On Screen Video Or Audio System Interface Patents (Class 715/716)
  • Patent number: 11259376
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems that interact with users to provide access to media appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. For example, in certain exemplary embodiments, an entertainment system in a location is configured to provide jukebox-related and entertainment system mediated services that are accessible from within and from the outside of the location, and provide (1) attract or flight media operations, (2) browsing services, and/or (3) search screens appropriate to and/or customized for a particular user using the entertainment system, the location at which the entertainment system is being accessed, and/or a predefined event. Such screens may be provided with a three-dimensional look-and-feel in certain exemplary embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francois Beaumier, Remi Desmarais, Sebastien Hebert, Loic Gratton, Mounir Khenfir, Ed Rivera, Michael Tooker, Christian Pompidor
  • Patent number: 11256764
    Abstract: A method is used in managing content searches in computing environments. The method receives, by a repository, a search phrase to retrieve content associated with the search phrase, and identifies at least one content related to the search phrase. The method modifies a metadata description associated with the content according to the search phrase. The method returns the content and the modified metadata description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Amrita Nistala, Mainak Roy, . Avinash, Vamsi Krishna Tadikamalla
  • Patent number: 11259348
    Abstract: Various arrangements for performing setup of a wireless network without pairing are provided. A request mapped to a first characteristic may be transmitted using a first wireless protocol. In response to the request mapped to the first characteristic, a listing of one or more wireless networks within range mapped to a second characteristic may be transmitted by a peripheral device. Using the first wireless communication protocol, a third characteristic mapped to the selected wireless network and the password may be transmitted to the peripheral device. A connection to the selected wireless network using the password and the second wireless communication protocol may then be performed by the peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Sling Media Pvt. Ltd.
    Inventors: Vimalraj Ganesan, Prakhar Jaiswal
  • Patent number: 11252333
    Abstract: The described technology is directed towards a production shot design system that facilitates previsualizing scene shots, including by members of a production crew (running client devices) in different locations in a collaborative and secure shot construction environment. Modifiable scene elements' properties and camera data can be manipulated to build a scene (shot) containing modifiable and non-modifiable scene elements. In an online, shared camera mode, changes to a scene can be communicated to other client devices, e.g., virtually immediately, so that each client device displays the change for other users to see at an interactive frame rate. Scene changes can also be made locally and/or in an offline mode before communicating to other users. In various aspects, animation and a video plane camera/video plane (e.g., greenscreen) are integrated into the production shot design system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: HOME BOX OFFICE, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Beres, Uwe Kranich
  • Patent number: 11250836
    Abstract: A client computing system sends to a server system a presentation request for an audio presentation of electronic communications, and receives a manifest from the server system. The manifest indicates a plurality of segment-specific retrieval locations in which a different one of the plurality of segment-specific retrieval locations is indicated for each of a plurality of text-to-speech audio segments of the audio presentation. For each of the plurality of text-to-speech audio segments, the client computing system identifies a presentation order of the text-to-speech audio segment within the audio presentation; sends to the server system a segment request for the text-to-speech audio segment at the segment-specific retrieval location for that text-to-speech audio segment; receives from the server system the text-to-speech audio segment responsive to the segment request for that text-to-speech audio segment; and outputs the text-to-speech audio segment in the identified presentation order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Muralidhar Sathsahayaraman, Saurabh Choudhury
  • Patent number: 11249713
    Abstract: Online conference collaboration techniques and systems are described in which a plurality of client devices may be leveraged by a single user to participate as part of an online conference. In one example, a user input is received that is initiated as part of the online conference by a first client device. The user input identifies a portion of a plurality of portions of a user interface that support user participation as part of the online conference by the first client device and a second client device that is to output the identified portion. In response, the second client device is caused to join the online conference and caused to display the identified portion of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Sachin Soni, Ajay Jain
  • Patent number: 11250630
