Abstract: A system and method for real-time transmission of a panoramic video, which propose a new grouping method and bitrate decision method specifically for a panoramic 360-degree video. The grouping method takes into account fields of view of different users, thus effectively reducing the bandwidth consumption of repeated video segments, while ensuring user fairness and making full use of network bandwidth resources when allocating resources. The system and method of the invention can maximize the long-term QoE of users under the condition of limited bandwidth, and avoid the problem that the existing schemes are complex and difficult to meet real-time requirements of users.

Abstract: This disclosure includes systems and techniques that verify an educational quality of online videos, employing a platform that enables experts to endorse and/or recommend videos that are more readily accessible to end users. Certain aspects include a computing device for a service provider that receives a query from a user for video content. The computing device forwards the query to a hosting service, and in response to the query, the computing device receives, from the hosting service, a list of video content items it hosts. The computing device identifies, for each video content item within the list of video content items, an endorsement value associated with one or more experts. In some aspects, the computing device generates an aggregated list of video content items from a plurality of lists of video content items based on endorsement values. The computing device provides recommendations to the user using the endorsement values.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described to address deficiencies in conventional biometric devices by dynamically enabling and disabling a biometric device based on the content the user is viewing. The media guidance application may utilize a device enablement rule, which has content criteria. If the content criteria is satisfied, the media guidance application may enable or disable a biometric device in accordance with the device enablement rule.

Abstract: An information processing system has a function of generating a script including identification information of content and comment information on the basis of an input from a creator, and performing control to store the script in a predetermined storage medium to be browsable by a user, and has a function of supporting generation of the script by the creator.

Abstract: Systems and methods for inserting supplemental content into presentations of two-dimensional video content based on the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of a camera are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain two-dimensional video content depicting a three-dimensional space; obtain supplemental content; obtain values of intrinsic parameters for the camera; obtain values of extrinsic parameters for the camera; identify presentation locations in the three-dimensional space based on the two-dimensional video content; determine integration information for the supplemental content based on the values of intrinsic and extrinsic parameters; modify the two-dimensional video content to include the supplemental content at the identified presentation location in accordance with the integration information; and/or perform other operations.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling adaptive streaming management in a broadband multimedia environment. The system utilizes content information (title, streaming resolution, etc.), in conjunction with information indicative of one or more of display device resolution capabilities, device display resolution capabilities, total streaming bandwidth capability of broadband source, and the aggregate bandwidth of all streams being provided to client devices to provide an adaptive process by which media gateway resources can be utilized to improve the availability to optimized content to one or more users.

Abstract: An advertisement analysis system for a sports broadcasting video using artificial intelligence, includes: a scene determination module estimating an area ratio occupied by a ground area in a broadcasted sports broadcasting video and calculating a height of an object detected in the sports broadcasting video to determine a scene of the sports broadcasting video; an advertisement judgment module generating an advertisement region according to the determined scene, classifying an advertisement image detected in the generated advertisement region according to an advertisement type of the advertisement region, and judging whether the classified advertisement image corresponds an official advertisement in real time; and an advertisement effect analysis module calculating, as an analysis result, an accumulated exposure period time, the number of accumulated exposure times, and an effect amount of money for the advertisement image judged to be the official advertisement from the advertisement judgment module.

Abstract: Systems and methods of media devices are operable to receive appointment information from an electronic device, wherein the appointment information is defined by a time period for a scheduled appointment for a user, and wherein the scheduled appointment requires the user to be at a remote location that is remote from a location of the media device such that the user is unable to manually operate or use their media device. The media device is configured to automatically modify at least one operation of the media device based on the received appointment information that is associated with the scheduled appointment.

Abstract: A media stream playing method includes: obtaining a first attribute parameter set when detecting that a first passenger views a first media stream played on a first vehicle-mounted screen, where the first attribute parameter set includes an identity of the first passenger and the first vehicle-mounted screen viewed by the first passenger; and when determining that attention of the first passenger is lost from the first vehicle-mounted screen, if determining, based on a stored second attribute parameter set, that a second vehicle-mounted screen that is viewed by a second passenger is the first vehicle-mounted screen, indicating to continue playing the first media stream on the first vehicle-mounted screen, where the second attribute parameter set includes an identity of the second passenger and the second vehicle-mounted screen.

