the history information, which the video transmitter apparatus holds therein, are inconsistent with each other, then the receiver apparatus information memorized in the memory portion is transmitted to the video transmitter apparatus. | 01-06-2011 |
20110016503 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONTENT IN REAL-TIME - Systems and methods are disclosed to facilitate the reception, processing, outputting, and communication of content from one or more sources. Content is stored on a digital video recorder device and a content storage server. The digital video recorder device exchanges metadata with the content storage server that indicates the specific content stored on the digital video recorder device. A communication device may request access to the content stored on the content storage server. The content storage server determines if the communication device is associated with a digital video recorder device that is storing the requested content. If the communication device is associated with a digital video recorder device storing the requested content, the content storage server sends the requested content stored on the content storage server to the communication device. | 01-20-2011 |
20110016504 | Personalized Time-Shifted Programming - A method and apparatus for personalized time-shifted programming. Digital content is retrieved, for example, from a digital library. Once retrieved, the content is stored locally, for example, on a personal computer. The locally stored content is transferred, in whole or in part, to a playback device that allows a user to listen to the content of the playback device. In one embodiment, the user may designate portions of a playback time provided by the playback device to various selections. For example, with a playback device that provides two hours of content, a user may wish to listen to one half hour of news, one half hour of a series and one hour of an book. Thus, the user may partition one quarter of playback time to each of news and the series and one half of the playback time to the book. In one embodiment, the present invention provides different automatic update techniques for the playback device that may be selected by the user based on how the content is to be used For example, the news portion may be one half hour of the most recent news available from a particular source. The series may be the most recent episode in the series, whether or not the user has listened to other stored episodes. The book portion may provide one hour of the book from the most recent stopping place each time the playback device is coupled to the library retrieval device. | 01-20-2011 |
20110113461 | VIDEO ANALYTICS BASED CONTROL OF VIDEO DATA STORAGE - A method comprises receiving first video data at a source end, the first video data including video data relating to an event of interest captured using a video camera disposed at the source end. The first video data is retrievably stored in a memory storage device. Video analytics is performed on the first video data to identify a first portion of the first video data that is representative of the event of interest. Subsequently, portions of the first video data other than the first portion are deleted from the memory storage device. | 05-12-2011 |
20110145877 | DATA RATE THROTTLING IN AN INTERNAL PACKET-BASED INTERFACE - Methods and systems for transmitting video pixel data from a transmitter component, such as a controller, to a receiver within a monitor are described. Video data is received at a transmitter at an incoming pixel rate based on a pixel clock. The data is transmitted to the receiver at a link symbol clock rate and is drained from the receiver at the pixel clock rate, which is regenerated by the receiver using the link symbol clock frequency, an M video value, and an N video value. The M video value (Mvid) is determined by the transmitter based on the incoming pixel rate and the N video value (Nvid) may be constant. An accumulator is used within the transmitter to ensure that the transmitter and receiver create a balanced system. | 06-16-2011 |
20110225619 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND REMOTE REPAIR OF A TELEVISION SYSTEM CONDITION - A server device is configured to store quick code information, where the quick code information includes a particular operation of a group of operations and a particular condition code of a group of condition codes; receive diagnostic information from a video client, of a group of video clients, where the diagnostic information includes a condition code that corresponds to a condition associated with the video client; determine that the condition code matches the particular condition code of particular, stored quick code information; determine, from the particular quick code information, the particular operation corresponding to the particular condition code; perform an automatic remote repair to remedy the condition, on the video client, based on the particular operation; and send, to the video client, a notification that the condition has been remedied based on the automatic remote repair when the automatic remote repair remedies the condition on the video client. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231885 | LIVE TIME-SHIFT SYSTEM BASED ON P2P TECHNOLOGY AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a live time-shift system based on the P2P technology and a method thereof. The system includes a coding server, a live server and a control server arranged at a server end. The method includes: splitting, by the coding server, a received live video data stream into fixed-size live video packets; and then adding live channel information and time information to each of the live video packets; issuing the coded live video packets to the live server, and sending current control information to the control server; continuously obtaining, by the live server, the live video packets from the coding server; upon requesting viewing of the video data, first sending, by the client, a video request to the control server; returning, by the control server, storage information of the video data to the client, and obtaining, by the client, the video data through an established data link. Both of the server and the client of the present invention support the live time-shift function based on the P2P technology, which may support mass parallel applications. | 09-22-2011 |
20110247044 | SIGNAL-DRIVEN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION - A method for displaying supplemental content with a content stream on a display is provided. A content stream for a program is received, and a portion of the received content stream is sampled. The sampled portion is analyzed to determine a media identifier for the content stream, the media identifier being transmitted to a content server. Supplemental content is retrieved from the content server using the media identifier. And the content stream is rendered on the display with the supplemental content. The supplemental content provides access to an interactive feature, the interactive feature providing internet communication during the receipt of the content stream. | 10-06-2011 |
