Connection To External Network At Receiver (e.g., Set-top Box) Patents (Class 725/110)
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Patent number: 9620118Abstract: A method and system for monitoring video assets provided by a multimedia content distribution network includes testing closed captions provided in output video signals. A video and audio portion of a video signal are acquired during a time period that a closed caption occurs. A first text string is extracted from a text portion of a video image, while a second text string is extracted from speech content in the audio portion. A degree of matching between the strings is evaluated based on a threshold to determine when a caption error occurs. Various operations may be performed when the caption error occurs, including logging caption error data and sending notifications of the caption error.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventor: Hung John Pham
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Patent number: 9602887Abstract: A method of processing an interactive service and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes generating a trigger, wherein the trigger contains a first identifier and a parameter, wherein the first identifier identifies an application to be launched, wherein the parameter contains a media time stamp and a content identifier, wherein the media time stamp indicates a current point in the playout of a content, wherein the content identifier identifies the content currently being viewed, wherein the trigger is passed into the application after the application is launched, and wherein the application delivers the content identifier to a server in order to identify the content currently being viewed; generating a broadcast signal including the trigger; and transmitting the broadcast signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sejin Oh, Byungsun Park, Kyoungsoo Moon, Gomer Thomas, Seungjoo An, Jinwon Lee, Jinpil Kim, Kyungho Kim, Aettie Ji
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Patent number: 9596494Abstract: A method of processing an interactive service and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving uncompressed audio contents or uncompressed video contents from an external decoding unit, extracting an identifier of a frame from the received content, sending a request containing the identifier to a server and receiving a trigger for the content from the server based on the request, wherein the trigger indicates the current time of the contents and references a particular interactive event in an application parameter table or signals that the event is to be executed now or at a specified future time and the application parameter table includes information about at least one of applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sejin Oh, Jinpil Kim, Seungjoo An, Jinwon Lee, Kyungho Kim, Kyoungsoo Moon
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Patent number: 9584835Abstract: There is provided a system and method for streaming content to a plurality of devices over a network. A first stream comprising a first live feed is received from a first source, a second stream comprising a second live feed received from a second source, the first live feed synchronized with the second live feed, and a third stream comprising the synchronized first and second live feed generated and sent to each device. An interface is also presented on each device and the live feed displayed therewithin, a request signal indicative of a request for interactive content received, a control signal comprising instructions for retrieving the interactive content from the memory sent to each device, and the interface dynamically modified for causing the retrieved interactive content to be displayed concurrently with the live feed.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: DECISION-PLUS M.C. INC.Inventor: Carl Tremblay
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Patent number: 9584603Abstract: A system and method for managing customer premise equipment (CPE) devices. A wake signal is issued to the CPE device. Action parameters are communicated to the CPE device in response to receiving acknowledgement of the wake signal from the CPE device. A management session is established with the CPE device utilizing an address for secure communications in response to the CPE device acknowledging the action parameters. Communications are performed through the management session to perform operation, administration, and maintenance of the CPE device. The management session with the CPE device is terminated.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Michael Morrissey, Clinton Smoyer, Jade Kerr, Andrew Cook, Kevin McBride
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Patent number: 9578391Abstract: A method of processing an interactive service and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes sending a discovery message to a second screen application running in a second device, wherein the discovery message advertises second screen support services that the first device can provide, receiving a request for descriptions of the second screen support services from the second screen application, sending a response with the descriptions to the second screen application, providing a HTTP proxy server using a HTTP proxy server service allowing the second device to access files that are received by the first device in a broadcast stream, wherein the HTTP proxy server service is one of the second screen support services, receiving the files from the broadcast stream and delivering the files to the second device via the HTTP proxy server.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyungho Kim, Minsoo Lee, Jangwoong Park, Seungryul Yang, Jinpil Kim, Kyoungsoo Moon, Janghun Bae, Jaekoo Lee, Younghwan Kwon, Seungjoo An, Hyeonjae Lee, Sejin Oh
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Patent number: 9571328Abstract: A self-organizing internet protocol television (IPTV) grid system that: establishes an internet protocol television grid including an IPTV server, a plurality of grid nodes, a first end user device and a second end user device; communicates an IPTV channel signal over a first communication path that begins at the IPTV server and ends at the first end user device; communicates the IPTV channel signal over a second communication path that begins at the IPTV server and ends at the second end user device; determines that a quality issue condition exists for the channel signal as communicated to the second end user device; and responsive to the determination of the quality issue condition, communicates the IPTV channel signal over a third communication path that begins at the first end user device and ends at the second end user device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hitham A. A. A. Salama, Jonathan Dunne, Paul B. French, James P. Galvin, Jr., Patrick J. O'Sullivan
