Abstract: A method includes generating, by an illumination source, an optical beam and coupling the optical beam into an acousto-optic device. The acousto-optic device generates structured light from the coupled optical beam by diffracting the optical beam into at least two interfering optical beams. The interfering optical beams are then used to illuminate a surface of an eye of a user of a display for use in eye-tracking.

Abstract: A transmission method in the present disclosure includes; obtaining an image and image signal characteristics information indicating one of an opto-electrical transfer function (OETF) or an electro-optical transfer function (EOTF) as image signal characteristics of the image; and transmitting a signal including the image and the image signal characteristics information. According to the transmission method in the present disclosure, a receiving device that received a high dynamic range (HDR) image and a standard dynamic range (SDR) image transmitted through broadcasting or the like can display these images appropriately.

Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring periphery of a vehicle and displaying a view on a display device is disclosed. The apparatus comprises imaging units coupled at side and rear end of the vehicle. The imaging units provided at side are coupled to a fender of the vehicle. The apparatus comprises an image-processing unit to process images captured by the imaging units. The display device is provided at an interior of the vehicle. For example, the display device is provided at a dashboard or at a rooftop of the vehicle. The display device comprises a plurality of display areas, each configured to display the images captured by the imaging units provided at the side and rear end of the vehicle.

Abstract: An imaging system includes: an imaging apparatus that includes an image sensor and acquires a captured image; an optical system that includes a first objective and forms, within the image sensor, an optical image of a visual-field region that is a region within an object surface that corresponds to the objective field number (OFN) of the first objective; a motorized stage; and a control apparatus that constructs a first wide region image by piecing together a plurality of constituent images included in a plurality of captured images acquired by controlling the motorized stage and the imaging apparatus, the first wide region image being an image of a region wider than the visual-field region. Each of the plurality of constituent images is a portion of each of the plurality of captured images and is also at least a portion of each of images of a plurality of visual-field regions.

Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example transmitting, via a connection to a network having an available digital bandwidth, a first pre-fetch media content item of media content items included in the a media recommendation transmitted to a communication device, the first pre-fetch media content item having a first rank. Responsive to a determination of a change in the available digital bandwidth, the transmitting of the first pre-fetch media content item is stopped and a second pre-fetch media content item of media content items included in the media recommendation is transmitted via the connection to the network. The second pre-fetch media content item has a second rank. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, and methods are provided herein for UAV video broadcasting. A method for video broadcasting may comprise: receiving broadcast data from a broadcasting end, wherein the broadcast data comprises video data collected by a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and wherein said UAVs are configured to be (1) operated in a coordinated manner and (2) in communication with one or more ground stations; receiving a user input from a viewing end, wherein the user input comprises one or more instructions configured for interacting with the broadcasting end; processing the user input from the viewing end; and transmitting the processed user input to the broadcasting end to adjust video broadcasting at the broadcasting end.

Abstract: A content provider may receive an indication for supplemental content to be output to a target audience, determine a first content item to be viewed by the target audience based on one or more characteristics of the target audience, and may send an indication for the supplemental content to be output at a time associated with the output of the first content item. The content provider may determine a quantity of devices which output the supplemental content for a first time and may determine that this quantity of devices is below a target quantity of devices to output the supplemental content for the first time during a particular time period. The content provider may determine a second content item to be viewed by the target audience and may send an indication for the supplemental content to be output at a time associated with output of the second content item.

Abstract: Supplemental content associated with an advertising campaign may be evaluated by an object recognition service to classify the content using ad classification key words. The classification of the supplemental content may be used, along with publisher content descriptions associated with primary content, to identify targeting criteria for the supplemental content that may have a success metric above a threshold. Past campaigns deployed against primary content having similar publisher content descriptions may be evaluated to determine how certain key words or targeting criteria perform. If historical results are positive, the targeting criteria may be added to existing campaigns or approved for existing campaigns. Predicted success of the targeting criteria may be used to provide recommendations to users who control which primary content the supplemental content should be included.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate the capture and storage of an image of displayed content. A device may be configured to copy and/or store an image of received content as the content is displayed to a user. A user may initiate an image capture through a device interface while viewing content on the device. The device may provide the user with various options for interacting with, outputting, and/or storing the copied image.

