Abstract: Management of multimedia communications is provided. A method can include identifying, by a device comprising a processor, an available media communication, wherein the available media communication comprises an audio stream and a video stream that is distinct from the audio stream, receiving, by the device, the audio stream of the available media communication, resulting in a received media stream, altering, by the device, the received media stream, resulting in an altered media stream, and facilitating, by the device, a rendering of the altered media stream.

Abstract: A resistance-type splitting apparatus includes a transformer and a resistor distribution circuit. The resistor distribution circuit is electrically connected to the transformer. The resistor distribution circuit includes a plurality of distribution resistors. The distribution resistors are electrically connected to the transformer. The distribution resistors of the resistor distribution circuit are arranged as a radial pattern. The transformer receives a cable television signal. After the transformer receives the cable television signal, the transformer distributes the cable television signal through the distribution resistors. A transformer turns ratio of the transformer is adjusted to perform an impedance matching with the distribution resistors of the resistor distribution circuit.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a communicator comprising communication circuitry; and a controller configured to recognize a trigger for an execution request of an application for interoperating with a companion screen and to transmit a notification message including a key identifying the application of a companion device and information for calling the application to a notification server that provides a notification service with respect to the application to the companion device through the communication circuitry of the communicator.

Abstract: A system for intelligent video streaming a video controller having at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive a playback request from a user device for a live stream, determine, from the playback request, whether source streaming content for the live stream is being transcoded, and allocate an available transcoder to transcode the source streaming content. The system further includes a transcoding having at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to join the multicast stream, retrieve the source streaming content, and transcode the source streaming content, and provide transcoded streaming content for delivery to the user device.

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting broadcast signals. Service data is encoded. The encoded service data is mapped to symbols onto constellations. Data cells are frequency interleaved in a symbol among the symbols in at least one frame unit using an interleaving sequence. The interleaving sequence is generated based on a main interleaving-sequence and a symbol offset value. The interleaving sequence is generated by operating the main interleaving-sequence with the symbol offset value. The data cells are included in the symbol with a symbol index and a frame unit with a frame unit index. The frequency interleaving of the data cells operates on a frame basis. The frequency interleaving of the data cells is reset when a first frame unit is changed to a second frame unit. Data is modulated in the at least one frame unit by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheme. The broadcast signals carrying the modulated data are transmitted.

Abstract: A media system providing customized media functions at a hospitality establishment includes a first device operable to display a first passkey to a user attempting to activate a media function on a particular media device. The hospitality establishment includes a plurality of media devices installed at a plurality of different locations therein. A second device is operable to receive the first passkey from the user, determine whether the first passkey received from the user matches a second passkey associated with the particular media device, and activate the media function on the particular media device in response to determining that the first passkey received from the user matches the second passkey associated with the particular media device.

Abstract: There is provided an event tag insertion system. The system includes a memory and a processor configured to receive a media content, receive an input from an event indicator device, the input corresponding to an event in the media content, generate an event tag, the event tag including the input from the event indicator device and a position of the event in the media content, and insert the event tag as metadata into the media content.

Abstract: A modem system may include modems that have multiple upstream transmitters for transmitting signals upstream in a communication network. In some embodiments herein, one or more of those upstream transmitters may be retasked to transmit downstream signals for reception at devices within a modem's premises. The downstream signal may be modulated differently from its original modulation as received by the modem, and may be modulated in a manner that can be received by legacy components on the premises, such as analog televisions.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for providing viewer-derived content for broadcast presentation in conjunction with a broadcast of a media program by a provider of the media program is disclosed. The disclosed system and method (1) simplifies the process for viewers to provide viewer-authored media to broadcasters, while minimizing the data transmission requirements between portable viewer devices and the broadcaster, (2) allows advance approval for the broadcasters to use that viewer-generated content to generate and disseminate viewer-authored-content and (3) provides for management of viewer-generated content (4) integrates with social networks that can be used to at least preliminarily assess the popularity and suitability of the viewer-generated content for broadcast to other viewers.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for a media guidance application that enables a user to patch corrupted media. In particular, the media guidance application place-shifts a frame of a second version of the media corresponding to a corrupted portion of the media from a remote location and displays the place-shifted data at the local device.

Abstract: Various arrangements for detecting items in home are presented. Imaging devices may capture images of a user's home. The images may be analyzed and compared against a user approved list of item definitions. Using the definitions, items, brands, trademarks, and the like may be identified in the images. The items identified in the images may be used to determine preferences of a user and provide targeted marketing content using the television receiver. In some cases, analysis of items in a home may be used to determine the effectiveness of marketing content by determining causality or correlations between marketing content viewed by a user and items in the home.

