Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for watermarking using starting phase modulation. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, machine readable instructions, and processor circuitry to execute the machine readable instructions to at least access a media signal, access a watermark symbol to be encoded into the media signal, determine bit values of the watermark symbol, determine a common starting phase value for watermark components of the watermark symbol, the common starting phase value to represent at least one of the bit values of the watermark symbol, and embed the watermark components into the media signal based on the common starting phase value.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein to address the problems discussed above and in particular to provide coordination for uncoordinated content. Beyond simply archiving and/or organizing available content, the methods and systems generate composite media assets that provide enriched details and supplemental data that extends beyond any given source content. The methods and systems achieve this through a novel data filtration and synchronization process.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic apparatus having a notification function, and a control method for the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus has the notification function of definitely notifying a user of a target notification sound that is different from a sound associated with a broadcast program currently being watched. The electronic apparatus includes: a schedule generation element, configured to use view data and program data of a program watched in a receiving apparatus to generate, according to the result of preference information analysis, a schedule including information of a recommended program that is recommended to the receiving apparatus and a broadcast start time of the recommended program; and a schedule control element, configured to output, based on the schedule, a notification signal before the broadcast start time of the recommended program, the schedule control element controls, based on the notification signal, a notification speaker used for outputting a notification sound.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging substrate, a connector substrate, and a housing. The imaging substrate is provided with an imaging device that produces image data. The connector substrate is movably connected to the imaging substrate. The connector substrate includes a terminal configured to be connectable in a first direction to an external connector to which the image data is output. The imaging substrate and the connector substrate are accommodated in the housing. The housing includes a restricting section that restricts a position of the connector substrate in the first direction. The connector substrate is configured to be movable within a predetermined range in a direction intersecting the first direction.

Abstract: Examples provided herein involve a playback history for media items played by playback zones of a media playback system. An example implementation involves a mobile device querying, via a network interface, a database hosted by one or more servers for a particular portion of a playback history stored in the database, the particular portion of the playback history corresponding to media items played by the media playback system during the particular time period. The mobile device displays graphical representations of the particular media items played during the particular time period by the media playback system. The mobile device may receive input data selecting one or more particular media items played during the particular time period by the media playback system and add the selected one or more particular media items to a queue.

Abstract: In some aspects, control circuitry receives and stores a user-specified time duration to associate with a skip-forward command. When the user later issues a skip-forward command to advance playback of a media asset to a desired location, the control circuitry retrieves the stored time duration, and determines an expected overshoot value associated with the skip-forward command. The control circuitry then compensates for the expected overshoot by calculating a new location in the media asset based on both the retrieved time duration and expected overshoot value. Upon advancing to the new location, the media asset is played back in a fast-forward mode, e.g., at a speed higher than normal speed.

Abstract: A train monitoring system in the present embodiment is provided with a compartment camera 10 that takes an image of the inside of a compartment of the train, a processing server 30 that calculates a vacancy probability for each reserved seat on the basis of the image taken by the compartment camera 10 while the train is running and detects a resale candidate seat by comparing the vacancy probability with a threshold value, and a touch panel monitor 40 that displays resale candidate seat information indicating the resale candidate seat that has been detected by the processing server 30.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using video/still images captured by continuously recording optical sensors mounted on waste collection vehicles used in in the waste collection, disposal and recycling industry for operational and customer service related purposes. Optical sensors are integrated into the in-cab monitor as well as the onboard computer, digital video recorder and other external devices.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems related to post-production stage of a multimedia content are described. In one example aspect, a method for performing automated post-production editing includes receiving one or more machine-readable scripts corresponding to one or more scenes of a storyline. The one or more machine-readable scripts include information about multimodal data and editing instructions for each of the one or more scenes. The method also includes identifying, based on the multimodal data for each of the one or more scenes, at least one change in an audio or video feature in the multiple streams of multimedia content corresponding to the one or more scenes, editing the multiple streams of multimedia content based on the editing instructions and selectively based on the identified change, and generating a final stream of multimedia content based on the edited multiple streams.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and a computer-readable medium are provided for matching textless elements to texted elements in video content. A video processing system including a textless matching system may divide a video into shots, identify shots having similar durations, identify sequences of shots having similar durations, and compare image content in representative frames of the sequences to determine whether the sequences match. When the sequences are determined to match, the sequences may be paired, wherein the first sequence may include shots with overlaid text and the second sequence may include textless version of corresponding texted shots included in the first sequence. In some examples, the video processing system may further replace the determined corresponding texted shots.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a video processing method and apparatus, a readable medium and an electronic device. The method includes: dividing a target video to obtain a target video clip; determining, according to video frame images contained in the target video clip, a quality score corresponding to the target video clip; displaying the quality score corresponding to the target video clip at a time position corresponding to the target video clip on a quality score display timeline, where the time position corresponding to the target video clip is a time position where the target video clip appears in the target video. Thus, it can provide a user with a visual display result about the quality score of the target video clip, and provide a reference for the user's video clip selection, which saves the time the user spends viewing the target video clip.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a processor and from a requestor compute device, a request including a representation of at least one video camera from a set of video cameras. In response to receiving the request, a set of at least one video file is generated by retrieving a set of video clips associated with the at least one video camera and the time range. For each of the at least one video camera, a subset of video clips is selected from the set of video clips for that video camera based on a comparison of anomaly scores for that video camera, and concatenating the subsets of video clips to generate the set of at least one video file. The method also includes sending a signal to cause display of at least one video file from the set of at least one video file via the requestor compute device.

