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Video interface
Subclass of:
715 - Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing
715716000 - On screen video or audio system interface
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|Video parameter control
|INTERACTIVE OVERLAY FOR VIDEO APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods are provided for an interactive overlay system. A player component is configured to display video content on a display screen of a display device. An overlay component is configured to display an interactive overlay sequence on the display screen simultaneously with and independent of the video content. An input device is configured to provide an input from a user. A status of the interactive overlay sequence is responsive to the input from the user such that a presentation of the interactive overlay is changed in response to the input from the user.
|LOGGING EVENTS IN MEDIA FILES - Logging events in a media file, including: providing a logger tool to allow a user to view media in multiple ways and to capture and validate key events within the media file; and tracking and logging events in the media file by adding information to the media file including locations of bars and tone, slates, content, logos, commercial blacks, quality control issues, subtitles, and captions.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND DISPLAYING IDENTIFIED OBJECTS WITHIN VIDEO CONTENT ALONG WITH INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE IDENTIFIED OBJECTS - Systems and methods for identifying objects, such as advertised items or other content, within video content, which may be sequitur or non-sequitur in nature. The identified objects may then be select from within video content by a user to access metadata associated with the objects. The identified objects may be identified to viewers by cues. Cues may be oral, visual or both oral and visual. One or more frames corresponding to a period of video depicting identified objects are displayed in separate object identifiers that may be viewed by the viewer and from within which the identified objects may be selected by the viewer.
|INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE BASED ON USER GENERATED CONTENT - A computing device forms an electronic communication link with a first computing server. Video clips received from the first computing server are presented via a user interface of the first computing device. Each video clip includes information associated with a user who generated the video clip. A user of the computing device provides input identifying one of the video clips. Communication of an electronic invitation directed to the user who generated the selected video clip us requested. The electronic invitation invites the user who generated the selected video clip to participate in an interactive relationship via the first computing server. An indication that the electronic invitation was accepted by the user who generated the selected video clip is received at the computing device.
|GENERATING A PLAYLIST BASED ON CONTENT META DATA AND USER PARAMETERS - Systems and methods to generate a playlist based on content meta data. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving user-defined parameters; generating a playlist comprising a plurality of content portions, the generating comprising selecting the plurality of content portions from a data repository based on the user-defined parameters and further based on meta data for content stored in the data repository; and providing the playlist for display on a user device.
|Contextual Video Browsing - A method and system for contextual browsing of videos that are relevant to a current video. Browsing controls that include labels and previews are presented in a user interface. The labels represent sets of videos that are organized according to their relevancy to a current video. The previews represent videos from a set of videos that is currently in focus. If the user switches focus from one set of videos to another set of videos, the previews are updated to correspond to the videos in the second set of videos. The user can also browse through the previews in order to select another video for playback.
|GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR STILL IMAGE CAPTURE FROM VIDEO FOOTAGE - A graphical user interface includes a first display area configured to display a first image. The first image is associated with a capture time. The graphical user interface also includes a second display area configured to display a second image and a third display area configured to display a third image. The graphical user interface further includes a user input device.
|FAVORITES BAR FOR BROADCAST VIDEO PRODUCTION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for managing multimedia content are provided. A method of managing broadcast video data may include providing an identifier corresponding to a video clip in a designated area of a display, retrieving the video clip in response to a selection of the identifier by an operator, and providing a video feed comprising the video clip to a broadcast video production system. The video clip may be managed by a video media server and derived from a live video feed received by the video media server from one or more cameras.
|SCENE-GRANULAR GEOGRAPHICAL-BASED VIDEO FOOTAGE VISUALIZATONS - Systems, methods, and computing devices are provided for viewing scene-granular video based on geographical location. The computing device may include a memory configured to store video and geographical coordinates at which the video was captured. The computing device may further include, a processor that is configured to execute a video path viewing program, and a display that is configured to display a graphical user interface of the video path viewing program. The graphical user interface may be configured to display a path graphic spatially representing the geographical coordinates along which the video was captured, a location selector that is selectively movable along the path graphic to a selected path location, and a video icon that is configured to display a preview of a portion of the video corresponding to the selected path location.
|Method of Delivering Customer Contact Service to IPTV Viewer - An application for a client device which is arranged to receive and render selected video streams including content indicators relating to content to be rendered at a given location on a screen of the client device is disclosed. The application responds to user interaction with a rendered stream at rendered locations of the content to store an indicator of the user's interest in the content. The application then cooperates with an analyzer, arranged to analyse the user's interest in the content, and responds to the interest satisfying business logic by providing an indication of an interaction opportunity to the user of the client device during the rendering of the video stream.
|VIDEO MODE INDICATOR TECHNIQUES - The mode indicator techniques include applying a plurality of mode effects to content and generating a graphical user interface including the content formatted in the plurality of mode effects.
|COLLABORATIVE MEDIA SHARING - A media party network service manages a set of media parties and a set of users of the media party service. Managing the media parties can involve instantiating new media parties according to input from the users, allowing the users to join the media parties, and tracking which users are participating in which media parties. Managing a given one of the media parties may include maintaining a queue of media items, allowing users in the media party to provide input to add media items to the queue and to provide input to skip media items in the queue. The media party service streams the given one of the media parties to client devices of the users currently in the given media party such that all of the client devices are currently displaying substantially a same part of a media item in the corresponding queue.
