Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content providing, searching and/or hosting systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework that uses data related to users' personal, online and real-world activity, and inbox viewport information to identify messages that the users will interact with the next time the users view their inbox. Based on this, the user's inbox view can be modified so that third party messages can be situated amongst those messages (e.g., adjacent to or within n positions), so that the user will most likely view that message when interacting with the messages deemed important to the user. Thus, the disclosed framework provides mechanisms for message platforms, systems and applications to modify a user's inbox to strategically position messages from third party providers to capture the attention of the receiving user.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for estimating audience member engagement with content, or distinguishing between users consuming content and users who have become distracted or have left. User presence or attention may be estimated from user interactions with or skipping of content, with the user interactions either compared to high quality engagement data from small audience measurement panels, or extrapolated based on a temporal-engagement curve. An attention gap may be estimated, representing users that were not present for or not engaged with or paying attention to a presentation of content at a client device. This allows the measurement system to distinguish between users who consumed and potentially enjoyed the content, and users who did not, even as client devices of both sets of users receive and present the content items.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering, uploading, and storing content for users of a network so that the user has “virtual” ownership of and access to the content, thereby obviating the need for additional storage space at the client premises and offering seamless compliance with copyright laws. In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network, and sessions are used to deliver content to the requesting owner and then back to storage space associated with the head-end where the content remains available for future subscriber requests. Various other complementary features for enhancing the user's virtual ownership experience are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for transmitting a broadcasting signal. The method for transmitting a broadcasting signal according to the present invention proposes a system which can support a next generation broadcasting service in an environment that supports next generation hybrid broadcasting using a terrestrial broadcasting network and an Internet network. Further, in the environment that supports the next generation hybrid broadcasting, the present invention proposes an efficient signaling scheme which can cover both the terrestrial broadcasting network and the Internet network.

Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to methods for monitoring virtual network functions (VNFs) using mirror-ports provided on a virtual switch. A method of the technology can include steps for detecting an instantiation of a virtual network function (VNF), receiving a plurality of operating parameters for the VNF, connecting the VNF with a virtual switch, and automatically discovering an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the VNF. In some aspects, the method can further include operations for instantiating a mirror-port on the virtual switch, the mirror-port configured to provide a communications interface for monitoring the VNF based on a monitoring parameter. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.

Abstract: Systems and associated methods are described for providing content recommendations. The system accesses content item consumption data for a plurality of users subscribed to a media service. Then, the system determines that a first subset of the plurality of users has unsubscribed from the media service and that a second subset of the plurality of users has not unsubscribed from the media service. The system identifies a time slot typical for the first subset of users and atypical for the second subset of users based on content item consumption data of the first subset of users and content item consumption data of the second subset of users. In response to determining that a user is consuming a first content item at the identified time slot, the system generates for display a recommendation for a second content item that is scheduled for a different time slot.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, performing steps including monitoring a plurality of data packets in a data pipeline of a network, such as a User Plane Function of a 5G Core, where the monitoring can include analyzing header information associated with the plurality of data packets, identifying a first data object in the plurality of data packets according to the monitoring of the plurality of data packets, where the identifying the first data object in the plurality of data packets can further comprise identifying metadata associated with the first data object, switching a first set of data packets of the plurality of data packets associated with the first data object to an intelligent router for extracting the first data object from the first set of data packets to generate an extracted first data object responsive to the identifying the first data object in the plurality of data packets, and transmitting the extracted first data object to a client device via the data pipeline of

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for presenting menus to DVR users and users of other media playback devices are described. After a DVR (or other media device) has finished playing a recorded television program (or other content), or in response to other specified events, the DVR presents a screen which comprises a menu. In addition to or in alternative to “save” and “delete” options, the menu comprises one or more options. Each of these other options may correspond to a separate item. For example, a user's selection of such an option may cause the DVR to display or play certain content on the user's television set. Additionally, or alternatively, these other options, when selected by a user, may cause the DVR to display a user interface through which the user can actually interact with content, such as an item that was featured or referenced in the television program that the user was just watching.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect user attentiveness to handheld computing devices are disclosed. Example systems include a data collection facility to distribute an exposure measurement application to handheld computing devices via a network, and a first handheld computing device of the handheld computing devices. In some examples, the first handheld device is to execute the exposure measurement application to detect at least one of a first orientation change of the first handheld computing device or a first position change between the first handheld computing device and a user, compare the at least one of the first orientation change or the first position change to a plurality of spatial condition change combinations associated with respective likelihoods indicative of user attentiveness related to the first handheld computing device to determine user attentiveness data, and transmit the user attentiveness data to the data collection facility via the network.