    Abstract: Immersive, dynamic storytelling functionality is described. The stories may include elements (e.g., characters, settings, duration, etc.) based on information provided, including in real time, by the user or presentation environment, and may be presented by projecting visual or audio story elements into the space surrounding the user. For example, as a child tells a story about a jungle, the room is filled with images of foliage. Animals that live in the jungle may be suggested as characters. Stories may be contextually tailored based on information about the user, environment, storytelling conditions, or other context. For example, story duration and excitement level may be influenced by the time of day, such that a story presented ten minutes before bedtime is an appropriate duration and excitement level. In some cases, objects of the presentation environment are incorporated into the story, such as a character projected as though entering through an actual doorway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Randy S. Knipp, Kevin M. Brooks, Stephen Richard Eikos, Jason Blake Penrod, Jeffrey Alan Jones, Tim P. Patch, Timothy J. Lien
  • Patent number: 11244204
    Abstract: In implementations of determining video cuts in video clips, a video cut detection system can receive a video clip that includes a sequence of digital video frames that depict one or more scenes. The video cut detection system can determine scene characteristics for the digital video frames. The video cut detection system can determine, from the scene characteristics, a probability of a video cut between two adjacent digital video frames having a boundary between the two adjacent digital video frames that is centered in the sequence of digital video frames. The video cut detection system can then compare the probability of the video cut to a cut threshold to determine whether the video cut exists between the two adjacent digital video frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Wang, Nico Alexander Becherer, Markus Woodson, Federico Perazzi, Nikhil Kalra
  • Patent number: 11245942
    Abstract: Video content is uploaded via the Internet to a video-on-demand (VOD) server identified by a title and a hierarchical address of categories and subcategories for categorizing the title. The VOD server converts and stores the video content at a storage address in a video content database linked to the title. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as in its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. This can enable many new blogging or podcasting-like programs by popular “Hosts” to be self-published on the Internet and readily navigated for display on TV. The EPG can also store TV program addresses as bookmarks and allow them to be shared with other subscribers or with friends and contacts online by sending to their email addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Broadband iTV, Inc.
    Inventor: Milton Diaz Perez
  • Patent number: 11238868
    Abstract: Implementations set forth herein relate to a system that employs an automated assistant to further interactions between a user and another application, which can provide the automated assistant with permission to initialize relevant application actions simultaneous to the user interacting with the other application. Furthermore, the system can allow the automated assistant to initialize actions of different applications, despite being actively operating a particular application. Available actions can be gleaned by the automated assistant using various application-specific schemas, which can be compared with incoming requests from a user to the automated assistant. Additional data, such as context and historical interactions, can also be used to rank and identify a suitable application action to be initialized via the automated assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Denis Burakov, Behshad Behzadi, Mario Bertschler, Bohdan Vlasyuk, Daniel Cotting, Michael Golikov, Lucas Mirelmann, Steve Cheng, Sergey Nazarov, Zaheed Sabur, Marcin Nowak-Przygodzki, Mugurel Ionut Andreica, Radu Voroneanu
  • Patent number: 11231841
    Abstract: Implementations relate to continuation of playback of media content by different devices. In some implementations, a method includes causing a stream of media content data to be received from a stream source and output by a first device to a user, where a portion of the data is buffered on the first device before output. An indication is detected that the user has stopped using the first device for output of the content data. A place marker indicates a portion of the content that is output approximately at the time of the indication. The method causes the stream of content data to be received and output by a second device starting at the place marker portion. The buffered content data is sent from the first device to the second device for output by the second device before unbuffered portions of the content data received from the stream source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Ruxandra Georgiana Davies
  • Patent number: 11233841
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to methods and systems for handling a request for a web page of a server. An intermediary between a client and a server may intercept a request from the client for a first web page of a plurality of web pages of the server. The intermediary may have a plurality of pre-determined configurations for the plurality of web pages. The intermediary may generate, responsive to the request, based on a first configuration pre-determined for the first web page, a fragment of the first web page. The fragment may comprise at least one object specified by the first configuration and cached from a prior copy of the first web page received by the intermediary, and (ii) at least one object not in the prior copy. The intermediary may transmit, prior to receiving a response from the server, the fragment to the client for rendering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Yottaa, Inc.