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Patent number: 9565478Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can communicate with plural content viewing apparatuses includes a group registering unit that registers users of the content viewing apparatuses in groups, a sharing-level setting unit that sets sharing level information representing an information sharing level among users belonging to an identical group, a viewing-information receiving unit that receives viewing information of the users, a user-viewing-content managing unit that manages a user viewing content database, a discriminating unit that discriminates, when a viewing information request of another user is received, the other users belonging to a group identical with a group to which the user of the content viewing apparatus at the request source belongs, an information extracting unit that extracts viewing information of the discriminated other users from the user viewing content database, and a viewing-information transmitting unit that transmits the viewing information to the content viewing apparatus at tType: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Sakai, Kazuto Mugura, Tomohiro Tsunoda, Tomohiro Ishii, Yuki Shoji
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Patent number: 9559983Abstract: A network device may comprise a first connector for connecting to an external network in which upstream data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) signals are communicated using a first frequency band and downstream cable and/or DOCSIS signals are communicated using a second frequency band. The device may also comprise a second connector for connecting to an on-premises network, as well as circuitry residing in a signal path between the first connector and the second connector. The circuitry may be operable to permit the downstream cable and/or DOCSIS signals to pass from the first connector to the second connector, and to block the upstream DOCSIS signals from passing from the first connector to the second connector. The circuitry may be operable to transmit, via the second connector, non-DOCSIS signals into the on-premises network using the first frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Maxlinear, Inc.Inventors: Sridhar Ramesh, Timothy Leo Gallagher, Curtis Ling
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Patent number: 9544629Abstract: A video processing system located at a remote location such as a TV broadcasting station or an Internet media server stores a plurality of video elements at that are delivered to a viewing system located at a viewer's premises. The video processing system is capable of receiving a selection request comprising two or more video elements or subsets thereof, wherein the subsets are regions of interest or portions of the corresponding video elements. The video processing system constructs a custom video by combining them based on the viewer' selection and using the region of interest that are provided, and forwards the custom video to the viewing system. Billing based on record of usage is also supported for the custom video.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Rajendra Kumar Khare, Brajabandhu Mishra, Sandeep Kumar Relan
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Patent number: 9539497Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods for communicating a primary display comprising information that facilitates visual presentation of a view of a game space and general audio to a primary client device and facilitating communication of individualized audio through a secondary client device such as a user's smartphone. The system may include a computing device that allows a user to play a video game through a primary client device, and send or receive individualized audio through a secondary client device while playing the video game. The system may include a set top box or other media device configured to provide general audio to a display device and individualized audio through a user's secondary client device. The individualized audio may include audio tracks, voice communications (e.g., verbal utterances from a user to another user), and/or other sounds intended for a particular user and/or group of users.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Kabam, Inc.Inventors: Kent Wakeford, Clifford J. Harrington
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Patent number: 9537955Abstract: Sending web content via asynchronous background processes is described. A system receives, from a webserver, a request, from an end-user device, for web content. The system sends the web content from a content server to a customer storage server associated with the end-user device. The system sends the web content from the customer storage server to the end-user device via an asynchronous background process.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventor: Prakash S. Hiremath
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Patent number: 9538237Abstract: A multi-screen interaction method is provided that includes sending, by a source device, device parameters of the source device to a target device that accesses a local area network where the source device is located, and receiving device parameters of the target device that are sent by the target device; sending, by the source device, media information of media content to the target device; requesting, by the target device, the media content from a network server according to the media information and the device parameters of the target device; sending, by the network server according to the device parameters of the target device, media content corresponding to the device parameters of the target device to the target device; and finding, by the target device, a play state of the media content that is being played by the source device, and playing the media content according to the play state.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Bo Huang
