Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for distributing content over a local area network (LAN) between a first device within the LAN and a second device within the LAN. A first device multicasts a LAN-specific content beacon over the LAN. The LAN-specific content beacon includes an identifier uniquely identifying the first device. A second device sends a response to the LAN-specific content beacon requesting secondary content to be integrated into a display of the second device. The first device generates the secondary content based on profile information associated with the second device and unicasts the secondary content to the second device for integration into primary content being generated for display at the second device.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and process described facilitate use of a first user device communicatively coupled to a local area network (LAN) The first user device may include a first hardware processor configured to execute first, non-transient, computer instructions for facilitating a first seamless DVR engine configured to identify a first content. A second user device is also coupled to the LAN. The second user device may include a second hardware processor configured to execute second, non-transient, computer instructions for facilitating a second seamless DVR configured to identify a second content. Each of the seamless DVR engines may be configured to generate a common universal directory identifying the first content and the second content as being available for use by each of the first user device and the second user device. User devices may independently populate the common universal directory. The universal directory may identify a distinct status for the content.

Abstract: Systems and methods in provide approaches for channel fitting to determine a particular number of resources, such as cores, that may be used for one or more processing jobs for a particular input channel. A given channel may be evaluated to determine performance affecting parameters and those parameters may be evaluated against previously known hardware configurations or against a historical heuristic dataset. A configuration for the channel may be selected where particular cores of a set of resources are assigned to the channel to perform one or more operations, such as transcoding operations. As a result, empirically determined or historical data may be used to efficiently allocate resources for different transcoding operations to provide both predictable performance and high utilization.

Abstract: In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and/or systems for implementing a program guide, which comprises sending a first request and receiving a first response associated with a current or future program guide information. The current or future program guide information includes a first plurality of channel identifiers and a plurality of time slots that correspond to current or future time slots, and is displayed at a client device. A second request is sent, which indicates a requested time period that has already occurred and not displayed on the client device, and corresponds to navigation to a previous time slot. A second response is received, which is associated with past program guide information. The past program guide information includes a second plurality of channel identifiers and on-demand program information, and is displayed at the client device.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a computer-implemented method including receiving, by a user computing device, data that describes a destination for the media content item. Example destinations can include a location of a recipient of message including the media content item and a digital location (e.g., website, social networking page, etc.). The method can include selecting, by a computing system comprising the user computing device, one or more media content items based on the data that describes the destination for the media content item. Media content items that are more relevant and/or appropriate can be selected by considering the destination of the media content item. The selected media content item(s) can be provided for display by the user computing device in a dynamic keyboard interface.

Abstract: Techniques for providing multimedia content in a virtual set top system are described. In some embodiments, a stream switchover method for UI rendering is performed at a device (e.g., a server) with one or more processors and a non-transitory memory. The server distributes a first stream that includes a plurality of frames. The server receives a request for a user interface (UI) from a client. In response to receiving the request, the server generates a second stream by locating an encoder to encode the plurality of frames into the second stream based on the first stream, instructing the encoder to accelerate encoding of the plurality of frames and facilitating blending of the UI into the second stream with the plurality of frames. The server then switches the client from the first stream to the second stream.

Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for processing user interface content. For example, a server computer can receive a user interface event corresponding to a user interface of a device (e.g., a client device, another server computer, or other device). An application associated with the user interface event can be determined, and an interface model can be generated using the application associated with the user interface event. The interface model defines state information for one or more graphic objects of the user interface. The state information results from the user interface event. The server computer can send the interface model to the device, which enables the device to render the user interface.

Abstract: Example embodiments provide a system for training a data coding pipeline including a feature extractor neural network, an encoder neural network, and a decoder neural network configured to reconstruct input data based on encoded features. A plurality of losses corresponding to different tasks may be determined for the coding pipeline. Tasks may be performed based on an output of the coding pipeline. A weight update may be determined for at least a subset of the coding pipeline based on the plurality of losses. The weight update may be configured to reduce a number of iterations for fine-tuning the coding pipeline for one of the tasks. This enables faster adaptation of the coding pipeline for one of the tasks after deployment of the coding pipeline. Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed. Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.

