Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for securely sharing user-generated content using DRM principles, and for tracking statistics of content viewing. In this way, a user can generate protected content that can still be shared among friends on, e.g., a social network.

Abstract: A TV without a touch screen can nonetheless execute applications designed for mobile devices that assume a touch screen user interface (UI) by a “dumb” remote control with up/down, left/right, select buttons, or by a remote control with a touch pad, or by a remote control application running on a mobile device with a touch screen that communicates with the TV. In all three scenarios, the TV recognizes that it is running in a special remote control mode and with a corresponding remote control application running on the TV that is able to intercept key presses and finger swipes and translate them to touch screen commands that are input to a touch screen-enabled software application running on the TV.

Abstract: To provide for security and robustness in distribution of high value video content such as UHD video, a white list is provided that does not grant default access to content like a revocation listing does, but rather forces a software update on potentially compromised devices to bring them back into copy protection compliance, eliminating, e.g., the use of certain outputs that have been compromised. Prior to outputting content, a source device determines whether the receiving device is on a white list, whether the output is still valid, whether the version number of the receiving device is still valid, and that the receiving device does not have insecure outputs on which it could re-output content.

Abstract: A TV without a touch screen can nonetheless execute applications designed for mobile devices that assume a touch screen user interface (UI) by a “dumb” remote control with up/down, left/right, select buttons, or by a remote control with a touch pad, or by a remote control application running on a mobile device with a touch-screen that communicates with the TV. In all three scenarios, the TV recognizes that it is running in a special remote control mode and with a corresponding remote control application running on the TV that is able to intercept key presses and finger swipes and translate them to touch screen commands that are input to a touch screen-enabled software application running on the TV.

Abstract: A TV without a touch screen can nonetheless execute applications designed for mobile devices that assume a touch screen user interface (UI) by a “dumb” remote control with up/down, left/right, select buttons, or by a remote control with a touch pad, or by a remote control application running on a mobile device with a touch screen that communicates with the TV. In all three scenarios, the TV recognizes that it is running in a special remote control mode and with a corresponding remote control application running on the TV that is able to intercept key presses and finger swipes and translate them to touch screen commands that are input to a touch screen-enabled software application running on the TV.

Abstract: A UHD display presents multiple video windows and a control device enables a user to establish the layout of the windows, either by selecting from templates of predetermined layouts or by constructing a custom layout. The UHD display can communicate messages to the control device if a particular layout fails to conform to predetermined rules depending on the types of applications to be presented in the various windows.

Abstract: Digital living network alliance (DLNA) hypertext markup language 5 (HTML5) remote user interface (RUI) or VidiPath™ technologies are extended such that a W3C-defined <iframe> element facilitates incorporation of RUI-wrapped content into a client user interface that is a web application designed on the HTML5 RUI or VidiPath™ technology to ensure that remote user interface components of the RUI-wrapped content are rendered as an HTML5 RUI/VidiPath™ server expects, including any authentication protocol needed to verify client capability. In this way, search and playback of content, previously made available through monolithic web application (web app) based Electronic Program Guides (EPG) over a home network, are distributed without losing the programmable and graphics components provided when playing that same content via the monolithic web app EPG.

Abstract: To provide for security and robustness in distribution of high value video content such as UHD video, a white list is provided that does not grant default access to content like a revocation listing does, but rather forces a software update on potentially compromised devices to bring them back into copy protection compliance, eliminating, e.g., the use of certain outputs that have been compromised. Prior to outputting content, a source device determines whether the receiving device is on a white list, whether the output is still valid, whether the version number of the receiving device is still valid, and that the receiving device does not have insecure outputs on which it could re-output content.

