Video Parameter Control Patents (Class 715/722)
  • Patent number: 11854543
    Abstract: A method for receiving processed information at a remote device is described. The method includes transmitting from the remote device a verbal request to a first information provider and receiving a digital message from the first information provider in response to the transmitted verbal request. The digital message includes a symbolic representation indicator associated with a symbolic representation of the verbal request and data used to control an application. The method also includes transmitting, using the application, the symbolic representation indicator to a second information provider for generating results to be displayed on the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gudmundur Hafsteinsson, Michael J. LeBeau, Natalia Marmasse, Sumit Agarwal, Dipchand Nishar
  • Patent number: 11768304
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a data stream comprising content generated by an application executing on a user device. The data stream is received from a guidance service that is separate from the application. The data stream is processed using a set of machine learning models to identify a first set of artifacts within the content. A first state of the application is identified based on the first set of artifacts. First transition data is identified in a logic flow of the application. The first transition data corresponds to transitioning from the first state to a second state of the application. Based on the first transition data, first guidance data is generated that describes user input for transitioning the application from the first state to the second state. The first guidance data is sent to the user device, where it is separately presented from the application by the guidance service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Amir R. Eftekhari, Roger C. Meike
  • Patent number: 11681866
    Abstract: An electronic device: displays a first portion of content within an application interface; detects a screenshot capture input; and, in response to detecting the screenshot capture input: captures a screenshot image of the first portion of the content; and displays a screenshot editing interface that includes the screenshot image of the first portion of the content within an image area and expansion affordances provided to expand the screenshot image. The electronic device also: while displaying the screenshot editing interface, detects an expansion input that corresponds to expanding the screenshot image in one or more dimensions; and, in response to detecting the expansion input, modifies the screenshot image by displaying a second portion of the content within the image area in addition to the first portion of the content, where the second portion of the content was not displayed before detecting the screenshot capture input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Tiffany S. Jon, Chanaka G. Karunamuni
  • Patent number: 11630561
    Abstract: An image editing method and a terminal are provided. The terminal includes a first screen and a second screen. The image editing method includes: receiving a first input in a case that the first screen displays a first image; and in response to the first input, performing first processing on the first image to obtain a second image, displaying the second image on the first screen, and displaying the first image and/or a third image on the second screen; where the third image is an image obtained by performing second processing on the first image, and the second processing is a part of a processing process included in the first processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haozheng Li
  • Patent number: 11403343
    Abstract: The retrieval device extracts a feature corresponding to search text by inputting the search text into a pre-trained text feature extraction model. The retrieval device then, for plural combinations stored in a database associating a text description including plural sentences, with a vehicle-view video, and with vehicle behavior data representing temporal vehicle behavior, computes a text distance represented by a difference between a feature extracted from each sentence of the text description associated with the video and vehicle behavior data, and the feature corresponding to the search text. The retrieval device outputs as the search result a prescribed number of pairs of video and vehicle behavior data pairs in sequence from the smallest text distance according to the text distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shintaro Fukushima, Takeyuki Sasai
  • Patent number: 11388543
    Abstract: Presented herein are systems, methods and devices for reconfiguring and routing a multichannel audio file to an external audio system. One method includes, in any logical combination and order: identifying, by an input configuration module of a dedicated software application running on a computing device, a plurality of input channels in the multichannel audio file; identifying, by an output configuration module of the dedicated software application, a desired output configuration having a plurality of output channels; assigning, by the output configuration module, each of the input channels to one or more of the output channels such that each of the input channels corresponds to one or more assigned output channels; and routing, by a routing module of the dedicated software application, each of the input channels to the corresponding one or more assigned output channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventor: Ryan Ingebritsen
  • Patent number: 11206443
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a video co-watching system that can efficiently, flexibly, and securely provide access to, and synchronize, co-watching digital video content across multiple participant devices while providing live digital video chat streams between the participant devices. For example, the video co-watching system can enable the participant devices to simultaneously present co-watching digital video content together with a presentation of a video chat. In addition, the video co-watching system can synchronize the co-watching digital video content at each participant device while also facilitating video chatting between the participant devices by transmitting a playback modifier signal to cause one participant device to perform a modification to the playback made at another participant device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Pablo Jose Barvo, Zheng Fang, Nora Micheva
  • Patent number: 11031045
    Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for generating a derived media clip corresponding to a live event. In particular, the system comprises a processor configured to receive a plurality of content streams corresponding to the live event, each content stream corresponding to a content source. The processor is further configured to generate an annotated timeline for one or more of the plurality of content streams and receive a first user input requesting the derived media clip. The processor is then configured to generate the derived media clip based on the user input and the annotated timeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Evertz Microsystems Ltd.
