Abstract: A system and method in which a TV signal reception device (e.g., set top box) receives a broadcast signal, sends the broadcast signal to a TV, and sends an event signal to a rating statistics information server or associated user terminal when a predetermined condition occurs, to ultimately cause an associated user terminal to generate fingerprint data of audio from the TV and to provide the fingerprint data to the server so as to facilitate channel identification and generation of ratings statistics.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to impute media consumption behavior are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a localized event engine implemented with hardware or at least one processor to, in response to a difference satisfying a first threshold, determine that a first subset of tuning data exhibits local bias, the difference to be between (i) a first percentage of exposure minutes determined from the tuning data, and (ii) a second percentage of exposure minutes determined from viewing data, determine that a second subset of the viewing data represents heavy viewing in response to (1) a first number of households satisfying a second threshold and (2) a third percentage of exposure minutes satisfying a third threshold, and a localized event selector implemented with hardware or the at least one processor to impute the second subset of the viewing data for the first subset of the tuning data.

Abstract: Optical inspection system detects defects of an object, such as an electronic device during manufacturing. The optical inspection system includes a first linear light source that irradiates a first light beam on a top surface of the object along a scan line across the width of the object. A second linear light source forms an angle with the first linear light source and irradiates a second light beam on a side surface of the object. A camera receives scattered light from the top surface and the side surface of the object and captures a subimage of the object along the scan line. An image processing system receives each subimage from the camera, stitches the subimages, and detects defects on the top surface and the side surface of the object.

Abstract: A system for broadcasting that includes a watermark payload.

Abstract: A system for respiration monitoring includes a garment, which is configured to be fitted snugly around a body of a human subject, and which includes, on at least a portion of the garment that fits around a thorax of the subject, a pattern of light and dark pigments having a high contrast at a near infrared wavelength. A camera head is configured to be mounted in proximity to a bed in which the subject is to be placed, and includes an image sensor and an infrared illumination source, which is configured to illuminate the bed with radiation at the near infrared wavelength, and is configured to transmit a video stream of images of the subject in the bed captured by the image sensor to a processor, which analyzes movement of the pattern in the images in order to detect a respiratory motion of the thorax.

Abstract: Secure control of network appliances uses a central hub connected to a plurality of network appliances or multiple hubs in a short-range wireless mesh network. The central hub controls communication with the appliances and also includes a cellular link for communication with a cellular network. Only the central hub can communicate with the Internet via the cellular link. User equipment (UE) contains an application program that works in conjunction with the central hub to control the appliances. Commands generated by the UE are sent either directly to the central hub or via the mesh network. Upon receipt of an authenticated command, the central hub propagates commands via the short-range wireless mesh network to the intended network appliance either directly or via the mesh network.

Abstract: A method and system for improving automated video detection and correction is provided. The method includes retrieving a portion of a video stream and dividing the portion into video frames and an audio file. The video frames and audio file are analyzed, and a speech polarity of the audio file is detected. Likewise, a visual action epicenter of the portion of the video stream is detected and a fade portion of the portion of the video stream is removed. An edited fade portion associated with the fade portion is generated and patched into the video stream. The edited fade portion patched into the video stream is presented via a display device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, machine-readable media, and media device are provided to facilitate seamless flow content splicing to dynamically insert particularized content items in television programming content. A plurality of particularized content items may be received and stored in a content store. First content that corresponds to television programming may be received and processed to detect a first set of color characteristics of video content. A subset of the particularized content items may be selected based on matching a second set of color characteristics of the subset of the particularized content items to the first set of color characteristics of the video content corresponding to the television programming. The first content may be output for display. Then, the subset of the particularized content items may be output for display in succession so that display of the subset of the particularized content items directly follows display of the first content.

Abstract: A Caching Recommendation Engine in one embodiment improves the delivery quality of IP services by performing real-time reinforcement learning of the content distribution network behavior, and continuously computing caching recommendations by leveraging novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to maximize the content distribution network caching efficiency and performance.

Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for providing immersive entertainment experiences by coordinating the actions of connected home devices. For instance, in one example, a metadata file is encoded in a first signal. The metadata file contains data that indicates how to adjust a setting of a connected home device to synchronize a home system with a portion of a media. The first signal is then delivered to a customer device in communication with the connected home device.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: a second device acquires identification information of a commodity in a video; the second device acquires corresponding advertisement information according to the identification information of the commodity; and the second device contains the advertisement information in a first read response, and sends the first read response to a fourth device. An information processing apparatus and a device are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is provided a receiving apparatus including circuitry that is configured to receive a broadcasting stream including digital data according to an IP (Internet Protocol) having a protocol stack of layers. The circuitry is configured to use a first key acquired based on a first control signal at a first layer to decode a second key included in a second control signal transferred at a second layer, and decrypt an encoded component that corresponds to a particular broadcasting service which is included in a stream obtained through the broadcasting stream, the second layer being a higher layer than the first layer in the protocol stack.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to determine a power state of a device. An example apparatus includes a chart generator to determine respective counts for a plurality of measurements during a calibration period, the measurements indicative of an amount of power drawn by the device, the counts indicating respective numbers of times the respective measurements were detected. The example apparatus also includes a calculator to identify a first threshold based on at least one of the counts, and determine a second threshold. The example apparatus also includes a comparator to compare a measurement to the first threshold and to the second threshold, and a state detector to store an indication that the device is in an indeterminate state if the measurement is greater than the first threshold and less than the second threshold.

Abstract: A method of targeting of advertising content for a consumer product is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining consumer demographic data from a first server over a network, the consumer demographic data including a plurality of demographic attributes for each person among a plurality of persons; obtaining product purchaser data for a plurality of product purchasers of the consumer product from a second server over the network, each product purchaser among the plurality of product purchasers being among the plurality of persons; and enriching the purchaser data with the consumer demographic data. The method further comprises enriching viewing data with consumer demographic data; and selecting viewed media among the aggregated viewed media having the highest similarity to the product purchasers as target media for the advertising content.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for transmitting a broadcasting signal. The method for transmitting a broadcasting signal according to the present invention proposes a system capable of supporting a next generation broadcasting service in an environment which supports next generation hybrid broadcasting using a terrestrial broadcasting network and an Internet network. In addition, the present invention proposes an efficient signaling method which can cover both the terrestrial broadcasting network and the Internet network in the environment which supports the next generation hybrid broadcasting.

Abstract: A measurement device adapted to cooperate with a three-dimensional image is provided. The three-dimensional image includes a plurality of three-dimensional positioning points. The measurement device comprises: a first camera unit for providing a two-dimensional image; an analysis module for analyzing the two-dimensional image to define a plurality of two-dimensional positioning points; a matching module for making the two-dimensional positioning points correspond to the three-dimensional positioning points, respectively, to generate a three-dimensional model; an input module for receiving a starting point and a destination in the two-dimensional image; a measurement module for obtaining first position information and second position information that correspond to the starting point and the destination respectively and calculating data; and an output module. A processor configured to execute a measurement method is also provided.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a media server from an electronic device, a first request for a video content item. The method includes selecting, at the media server, a particular version of the video content item to communicate to the electronic device based on a geographic location of the electronic device. The particular version is a vector graphics format version responsive to the geographic location corresponding to a first coverage area. The particular version is a bitmap graphics format version responsive to the geographic location corresponding to a second coverage area different from the first coverage area. The method also includes communicating the particular version of the video content item from the media server to the electronic device.

Abstract: A broadcast signal transmission processing apparatus, includes a header compression processor that generates a first packet including first header information in a uncompressed form and second packets including second header information in a compressed form by performing header compression on Internet protocol (IP) packets containing broadcast data, a header information extracting processor that extracts the first header information from the first packet and converts the first packet from which the first header information is extracted to a third packet including third header information in a compressed form, a signaling data generating processor that generates signaling packets containing information related to the header compression and mapping information between the IP packets and at least one data pipe for the IP packets, and a broadcast signal transmitting processor that transmits a broadcast signal including multiple data pipes that include at least one data pipe.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus according to the present disclosure displays, on a display, a live view image captured by an image sensor and a guide indicating a predetermined area being an area within the live view image, being located at a position unrelated to an object included in the live view image, including no edge of the live view image, and being located within an area to be clipped from a first image to generate a panoramic image but excluding a joining portion of the area to be clipped. A first partial area including an entire area corresponding to the predetermined area in the first image among a plurality of images captured in a series of image capturing processes in panoramic image capturing is combined with a plurality of partial areas among the plurality of images other than the first image to generate the panoramic image.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing media asset recommendations are described. An input to a user interface requesting content associated with a media asset is detected without corresponding display of the media asset on a display device associated with the user interface. In response, a user interaction history comprising interaction data associated with the media asset is retrieved. The interaction data is analyzed to identify an indecision pattern. In response to detecting the indecision pattern, a plurality of people are identified based on a match between the media asset and media profile information of the people. An electronic query is transmitted to each of the people requesting a recommendation for the media asset. The received responses are generated for display for the user.