Abstract: A first networked device may perform operations including receiving, from a media source device, a first media stream and a first media stream identifier. The first networked device may receive the first media stream via a wireless network connection. Operations may further include receiving, from a second networked device, a second media stream identifier that corresponds to a second media stream the second networked device is receiving from the media source device. Operations may further include determining a common stream characteristic between the first media stream and the second media stream and, in response to determining the common stream characteristic, grouping the second networked device with the first networked device. Operations may further include transmitting, to a controller device, an indication that the first networked device and second networked device are grouped.

Abstract: A content management apparatus manages a content display schedule specifying a time frame for displaying content on a display device. The content management apparatus can reserve to-be-displayed content in an available time frame of the content display schedule. At this time, it is determined whether an attribute of the to-be-reserved content overlaps an attribute of other content in a time frame before or after the time frame where the content is reserved. When the two attributes do not overlap each other, reservation of the content is acceptable.

Abstract: An intelligent television is provided that can collect viewer information for use by a rating service.

Abstract: Video analysis may be used to determine who is watching television and their level of interest in the current programming Lists of favorite programs may be derived for each of a plurality of viewers of programming on the same television receiver.

Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes automatically transcoding a video file to generate a plurality of transcoded files, wherein the plurality of transcoded files includes a compressed video file, selecting at least one computer vision system to annotate the compressed video file for searching, transmitting the compressed video file to each computer vision system of the selected at least one computer vision system, and storing a plurality of annotations generated by the selected at least one computer system to a central database in response to transmittal of the compressed video file, wherein each annotation of the plurality of annotations identifies at least one visual characteristic of the compressed video file.

Abstract: A system and method of migrating a first module to a second module in a data center are disclosed. In certain aspects, a method includes instantiating a migration of the first module to the second module, wherein the first module operating with a configuration in a data center. The method also includes retrieving results of a compatibility check performed by a migration coordinator to determine potential incompatibilities between the configuration of the first module and the second module, the results including a first set of incompatibilities to be resolved. The method further includes requesting user input relating to the first set of incompatibilities. The method also includes periodically determining whether user input relating to the first set of incompatibilities has been received until a time threshold is reached.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for providing media content for continuous watching. A rewind command is received while a first episode of a series is generated for display. In response, and without detecting a further command to skip a portion of an episode, the first episode of the series is rewound. Then, in response to rewinding the first episode to the beginning, title credits of the first episode and end credits of a previous episode of the series are automatically skipped; and the previous episode of the series is automatically rewound.

Abstract: Provided is a method of providing information about content, performed by a mobile device, the method including detecting an electronic device displaying the content, determining whether at least one search application is executed on the mobile device, as the electronic device is detected, transmitting a request for recognition information indicating at least one object related to the content to the electronic device, as the at least one search application is executed, and receiving the requested recognition information from the electronic device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable storage media are disclosed for utilizing a plurality of recurrent neural networks to generate media consumption predictions and providing media content to a target audience. For example, the disclosed system can train a plurality of long short-term memory neural networks for a plurality of users based on historical media consumption data over a plurality of time periods. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed system identifies a target audience including a subset of users and the corresponding neural networks. The disclosed system can then utilize the neural networks of the subset of users to generate a plurality of predictions for a future time period for the users. In some embodiments, the disclosed system then combines the predictions for the users to generate a media consumption prediction for the target audience for the future time period.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for stitching independently encoded content streams together such that they appear to be part of a single streaming session.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for managing visual content. In one instance, an exemplary method includes receiving a stream of video fingerprints derived in a fingerprint generator by an irreversible data reduction process, from respective temporal regions within a particular visual content stream and at a fingerprint processor that is physically separate from the fingerprint generator via a communication network. The fingerprints are processed in the fingerprint processor to generate metadata which is not directly encoded in the fingerprints.