Abstract: A system includes a computer that is programmed to receive one or more media streams, each from a respective one of a one or more media capture devices, and to receive, from a client device, for each of the one or more media streams, state data including at least one of an active and a potential state of the media stream. The computer is further programmed to disconnect from the client device, and then, upon reconnecting to the client device, to provide at least one of the media streams and the state data to the client device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a selection to add an event invite media overlay to a media content item, receiving content to be added to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to an event, and adding to the event invite media overlay, the content corresponding to the event to generate a custom event invite media overlay. The systems and methods further comprise causing display of the custom event invite media overlay on the media content item, receiving at least one user to which to send an invite to the event, and sending, to a second computing device associated with the at least one user, an invite to the event, the invite comprising the custom event invite media overlay and the media content item.

Abstract: Client data corresponding to a single client can be stored. A decision to proceed with a defragmentation of two or more particular core groups can be determined. A destination core group to receive client data can be identified. At least one additional core group can be initiated to manage interim data write requests from the single client. Each of the two or more particular core groups can be closed to data write requests. A defragmentation of the two or more particular core groups can be performed by merging into the destination core group. The destination core group can be availed to data read and delete requests. The two or more fragmented core groups can be reallocated for other uses. The additional core groups continue to receive read and write requests. The destination core groups further can be merged and defragmented further.

Abstract: An embodiment apparatus for generating a route includes a sensor configured to detect an occupant, luggage loaded in a vehicle, and a transportation device, and a controller configured to determine whether the transportation device is available based on the occupant and the luggage, determine a difficulty of boarding public transportation based on the occupant and the luggage, set a route search target, and generate at least one moving route based on the route search target.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for augmented reality beauty product tutorials are disclosed. Methods disclose displaying on a first portion of a screen a beauty product tutorial including pre-recorded images of a presenter applying a beauty product to a body part of the presenter and determining first effects indicating changes to make to live images of a user to simulate applying the beauty product to the body part of the user, where the first effects are determined based on second effects indicating changes to the pre-recorded images from applying the beauty product to the body part of the presenter. Methods further disclose processing the live images of the user to add the first effects and indications of motion of the beauty product and displaying the processed live images of the user on a second portion of the screen.

Abstract: A method and system determine a profile of a website. A record of visits by a group of profiled users to a web site is generated. Each of the profiled users has associated user demographic information. The profile for the website is calculated using the associated user demographic information and the record of visits. The profile consists of demographic characteristics of the web site. A website forecast is determined for a defined time period. The website forecast characterizes a target audience that consists of members of demographic subgroups with percentages in the website forecast that are greater than a predetermined threshold. A data or service is provided based on the calculated profile and website forecast.

Abstract: A method (200) of providing a media content in a computer network is provided, including, in a server system (222) of a media content provider (220): obtaining a user identification, UID, of a user (210) registered with a partner (230) of the media content provider, and a content identification, CID, of a media content offered by the media content provider; generating a first token associated with the obtained UID and CID; storing (226-1) the first token in a data storage (224); providing (226-2) a reference to a web resource to the user and/or to the partner, the reference including a second token equal to, or at least associated with, the first token; receiving (216-2) a first request from the user to access the web resource, the first request including the second token; providing (226-3) the web resource to the user, the web resource identifying a network location and including a third token equal to, or at least associated with, at least one of the first token and the second token; receiving (216-3) a sec

Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a plurality of representations of content items in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents information on representations of content items. In some embodiments, an electronic device display content in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device links to an account for a primary content provider. In some embodiments, an electronic device restricts access to content based on the geographic location of the device. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents playback menus during playback of content in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays user interfaces specific to respective content items. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays content items.

Abstract: A location management component (LMC) is provided for a mobile communication network. The LMC is configured to provide LMC configuration information, obtain privacy information relating to at least one user equipment (UE), obtain a location request according to the LMC configuration information, determine a position of the at least one UE, based on the privacy information and the location request, and provide a location response comprising the determined position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating stations by adding new media streams are provided. A system and method can include a graphical interface having a group of graphical elements associated with remotely stored media streams, and an initiation object for adding new media streams. Input corresponding to a selection of the initiation object to display new stream options can be received. Input corresponding to a selection of a new stream option can be received. A selection indication of an added new media stream can be provided. Adding a new media stream can include displaying a graphical animation that adds a graphical element associated with the new media stream to the group of graphical elements on the graphical interface.

