Abstract: The present application provides techniques for generating live streams. The techniques comprise obtaining motion attribute information and a set of virtual scene types associated with a target live streaming room; generating, based on the motion attribute information and each of the set of virtual scene types, a plurality of live streams to be played that correspond to the set of virtual scene types; receiving a live stream viewing request sent from an audience client device, where the live stream viewing request comprises a user attribute identifier; determining a target live stream among the plurality of live streams based on the user attribute identifier; and returning, to the audience client device, the target live stream for display on the audience client device.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for live broadcasting a video game performed at a computer device. The method includes: receiving a live broadcast command to live broadcast a video game being played on the computer device in real time; in response to the live broadcast command extracting a plurality of video picture frames from the video game; storing the plurality of video picture frames in a video buffer; and uploading the plurality of video picture frames from the video buffer to a server. The server is configured to live broadcast the video game to other computer devices.

Abstract: Systems and methods for updating television receiving devices (such as cable and satellite set-top boxes) include functionality that pre-downloads software or firmware updates for the receiving device on a mobile device, such as a smartphone, of a television service provider technician. In order to communicate the updates to the receiving device from the mobile device, during initial installation of the set-top box at the customer premises, the technician connects his or her mobile device to the same input of the set-top box that normally receives the television programming and remote software or firmware updates from the television service provider. The mobile device may include or be coupled to an adapter that adapts a signal and hardware interface from an output interface of the mobile device to a signal and hardware interface compatible with the input interface of the set-top box.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a server and a system including the same.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for determining an optimal spot to insert supplemental content into a media stream to maximize the consumption of the supplemental content by users. An example embodiment operates by performing automated content recognition (ACR) on the media stream, thereby determining scene changes in the media stream. The embodiment identifies a plurality of potential supplemental content spots in the media stream based on the determined scene changes. The embodiment then performs a multivariate test involving test supplemental content over a portion of the potential supplemental content spots to a plurality of media devices, thereby determining the optimal supplemental content spot among the plurality of potential supplemental content spots in the media stream.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for identifying addressable advertisement slots in media/video streams and utilizing the addressable advertisement slots. The identifying and/or the utilizing may be based on metadata associated with the media/video streams and/or viewers/audiences associated with different distributors/operators. The metadata, which may be collected from a content provider or a third-party suppliers, may be provided, via out-of-band signaling, to the different distributors/operators. The different distributors/operators may use information in the metadata to use identified addressable advertisement slots (e.g., by inserting different advertisements specifically targeted to those viewers/audiences associated with a particular distributor) and potentially generate a higher cost per thousand impressions (CPMs).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for coordinating the display of advertisements for steam media. A media device can display onto a display device multiple segments of a content segment from a source device, where the multiple segments of the content segment can be separated by unequal time durations for advertisement placements, while the multiple segments of the content segment can be separated by equal time durations when the multiple segments of the content segment are generated by a source device.

Abstract: Systems and methods address shortcomings in conventional systems by resuming a media asset from a logical point. In some aspects, the systems and methods receive a first input at a first time from a user to pause a media asset at a first position and a second input at a second time from the user to resume the media asset. The systems and methods further determine whether a time period between the first and the second time exceeds a threshold time period. In response to determining that the time period does not exceed the threshold time period, the systems and methods generate the media asset for display beginning at the first position. However, in response to determining that the time period exceeds the threshold, the systems and methods generate the media asset for display beginning at a second position preceding the first position.

Abstract: A method and a device for controlling the state of a device including means for transferring an audiovisual source and means for reproducing an audio signal, the device being connected to a television set by means of an HDMI connection in accordance with an HDMI specification version 2.0 or higher. The device is in an operating mode as an audiovisual source or for reproducing an audio signal coming from the HDMI connection. The device: receives a change command, goes into the mode of reproducing an audio signal coming from the HDMI connection if it is in the audiovisual source mode, checks whether an audio signal coming from the HDMI connection is present and, if so, reproduces the audio signal coming from the HDMI connection by the means for reproducing an audio signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for generating and presenting audio bullet screens. The techniques comprise receiving a first instruction of generating an audio bullet screen associated with a video from a first client computing device associated with a first user; determining an interface based on the first instruction; transmitting data indicative of the interface to the first client computing device; receiving information indicative of a music score from the first client computing device, wherein the music score is determined based on user input by the first user via the interface; generating the audio bullet screen based on the music score; storing the music score corresponding to the audio bullet screen; and transmitting data indicative of the audio bullet screen to a second computing device associated with a second user that is playing the video.

