Abstract: Disclosed example apparatus to determine volume of switching (VoS) among television programs examine first viewing data associated with a first time period and second viewing data associated with a second time period to identify a first set of panelists represented in both the first and second viewing data; in response to a size of the first set of panelists satisfying both first and second thresholds, estimate the VoS based on a first subset of the first viewing data and a second subset of the second viewing data associated with the first set of panelists; and in response to the size of the first set of panelists satisfying the first but not the second threshold, estimate the VoS based on the first and second subsets, and a third subset of the first viewing data and a fourth subset of the second viewing data associated with a second set of panelists.

Abstract: A server, system, and method generate a live video feed. The method is performed at a server connected to a computer network. The method includes receiving an indication of a predetermined type of action during a live event. The method includes generating a first video feed associated with the predetermined type of action, the first video feed being distinct from a broadcast feed of the live event. The method includes identifying a user device that is to receive the first video feed based on predetermined rules. The method includes determining whether the user device is prepared to receive the first video feed. When the user device is prepared, the method includes transmitting the first video feed to the user device for an automatically playback on the user device to display a video of the predetermined type of action currently occurring during the live event.

Abstract: A system is provided for streaming media content in a vehicle. The system includes a personal media streaming appliance system configured to connect to a media delivery system and receive media content from the media delivery system at least via a cellular network. The personal media streaming appliance system includes one or more preset buttons for playing media content associated with the preset buttons. The media contents associated with the preset buttons are automatically determined to be personalized to the user of the system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically skipping a presentation of a portion of segments to catch up to live based on a skippable bit value is disclosed herein. For example, a streaming application generates a content item for live streaming where the content item comprises a plurality of segments. In response to determining that playing of the content item lags behind the live streaming of the content item, the streaming application determines a skippable bit value for a segment that follows the last played segment based on a manifest which includes skippable bit information. If the segment includes a first skippable bit value, requesting data for the segment may be skipped. For a corresponding segment subsequent to the skipped segment, if the corresponding segment includes a second skippable bit, data for the corresponding segment is requested and the corresponding segment is played from a respective network address.

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for communicating multimedia content over a service provider network. A network server may receive an audio-video stream from a content provider server, relaying the audio-video stream to a receiver device via the service provider network, receive an operating mode notification identifying a user behavior from the receiver device, and ceasing the relaying of the audio-video stream to the receiver device based on the user behavior. The network server may also alter the audio-video stream based on the received operating mode notification and send the altered audio-video stream to the receiver device via the service provider network.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to reduce signature matching uncertainty in media monitoring systems are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus are to compare first groups of monitored signatures representative of monitored media with second groups of reference signatures representative of respective reference media to determine a first sequence of match results for an observation period, the first and second groups to have a first size corresponding to a first number of signatures. Disclosed example apparatus are also to compare, in response to a discontinuity in the first sequence of signature match results, third groups of monitored signatures from the sequence of monitored signatures with fourth groups of reference signatures from the respective sequences of reference signatures to determine a second sequence of signature match results for the observation period, the third groups and the fourth groups to have a second size greater than the first size.

Abstract: Various embodiments describe methods, systems, and devices for delivering on-demand video viewing angles of an arena at a venue are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may receive images of an event taking place across a plurality of positions within the arena from a series of cameras surrounding the plurality of positions. Content of interest may be identified within the images for a select user. Also, a score may be determined for each of the images based on the identified content of interest for the select user. A highest-score position may be determined from the plurality of positions based on the determined score and an offer to view images of the highest-score position may be transmitted to a display device of the select viewer for viewing video of the event.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a system of capturing and sharing media. In an embodiment, a request for multimedia content is received from a requesting device comprising a tuner to which the requested multimedia content is unavailable. A first device of the plurality of devices to which the requested multimedia content is currently available is selected, the first device using a narrow band tuner tuned to the requested multimedia content. Access is provided to the requested multimedia content to the requesting device from the first device. It is determined that the narrow band tuner of the first device is changed from the requested multimedia content to different content. A second device of the plurality of devices to which the requested multimedia content is currently available is selected and access to the requested multimedia content is provided to the requesting device from the second device.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication interface for communicating with an external device, an input interface for receiving a user input, a memory storing at least one bookmark information about bookmarked contents, an output interface including at least one of a display and a speaker, and a processor electrically connected with the communication interface, the input interface, the memory, and the output interface. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