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Patent number: 9537707Abstract: A self-organizing internet protocol television (IPTV) grid system that: establishes an internet protocol television grid including an IPTV server, a plurality of grid nodes, a first end user device and a second end user device; communicates an IPTV channel signal over a first communication path that begins at the IPTV server and ends at the first end user device; communicates the IPTV channel signal over a second communication path that begins at the IPTV server and ends at the second end user device; determines that a quality issue condition exists for the channel signal as communicated to the second end user device; and responsive to the determination of the quality issue condition, communicates the IPTV channel signal over a third communication path that begins at the first end user device and ends at the second end user device.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Hitham A. A. A. Salama, Jonathan Dunne, Paul B. French, James P. Galvin, Jr., Patrick J. O'Sullivan
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Patent number: 9532115Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for enhancing the viewing experience of video content by analyzing the content to determine where enhanced sensory experience events may be appropriate, by identifying devices at the viewing location and devices personal to the viewer that can be controlled to provide an enhanced sensory experience, and by activating those devices in a way that is synchronized with the presentation of the content.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.Inventors: Jeremy Mickelsen, Adam Schafer, Bradley Wolf
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Patent number: 9532107Abstract: A content receiver useable in a broadcast content distribution system includes a content source that broadcasts audio/video content for reception by content receivers with associated metadata defining links to other content for possible reproduction by the content receiver and information indicative of a category of each link. The content receiver is configured to generate link information for display in dependence upon received metadata relating to links having a subset of categories while reproducing the broadcast audio/video content, and includes a user control operable to select a link for which link information is currently displayed by the content receiver causing the content receiver to reproduce content defined by that link and a category memory storing category information defining the subset of categories, the content receiver configured to modify stored category information in dependence upon which links are selected using the user control.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY EUROPE LIMITEDInventor: Brian Edwards
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Patent number: 9532100Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that presents an appropriate audio cue based on a search request received from a user. For example, the media guidance application may determine that a media asset corresponding to the search request is of particular relevance to the user (e.g., it belongs to the user's favorite genre). The media guidance application may then determine an audio cue (e.g., a well-known sound effect) associated with the media asset and generate the audio cue for presentation. The media guidance application may also determine an animated image cue associated with the media asset and generate that for display as well. This may allow users, especially those with vision-related disabilities, to more easily identify media assets that may be particularly relevant to them.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Geoff Ehlers, James Roth, Matthew Dymek
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Patent number: 9519451Abstract: An information processing device includes a display control unit configured to display data in an area formed in a display unit connected to the information processing device, a display data acquiring unit configured to acquire the display data displayed in an operation reception area or an entire area, which is a target of receiving an operation by a user, an area forming unit configured to form a render reception area so as to be superposed on the operation reception area, a render receiving unit configured to receive rendering with respect to the render reception area, a render data acquiring unit configured to acquire render data rendered in the render reception area, a render data combining unit configured to combine the display data with the render data, and a data sending unit configured to send, to a terminal, the display data with which the render data has been combined.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takuya Imai, Masanori Ishigami, Yoshinaga Kato, Kenichiro Morita, Shoh Nagamine
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Patent number: 9516080Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for streaming content including a base layer and an enhancement layer. According to one implementation, a first stream is fetched including the base layer from an internet server storing the base layer. A second stream is fetched including the enhancement layer from a local storage with the local storage being in communication with a media player through a local area network or a bus. The base layer and the enhancement layer are combined to render the content at a higher resolution than just the base layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Aurobindo Tripathy
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Patent number: 9507577Abstract: The provisioning of a host computing system by a controller located over a wide area network. The host computing system has power-on code that automatically executes upon powering up, and causes the host to notify the controller of the host address. In a first level of bootstrapping, the controller instructs the host to download a maintenance operating system. The host responds by downloading and installing a maintenance operating system, enabling further bootstrapping. The persistent memory may further have security data, such as a public key, that allows the host computing system to securely identify the source of the download instructions (and subsequent instructions) as originating from the controller. A second level of bootstrapping may accomplish the configuring of the host with a hypervisor and a host agent. A third level of bootstrapping may accomplish the provisioning of virtual machines on the host.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yousef A. Khalidi, Deepak Bansal, Changhoon Kim, Srikanth Kandula, David A. Maltz