Abstract: Digital living network alliance (DLNA) hypertext markup language 5 (HTML5) remote user interface (RUI) or VidiPath™ technologies are extended such that a W3C-defined <iframe> element facilitates incorporation of RUI-wrapped content into a client user interface that is a web application designed on the HTML5 RUI or VidiPath™ technology to ensure that remote user interface components of the RUI-wrapped content are rendered as an HTML5 RUI/VidiPath™ server expects, including any authentication protocol needed to verify client capability. In this way, search and playback of content, previously made available through monolithic web application (web app) based Electronic Program Guides (EPG) over a home network, are distributed without losing the programmable and graphics components provided when playing that same content via the monolithic web app EPG.

Abstract: A compositing device lessens a rendering/processing load for rendering devices by processing one or more sessions instead of requiring the rendering devices to do so. The compositing device is able to receive one or more sessions from one or more source devices and process the sessions either together or separately. Then, either a composited session or a selected session is sent to be displayed by a rendering device.

Abstract: A server sends to a video device such as a TV a remote user interface (RUI) that is presented on the TV and manipulable to send control commands back to the server. A companion device such as a tablet computer discovers the RUI session and is provided by the server with its own RUI, which mirrors that on the TV, modified as appropriate for the screen of the companion device. The server maintains the two RUIs synchronized such that the RUI on the companion mirrors the RUI on the TV.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for securely sharing user-generated content using DRM principles, and for tracking statistics of content viewing. In this way, a user can generate protected content that can still be shared among friends on, e.g., a social network.

Abstract: An electronic visual display includes a screen having a plurality of canvases each configured to display content from at least one content source. The content displayed on each one of the plurality of canvases may be independent of the content displayed on each other one of the plurality of canvases. The display also includes a single software-implemented user agent adapted to receive user selections associated with at least one of the canvases and configured to manage each of the plurality of canvases independently of one another according to the user selections. The user agent is configured to prevent the canvases from overlaying any portion of one another.

Abstract: Pixel abstractions are generated from elements of a user's profile and used to populate an image template, which is compared against the templates of other users to find otherwise surprising similarities. When a match is found, favorite content associated with the user of the matching template can be recommended to the user of the matched template, and user feedback regarding the worth of the recommendation received to adjust the abstraction process.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for securely sharing user-generated content using DRM principles, and for tracking statistics of content viewing. In this way, a user can generate protected content that can still be shared among friends on, e.g., a social network.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for securely sharing user-generated content using DRM principles, and for tracking statistics of content viewing. In this way, a user can generate protected content that can still be shared among friends on, e.g., a social network.

Abstract: Electronic images are programmatically analyzed and metadata associated with the images automatically populated with contextually relevant tags and markers for later referencing the images for curated entertainment. In addition, by constructing the metadata into Ontology Web Language (OWL) classes and hierarchy and storing them in a resource description framework (RDF), Web3.0 semantic search engines can rapidly find and filter such content. The system thus creates a hierarchical relationship between recognized image element tags and thus associate them with OWL classes, formats them into RDF documents if desired and attaches them to the metadata of the file.

Abstract: A system for automatically setting a power saving mode according to a location of a device, such as a TV. The system includes an interface, e.g. GPS receiver, terrestrial broadcast receiver, network interface, etc. for coupling the device to one or more external devices; a processor; programming executable on said processor for performing the following steps: determining the location of the device via communication with the one or more external devices; establishing a power consumption mode according to the determined location of the device and one or more power consumption regulatory requirements associated with said device location; and adjusting a function of the device to modify the power consumption of the device according to said power consumption mode.

Abstract: A bridge including an adapter is able to transcode or translate different graphics languages to permit a variety of networked, dissimilar devices, to communicate. The bridge translates an existing application device's graphics/images into a Remote User Interface (Remote UI or RUI) graphics protocol of a rendering device and transmits the translated RUI to the rendering device. The rendering device is then able to display the translated RUI.

Abstract: A home networked controller device leverages discovery and control services to improve interoperability between devices that share multimedia content by re-serving the content wrapped in a remote user interface to enable client devices that have the capability to play the content but that require a remote user interface to be present.