Abstract: A system and method arranged to predict a match state event by a machine learning platform. The system and method including monitoring, by the machine learning platform, multimedia content on a live data feed, receiving, by the machine learning platform, current match state data corresponding to the multimedia content, and predicting, by the machine learning platform, an anomaly in the multimedia content based on an analysis of received multimedia content and current match state data. The system and method can include generating, by the machine learning platform, a confidence score regarding a likelihood of the anomaly in the multimedia content, and resolving, by the machine learning platform, the anomaly based on the confidence score. Resolving the anomaly includes extracting a portion of the multimedia content containing the anomaly, ignoring the anomaly, or correcting the anomaly.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content generating, searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods automatically analyze a live streaming media file, and identify portions of the media that are highlights. The content classified as a highlight can be shared across social media platforms, and indexed for searching respective to attributes of the video content. The streaming and highlight media content is renderable in a novel, modified video player that enables variable playback speeds for how content is classified, and enables on-demand selections of specific content portions and adjustable rendering displays during streaming.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including initiating a creation of a personalized channel responsive to equipment of a user requesting to create the personalized channel, providing a search request to equipment of a content provider for content for the personalized channel according to the request, retrieving content from the content provider according to the search request as retrieved content, classifying the content for the personalized channel according to the content of the retrieved content to generate classified content according to a content type and a content source of the retrieved content, sequencing the classified content to generate sequenced content, assigning the sequenced content to a time slot in a schedule of the personalized channel as ready-for-broadcast content, and delivering the ready-for-broadcast content to the personalized channel according to the time slot in the schedule. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to determine a duration of media presentation based on tuning session duration. Example apparatus a receiver to obtain a first tuning session duration indicative of an amount of time between channel changes of a first media presentation device at a first media presentation location, a presentation session estimator to select a model from storage, the model selected based on a match of the first tuning session duration and a second tuning session duration, the model including a relation between the second tuning session duration and a first presentation session duration of media presented on a second media presentation device at a second media presentation location, and estimate a second presentation session duration of media presented within the first tuning session duration based on the model.

Abstract: Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for customizing and dynamically generating overlay graphical user interfaces (GUIs) within the context of a video streaming environment.

Abstract: An engagement estimation apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a value of a parameter affecting a quality of video streaming in a certain period; and a calculation unit configured to substitute the value of the parameter acquired by the acquisition unit in an equation representing a relation between the parameter indicative of the quality and engagement with the video streaming to calculate a value of an index indicative of the engagement, thereby enabling estimation of the engagement with the video streaming.

Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for generating reminder notifications pertaining to time-sensitive media content. In various embodiments, the method includes the step or process of establishing whether time-sensitive media content is desirably viewed by an end user of the media receiver. If establishing that time-sensitive media content is desirably viewed by the end user, it is further determined whether a reminder notification should be generated for the time-sensitive media content at a specified time relative to a change in availability of the time-sensitive media content from a media content provider. If further determining that a reminder notification should be generated for the time-sensitive media content, the reminder notification is generated at the specified time; e.g., the media receiver may generate the reminder notification itself or transmit instructions to a user-carried electronic device to generate the notification reminder.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic display of recommended media content items are disclosed. A current media content item is displayed on a display screen. Subsequent media content items are identified in a remaining runtime of the media content based on preferences of a consumer profile. When a threshold period of time remains for displaying the current media content item, a sequential order of identifiers that identify the subsequent media content items, respectively, are displayed simultaneously with the displaying of the current media content item on the display screen. The sequential order is rearrangeable. A request is received to rearrange the sequential order of the identifiers and in response, the identifiers are displayed in a rearranged sequential order. At the conclusion of the current media content item, the subsequent media content items are automatically displayed according to the rearranged sequential order.

Abstract: A media presentation and distribution system communicatively coupled to a client device, which handles enablement of a client-side dynamic presentation of at least one non-programming media asset along with programming media content. The client device receives a first media stream of the programming media content in response to a request, associated with at least one user preference for the programming media content, to the media presentation and distribution system. The client device identifies at least one tag in the programming media content and transmits at least one event opportunity point for selection to the media presentation distribution system. Based on the selection, the client device modifies a display view of the client device for a defined duration, and presents the at least one non-programming media asset, from a second media stream for the defined duration, concurrently with the programming media content over the modified display view of the client device.

Abstract: Metadata for highlights of a video stream is extracted from card images embedded in the video stream. The highlights may be segments of a video stream, such as a broadcast of a sporting event, that are of particular interest to one or more users. Card images embedded in video frames of the video stream are identified and processed to extract text. The text characters may be recognized by applying a machine-learned model trained with a set of characters extracted from card images embedded in sports television programming contents. The training set of character vectors may be pre-processed to maximize metric distance between the training set members. The text may be interpreted to obtain the metadata. The metadata may be stored in association with the portion of the video stream. The metadata may provide information regarding the highlights, and may be presented concurrently with playback of the highlights.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for displaying a virtual item, a terminal and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving an instruction for customizing a virtual item; displaying a window on the live broadcast interface in response to the instruction; acquiring a custom content through the window input by the first user, wherein the custom content is configured to define a form of the virtual item; generating the virtual item based on the custom content; and displaying the virtual item on the live broadcast interface.