|NETWORK-EXTENSIBLE RECONFIGURABLE MEDIA APPLIANCE - Extensible reconfigurable media appliance for security and entertainment captures images digitally for storage. Digital effects and filters are applied to incoming video stream on-the-fly or to video data stored in memory. Digital effects and filters are dynamically stored, modified, updated or deleted, providing extensible reconfigurable effects studio. Digital media appliance communicates wirelessly with other media appliances, computers, security systems, video storage, email, chat, cellular services or PDAs to provide seamless integration of captured video stream.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED VIDEO SERVICE - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of a video enhancement service, and more particularly to systems and methods that provide a web-based video enhancement platform. In an embodiment, the system includes a video enhancement operating system and a webserver coupled to a public network and accessible to one or more users. The video enhancement platform includes a database that stores user profile data associated with the one or more users. The platform is configured to receive source information of a video, retrieve the video, convert the video to a predetermined format, receive one or more requests to make one or more enhancements to the video, enhance the video according to the one or more requests, and combine the video into a self-contained file comprising a rendering engine and the enhancement for saving and sharing.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for receiving from a first media device a selection of replacement content, where the replacement content corresponds to a portion of media content presentable by the first media device, and where replacement content is selected according to a plurality of options presented by the first media device as the portion of the media content is being presented. The method may further include retrieving the replacement content with a metadata pointer provided with the media content, transmitting to a second media device a request to accept the replacement content, and transmitting the replacement content to the second media device for presentation at the second media device in response to receiving an acceptance response from the second media device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
|Method and System for Dynamically Displaying a Control Bar of a Multimedia Player - The present invention relates generally to a method for dynamically displaying a control bar of a multimedia player, wherein one subjective thereof is to prevent overlap occurred to the menu image provided by a multimedia source. The method is preferably used for a digital versatile disc with high storage capacity, for example, the Blu-ray disc. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the method includes a first step of retrieving an Interactive Graphic (IG) stream from a disc, in which the IG stream defines an interactive graphic to be displayed. The method next goes to detect a trigger event of displaying a control bar in response to a user's operation. Further, an available region of the screen and a displaying mode are determined after analyzing the IG stream. Finally, the control bar, as the displaying mode describes, is show on the screen.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO GENERATION - A method, computer program product, and system for producing video presentations is provided. The method may include providing, using one or more computing devices, a template configured to enable the generation of a video presentation. The method may further include receiving, using the one or more computing devices, an input parameter associated with the template from a user. The method may also include generating instructions, using the one or more computing devices, the instructions configured to enable the video presentation based upon, at least in part, the input parameter associated with the template. The method may additionally include transmitting, using the one or more computing devices, the instructions associated with the video presentation to a video player configured to translate the video presentation to a web browser.
|Treatment of Layer Tree as Video - In one embodiment, a computing device renders as a first frame of a video a graphical user interface (GUI) of a software application on the computing device based on a multi-layered-tree representation of the GUI. The computing device modifies the multi-layered-tree representation of the GUI in response to an input or output associated with the GUI. The computing device also renders as a second frame of the video of the GUI based on the multi-layered-tree representation of the GUI as modified.
|METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND USER INTERFACES FOR PROMPTING SOCIAL VIDEO CONTENT INTERACTION - Methods, systems, and user interfaces for prompting social video content interaction are described. One method in includes optionally causing a performance of a video asset to be presented to a user of a social networking system that includes an audio track and a video track. Responsive to the performance of the video asset reaching a first interaction point where a representation of a person, place, or thing (PPT) is included in the audio track or depicted in the video track, an interaction user interface (UI) prompt is presented to the user that includes an interaction UI element allowing the user to provide an input that is related to the PPT. The user input that is related to the PPT is received, and a post is caused to be presented to one or more other users of the social networking system that references the user and the PPT.
|Method and System of Simultaneous Display of Multiple Screens on a Target Display - The present invention discloses a method for simultaneous display and activation of at least one video and at least one interactive application on a target display. The method comprises the steps of: streaming data of the computerized device to the target display, displaying data of the computerized device on the target display in full screen mode, activating a video on the computerized device, determining display settings of the video and the computerized device at the target display, streaming the video data to the target display, displaying the video stream on the screen simultaneously with the computerized device according to determined settings, receiving user selection of at least one interactive application, determining display settings of the video and the interactive application at the target display, streaming the selected interactive application display data to the target display, displaying the video stream on the screen simultaneously with interactive application according to determined setting.
|EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIMEDIA FILES THEREIN - An embedded electronic device includes a display, a user interface (UI) module, a playback module, a playback control module, and a storage module. The UI module displays a UI window on the display and accepts input to send out a control command The playback control module controls the playback module according to control commands from the UI module and acquires an executing state from the playback module. The storage module is accessed by the UI module and the playback control module. The storage module records the control command from the UI module and the executing state from the playback control module. The UI module fetches the executing state from the storage module on demand.
|COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SINGLE-MODE AND AUTOMATIC MEDIA CAPTURE - Devices are configured to capture and share media based on user touch and other interaction. Functional labels show the user the operation being undertaken for any media captured. For example, functional labels may indicate a group of receivers, type of media, media sending method, media capture or sending delay, media persistence time, discrimination type and threshold for capturing different types of media, etc., all customizable by the user or auto-generated. Media is selectively captured and broadcast to receivers in accordance with the configuration of the functional label. A user may engage the device and activate the functional label through a single haptic engagement, allowing highly-specific media capture and sharing through a single touch or other action, without having to execute several discrete actions for capture, sending, formatting, notifying, deleting, storing, etc. Devices include any number of sensors to properly detect and act in accordance with the user engagement.
|PRESENTATION OF METADATA AND ENHANCED ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA CONTENT - Techniques are disclosed that involve providing enhanced user experiences involving the consumption and management of content. For instance, embodiments provide user interface elements that present information regarding content that overcomes barriers or silos between application and platforms. Examples of such user interface elements include a three dimensional carousel, a preview stack, a favorites button, and a My Channel user interface. Also, embodiments may provide techniques for obtaining contextual content. Such techniques include, but are not limited to, zooming mechanisms and combining (or "mashup") mechanisms.
|Active Menu with Surfacing Notifications - In one example, a mobile device is configured to display video images. The video images may be displayed in connection with collecting the video images or as part of a playback of previously recorded video images. The mobile device may identify an operating state of the mobile device and generate a user message indicative of the operating state. The mobile device may display a graphical indicium of the user message on the user interface simultaneous to the display of the video on the user interface.