    Inventors: Vince Silvestri, Stephen Michael D'Angelo
  • Patent number: 10891526
    Abstract: Some implementations related to archiving of functional images. In some implementations, a method includes accessing images and determining one or more functional labels corresponding to each of the images and one or more confidence scores corresponding to the functional labels. A functional image score is determined for each of the images based on the functional labels having a corresponding confidence score that meets a respective threshold for the functional labels. In response to determining that the functional image score meets a functional image score threshold, a functional image signal is provided that indicates that one or more of the images that meet the functional image score threshold are functional images. The functional images are determined to be archived, and are archived by associating an archive attribute with the functional images such that functional images having the archive attribute are excluded from display in views of the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Shinko Cheng, Eunyoung Kim, Shengyang Dai, Madhur Khandelwal, Kristina Eng, David Loxton
  • Patent number: 10558037
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for interaction between a user and a machine. In one implementation, a system is provided that receives an input from a user of a mobile machine which indicates or describes an object in the world. In one example, the user may gesture to the object which is detected by a visual sensor. In another example, the user may verbally describe the object which is detected by an audio sensor. The system receiving the input may then determine which object near the location of the user that the user is indicating. Such a determination may include utilizing known objects near the geographic location of the user or the autonomous or mobile machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick S. Piemonte, Wolf Kienzle, Douglas Bowman, Shaun D. Budhram, Madhurani R. Sapre, Vyacheslav Leizerovich, Daniel De Rocha Rosario
  • Patent number: 10327091
    Abstract: Presented herein are systems, methods and devices for reconfiguring and routing a multichannel audio file to an external audio system. One method includes, in any logical combination and order: identifying, by an input configuration module of a dedicated software application running on a computing device, a plurality of input channels in the multichannel audio file; identifying, by an output configuration module of the dedicated software application, a desired output configuration having a plurality of output channels; assigning, by the output configuration module, each of the input channels to one or more of the output channels such that each of the input channels corresponds to one or more assigned output channels; and routing, by a routing module of the dedicated software application, each of the input channels to the corresponding one or more assigned output channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Inventor: Ryan Ingebritsen
  • Patent number: 9886453
    Abstract: An apparatus according to the present invention includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain information for specifying an event corresponding to a predetermined period and a content corresponding to the event from a memory, and an specifying unit configured in a case a user designate the predetermined period, based on the information obtained by the obtaining unit, to specify the event corresponding to the predetermined period and specify the content corresponding to the specified event as an output target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9443212
    Abstract: A method of acclimatizing a user to a scheduling pattern change includes, in a calendar system implemented by at least one processor, determining an anticipated scheduling pattern change from a current scheduling pattern to a new scheduling pattern for the user; and establishing with the calendar system an acclimatization period to transition the user to the scheduling pattern change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Liam Harpur, Mark Kelly, John Rice
  • Patent number: 9047800
    Abstract: A user may couple an external display to an electronic device using a communications path. Extended display identification data or other information on the capabilities of the external display may be provided to the electronic device over the communications path. The extended display identification data may include a list of timing elements including display parameters such as a horizontal active pixel count, a vertical active pixel count, and a pixel clock. The electronic device may tag the timing elements with their type and may flag certain timing elements as being native to the display. A scoring function may then be used to rate each timing element. A scored list of timing elements may be sorted by score. The sorted scored list may be filtered to remove inappropriate timing elements. The electronic device may automatically use a selected one of the filtered timing elements in displaying information on the external display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Roberto G. Yepez
  • Publication number: 20150121226
    Abstract: A video quality module receives data indicating a visibility status of a tab of a web browser running on a user device. The video quality module determines, based on the data indicating the visibility status of the tab whether the tab of the web browser is currently visible to a user of the user device, the tab of the web browser comprising a streaming media player. If the tab of the web browser is not currently visible to the user, the video quality module decreases a quality of a video component of a streaming media file playing in the streaming media player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Steiner
  • Patent number: 9003287