    Inventors: Coach K. Wei, Robert Buffone, Raymond Stata
  • Patent number: 11226728
    Abstract: A display control device includes a processor. The processor displays plural areas. The plural areas include a first area and a second area arranged vertically, and a third area and a fourth area arranged laterally next to the first area and the second area. The first area is an area related to a search for content data by a user. The second area is an area related to a selection of content data by the user. The third area is an area related to a display of content of the content data selected in the second area. The fourth area is an area related to a user's edit of information associated with the content data displayed in the third area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Naoki Adachi
  • Patent number: 11228816
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for interacting with content using a second screen device are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: receiving, from a remote media streaming device, a request to present media content items; sending, over the Internet, interactive content to the media streaming device as a stream of video; causing the interactive content to be presented by the media streaming device; causing a notification to be sent to a computing device associated with the media streaming device indicating that the content being presented by the media streaming device is interactive content; receiving instructions from the computing device to control how an object depicted in the interactive content is presented; updating the interactive content based on the instructions; sending the updated interactive content to the media streaming device as a stream of video; and causing the updated interactive content to be presented by the media streaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Adam Champy
  • Patent number: 11228662
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for selectively obscuring a rendering of a media stream. In one implementation, the method includes receiving a media stream with a receiving device, receiving event data associated with the media stream, generating identification data based at least in part on the event data, presenting the media stream and identification data on a presentation device, receiving at least one participant selection from a user interface device, retrieving participant information based on the at least one participant selection, and presenting the participant information on the presentation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventor: Scott Michael Parker
  • Patent number: 11223661
    Abstract: Embodiments are described herein that involve a computing device initiating playback of a particular media item on a media playback system that is registered to a particular account of a social media service. The computing device may query the social media service for one or more accounts of the social media service that are registered to respective media playback systems that have played the particular media item on at least a threshold number of occasions and have not yet been connected to the particular account of the social media service within the social network. The computing device may receive the queried one or more accounts of the social media service and cause a graphical interface to display one or more respective selectable indications of the received one or more accounts of the social media service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Corbin, Abhishek Kumar, Ron Kuper, Gregory Paul Ramsperger, Andrej Sarkic
  • Patent number: 11221823
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a voice input at an electronic device. An ambiguity of the voice input is determined. The ambiguity is resolved based on contextual data. The contextual data includes at least one of: an image, a non-voice input comprising a gesture, a pointer of a pointing device, a touch, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arun Rakesh Yoganandan, Kumi Akiyoshi, Tais C. Mauk, Chang Long Zhu Jin, Jung Won Hong
  • Patent number: 11218752
    Abstract: Video content is uploaded via the Internet to a video-on-demand (VOD) server identified by a title and a hierarchical address of categories and subcategories for categorizing the title. The VOD server converts and stores the video content at a storage address in a video content database linked to the title. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as in its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. This can enable many new blogging or podcasting-like programs by popular “Hosts” to be self-published on the Internet and readily navigated for display on TV. The EPG can also store TV program addresses as bookmarks and allow them to be shared with other subscribers or with friends and contacts online by sending to their email addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Broadband iTV, Inc.
    Inventor: Milton Diaz Perez
  • Patent number: 11216073
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for improved techniques for consuming and interacting with media content. Specifically, a media guidance application may present a holographic structure using a holographic interface. Moreover, the media guidance application may monitor the user and/or area about the holographic interface for user interactions that may cause the media guidance application to alter the holographic structure based on a user interaction. The media guidance application may also after altering the holographic structure, generate for display a media asset associated with the holographic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter R. Klappert, Jason W. Conness, Todd Mariani
  • Patent number: 11211057
    Abstract: A device interacts with a user by receiving an audio voice input from the user via a microphone, processing the received audio voice input, including determining whether the received audio voice input sufficiently phonetically matches with one or more stored words associated with a page being displayed on a display screen, controlling, if the received audio voice input does not sufficiently phonetically match the one or more stored words associated with the page being displayed on the display screen, at least one of a speaker to emit audio that provides audio assistance to the user, and the display screen to display a screen that provides visual assistance to the user, and controlling, if the received audio voice input does sufficiently phonetically match the one or more stored words associated with the page being displayed on the display screen, the display screen to display a screen indicating the sufficient phonetic match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventor: Perry Sherman
  • Patent number: 11210948
