Patents Examined by Kyu Chae
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Patent number: 11122341Abstract: Generating event summary annotation overlays on a video stream is provided. In response to detecting an occurrence of a triggering event in the video stream, a context-appropriate summary annotation of the triggering event occurring in the video stream is generated based on analysis of content and tone of dialog in the video stream within a defined window of time surrounding the triggering event. The context-appropriate summary annotation of the triggering event is displayed in the video stream for a defined interval of time.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Clement Decrop, Zachary A. Silverstein, Timothy Yep, Jeremy R. Fox
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Patent number: 11122319Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communication interface; a memory storing a control code information of a content providing apparatus; and at least one processor configured to: based on repeatedly receiving, from a remote controller, a control signal for changing a volume value of the electronic apparatus more than a threshold number of times through the communication interface, obtain state information of the content providing apparatus, identify a current volume value of the content providing apparatus or a state of the content providing apparatus, based on the state information, and based on the current volume value of the content providing apparatus being less than or equal to a threshold value or the content providing apparatus being in a mute state, control the communication interface to transmit a control signal to change the volume value of the content providing apparatus to the remote controller based on the stored control code information.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Heeran Lee, Mugong Bae, Namsu Ha, Byeol Park, Bongseok Lee, Gohwoon Jeong
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Patent number: 11113018Abstract: The content display system of the present invention includes: a first controller which displays content on a display; a second controller which receives a voice; a third controller which generates a command corresponding to the voice received by the second controller, and determines whether the generated command is a change command to change first content being displayed on the display; and a fourth controller which distributes, to the first controller, second content corresponding to the change command when the third controller determines that the command is the change command. The first controller changes a material being displayed on the display from the first content to the second content distributed by the fourth controller.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kohji Kumetani
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Patent number: 11115702Abstract: A device for controlling TV viewing, capable of bi-directional video calling, may: connect a TV and a smartphone via a communication network; transmit an image captured by an embedded camera to the smartphone; establish bi-directional TV video calling between the embedded camera, TV, and smartphone by displaying an image signal of the smartphone via the TV; control TV viewing by linking to the smartphone via the wireless communication network; and support video calling between the TV and smartphone via a simple button operation when the elderly, infirm, and children, young and old, who have difficulty using a separate communication means are in an emergency situation.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Inventor: Byung Chul Moon
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Patent number: 11102525Abstract: Methods and systems for inserting targeted advertisements into video content. One or more embodiments analyze video content to identify media insertion locations on digital object surfaces for inserting advertisements. Additionally, one or more embodiments select advertisements to insert into the video content at the media insertion locations based on the media insertion locations, a viewer, or a viewing device of the viewer. One or more embodiments also digitally insert the advertisements into the video content by placing the selected advertisements at the media insertion locations corresponding to the digital object surfaces. One or more embodiments then provide the video content with the targeted advertisements to the viewing device of the viewer.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventor: Kevin Smith
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Patent number: 11094346Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method includes determining that audio quality is to be adjusted for a multimedia streaming connection over which audio data and video data are being streamed to a content player. The audio data is streamed at a specified audio quality level and the video data is streamed at a specified video quality level. The method also includes determining that a specified minimum video quality level is to be maintained while adjusting the audio quality level. Still further, the method includes dynamically adjusting the audio quality level of the multimedia streaming connection while maintaining the video quality level of the multimedia streaming connection at at least the specified minimum video quality level. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Netflix, Inc.Inventors: Sean Sharma, Guillaume du Pontavice
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Patent number: 11064232Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include systems, apparatuses and methods of instituting an online broadcasting system. The system may combine live video streaming, video on demand (VOD), messaging and other content provided by an owner of the live broadcast and by the owner's online followers. The media content may be combined into a single broadcast stream. The owner of the broadcast may use an online control room to choose in real time what stream of content to provide to his/her followers. A gaming and/or revenue sharing component may also be provided wherein the owner and the followers may earn points for viewing and/or interacting with sponsored media through the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventor: Francois-Louis Mertens
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Patent number: 11051076Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for viewing video content are provided. Video content is displayed in a video region of a display, while application content is displayed in an application region of the display. Based on the application content, candidate video content relevant to the application content is determined and, in response to user input, selected video content is displayed in the video region of the display.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: SLING MEDIA PVT LTDInventors: Melvin P. Perinchery, Venkatesan Thiyagarajan, Jayakumar Ananthan
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Patent number: 11044515Abstract: A transmission/reception system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a first circuit that: acquires plural pieces of broadcast image data; categorizes the broadcast image data at least into first and second groups; generates program guide screen data that switches between first and second program guide screen data; generates temporal information about the predetermined time interval and broadcast program identification information; and transmits the screen data and the information. The receiver includes a second circuit that: receives the data and the information; outputs the program guide screen data; detects, when any one of the display frames is selected by a user operation, broadcast program identification information contained in the first or second program guide screen data; and performs control in such a way that the broadcast image data corresponding to the detected broadcast program identification information are output from the image data output device.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: NEW MEDIA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Nakagawa, Kotaro Kasai, Fumichika Chaya
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Patent number: 11044531Abstract: In accordance with the technique described herein, a home shopping content suitable for a specific viewer can be dynamically selected and provided using a product classification group of interest extracted based on the time at which a viewer selects a home shopping channel and the time at which the viewer leaves the home shopping channel. In particular, since the product classification group of interest can be extracted using an interest index calculated based on a bounce rate defined according to the technique described herein, the more personalized home shopping content can be provided to the viewer.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: ANYPOINT MEDIA CO., LTD.Inventor: Wonjang Baek