20110252455 | Method and System for Comparing Media Assets - A computer-implemented method and system that features retrieving, with a comparator module, a first characteristic of a first media asset and associated with a first media asset identifier from a media server storing a plurality of media assets. A second characteristic of a second media asset associated with a second media asset identifier from an archive server is retrieved with the comparator module. The comparator module is utilized to compare the first characteristic to the second characteristic based on an association of the first media asset identifier and the second asset media identifier. A report that includes an indication of the result of the comparison of the first characteristic and the second characteristic is generated by the comparator module. | 10-13-2011 |
20110289542 | Contents Reception Device and Method, Contents Transmission Device and Method, Program, and Recording Medium - The present invention relates to a contents reception device and method, a contents transmission device and method, a program, and a recording medium, whereby a Push-type NRT service can be realized. | 11-24-2011 |
20120017254 | VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A content server for use in a video content storage system for storing and distributing video content to system users, the server comprising: input means for communicating, across a communications network, with a system user at a remotely located terminal; a data store for storing video content; and output means for streaming stored video content across the communications network to a system user upon receipt of a request to viewed the stored content. | 01-19-2012 |
20120047546 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, COMPONENTS AND METHODS THEREFOR - The present invention relates to media distribution network, media reproduction unit, and methods therein. A preferred form of the present invention relates to an overlay network and associated devices and methods for the distribution of audio visual media, for example advertising, informational and entertainment programs. Each media reproduction unit is provided with a unique identifier which can be stored in a stored in a memory such as a ROM. | 02-23-2012 |
20120079548 | MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF RECORDED VIDEO CONTENT - Management of and utilization of information related to recorded video content are provided. For any given piece of recorded content, identification information for any of a number of interested persons may be associated with the recorded content. After each interested person associated with a given piece of recorded content views or watches the content or decides he or she is not interested in the recorded content, the recorded content may be deleted. A graphical user interface may be provided for showing the viewing status of persons associated with a given piece of recorded content and for allowing each person associated with the recorded content to manage their individual viewing status. Information about content viewed by identified persons may be used to direct advertising or suggested content to one or more identified persons. | 03-29-2012 |
20120079549 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MEDIA RECORDING - It is presented a media caching apparatus for caching media content for a plurality of remotely located recording devices, where each remotely located recording device is connectable to the media caching apparatus via a respective local access line. The media caching apparatus comprises: a controller for receiving cache commands to temporarily store a specified media content; a memory for temporarily storing media content and to store an association between the specified media content and the specified recording device; a content receiving interface for receiving the specified media content and store the media content in the memory; and a content transmitting interface for sending the specified media content to the specified recording device via the local access line coupled to the specified recording device, wherein the content transmitting interface prevents affecting delivery of higher priority content on the local access line coupled to the specified recording device. | 03-29-2012 |
20120117605 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEER-TO-PEER LIVE STREAMING - A P2P network has a content provider and a plurality of peers viewing the same video streaming channel. Each peer has a P2P live streaming system. In an exemplary system, a token manager module manages at least a token sent by the plurality of peer nodes, notifies a recording manager module to publish recorded media stream content, and to record media stream data. The recording manager module, according to the notification, manages a corresponding buffer for each peer node itself, records the media stream content into the corresponding buffer and publishes the recorded media stream content information to the P2P network. A P2P module handles the P2P messages and maintains the P2P network topology for the plurality of peer nodes. | 05-10-2012 |
20120124634 | VIDEO SERVER AND VIDEO DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video server includes an encoder, a transmission module, storage modules, and a controller. The encoder outputs a request in response to encoding a video signal. The controller confirms whether or not the number of outputs of video data and a video file to the storage modules within a time interval is less than a limitation number in response to the request. The controller selects the best storage module to store the encoded video data from among the storage modules if the number of outputs is less than the limitation number. The apparatus controller transmits an instruction to the encoder designating the selected storage module as a transmission destination. The encoder outputs the encoded video data designating the transmission destination. The transmission module transmits the output video data to the transmission destination. The storage modules designated as the transmission destination stores the transmitted video data. | 05-17-2012 |
20120131629 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING BROADBAND CONTENT - Systems, methods, and apparatus for recording broadband content are provided. A user command to record desired content included in broadband content output by a service provider may be received by a programming processing component configured to receive the output broadband content. The programming processing component may determine whether the desired content will be recorded by the programming processing component. If it is determined that the desired content will be recorded by the programming processing component, then the desired content may be stored by the programming processing component in at least one memory. If it is determined that the desired content will not be recorded by the programming processing component, then a request to record the desired content may be communicated by the programming processing component to a content recording server. | 05-24-2012 |