    Abstract: Interaction between a 3D animation and a corresponding script includes: displaying a user interface that includes at least a 3D animation area and a script area, the 3D animation area including (i) a 3D view area for creating and playing a 3D animation and (ii) a timeline area for visualizing actions by one or more 3D animation characters, the script area comprising one or more objects representing lines from a script having one or more script characters; receiving a first user input corresponding to a user selecting at least one of the objects from the script area for assignment to a location in the timeline area; generating a timeline object at the location in response to the first user input, the timeline object corresponding to the selected object; and associating audio data with the generated timeline object, the audio data corresponding to a line represented by the selected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Goldenberg, Louise Rasmussen, Adam Schnitzer, Domenico Porcino, George Lucas, Brett A. Allen
  • Patent number: 8959453
    Abstract: Methods are described for maximizing the size of a video displayed in a display area of a video player. The maximum height of the video is determined using its aspect ratio and the dimensions of the display area in the video player. The control panel is removed from the display in the video player if this allows the video to be shown at its maximum height while preserving the video's resolution. The control panel is displayed in the video player if the video can be shown at its maximum height without removing the control panel from the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Philip T. Harnish, Brian Glick
  • Publication number: 20150046823
    Abstract: Controlling a user interface in a computer system, including: displaying a window in a user interface displayed on a display device, wherein the window includes a player section and a non-player section, and the non-player section is displayed according to a display parameter at a standard level, wherein the standard level is a first level as set in a device setting for the display parameter; receiving a play command for content; changing the display parameter for the non-player section of the window to a playback level, wherein the playback level is a second level for the display parameter that is different than the first level; displaying the non-player section of the window according to the playback level of the display parameter; and displaying the content in the player section of the window. Key words include display parameter and playback level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Tarik Didomenico, Jose Rivera Font, Maria Isabel Figueroa, Juan Alejandro Silva, Victor Thompson, Eduardo Arias
  • Patent number: 8937685
    Abstract: Method and system for overlaying videos in a television include: receiving a plurality of video signals directly from a plurality of video sources by the television; receiving and processing a script by the television, the script includes instructions for placing a first picture from a first video signal of the plurality of video signals in a first position at a first depth value on a display coupled to the television, and instructions for placing a second picture from a second video signal of the plurality of video signals in a second position at a second depth value on the display; and simultaneously displaying the first picture and the second picture on the display by the television in an overlayed manner, the first picture being displayed at the first position and at the first depth value, the second picture being displayed at the second position and at the second depth value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: TP Lab, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Fai Ho, Shin Cheung Simon Chiu, Bok Knun Randolph Chung
  • Patent number: 8935611
    Abstract: Systems and methods for applying visual effects to video in a client/server or cloud-based system are described. Using a web browser, for example, users can apply and control both simple and sophisticated effects with dynamic real-time previews without downloading client-side software. Rendering and previewing of the effects is done on the server and rendered images can be sent in rapid succession to the client, allowing simple, real-time feedback and control. Other aspects of the technology are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Vivoom, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary C. Oberbrunner, Katherine Hays, David Sturman
  • Publication number: 20140372891
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for producing full synchronization of a digital file with a live event. Using time-based cues such as musical beats, the live event is time mapped. The video file to be synced is measured in frames per second is then translated from its frames per second original time code into the time code of the live event in beats per minute making it possible to measure the playback rate of the source media file in the same units of measurement as the live event. The result is a playback mechanism that allows for more precise real time playback rate corrections by an operator by providing a visible cue so they can better keep the source media synced with the live event, even if there are real time tempo variations in the live event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Scott William Winters, Keith Lostracco
  • Patent number: 8913198
    Abstract: A mobile settings control device (MSCD) presents a user interface (UI) enabling a user to establish display settings for a display associated with an audio video display device (AVDD) with which the MSCD communicates. Before and after adjustment screen shots may be presented full screen and toggled between on either the AVDD or MSCD, or split screens of before and after adjustment screen shots can be presented side by side on the AVDD or MSCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Shintani
  • Publication number: 20140359448