Abstract: A system and method including a device controller connectable to a network and a hardware device adapted to output an AV (audio and/or video) content item, configured to privately filter AV ads from a collection of public AV ads, wherein presenting a public AV item combined with a private AV ad causes a payment to be transferred to a credit account controlled by the viewer. A celebrity is emblazoned with an optical target wherein image recognition extracts chronologically variable coordinates defining an envelope for superimposing the private AV ad such that the origin, orientation and size of the private AV ad match the envelope, whereas the private AV ad appears to be stationary and affixed upon the celebrity, and causing a payment to be transferred from a credit account controlled by the owner of the private AV ad to a credit account controlled by the celebrity.

Abstract: Methods and systems of providing video content are disclosed. A request to view video content is received from a viewer. In response to the request, it is determined whether the viewer has advert-free rights to watch the video content. In response to determining that the viewer does not have the advert-free rights to watch the video content, an alternative advert (AA) query is prepared based on query rules, and the AA query is presented to the viewer. An AA query response to the AA query is received from the viewer. In response to determining that the AA query response is a first response, one or more AA offers are determined and the AA offers are sent to the viewer. The requested video content is streamed to a viewer device of the viewer without adverts.

Abstract: An image transmission device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a short-range wireless communication module for wireless communication with a mobile terminal; and a processor for receiving identification information about an image reception device from the mobile terminal while paired with the mobile terminal, transmitting an unpairing request to the mobile terminal according to the reception of the identification information, and transmitting a pairing request to the image reception device, having the identification information, after terminating the pairing with the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for modifying content recommendations based on what content items will be available on content platforms to which the user will have access during a trip. Content items to be recommended to the user on a first content platform are identified by comparing characteristics of each available content item to a profile associated with the user. A second content platform to which the user will have access during a particular time period in the near future is also identified. The second content platform is queried to identify content items that will be available during the particular time period. If any content item available on the second content platform during the particular time period also appears in the set of content items identified for recommendation, recommendation of that content item is suppressed.

Abstract: Provided is a live distribution system including at least one processor configured to: acquire a viewer comment input by a viewer of a live distribution service; estimate whether the viewer comment is appropriate based on a first model that has learned a first training comment; determine whether a first score relating to an estimation accuracy of the first model satisfies a predetermined first criterion; avoid, when the first score is determined to satisfy the first criterion, estimation based on a second model that has learned a second training comment; and estimate, when the first score is determined not to satisfy the first criterion, whether the viewer comment is appropriate based on the second model.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for efficiently “catching-up” a user that is interested in a media asset when that user has missed a portion of the media asset while consuming the media asset together with other people. The system may detect that multiple people are consuming a media asset and may determine, based on a respective profile of each person, whether that person is interested in the media asset. When the system detects that the user is disregarding the media asset, the missed portion of the media asset is stored if the user is interested in the media asset, and is not stored if the user is not interested in the media asset.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for adjusting a tuning event. Examples disclosed herein include determining an initial adjustment factor for a group of stations and a combination of metadata categories associated with panel data and census data. Examples disclosed herein further include determining a final adjustment factor for the group of stations based on the initial adjustment factor and a bias correction factor. Example disclosed herein further include adjusting weighted minutes of the tuning event based on the final adjustment factor, the tuning event corresponding to the group of stations and the combination of metadata categories, the adjusted tuning event to be credited to media.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for generating and selecting video clips for inclusion in video sequences based on still frame images. A method may include encoding first embeddings for a first video including first images of an item at a first scene, the first embeddings indicative of features of the first scene; encoding second embeddings for a second video including second images of the item at a second scene, the second embeddings indicative of features of the second scene; encoding third embeddings for the first video, the third embeddings indicative of features of a first type of camera shot used for the first images; encoding fourth embeddings for the second video, the fourth embeddings indicative of features of a second type of camera shot used for the second images; and generating, based on the first, second, third, and fourth embeddings, a video sequence for the item.

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for transferring an interactive feature from a first device to a second device. Two users may be consuming a media asset. Upon receipt of a command to active an interactive feature, a determination is made whether a user who did not activate the interactive feature is interested in the media asset. Upon that determination, a timer is activated that tracks an amount of time for which the interactive feature is active and a determination is made whether a threshold time period has been met. Once the threshold time period is met, a device associated with the user that activated the interactive feature is identified and the users are prompted to transfer the interactive feature to the device.

Abstract: Improved technical functionality is provided to dynamically select and seamlessly play advertisements immediately before playing of a recorded program upon selection of the recorded program for playing, or upon other detected events and conditions associated with the set-top-box (STB) or user. In some embodiments, this is performed by using metadata which may be delivered to and stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) prior to recording the program, providing a technical solution to enable opportunities for additional advertisement impressions. Playing of the advertisement may also or instead occur upon the recorded program finishing playing. Thus, the technical solution provides the additional opportunity for the content creator and/or the satellite television or cable service provider to sell advertising spots in addition to those already sold for breaks within the recorded program.