|CALL TO ACTION LOCKOUT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A Call-To-Action Lockout on a mobile device coupled to a data network is disclosed as a method and apparatus comprising providing a media application configured to respond to a control point associated with media content, providing media content which has at least one associated control point, triggering at least one control point while experiencing the media content; and performing an appropriate Call To Action Script (CTAS) in response to the triggered control point.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENTERPRISE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION - An enterprise information management system is provided which establishes, at an Internet server, a central location to accumulate enterprise-related content such as slide presentations, documents, images, and videos. Additionally, the system allows for event-tracking and custom content creation. This centralized content can be accessed from several security-enabled interfaces (client devices operated by enterprise, employees) including a desktop computer, slate computers, smart phones, all using a variety of operating systems (O.S.) including Windows-based O.S., an Android O.S., an iOS from Apple Computer, etc.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENT - A method for managing media content includes storing a program received from a tuner in a storage device, outputting a plurality of first thumbnail images from the program to a display screen, extracting one or more second thumbnail images in a section of the program between a selected first thumbnail image and another first thumbnail image, and outputting the second thumbnail images to the display screen.
|Interactive Video Insertions, And Applications Thereof - Embodiments of this invention relate to controlling insertion of visual elements integrated into video. In an embodiment, a method enables control of insertions in a video. In the embodiment, control data is received from a user input device. Movement of at least one point of interest in a video is analyzed to determine video metadata. Finally, a visual element is inserted into a video according to the control data, and the visual element changes or moves with the video as specified by the video metadata to appear integrated with the video.
|IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus, a display apparatus and a control method of the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes: a communication unit which receives a first image from an image processing apparatus; an image processing unit which processes the first image which is received through the communication unit and a second image; a display unit which displays the first image and the second image which are processed by the image processing unit; and a control unit which controls the image processing unit so that the second image which is displayed in the display unit can be adjusted depending on a control of the image processing apparatus. Thus, the present invention provides a method and an apparatus using a strong image system of a television in a personal computer screen like an application.
|System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device.
|DISPLAY OF VIDEO CONTENT BASED ON A CONTEXT OF USER INTERFACE - Systems and methods for display of video content based on a context of user interface are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes displaying video content at a computing device. The method also includes determining contexts based on the displayed video content. For example, a context of video content may be determined based on metadata that indicates a subject of a portion of the video content. Further, the method includes receiving user selection of at least one of the contexts. The method includes presenting, at the computing device, one or more video frames associated with the user selection.
|DISPLAY OF VIDEO CONTENT BASED ON A CONTEXT OF USER INTERFACE - Systems and methods for display of video content based on a context of user interface are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes displaying video content at a computing device. The method also includes determining contexts based on the displayed video content. For example, a context of video content may be determined based on metadata that indicates a subject of a portion of the video content. Further, the method includes receiving user selection of at least one of the contexts. The method includes presenting, at the computing device, one or more video frames associated with the user selection.
|User manipulation of video feed to computer screen regions - A process for dividing an electronic screen, such as a television or computer screen, into discrete, independently operating sub-screens includes the step of electronically linking the screen to a screen operating system. This operating system is capable of selectively dividing the screen into two or more sub-screens which support audio or visual data in an active mode simultaneously and independently. This is performed through the use of a plurality of data access lines which provide data simultaneously to the two or more sub-screens such that the data can be simultaneously accessed and manipulated in more than one sub-screen such that each sub-screen actively supports data generated from a dedicated software program. Such invention may be implemented in customized encoded hardware or a combination of hardware and software.
|Method of Internet Video Access and Management - A system and apparatus for enabling the end user to schedule the display of online videos and dynamically displaying online videos according to a user preference. The system provides an editorially-selected guide to online videos in which videos from existing online video providers are gathered under a single portal and thereby provides the end user a directory through which the user can view recommended videos as presented by the system, or personalize the selections into a dynamically-generated subset of videos. The system also provides a seamless playlist of multiple videos from various websites, and allows the user to manage and re-sequence this playlist.
|STORAGE DEVICE MANAGING PLAYABLE CONTENT - Displaying storage device-generated menus for playback includes connecting a storage device to a host capable of playing back video content, and presenting to the host a root directory through which a content selection file allows selecting video files for playback through user-storage device interaction, and, optionally, one or more service files that provide various useful information that are also playable back through user-storage device interaction. This typically further includes displaying a Main Menu that represents these files and playing Main Menu items as regular video files/contents. While the content selection file is played back, a content selection menu is generated by the storage device and displayed by the host, and each content selection menu item is playable by transmitting a playback command to the storage device rather than to the host. A storage device is also provided, which uses such method.
|DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided including a user interface unit which displays a plurality of icons and a control unit which, if a stretch motion of widening a touch point while one of the plurality of icons is touched, controls the user interface unit to execute part of a function corresponding to the icon and display a function window corresponding to the part of functions.
|DIGITAL SIGNAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A digital signage system comprising: a client device associated with a display device and linked to a server through the worldwide network, and having a user input device, the client device being configured to perform the following functions: (a) receiving a signal from the server, the signal corresponding to signage; (b) displaying the signage based on the signal; (c) displaying a window to configure the signage, the window being displayed in front of the signage, the window providing inputs to select content and/or format of the signage; (d) transmitting a selection of the content and/or format to the server when the selection is entered by a user; (e) receiving an updated signal from the server corresponding to the signage modified according to the selection; and (f) displaying the modified signage while the window is displayed, thereby providing the user with near real-time feedback of changes made to the signage.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY OF VISUAL INFORMATION - A method for displaying a map location of a camera providing video information, the method comprising:
|PRE-PROCESSING AND ENCODING MEDIA CONTENT - A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to generate a media content deliverable. Media content is defined and template files are established. Each template file contains settings used to generate one or more commands that operate on the media content to output a different deliverable. One or more of the template files are selected and master settings for the media content is specified. Commands are then generated that are based on each of the selected template files and the master settings. Further, the commands are utilized to output one or more of the deliverables.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIEWING VIDEOS AND STATISTICS OF SPORTS EVENTS - A portable computing device for enabling user to view video content of sports activity such as basketball or ice hockey. The computing device is configured to receive video content, video clips, statistics of the game as well as spatial position data of players and position data of for example a ball used in the game as functions of time. Spectators can use the portable computing device to view spatial position of the players and the ball at given time of the game or view spatial position of the players and/or the ball based on set filters by the user. User can for example select to see spatial position of players in at the times when the team scored or according to other statistics. The user/spectator can use the user interface to select an icon of a player to see corresponding video clip of actions in the sports field.
