Abstract: Systems and methods are operable to control operation of a portable media device based on machine readable information of a graphical artifact shown on a display concurrently with presentation of a video portion of a media content event. A portable media device, using a portable media device provisioned with an image capture device, captures at least one image that includes the display that is presenting the graphical artifact and the video portion of the media content event, identifies the graphical artifact in the captured at least one image, determines the machine readable data based on the identified graphical artifact, and operates the portable media device to perform at least one operation based on the determined machine readable data.

Abstract: Embodiments of media player technologies include a downloadable URL generation system. An online hosting service receives a request including a media identifier (ID). In response to the request, media items associated with the media ID are retrieved. At least some of the retrieved media items are associated with different playback contexts. A playlist summary is generated based on the media ID and at least one of the different playback contexts. The playlist summary includes at least one media reference that can be used to retrieve at least one media item that matches the media ID and at least one of the different playback contexts. A downloadable URL is generated, which includes the media ID and the playlist summary. The downloadable URL is sent to the user device in response to the request.

Abstract: This invention provides an integrated time-of-flight sensor that delivers distance information to a processor associated with the camera assembly and vison system. The distance is processed with the above-described feedback control, to auto-focus the camera assembly's variable lens during runtime operation based on the particular size/shape object(s) within the field of view. The shortest measured distance is used to set the focus distance of the lens. To correct for calibration or drift errors, a further image-based focus optimization can occur around the measured distance and/or based on the measured temperature. The distance information generated by the time-of-flight sensor can be employed to perform other functions. Other functions include self-triggering of image acquisition, object size dimensioning, detection and analysis of object defects and/or gap detection between objects in the field of view and software-controlled range detection to prevent unintentional reading of (e.g.

Abstract: A video processing system includes a memory to store video data and a decoder to fetch the video data for processing. The decoder can be configured to perform a first fetch to obtain a luminance data and to perform a second fetch to obtain both a chrominance data and an additional portion of the luminance data.