20120144444 | Variable Bit Video Streams for Adaptive Streaming - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for adapting playback bit rate in a content delivery system based on scene complexity of the video content as well as network conditions and other performance factors. A scene complexity map of the video content indicates the complexity levels of different scenes within the video content. Using the scene complexity map, a content player may download scenes of lower scene complexity levels from video streams encoded to lower bit rates to manage the bandwidth consumed to download the video content and allow for the downloading of scenes of higher complexity levels from video streams encoded to higher bit rates. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151545 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING THEREOF - A method for displaying multimedia content includes the following steps: at least one front node captures at least one present image. The front node includes a photographic unit and a display unit. At least one middle node receives the at least one present image and filters the present image to obtain at least one characteristic block. The at least one middle node transmits the at least one characteristic block to at least one end node. The at least one end node stores several candidate multimedia contents. The at least one end node selects at least one multimedia content proposed to be displayed corresponding to the characteristic block, from the candidate multimedia contents. The at least one multimedia content proposed to be displayed is responded to the at least one front node passing through the at least one middle node. The display unit displays the at least one multimedia content. | 06-14-2012 |
20120180100 | Method and Apparatus for Archiving Media Content - The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for archiving media content, and more particularly to archiving television and radio broadcasts for later delivery, on-demand, via the Internet. A capture server is used to receive and gather a plurality of media sources for archiving and subsequent delivery to client users. The capture server is capable of receiving numerous digital or analog media signals from a variety of media sources, including transmission through traditional broadcast, coaxial cable, the Internet, personal and public camera systems and the like, and converting these media signals into addressable blocks of media content. Furthermore, the capture server is capable of encoding received media signals, particularly analog media signals, applying an application programming interface and preparing the media signals for implementation by the system in an identifiable form or architecture. | 07-12-2012 |
20120210382 | Content Archive Model - An archive model can be used for managing networked storage of recorded content, such as network DVR (digital video recorder) content. Content may be initially recorded to an active storage device, with individual duplicate copies recorded for each requesting user, and subsequently archived to an archive storage device. For playback, the content can be reconstituted into the active storage device prior to delivery to the requesting user. Content can be predictively reconstituted in anticipation of user needs, and the reconstitution capacity of the system can be dynamically reallocated for load balancing. | 08-16-2012 |
20120227080 | INHERITED COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING INHERITED COMMUNICATION - In an inherited communication management apparatus, a storage unit stores viewing information relating to the content viewing state of a user of a terminal. On a request from the user of the terminal for content viewing, a requesting unit requests another inherited communication management apparatus to examine whether or not the other inherited communication management apparatus stores viewing information including information relating to interruption of the content viewing by the user. A receiving unit receives a result of the examination requested by the requesting unit. When the examination result received by the receiving unit includes the viewing information including information relating to the interruption of the content viewing, a transmitting unit transmits information relating to interrupted content based on the viewing information to the terminal of the user that has requested the content viewing. | 09-06-2012 |
20120266203 | INGEST-ONCE WRITE-MANY BROADCAST VIDEO PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A video ingest system, including a video server, including a receiver for receiving incoming video feeds, a video encoder for encoding incoming video feeds on-the-fly to one or more versions of high resolution video sample data, and to one or more versions of low resolution video sample data, and a transmitter for transmitting versions of the low resolution video sample data to respective ones of a plurality of storage units, and for transmitting high resolution video sample data to a broadcaster, a plurality of storage units, coupled communicatively with the video server, and a plurality of workstations, coupled communicatively with respective ones of the plurality of storage units, each workstation including a receiver for receiving a version of the low resolution video sample data from a storage unit, a video previewer for rendering the version of the low resolution video sample data, and a proxy video editor for generating edit instructions for the low resolution video sample data that is rendered by said video previewer. | 10-18-2012 |
20120278846 | Multiple Recording Devices Connected in a Home Network - Multiple device recording may be provided. First, a recording device may be added to a network. Next, in response to adding the recording device to the network, recording device attribute data and recording device metadata may be received from the recording device. The received recording device metadata may then be translated. Then, using the translated metadata, asset data corresponding to assets on the recording device may be displayed. The asset data may be displayed in such a way to indicate which assets on the recording device are supported and which assets on the recording device are not supported. | 11-01-2012 |
20120304239 | Multimodal Portable Communication Interface for Accessing Video Content - A portable communication device has a touch screen display that receives tactile input and a microphone that receives audio input. The portable communication device initiates a query for media based at least in part on tactile input and audio input. The touch screen display is a multi-touch screen. The portable communication device sends an initiated query and receives a text response indicative of a speech to text conversion of the query. The portable communication device then displays video in response to tactile input and audio input. | 11-29-2012 |