Abstract: A video encoding method includes: storing quantized data of frames which have undergone a quantization process by serially storing the quantized data of the frames on a per quantized data of one frame basis; determining a quantization parameter to be used when performing a quantization process of a next frame immediately following the frames, based on quantized data of a predetermined number of frames among the quantized data of the frames; performing the quantization process of the next frame based on the quantization parameter to generate quantized data of the next frame; and executing encoding processes for entropy encoding quantized data of frames including the next frame in parallel between the frames including the next frame.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and non-transitory storage medium for coding and decoding video data using temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) is provided. The method may include receiving video bitstream comprising one or more pictures; determining that the one or more pictures are to be predicted in a regular merge mode or an adaptive motion vector prediction (AMVP) mode. A displacement vector associated with a current block in a current picture is obtained, the displacement vector being signaled in the video bitstream to identify a reference block in the current picture. A TMVP candidate list comprising the motion information is generated and a motion vector for the current block using the TMVP candidate list is derived. Then the current block is decoded using the derived motion vector for prediction in the regular merge mode or the adaptive motion vector prediction (AMVP) mode.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed herein that related to video-based point cloud streams in one or more ISO Base Media File Format (ISOBMFF) container files, A container format for point cloud data is provided and the container format indicates at least a relationship between a 3D region of the point cloud and one or more video-based point cloud compression (V-PCC) tracks. The V-PCC tracks may be grouped together and linked to the 3D region to allow spatial access to the 3D region.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to automate the recording of media for signature creation. Reference signature requests are received from an employee or user. The reference signature request is distributed to automated capture tool circuitry, which plays the relevant media for a meter and provides a status update. When a signature is created, a status update indicates whether it is considered to be a reference signature. Prioritization circuitry assigns and updates a priority for each of the requests according to the priority of other requests, the status updates, and a priority rule set. Reference signature requests with the highest priority are assigned to automated capture tool circuitry for completion before lower priority requests.

Abstract: According to an image coding method according to embodiments of the present document, information related to in-loop filtering may be efficiently signaled, and repetitive procedures for signaling subpicture-related information may be reduced.

Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: encodes a video using (i) a decoding parameter set (DPS) which is identified based on presence of the DPS in a bitstream and (ii) a sequence parameter set (SPS) which is identified based on an identifier for the SPS.

Abstract: In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for determining channel information are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing media guidance is provided, the method comprising: associating with a local area network; detecting at least one media device on the local area network; determining device information associated with the at least one media device on the local area network; determining, without user intervention, television provider information based on the device information; determining location information of the at least one media device; determining channel information based on the determined television provider information and the determined location information; and causing media guidance information to be presented that includes at least a portion of the determined channel information.

Abstract: A streaming media device includes a printed circuit board hosting components configured to access internet data. An audio/visual connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted for connection to an audio/visual device, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted to operate with a first audio/visual interface having sufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board and a second audio/visual interface having insufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board. A power connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the power connector selectively receives power based on the audio/visual connector utilizing one of the first audio/visual interface and the second audio/visual interface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium for presentation of a matching scheme. The method comprises: acquiring a set of matching schemes; transmitting, to a first terminal, attribute information of matching schemes in the set of matching schemes, so that the first terminal displays attribute information of matching schemes comprised in the set of matching schemes; in response to a selection request for one of matching schemes transmitted by the first terminal, determining the selected matching scheme as a matching scheme to be explained; in response to a presentation request for the matching scheme to be explained that is transmitted by a second terminal, transmitting attribute information of the matching scheme to be explained to the second terminal, so that the second terminal presents a target information streaming page comprising at least a part of attribute information of the matching scheme to be explained.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for optimizing the presentation of content through obtaining viewership metrics, generating multiple renditions of presentations of content, and selecting optimized renditions of content. One aspect includes associating a request for viewership metrics with a presentation of content, publishing the presentation of content, and receiving information of the viewership metrics associated with the presentation. Another aspect includes copying a presentation of a content item, creating a second presentation of the content item for publishing over one or more channels, and linking the presentation of the content item to the second presentation of the content item, such that a change to one propagates to the other of the presentation of the content item or the second presentation of the content item. In yet another aspect, a content rendition may be selected for presentation based on performance of the rendition out of multiple renditions in an auction.

Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: setting a hierarchical structure for items of geometry information of three-dimensional points included in point cloud data, the hierarchical structure having depths and layers each having one or more of the depths; encoding the items of geometry information on a per depth basis to generate items of first encoded data each for a different one of the depths; and generating a bitstream including items of second encoded data which are items of encoded data for respective layers, the items of second encoded data each including one or more items of first encoded data of one or more depths included in a layer corresponding to the item of second encoded data. The bitstream includes an item of first information indicating a data length of each of the items of second encoded data.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, readable medium, and electronic device for live stream interaction. The method includes: in accordance with displaying of a first control at a first target position of a live stream interface, obtaining a first duration during which a user watches the live stream interface; in accordance with a determination that the first duration is greater than or equal to a first predetermined duration threshold, switching the first control to a second control, and displaying the second control at a second target position of the live stream interface; and in response to a first operation command performed by the user on the second control, allocating a virtual resource to the user. In this way, interaction modes of a live stream room are enriched, and an activity level of the live stream room can be improved.