Patents Examined by Alazar Tilahun
  • Patent number: 11451854
    Abstract: Techniques are described for using the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 television protocol and more specifically to a dongle that converts HDMI, USB, or VGA from a computer to ATSC 3.0 packets and wirelessly transmits the packets to a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Brant Candelore, Fred Ansfield
  • Patent number: 11436834
    Abstract: A method of detecting frames in a video that demarcate a pre-determined type of video segment within the video is provided. The method includes identifying visually distinctive candidate marker frames within the video, grouping the candidate marker frames into a plurality of groups based on visual similarity, computing a collective score for each of the groups based on temporal proximity of each of the candidate marker frames within the group to related events occurring within the video, and selecting at least one of the groups based on the collective proximity scores as marker frames that demarcate the pre-determined type of video segment. A video processing electronic device and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon for performing the method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Renxiang Li, Faisal Ishtiaq, Stephen P. Emeott, Anthony J. Braskich
  • Patent number: 11438638
    Abstract: A network of orbiting satellites can be used with a distributed network of nodes to deliver live video streams from physical locations in space to Earth for distribution to viewers on client devices. The approach can include replicating a distributed network cluster in space where each orbiting satellite is a node in the network. This system allows entities to deliver low latency live video streams from cameras mounted on the spacecraft, as well as other satellites, and on the surface of the Moon and planets. The latency will depend on the communication technology used and the distance of the video source from Earth. The lowest latency can be achieved by using optical communication technology, such as laser communication. The system can distribute live streams originating in space to a large global audience through an earth-based distribution network and can support millions of concurrent online users with near real-time latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Infrared5, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Allen, Davide Lucchi
  • Patent number: 11425429
    Abstract: Embodiments are related to processing of a source video stream for generation of a target video stream that includes an object of interest to a viewer. In some embodiments, the target video stream may exclusively or primarily include the performance of the object of interest to the viewer, without including other persons in that video. This allows a viewer to focus on an object of his or her interest and not necessarily have to view the performances of other objects in the source video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Swapnil Anil Tilaye, Rima Shah
  • Patent number: 11425430
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device comprises: a display; a communication circuit; a memory; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor may: receive, from a first server, a list of at least one external device registered with the first server, display the list through the display; receive a selection input for a first external device included in the list; obtain information for providing real-time content from a second server to the first external device; generate real-time content data; upload the real-time content data to the second server through the communication circuit while generating the real-time content data; and transmit at least a part of the information to the first external device through the first server such that the first external device can obtain the real-time content data. In addition, other various embodiments appreciated from the specification are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunkyoung Kim, Youjin Im, Gilhong Min, Daewook Jeon, Beomseok Chae, Soonyeon Choi, Eunji Choi, Sangjin Han, Miseon Hwang, Younghak Oh
  • Patent number: 11405657
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for remote virtual reality viewing of an event using crowdsourcing. Each video perspective of a plurality of video perspectives of the event is analyzed to identify content and context of the event. A digital virtual reality (VR) experience (VRX) token stream of each video perspective of the plurality of video perspectives is produced based on the identified content and the identified context of the event. Responsive to a remote user initiating a viewing of a virtual reality presentation of the event, a set of digital VRX token streams of the event is presented to the remote user. Responsive to the remote user selecting one digital VRX token stream of the set of digital VRX token streams, the selected digital VRX token stream is presented to the remote user in a virtual reality format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Saraswathi Sailaja Perumalla, Gautam Zalpuri, Shanthan Chamala, Venkata Vara Prasad Karri, Akash U. Dhoot
  • Patent number: 11395954
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for staging emulated live performance routine competitions. Various emulation methods and apparatus may allow for live conditions to be emulated even in the absence of actual staged live competition. Live performance routines may be recorded and stored as live performance routine data. Competition judging may be input and stored as competition judging input data. Data transformation processors may transform such data into live performance routine competition conditions emulated data that may emulate live performance routine competition conditions. Data may be aggregated into an emulated live performance routine competition for remote spectator access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Cheer Match Media, LLC