Abstract: To reduce the weight of the movable body while simplifying the structure. Included are: a first movable body that is movable in a first movement direction with respect to a base body; a second movable body that is positioned on an opposite side of the first movable body from the base body and movable in a second movement direction different from the first movement direction with respect to the first movable body; and a first drive body and a second drive body that each apply driving force to the second movable body, in which the first movable body and the second movable body are integrally moved in the first movement direction with respect to the base body by the driving force of at least one of the first drive body or the second drive body, and the second movable body is moved in the second movement direction with respect to the first movable body by the driving force of at least one of the first drive body or the second drive body.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content generating, searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatically detecting and rendering highlights from streaming videos in real-time. As a streaming video is being broadcast over the Internet, the disclosed systems and methods determine each type of scene from the streaming video, and automatically score highlight scenes. The scored highlight scenes are then communicated to users as compiled video segments, which can be over any type of channel or platform accessible to a user's device and network that enables content rendering and user interaction.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining an ad play list for an Over-The-Top video stream requested by an end user device based on a price and/or a category of a creative derived from auctions with multiple Supply-Side Platform servers. The ad play list can be determined for the ad pod according to business rules, which can include a yield policy based on increasing revenue for a publisher of the video stream, and/or which can include a competitive separation policy enforced based on the category for bid responses. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing playback features to a device are disclosed. A manifest may be generated, which may comprise data associated with a content asset. A state file may be generated, which may comprise data associated with the manifest. Using one or more of the manifest and the state file, a device may modify segments of the content asset or may playback segments of the content asset.

Abstract: To enable subtitles (graphics) to be favorably superimposed and displayed on video. A container in a predetermined format is received, the container including a video stream having video data and a subtitle stream having subtitle data. The video stream is decoded to acquire the video data. The subtitle stream is decoded to acquire bitmap data of subtitles. Processing of correcting at least one of a size of the subtitles and a display position of the subtitles, is performed to the bitmap data of the subtitles. The bitmap data of the subtitles to which the processing has been performed, is superimposed on the video data to acquire display video data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting caption information based on volume setting adjustments are provided.

Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for selecting a video chunk from among a plurality of video chunks associated with a first time block of a video in accordance with a designated perceptual visual quality are disclosed. For instance, a processing system including at least one processor may obtain a selection of a designated perceptual visual quality for a video, select a video chunk from among a plurality of video chunks associated with a first time block of the video, based upon a manifest file of the video, where the video chunk is selected in accordance with the designated perceptual visual quality, and where each of the plurality of video chunks is associated with a respective perceptual visual quality. The processing system may further obtain the video chunk from a server and record the video chunk in a buffer.

Abstract: There is provided a bounce rate measuring apparatus for measuring a bounce rate of a broadcasting service using service provision information generated based on a viewer's behavior of selecting a channel and leaving the channel. For example, the bounce rate related to a specific channel of the broadcasting service may be measured, the bounce rate related to a specific receiver may be measured, or the bounce rate related to a specific content provided through the broadcasting service may be measured. In addition, it is possible to more efficiently evaluate the quality of the broadcasting service or understand a viewer's interest based on the measured bounce rates of the broadcasting service.

Abstract: A reception apparatus includes receiver and processing circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a broadcast stream including a service list table (SLT) and a digital rights management (DRM) data service. The SLT includes service information for the DRM data service. The processing circuitry is configured to extract the service information for the DRM data service from the SLT included in the received broadcast stream. The service information for the DRM data service includes a DRM system identifier. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire DRM information from the DRM data service based on whether a condition regarding the reception apparatus or a user of the reception apparatus is satisfied.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a video playing method performed at a client. The method includes: sending, by the client, first indication information to a server, the first indication information being used to instruct to play, in video mode, a first target video to be live broadcast, and instruct to play, in text mode, a second target video to be live broadcast; receiving, by the client, first live-broadcast data sent by the server, the first live-broadcast data including video data of the first target video and text data of the second target video; and simultaneously playing, by the client, the video data of the first target video and the text data of the second target video on a second live-broadcast page. The embodiments of the present disclosure resolve a problem in the related technology that a function of playing live-broadcast videos on a same live-broadcast page is monotonous.

Abstract: An image processing unit generates a corrected bird's-eye-view image that is a captured bird's-eye-view image and that is a bird's-eye-view image from which irradiation light present in the captured image has been removed. The corrected bird's-eye-view image is generated as a bird's-eye-view image representing a difference between the captured bird's-eye-view image and a difference image that is an image representing a change in a pixel value of the captured bird's-eye-view image. The image processing unit generates a corrected history image that is a bird's-eye-view image obtained by combining the corrected bird's-eye-view images while shifting positions of the corrected bird's-eye-view images on the basis of a movement amount of the own vehicle. The image processing unit generates a corrected display image that is a bird's-eye-view image obtained by combining the corrected history image and the latest captured bird's-eye-view image, and makes a display unit display the corrected display image.