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a digital video device may allow for real time editing of a digital video data clip during viewing. A digital video viewer 200 may display a digital video clip to a user in a standard viewing mode. The digital video viewer 200 may receive a frame selection from a user. The digital video viewer 200 may automatically add an emphasis effect to the frame selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: OWEN W. PAULUS, ARWA TYEBKHAN, PRASHANTH L. KAMATH, BENJAMIN L. PERRY, ANDREW SHAUN IVORY
  • Patent number: 8902243
    Abstract: A projector includes: an image processing section adapted to perform image processing based on image information; a image projection section adapted to project an image based on an image signal output from the image processing section; a communication section adapted to connect to a network; and a control section adapted to transmit usage information including one of an image content of the image information and a projection environment for projecting the image to an information provision server via the communication section and the network, then receive operation setting information, which is prepared by the information provision server in accordance with the usage information, from the information provision server, and then adjust a projection operation, which is performed by the image processing section and the image projection section, based on the operation setting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Tsukagoshi
  • Publication number: 20140344699
    Abstract: A digital video editing system uses a graphical user interface which facilitates the selection of a video sequence of interest and its representation in a conveniently visualized form. Through the graphical user interface, the user may select a starting frame, a time interval, and a number of frames within the time interval which may be represented by thumbnail depictions of selected video frames. Once the video sequence is represented by a selected sequence of video frames over a selected interval, the user can then use editing techniques to manipulate the portions of the video sequence represented by the thumbnail depictions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Edward O. Clapper
  • Patent number: 8891016
    Abstract: A reframing application crops a sub-part of a video source, based on its content. The reframing application involves a visual attention model that produces a saliency map, and a dedicated reframing algorithm that extrapolates a cropping window based on that saliency map. After cropping, only the reframed portion of each video image remains visible. A method for processing images of a video sequence comprises steps of determining parameters of the video sequence, parameters of a previously decoded subsequence of the video sequence and user settings, determining a portion to be cropped according to the determined parameters, and cropping in a reframing step the determined portion for being displayed. An advantage of the invention is that an advanced automatic solution is provided for tuning automatically the reframing parameters, based on the content of a video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Christel Chamaret, Fabrice Urban, Christophe Chevance
  • Patent number: 8887050
    Abstract: The positions of target and a video surveillance sensor are plotted on a computer map display. An icon representing the target and its movement with time is shown on the map, as is the movement of the sensor. The mapping facility preferably is used together with a logger for applying electronic tags and displaying live feeds and stored images of the target, and a timeline device for quickly locating stored images having desired attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: LHS Productions
    Inventor: Louis H. Siracusano, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8875023
    Abstract: While playing back video on a display device, a user request to display a navigation bar corresponding to the video is received. In response to receiving the user request, the navigation bar is displayed on the display device. This navigation bar includes multiple thumbnails each corresponding to a different location in the video. A user selection of one of the multiple thumbnails is received, and playing of the video is changed to begin playing at a location corresponding to the selected thumbnail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis G. Cronin, Ronald A. Morris
  • Publication number: 20140289629
    Abstract: An internet client-server method to rapidly preview video files. Source video files are compressed into lower resolution preview video files, thumbnail image files, and stored on a preview internet server. Typically only a small fraction of the source video frames, such as 1 frame in 60, is used for the preview. A user using a touch sensitive computerized device such as a smartphone can view the thumbnail video images while the compressed video files load in the background. When the user touches or swipes an image of interest, or shakes the device, device video preview application software detects the action and directs the device to start playing the preview video file(s). The application software detects when the user swipes the preview video, and changes the rate and direction of playback of the preview video file, and trickplay functionality, often according to the speed and/or direction of the swipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Klip, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Rossmann, Adrian Detremescu, Xiangdong (Eric) Liu, Arie Grapa
  • Patent number: 8839109