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Patent number: 9503691Abstract: Methods and apparatus for enhanced advertising selection and delivery in a communications network. In one embodiment, the network comprises a cable television network, and the methods and apparatus enable a viewer to individually select and view advertisements during real-time broadcast program settings, as well as during “trick mode” operation in recorded program settings. Guess-work associated with skipping commercials via manual fast-forwarding through recorded content is eliminated, and a viewer is presented with several options regarding which advertisements to view and when to view them. In one variant, decoupling of advertising or promotions from a previously recorded program is provided, thus affording the network operator flexibility to insert various advertising content options, or selectively replace dated or expired advertisements, or those having less correlation to a current program content stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum, William Webb, Howard Pfeffer
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Patent number: 9497227Abstract: A method of conveying a location information (2) representing a physical location of a first communication device (D) from the first communication device (D) to a server (S) comprises sending a first invite message (12) of the server (S), the server (S) being triggered by a third communication device (C), to the first communication device (D) to invite the first communication device (D) to initiate a communication connection (26) to a second communication device (T), and sending an answer message (13) of the first communication device (D) in response to the first invite message (12) to the server (S), wherein the location information (2) is inserted in the answer message (13) for insertion in a second invite message (14) of the server (S) to the second communication device (T) to invite the second communication device (T) to accept the communication connection (26).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KGInventor: James Smith
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Patent number: 9497269Abstract: Disclosed are a service system and a method of providing a service in a digital receiver. The service providing method includes selecting content including an identifier with respect to an SNS or a data exchange space that is opened in linkage with content from a service guide, and outputting the selected content and the SNS or the data exchange space linked to the content in respective areas of a screen. The SNS linked to the content includes a data exchange space configured to allow one or more SNS users to simultaneously access the data exchange space using an open API from the server, and also includes a SNS identifier having a format as access information for the corresponding data exchange space.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Chuhyun Seo
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Patent number: 9491210Abstract: A sink device, a source device, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system, and a method for controlling the sink device are described. A sink device includes: an event setting unit that sets a control event configured to control media data supplied from a remote source device with which the sink device communicates through a WLAN; a packet control unit that forms a control packet configured to transmit the control event to the source device; a communication unit that transmits the control packet to the source device and receives, from the source device, media that reflects the control event; and a media output unit that outputs the media data that reflects the control event.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Pantech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won Jin Im, Chun Hyung Park, Oh Seob Lim
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Patent number: 9491513Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for dynamically creating composite videos are disclosed. In one aspect a computerized method comprises editing and playing a lead-in video, playing a user recorded video, playing multiple invitee recorded videos, and editing and playing a lead-out video to create a seamless composite video.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Inventors: Lewis Hayes Drumwright, Jeffry C. Kunzelman, Christine Bansek
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Patent number: 9479513Abstract: Techniques and mechanism to selectively provide resource access to a functional domain of a platform. In an embodiment, the platform includes both a report domain to monitor the functional domain and a policy domain to identify, based on such monitoring, a transition of the functional domain from a first integrity level to a second integrity level. In response to a change in integrity level, the policy domain may configure the enforcement domain to enforce against the functional domain one or more resource accessibility rules corresponding to the second integrity level. In another embodiment, the policy domain automatically initiates operations in aid of transitioning the platform from the second integrity level to a higher integrity level.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Sandia CorporationInventors: Chris Jenkins, Lyndon G. Pierson
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Patent number: 9462339Abstract: A method of receiving content includes joining an in-progress multicast stream to receive a first portion of a content. The method further includes sending a request to a peer for a catch-up portion of the content, the request including a deadline for delivery of the content, and receiving the catch-up portion of the content from the peer prior to the deadline.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Kadangode Ramakrishnan, Rittwik Jana, Divesh Srivastava, Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Samrat Bhattacharjee
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Patent number: 9456237Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting supplemental information corresponding to on-demand media content are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Ant Oztaskent, Yaroslav Volovich, Ingrid McAulay Trollope
