Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using a hidden audio signal. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes receiving, by a user device, media associated with at least one identifier. The identifier includes at least one identifier segment associated with at least one channel identifier. The method further includes causing the at least one identifier to be decoded, and sending a request including the at least one identifier to a resolution provider. In addition, the method include receiving information from the resolution provider, where the information is associated with the at least one identifier. Additionally, the method includes identifying, by the user device, at least one application operating on the user device that is authorized to receive the information associated with the at least one identifier, based on at least one of the content of the identifier or the channel identifier, and delivering the information to the at least one application that is identified.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium, is described that implements a domain name registration suggestion tool that receives one or more inputs, extracts information from the inputs into a submission string, submits the submission string to a domain name suggestion tool, and receives domain name suggestions based on the submission string. Inputs types may include images, audio clips, and metadata. The inputs sources may be processed to extract information related to the image source to build the submission string.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium, is described that implements a resource navigation links tool that receives one or more inputs, extracts information from the inputs into a submission string, submits the submission string to a resource navigation links tool, and receives resource navigation links based on the submission string. Inputs types may include images, audio clips, and metadata. The inputs sources may be processed to extract information related to the image source to build the submission string.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating and resolving multi-mode barcodes comprise: inputting graphical data representing a barcode pattern into memory; translating the graphical data into barcode information according to a standard for translating a particular type of barcode pattern into barcode information; detecting the presence of multiple, distinct data items of different types in the barcode information, wherein each data item specifies an action to be taken by the scanning device; identifying a data item in the barcode information for which the scanning device is capable of taking the action specified by the data item; and performing the action specified by the data item.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using a hidden audio signal. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes registering, at a central database, one or more of an identifier and a destination resource associated with the identifier, and encoding the one or more of the identifier and the destination resource in a hidden audio signal. The method further includes transmitting the hidden audio signal, including the one or more of the identifier and the destination resource, in connection with an acoustic signal, and receiving the acoustic signal at a user device. In addition, the method includes decoding the encoded one or more of the identifier and the destination resource at the user device; and requesting, from the central database, information associated with the one or more of the identifier and the destination resource. Further, the method includes receiving, at the user device, the requested information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using a hidden audio signal. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes registering, at a central database, one or more of an identifier and a destination resource associated with the identifier, and encoding the one or more of the identifier and the destination resource in a hidden audio signal. The method further includes transmitting the hidden audio signal, including the one or more of the identifier and the destination resource, in connection with an acoustic signal, and receiving the acoustic signal at a user device. In addition, the method includes decoding the encoded one or more of the identifier and the destination resource at the user device; and requesting, from the central database, information associated with the one or more of the identifier and the destination resource. Further, the method includes receiving, at the user device, the requested information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting mobile devices. In one implementation, a system includes a web server. The web server receives mobile device detection strings from a DNS server in response to a DNS request and stores the mobile device detection strings on the server. The web server uses the mobile device detection strings to determine if a client device making a request to the web server is a mobile device. The web server may determine if the client device is a mobile device by comparing a user agent string in the request to the mobile device detection strings. The web server may determine whether the client device is a mobile device before sending the client device's request to any server-side scripts stored at the web server.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using a hidden audio signal. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes registering, at a central database, one or more of an identifier and a destination resource associated with the identifier, and encoding the one or more of the identifier and the destination resource in a hidden audio signal. The method further includes transmitting the hidden audio signal, including the one or more of the identifier and the destination resource, in connection with an acoustic signal, and receiving the acoustic signal at a user device. In addition, the method includes decoding the encoded one or more of the identifier and the destination resource at the user device; and requesting, from the central database, information associated with the one or more of the identifier and the destination resource. Further, the method includes receiving, at the user device, the requested information.

Abstract: Inputs toward a TV Internet Browser are selectively remapped to enable proper operation of the browser. For example, back commands can be remapped into escape commands when the browser is displaying content using a FLASH or SILVERLIGHT plug-in module.

Abstract: Systems and methods according to the present invention provide a user interface for television control functionality.

Abstract: Systems and methods according to the present invention provide a user interface for television control functionality.

Abstract: Systems and methods according to the present invention provide software constructs (bricks) usable to create zoomable user interfaces. Bricks provide for parameterized variation of graphical displays, are reusuable and cascade across different scenes in the user interface.