Abstract: Various arrangements for facilitating smart television content receivers in a local network are provided. In an example, a secondary television receiver receives audio data, converts the audio data into voice command data, and transmits the voice command data to a primary television receiver. In response, the primary television receiver transmits the voice command data to a voice processing server via the Internet, receives a command generated based on the voice command data, and transmits the command to the secondary television receiver. Based on the command, an operation of the secondary television receiver is controlled.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing different presentations of a multimedia program, the different presentation delayed relative to each other, by using a delay manifest that includes a sliding window of links to subordinate manifests, and where the subordinate manifests in turn contain links to sequential segments of the multimedia program.

Abstract: A broadcast headend includes an upstream network circuit, an upstream signal processing circuit, and a content processing circuit. The upstream network circuit is configured to communicate with a financial institution computing system over an internet network. The upstream signal processing circuit is configured to broadcast a video content signal over a broadcast medium to a downstream device. The content processing circuit is configured to receive a content stream including a unique property code associated with a vendor; while the video content signal is being broadcast, parse the unique property code associated with the vendor from the content stream; and send a bill pay request to the financial institution computing system to effect a payment to the vendor.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for interacting with content using a second screen device are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: receiving, from a remote media streaming device, a request to present media content items; sending, over the Internet, interactive content to the media streaming device as a stream of video; causing the interactive content to be presented by the media streaming device; causing a notification to be sent to a computing device associated with the media streaming device indicating that the content being presented by the media streaming device is interactive content; receiving instructions from the computing device to control how an object depicted in the interactive content is presented; updating the interactive content based on the instructions; sending the updated interactive content to the media streaming device as a stream of video; and causing the updated interactive content to be presented by the media streaming device.

Abstract: An information processing system has a function of generating a script including identification information of content and comment information on the basis of an input from a creator, and performing control to store the script in a predetermined storage medium to be browsable by a user, and has a function of supporting generation of the script by the creator.

Abstract: This application provides a live streaming processing method performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying a live streaming room, the live stream room having a host account, a host sub-account and multiple viewer accounts, the host sub-account being used for assisting the host account of the live streaming room in operation; receiving real-time live streaming data of the live streaming room, and displaying a live streaming content on a live streaming room page according to the real-time live streaming data, the real-time live streaming data collected from the host account and the viewer accounts; and displaying, in response to a live streaming room operation of the host sub-account, an operation result of the live streaming room operation of the host sub-account in the live streaming room, wherein the operation result of the live streaming room operation updates the live streaming content on the live streaming room page.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method detects an issue with broadcast tuning parameters for broadcast channels being broadcast by a broadcast system. A message is received including a set of switched digital video tuning parameters for switched digital video channels from a switched digital video system where the broadcast tuning parameters are included in the message. The method retrieves at least a portion of the broadcast tuning parameters that are received via the switched digital video system and uses the at least a portion of the broadcast tuning parameters received in the message to request a broadcast channel from the broadcast system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating bill pay requests via an internet-enabled video displaying device are described. The system includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to maintain a database that includes account information for at least one customer of a financial institution, maintain a bill pay database that includes at least one registered biller, provide a bill pay feature by which a customer can cause a payment to be issued to a registered biller, receive a bill pay request to a vendor corresponding to a segment of broadcast video content, and complete a bill pay request by causing funds from the customer's account to be sent to the vendor.

Abstract: A method comprising: obtaining (400), in a first apparatus (500), media content, encoding (402), in a neural data compression network of the first apparatus (500), the media content wherein one or more parameters of the neural data compression network are determined based on a type of at least one analysis task to be performed on the media content; and transmitting (404) the encoded media content to a second apparatus (502).

Abstract: A system is provided that includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of instances of a distributed media rights transaction ledger associated with the plurality of the nodes. The plurality of nodes includes a first node associated with a first participant and a second node associated with a second participant. The first node interacts with the second node based on a defined protocol in a communication network. The first node receives a request for playback of a media content from a content consumer associated with a consumer device. The second node provides media content rights associated with media content to at least one of the first participant or the content consumer. Each instance of the distributed media rights transaction ledger includes a plurality of media content rights transactions corresponding to at least an acquisition of the media content rights by the first participant or the content consumer.

Abstract: Methods and systems for saving resources when outputting a media asset such as a video are provided. The media asset is split into a first portion with a first importance and a second portion with the second importance. The first portion is displayed with a first set of output parameters (e.g., resolution, bit rate, frame rate, display size) and the second portion is displayed with a second set of output parameters that correspond to a lower quality than the first set of output parameters (e.g., a lower resolution, a lower bit rate, a lower frame rate, a lower display size).