Abstract: A context-aware method for answering a question about a video includes: receiving the question about the video that is paused at a pausing position; obtaining and analyzing context information at the pausing position of the video, the context information including supplementary materials of the video; and automatically searching an answer to the question based on the context information at the pausing position of the video.

Abstract: A processing system may determine, during a downloading of a first video chunk associated with a first time block of a video, a risk of stall condition, the first video chunk encoded at a first bitrate of a plurality of available bitrates, determine that a number of a received first plurality of frames of the first video chunk exceeds a threshold, transmit a request for a next video chunk associated with a next time block of the video and an indication to a source device to stop transmitting additional frames of the first video chunk, receive a second plurality of frames of the first video chunk from the source device that were transmitted prior to the source device receiving the indication, receive frames of the next video chunk, and play the first and second plurality of frames of the first video chunk, and the frames of the next video chunk.

Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for recording a video chunk in a designated order comprising a plurality of intra-frame coded frames followed by a plurality of inter-frame coded frames are disclosed. For instance, a processing system including at least one processor may obtain a video chunk associated with a time block of a video. In one example, the video chunk includes a plurality of frames encoded in a bitrate of a plurality of available bitrates for the time block of the video, and the plurality of frames includes a plurality of intra-frame coded frames and a plurality of inter-frame coded frames. In one example, the plurality of frames is in a first order. The processing system may then record the video chunk in a second order comprising the plurality of intra-frame coded frames followed by the plurality of inter-frame coded frames.

Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for recording a video chunk in a designated order comprising a plurality of intra-frame coded frames followed by a plurality of inter-frame coded frames are disclosed. For instance, a processing system including at least one processor may obtain a video chunk associated with a time block of a video. In one example, the video chunk includes a plurality of frames encoded in a bitrate of a plurality of available bitrates for the time block of the video, and the plurality of frames includes a plurality of intra-frame coded frames and a plurality of inter-frame coded frames. In one example, the plurality of frames is in a first order. The processing system may then record the video chunk in a second order comprising the plurality of intra-frame coded frames followed by the plurality of inter-frame coded frames.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information presentation system, comprising: a video module configured to obtain video content to be presented to a user; a network module configured to obtain certain information related to the video content including at least a first type of related information, a second type of related information, and a third type of related information; a first display configured to display the video content at a primary location in front of the user; one or more second displays configured to display the first type related information at the primary location outside the first display and to display the second type related information on a secondary location along the side of the primary location; an interactive display configured to interact with the user and display the third type related information; and a system controller configured to perform content assignments to the displays according to requirements from the user.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information presentation system, comprising: a video module configured to obtain video content to be presented to a user; a network module configured to obtain certain information related to the video content including at least a first type of related information, a second type of related information, and a third type of related information; a first display configured to display the video content at a primary location in front of the user; one or more second displays configured to display the first type related information at the primary location outside the first display and to display the second type related information on a secondary location along the side of the primary location; an interactive display configured to interact with the user and display the third type related information; and a system controller configured to perform content assignments to the displays according to requirements from the user.

Abstract: The bypass network is designed to provide fast access and high quality streaming media services anywhere anytime. There are five major components including Peering Gateway, Content Locator, Edge Server, Gateway and Client. The whole bypass network is divided into number of self-managed sub-networks, which are referred as local networks in this document. Each local network contains Edge Servers, gateways, and a Content Locator. The Edge Servers serve as cache storage and streaming servers for the local network. The gateways provide a connection point for the client computers. Each local network is managed by a Content Locator. The Content Locator handles all client requests by communicating with the Peering Gateway and actual web sites, and makes the content available on local Edge Servers. The Content Locator also balances the load on each Edge Server by monitoring the workload on them. One embodiment is designed for home users whose home machine does not move around frequently.