    Inventors: Jayson Ayers, Wendy Ayers, Robert Paul Rowzee
  • Patent number: 11399156
    Abstract: A system and method to create original content by means of merging different content from multiple individual devices into at least one combined content set. The system includes multiple content capture devices, a database that stores media content from the multiple individual devices, a processor that merges the data content, and a server that distributes the merged content. Moreover, the merging processor applies a set of rules as to how the content is to be merged into the combined content set and the distribution server has a set of distribution rules related to how the combined content is distributed and the user(s) that can consume the combined content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventor: John McDevitt
  • Patent number: 11395029
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying objects displayed in a media asset are provided. First and second parental control restrictions associated with first and second users within a perceivable range of a user equipment device are retrieved. The first parental control restriction enables access to content associated with a first authorization level and the second parental control restriction enables access to content associated with a second authorization level. A common authorization level that does not violate the first and second parental control restrictions is identified. A media asset that satisfies the common authorization level is presented to the first and second users in a first form. Supplemental content associated with the media asset that violates the second parental control restriction but does not violate the first parental control restriction is selected. The supplemental content is presented in a second form while the media asset is being presented in the first form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventor: Priyanka Sharma
  • Patent number: 11388453
    Abstract: A method for processing a live-streaming interaction video comprises sending a data transmission request to a first anchor terminal and a second anchor terminal in response to a response message from the first anchor terminal; receiving first live-streaming data, first interaction information, second live-streaming data and second interaction information; acquiring target live-streaming data by fusing the first live-streaming data, the first interaction information, the second live-streaming data with the second interaction information; and sending the target live-streaming data to multiple audience terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhenjian Geng
  • Patent number: 11382556
    Abstract: [Object] An object is to provide a brain activity analyzing method for realizing a biomarker using brain function imaging for neurological/mental disorders. [Solution] From data of resting-state functional connectivity MRI obtained by measuring groups of healthy subjects and patients, a correlation matrix of degrees of activities among prescribed brain regions is derived. By a sparse canonical correlation analysis (SCCA) of attributes of subjects and the correlation matrix, elements of correlation matrix that connect to canonical variables corresponding only to the diagnosis label are extracted. By sparse logistic regression (SLR) during Leave-One-Out Cross Validation of a first sum-set of elements of correlation matrix obtained as a result of feature extraction by a sparse regularized canonical correlation analysis, a second sum-set of elements of the correlation matrix is extracted. By discrimination analysis using sparse logistic regression on the second sum-set, a discriminator is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Giuseppe Lisi, Jun Morimoto, Mitsuo Kawato, Noriaki Yahata
  • Patent number: 11388449
    Abstract: A network-based system for live media broadcasting includes a server system including processing structure configured to: deploy processor-executable program code executable on a requesting client computing device for provisioning the requesting client computing device with a browser-based mixing user interface for selective mixing in the browser using at least one media stream received by the requesting client computing device from the server system to generate a mixed video stream and at least one associated audio stream; the processing structure further configured to: receive one or more live media streams from other client computing devices; stream media data from the one or more live media streams to the requesting client computing device over at least one live streaming media connection; and receive, from the requesting client computing device, the mixed video stream and the at least one associated audio stream. Various related systems, devices and methods are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Lazar Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: David Lazar, Paul Tenk, Stephen Seguin, Lee Horrocks, Sanborn Hilland, Colin Biggin, Tristan Matthews, Lionel Nicolas
  • Patent number: 11381859
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate measures of unique audiences for Internet-based media. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes at least one memory, instructions, and at least one processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Jake Dailey, Furqan Hanif, Diane Morovati Lopez, Jose Mortensen, Chris Nicotra, Christine Pierce, Matthew Vanlandeghem
  • Patent number: 11381939