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Patent number: 9451337Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein include systems and methods for transmitting TV program related content to IP connected devices on a home network, or other local area network. Users can watch television while simultaneously receiving content related to TV programs currently being displayed on a television. TV centric and TV program related content can be transmitted to IP connected devices. Moreover, this TV program related content can be displayed at the same time as a television program is being displayed on a television. As such, the system can provide media synchronization within home network using the set-top box as a gateway for delivering the content. Users can watch TV at home, and at the same time receive TV program related content on a laptop, tablet computer, mobile phone, etc.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventors: David W. Chen, Vipul B. Patel, Kenneth L. Gould, Jian Yu
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Patent number: 9432435Abstract: Systems and methods allow playback of a media stream received via a network. The media stream is received and stored in a buffer prior to playback. Responsive to receiving the user command to change the content of the media stream, the buffer is flushed prior to receiving the changed content in the media stream.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Sling Media, Inc.Inventors: Jason Gary Krikorian, Blake Gary Krikorian, Bhupendra Natwerlal Shah, Alexander Gurzhi, Satish Iyer
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Patent number: 9432744Abstract: Disclosed herein is a receiving device including: a receiver that receives AV content; a trigger information acquirer that acquires trigger information adapted to identify control information to control operation of an application program run in conjunction with the AV content; a table acquirer that acquires a table in which the control information identified by the trigger information is stored in response to first version information that is included in the trigger information and indicates a version of the table; and a control section that controls the operation of the application program in response to the control information that is identified by the trigger information and is stored in the table.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naohisa Kitazato, Yasuaki Yamagishi, Yoshiharu Dewa, Jun Kitahara, Mark Eyer
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Patent number: 9430502Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting statistics data over a communications network using scalable stateless processes are disclosed. A process capable of obtaining statistics data, in one embodiment, detects a delay associated with the availability of statistics data in accordance with predefined lag duration, and subsequently, adds one or more stateless processes to a pool of stateless processes to increase capacity of collecting statistics data. Upon enabling a stateless process to collect statistics data from network element (“NE”) in response to a statistics collecting tasks, the statistics data is stored in a database.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Tellabs Operations, Inc.Inventors: Mahesh Purushothaman, Debashis Dey, Ajaykumar L. Upadhyay, Anand K. Palanisamy
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Patent number: 9426520Abstract: The present technology relates to a multimedia content self-adaptive method and a multimedia playing system, wherein the multimedia content self-adaptive method includes: obtaining context information; solving the media content adaptation problem according to the obtained context information. Applying the multimedia content self-adaptive method and multimedia playing system provided by the present technology, the content adaptation for the AV playing environment can be realized under the UPnP AV standard, thereby providing intelligent multimedia services.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: HAIER GROUP CO.Inventors: Ruichun Tang, Chao Liu, Yili Zhai
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Patent number: 9398341Abstract: A method of processing an interactive service and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving uncompressed audio content or uncompressed video content from an external decoding unit, extracting identifiers of frames from the received content periodically, submitting requests containing the identifiers and receiving a trigger for the content when a new segment is detected or when an event activation needs to be communicated to the receiver, wherein the trigger indicates the current time of the contents and references a particular interactive event in an application parameter table or signals that the event is to be executed now or at a specified future time, wherein the application parameter table includes information about at least one of applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sejin Oh, Jinpil Kim, Seungjoo An, Jinwon Lee, Kyungho Kim, Kyoungsoo Moon
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Patent number: 9392340Abstract: After the calling of the playback action of the first resource, the control device calls a multiple resource prefetch action including a plurality of prefetch resource identifiers for a plurality of prefetch resources. The media renderer prefetches the plurality of prefetch resources from the media server on the basis of the plurality of prefetch resource identifiers. The control device calls a playback action of a second resource corresponding to one of the plurality of prefetch resources. The media renderer provides seamless transition between the first resource and the second resource.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Younghwan Kwon, Janghun Bae, Hyeonjae Lee, Seungryul Yang
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Patent number: 9367996Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for betting contests relating to sports matches and, in particular, relating to fantasy sports associated with sports matches. For some embodiments, the systems and methods described herein establish and conduct one or more betting contests based on the performance of individual real-world sports players. Additionally, for some embodiments, the performance of an individual real-world sports player is determined using fantasy sports points (hereafter, fantasy points) attributed to the individual real-life sports player by one or more fantasy sports systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Inventor: Russell Scalise
