Abstract: A player identification system for identifying players from recorded video content, the system including a video content analysis unit operable to analyse one or more frames of video content, a player name identification unit operable to identify player names in one or more analysed frames of the video content, and a data generation unit operable to generate data relating to the video in dependence upon one or more identified player names.

Abstract: A method for configuring a start-up display screen of a multimedia entertainment system, the method comprising: storing time related reference usage data of each application from a plurality of applications configured to run on the multimedia entertainment system; comparing the reference usage data of each application with a current system start up time to identify at least one identified application based on the reference data; and configuring the start-up display screen based on said identified at least one application.

Abstract: A method of challenge generation comprises the steps of collecting gameplay telemetry data comprising values for one or more game parameters, from a plurality of users, selecting an in-game scenario for which telemetry data has been collected, for one or more selected game parameters, identify a value that does not prevent success in the in-game scenario, and generate a user challenge to succeed in the in-game scenario whilst generating a respective value for the one or more selected game parameters, the or each respective value having a respective selected relationship to the identified values of the one or more selected game parameters.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for detecting structural variations (SV) within genomes of single cells or population of single cells by integrating a three-layered information of sequencing read depth, read strand orientation and haplotype phase. The method of the invention can detect deletions, duplications, polyploidies, translocations, inversions, and copy number neutral loss of heterozygosity (CNN-LOH), and more. The method of the invention can fully karyotype a genome comprehensively, and may be applied in research and clinical approaches. For example, the methods of the invention are useful for analysing cellular samples of patients for diagnosing or aiding a diagnosis, in reproductive medicine to detect embryonic abnormalities, or during therapeutic approaches based on cellular therapies to quality control genetically engineered cells, such as in adoptive T cell therapy and others.

Abstract: A system for obtaining image content includes a receiving unit configured to receive video frames generated during the execution of a video game at a video game playing device, a monitoring unit operable to detect at least some of the video frames as corresponding to a loading screen, a content unit configured to obtain pre-generated image content for displaying in place of or addition to the video frames identified as corresponding to loading screens, a control unit configured to receive an input from the monitoring unit, and in response said input, select pre-generated image content for displaying in place of or in addition to the video frames detected as corresponding to a loading screen, and a display unit operable to display the selected pre-generated image content in place of or in addition to the video frames detected as corresponding to a loading screen.

Abstract: A method of challenge generation comprises the steps of collecting gameplay telemetry data comprising values for one or more game parameters, from a plurality of users, selecting an in-game scenario for which telemetry data has been collected, for one or more selected game parameters, identify a value that does not prevent success in the in-game scenario, and generate a user challenge to succeed in the in-game scenario whilst generating a respective value for the one or more selected game parameters, the or each respective value having a respective selected relationship to the identified values of the one or more selected game parameters.

Abstract: A player identification system for identifying players from recorded video content, the system comprising a video content analysis unit operable to analyse one or more frames of video content, a player name identification unit operable to identify player names in one or more analysed frames of the video content, and a data generation unit operable to generate data relating to the video in dependence upon one or more identified player names.

Abstract: A system for obtaining image content includes a receiving unit configured to receive video frames generated during the execution of a video game at a video game playing device, a monitoring unit operable to detect at least some of the video frames as corresponding to a loading screen, a content unit configured to obtain pre-generated image content for displaying in place of or addition to the video frames identified as corresponding to loading screens, a control unit configured to receive an input from the monitoring unit, and in response said input, select pre-generated image content for displaying in place of or in addition to the video frames detected as corresponding to a loading screen, and a display unit operable to display the selected pre-generated image content in place of or in addition to the video frames detected as corresponding to a loading screen.