Abstract: A technique that automatically adjusts a motion given to a projection target using a perceptual model is provided. A motion vector generation apparatus includes a first parameter generation unit that generates a first parameter that is a parameter for scaling a motion vector based on a perceptual difference between a projection result reproduction image which is an image that is obtained when a projection target onto which a projection image obtained based on the motion vector has been projected is photographed and a warped image which is an image generated by distorting an image obtained when the projection target is photographed by a perceptual amount of motion perceived when the projection result reproduction image is viewed, and a motion vector reduction unit that scales the motion vector using the first parameter.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method receives a context for a user account and selects a plurality of collections for an interface. A collection includes one or more instances of content. The method analyzes a context for a user account to select a theme from a plurality of themes for a collection in the plurality of collections. The themes in the plurality of themes apply different display formats to the collection. The method sends an identifier for the theme and information for the collection to a client device being used by the user account to indicate to the interface the theme to use to display the collection with the plurality of collections.

Abstract: A video distribution system is provided with (i) a server that distributes a video including an animation of a character object generated based on motion of an actor and (ii) an information processing terminal in which an application for viewing the video is implemented and used by a viewing user who views the video. The server generates video data related to a video including the character object and a particular object that changes a display mode a plurality of times. The particular object is displayed in the video in a plurality of different display modes. The server transmits the video data to the information processing terminal, receives information about the activity of the viewing user from the information processing terminal, and changes the display mode of the particular object displayed in the video according to the activity of the viewing user.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques of preloading video data. The techniques comprises acquiring a video to be played; acquiring information indicative of historical behaviors of users who watched the video; segmenting the video into a plurality of video segments; determining a historical search rate corresponding to each of the plurality of video segments based on the information indicative of the historical behaviors of the users; and determining a video segment among the plurality of video segments as a first target video segment based on the historical search rate corresponding to each of the plurality of video segments, wherein the video segment has a historical search rate greater than or equal to a preset probability threshold; and preloading the first target video segment of the video.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: receiving, at at least one game server, an execution request for execution of a game program from a user terminal over a network and, in response, loading and executing the game program, where the execution request is associated with a play point in a video that shows previously played content of the game program; transmitting the video, by way of at least one of the at least one game server and at least one video server, to the user terminal over the network, where the video is displayed to a user of the user terminal and the execution request is initiated by the user; obtaining, at the at least one game server, certain game situation data that is identified based on the play point associated with the execution request, from a storage unit that stores respective game situation data which indicate respective situations of the game program that are associated with respective play points in the video; starting executing the game program, by the at least one game server, from a

Abstract: Method starts with a processor causing an electronic program guide (EPG) to be displayed on a first client device that is associated with a first user. Processor detects a selection of a selectable item included in the EPG associated with a media content item by the first user. Processor identifies a second user that is connected to the first user on a communication platform. Processor retrieves a main user identification associated with the first user and a secondary user identification associated with the second user and generates a request for the media content item including media content identification, main user identification, and secondary user identification. Processor then receives a playlist associated with the media content item that comprises media content item segments including first avatar associated with first user and second avatar associated with second user. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.

Abstract: Techniques for real-time DVR programming employ secure instant message protocol in a DVR environment. An embodiment sends an instant message to the DVR which causes the DVR to open a new secure connection with the service provider for synchronizing data on the DVR with updated programming data from the service provider. Another embodiment uses an already established connection with an instant message server for synchronizing data on the DVR with updated programming data from the service provider.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and methods for creating and maintaining a virtual subnetwork of telecommunication base stations within a wider telecommunication network. In an LTE-based example, the subnetwork includes a connection aggregator that is coupled between the plurality of eNodeBs internal to the subnetwork and one or more MMEs in the outer network. The connection aggregator intercepts all control plane messages between the MMEs and the internal eNodeBs, remaps eNodeB identifiers, and transmits repackaged messages so that the outer network sees the entire subnetwork as a single “giant” eNodeB. The disclosed system and methods enables the operator of the virtual subnetwork to add and shut down eNodeBs as demand for connectivity fluctuates, and to do so such that all changes are unseen by the outer network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for generating for display identified supplemental content relevant to metadata of a particular scene of a media asset. The systems and methods may identify metadata of the media asset corresponding to the time of the particular scene, identify supplemental content relevant to the metadata of the particular scene, and determine the particular scene of the media asset has concluded. In response to determining the particular scene of the media asset has concluded, the identified supplemental content relevant to the metadata of the particular scene may be generated for display.

Abstract: A computer implemented method of generating at least one highlight video from an input video, comprising, using at least one processor for: identifying a plurality of significant frames of the input video, computing video-level features of the input video, selecting a plurality of subsets of the plurality of significant frames, for each subset, computing a similarity score indicating similarity between visual features of the subset and video-level features of the input video, clustering the input video into a plurality of clusters of sequential frames according to sequential positions within the video based on the similarity scores correlated with the plurality of significant frames, and creating at least one highlight video by selecting a cluster of sequential frames of the input video.