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Patent number: 9338506Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for presenting ad content with electronic content. In one implementation a method is provided that includes receiving, from a user device, a request that identifies a segment of electronic content, and selecting a set of ad metadata for the identified segment of electronic content, the selected set of ad metadata including information defining how ad content is to be presented. The method also includes selecting a set of content metadata for the identified segment of electronic content, the selected set of content metadata including information related to presenting the segment of electronic content, and instructing the user device to generate a presentation based on the selected set of ad metadata and the selected set of content metadata, the presentation including the segment of electronic content and at least one ad content element.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: ADVERTISING.COM LLCInventor: G. Thomas Des Jardins
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Patent number: 9330531Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems and methods for communicating a primary display comprising information that facilitates visual presentation of a view of a game space to a primary client device and facilitating communication of alliance information among members of an alliance through a secondary client device such as a user's smartphone. The system may include a game device that allows a user to play a video game or otherwise interact with a virtual environment, and send or receive alliance information using the primary client device and send or receive alliance information using a secondary client device while playing the video game using the primary client device. The primary client device or the secondary client device may also be used to control actions taken by the alliance. Thus, alliance control may be facilitated using either or both of the primary client device and the secondary client device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: KABAM, INC.Inventors: Kent Wakeford, Clifford J. Harrington
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Patent number: 9323720Abstract: A user initiated unification command can be received from a user interface. The unification command can be associated with a selected portion of a fragmented document. The fragmented document can include more than one discrete documents interconnected by at least one reference. Each reference can be a linkage to content of a document other than the one containing the reference. The selected portion can be associated with one of the discrete documents referred to as a root document. Responsive to the unification command, content represented by the reference can be acquired from the associated discrete documents without presenting the discrete document within a user interface window. The acquired content can be added to the root document.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Scott J. Clee, Robert A. Harris, Daniel E. Would, Shanna Xu
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Patent number: 9313227Abstract: A system and method for prevention of data leakage, the system comprising: a server configured to receive and transmit user activity commands; a protection module configured to validate and reconstruct commands received from the server and to transmit the validated reconstructed commands, the protection module further configured to create a security image associated with a specific user; and a secured transmission module configured to transmit the security image to the server while ensuring that the security image is sent securely to the associated user, wherein the server is further configured to receive the security image via the secured transmission module and to present the security image to the associated user.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Amigon Technologies Ltd.Inventor: Dan Amiga
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Patent number: 9313538Abstract: Methods and systems are also provided herein for establishing a mode of communication between a first user and a second user when a media asset is in a lull. Control circuitry may determine that a first user perceives a segment of the media asset as a lull based on a first user profile. The control circuitry may retrieve a second user profile associated with a second user, and may determine that the second user also perceives the segment of the media asset to be a lull based on the second user profile. The control circuitry may responsively establish a mode of communication (e.g., a chat window) between the first user and the second user.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Young Tang, Robin Ford, Helen Zhang
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Patent number: 9313537Abstract: Methods and systems are also provided herein for presenting an advertisement to a user who perceives a media asset to be in a lull, and refraining from presenting the advertisement to a different user who does not perceive the media asset to be in a lull. Control circuitry may determine that a first user perceives a segment of the media asset as a lull based on a first user profile. The control circuitry may determine whether or not the second user also perceives the segment of the media asset to be a lull based on a second user profile. In response to determining that the second user does not also perceive the segment of the media asset to be a lull, the control circuitry may cause the advertisement to be presented to the first user but not to the second user.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Young Tang, Robin Ford, Helen Zhang
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Patent number: 9306972Abstract: A system and method for prevention of malware infections, the system comprising: a secured server configured to authenticate a user and issue an identifier (ID) uniquely associated with the user, to receive a user input and to send commands based on the received input; a protection module configured to validate transmissions from the secured server, to reconstruct commands based on the commands sent from the secured server, and send the reconstructed commands comprising the unique user ID and a rendering processor configured to receive the reconstructed command from the protection module, to execute the reconstructed command, to acquire data from another machine based on the reconstructed command and to generate an image to represent the acquired data, the image comprising a stamp relating the image to the unique ID, wherein the protection module is placed in a transmission channel connecting between the secured server and the rendering processor.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: FIREGLASS LTD.Inventor: Dan Amiga
