Abstract: A portable data storage device (1) comprising means (2, 4) for searching for data stored on an other device that match with a user set profile (3) of the data storage device (1) and means (5) for storing data matching with said profile (3) in the data storage device (1). Also a technical realization on the level of self organizing content entities is provided.

Abstract: The invention describes a system (1) for generating audio-visual summaries for audio-visual program content (3). The system comprises a search unit (4) for locating a pre-generated text summary (5) associated with the program content (3); a speech synthesizer (6) for converting the text summary (5i) into speech (7); a video 5 summary generator (8) for generating a video summary (9) of the audio-visual program content (3), and an audio/video mixer (10) for mixing the synthesized speech (7) with the video summary (9). Moreover the invention describes an appropriate method for generating audio-visual summaries (5i) for audio-visual program content (3).

Abstract: As the amount of audiovisual data that can be received by consumers increases rapidly, there is an increasing need for proper summarisation of audiovisual data like films. Thereto, the invention provides a method of creating a multimedia summary of a stream of audiovisual data like a film. First, a textual summary is retrieved (204). Next, the stream of audiovisual data is segmented (208) and information is extracted from the stream of audiovisual data (210) and the textual summary (206). Finally, segments are selected (212) that carry information matching information carried by the textual summary. Summaries of films and series are abundantly available on the internet and are made by and for devotees, providing a reliable seed for creating a multimedia summary.

Abstract: A method is provided for enabling to establish a connection between multiple UpnP-compliant resources, wherein each of the resources has a respective ConnectionManager service. The method comprises configuring the respective ConnectionManager services so to enable a UpnP Control Point to use the respective services for negotiating the connection between the respective resources to be established at a time determined in advance.

Abstract: On a distributed data processing system, a history of file migration is maintained. When access to a file is requested and the file is not found, the migration history is consulted to determine the current location of the file, and to update links contained in other files that point to the request file.

Abstract: A reproduction device (200) is arranged to conditionally block the reproduction of a particular content item (324). The reproduction has a unit (202) to obtain a content reference identifier (330) identifying the particular content item (324) and a storage unit (204) for storing the content reference identifier (330). A resolution process regularly checks on the basis of the content reference identifier (330) whether the particular content item is scheduled to be available, e.g. is scheduled for broadcast. When the scheduled broadcast of the particular item has been established, a blocking unit (210) blocks the reproduction device for that scheduled broadcast.

Abstract: The invention relates to a video recorder unit which has a receiver (211) receiving mixed content video channels (101,103,105) having a mixed content of special content clips (111,117,123,127,129,133,135,139,149) and programs (107,113,119,125,131,137,138,141,145). A detection processor (213) detects the special content clips and an extraction controller (215) extracts the clips and stores them in the memory (217). A group controller (219) groups the special content clips and a play back video generator (225) plays back the group of the special content clips. In this way, the user is presented with a continuous sequence of special content clips extracted from the plurality of mixed content channels whereby a virtual channel of special content clips, such as previews or trailers, is generated.

Abstract: The method consists of providing (1) a user interface for selecting a content item stored on a storage means, retrieving (3) a further content item related to the content item from a system on a network using an identification of the content item, and storing (5) the further content item on the removable medium. The electronic device contains a writer (23), a control unit (25), and a network interface (27). The control unit (25) is able to use an input device and an output device to enable a user to select a content item stored on a storage means (33), to use the network interface (27) for retrieving a further content item related to the content item from a system on a network using an identification of the content item, and to use the writer (23) for storing the further content item on the removable medium. The computer program product enables, upon its execution, a programmable apparatus to function as the electronic device.

Abstract: The user interaction system comprises a portable pointing device (101) connected to a camera (102) and sending pictures to a digital signal processor (120), capable of recognizing an object (130) and a command given by the user (100) by moving the pointing device (101) in a specific way, and controlling an electrical apparatus (110) on the basis of this recognition.

Abstract: The process of compressing video requires the calculation of a variety data that are used in the process of compression. The invention exploits some or all of these data for purposes of content detection. For example, these data may be leveraged for purposes of commercial detection. The luminance, motion vector field, residual values, quantizer, bit rate, etc. may all be used either directly or in combination, as signatures of content. A process for content detection may employ one or more features as indicators of the start and/or end of a sequence containing a particular type of content and other features as verifiers of the type of content bounded by these start/end indicators. The features may be combined and/or refined to produce higher-level feature data with good computational economy and content-classification utility.