Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a conflict between viewing selections of two users before viewing a media asset. In some aspects, the method comprises receiving an audio input through an audio channel, detecting a first utterance from a first user and a second utterance from a second user in the input of the audio channel, parsing the first utterance and the second utterance, analyzing the first utterance and the second utterance to determine context about the first media asset and the second media asset, and presenting a conflict to the users to display on the media asset.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a first device rendering image data, a second device storing the image data, and a display panel that displays the image data stored in the memory. The first device renders multiple frames of the image data, compresses the multiple frames into a single superframe, and transports the single superframe. The second device receives the single superframe, decompresses the single superframe into the multiple frames of image data, and stores the image data on a memory of the second device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for processing video. Encoded video data may be determined from uncompressed video data. A chrominance component for a portion of the encoded video data may be determined that references another portion of the encoded video data. A luma component of the portion of the encoded video data may be determined to correspond with the luma component of the corresponding portion of the uncompressed video data.

Abstract: A data sharing control method. The method includes detecting a plurality of images on one or more devices operated by a first user, the one or more devices comprising a particular device. A plurality of tags are determined for the plurality of images, and a plurality of settings are received based on the plurality of tags from a second user. A particular image is detected on the particular device. One or more particular tags of the particular image on the particular device are determined, and a sharing action of the particular image by the particular device is blocked based on the plurality of settings and the one or more particular tags.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a message display method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: displaying a content sharing interface when target users perform content sharing; and when an interactive message is displayed using a first preset mode on the content sharing interface, in response to a trigger operation triggering interactive message input, perform switching from displaying the interactive message using the first preset mode to displaying the interactive message using a second preset mode, wherein displaying using the first preset mode is associated with a reception time of the interactive message, and displaying in the second preset mode is associated with interaction process data of the target user.

Abstract: Various embodiments include facilitating video playback, based on an HTML iframe and a headless browser. To that end, in some embodiments, a method is performed at a first device, which may be referred to as a receiving device. The first device includes a processor, a non-transitory memory, and a communication interface. The communication interface enables commutation with a second device, which may be referred to as a sending device. The method includes receiving the HTML iframe from the second device. The HTML iframe may include a video tag, or the video tag may be nested in another HTML iframe. Moreover, the method includes playing a video stream that is identified by the video tag. Playing the video stream includes executing the HTML iframe via the headless browser to retrieve the video stream based on the video tag, and transmitting the video stream to a display device.

Abstract: A conference and collaboration system including local computing devices and a receiver are provided. The receiver and/or local devices may run collaboration applications and/or virtual conferencing applications. The receiver and/or at least one local device may be in communication with a remote server running a conference platform and hosting a virtual conference. The receiver may join the conference as a participant and share audio/visual data with the conference platform. The local device may also join and may share audio/visual data with the conference platform and receive conference audio/visual data from the conference platform. The local device may share the conference audio/visual data with the receiver. The receiver may further receive audio/visual data from a non-participant local device and send such data to the conference platform. Alternatively, only a conference device may join the conference as a participant and share audio/visual data from the conference with the local devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a smart television and a server. In the present disclosure, a query command comprising a keyword is sent to a server in response to a query request for an audio/video from the user input interface, wherein the server is configured to determine media resource information of corresponding target audio/video according to the keyword in response to receiving the query command, and generate a reply text comprising comment information of the target audio/video according to the keyword; the media resource information and the reply text sent from the server are received; and the display is controlled to present the media resource information in a first area on the user interface and present the reply text in a second area on the user interface.

Abstract: A video interaction method includes: displaying an interactive video playing page playing a target interactive video; playing a first target object in the target interactive video in the interactive video playing page, and displaying a first interaction component in a first region associated with the first target object; determining, in response to a first operation on the first interaction component, a first sub-variable value of a first sub-variable corresponding to the first interaction component; and playing a target media segment of the target interactive video in the interactive video playing page according to the first sub-variable value.

Abstract: A video generation method includes obtaining action clips into which source videos are split, through action recognition with respect to the source videos, selecting target clips from among the action clips, based on correlation between clip features of at least some of the action clips and an intention feature extracted from a video generation request, and generating a target video by combining at least some of the target clips.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for echoing media via a mobile device are disclosed herein. According to an embodiment, the method can include displaying automatically to a user, on the mobile device, a list of one or more respective identifiers of one or more other users experiencing respective media within a selectable geographic area. The user is then allowed to select whether to play one or more of the respective media on the mobile device, and can connect with the one or more other users via a social networking site. As a result, the user can network with previously unknown people, based on a common taste in music or other media, for example, as well as a geographic location.