20130014196 | Generating a Stream Comprising Synchronized Content - A method of generating a stream comprising synchronized interactive content is described. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting a first stream from a studio to a terminal or a terminal system of a first user and to a buffer; transmitting in response to the first stream a second stream to a mixer connected to the buffer, the second stream comprising content generated in reaction to the content of the first stream; providing the mixer with a temporal relation between the packets in the first and second stream; generating a first output stream comprising a substantially synchronized content by mixing packets in second stream with packets of the buffered first stream on the basis of the temporal relation. | 01-10-2013 |
20130014197 | Generating a Stream Comprising Synchronized Content - A method of generating a stream comprising synchronized interactive content is described. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting a first stream from a studio to a terminal or a terminal system of a first user and to a buffer; transmitting in response to the first stream a second stream to a mixer connected to the buffer, the second stream comprising content generated in reaction to the content of the first stream; providing the mixer with a temporal relation between the packets in the first and second stream; generating a first output stream comprising a substantially synchronized content by mixing packets in second stream with packets of the buffered first stream on the basis of the temporal relation. | 01-10-2013 |
20130042289 | BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVER, METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST SIGNAL RELATION INFORMATION, AND SERVER - A broadcast signal receiver capable of displaying relation information corresponding to a broadcast signal in real time. | 02-14-2013 |
20130074140 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING VIDEO UNDER MULTI-CHANNEL, AND VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a multi-channel video distribution method and apparatus, and a video management system using the same, including a client system to communicate with a standardized video providing apparatus or a non-standardized video providing apparatus, and to receive a video/sound signal from the standardized video providing apparatus or the non-standardized video providing apparatus; a transcode system to convert the video/sound signal, received by the client system, to a video/sound format that is requested in a client application; and a server system to communicate with the client application, and to transmit, to the client application, the video/sound signal that is converted by the transcode system. | 03-21-2013 |
20130081094 | 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. | 03-28-2013 |
20130104179 | SUPPLEMENTAL SYNCHRONIZATION TO TIME-BASED MEDIA - A variety of enhancements are described for synchronizing delivery of content to media that includes a mix of live television, re-broadcast television, recorded television, and pre-recorded multi-media. | 04-25-2013 |
20130125190 | DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING DISPERSED STORAGE - A computer includes an interface and a processing module. The processing module receives, over time and via the interface, requests to playback recorded broadcast data, wherein a single copy of the recorded broadcast data is dispersed error encoded to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices that is stored in a dispersed storage network (DSN). In response to the playback requests, the processing module identifies unique combinations of at least a threshold number of encoded data slices for sets of the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to produce unique copies of the recorded broadcast data. For a particular playback request, the processing module retrieves a unique copy of the unique copies of the recorded broadcast data from the DSN and outputs, via the interface, the retrieved unique copy to a device associated with the particular playback request. | 05-16-2013 |
20130160065 | VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, AND VIDEO INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - It is provided a video distribution system including a video distribution module, a control module, and a bookmark management module. The bookmark management module manages a first type bookmark whose status is not changed by viewing of the video and a second type bookmark whose status is changeable after the viewing of the video. The control module generates screen data that enables one of the first type bookmark and the second type bookmark to be selected with regard to the video stored in the library, transmits the generated screen data to the one of the receiving terminals, and sets one of the first type bookmark and the second type bookmark, which is selected by a user using the one of the receiving terminals, for the video and record the one of the first type bookmark and the second type bookmark in the bookmark management module. | 06-20-2013 |
20130179932 | Programming Content Processing and Management System and Method - In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a technique is implemented to effectively receive streaming multimedia content in digital form, parse and segment the received transport stream and process the segmented content. Such treatment of received programming content provides for efficient storage of such programming content, and effectively provides for access to such content by administrators of a broadband system as well as users of such systems. In accordance with the invention, a technique enables, among other things: the creation of reference frames for, e.g., effective segmentation of programming content; encapsulation of programming content data as a UDP/IP datagram; associating programming content with provider and dedicated resource attributes; monitoring staging processor activity; effectively segmenting programming content that is scrambled; developing a unicast and multicast; compensating for missing or delayed programming content; and propagating video servers of varying manufacturers. | 07-11-2013 |
20130239163 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING ENHANCED SERVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREOF - Provided are a method of receiving an enhanced service and a video display device thereof. The method includes: receiving an audio-visual (AV) content; extracting first feature information from the received AV content; receiving a database including at least one of content information, enhanced service information, and an enhanced service, which correspond to the first feature information, from a first server by transmitting the extracted first feature information to the first server; storing the database received from the first server in a memory; extracting second feature information from the received AV content; and searching and obtaining one of content information, enhanced service information, and an enhanced service, which correspond to the extracted feature information, from the database. | 09-12-2013 |