Abstract: A method for detecting and quantifying losses in at least one of video and audio equipment, comprising the steps of generating the test pattern; processing the test pattern through video equipment; and displaying the processed test pattern to a display to a viewer. In one embodiment, the test pattern is indicative of video compression losses due to quantization. In another embodiment, the test pattern is indicative of a color transformation mismatch after encoding/decoding with incompatible video transmission standards. In a third embodiment, the test pattern is iso-luminant after a color transformation between a first and second video transmission standard. In a fourth embodiment, the test pattern is indicative of lipsync error.

Abstract: A method of processing broadcast data includes: performing RS encoding and CRC encoding on mobile service data to generate an RS frame belonging to an ensemble including a signaling information table including access information of the mobile service data and identification information for identifying a stream where keys to decrypt the mobile service data are obtained; mapping a portion of data in the RS frame to a group including known data sequences, FIC data, and TPC data, wherein the FIC data includes information for rapid mobile service acquisition, and the TPC data includes FIC version information for indicating an update of the FIC data; and transmitting a broadcast signal including the group. The group further includes data blocks. First, fourth, fifth and sixth known data sequences are inserted into third, fifth, sixth and seventh data blocks, respectively. Second and third known data sequences are inserted into a fourth data block.

Abstract: The current invention relates to a computer-generated method for optimizing placement of advertising content to consumers' TV's using a programmatic TV bidding model. The system can allocate advertising campaigns and plans to various inventory types based on the probability of accurate consumer matching. Consumer matching can be achieved by generation of look-alike models in a consumer's device graph to predict future consumption behavior. The system includes an interface through which an advertiser can access relevant information about inventory and success of a given placement.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, at a broadcast image processor, from a single broadcast event, a plurality of camera feeds, wherein the camera feeds each comprise an image of the single broadcast event from a different angle, providing, by the broadcast image processor, a summary of the plurality of camera feeds to a media processor, receiving, by the broadcast image processor, a request to select a requested angle from among the plurality of camera feeds from the media processor, and creating, by the broadcast image processor, a custom view from the plurality of camera feeds according to the request for the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising receiving a video comprising audio data and image data, processing the audio data to identify a first concept in a speech captured in the audio data at a first point in time of the video, identifying a first supplemental image based on the first concept, wherein the first supplemental image visually conveys the concept, and responsive to receiving an indication to play the video, outputting the first supplemental image proximate to the first point in time of the video.

Abstract: A device includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including receiving, via a transmission, a first set of video segments. Each video segment of the first set of video segments includes multiple video frames of a video stream associated with an event. The operations also include sending a replay request for data associated with a particular video stream associated with the event. The replay request is associated with a replay duration. A communication session with a media server is established via a unicast transmission based on the replay request. The operations also include receiving, via the communication session, a second set of video segments associated with the particular video stream and automatically terminating the communication session based on the replay duration.

Abstract: Within an advertising buying platform, advertising buyers are able to direct advertising content to TV/OTT/VOD inventory that matches targeted market segments. The advertising buyers select from a list of available market segments, and the system pairs the market segments to an anonymous dataset of media consumers (using a database of hashed online IDs). The dataset of hashed online IDs is then mapped to external OEM IDs (such as from a Smart TV) via the functions of a hashed identity mapping method. This permits the advertiser to target advertising content to a population of TV viewers. Also described herein are methods of bidding on programmatic TV content.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a broadcast signal, according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes: compressing headers of first IP packets including first broadcast data; generating first link layer packets including the header-compressed first IP packets and second link layer packets including second IP packets containing second broadcast data; generating third link layer packets including link layer signaling information providing information necessary to process the first link layer packets and the second link layer packets; and generating one or more broadcast frames including the first link layer packets, the second link layer packets and the third link layer packets.

Abstract: A docking assembly serves as an interface between (1) a portable digital media storage and playback (PDMSP) device, and (2) a media reproduction system. A remote controller preferably controls the docking assembly and PDMSP device, which may receive electric charge from the assembly. Media reproduction systems may reproduce audio and video signals in user-perceptible form. Telephonic relay capability is further provided between a telephonic PDMSP playback device and a telephonic remote controller by way of a telephone rebroadcast receiver associated with the docking assembly. Methods for downloading digital media files, and for creating or modifying playlists with a remotely controllable docking assembly adapted to provide a television-compatible video output signal, are further provided.