|SEARCH-BASED NAVIGATION OF MEDIA CONTENT - Mechanisms are provided to allow for improved media content navigation. Metadata such as closed captioning, social media content, and tags associated with various media segments are analyzed to allow identification of particular entities depicted in the various media segments. Image recognition and audio recognition algorithms can also be performed to further identify entities or validate results from the analysis of metadata.
|SOFTWARE TOOLS PLATFORM FOR MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS - Various embodiments provide a medical software tools platform that utilizes a surgical display to provide access to medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or widgets, that can assist those in the operating room, such as a surgeon and their surgical team, with a surgery. For various embodiments, the medical software tools platform and its associated medical software tools are presented on a surgical display (e.g., being utilized in an operating room) over an image stream provided by a surgical camera (e.g., in use in the operating room). Various medical software tools can provide features and functions that can facilitate integration of equipment in an operating room or add medical context awareness to anatomic structures presented in the image stream from the surgical camera.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CONTENT - Systems and methods for incorporating additional material in video content are described. Exemplary methods may include identifying the individual frames within a portion of video content that will be visible during adjusted playback. The methods may include incorporating at least one item of information within at least one of the individual frames identified to produce modified video content. The methods may also include transmitting the modified video content for display.
|METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GRAPHICAL OBJECT IMPLEMENTATION - A system displays a graphical element in a graphical user interface, and receives a command to display the at least one graphical sub-element associated with the graphical element. The system replaces the display of the graphical element with a display of at least one graphical sub-element associated with the graphical element, and implements the graphical sub-element such that execution of the graphical element invokes execution of the graphical sub-element associated with the graphical element.
|DIGITAL CONTENT PRESENTATION AND INTERACTION - System and methods for compiling and presenting digital content to a user using non-textual communication features are disclosed. A user interface may be used for web navigation, wherein the user interface displays pieces of information/content as one or more icons, such as circles, spheres, or other shapes. Such icons may have various non-textual features that can communicate to the user one or more characteristics of the information represented by the icon(s). For example, color, shade, shape, movement/animation, size, texture, and/or other depicted features of an icon may represent various characteristics, such as time period, popularity, content type, content source, or other characteristics.
|DETERMINING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH ONLINE VIDEOS - Determining information associated with a video is described herein, including: receiving a selection associated with a trigger point in a feature frame associated with a streaming video; and presenting a popup layer including content associated with the trigger point.
|MULTIMEDIA COMMENT SYSTEM AND MULTIMEDIA COMMENT METHOD - A multimedia comment system and a multimedia comment method are disclosed herein. The multimedia comment system includes a video unit and a comment unit. The video unit can provide a video content for a client device. The comment unit can make the client device render a multimedia comment interface related to the video content, in which the multimedia comment interface has a multimedia comment button. When a commentator selects the multimedia comment button, the comment unit allows the commentator to perform operation of a multimedia comment on the video content.
|Sending control information to a selected video freed - The present invention is a video production and control system that uses a touch screen display and user interface, managed by a controller, for video source control. The system may include a set of touch screen windows that display feeds from sources of video information. For a selected feed window, the system displays a set of representations of preset configurations of the video source, which might be a camera, a video recorder, a handheld device, a storage device, a computer, or other source of video data. The representations may be thumbnail images of a view through the video source when it has the corresponding configuration. Selecting a different thumbnail using the touch screen will cause a controller to send control data through an output port that directs the video source to assume the newly chosen preset configuration. Some combination of controls in the touch screen user interface and control panel allow a user to manually reconfigure a video source, and optionally create a new corresponding preset thumbnail.
|Providing An Indication Of Change At A User Interface Device Over A Network Between Computers - A first computer receives data of a user interface device over a network from a second computer, wherein the data of the user interface device is received in response to a change occurring at the user interface device. In response to a request from a requesting entity in the first computer, a module in the first computer determines whether the data of the user interface device has been received by the first computer. In response to determining that the data of the user interface device has been received, the module provides the received data to the requesting entity in response to the request, and in response to determining that the data of the user interface device has not been received, the module provides an indication to the requesting entity that no change has occurred at the user interface device.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING MEDIA CONTENT TO WEB SITES - Systems and methods for mapping viewable and non-viewable media to websites are disclosed. Mapping is executed through associated or embedded data, based upon frame and/or time segment of the media. The media-to-browser-destination-data (MBDD) may be embedded in media content, embedded in a transmitted signal, downloaded or pushed to a media playing device, or provided by a graphic overlay. Media players are disclosed that can process the MBDD to launch a browser to a selected web site.
|VIDEO PREVIEW DISPLAY METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a video preview display method and a terminal device, where the method includes: receiving a preview instruction of a required video selected by a user in a process of browsing a video menu, invoking a preview content of the required video according to the preview instruction and playing the preview content in a preview area of the video menu, where the preview area does not cover other videos in the video menu, so that the user can play the selected video while browsing the video menu and can select a video quickly and effectively, thereby greatly saving a video browsing time and simplifying an operation process.
|Systems and Methods for Selecting Portions of Media for a Preview - The present disclosure relates to selecting individual tracks within a time-based media for a preview. In certain embodiments, a playhead spans the tracks that a user desires to include in the preview. In one such implementation, the user may adjust the position of handles on the playhead such that the playhead vertically spans the desired tracks. Playback using the playhead may play a preview of those tracks vertically spanned by the playhead.
|Methods and Systems for Previewing Content with a Dynamic Tag Cloud - A video tapestry comprising a plurality of blended frames of a media presentation can be presented, with the frames comprising two or more frames displayed simultaneously. A dynamic tag cloud can be presented based on data identifying different portions of the tapestry for use in navigation or understanding the video content. A method can comprise obtaining a plurality of keywords for content of a media presentation, associating a first keyword with a first tag cloud and associating a second keyword with a second tag cloud, and generating a program component for providing a dynamic tag cloud using the first and second tag clouds. The program component can display the first tag cloud when the first portion of the video tapestry is referenced and the second tag cloud when the second portion of the video tapestry is referenced. The portions may be referenced by user input, a play head, or other activity.