Abstract: A server system, application program distribution server, viewing terminal, content viewing method, application program, distribution method, and application program distribution method, in a content distribution system and the like. Posted comments can be played together with content, objects in a content play screen which each viewer desires to view can be viewed without being obstructed by the comments and each of the comments can also be viewed. Areas desired by the viewers are made selectable in a display screen on a terminal which plays content, and comments are not displayed in the selected areas.

Abstract: Computer-implemented user sentiment measurement methods, systems, and computer-readable media are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of providing a video stream from a system comprising a main unit and a plurality of sensors, wherein the main unit is configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a multi-view video stream from the main unit to a client, wherein the multi-view video stream represents a multi-view composed of sensor data views from the plurality of sensors in the system; receiving, in the main unit, a command from the client representing a zoom-in operation; computing an updated multi-view according to the received command; evaluating if the updated multi-view includes an area outside a dominating sensor data view in the updated multi-view that is greater than a predetermined threshold; if the area outside the dominating sensor data view is greater than the predetermined threshold, transmitting a multi-view video stream representing the updated multi-view; if the area outside the dominating sensor data view is less than, or

Abstract: In one aspect, an example method in connection with a shared content viewing session in which multiple users are receiving and viewing respective instances of the same media content in a synchronized manner is disclosed. The example method includes (i) detecting that each of the multiple users respectively exhibits a threshold extent of physical reaction around the same time; (ii) responsive to the detecting, for each of the multiple users, generating and/or storing respective visual content representing that user's physical reaction; (iii) generating a visual content composition that includes at least the generated and/or stored visual content for each of the multiple users; and (iv) outputting for presentation, the generated visual content composition.

Abstract: Television tuner emulation techniques are described. In an implementation, a television tuner is emulated through execution of software on a processing system by a computing device, the emulated television tuner includes functionality to obtain television content over an Internet Protocol (IP) based network. The functionality of the emulated television tuner is exposed to one or more applications that are executed by the computing device such that the application is not aware that the television tuner is emulated through execution of the software.

Abstract: A system and method of providing an advertisement through a streaming video is proposed. In the system of providing the advertisement through the streaming video, when advertisers registers advertisements on a streaming server, a streamer may select any one of the registered advertisements, and when the streamer activates an advertisement function, a real-time broadcast video of the streamer may be converted into an advertisement video of the advertisement selected by the streamer. A streamer selects any one of the advertisements registered by the advertisers, and provides advertising content to viewers by including an advertising content provision object, such as an advertising product information link, in a streaming video transmitted by the streamer. In an embodiment, the advertiser may perform advertiser and advertisement registration in an advertisement server, and may limit conditions, such as streamer's broadcast content to be advertised, the number of followers, and the number of viewers.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for providing alternative content in audio-video streams are disclosed. A manifest data structure including data reflective of a plurality of content segments is generated. At least one alternative content indicator, each indicating one of said plurality of content segments as being an alternative content segment is obtained. The manifest data structure is modified to remove data reflective of those of said plurality of content segments that are not indicated by said one of said alternative content indicators as being an alternative content segment. Upon receiving a request from a client device to view alternative content, the modified manifest data structure is sent to the client device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for interaction of satellite and Internet protocol features in content delivery systems are presented. Using such systems and methods, the delivery of some content to the same product by Satellite delivery, other content by IP delivery, and still other content by both Satellite and IP delivery can enhance the utility of both the content and the product for an end user and can further optimize the costs and quality of service associated with delivering the content.

Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing videos are disclosed. A method of the present disclosure includes analyzing a video using a plurality of rules to determine one or more optimizations for the video, the one or more optimizations reflecting a subset of properties to improve viewership statistics of the video by automatically modifying characteristics of the video based on the subset of properties that is indicative of improved viewership statistics pertaining to a plurality of users of a media hosting service, wherein the characteristics comprise at least one characteristic, which when automatically modified, results in a change to the video that correlates to improved viewership statistics pertaining to the plurality of users. The method further includes causing the characteristics of the video to be modified to implement the one or more optimizations, and causing the video with the modified characteristics to be presented to at least a subset of the plurality of users.