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a communication unit configured to receive identification information for notification set for a user, an outside-vehicle notification unit configured to perform notification to the surrounding of the vehicle, and a controller configured to make the outside-vehicle notification unit perform notification of the identification information for notification to the surrounding of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a positioning unit configured to measure a position of the vehicle. The communication unit is configured to further receive a predicted boarding position of the user to the vehicle. The controller is configured to, in a case where the measured position of the vehicle is included within a predetermined range from the predicted boarding position of the user, makes the outside-vehicle notification unit perform the notification of the identification information for notification to the surrounding of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiji Yamashita, Koichi Ikemoto, Koji Taguchi, Shin Sakurada, Tomoyuki Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 11200718
    Abstract: System and a method for rendering augmented-reality (AR) enhanced images and information to potential home buyers by providing the AR-enhanced images over a local network. The system includes a computer loaded with an AR application configured to communicate with potential home buyers' personal devices, which have an AR application for communicating with that computer. The potential home buyers can then take a virtual tour of the house, with images that show the different rooms of the house, rendered by the AR to display rooms populated with the home buyers' furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Gregory Brian Meyer, Mark Anthony Lopez, Ravi Durairaj, Nolan Serrao, Victor Kwak, Ryan Thomas Russell, Christopher Russell, Ruthie D. Lyle
  • Patent number: 11199950
    Abstract: A moving image reproduction apparatus for reproducing a moving image for explaining a work including a plurality of steps, includes: a reproducer that reproduces the moving image; a progress display that displays an indicator indicating a progress of reproduction of the moving image and a position on the indicator where the moving image is being currently reproduced; and a candidate display that displays a candidate image corresponding to at least one jump destination included in the moving image when a predetermined operation is performed on the indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Zhenhuan Qu, Atsushi Tomita, Yoichi Kurumasa, Shoko Haba, Ryosuke Nishimura, Mie Kawabata, Kazuhiro Tomiyasu
  • Patent number: 11202048
    Abstract: A video processing device connectable with a recorder includes a first receiver and a controller. The first receiver receives a main video signal containing two or more frames which are consecutive in time sequence, the main video signal produced by imaging two or more subjects including at least one moving subject. The controller generates one or more sub video signals produced by imaging a first subject of the plurality of subjects, from the main video signal. The controller generates main video data including the main video signal and first association information specifying the one or more sub video signals generated from the main video signal. Furthermore, the controller generates one or more sub video data including the one or more sub video signals and second association information specifying the main video signal from which the one or more sub video signals have been generated. The controller makes a recorder store the main video data and the one or more sub video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11200272
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products that facilitate dynamic playlist priority in a vehicle based upon user preferences and context. According to an embodiment, a system comprises a processor that executes computer executable components stored in at least one memory, a compilation component that receives content in a vehicle, an assessment component that respectively classifies subsets of the content, a ranking component that ranks relevancy of the classified subsets of content based upon preferences and context of a user in the vehicle, a content playback component that plays the subsets of classified content based upon relevancy ranking, a prioritization component that dynamically prioritizes a first subset of the content based upon the context of the user or context of a sender of the first subset of content, wherein the first subset of content comprises extrinsic data, and an interrupt component that interrupts playback of the subsets of classified content based upon the dynamic prioritization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Magnus Rönnäng, Staffan Davidsson
  • Patent number: 11188188
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, comprising: a display; a sensor for detecting three dimensional objects; a processing system including a processor coupled to the display and sensor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: identifying a three dimensional object proximal to a user of the device; tracking and storing a position of the three dimensional object; creating an augmented reality (AR) presentation for the user, wherein the AR presentation includes an image of the three dimensional object and an enhancement of the three dimensional object; and displaying the AR presentation to the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nigel Bradley, Bhumit Patel, Eric Zavesky, James Pratt, Timothy Innes
  • Patent number: 11190475
    Abstract: A method is presented for providing a video messaging service to one or more mobile user device(s) in a wireless telecommunication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Finch, Stephen Kendall-Lane
  • Patent number: 11179619
    Abstract: An assistant coach system and methods can include: displaying a listed athlete and a record icon on a user device; detecting a selection of the listed athlete as a selected athlete; detecting a selection of the record icon; recording audio with coach audio equipment, based on the record icon being selected; transmitting the audio from the user device to athlete audio equipment worn by the selected athlete; and storing the audio on a distributed computing system for later replay by the athlete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Morganne Malloy
  • Patent number: 11175886
    Abstract: Example techniques may involve tuning a music discovery dial. An implementation may include displaying, on the touch-sensitive circular graphical display, a circular graphical user interface including multiple wedge-shaped selectable regions arranged around the circumference of the circular graphical user interface, each wedge-shaped selectable region corresponding to a respective streaming audio channel. The implementation may include detecting a touch input in a circular motion to the touch-sensitive circular graphical display and causing a paired playback device to play back an audio content snippet corresponding to each selectable regions that the touch input enters. The implementation may further include switching the playback device from playing back a given pre-cached audio content snippet to playing back the full audio track from one or more servers of a streaming audio service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Alexis Kotelly, Dayn Wilberding, Ron Kuper