20130247124 | CONTENTS RECEPTION DEVICE AND METHOD, CONTENTS TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a contents reception device and method, a contents transmission device and method, a program, and a recording medium, whereby a Push-type NRT service can be realized. | 09-19-2013 |
20130263199 | MOVING IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SERVER, MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A moving image distribution server selects an intermediate value map of at least one channel during execution of a rendering processing of a subsequent stage for a first screen, and determines, for each set block, whether to perform inter-frame coding by referring to a corresponding intermediate value map generated for a second screen rendered before the first screen. The moving image distribution server performs coding in accordance with the determination result and sends coded moving image data to an external device after the rendering processing of the subsequent stage for the first screen has ended. The determination result is sent to the external device before generation of the coded moving image data of the first screen is completed. | 10-03-2013 |
20130326573 | Video Identification And Search - Systems and methods for identifying and searching video are disclosed. A video search and identification system includes a catalog representing relationships between video, data and/or objects to enable querying and search based on visual representations of video as well as data or other information associated with the video. In one example, the catalog includes video nodes, metadata nodes and card nodes, although additional or fewer node types may be used. A visual-based video identification system is provided to identify content in video sources. An unidentified video source is accessed and visual fingerprints of one or more frames are generated as query signatures for matching against a base set of known signatures. Confidence measures are generated at the bit level to assist in query signature processing. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332977 | Methods and Apparatuses for Resuming Paused Media - Methods and apparatuses in a user equipment ( | 12-12-2013 |
20140040968 | RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - Enable appropriate caching of application programs executed in coordination with AV content. The cache memory temporarily stores a coordinated application that is executed in coordination with received AV content. When a plurality of coordinated applications are stored in the cache memory, a control block controls the cache memory according to the priority of the coordinated applications which corresponds to a predetermined frequency specified for each of them in advance. The present technology is applicable to, for example, television receivers that receive digital television broadcast signals. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040969 | RESOURCE SHARING SYSTEM OF SET-TOP BOXES - The present invention is directed to a resource sharing system of set-top boxes. The set-top boxes are arranged in a network. The resources of each set-top box in the network are potentially available to another set-top box in the network that has run out of resources. When a user needs a tuner resource, the set-top box determines if it has a local tuner available. If not, the set-top box attempts to use the tuner of another set-top box in the network. In one embodiment all of the tuners in the network are pooled together and used as a global resource of tuners for all of the set-tops. Alternatively, if a set-top box runs out of resource space on a storage device, it attempts to use the storage device on another set-top box before deleting shows locally to make room for the new show. | 02-06-2014 |
20140090002 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NETWORK BASED VIDEO CLIP GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT - Methods and system for managing media clips over a data network. Media streams may be received over a data network and stored by a storage server. Metadata regarding the media streams may be generated and stored at a metadata server. A control station can retrieve media frames originating in the stored media streams from the storage server, based on metadata. Media frames from multiple media streams can be retrieved and displayed in synchronization, based on respective timecodes. | 03-27-2014 |
20140123201 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BROADCAST AND METHOD OF MANAGING FILE USED FOR TIME SHIFT - An apparatus for receiving a broadcast and a method of managing a file used for a time shift are provided. The apparatus includes: a receiver which receives a broadcast signal; a signal processor which processes the broadcast signal to output broadcast data; a storage which stores the broadcast data; and a controller which, if a time shift function is executed, controls the signal processor to divide the broadcast data into a plurality of files and store the plurality of files, and, if a size of a storage area reaches a threshold value allocated to the time shift function, sequentially deletes the plurality of files to secure an additional storage area. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123202 | METHOD FOR DOWNLOADING CONTENT ACCORDING TO COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS, AND ASSOCIATED CONTENT RECEIVER - A method for downloading multimedia contents is disclosed. The multimedia contents exists in at least two versions. Each of the versions corresponds to a different required transmission bit rate and each of the versions is temporally divided into chunks corresponding to a determined duration, one chunk being identified by an item of information representative of a temporal position i and by an item of information representative of a version j. A content receiver implementing this method is also described. | 05-01-2014 |
20140157344 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLOADING DATA - A method and apparatus for uploading data is provided herein. During operation vehicles in the field will upload their digital multimedia evidence (DME) to a mobile/intermediary upload point(s). These mobile/intermediary upload points preferably comprise computers existing in other vehicles that are not currently connected to a central repository. A mobile recorder (mDVR) will choose a particular mobile/intermediary upload point(s) based on a probability that the mobile upload point(s) will return to a connected upload point to upload the transferred DME. | 06-05-2014 |
20140189768 | CONTENT CREATION METHOD AND MEDIA CLOUD SERVER - A method and a media cloud server for creating content are disclosed. The method includes: recording and storing a real-time broadcast content transmitted through a broadcaster system; dividing the stored broadcast content according to a predetermined method and storing the segments; storing metadata including descriptions of the segments; and creating a user content by extracting at least one segments using the metadata and synthesizing the extracted segments in response to a request from a client device. | 07-03-2014 |
