Abstract: These inventions are directed to creating interactive experiences in remote locations across networks that involve actions by users at either end that solicit reactions at remote ends creating an immersive shared environment and experience that allows users to feel they are within the same space. These experiences manifest in various scenarios of play by different playground structures that are illustrated and described in this application. In particular, these inventions create shared interactive playgrounds for children to participate in and enjoy.

Abstract: Systems and methods redistribute online events using mesh management. Prior to initiation of an upcoming virtual meeting, a mesh orchestrator identifies one or more user accounts scheduled to participate in the upcoming virtual meeting. The mesh orchestrator selects multiple client computer systems associated with the one or more user accounts to define a mesh. The mesh includes at least one computer system associated with a first user account for distributing one or more portions of a media stream of the upcoming virtual meeting and at least one client computer system associated with a second user account for receiving the one or more portions of the media stream of the upcoming virtual meeting. The mesh orchestrator also defines a contingency logic for applying one or more changes to the mesh prior to or after the initiation of the upcoming virtual meeting.

Abstract: A messaging system receives a message including a recipient ID and a message body, the message body containing one or more customizable fields. The messaging system receives a user preference model based on the recipient ID. The user preference model identifies message elements and content preferred by the recipient of the message. Based on the user preference model, the messaging system modifies the customizable fields in the message body, generating a modified message. The modified message is transmitted to a client device associated with the recipient ID for presentation to the recipient.

Abstract: Packaging media for optimizing immersive media distribution of a media steam performed by at least one processor, is provided, including: receiving immersive media data for an immersive presentation; acquiring asset information associated with media assets corresponding to a set of scenes included in the immersive media data for the immersive presentation; analyzing characteristics of the media assets based on the asset information, the characteristics comprising an asset type associated with a respective media asset and a frequency that indicates a number of times the respective media asset is used among the set of scenes included in the immersive presentation; ordering the media assets in a sequence based on the asset type and the frequency associated with each of the media assets; and streaming the immersive media data for the immersive presentation based on the ordered sequence of the media assets.

Abstract: A conference control method may include: creating video conferences and data conferences both of which are in one-to-one correspondence; and receiving a control instruction sent by a conference terminal, and instructing, according to the control instruction, all conference terminals to switch to a video conference or data conference corresponding to the control instruction.

Abstract: A web server provides media content for playback on client devices that is associated with a set of enhanced features. When enabled, each enhanced feature provides functionality associated with and supplemental to the media content. The web server performs a handshake with each of a plurality of client devices to authenticate a communication channel. The web server enables one or more of the enhanced features while delivering media content for playback on a first device if information exchanged in the handshake with the first device satisfies a first criterion. The web server delivers the media content for playback on a second device, without enabling any of the enhanced features, if information exchanged in the handshake with the second device does not satisfy the first criterion.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide data transmission through unused transmission channels. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying one or more available audio channels in the communication stream available to transmit non-audio data, wherein the communication stream includes a plurality of audio channels and transmitting the non-audio data through the identified one or more available audio channels. Identifying the available audio channels includes determining each audio channels from the plurality of audio channels that is unused in the communication stream. Identifying the available audio channels may also or alternatively include identifying one or more channels from the plurality of audio channels in the communication stream as potential channels available to transmit the non-audio data and reserving the potential channels for transmitting the non-audio data.

Abstract: A server determines, at a first predetermined time, a default decision as to whether to provide a first media content clip after the end of a first media content item. At a second predetermined time, after the first predetermined time, the server initiates a determination of a first decision as to whether to provide the first media content clip after the end of the first media content item. In accordance with the first decision being reached within a predetermined latency period, the server provides the first media content clip to the first electronic device in accordance with the first decision. In accordance with a determination that the predetermined latency period has elapsed without the first decision being reached, provides the first media content clip to the first electronic device in accordance with the default decision.

Abstract: A control device includes a main storage device that stores a user program and program packages in a nonvolatile manner; a main memory having a package management module arranged therein; and a processor. The package management module performs a deployment process for selecting, from the program packages, a package to be deployed based on a version of the user program, and arranging, from the package to be deployed, a version of a program compatible with the version of the user program in the main memory.

Abstract: A network device may receive packets, wherein the network device includes a first routing component, a second routing component, a first forwarding component, a second forwarding component, and a physical interface card concentrator with multiple physical interface cards. The first routing component may provide, to the physical interface card concentrator, a signal indicating that the second forwarding component is to be an active forwarding component. The physical interface card concentrator may cause, based on the signal, a data path for the multiple physical interface cards to be switched from the first forwarding component to the second forwarding component. The first routing component may provide the packets to the second forwarding component. The second forwarding component may provide the packets to the multiple physical interface cards via the data path. The multiple physical interface cards may forward the packets toward destinations associated with the packets.