  • Patent number: 11168882
    Abstract: A behavior inducement system includes: a communication unit which obtains information from a household device, an information communication device, and a behavior detector which detects a behavior; and a control unit which controls a lighting device having a music playback function based on the information obtained by the communication unit. The communication unit obtains, from the information communication device, inducement information indicating condition related to inducement, obtains, from the household device, household device information indicating a state of the household device, and obtains, from the behavior detector, behavior information indicating the behavior. The control unit causes the lighting device to start playback of music via the communication unit when the state satisfies the condition, and, based on the behavior information, the control unit adjusts, after the start of the playback of the music, time required for the lighting device to complete the playback of the music.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuka Yamamoto, Tomoko Takenaga
  • Patent number: 11171893
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology provide an online and/or offline meeting system that utilizes a “scene” as a collaboration context and/or for collecting and grouping related multimedia based messages exchanged in discussions, and causes the related messages to be presented to participants of an online and/or offline meeting in a cinematic way. When an online meeting is over and the meeting session is ended, participants can still make offline communications using the scene as the collaboration context. Further, the present technology improves user experience in viewing or annotating non-text based content in a chat session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Zhou Lu
  • Patent number: 11159597
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for artificially generating a revoiced media stream are provided. In one implementation, a system may receive a media stream including an individual with particular voice speaking in an origin language. The system may obtain a transcript of the media stream including utterances spoken in the origin language and translate the transcript to a target language. The translated transcript may include a set of words in the target language for each of at least some of the utterances spoken in the origin language. The system may analyze the media stream to determine a voice profile for the individual. Thereafter, the system may determine a synthesized voice for a virtual entity intended to dub the individual that is similar to the particular voice. Then, the system may generate a revoiced media stream in which the translated transcript in the target language is spoken by the virtual entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: VIDUBLY LTD
    Inventors: Ben Avi Ingel, Ron Zass
  • Patent number: 11158336
    Abstract: A device, system, and method whereby a speech-driven system can distinguish speech obtained from users of the system from other speech spoken by background persons, as well as from background speech from public address systems. In one aspect, the present system and method prepares, in advance of field-use, a voice-data file which is created in a training environment. The training environment exhibits both desired user speech and unwanted background speech, including unwanted speech from persons other than a user and also speech from a PA system. The speech recognition system is trained or otherwise programmed to identify wanted user speech which may be spoken concurrently with the background sounds. In an embodiment, during the pre-field-use phase the training or programming may be accomplished by having persons who are training listeners audit the pre-recorded sounds to identify the desired user speech. A processor-based learning system is trained to duplicate the assessments made by the human listeners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: VOCOLLECT, INC.
    Inventor: David D. Hardek
  • Patent number: 11137826
    Abstract: A system for multi-track playback of media content includes: a media device; a user interface, provided at the media device, which displays a visual array of media options, a playback logic, provided within the media device, which is configured so that, while a selected point or region is determined by the user interface as being moved in response to user input, within the visual array of media options, the system determines media options that are proximate to the selected point or region, and adjusts playback parameters for corresponding media content items, by crossfading or otherwise combining playback to reflect the media options relative distances from the selected point or region; and a tempo logic, provided within the media device, which is configured to provide or receive a selected tempo and provide the one or more media content items associated with the selected tempo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Dariusz Dziuk, Rahul Sen
  • Patent number: 11130056
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating streaming interfaces for games are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain first view information based on an instance of a game for a first presentation of the game to a first user on a first client computing platform; effectuate a first presentation of the game to the first user via the first client computing platform; obtain second view information that includes a second graphical user interface; and effectuate a second presentation of the first user playing the game to a second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Mythical, Inc.
    Inventors: Charnjit Bansi, Stephan Cunningham
  • Patent number: 11116587
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reviewing surgical videos are disclosed. A system may include at least one processor configured to implement a method including accessing at least one video of a surgical procedure and causing the at least one video to be output for display. The method may include overlaying on the at least one video outputted for display a surgical timeline, wherein the surgical timeline includes markers identifying at least one of a surgical phase, an intraoperative surgical event, and a decision making junction. The method may enable a surgeon, while viewing playback of the at least one video to select one or more markers on the surgical timeline, and thereby cause a display of the video to skip to a location associated with the selected marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: THEATOR INC.