Abstract: Protocol Data Unit (PDU) sessions in a communication network (10) provide logical interconnections between Data Networks (DNs) (16) and respective User Equipments (UEs) (12) that access the DNs (16) via the communication network (10), and the communication network (10) establishes one or more affiliated sessions in conjunction with each PDU session, such as an affiliated charging or policy control session. Rather than requiring the high signaling overhead associated with mass terminations of these affiliated sessions on a per session basis, the Network Functions (NFs) (32, 34, 36) contemplated herein provide for batch termination of a potentially large plurality affiliated sessions, based on the exchange of a corresponding batch termination message. Disclosed batch termination techniques include the exchange of information during session establishment, for later determination of which affiliated sessions are subject to batch termination.

Abstract: Systems and methods provided herein for intelligently distinguishing between different versions of a media asset and selectively storing those requested media assets that differ from versions that were previously stored in some pre-defined characteristics. These systems and methods, upon identifying a version of the requested media asset was previously stored, determine a characteristic of the requested media asset. These systems and methods compare the characteristic of the requested media asset with a corresponding characteristic of the version of the requested media asset that was previously stored to determine a difference between the two versions. The systems and methods then determine whether the difference in characteristic renders the requested media asset preferable over the previously stored version. Upon determining that the requested media asset is preferable over the previously stored version, the systems and methods store the requested media asset.

Abstract: [Summary] [Problem to be Solved] To construct a management server that can provide video and audio according to the position, where a camera films, to user terminals. [Solution] It is configured that a management server comprises a camera extraction section receiving a desired camera from a user terminal, an audio extraction section receiving audio generation data from a distributor terminal, a video extraction section receiving video generation data corresponding to a filming subject from the distributor terminal, a distribution audio generation section generating distribution audio to be distributed to the user terminal, a video generation section generating distribution video to be distributed to the user terminal based on the video of the filming subject and the distribution audio.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a display; and a processor configured to: control the display to display a content based on one mode of a plurality of display modes, receive a user voice in real time while the content is being displayed, identify user's age information corresponding to the received user voice, identify whether or not the one mode is a kids mode when the identified user's age information is less than a threshold value, and change the one mode to the kids mode when it is identified that the one mode is not the kids mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides examples of a method and apparatus for processing a video, a device and a storage medium. The method may include: acquiring a target video and a target comment of the target video; recognizing a picture in the target video to obtain text information of the picture; determining a target comment matching a content of the text information; and inserting, in response to displaying the picture in the target video, the target comment matching the content in a form of a bullet screen.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for presenting menus to DVR users and users of other media playback devices are described. After a DVR (or other media device) has finished playing a recorded television program (or other content), or in response to other specified events, the DVR presents a screen which comprises a menu. In addition to or in alternative to “save” and “delete” options, the menu comprises one or more options. Each of these other options may correspond to a separate item. For example, a user's selection of such an option may cause the DVR to display or play certain content on the user's television set. Additionally, or alternatively, these other options, when selected by a user, may cause the DVR to display a user interface through which the user can actually interact with content, such as an item that was featured or referenced in the television program that the user was just watching.

Abstract: Information processing method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium are provided. The method includes obtaining a trigger operation; responding to the triggering operation and calling the multitasking manager; and displaying the multitasking manager. The multitasking manager includes at least one identification card obtained based on a target strategy. Each identification card includes at least one operation button. An operation button of the at least one operation button generates a control instruction for an application program corresponding to the identification card including the operation button to respond.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described to selectively stream content based on parental control ratings. A particular frame of a live broadcast of a media asset that is to be transmitted to a first device is identified, and it is determined whether the particular frame of the media asset depicts content associated with a parental control rating. In response to such determination, the particular frame and metadata associated with the particular frame that indicates that the particular frame depicts content associated with the parental control rating may be transmitted to the first device, where the transmittal of the metadata causes the first device to perform an action related to display of the particular frame based on comparing the parental control rating with a local parental control setting.

Abstract: A system is provided for generating a live media segment asset. Manifest data and indexed metadata are inserted to a live media segment asset manifest based on an identifier in a received request. The indexed metadata is associated with a media segment from an indexed media content referenced in a first programming schedule. A live media segment asset is generated based on a context parameter and the insertion of the manifest data and the indexed metadata. The indexed media content is referenced by the identifier for the generation of the live media segment asset.