20140215543 | Child Node, Parent Node, and Caching Method and System for Multi-Layer Video Network - The present invention discloses a child node, a parent node, and a caching method and system for a multi-layer video network. The multi-layer video network includes at least one parent node and multiple child nodes connected to the parent node. The method includes: collecting a user request arrival rate of each child node with respect to each content in a content set; and determining an optimal storage policy and an optimal upload bandwidth allocation policy of each child node with respect to each content based on the user request arrival rate, storage capacity and upload bandwidth of each child node, and a size of each content. According to the content disclosed above, the technical solution disclosed by the present invention can save network bandwidth as much as possible and implement coordination among cache nodes, and is compatible with a heterogeneous network resource environment. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215544 | MUSIC ON VIDEO SITE - A mobile device is provided that comprises a memory, a processing device, and a connector application. The connector application is, executed from the memory by the processing device to scan, at a scheduled time, a local object store for a plurality of music pieces that a user has the right to listen to, compile object information comprising music titles of the plurality of music pieces found in the local object store, send the object information to a server to identify matching videos having respective music pieces for the music titles in the object information, and receive a list of the matching videos from the server. | 07-31-2014 |
20140237533 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA CONTENT BROADCAST ON TELEVISION - Method for managing interactive multimedia content designed to be displayed on the screen of a television set ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140250481 | RECEIVER, DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD, BROADCAST SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - To compound broadcast content and network content and suitably reproduce the two pieces of content concurrently using a data broadcast service. | 09-04-2014 |
20140282786 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AND UPLOADING CONTENT TO PERSONALIZED NETWORK STORAGE - Methods and apparatus for delivering, uploading, and storing content for users of a network so that the user has āvirtualā ownership of and access to the content, thereby obviating the need for additional storage space at the client premises and offering seamless compliance with copyright laws. In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network, and sessions are used to deliver content to the requesting owner and then back to storage space associated with the head-end where the content remains available for future subscriber requests. Various other complementary features for enhancing the user's virtual ownership experience are also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282787 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTISCREEN NETWORK DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING USING ON-DEMAND TRANSCODING - A method is disclosed that includes: receiving, via a network digital video recorder, a request to record requested content; receiving, via a network digital video recorder at a first time, the requested content in a first format and the requested content in a second format; storing, via the network digital video recorder, the requested content in the first format; storing, via the network digital video recorder, the requested content in the second format; deleting, from network digital video recorder, the requested content in the second format after a predetermined time period; and transcoding, via an on demand transcoder, the requested content in the first format to the requested content in a third format after the predetermined time period. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282788 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO DISTRIBUTION IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST ON REDUCED VIDEO DATA TRAFFIC AND A METHOD THEREFOR - In a video distribution apparatus, when a video data segment into which video data of a content is sectioned on the basis of a predetermined unit is received on a network, the received video data segment is cached into a memory, and at least content identification information of the video data is stored into the memory. When a cache distribution request is acquired on the network, a distribution controller obtains content identification information included in the request. A relay controller acquires a video data segment associated with the obtained content identification information from the memory, and transfers the acquired video data segment to a source of the request at a transfer rate at which the video data segment is transferred in the vicinity of a distributing source of the video data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140298395 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PLAYING VIDEO ON MULTIPLE TERMINALS - A method and system for synchronized video playing across multiple user terminals are disclosed. The method includes sending a continued video playing request to a server from a first user terminal to play a video from a break point, receiving video information from the server, the video information being submitted from a second user terminal, and playing the video from the break point based on the received video information. The method and system consistent with the present disclosure may improve a user's video watching experience by enabling a user to seamless switch between different user terminals. | 10-02-2014 |
20140304756 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOUD-BASED MEDIA PLAY OUT - The present disclosure is directed to cloud-based media distribution and management systems, providing pushing of content to regional playout servers geographically dispersed for local rebroadcasting of network based content. Automation may be controlled through a hierarchical system, allowing easy and efficient playlist editing and media control. In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a playout server for retrieving or receiving content from a network or cloud based storage, and playing content according to an automated playlist received from a media distribution and management system. | 10-09-2014 |
20140317667 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL IN DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method for bit-interleaving coded bits for Incremental Redundancy (IR) transmission in a transmission apparatus of a digital video broadcasting system is provided. The method includes sequentially writing the coded bits in a memory area having a predetermined size, reading the coded bits written in the memory area based on a reading order that is differently set for each of normal transmission and at least one IR transmission, and outputting one coded systematic bit stream interleaved for the normal transmission and at least one coded parity bit stream interleaved for at least one IR transmission. | 10-23-2014 |