|Publishing Media Content to Virtual Movie Theatres - Some embodiments of the invention provide a virtual staging area for presenting media content. The virtual staging area of some embodiments is formed by staging areas of multiple different devices in which a same set of content can be viewed. To provide a common viewing experience, the staging areas are presented in a similar manner across different types of user devices. Each staging area may be presented as a virtual movie theatre that has movie posters that advertise user content. A sharing service operates on each of the different devices to facilitate the virtual staging area. The sharing service of some embodiments allows a person to choose a piece of content stored on a device. The sharing service then publishes the content to the device's staging area. From there, the content is then distributed across to the person's other devices.
|USER DEFORMATION OF MOVIE CHARACTER IMAGES - A method or apparatus permits a user to input anatomical feature deformations of character images of a video or movie for display during the video or movie. The user views a video and may select particular anatomical features of the video. In response to the input, the method or apparatus generates a deformed anatomical feature corresponding to the selected anatomical feature. The deformed anatomical feature is displayed in place of the selected anatomical feature during the video. The method or apparatus may then automatically generate modifications of the deformed anatomical feature for display with additional frames of the video so that the modifications correspond to orientation and position changes of the selected anatomical feature in additional frames of the video.
|PERSISTENT VISUAL MEDIA PLAYER - An apparatus and method for presenting an embedded visual media player included in a web page in a floating mode is disclosed herein. The status of the embedded visual media player and/or the position of the embedded visual media player relative to the current viewable area of a window are monitored to initiate the floating mode. The floating mode keeps the embedded visual media player within the viewable area while the web page is scrolled.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PLAYBACK OF FLASH-BASED VIDEO ON MOBILE WEB BROWSER - An apparatus and method for playing a flash-based video through a video plug-in on a mobile web browser are provided. The apparatus includes a structure analyzer and a video display controller. The structure analyzer analyzes a structure of flash content. If there is any video information in the analyzed flash content, the structure analyzer extracts the video information from the flash content. The video display controller receives the video information from the structure analyzer, and then controls displaying video according to the received video information by using a video plug-in. This apparatus and method allow effectively playing a flash-based video through a video plug-in even in a case of insufficient system performance.
|System and methods for producing and retrieving video with story-based content - Embodiments of the invention provide a system and methods for producing and retrieving video with story-based content. Embodiments of the invention use an interview process to capture a contributor's knowledge in the form of a narrative or story. An enabling feature of such embodiments is that one or more predetermined questions are associated with each predetermined story topic. Embodiments of the invention also provide a mechanism for appending a story with insight from one or more other vantage points (personal perspectives) as part of the knowledge capture process. In embodiments of the invention, the story/question relationship may be used to classify KM records. Metadata associated with the story and/or the contributor may also be used for the automatic classification and retrieval of such records.
|APPLICATION OF SPEED EFFECTS TO A VIDEO PRESENTATION - Some embodiments provide a method of specifying speed effects for playing a video clip. The method defines a set of speed effects for the video clip. It then displays in real-time a presentation of the video clip that accounts for the set of speed effects defined for the video clip. In some embodiments, this method represents the playback speed of a video clip in terms of a graph that is part of a graphical user interface ("GUI"). This graph is defined along two axes, with one axis representing the playback time, and the other axis representing the content-time (i.e., the time within the video clip). In these embodiments, a user can change the playback speed of the video clip by using a set of GUI operations to select and modify the graph. For instance, a user can select and adjust the graph at different instances in time in order to change the playback speed of the video clip at these instances. Different embodiments use different types of graphs to represent playback speed. For instance, some embodiments use a deformable line bar that is superimposed on a rectangle that represents the video clip.
|Preprocessing Video to Insert Visual Elements and Applications Thereof - Embodiments of this invention relate to preprocessing video such that visual elements, such as advertisements, can be inserted at a later point in time when the video is requested by a user. In an embodiment, a video and target data is received. The video is analyzed to determine how a target moves and changes over time. Metadata describing how the target moves and changes over time is stored. When a user requests an on-demand video such as from a video sharing site, a visual element is inserted into the video. The visual elements move and change as defined in the stored metadata. In this way, advertisements can be inserted into on-demand video such as video from a video sharing website.
|MOBILE VIDEO APPLICATION SERVICE CREATION TOOL - A tool that enables a technologically unsophisticated user to develop and deploy what could be considered a technically complex video application without requiring the user have knowledge in the workings of various programming technologies. A wizard-driven web-based approach to dynamically and intelligently generate video media (e.g., menus) for mobile devices, map user actions to defined functions, and intelligently create the application artifacts (VoiceXML scripts, JSP's) required that use the generated video menus. It can securely deploy the application artifacts to platforms accessible by the targeted mobile devices. Thus, using a point and click web-based tool, a complete video portal application for mobile devices can be developed and deployed in a few minutes by users who do not have developer expertise.
|Multimedia Visual Progress Indication System - A multimedia visual progress indication system that provides a cache bar that is overlaid onto the program material or displayed on a dedicated display. A cache bar indicates the length of a recording session or the length of stored program material and expands to the right when material is being recorded. Index and/or bookmark indicators are displayed next to the cache bar. A position indicator moves within the cache bar and tells the user visually where his current position is within the program material. Numeric time or counter mark of the current position is displayed in the vicinity of the cache bar. The trick play bar and its associated components are displayed for a predetermined time period.
|VISUAL SUMMARIZATION OF VIDEO FOR QUICK UNDERSTANDING - The types and locations of particular types of content in a video are visually summarized in a way that facilitates understanding by a viewer. A method may include determining one or more semantic segments of the video. In addition, the method may include determining one or more emotion objects for at least one of the semantic segments. Further, the method may include generating a user interface on a display screen. The user interface may include one window, and in another embodiment, the user interface may include two windows. Moreover, the method may include displaying first indicia of the emotion object in a first window. The horizontal extent of the first window corresponds with the temporal length of the video and the first indicia are displayed at a location corresponding with the temporal appearance of the emotion object in the video.