Abstract: A first mobile communication device is configured to transmit video and audio content to a second mobile communication device utilizing a server. The first mobile communication device, via the server, transmits a share request or “knock” with the second mobile communication device. The second device must either accept the request or reject the request. If the second mobile communication device accepts the knock, it transmits a share accept message to the server. The first mobile communication device then transmits the video and audio content to the second mobile communication device via the server.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. Conventionally, most of institutions, companies, etc. have defined and used their own data standards for the business purposes. Most of the data is stored in relational database in a structured format. Now as convergence between industries, new business and new data increases, an active data management system is becoming necessary. The electronic devices according to the disclosure can provide data hub device providing automatically extendable data management function interworking with an open data reference model management device (an active metadata management). Accordingly, the data hubs can exchange standardized data maps among them so as to quickly adapt to such changes in the open industry environment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, system, and device for distributing a software release. To illustrate, based on one or more files for distribution as a software release, a release bundle is generated that includes release bundle information, such as, for each file of the one or more files, a checksum, meta data, or both. One or more other aspects of the present disclosure further provide sending the release bundle to a node device. After receiving the release bundle at the node device, the node device receives and stores at least one file at a transaction directory. After verification that each of the one or more files is present/available at the node device, the one or more files may be provided to a memory of a node device and meta data included in the release bundle information may be applied to the one or more files transferred to the memory.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems related to automated production of multimedia contents are described. In one example aspect, an automated production system includes a directing server configured to store production-stage information in a machine-readable script and manage production of a multimedia content according to the script. The system also includes a device management server configured to coordinate one or more shooting locations for the production of the multimedia content. The device management server is configured to receive a portion of the production-stage information extracted from the script based on its location. The system further includes end devices connected to the device management server. The device management server is configured to track activities of the end devices and to provide status of the end devices at a production time to the directing server to enable the directing server to dynamically update the script for subsequent shooting activities at the production time.

Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device for providing a function of searching for a product, a person, a place, or music appearing in a video, and an operation method therefor. The display device includes a display configured to display video, a user input interface configured to receive a search command, a controller configured to obtain video scene information at a time point when the search command is received, and a network interface configured to receive information about a product included in the video scene at a time point when the search command is received, based on the video scene information, wherein the display is configured to display a search result screen including a product icon representing the product.

Abstract: Provided are an information interaction method, an information interaction device, an electronic apparatus, and a computer readable storage medium. In the information interaction method, a first interaction interface is displayed in a case that a first video is played in a state meeting a first predetermined condition, where the first interaction interface includes a first number of interaction items. A second interaction interface is displayed in a case that the first video is played in a state meeting a second predetermined condition, where the second interaction interface includes a second number of interaction items. The first number is less than or equal to the second number.

Abstract: A cabin control apparatus for installation in a cabin surface of an aircraft or other vehicle includes a set of haptic display devices in a housing, each haptic display device having a compact touch-sensitive display surface via which a passenger or user may provide control input for cabin services (e.g., lighting, seat adjustment, crew call, in-flight entertainment (IFE)). Each haptic display device includes haptic actuators for simulating the movement and feel of a mechanical button or switch. Each haptic display device provides information to the user as to the currently controlled cabin service or system, and the set of devices may be toggled between different operating modes wherein the set of devices controls a different set of services. Cabin services and systems controlled by the cabin control module may include passenger-specific context as well as network context, e.g., based on the time of day or the position of the vehicle.

Abstract: Profile generation for bandwidth management is provided. A content provider receive a notification regarding a new application or media file. Profile information for the application or media file is determined. Such profile information includes information regarding consumption of bandwidth throughout a time period of usage of the application or media file. The profile may be stored in memory in association with the application or media file. A request is received from a user device regarding access to the application or media file. Access to the requested application or media is provided to the user device; the profile is also provided to the user device for use in evaluating whether bandwidth requirements of the application or media file exceeds an available network bandwidth of a network of the user device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content items belonging to a media content group are provided.

Abstract: Features of various implementations are used to enable identifying and presenting, in real time, Internet-accessible and/or Internet-based functionality, content and/or services associated with a particular television program concurrently playing on a television or display, as a part of an interactive television suite of technologies. In some implementations, the process of identifying Internet-accessible and/or Internet-based functionality, content and/or services associated with a particular television program is enabled to reduce communication between a primary set-top box and a supplemental set-top box and/or television integrated device, thereby reducing the need for one or more provider specific APIs.