    Inventors: Tamir Wolf, Dotan Asselmann
  • Patent number: 11122364
    Abstract: A footsteps tracking method, including the steps of: receiving a first sound signal of a user's first footstep; calculating a first position of the first footstep according to relative position relationship of at least three microphones in the microphone array and time differences of sound arrival of the first sound signal received by the three microphones respectively; receiving a second sound signal of a second footstep of the user, wherein an audio frequency of the second sound signal is the same as an audio frequency of the first sound signal; and calculating a second position of the second footstep according to the first position, a time difference between receiving the first sound signal and the second sound signal, receiving angles between the first sound signal and a pair of the three microphones, and receiving angles between the second sound signal and the pair of the three microphones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: NANNING FUGUI PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Feng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11113745
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods utilizing neural contextual bandit for improving interactions with and between computers in content generating, searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to make item recommendations using latent relations and latent representations, which can improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods use neural network modeling in automatic selection of a number of items for recommendation to a user and using feedback in connection with the recommendation for further training of the model(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Suleyman Cetintas, Xian Wu, Jian Yang
  • Patent number: 11113749
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for providing access to media content associated with an artist scheduled for performance. A media application enables display of a playlist personalized for a user, based on a location of the user, a list of artists scheduled for performance, and a media consumption history of the user. An input action causes a media server to populate the playlist with media content. The media server determines the location of the user, retrieves those performance listings within a predetermined distance, retrieves the media consumption history of the user, filters the performance listings based on the media consumption history to obtain a set of artists having performance listings relevant to the user, selects media content items associated with each artist, and organizes the selected media content items within the playlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Nikhil Helferty, Ariel Marcus, Ritwik Dey, Steve Shirley
  • Patent number: 11115688
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a graph streaming application computes a first distance along a first potential playback path between a first playback position and a first media content block. The graph streaming application then computes a first score for the first media content block based on the first distance and a first probability associated with the first potential playback path. Similarly, the graph streaming application computes a second score for a second media content block based on a second playback position, a second potential playback path, and a second probability associated with the second potential playback path. The graph streaming application compares the first score and the second score to determine that the first media content block should be buffered by a client device. The graph streaming application then causes the first media content block to be stored in a playback buffer for subsequent playback on the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Watson
  • Patent number: 11109099
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an interactive streaming application plays back a media title via a client device. In operation, the interactive streaming application causes the client device to playback a first chunk of the media title. While the client device plays back the first chunk, the interactive streaming application determines a movement of an internet of things (“IoT”) device that is controlled by the user. The interactive streaming application performs reinforcement-learning operation(s) based on the first chunk and the movement to determine a second chunk of the media title to playback. The interactive streaming application then causes the client device to playback the second chunk of the media title. Advantageously, the interactive streaming application can automatically personalize the playback of the media title for the user based, at least in part, on movements of the IoT device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Erika Varis Doggett, Michael Goslin, Douglas A. Fidaleo
  • Patent number: 11100898
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method of adjusting an electronic device display based on eyewear properties. Eyewear properties such as tint level, tint shade, and polarization are obtained from eyewear, a database, or manual entry. The device display is then adjusted based on the eyewear properties to facilitate viewability of the electronic display for the user while wearing the eyewear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michal Broz, Steven D. Clay, Richard S. Schwerdtfeger, Shunguo Yan
  • Patent number: 11082752
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a request from a client computing device for a first shot included in a media title being streamed to the client computing device for playback; in response to the request, sending the first shot to the client computing device for playback; and sending a representative image for at least one of the first shot and a second shot included in the media title, wherein the first shot comprises a first sequence of video frames that is included in the media title and captured continuously from a first point of capture, and the second shot comprises a second sequence of video frames that is included in the media title and captured continuously from a second point of capture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
    Inventors: Aditya Mavlankar, Ioannis Katsavounidis
  • Patent number: 11082377