|Time-Marked Hyperlinking to Video Content - In one example, a method includes: receiving from a first user interface a first input from a first user specifying a first particular instant in a video other than a beginning of the video; in response to the first input, generating by one or more computer systems first data for inclusion in a link to the video, the first data representing the first particular instant in the video and being operable automatically to direct playback of the video at a second user interface to start at the first particular instant in the video in response to a second user selecting the link at the second user interface; and communicating the first data to a link generator for inclusion in the link to the video.
|METHOD OF DISPLAYING RECORDED MATERIAL AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of displaying a recorded material and display device using the same facilitates user recognition of the content of selected recorded material prior to its reproduction. The display device includes a personal video recorder for storing content of at least one recording item of a recording item list; a PVR controller (
|CONTEXT-SENSITIVE MOBILE CONTROLLER FOR MEDIA EDITING SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for providing media editing capability to a user of a mobile device in communication with a video or an audio media editing system. The methods involve receiving at the mobile device information specifying a current user context of the media editing system and automatically activating functionality on the mobile device that corresponds to the current editing context. The functionality may be a subset of the editing system controls, controls associated with a plug-in software module, or new controls or control modalities enabled by the form factor and input modes featured on the mobile device. The functionality of the mobile device may be updated as the editing context changes, or temporarily frozen to enable multi-user work flows, with each user using a different editing function.
|USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO EDITING - Computer-implemented methods, computer-readable media, and computer systems implemented to provide user interfaces for audio editing. An item of digital multimedia content that includes video content and audio content that is synchronized with the video content is displayed in a user interface. The audio content includes audio from multiple audio components. Multiple audio objects, each representing an audio component of the multiple audio components, are displayed in the user interface. In response to detecting an input to an audio object, at least one feature of an audio component that the audio object represents is modified while maintaining a synchronization of the video and audio contents.
|Video highlights for streaming media - In one embodiment, a computer system is described as including a receiver to receive selection data, the selection data relating to a number of times a particular portion of digital content has been accessed, and an updating module to update selection data contained in a database record relating to digital content, the database record containing a sum of selection data. Further, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is described as including a display and a selection device, a method of providing and selecting from a pane on the display, the method comprising retrieving a set of data to be displayed in the pane, displaying the data in the pane, receiving a selection input signal indicative of the selection device pointing at a selected position within the pane, and in response to the input signal, playing a portion of a data file.
|SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR IMAGE AND OVERLAID ANNOTATION DISPLAY, MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION - An electronic image visualization system, such as a music stand system and display, management and communications methodologies relating thereto are presented. The electronic music stand system is comprised of a performer subsystem comprising a processing subsystem, librarian logic, performance logic, and communications management logic. The communications management logic provides management of communication via the communications interface with external apparatus responsive to the performance logic and the librarian logic. The user input apparatus and the display apparatus can be integrated into a touch-screen input display. The user input apparatus can alternatively be at least one of a touch-tablet, a stylus-based writing tablet, a mouse, a keyboard, a joystick, a game controller, and a switch. In a preferred embodiment, the librarian logic, the performance logic and the communications management logic are defined by program data stored in the data storage apparatus, and the processor is responsive to the program data for managing data formatting, displaying music, and management of communications of data with the external apparatus. In one embodiment, two Performer subsystems are operable alternatively as one of a single appliance as a linked set a linked mode and as two independent appliances a stand-alone mode, wherein in the linked mode each of the two Performer subsystems operate cooperatively with each other as a linked set to provide a two page display on the video presentation, and wherein in the stand alone mode each of the two Performer subsystems operates independently and mutually exclusive of the other to provide two independent and mutually exclusive single page displays on the video presentation. The present invention also relates to a method for providing for video display of music responsive to the music data stored in a music database. The method is comprised of defining a page of music image data from the music database; defining ordered logical sections; storing the mapping in a memory for selective retrieval; and providing for the video display of the music responsive to the mapping and the storing.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL INTERFACE - A system and a method of the present invention output a virtual interface screen to the display using independent video output channel which is not directly involved with the operating system. An embodiment for realizing the virtual interface uses an overlay function and the other uses a miniport function. In the case of using the overlay function, an overlay area in the video memory is used as the independent video output channel for displaying the virtual interface screen. In the case of using the miniport function, a part of commonly used general area in the video memory is used as the independent video output channel for displaying the virtual interface screen. The virtual interface of the present invention outputs a virtual interface screen independently of the operating system using an overlay function or a miniport function thereby providing the virtual interface screen to a display screen without assignment of screen resources from the operating system.
|Video Post-Processing on Platforms without an Interface to Handle the Video Post-Processing Request from a Video Player - In order to use video post-processing capabilities available in some graphics and central processing unit hardware available now and in the future, some platforms like the Android platform need to be adapted. A user may select a video post-processing function using a graphical user interface. The selection is communicated to an operating system that does not enable video post-processing, using an inter procedure communication.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTATION OF AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT - Several embodiments of the present invention take the form of a system and method for management and presentation of audiovisual content via a global computer network. The system and method includes a database disposed on the network and an interface in electrical communication with the database.
|SEARCH ENGINE FOR VIDEO AND GRAPHICS - A method of selecting graphic or video files having corresponding locators used to locate such graphic or video files using a computer. Identifiers are created by searching an area within a web page near a graphic or video file for searchable identification terms and searching an area within a web page near links to a graphic or video for searchable identification terms. The identifiers are stored in a database. User requests for graphic or video file content are received and the database of identifiers is searched to find graphic and video files corresponding criteria of the user. Graphic or video file content is then provided to the user.
|ONE CLICK FULL-SCREEN VIDEO SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides a method and system for playing full-screen video on a user computer. The method includes displaying in the user interface at the user computer a web page containing at least one link to electronic video file, selecting the link to request the video file, downloading the video file to user computer in response to the request, detecting by the user computer receipt of the video file, opening in the user interface to window of the video player in full-screen mode in response to the detecting, and reading the video file by the player to play the video in the window. A feature of the present invention is that the video player may not have its preferences preset by the user to open in any particular mode. The mode in which the video player opens will be determined by the downloaded video file.