Abstract: A first computing device is configured to (i) detect a triggering event that causes the first computing device to transmit a first set of one or more messages collectively indicating that the first computing device is available for setup, (ii) establish an initial wireless communication path with a second computing device, (iii) receive, from the second computing device via the initial wireless communication path, a second set of one or more messages including security information for a secure wireless network that is defined by one or more network devices, where the initial wireless communication path with the second computing device does not traverse any of the one or more network devices, (iv) use the security information to connect to the secure wireless network, and (v) transition from communicating with the second computing device via the initial wireless communication path to communicating with the second computing device via the secure wireless network.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for processing a streaming media service, an electronic device, and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of computers, particularly to technical fields such as industrial vision, deep learning, streaming media, and information flow. A specific implementation solution involves: acquiring registration information of an input source, the registration information including process information of a streaming media service process of the input source and streaming media address information of the input source; enabling the streaming media service process according to the process information; and controlling, by using the streaming media address information, the streaming media service process to process streaming media data of the input source.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing a premises are disclosed. An interface device and a premises system may be located at the premises. The interface device may receive a signal from a premises device of the premises system. An indication of the premises device may be output via a user interface. Configuration information may be associated with the premises device. The interface may monitor and control the premises device.

Abstract: An example playback device is configured to (i) detect a triggering event that causes the playback device to transmit a first message indicating the playback device is available for setup, (ii) establish an initial communication path with a computing device, (iii) process one or more second messages received from the computing device via the initial communication path collectively containing network configuration parameters for a secure wireless network defined by one or more network devices, where the initial communication path with the computing device does not traverse any of the one or more network devices, and where the network configuration parameters include an identifier of, and security information for, the secure wireless network, (iv) use the network configuration parameters to connect to the secure wireless network, and (v) transition from communicating with the computing device via the initial communication path to communicating with the computing device via the secure wireless network.

Abstract: Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a packet forwarding method, apparatus and system, a network device and a storage medium. The method includes: carrying, according to Deterministic Networking (DetNet) requirements for a multicast packet based on Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER), corresponding DetNet configuration information in BIER header information of the multicast packet; and sending the multicast packet carrying the BIER header information.

Abstract: A process that includes receiving a peer-to-peer connection initiation signal to establish a peer-to-peer connection with a second client computing device. The process further includes determining that a peer-to-peer connection condition is not satisfied such that the first client computing device is unavailable to establish the peer-to-peer connection with the second client computing device and storing the peer-to-peer connection initiation signal in a signal cache associated with the first client computing device.

Abstract: In association with a virtual area, a first network connection is established with a first network node present in the virtual area and a second network connection is established with a second network node present in the virtual area. Based on stream routing instructions, a stream router is created between the first network node and the second network node. The stream router includes a directed graph of processing elements operable to receive network data, process the received network data, and output the processed network data. On the first network connection, an input data stream derived from output data generated by the first network node is received in association with the virtual area. The input data stream is processed through the stream router to produce an output data stream. On the second network connection, the output data stream is sent to the second network node.

Abstract: Pieces of information on multiple file management systems are managed by one contract in a distributed ledger. An administrator terminal includes: a file management system generation unit that issues a contract generation transaction for generating, in blockchain data, a contract in which a network identifier that identifies a file management system is associated with an identifier of a participant terminal in a blockchain system, and notifying the participant terminal of the network identifier and an identifier of the contract; and a file management control unit that issues a registration transaction for registering, in the contract, connection information of the administrator terminal in the file management system, acquires connection information of the participant terminal in the file management system from the contract, and establishes a P2P connection with the participant terminal based on the acquired connection information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable media are provided for tying virtual whiteboards to physical spaces. In one implementation, the computer-readable medium includes instructions to cause a processor to receive wirelessly, an indication of a location of a first wearable extended reality appliance; perform a lookup to determine that the location of the first wearable extended reality appliance corresponds to a location of a particular virtual whiteboard; transmit to the first wearable extended reality appliance, data corresponding to content of the particular virtual whiteboard; receive, during a first time period, virtual content added by a first user; receive wirelessly at a second time period an indication that a second wearable extended reality appliance is in the location of the particular virtual whiteboard; and transmit to the second wearable extended reality appliance, data corresponding to the content and the added content of the particular virtual whiteboard.

Abstract: In a wireless communication network, a user server receives the user information from an inviting user for presentation to an invited user. A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server receives an originating SIP invite to the invited user from the inviting user and transfers a request to the user server for the user information from the inviting user for the invited user. The user server responds with the user information from the inviting user for the invited user. The SIP server transfers a terminating SIP invite for the invited user from the inviting user that has the user information from the inviting user for the invited user. A User Equipment (UE) receives terminating SIP invite and responsively presents the user information from the inviting user to the invited user.