Abstract: Some embodiments may include a poker indexing service. For example, a multi-dimensional vector of player performance and/or other data may be determined based on gaming related activity that is input or otherwise captured. Such a vector may be used in various forms to generate a metric or to facilitate wagering and/or other gaming activity. Other methods and apparatus are described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-node word segmentation system and method for keyword search. A word distribution proxy server in that system is communication connection with each word segmentation node server respectively, receive a large number of words, and distributes each word to a corresponding word segmentation node server according to a preset word segmentation rule; the client proxy server is communication connection with each word segmentation node server respectively, receives terms to be searched uploaded by a user terminal, and distributes the terms to be searched to the corresponding word segmentation node servers according to a preset word segmentation rule; the segmentation node server inquires the words matched with the terms to be searched, and returns the words obtained by inquiry to the client proxy server; and that client proxy server sends the query words to a corresponding user terminal.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a control method, system, device, and medium of a unified playback control system. The control method of the unified playback control system includes: receiving a template request sent by a device, then, after receiving the template request, returning a preset template to the requesting device, and managing and controlling playback of the device by means of the template. In some implementations, the device obtains a unified template of the unified playback control system, and management and control is performed by means of the preset template so as to enable a licensee EPG platform on the device to present a consistent interface style and unified management and control process.

Abstract: In a teleconferencing method, a first media stream and a second media stream of a teleconference are received, by processing circuitry of a first device, from a second device. The first media stream includes first audio and the second media stream includes second audio. Default weight information is received from the second device. The default weight information indicates a first audio weight for weighting the first audio and a second audio weight for weighting the second audio. The first audio weight for weighting the first audio and the second audio weight for weighting the second audio are determined based on the default weight information. Mixed audio is generated, by the processing circuitry of the first device, by combining a weighted first audio based on the first audio weight applied to the first audio and a weighted second audio based on the second audio weight applied to the second audio.

Abstract: Techniques for presenting a content item with a media item are described. The techniques include receiving user input indicating a placement preference for a content item to be presented with a media item. The placement preference indicates a presentation preference of the content item relative to presentation of the media item. The placement preference is used to influence selection of a media item with which the content item is to be presented.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, or computer-readable medium may include estimating local motion of an input video frame of an input video by computing a local motion vector corresponding to a respective candidate pixel patch from among one or more candidate pixel patches within the input video frame. Global motion may be estimated by computing a global motion vector. One or more subject motion vectors may be computed based on a corresponding local motion vector and the global motion vector. A number of static frames of the video may be identified. The input video may be determined to be a static video if a ratio of the number of static frames to a number of the video frames in the input video meets a static frame threshold and determining that the input video is a motion video if the ratio fails to meet the static frame threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for a method for facilitating a robust, efficient, adaptive streaming replication application protocol with dancing recovery for high volume distributed subscriber datasets. Master computing devices stream data packets to downstream replicated peer computing devices on a network to maintain live replicated peers. Upon receipt, data packets may be evaluated to determine whether they are next-in-line using efficient checksum disambiguation which enables unambiguous onboarding of next-in-line packets. Links among master and replicated peer devices, as well as replicated peers having replicated peers of their own, can be ranked to determine the most efficient routes and most reliable devices to achieve live continuous streaming of data on potential unreliable devices and links. Link based scoring and popularity rankings among replicated peers and masters achieve optimization of the network of replicated peers.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for determining that a plurality of user profiles, stored in the memory, are associated with an account of a media application; generating for presentation a media asset during a first consumption session associated with the account; generating for presentation a selectable option to associate a current progress point of the media asset with one or more of the plurality of user profiles associated with the account; receiving a selection of one or more of the plurality of user profiles via the selectable option; during a second consumption session, receiving a request for accessing the media asset; and in response to determining that the second consumption session is associated with the selected one or more user profiles, resuming the media asset from the progress point associated with the selectable option.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control specification visualization program and a control specification visualization method for improving work efficiency when designing a plurality of processes to be executed in controlled devices. The control specification visualization program causes a computer to execute an input process for inputting processing contents of a plurality of processes to be executed in controlled devices, and a visualization process for visualizing a control specification by analyzing the processing contents of the plurality of processes. The visualization process visualizes the control specification by analyzing the processing contents of the plurality of processes based on at least any of operation control modes, a control operation range, input/output items, or meanings/purposes. The operation control modes, the control operation range, the input/output items, and the meanings/purposes are written in the processing contents of the plurality of processes.

Abstract: Personalization with on-device privacy preservation is provided by receiving, at a user device, a generalized recommendation from a remote provider backend, which include a plurality of candidate items responsive to a request from an application running on the user device; generating a plurality of candidate vectors corresponding to the plurality of candidate items representing a corresponding candidate item in a binary format across a plurality of metrics associated with the plurality of candidate items; generating a user vector based on personal data stored on the user device, the user vector representing a user in a binary format across one or more metrics associated with the personal data; determining interaction propensities based on the user vector and the plurality of candidate vectors according to a global model run on the user device; and displaying, on the user device, the plurality of candidate items according to the interaction propensities.