Abstract: A method implemented in an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining at least one update of content of at least one application, wherein the at least one update is associated with an activity related to the content accessed by a user, generating at least one statement corresponding to the at least one update of the content of the at least one application in accordance with the activity related to the content.

Abstract: A do-not-disturb method and a terminal. The method includes: displaying, by the terminal, an interface of a first application, then, if the interface of the first application includes a media playing window, and the first application is in a media do-not-disturb mode, determining whether any first media playing in the window was triggered by a playing operation of a user. If the playing of the first media in the window was triggered by the playing operation of the user, the method includes playing the corresponding media, and if the playing of the first media in the window was not triggered by the playing operation of the user, the method includes pausing or stopping play of the corresponding media. This method can avoid automatic playing of media, to reduce resource waste, data traffic consumption, a processing load of a mobile phone, and power consumption.

Abstract: According to some aspects, methods and systems may include receiving, by a computing device, metadata identifying an event occurring in a video program, and determining an expected motion of objects in the identified event. The methods and systems may further include analyzing motion energy in the video program to identify video frames in which the event occurs, and storing information identifying the video frames in which the event occurs.

Abstract: A computer-implemented is disclosed. The method includes: receiving media data of a live media stream; obtaining audience reaction data associated with the live media stream; identifying an event-of-interest in the live media stream based on the audience reaction data, wherein a time of the event-of-interest is prior to a time of the audience reaction data; obtaining a segment of at least one of audio data or video data of the live media stream that is associated with the time of the event-of-interest; generating a digital asset incorporating the segment; and providing the digital asset to at least one viewer of the live media stream.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for implementing a playback system capable of operating as a virtual or augmented reality device are described. In various embodiment one or more environmental triggers are detected and an action is taken based on the detected trigger, user input and/or other environmental conditions. The methods allow a user who is subject to an immersive experience to smoothly transition in/or out of the virtual environment and respond to environmental triggers which may require a user to take an action.

Abstract: Automated processes, computing systems, computing devices, and other aspects of a data processing system improve reliability in transmitting digital media content over a network using resource constrained hardware. Media content may be received from a media source and used to generate data segments. A reference to a first segment of the media content stored in the buffer is written to a message queue. A computing device switches into copy data mode in response to the number of references in the buffer being greater than or equal to a first threshold value. A second segment of the media content is written directly to the message queue.

Abstract: An intelligent television system provides an operating system and an application framework for controlling a user interface to handle user input events from a handheld remote control. The remote control includes color keys that are configured for triggering different functions in different application panels displayed on the television.

Abstract: Techniques are described for synchronizing internet (“over the top”) video streams for simultaneous playback. In particular, techniques are described to improve the performance and accuracy of stream synchronization among participant media player applications playing a same video content item, for example, as part of a “watch party.” The techniques can be further augmented to allow interaction between the users watching the presentation, e.g., by sending messages to other users or by annotating the video presentation with comments, and can be further used to enable “cross device control,” a feature that enables multiple users, or a single user with multiple devices, to control a shared video playback session on another device. For example, two users watching a streaming video on a set-top box connected to a TV in their living room could each use an app on their respective smart phones to pause/play/seek the playback session, providing a more collaborative experience.

Abstract: The described technology is directed towards sending metadata related to a video to a client device, such as events that describe a portion of that video, such as in a hidden stream. In one or more implementations, the enhanced metadata comprises nodes used to build part of a relationship graph. This allows interested clients to switch between the feature playback and interacting with the metadata. Further, searches through the enhanced metadata may be performed to find matching video portions, and summaries or highlights of one or more videos may be assembled by accessing information in the enhanced metadata.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a web user experience improvement for digital magazines. A digital magazine viewing platform is integrated with a digital magazine publishing platform including features that leverage the integration including user interface arrangement based on viewing habits and ripped content that is insertable into draft digital magazine documents. In some embodiments, a machine learning model categorizes magazine styles and present publishing features based on those magazines viewed or subscribed to by a given user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating notification interfaces based on media broadcast access events are provided. The system can determine, based on one or more attributes of the plurality of historic content streams accessed by a broadcast receiver device, an arrangement of the plurality of content items corresponding to the one or more live events. The system can generate display instructions for the broadcast receiver device that cause the broadcast receiver device to display a notification including the plurality of content items with a broadcast of a live event of the one or more live events according to the arrangement. The system can transmit the display instructions to the broadcast receiver device to cause the broadcast receiver device to display the notification including the plurality of content items with the broadcast of the live event of the one or more live events according to the arrangement.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for causing to be provided contextual information for a content item. The system identifies that a subject in a content item is currently being referenced and determines whether consumption of the content item could be enhanced based on the referenced subject. For example, the system identifies a king being discussed by characters in a television series and determines the king was referenced three months ago. The system determines, based on the last time the subject was referenced, whether to provide contextual information about the subject. Using the determined three-month lapse in time since the king was last referenced, the system determines that contextual information about the king should be provided. Accordingly, the system causes to be displayed the contextual information within closed captioning after determining contextual information should be provided.

