Abstract: Methods, systems, and software are provided herein that allow for storing a data file in a storage device. The storage system splits a video data file into a plurality of data segments, generates a plurality of recovery headers for the data segments, and combines ones of the recovery headers with ones of the data segments to form a plurality of storage packets.

Abstract: A device that includes a playback engine configured to receive a video request that includes source scene information for a set of video scenes and animation instructions. The playback engine is configured to assign source scene identifiers for each video scene and to assign animation identifiers to elements in the video scenes. The playback engine is configured to generate a scene timing map that links a source scene identifier with an animation identifier and a time duration for the animation identifier. The playback engine is configured to generate a video timing map that includes a set of timestamp entries that each reference a source scene identifier and an animation identifier in the scene timing map. The playback engine is configured to link a progress bar with the video timing map and to display the progress bar with a video scene that is generated based on the source scene information.

Abstract: A method of allocating resources of a video recorder includes: setting a first channel from among a plurality of channels of the video recorder as a temporary registration channel; broadcasting a notification of temporary registration availability to one or more cameras from among a plurality of cameras; receiving a first temporary registration request in response to the notification of temporary registration availability from a first camera, from among the one or more cameras; allocating the first channel to the first camera in response to the first temporary registration request; and terminating the allocation of the first channel to the first camera, based on recording of video information of the first camera in the video recorder through the first channel.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide various techniques for backing up and restoring data and programs at television receiver devices. In some embodiments, various types of data stored locally by television receiver devices may be backed up by uploading the data to a television provider server, cloud-based storage system, and/or other remote storage locations. In the event of a device failure, or other rebuilt or reinstallation process at the television receiver, a receiver set-up process may be implemented to retrieve the receiver backup data from the backup server, and to initiate various set-up processes in which the replacement receiver may use the backup data to implement the various configuration preferences and settings on the new device, re-create the DVR timers, establish new network connections, configure the home device/appliance settings, and the like, automatically based on the receiver backup data.

Abstract: A system provides automated editing of a media file. Frames of a media file are extracted and feature vectors are generated based thereon. The feature vectors are clustered according to similarity of the content of the feature vectors and the temporal proximity of frames corresponding to the feature vectors in the media file. Clusters are ranked and selected according to the ranking. Segments of the media file corresponding to the selected clusters are combined into a highlight video. Hotspots in a media file may be identified in a media file by detecting local maxima in a measure of movement of pixels between frames. Clusters may be ranked and selected according to an iterative algorithm that identifies clusters that are the most different from an average of the feature vectors and from other selected clusters.

Abstract: There is provided a system and method for latency compensation in a 360° VR video editing system. One embodiment involves a determination of the latency delay between the computer that stores and edits the video and a VR headset worn by the user. This delay might be caused by the need to read, prepare, and wirelessly transmit each video frame to the headset. The determined latency delay is used within the computer to adjust the timeline location of editing commands issued by the user so that they match the timeline locations seen by the user within the headset. This is done so that the user's edit commands are applied within the computer at the same video frame the user was viewing within the VR headset when the command was issued. In some embodiments the display device of the VR headset might be a smart phone.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide various techniques for dynamically calibrating digital video recordings of television broadcasts based on analyzes of changes to time data and channel data associated with live television broadcasts. In various embodiments, television receivers may transmit sets of recording schedule data to television broadcast monitor devices, which may receive time data corresponding to live broadcast television programs from various data sources, such as satellite or cable television service providers, social media servers, user devices, and other data sources. Television broadcast monitor devices and/or television receivers may receive and analyze the live television broadcast time data and channel data, and may determine updated recording schedule data which may be used to dynamically reprogram the digital video recorders associated with one or more television receivers.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for displaying light field video data are described. A receiving unit of the apparatus receives light field video data including a plurality of light field video sequences. Each light field video frames of of the light field video sequences has multiple selectable viewpoints. A light field video frame is provided by an operation unit and displayed on a display device with a first viewpoint. An input unit receives an input indicating a viewpoint different from the first viewpoint. The displayed light field video frame is then displayed with the indicated viewpoint. In one embodiment, two light field video frames of two light field video sequences are displayed respectively in main and side windows on the display device.

Abstract: The present application provides an image acquiring device and a method of correcting coordinates of the image acquiring device, wherein the method includes: detecting a coordinate of a defect detected in a process; initializing a position of a photographing device according to the coordinate of the defect detected in a preprocessing; then adjusting the position of the photographing device according to a position of the defect in the picture currently captured by the photographing device, so that the defect is located at the center of the picture currently captured by the photographing device; recording the coordinate of the defect at the center of the picture; and providing the coordinate of the defect at the center of the picture to a data management system.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for thumbnail generation. In one embodiment, a thumbnail stream is generated where one or more bits are assigned to key frames and minimizes the number of bits assigned to delta frames. Each key frame may be used to extract a still image for use in thumbnails during trick mode operation (e.g., fast forward, rewind, pause, or random seek operation). When the encoded video file is given to a Just in Time Packager (JITP), the JITP extracts the image files (via the key frames). Information regarding how to reference these files is stored in generated manifest file and may be reformatted by the JITP to fit the needs of the current product. In a variant, the JITP reformats the image files extracted from the encoded video for operation on a number of devices.