20140325577 | METHOD AN A SYSTEM TO PERFORM A DISTRIBUTED CONTENT ACQUISITION PROCESS FOR A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - In the method of the invention, said CDN comprises a plurality of server nodes, said content acquisition process is performed when an end-user requests uploading content and said method is characterised in that it comprises: āselecting, a central entity receiving an uploading request from said end-user, at least one of said plurality of server nodes according to location of said end user, current status of said plurality of server nodes, CPU requirements of said plurality of server nodes and/or any other monitoring parameter of said CDN; ādirecting, said central entity, said uploading request from said end-user to said at least one of said plurality of server nodes; andāuploading, said end-user, said content to said at least one of said plurality of server nodes upon acceptance of said uploading request by said at least one of said plurality of server nodes. The system of the invention is arranged to implement the method of the invention. | 10-30-2014 |
20140337909 | NETWORK PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDER SYSTEM, METHOD AND ASSOCIATED SUBSCRIBER DEVICE - A network personal video recorder (NPVR) system, method and associated subscriber device. In one method operating on an NPVR element, a request for playing back a program asset is received from a first subscriber. If the program asset is determined to be in an associated content system, the method includes performing retrieving the program asset's location information from the associated content system, retrieving external media content from at least one of a local media campaign management system and a national media campaign management system wherein the external media content was included in a broadcast transmission of the program asset, building a playlist including the program asset and inserting the external media content into the playlist at appropriate insertion points, and transmitting the playlist including the program asset and the inserted external media content to the first subscriber. | 11-13-2014 |
20140344879 | WEIGHTED INGEST POLICY MANAGEMENT IN A CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - An ingestion controller, system, and method for managing ingestion of electronic content in a Content Distribution Network (CDN). The content is received from one or more content sources (CSs) through an inbound content pipe having a maximum bandwidth capacity. A database stores bandwidth weightings assigned to each CS by a network Policy Management System (PMS). The bandwidth weighting assigned to each CS corresponds to a fraction of the maximum bandwidth capacity of the inbound content pipe. An input buffer receives the content from the CSs in one or more input buffer queues associated with the CSs. A content retrieval mechanism retrieves the content from the input queues at an upload rate for each CS based at least on each CS's assigned bandwidth weighting, thereby causing a flow control mechanism to control the upload bitrate of each CS in proportion to the bandwidth weightings. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344880 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING ONLINE VIDEOS - Systems and methods for evaluating online videos. One method includes receiving a URL; determining a URL type; detecting whether the URL includes one or more videos; determining at least one of a size of the video, a position of the video on a web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; computing a score based on one or more of the size of the video, the position of the video on the web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; obtaining at least two frames of at least part of the video, wherein each frame is obtained at one or more predetermined intervals during playback of the video; and classifying each detected video based on the at least two frames. | 11-20-2014 |
20140380392 | 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. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380393 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR SCANNING BROADCASTS - The various embodiments disclosed herein provide methods, systems, and devices for capturing broadcast streams, analyzing the broadcast streams to obtain information about the media content transmitted in the broadcast streams, obtaining additional information about the media content if available, and assigning a unique event identifier specific to the instance of broadcast of the broadcast stream and/or media segment transmitted in the broadcast stream. In other embodiments, the unique event identifier is broadcasted to broadcast receiving devices. With the unique event identifier, broadcast receiving devices can access the obtained information associated with the media content. | 12-25-2014 |
20150020133 | INTERACTIVE TELEVISION NETWORK AND METHOD INCLUDING CONTENT SEARCHING - The present invention is directed to content searching of various databases in an interactive television network; caching programming for rebroadcasting to interactive television network subscribers; and interactively offering goods and services referred to in broadcast programming to interactive television network subscribers. | 01-15-2015 |
20150067750 | Method of Data Management for Efficiently Storing and Retrieving Data to Respond to User Access Requests - A method of data management for efficiently storing and retrieving data in response to user access requests. The method includes receiving a request from at least one client for a title not resident in a storage server, where the title includes a play track having a plurality of chapters. The retrieval from a secondary storage device of play track portions proximate chapter delineation points is initiated, and bandwidth capacity and quality-of-service (QoS) parameters associated with the secondary storage device is determined. In the case of a client request to begin presentation of the title at one of the chapters, streaming of retrieved portions of the play track chapter to the client is initiated, masking latency associated with the secondary storage device is provided, and retrieval of at least unretrieved portions of the play track chapter and subsequent play track portions from the secondary storage device is initiated. | 03-05-2015 |
20150095963 | DATA RETRIEVAL IN A TWO-WAY NETWORK - A system receives a first request for data associated with a data stream received over a first network from a remote source and then determines when the requested data will be available based on analyzing the data stream. The system communicates a second request for the requested data over a second network to the remote source when the requested data will not be available from the data stream within a threshold time and receives the requested data from the remote source over at least one from the list including the first network and the second network. | 04-02-2015 |