Abstract: Embodiments provide for methods, computer program products, and systems to improve media playback comprising receiving a variant stream, identifying respective maximum segment durations for a plurality of different types of client devices that will play media content contained in the variant stream, generating, using the variant stream, a respective playlist for each of the plurality of different types of client devices, wherein the respective playlists each contain different maximum segment durations, and delivering the respective playlists to at least one of the plurality of different types of client devices via a distribution network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for controlling playback and/or recording of media assets at a media device based on the state of a secondary device. Specifically, while displaying a media asset, a media device receives a signal from the secondary device indicating a change of state of the secondary device. The media device displays a notification of the signal, and the user can interact with the notification. If the user interacts with the notification for more than a threshold amount of time, the media device may begin recording the media asset. Once the user has finished interacting with the notification, the media device may stop recording and the user can see content that they may have missed by reviewing the recorded portion of the media asset.

Abstract: A method of animating a digital character according to facial expressions of a user, comprising the steps of, (a) obtaining a 2D image and 3D depth map of the face of the user, (b) determining expression parameters for a user expression model so that a facial expression of the user-specific expression model represents the face of the user shown in the 2D image and 3D depth map (c) using the expression parameters and an animation prior to determine animation parameters usable to animate a digital character, wherein the animation prior is a sequence of animation parameters which represent predefined animations of a digital character (d) using the animation parameters to animate a digital character so that the digital character mimics the face of the user.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments generating video on demand (VOD) using network digital video recording (NDVR). A method includes receiving a video on demand (VOD) request for generating a VOD package of a video broadcast prior to a broadcast. The method further includes retrieving electronic program guide (EPG) metadata related to the video broadcast. The method further includes sending a digital video recording (DVR) request to a network digital video recording (NDVR) system to record the video broadcast. The method further includes obtaining a video recording of the video broadcast generated by the NDVR system. The method further includes generating a VOD package of the video broadcast, the VOD package including the video recording, and VOD metadata of the video recording. The method further includes sending the VOD package of the video broadcast toward a VOD system to distribute the VOD package.

Abstract: When a device is playing out a first media stream, the device determines a target time for beginning playout of a second media stream in place of the first media stream. The device then starts a stream-transition process that is expected to take anywhere from a minimum expected transition duration to a maximum expected transition duration, and the device starts the transition process in advance of the determined target time by the maximum expected transition duration, to help ensure timely starting of playout of the second media stream. Further, for an uncertainty period that extends from the minimum expected transition duration after the starting to the maximum expected transition duration after the starting, the device generates and plays a sequence of transition frames to help mask transition from the first media stream to the second media stream.

Abstract: In embodiments of an audio control module (318), audio data (310) is received from an audio data source (314) for output to an audio rendering device (316). An initialization input (326) can be received from a wireless audio headset (320) and, responsive to receiving the initialization input, the audio data (328) is communicated to the audio headset. The audio that would be generated from the audio data (322) at the audio rendering device (316) is also limited, such as by replacing the audio data (322) with null audio data, clearing audio data packets from the audio data (322), or by asserting a mute signal (336) to the audio rendering device.

Abstract: Methods and systems relating to generating and correlating metadata with a content item are disclosed. For example, a computing device may generate one or more timestamp indicators to be associated with a content item. Each timestamp indicator may be correlated to metadata and may be associated with a time point or time interval in a duration of the content item. A requesting device may generate a request for metadata that may comprise an identifier of a timestamp indicator. The request may be generated, for example, based on determining a user of the device is requesting display of an interactive application. Upon receiving a metadata request comprising an identifier of a timestamp indicator, a computing device may transmit metadata correlated to the timestamp indicator to the requesting device or to another user device.