    Abstract: Systems and processes that incorporate teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request for a streaming video application service from a mobile device and, responsive to determining a relationship between a service provider of a wireless access point and a service provider of a cellular network providing the streaming video application service via the cellular services. Responsive to determining that the wireless access point is in a communication range of the mobile device based on a proximity of the wireless access point to the mobile device, a communication session is initiated between the mobile device and the wireless access point. Delivery of the streaming video application service to the mobile device is switched from over the cellular network to over the wireless access point. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Venson Shaw, Jin He
  • Patent number: 11373286
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with an information acquisition unit for acquiring at least one piece of physical information regarding an object including a target built therein, a status of the target being unable to be directly checked from outside, the at least one piece of physical information being manifested outside the object, and a status determination unit for determining the status of the target based on the acquired at least one piece of physical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 11373685
    Abstract: An apparatus including an interface and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive pixel data generated by a capture device. The processor may be configured to generate video frames in response to the pixel data, perform computer vision operations on the video frames to detect objects, perform a classification of the objects detected based on characteristics of the objects, determine whether the classification of the objects corresponds to a user-defined event and generate encoded video frames from the video frames. The encoded video frames may be communicated to a cloud storage service. The encoded video frames may comprise a first sample of the video frames selected at a first rate when the user-defined event is not detected and a second sample of the video frames selected at a second rate while the user-defined event is detected. The second rate may be greater than the first rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Ambarella International LP
    Inventors: Luyi Sun, Jian Tang, Ruian Xu
  • Patent number: 11363233
    Abstract: Frequency imaging of different areas or object in an image is created by a visible light, infrared or other cameras taking multiple sequential images is disclosed. The images are recorded and stacked. Pixels that vary in the images yield time varying data on a pixel by pixel basis. The time varying data is processed to extract pixel by pixel signal spectrum or another similar signal metric. Frequency at each pixel is displayed and distinguished, such as by recoloring the pixels based on spectral power rather than intensity contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Oceanit Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Glen Nakafuji
  • Patent number: 11363251
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for improved depth perception in stereoscopic night vision devices. Among these are embodiments for aligning information overlays in the stereo view with associated objects, and for generating stereo information from single lenses or intensifiers. In some illustrative embodiments, a camera and position sensor are provided for at least two viewers, e.g., a pilot and a copilot, such that when a scene overlaps between viewers, the system produces a stereoptic scene, in which the users can more accurately determine a difference in depth between two or more distant objects. An illustrative binocular night vision system uses a high-resolution depth map to present binocular images to a user. In some embodiments, supplementary content can be overlaid, with an appropriate binocular disparity that is based on the depth map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Minds, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Keesling, Clinton Blake Hope, Kevin Robert Keegan, Kjerstin Irja Williams, Bran Ferren, David Foor
  • Patent number: 11363341
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for interactions in a live broadcast room are disclosed. The method may include: in response to an opening operation for a question interaction function in a live broadcast room: obtaining at least one piece of question information from a server and displaying the at least one piece of question information in a first display area of the live broadcast room, in which the at least one piece of question information is sent by at least one audience client to the server; obtaining an interaction parameter value corresponding to each piece of question information from the server; and adjusting a position of the question information in the first display area based on the interaction parameter value corresponding to each piece of question information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xingyu Wang, Jianxin Lu, Yijun Cheng, Yu Lei, Hao Huang, Liyao Sun, Yu Liu, Hao Tian, Shangsheng Li, Man Luo, Cheng Zhang, Jiabin Wan
  • Patent number: 11350176
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a channel sequence for display via an abbreviated on-screen guide are disclosed herein. Channel tuning commands are entered via a user interface of a computing device. Channel tuning data, which describes channel transitions caused by the channel tuning commands, is stored in a buffer. Based on the channel tuning data, a channel family comprising a plurality of channels is generated. A determination is made as to whether a currently tuned channel is included in the channel family. In response to determining that the currently tuned channel is included in the channel family, an on-screen guide, which comprises an abbreviated channel listing of the plurality of channels of the channel family, is generated for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael James Brehm, Benjamin Harden