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Patent number: 11032596Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a viewing audience for a content producer. A bandwidth distribution for the viewing audience can be determined. One or more quality levels for encoding streams of content items created by the content producer can be determined based at least in part on the bandwidth distribution.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Chenyong Xu
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Patent number: 11032601Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a storage configured to store information related to an identification name corresponding to a content providing source, a communicator comprising communication circuitry, and a processor configured to control the electronic apparatus to obtain information related to the identification name of the content providing source based on at least one of: identification information of the content providing source, an image received from the content providing source and a search result regarding the identification name received through the communicator, map the obtained information onto a different identification name corresponding to the content providing source, and store the mapping information in the storage.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byuksun Kim, Kyoungjae Park, Jinwuk Choi
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Patent number: 11030240Abstract: A video management system may send time-stamped metadata corresponding to a video stream across a communication path having a limited bandwidth. Time-stamped metadata for a first reference video frame which identifies objects in the reference frame may be generated, and sent across the communication path. Time-stamped metadata for each of a plurality of first delta video frames following the first reference video frame may be generated, the time-stamped metadata for each of the plurality of first delta video frames may identify changes in detected objects relative to the objects identified in the time-stamped metadata for the first reference video frame. The time-stamped metadata for each of the plurality of first delta video frames may be sent across the communication path.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Kirupakar Janakiraman, Baskaran Muthusamy, Keyurbhai Patel
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Patent number: 11019378Abstract: According to various embodiments, a video editor server may be provided. The video editor server may include: an input circuit configured to receive information about a plurality of input video streams; an event information receiver configured to receive event information indicating an event related to at least one input video stream of the plurality of input video streams; a selector circuit configured to select an input video stream from the plurality of input video streams based on the event information; an editing circuit configured to generate an output video stream comprising the selected video stream; and the event information; and an output circuit configured to output the output video stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: RAZER (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE. LTD.Inventor: Ludmila Veronica Pavlin
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Patent number: 11017160Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods for publishing and/or sharing media presentations over a network comprise communicating with a user and one or more distribution channels via the network, gathering media resources based on user input, creating a media presentation with the media resources based on user input, and publishing the media presentation by distributing the media presentation to the one or more distribution channels via the network. In one aspect, publishing comprises directly emailing the media presentation to one or more other users via the network. In another aspect, publishing comprises providing a link to one or more other users via the network for direct access to the media presentation. In still another aspect, publishing comprises obtaining and embedding source code for the media presentation in a web page associated with one or more of the distribution channels via the network.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: James W Lanahan, Dane M Howard, Brian F Williams, Luke Peacock, Belmer Perrella Garcia Negrillo
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Patent number: 11006171Abstract: An online system receives information describing a collection of objects associated with a third-party system and an objective associated with each object. Upon receiving a request to present content associated with the third-party system to a user of the online system, the online system determines one or more groups in which each object is included based on a condition satisfied by objects included in each group. For each of multiple formats that may be used to present each group of objects, the online system computes a format score indicating a predicted likelihood that the user will perform a set of actions corresponding to a set of objectives associated with the group if the format is used. The online system selects a format for presenting each group of objects based on the format scores and/or a set of format selection rules and generates the user interface using the selected format(s).Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Han Chen, Suchada Sutasirisap, Shiyang Liu, Erheng Zhong, Hao Wang, Lingyuan Ke, Danlu Huang, Ken Cheng, Yan Yang, Albert Boeing Chen, Shen Wang
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Patent number: 10999640Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for embedding information associated with content depicted in a video frame into a video file. The method includes one or more processors identifying an object depicted in a frame of a video file. The method further includes determining information associated with the identified object. The method further includes generating a graphical user interface (GUI) element that includes an embedded link to the determined information associated with the identified object. The method further includes embedding the generated GUI element into the video file overlaying a portion of the frame of the video file that corresponds to a location of the identified object within the frame of the video file.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Martin G. Keen, James E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, Jr.
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Patent number: 10986141Abstract: A system includes a client device capable of being associated with a number of networked devices through a computer network to: process an embedded object, constrain an executable environment in a security sandbox, and execute a sandboxed application in the executable environment. The embedded object is processed through the sandboxed application. The system also includes a relevancy-matching server to: receive primary data generated from fingerprint data of each of the number of networked devices, match the primary data with targeted data based on a relevancy factor, search a storage for the targeted data, and cause rendering of the targeted data through the embedded object processed through the sandboxed application of the client device. The primary data is any one of a content identification data and a content identification history.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: FREE STREAM MEDIA CORP.Inventor: David Harrison
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Patent number: 10986331Abstract: A TDR technique for performing in-service distance-to-fault measurements in cable TV networks is disclosed. Using a cable network tester configured to generate chirped probe pulses and to perform pulse-matched filtering and averaging of received echoes, network faults may be detected without interfering with the downstream reception. The probe pulse transmission may be timed to take advantage of the error correction coding in the network.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Kyle Harris, Daniel K. Chappell
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Patent number: 10986397Abstract: The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a transmission apparatus, and a data processing method that permit sharing of a resource that is reused among a plurality of services. The reception apparatus receives content and controls, on the basis of control information that is transported together with the content and that includes resource sharing information indicating whether a resource of the content is shared among a plurality of services, storage of the resource in a storage apparatus such that the resource is shared among the plurality of services. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a television receiver that supports ATSC 3.0.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Yasuaki Yamagishi, Tatsuya Igarashi