    Abstract: A digital video system comprises a plurality of recorders and a client device. The recorders store digital video from a common source. The client device comprises a screen, an input device, and a processor configured to run a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI comprises a timeline, a selection indicator, availability indicators, and event tags. The timeline is adjustable by user input. The selection indicator is movable on the timeline by user input, and designates a time of interest. The availability indicators indicate aggregate availability statuses of video at each time on the timeline, from the plurality of recorders. The event tags indicate types and times or time ranges of events on the timeline. The client device is configured to receive video availability information from the plurality of recorders, and the processor is configured to update the GUI as the aggregate availability status of video changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: UTC Fire and Security Americas Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: James P. Speir, Geoffrey Prewett
  • Patent number: 8829365
    Abstract: A system and method for assisting a user in assembling a culinary combination according to a recipe. The system comprises a scale and a computing device configured to communicate with the scale. The system displays information regarding ingredients of the recipe and displays a progress of assembling the culinary combination based on the information from the scale. In some embodiments, a bar graph is displayed with a bar proportional to the measured amount of an ingredient of the recipe compared to a target amount for the ingredient. In some embodiments, the system displays a build column of one or more recipe blocks, representing actions or ingredients of the recipe. An active recipe block is displayed with a portion of the recipe block displayed in a different manner in proportion to the measured amount of an ingredient of the recipe compared to a target amount for the ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Pure Imagination, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Wallace, Philip T. Odom, Brian Richardson, Darin Barri
  • Patent number: 8826341
    Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver controlled by a screen remote controller and a space remote controller and controlling method, the method including according to an embodiment displaying a screen remote controller, partitioning a portion of a whole screen of the broadcast receiver into at least two control regions, displaying a pointer to enable a first pointing signal outputted from the space remote controller to indicate one control region of the screen remote controller, receiving a second pointing signal from the space remote controller, and executing a function corresponding to the one control region indicated by the pointer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Dae Young Jung
  • Publication number: 20140237365
    Abstract: Systems and methods for applying visual effects to video in a client/server or cloud-based system are described. Using a web browser, for example, users can apply and control both simple and sophisticated effects with dynamic real-time previews without downloading client-side software. Rendering and previewing of the effects is done on the server and rendered images can be sent in rapid succession to the client, allowing simple, real-time feedback and control. Other aspects of the technology are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: GenArts, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary C. Oberbrunner, Katherine Hays, David Sturman
  • Patent number: 8810734
    Abstract: A portable digital television (DTV) comprises a processor, a channel and volume changing button arrangement, and a navigational button arrangement. Either or both button arrangements can be used in at least a bi-modal operation. In a first mode of operation, the button arrangements provide their normal functions, and in the second mode of operation, the button arrangements provide an interactive application interface to the user. Preferably, one of the two button arrangements is selected for the bi-modal operation. The selected button arrangement is associated with at least an optical element for lighting the button arrangement. The controller operates the optical element such that the selected button arrangement has one color in one mode of operation and has a different color in the other mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventor: Eric Andrew Dorsey
  • Patent number: 8806341
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for navigating a media program is disclosed. Viewing data for segments of the media program are monitored and used to compile statistics that are presented to the user in a histogram, so that popular portions of the media program can be identified and navigated to. One embodiment includes a searchable transcript of the media program that is synchronized with the histogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Hulu, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Chuan-Huai Wei, Varun Narang, Zhibing Wang, Yuming Liang, Xin Jin, Ting-Hao Yang, Eric Feng, Andrew Cheng-Min Lin
  • Publication number: 20140195916
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes entering, via a controller of the mobile terminal, an editing mode for editing a selected video; analyzing, via the controller, how a plurality of attributes of the selected video change over a playing time of the selected video; receiving a selection of at least one attribute among the plurality of analyzed attributes; displaying, via a touchscreen display of the mobile terminal, attribute information for the selected at least one attribute on a time axis corresponding to the playing time of the selected video; receiving a selection of at least one point of the attribute information along the time axis; and storing, in a memory associated with the mobile terminal, editing information including the attribute information on at least one section of the video corresponding to the selected point as editing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Minkyoung CHANG, Arim KWON
  • Patent number: 8769408
