Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a screen-projection emitter, a screen-projection emission system and a screen-projection system. The screen-projection emitter includes a memory which is configured to store screen-projection data processing software instruction set. The computer device is configured to receive the screen-projection data processing software instruction set from the memory, run the screen-projection data processing software instruction set locally to process data of content to be projected, and provide the processed data of content to be projected to the screen-projection emitter.

Abstract: A server is provided. The server includes a communicator and a processor configured to, from a plurality of electronic apparatuses that reproduce content received from an external server, receive information regarding reproduction of the content and information on home network environments of the plurality of electronic apparatuses through the communicator, based on the information regarding reproduction of the content, identify a plurality of qualities of a channel providing the content for each of the plurality of home network environments, and transmit information on the plurality of qualities of the channel identified for each of the plurality of home network environments to the external server through the communicator to add the information on the plurality of qualities of the channel to a channel list provided by the external server.

Abstract: This patent document describes techniques are related to providing an entertainment to passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle. In one aspect, a method for providing an entertainment to passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle comprises: receiving a request, from a first passenger on the commercial passenger vehicle, to allow the first passenger to provide a live video, the live video obtained by capturing, in real time, an activity associated with the first passenger on the commercial passenger vehicle; receiving one or more requests, from one or more additional passengers on the commercial passenger vehicle, to view the live video; receiving the live video from the first passenger; and distributing the live video to the additional passengers.

Abstract: In a system for video data capture and sharing client devices may include one or more video cameras and sensors to capture video data and to generate associated metadata. A cloud-based component may receive metadata from the client devices and requests for sharing video data captured by other client devices. Client devices with requested video data are identified by matching their provided metadata to the sharing request and by their response to an image search query for an object of interest specified in the request.

Abstract: System and methods for determining second-by-second viewing activity and viewing metrics associated with video assets output by a plurality of video-viewing devices. The viewing activity may include a viewing mode by which one or more video viewing devices output a segment of a video asset. The viewing metrics may include a viewing count for a segment of the video asset that is associated with a viewing mode by which the one or more video viewing devices output the video segment. These metrics provide detailed information on customer viewing behavior which can be used to drive business decisions for service providers, advertisers, and content producers.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of using video viewing activity data as input to an aggregation engine built on the Hadoop MapReduce framework which calculates second-by-second video viewing activity aggregated to the analyst's choice of (a) geographic area, (b) video server, (c) video content (channel call sign, video program, etc.), or (d) viewer demographic, or any combination of these fields, for each second of the day represented in the video viewing activity data. Also calculates overall viewing for use as a denominator in calculations. The source data may be extracted from a database defined according to the Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Media Measurement Data Model defined in “Audience Data Measurement Specification” as “OpenCable™. Specifications, Audience Measurement, Audience Measurement Data Specification” document OC-SP-AMD-101-130502 or any similar format.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of EPGs, and disclosed thereby are a control method for focus movement on an EPG user interface and a display device, the method comprising: displaying a television broadcast program on a display screen; receiving an instruction for displaying an EPG user interface, and displaying the EPG user interface on the display screen in response to the instruction; and receiving an instruction for indicating the movement of a focus along a channel arrangement direction in the EPG user interface, and in response to the instruction, determining a new position to which the focus moves in a target television channel according to the position of a pre-selected reference broadcast program, so as to control the focus to move to a target broadcast program corresponding to the new position.

Abstract: A method of automatically logging and collating geographic viewing data for broadcast television comprises providing a media device with a reporting means arranged to generate viewing data detailing a channel being watched automatically once received by the media device, and to transmit that viewing data to a server using a transport protocol, so forming transmitted viewing data comprising the generated viewing data and one or more headers associated with the transport protocol; processing the transmitted viewing data to identify information comprising at least one of: transmission metadata from a transmitter which transmitted the channel to the media device; and an external IP address of the media device; matching at least one of the viewing-data, the transmission metadata, and the external IP address to external data; and determining the geographical location from which the viewing-data originated using at least one of the identified information and the matched external data.

Abstract: A system that includes a content distributor, a reaction content server, and a plurality of viewer computer devices. The content distributor provides original content to the viewer computer devices. The viewer computer devices present the original content to viewers and generate viewer-reaction content of the viewers during presentation of the original content. The viewer computer devices provide the viewer-reaction content to the reaction content server to provide to other viewer computer devices. The viewer computer devices also present viewer-reaction content received from the reaction content server to the viewers in synchronization with the original content, which allows the viewers to experience other viewer's reactions while experiencing the same original content.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for selecting content providers based on performance scores of the respective content providers. The system monitors the performance of a content provider, where the performance is based on the quality of service for receiving a media content item from the content provider. Based on the monitored performance, the system may determine if an adequate performance is not achievable. In response to determining that an adequate performance is not achievable, the system compares the performance of the content provider to the performance of a second content provider and provides, on the user device, the media content item from the second content provider.