20150113581 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY SCENES BETWEEN USERS AND VIEWERS - A preferred method for sharing user-generated virtual and augmented reality scenes can include receiving at a server a virtual and/or augmented reality (VAR) scene generated by a user mobile device. Preferably, the VAR scene includes visual data and orientation data, which includes a real orientation of the user mobile device relative to a projection matrix. The preferred method can also include compositing the visual data and the orientation data into a viewable VAR scene; locally storing the viewable VAR scene at the server; and in response to a request received at the server, distributing the processed VAR scene to a viewer mobile device. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113582 | Communication System, Terminal Device, Video Display Method, and Storage Medium - There are provided a communication system, a terminal device, a video display method, and a program, capable of flexibly displaying an image having a low resolution and an image having a high resolution based on the degree of margin of the network bandwidth or the performance of the terminal. The terminal device determines at least one piece of divided image data that is an acquisition target among a plurality of pieces of the divided image data configuring video data having a high resolution according to at least one of a degree of margin of a network bandwidth and performance of the terminal device. Then, the terminal device displays the determined divided image data at least in a part of an image frame configuring video data of a low resolution. | 04-23-2015 |
20150121444 | Systems And Methods For Remote Web Query And Image Selection Exchange To VideoScreen - Systems and methods are disclosed for receiving a request to display, on an first communications device, media content, where the request comprises a first logical address for accessing the media content at a first storage location, transmitting to a second communications device, a second logical address for accessing a copy of the media content at a second storage location, where the second logical address differs from the first logical address, and where the second storage location differs from the first storage location. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-30-2015 |
20150135248 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a first protocol and a first capability information in a memory, the first capability information being associated with the first protocol as a capability information and also store a second protocol and second capability information in the memory, the second capability information being associated with the second protocol as the capability information, a reception unit configured to receive a command for requesting the capability information from the external apparatus via the network, a determination unit configured to determine whether the received command is in conformity to the first protocol or the second protocol, a reading unit configured to read out the first or second capability information associated with the protocol determined by the determination unit from the memory, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the read capability information to the external apparatus via the network. | 05-14-2015 |
20150312597 | FILE STRUCTURE TECHNIQUES FOR STORING MULTIPLE BITRATE CONTENT - A remote storage digital video recorder (RS-DVR) system is disclosed. The RS-DVR system includes a network interface to communicate data between the RS-DVR system and a subscriber system via a network, a file system module coupled to the network interface, an ingest agent coupled to the file system module to receive encoded media segments that represent media content files encoded at a plurality of different bitrates; and a storage architecture coupled to the file system to store the encoded media segments, resulting in stored media segments. The RS-DVR carries out a number of functions and operations to service multiple subscribers and associated subscriber systems, such as various storage device management operations, file structure techniques, assignment of recorded media to subscribers, file system indexing, and supporting shared and per-subscriber content rights. | 10-29-2015 |
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20160007057 | ASYNCHRONOUS ENCODING OF DIGITAL CONTENT - A server generates a combination of symbols requested by a set of users in response to the symbols requested by each user in the set being cached by the other users in the set. A transmitter in the server multicasts the combination of symbols to the set of users based on a transmission deadline associated with the set of users. | 01-07-2016 |
20160021404 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING REAL-TIME AUDIO/VIDEO STREAM - A method and system for transferring real-time audio/video stream (AVS) is provided. The method for transferring real-time AVS includes the following steps of: first, receiving a real-time AVS by a server; transforming the real-time AVS into a fragmented media data (FMD) and storing the FMD in a storage module of the server, wherein the FMD comprises a starting-point, an overall fragment information and at least one media fragment (MF); next, generating a segmented media data (SMD) by encapsulating the FMD when the server receives a playback command. The step of generating the SMD comprises encapsulating the starting-point and the overall fragment information into an initial segment information of the SMD. Each playable segment of the SMD has multiple MFs and a segment index recording segment order to indicate each MF. The final step is to transfer the SMD to browser software for playback. | 01-21-2016 |
20160029063 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE OF RANKINGS OF MULTIMEDIA IN SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for providing a service of rankings of multimedia in a social network service (SNS) system where an SNS server provides uploaded data to a downloader are provided. The method includes extracting added information from data transmitted from an upload electronic device, comparing the extracted, added information with added information of data that was previously received, and detecting the similarity on the added information, creating keywords based on the detected similarity, and creating ranking information by counting the respective keywords in units of a certain period of time, configuring a universal ranking and personal rankings according to respective users' preferences, and providing the ranking information and the universal ranking and the personal rankings. | 01-28-2016 |
20160073149 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED NETWORK RECORDING - There is provided a method of recording a program in a server. The method comprises receiving a record instruction to record a particular program. The method further comprises accessing a plurality of time shift slice files associated with the particular program, and combining the slice files into a recorded program file. | 03-10-2016 |
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