    Abstract: Techniques and systems for intelligent navigation of sequential media content are disclosed. The intelligent navigation is well suited to enable users to better control media playback with regards to a media playback application operating on a computing device. One embodiment of a method for playing sequential media content by a media playback application operating on a computing device includes at least the acts of: initiating playing of the sequential media content by the media playback application; receiving a user input requesting to start playing at a new position in the sequential media content; marking a current position in the sequential media content; thereafter initiating playing of the sequential media content at the new position; receiving a user input requesting to reset playing to the marked current position; and subsequently initiating playing of the sequential media content at the marked current position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Madden, Eric Seymour, Scott Forstall, Celia Vigil, Imran Chaudhri
  • Publication number: 20140181671
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-accessible medium for modifying a parameter which can receive a single input associated with at least two different points in space, determine a modification factor based on the single input, and modify the parameter(s) having at least two components based on the modification factor. The modification factor can be determined by an angle created by a line or a vector between a start point and an end point and either the x-axis or the y-axis. The input can be generated by a user making a gesture on a screen using a finger, or by a mouse, stylus, track pad, or other motion sensor. The parameter can be a Red/Green/Blue parameter or a sound equalizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: PHOTOGRAPHICA LIMITED
    Inventor: Jerome Dewhurst
  • Patent number: 8760464
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a program that provides a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes a display area for displaying an image that includes several pixels. The GUI includes a selectable masking tool for displaying in the display area an adjustable closed curve to identify a region in the image to apply a color correction operation. The selectable masking tool includes a selectable control for modifying the adjustable closed curve through a range of elliptical shapes that ranges from a pure ellipse to an approximate rectangle. The GUI includes a selectable GUI item for applying the color correction operation based on the selectable masking tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Bryant, Daniel Pettigrew, Olivier Fedkiw
  • Patent number: 8743260
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including: a GUI generation unit configured to generate GUI data in which one of two mutually-orthogonal directions on a screen is allocated as a direction in which information flows, a plurality of processing systems for information processing are expressed as a plurality of lines along the one direction, and one or more blocks in which a name and setting value of one or more setting items of the processing system corresponding to at least one of the lines are displayed on the line are arranged; and a display processing unit configured to display the generated GUI data on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Wataru Toishita
  • Patent number: 8745532
    Abstract: The display device allows easily operating plural controlled devices connected to a network. The display device includes a communication unit communicating with controlled devices X1 through Xn connected to a network; an information acquiring unit acquiring operation-related information from controlled devices X1 through Xn through the communication unit; an information classifying unit classifying URL information into plural function groups based on operation information contained in operation-related information; a menu generating unit generating a menu page for each of the function groups; a display unit displaying the menu page generated by the menu generating unit; and a page operation unit operating the menu page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Yamao
  • Patent number: 8732221
    Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment, there is provided a computer program for use in the creation and editing of multimedia works which provides a much simplified method of selecting and placing multimedia clips, with a length of less than about 20 seconds, into a longer composition. In one preferred embodiment, the user is provided with a graphical user interface where he or she can add to or modify the multimedia content contained therein by simply clicking the mouse above an empty track location, with the replacement clips being chosen and inserted into the work automatically. In another embodiment, the user will specify the screening criteria for a plurality of tracks, which tracks will then be automatically populated with clips according to the user's rules to generate a multimedia work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Magix Software GmbH
    Inventors: Tilman Herberger, Titus Tost
  • Patent number: 8719688
    Abstract: An electronic device and method for processing a bookmark are provided. The electronic device includes a receiving unit that receives at least a portion of a bookmark of specific content generated in a first electronic device and a control unit that monitors whether a multimedia player is executed in the electronic device, displays an object including bookmark description information based on the portion of the bookmark if the multimedia player is executed, requests a resume operation to at least a second electronic device storing specific content or a third electronic device storing the bookmark if an input for the resume operation is received via the displayed object, and receives the specific content from the second electronic device. The present invention provides more convenient user interface for seamless content play between at least two electronic playing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sangwon Kim
  • Patent number: 8707182