Abstract: The present application provides a display method for live broadcast screen of live broadcast room, storage device and computer device. The method includes the steps of: displaying multiple live broadcast cards on a current interface; identifying a user's touch action, and determining an address and playback mode of an audio and video stream of a touched live broadcast card according to the touch action; when it is determined that the playback mode is a small window mode, acquiring an audio and video stream of a live broadcast screen of a live broadcast room corresponding to the live broadcast card according to the address of the audio and video stream and parsing the audio and video stream; and drawing a small window interface on the current interface, and using the small window interface to play the parsed audio and video stream of the live broadcast screen.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device comprises a wireless communication circuit, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and the memory, wherein the processor can be configured to acquire a plurality of encoded image frames on the basis of at least a part of image data stored in the memory, compare each data size of the plurality of encoded image frames with a threshold value, and change transmission setting of at least one among the plurality of encoded image frames through the wireless communication circuit on the basis of at least a part of the result of the comparison. Additional various embodiments are possible.

Abstract: The present application provides a method and a device for displaying an anchor competition process. A network device obtains information on user support respectively won by at least two anchors during the competition in real time, wherein the at least two anchors participate in the same anchor competition and are displayed in a same live window; adjusts the display of the anchor competition for the at least two anchors in the live window according to the information on user support respectively won by the at least two anchors; sends the adjusted display of the anchor competition to user equipments displaying the competition between the at least two anchors, or presents the adjusted display of the anchor competition to users who are watching the competition between the at least two anchors. The present application facilitates users to obtain competition information intuitively, improve efficiency of users in obtaining information, and enhance user experience.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for storing programs. For example, a media guidance application (e.g., executed on a server) may determine that a user has been watching a program (e.g., a movie) for longer than a particular time threshold (e.g., 20 minutes for a movie), and that the user has requested to access a different program (e.g., an episode of a series broadcast on another channel). In response to determining that the user has been watching the program (e.g., the movie) for longer than the particular time threshold (e.g., 20 minutes for the movie), and that the user has requested to access the different program (e.g., the episode of a series broadcast on another channel), the media guidance application may perform an action to store the initial program (e.g., the movie) before executing the request to access the different program.

Abstract: A source device and a method of transmitting content are provided. The source device includes a controller configured to check a version of a content protection method supported by a sink device from the repeater, to encrypt the content based on a version of the content protection method applied to the content, and to set a value of type information of the content protection method based on the version of the content protection method applied to the content and the version of the content protection method supported by the sink device, and a communicator including communication circuitry configured to transmit the encrypted content and the type information of the content protection method to the repeater, wherein the type information of the content protection method for determining whether the content received from the source device is output to the sink device from the repeater, based on the version of the content protection method supported by the sink device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an execution unit, a generation unit, a first request unit, and a second request unit. The execution unit is capable of executing first information processing. The generation unit is configured to generate a display image including first information associated with first access information for accessing the execution unit and second information associated with second access information for accessing a server on a global network, the server being capable of executing second information processing. The first request unit is configured to request the execution unit to execute the first information processing based on the first access information associated with the first information. The second request unit is configured to request the server to execute the second information processing based on the second access information associated with the second information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dimensioning an object by enlisting proximate devices to obtain image data representative of the object from multiple perspectives are provided. An example method includes capturing, by a first image capture device, first image data representative of an object from a first perspective; determining whether a second image capture device is within proximity of the first image capture device; and when the second image capture device is within proximity of the first image capture device, sending a request to the second image capture device for second image data representative of the object from a second perspective, wherein the first image data and the second image data are combinable to form a composite representative of the object.

Abstract: The methods and systems described herein provide personalized action items for content items. In one example, the methods and systems identify a plurality of content items, each of which is associated with at least one respective attribute. The system accesses profile information associated with a content consumption session. For each of the plurality of content items, the system determines at least one respective actionable item based on the at least one attribute and on the profile information. The system causes to be displayed the landing interface, which includes a plurality of simultaneously displayed content item identifiers associated with the plurality of content items, respectively, and proximate to each of the displayed content item identifiers, causing to be displayed at least one respective actionable item identifier associated with the at least one respective actionable item, respectively.

Abstract: A content moving device which enables providing content stored on a first user device, such as a DVR, in a first format and resolution to be provided to a second user device, such as a portable media player (PMP) in a second format and resolution. The content moving device identifies content on the first user device as candidate content which may be desired by the PMP and receives the candidate content from the DVR. The content moving device transcodes the candidate content at times independent of a request from the PMP for the content. The content moving device may provide a list of available transcoded content to the PMP for selection, and provide selected content to the PMP. The content moving device may also provide information relating to any protection schemes of the content provided to the PMP, such as DRM rights and decryption keys.

Abstract: A sample observation device (1) includes: an emission optical system (3) for emitting planar light (L2) onto a sample (S); a scanning unit (4) for scanning the sample (S) with respect to an emission face (R) of the planar light (L2); an imaging optical system (5) having an observation axis (P2) inclined with respect to the emission face (R) and for forming an image from observation light (L3) generated in the sample (S) in accordance with the emission of the planar light (L2); an image acquiring unit (6) for acquiring a plurality of partial image data corresponding to a part of an optical image according to the observation light (L3) formed as an image by the imaging optical system (5); and an image generating unit (8) for generating observation image data of the sample S based on the plurality of partial image data generated by the image acquiring unit (6).