Abstract: Systems, devices and automated process allow automatic replacement of advertisements or other content in previously-broadcast television programs. A content management system or the like operating on a digital network receives indicia from playback devices that have encountered identified advertisements that are stored in digital video recorders or that are otherwise contained within previously-broadcast television programs. The encounters are recorded in a database for subsequent analysis. If desired, the previously-broadcast advertisements may be replaced with more relevant or engaging advertisements prior to playback to the viewer, thereby allowing a fresher, more relevant and more engaging experience for the viewer.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present technical solution enable a multi-modal interface for voice-based devices, such as digital assistants. The solution can enable a user to interact with video and other content through a touch interface and through voice commands. In addition to inputs such as stop and play, the present solution can also automatically generate annotations for displayed video files. From the annotations, the solution can identify one or more break points that are associated with different scenes, video portions, or how-to steps in the video. The digital assistant can receive input audio signal and parse the input audio signal to identify semantic entities within the input audio signal. The digital assistant can map the identified semantic entities to the annotations to select a portion of the video that corresponds to the users request in the input audio signal.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for real time dynamic responsive/adapting/adjusting video in real-time to required/defined display size. The method comrading the steps of: Identifying size requirements Receiving/uploading instructions/policy for changing/adapting the video based on required display size; Changing/cropping video based on pre-defined rules or dynamic rules when changing display size requirement.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel which allows a curvature portion thereof to be narrowed near a terminal portion even when circuit blocks are arranged in the curvature portion. For a data line in the form of a polyline consisting of a plurality of short straight line segments in a first curvature portion 12a of a display panel 10, as the distance from a terminal portion 16 increases, the slant angle of each straight line segment increases, the number of data lines d decreases, and hence the width of a data line area decreases. Accordingly, the number of unit circuit blocks 70 in a parallel circuit block 80 disposed in a circuit area can be increased by widening the circuit area in proportion to the decrease in the width of the data line area.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting content based on a generic rating are provided.

Abstract: Audio content may be played on multiple audio-enabled devices via a voice command issued by a user. The voice command is received at a first audio-enabled device and processed, via speech recognition, to identify the audio content to be played and the target devices on which the audio content is to be played. In addition, the voice command can also indicate the time periods associated with the audio playback to provide synchronized playback. Device set information can be used to determine if the first audio-enabled device shares audio functionality with the target devices. If shared functionality is confirmed, one or more commands are sent to the respective target devices to instruct the corresponding playback of the audio content.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for processing video. Encoded video data may be determined from uncompressed video data. A chrominance component for a portion of the encoded video data may be determined that references another portion of the encoded video data. A luma component of the portion of the encoded video data may be determined to correspond with the luma component of the corresponding portion of the uncompressed video data.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program of upspeeding a media stream transmitted over a communication link from a sender device to a receiving device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses for providing synchronous supplemental experiences are presented. According to one or more aspects, a video signal may be transmitted to a display device, and a sync signal may be transmitted to at least one other device. The sync signal may include an identifier of a program currently being displayed and a time value indicating a current point in time of the program. In at least one arrangement, the sync signal may cause the at least one other device to access content synchronization data; determine, based on the content synchronization data, that at least one supplemental experience corresponds to the identifier of the program and the time value; and present the at least one supplemental experience to a user.

Abstract: A method and a system for receiving a user's selection of a content, retrieving data about the content, tracking content consumption, launching a reactive module based on input from the user, registering a timestamped response of the user, the response comprising a graphic symbol is provided. The method may be further comprise receiving content-retrieving information from a second user, searching contents to identify a candidate for the second user's consumption, receiving a selection of a content from the candidate, tracking a position of the content that is selected and being consumed by the second user, launching the reactive module on a second client device based on input from the second user. The virtual platform provides an electronic venue of dynamic communications for content consumers, where users experience pseudo-realtime interactions by seeing the virtual platform's reconstruction of other users' responses that shows reacting users' emotional status.

Abstract: The present application discloses techniques of implementing multi-screen display of interactive data. The techniques comprise receiving an interaction request from another computing device; establishing an interactive data connection channel with the other computing device according to the interaction request; receiving interactive data for the other computing device through the interactive data connection channel; determining a plurality of types of interactive data and corresponding interactive instructions included in the interactive data by analyzing field data in a data format of the interactive data based on a predetermined data format table; and performing display of the plurality of types of interactive data based on the corresponding interactive instructions.