Abstract: A camera assembly adapted for mounting to an interior of a motor vehicle on an upper surface of the steering column assembly. The camera assembly has mounting features interacting with a mounting structure that cause the camera assembly to separate from the mounting structure upon the occurrence of a collision with an object or through inertial forces acting on the camera assembly. The separation in such conditions is provided in a controlled manner through the use of cam or ramp surfaces provided in the camera assembly or mounting structure. A cable or tether may be attached to the camera assembly and mounted to the vehicle to further control movement of the camera assembly after separation.

Abstract: In some aspects, control circuitry receives and stores a user-specified time duration to associate with a skip-forward command. When the user later issues a skip-forward command to advance playback of a media asset to a desired location, the control circuitry retrieves the stored time duration, and determines an expected overshoot value associated with the skip-forward command. The control circuitry then compensates for the expected overshoot by calculating a new location in the media asset based on both the retrieved time duration and expected overshoot value. Upon advancing to the new location, the media asset is played back in a fast-forward mode, e.g., at a speed higher than normal speed.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for rendering key and fill video streams for video processing. The system includes a database that stores video data including a video stream of a sequence of images and alpha data defining transparency levels for each portion of each image. An encoder encodes each frame of the sequence of images to generate encoded composite frames that each contain a fill portion and a key portion, such that each encoded composite frame includes both the fill and key portions that are disposed horizontally and side-by side with respect to each other. A renderer having a single decoder decodes each encoded composite frame to extract pixel values from the fill portion and respective transparency levels from the key portion and in order to generate a proxy of the respective frame to be displayed by a video processing device.

Abstract: Provided is a video playback method, applicable to an anchor client. The method includes: displaying a video selection interface in response to a video display operation on a target account, wherein the video selection interface includes at least one video posted by the target account; sending a video playback request to a video server in response to a select operation on a target video in the video selection interface, wherein the video server is configured to transmit the target video to a live streaming server in response to the video playback request, and the live streaming server is configured to insert a video frame of the target video into a live streaming frame corresponding to the anchor client and push a live stream; and displaying the live streaming frame with the video frame inserted.

Abstract: A video signal generating apparatus is disclosed which includes: a camera configured to generate a video signal; an operating device configured to operate at least either the camera or an apparatus configured to receive the video signal; a text data generating device configured to generate text data including a meaningful term in response to the operation performed on the operating device; and a text data inserting device configured to insert the text data generated by the text data generating device into the video signal in a corresponding manner.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for selective playback of portions of audio at normal speed during a fast-forward operation. Upon receiving a command to perform a fast-forward operation, a current playback position is identified, as well as a plurality of portions of audio of the content item that will be subject to the fast-forward operation. A subset of the audio portions that will be subject to the fast-forward operation are selected. The fast-forward operation is initiated, and video of the content item is played back at the increased speed while the selected portions of audio of the content item are played back at normal speed.

Abstract: A method for processing a video stream includes obtaining frame data of a current frame of the video stream, determining frame difference data based on a comparison of the frame data of the current frame and scene cache data for a previous frame of the video stream, the scene cache data being stored in a scene cache for the video stream, determining, based on the frame difference data, regions of the video stream to be re-sampled at a higher resolution than the frame data, obtaining re-sampling data for the determined regions, updating the scene cache data based on the obtained frame data and the re-sampling data, and providing the re-sampling data to a processor to update an analysis scene cache for the video stream.

Abstract: In one aspect, an example method includes (i) providing, by a playback device, replacement media content for display; (ii) determining, by the playback device, that a remote control transmitted to the playback device an instruction configured to cause a modification to operation of the playback device while the playback device displays the replacement media content; (iii) determining, by the playback device based on the instruction, an overlay that the playback device is configured to provide for display in conjunction with the modification; (iv) determining, by the playback device, a region within a display of the playback device corresponding to the overlay; and (v) modifying, by the playback device, a transparency of the region such that the overlay is visible through the replacement media content when the playback device provides the overlay for display.