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Patent number: 9253521Abstract: An image streaming system for minimizing resource usage of an NVR as it does not need to manage IP cameras nor require additional resources to stream images to a client device at a remote location since it is able to directly access an IP camera registered in the NVR without passing through the NVR to retrieve images from the IP camera and transmit the retrieved images to the client device, thereby preventing an increase of costs for the NVR.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: IDIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hee-Lock Jung
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Patent number: 9253510Abstract: A method for re-transmitting missing packets in an improved manner in association with transmitting an MPEG transport stream between a client and a server of a communication network is provided. New type of customized control packets are introduced which are periodically embedded into the transport stream at the server from which the MPEG transport stream is distributed, wherein each of the embedded control packets is provided with package identification data. A client receiving the MPEG transport stream, including the embedded customized control packets, will, on the basis of the package identification data obtained from a customized control packet be able to identify each of n packets which were inserted by the server into the transport stream subsequent to the respective customized control packet.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Michael Huber, Hans Byström, Mats Cedervall, Johan Kwarnmark
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Patent number: 9210484Abstract: A television set is capable of receiving both broadcast program from television station and corresponding digital file of the same contents from a server station through internet. The television set keeps information of time limit for the server station to surely provide the file. The television set automatically downloads the file when the time limit comes close or the time limit information is failed to be kept. The television set keeps URL for the moving image program enjoyed upon turning-off of the television set until the next turning-on for instantly enjoying the moving image content provided at the URL. User who turning-on the television set or changing the channel with any program not in mind to feel interest in the program on display by chance can enjoy the program from the beginning by means of downloading corresponding digital file of the same contents through internet by an automatic link.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: NL GIKEN INCORPORATEDInventor: Masahide Tanaka
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Patent number: 9201904Abstract: In particular embodiments, a social networking system identifies a user viewing video content on a first display device, identifies the video content being viewed on the first display device by the user, and determines a second display device associated with the identified user. The social networking system sends one or more instructions to the determined second display device to display one or more chat messages associated with the identified video content.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Ime Archibong, Gregory Joseph Badros, Colin Cameron Brennan Campbell, David Harry Garcia, Mark Heynen, Brian Krausz, Cameron Alexander Marlow, Erick Tseng, Yong Kean Wong
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Patent number: 9202022Abstract: An apparatus for providing a Digital Rights Management (DRM) service is provided. The apparatus includes a Media Presentation Description (MPD) information configurer for determining a DRM system required in each of representations of content provided by an adaptive streaming service, classifying the representations into one or more groups according to predetermined criteria, and configuring MPD information by inserting content protection information including representation group information representing classified groups and information about DRM systems corresponding to the representation group information; and a communication unit for transmitting the MPD information to a user terminal receiving the content.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo-Gyeong Kang, Byung-Rae Lee
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Patent number: 9191717Abstract: A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver, which receives and processes a service being transmitted in non-real time, and a broadcast receiver are disclosed. Herein, the method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium, wherein a list of recordings screen displaying the list of recordings includes at least one of a content name, a channel name, a date of recording, and a content size.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jae Hyung Song, Jong Yeul Suh, Gomer Thomas, Jun Hui Lee, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Kwan Suk Kim, Chang Sik Yun
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Patent number: 9191718Abstract: A method of processing a non-real time service of a broadcast receiver includes receiving a signaling information table including additional information on contents configuring a non-real time service and a content identifier for each content, acquiring the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content from the signaling information table, storing contents being downloaded through a FLUTE or an internet in a storage medium, based upon the additional information on contents and the content identifier for each content, and displaying a list of recordings including the contents stored in the storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jae Hyung Song, Jong Yeul Suh, Gomer Thomas, Jun Hui Lee, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Kwan Suk Kim, Chang Sik Yun