Abstract: The systems and methods are directed towards implementing interactive elements into content (e.g. video). The present disclosure also describes an application that facilitates user implementation of the interactive elements into content (e.g. video). The implementations of interactive elements are useful, for example, in encouraging user interaction with the content as well as providing the user with additional information related to the content.

Abstract: Provided is a process, including: obtaining screen-cast video; determining amounts of difference between respective frames; selecting a subset of frames based on the amounts; causing OCRing of each frame in the subset of frames; classifying text in each frame-OCR record as confidential or non-confidential; and forming a redacted version of the screen-cast video based on the classifying.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein enable a user to generate an audio-visual project. Certain embodiments enable a user to use one of a plurality of predefined templates to generate a project easily and quickly. Other embodiments enable a user to generate a custom project that gives more control to the user, compared to if the user selected one of the predefined templates. Each project includes one or more segments, which may be specified by a user directly, or may be specified by the template selected by the user. An effect is applied to each segment, wherein the effect specifies how many video and audio slots are included in the segment, if any, and can specify one or more other properties of the segment. Projects generated using embodiments disclosed herein can be saved and shared with other users.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method is disclosed for detecting action in a video clip. An audio clip is extracted from the video clip. The audio clip is converted to an auditory spectrogram. The auditory spectrogram is used to construct a self-similarity matrix. The self-similarity matrix is then used to calculate a novelty curve. The clip is then segmented into segments according to peaks in the novelty curve. Each of segments is scored, and then classified as an action clip if the score is above or below a predetermined threshold. Related methods for folding a digitized song into a shorter version of itself and for sequencing a set of user-supplied video and photo clips to a user-supplied song are further disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide automatic and intelligent video sorting in the context of creating video compositions. A computing device sorts a media bin of videos in the user's work area based on similarity to the videos included in the video composition being created. When a user selects or includes a particular video on the composition's timeline, the video is compared against the entire video collection to change the display of videos in the media bin. In one example, videos that have similar tags to a selected video are prioritized at the top. Only a subset of frames of each of the videos are used to use to identify video tags. Intelligently selecting tags using a subset of frames from each video rather than using all frames enables more efficient and accurate tagging of videos, which facilitates quicker and more accurate comparison of video similarities.

Abstract: A camera calibration method for calibrating at least one camera of a vehicle includes providing a target area for a vehicle to be positioned at, with the vehicle having a forward camera, a rearward camera and opposite side cameras. When the vehicle is positioned at the target area, a target is electronically generated at an area that is encompassed by the field of view of one of the cameras or at an overlapping portion of the fields of view of two of the cameras of the vehicle. Image data is captured by the two cameras that is representative of the generated target. Image data captured by the two cameras is processed to detect the target in the fields of view of the two cameras. At least one of the two cameras is calibrated responsive to detection of the target.

Abstract: An acquiring unit of a structured illuminating microscopy apparatus acquires at least two modulated images having the same wave number vector and the different phases; and a calculating unit of the structured illuminating microscopy apparatus, in a spatial frequency spectrum of each of at least the two modulated images acquired by the acquiring unit, separates a 0th-order modulating component and ±first-order modulating components of observational light fluxes superimposed on arbitrary two observation points based on at least four observation values regarding the two observation points which are mutually displaced by an amount of the wave number vector.

Abstract: An imaging unit captures a moving image containing a plurality of images in a time-series order. A position acquisition unit acquires positions at which the plurality of images are captured. An offset calculation unit calculates, as an offset, a difference between a reference value that is any of the positions at which the plurality of images are captured and each of the positions to associate the offset with the image whose position is acquired. A metadata generation unit generates, as moving image metadata that accompanies the moving image, metadata containing the reference value and generates, as image metadata that accompanies the image corresponding to the offset, metadata containing the offset, for each of the acquired positions.

Abstract: Methods and systems for video action recognition using poselet keyframes are disclosed. An action recognition model may be implemented to spatially and temporally model discriminative action components as a set of discriminative keyframes. One method of action recognition may include the operations of selecting a plurality of poselets that are components of an action, encoding each of a plurality of video frames as a summary of the detection confidence of each of the plurality of poselets for the video frame, and encoding correlations between poselets in the encoded video frames.

Abstract: Mobile display device 100 for enabling a user to obtain either three-dimensional [3D] or two-dimensional [2D] viewing of content, comprising a 3D display 120 for enabling the 3D viewing of the content, a 2D display 140 for enabling the 2D viewing of the content, a display processor for displaying the content as 3D content 124 on the 3D display and for displaying the content as 2D content 144 on the 2D display, the 3D display and the 2D display being arranged on opposite faces 122, 142 of the device for enabling the user to obtain either the 3D viewing or the 2D viewing of the content by turning 102 the device about-face.