    Abstract: A method of generating a digital media message includes receiving a script of the digital media message, receiving a digital video segment based on the script, determining text of the digital media message corresponding to at least a portion of the video segment, and providing the text via a display of an electronic device. The method also includes providing a plurality of images, each indicative of a respective digital content segment, and receiving a first input indicating selection of a first digital content segment. The method further includes associating first digital content segment with either a first portion or a second portion of the video segment, and associating the various portions and the first digital content segment with a play sequence of the digital media message such that the first digital content segment will be presented simultaneously with at least part of the first portion when the digital media message is played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NightLight Systems LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Weil, Andrew Jarecki, Robert Gukiesen
  • Patent number: 11055814
    Abstract: A panoramic video playback method is provided, and the method includes: determining, by a client, that a user chooses to jump to play a video corresponding to a jump time point in a panoramic video; matching, by the client, the time point and a time range of each of at least one interest point included in the panoramic video; determining, by the client, a user's field of view in which an area of the matched interest point in a panoramic area of the panoramic video can be viewed; and obtaining, by the client, a video corresponding to the time point in the panoramic video, and jumping to play the video corresponding to the time point when the user's field of view is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Haojun Zhou
  • Patent number: 11050686
    Abstract: A user care system accuses a chatbot. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, not only a current state of a user can be quickly determined on the basis of a content of a conversation between a chatbot and the user, but also the user can quickly receive help from the outside when it is determined that the user is in a dangerous situation. Further, not only the chatbot can quickly determine a current state of the user on the basis of a change in biometric information of the user, but also the user can quickly receive help from the outside when it is determined that the user is in a dangerous situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: 1THEFULL PLATFORM LIMITED
    Inventor: Seung-Yub Koo
  • Patent number: 11049525
    Abstract: Certain embodiments involve transcript-based techniques for facilitating insertion of secondary video content into primary video content. For instance, a video editor presents a video editing interface having a primary video section displaying a primary video, a text-based navigation section having navigable portions of a primary video transcript, and a secondary video menu section displaying candidate secondary videos. In some embodiments, candidate secondary videos are obtained by using target terms detected in the transcript to query a remote data source for the candidate secondary videos. In embodiments involving video insertion, the video editor identifies a portion of the primary video corresponding to a portion of the transcript selected within the text-based navigation section. The video editor inserts a secondary video, which is selected from the candidate secondary videos based on an input received at the secondary video menu section, at the identified portion of the primary video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ADOBE INC.
    Inventors: Bernd Huber, Bryan Russell, Gautham Mysore, Hijung Valentina Shin, Oliver Wang
  • Patent number: 11039223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing multimedia streams, in particular to verify access rights to a content of said multimedia stream, the multimedia stream being provided by a server device connected to a communication network, and downloadable by a client device via data formatted in a markup language, by using software for browsing and displaying data formatted in a markup language, cooperating with software for reading multimedia streams, the multimedia stream comprising at least one video stream able to be displayed in the form of pixels in a display zone (42, 44, 46, 48) of a display screen of the client device. The method includes determining a display zone (42), allocated by said browsing and display software to the software for reading multimedia streams in order to display a video stream extracted from said multimedia stream, and recording at least one digital image formed by values of the pixels to be displayed in the display zone (42) determined at a given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: VIACCESS
    Inventor: Vincent Hamon
  • Patent number: 11025767
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to display an image of which the viewing angle is changeable; and a controller configured to change the viewing angle of the displayed image in response to a user viewing change input, in response to a user selection of a first object included in the image, automatically change the viewing angle of the image such that the first object included in the image is continuously displayed on the display unit while the viewing angle is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junkyeong Park, Minkyoung Bae, Ingu Kang, Junghyun Lee, Byungjung Jang, Jungsun Lee
  • Patent number: 11010949
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program products for prioritizing the stacking order of virtualized objects within a z-index of an augmented reality system by presenting the most valuable, relevant or important information more prominently. Prioritization of the virtualized object may occur dynamically, as a function of the user's primary focus. As the user's primary focus changes from one physical object to another, the stacking order may change in response to the shift in focus. Embodiments may use one or more techniques to identify the primary focus such as the direction of the user's gaze, the focal point of one or more visual recording systems (i.e. cameras) or the user may manually highlight one or more objects via the HUD or interface of the augmented display system. The disclosed embodiments allow for the more predominate or relevant virtualized objects within the augmented display to receive priority, unobscured viewing by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Wayfair LLC
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Jeremy A. Greenberger, Zachary M. Greenberger