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes maintaining data representative of a recorded media content instance comprising a media content program and a first advertisement and an index file corresponding to the recorded media content instance, playing back the recorded media content instance in accordance with timestamp data and storage location data included in the index file, dynamically replacing, during the playback of the recorded media content instance, a portion of the storage location data in the index file that corresponds to the first advertisement with storage location data corresponding to a second advertisement, and presenting the second advertisement in place of the first advertisement during the playback of the recorded media content instance in accordance with the modified index file. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Harpal S. Bassali, Marcelo D. Lechner, Michael P. Ruffini, Armando P. Stettner
  • Publication number: 20140108933
    Abstract: A data display method and apparatus of a terminal that displays predetermined data on a region of a size designated by a user are provided. The data display apparatus includes a display unit upon which a predetermined gesture occurs, and a controller configured to detect a region designated by the predetermined gesture as a screen display region when the predetermined gesture occurs, and to detect data selected by the predetermined gesture, and to control displaying of the data on the screen display region, wherein the controller simultaneously detects the region designated by the predetermined gesture and detects the data selected by the predetermined gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheong-Jae LEE
  • Patent number: 8701007
    Abstract: A computer readable medium (CRM) storing a media editing application for creating media presentations is described. The application includes a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI has (1) a display area for displaying a composite presentation that the application creates by compositing a plurality of media clips, (2) a composite display area for displaying graphical representations of a set of media clips that are part of the composite presentation and a set of media clips that are candidates for adding to the composite presentation, and (3) a preview tool for differentiating in the composite display area the graphical representation of any media clip that is part of the composite presentation from the graphical representation of any media clip that is a candidate for adding to the composite presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Meaney, Colleen Pendergast, Dave Cerf, Michaelle Stikich
  • Patent number: 8671359
    Abstract: A scroll display control device is provided, which is capable of scroll-displaying a text corresponding to a picture in such manner that the text can be easily understood. The scroll display control device scroll-displays, in synchronism with reproduction of the picture correlated to text information (TI), the corresponding text information (TI) on a text display screen (TW). A scroll speed calculation unit (102) dynamically calculates a text scroll speed (v) on the basis of a time length of a picture section presently under reproduction, a text quantity of the corresponding text section and text display setting information. A picture text control unit (104) scroll-displays text of the text section at a predetermined reference position of the text display screen (TW) according to the scroll speed (v). By displaying preceding and succeeding texts with respect to the text corresponding to the picture section presently under reproduction, it is possible to read back and pre-read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokazu Koizumi, Naohiro Takeda, Makoto Iwata, Ryoma Oami
  • Patent number: 8667526
    Abstract: A system may present video content with a data scroll on a video display device. The data scroll may include data scroll items that are automatically and consecutively presented on the video display device. Each of the data scroll items may include information associated with a particular topic. The system may receive a selection of a softkey corresponding to one of the data scroll items, retrieve, in response to receiving the selection of the softkey, additional content corresponding to the particular topic associated with the one of the data scroll items, and present the additional content on the video display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J Afram, D. Beau Morley, Hannah Y Moon
  • Publication number: 20140040743
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes presenting one or more user interface controls configured to receive selection of a first color space, from a plurality of first color spaces corresponding to media encodings for recording cinema or video data, and a second color space, from a plurality of second color spaces corresponding to output devices, receiving the selection, combining a first transform corresponding to the first color space and a second transform corresponding to the second color space, in accordance with the selection, to form a combined transform, and providing the combined transform for use in previewing the cinema or video data in accordance with the output devices corresponding to the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Peter Constable, Vladimir Potap`yev
  • Patent number: 8644684
    Abstract: In order to provide a recording and reproducing device that allows a user to select and manage arbitrary play lists, a unit of management for managing all registered play list information and an upper management hierarchical level are added. The unit of management is adapted to be handled on the same level with unified information that indicates a reproduction range of all AV data. User-defined unified information is adapted to be handled on the added management hierarchical level. The user-defined unified information is formed to allow arbitrary reproduction ranges contained on a lower hierarchical level to be registered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Yoshida, Junji Shiokawa, Hiroo Okamoto