|VIDEO-ASSISTED MARGIN MARKING FOR DENTAL MODELS - Tools are described for preparing digital dental models for use in dental restoration production processes, along with associated systems and methods. Dental modeling is improved by supplementing views of three-dimensional models with still images of the modeled subject matter. Video data acquired during a scan of the model provides a source of still images that can be displayed alongside a rendered three-dimensional model, and the two views (model and still image) may be synchronized to provide a common perspective of the model's subject matter. This approach provides useful visual information for disambiguating surface features of the model during processing steps such as marking a margin of a prepared tooth surface for a restoration. Interactive modeling tools may be similarly enhanced. For example, tools for margin marking may synchronize display of margin lines between the still image and the model so that a user can interact with either or both of the visual representations, with changes to a margin reflected in both displays.
|METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING AND PRIORITIZING VIDEO ROUTING OPERATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRATED DEVICE CONTROLS IN AN INTEGRATED, CONFIGURABLE OPERATION ROOM SYSTEM - A method to optimize and prioritize video routing operations in conjunction with multiple integrated device controls in an integrated operating room system is presented. The method comprises initializing a routing having a source and a destination for routable devices, displaying the routing and a device menu including routable and non-routable devices, requesting a change in the devices, and for each of the devices for which a change is requested, opening a device control window for the device using the device menu, changing the device according to the change request, and closing the device control window, wherein for every device for which a change is requested, when the device control window is opened, all other devices remain accessible. In one embodiment, displaying is performed using a touch screen. In one embodiment, when a change is requested for a routable device, a small video preview window replaces the normal video preview window.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR VISUALLY STREAMING MEDIA - An approach is provided for determining that a plurality of media feeds from one or more media sources are to be presented, and initiating presentation of a graphical user interface in which the plurality of media feeds are displayed. The media feeds are displayed as a respective plurality of images representative of content of the respective media feed. The plurality of images are displayed in motion, and move differently from one another.
|VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a video display device to provide multispeed video search, and a control method thereof. The device includes a video display unit to display a video, and a sensor unit to detect user input and transmit an input signal based on the detected user input to a processor that provides a video search interface. The video search interface includes an image display interface, a thumbnail search interface displaying thumbnails of a video, and a thumbnail control interface controlling the image display interface and/or the thumbnail search interface. The thumbnail control interface includes a circular controller, and controls display of an image on the image display interface based on rotation of the circular controller. Display of the image on the image display interface and/or the thumbnails on the thumbnail search interface is controlled based on a positional relationship between the thumbnail search interface and the thumbnail control interface.
|Teleprompter System, Method, And Device - A system used for teleprompter service includes a server including a processor operationally coupled to a database, a memory, and a communications interface. The memory stores instructions that cause the server to receive video captured by a web camera and audio captured by a microphone. The video and audio are the recordings of a user's oral presentation. The server contemporaneously transmits, via the communication interface, data representative of text stored in the database, wherein the text is scrolled across a video monitor at a speed selected in real time by a user.
|CONTENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A content display apparatus and a content display method which makes it possible to display an available application while displaying a video image are provided.
|COLLECTING, AGGREGATING, AND PRESENTING ACTIVITY DATA - Activity data generated during a day or other time period on one or more computing devices is collected and aggregated. The aggregated data is then presented through an activity review user interface. The activity review user interface can be presented on a large format display device, such as a projector or television. The activity review user interface can also be navigated using natural input methods, such as gesture and voice input.
|FRAMEWORKS, DEVICES AND METHODS CONFIGURED FOR ENABLING TOUCH/GESTURE CONTROLLED DISPLAY FOR FACILITY INFORMATION AND CONTENT WITH CONTENT AND CONTROLS BASED ON USER ATTRIBUTES - Described herein are frameworks, devices and methods configured for enabling display for facility information and content, in some cases via touch/gesture controlled interfaces. Embodiments of the invention have been particularly developed for allowing an operator to conveniently access a wide range of information relating to a facility via, for example, one or more wall mounted displays. While some embodiments will be described herein with particular reference to that application, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to such a field of use, and is applicable in broader contexts.
|ACCESSIBILITY SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER DEVICES - An electronic device includes a number of features for which settings can be adjusted by a user. The device includes a user interface through which the user can adjust the settings; a standard operating mode in which settings for all of the features are available through the user interface, when activated; and an increased accessibility operating mode in which settings for the features are presented differently in the user interface, when activated, than in the standard operating mode.
|System For Creating And Viewing Augmented Video Experiences - In one aspect, a method to enable users to provide commentary to a video includes providing to fee users a social context to enable the users to view, filter, create and share commentary to the video. At least one user is not an original producer or an editor of the video and fee commentary includes at least one of text comments, animated reactions or audiovisual narrations and responses.
|METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A method of viewing a highlight package on a client device, comprising at the client device: receiving a video stream comprising a plurality of frames, receiving field of view information from a server, the field of view information identifying, for a frame in the received video stream, positional information defining a segment of the frame, and displaying the defined segment to a user.
|BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method for interacting with a graphical user interface (GUI) of a television operating in a step mode in which movement of a cursor among menu items displayed on the GUI is performed stepwise in accordance with a manipulation of a direction key of the remote controller, the method including receiving, by the television, from a remote controller a signal corresponding to spatial movement of the remote controller detected by the remote controller that instructs the television to switch from (i) the step mode to (ii) a position mode of the GUI in which the movement of the cursor among the menu items is performed in accordance with the spatial movement of the remote controller and switching from the step mode of the GUI to the position mode of the GUI based on the signal.
|MOBILE USER INTERFACE FOR CONTEXTUAL BROWSING WHILE PLAYING DIGITAL CONTENT - System and methods of presenting multiple contexts, while continuing playback of digital content, such as a digital video, are presented. A user interface (UI) with multiple portions is provided to a user. The digital content is played in the first portion of the UI. The second portion of the UI includes a list of context items associated with the digital content. A user selection of a context item is received and a next context associated with the selected context item is displayed in a next portion of the UI, while playback of the digital content continues.
|APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE VIDEO PLATFORM - An apparatus, a system, a method and a computer program product are provided. The system includes a controller configured to broadcast a web-based meeting between a first user and a second user. The system further includes a graphical user interface configured to display the broadcasted web-based meeting. The controller is configured to receive a request from the first user through the graphical user interface. The request includes one of a text question, a recorded video question and a request from the first user to present a live video question to the second user. The controller is further configured to broadcast the request through the graphical user interface. When the received request includes the request from the first user to present the live video question, the controller is further configured to broadcast the request as a real time video feed of the first user, so that the first user can ask the question in real time and the second user can respond to the first user's question in real time.
|Self-Expanding AD Unit - Methods for presenting self-expanding content in a web page. A client computer may receive, from a server computer, a content unit including initial visual content and a self-contained expansion element. The client computer may display all or a portion of the initial visual content in an initial display window. After displaying the initial visual content, the client computer may execute the self-contained expansion element, which causes the client computer to perform actions including: defining a size and location for an expanded display window larger than the initial display window; hiding elements of the web page determined to interfere with the expanded display window; loading, from the server, expanded visual content; and displaying at least a portion of the expanded visual unit in the expanded display window.
|MULTIMEDIA, MULTIUSER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A table system includes a touch screen having a touch detection surface and a display, and a computer. The touch screen serves as an input device for the computer and the computer is configured to supply a continuous video signal to the display. The touch detection surface is configured to receive an object thereon without interference with detection, to send a first input to the computer in response to a first touch the computer configured to perform a first action on the touch screen in response thereto and, when a second touch occurs at a different location on the touch screen while the first action is being performed on the touch screen, to send a second input to the computer in response to the second touch, the computer being configured to perform a second action in response thereto, so that first and second actions are performed simultaneously.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING DIGITAL CONTENT - A system for delivering content, such as video content, via a network. In an illustrative embodiment, the system includes a server system that is connected to the network and has access to the content. A client system is adapted to forward a request for the content to the server system via the network. One or more content-delivery routines in communication with the server system are adapted to initiate sending of the content to the client system via multiple streams over the network in response to the request.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRESENTING MEDIA CONTENT - A method includes monitoring media content at media content locations to identify media content items. The media content locations are identified in social network data stored by a set-top box device. The method includes receiving, at the set-top box device, a command to present image cells to a display device. The command is responsive to an alert sent from the set-top box device. The method also includes presenting the image cells at the display device. At least one of the image cells includes an image corresponding to an identified media content item.
|Multiple-Mode System and Method for Providing User Selectable Video Content - The method of providing audiovisual content to a client device configured to be coupled to a display. The method detects a selection of a graphical element corresponding to a video content item. In response to detecting the selection of the graphical element, a transmission mode is determined. The transmission mode is a function of: (i) one or more decoding capabilities of the client device; (ii) a video encoding format of the video content item; (ii) whether the video content item should be displayed in a full screen or a partial screen format; and (iv) whether the client device is capable of overlaying image data into a video stream. Next, audiovisual data that includes the video content item is prepared for transmission according to the determined transmission mode. Finally, the prepared audiovisual data is transmitted from the server toward the client device, according to the determined transmission mode, for display on the display.
|IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING AN IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - The image processing apparatus includes a group creation unit and a group adjustment unit. The group creation unit automatically creates a frame group that includes multiple frames that are a portion of the video and have undergone position adjustment with respect to one another such that the target object images overlap one another. The group adjustment unit receives, from a user, a designation of a group adjustment amount that is a position adjustment amount for the frame group, and performs position adjustment on the frames included in the frame group in accordance with the group adjustment amount. Note that automatically creating the frame group here means that rather than receiving a designation of a position adjustment amount from the user, the image processing apparatus automatically creates a frame group in accordance with a predetermined algorithm.
|INTUITIVE INTERFACE INITIATIVE - A device or computer program that takes the data and/or video from separate sensory devices and then combines this information for display in a standardized, but user configurable Graphical User Interface. Since each input device is paired with a device driver to properly parse the data for the input device, new devices may be added by writing new device drivers. The GUI has a standard set of elements that the individual user can modify to suit their personal preferences and needs. Since the Graphical User Interface is standardized, the user knows where to look for the data that they need no matter which sensory device is attached.
|METHOD TO PLAYBACK A RECENTLY-PLAYED ASSET VIA A SECOND DISPLAY - Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for using a second display with a content playback device. In one implementation, this feature allows users to replay or resume playback of a recently-played asset directly via a second display. Knowledge of the recently-played asset could come from a second display or from a content playback device such as an IPTV. The recently-played list may be specific to the user account, a user profile within the user account, or the content playback device. In this way, the user is able to retrieve the asset on all their content playback devices, not only on the content playback device on which the asset was originally played. In some implementations, the second display may be a smart phone that can often be found beside the user, a laptop or tablet PC, or the like.
|SYNCHRONIZATION OF FAVORITES AND/OR RECENTLY VIEWED LISTS BETWEEN REGISTERED CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICES - Systems and methods for creating and employing software to handle the playback of media, especially video, in browsers that, in addition to or instead of playing the media in the browser, may use second display protocols to instruct a separate display device to play the media. The software can of any type that can transmit the content or specify a network location of the content item for subsequent playback to a content playback device. In one implementation, the software may be in the form of a web browser or other application that is configured to use for the playback of selected media types. The browser maintains a list of favorite and/or recently viewed services and content items and is configured to filter the list to include only those content items, or services with such content items, available for play back on the separate content playback device. In this way, favorite content items and services and/or recently viewed content items and services are made accessible using the second display on any content playback device registered with the user.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING MULTI-TASK INTERFACE - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for displaying a multi-task interface. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, a request submitted by a user for displaying a multi-task interface; acquiring tasks started by the user and setting, according to the number of tasks started by the user and a start sequence, an arrangement manner of the multi-task interface; classifying the tasks started by the user into a video playing task and a non-video playing task; and separately drawing the video playing task and the non-video playing task according to the arrangement manner of the multi-task interface to obtain the multi-task interface, and displaying the multi-task interface to the user. In addition, embodiments of the present invention provide a corresponding terminal and a remote control.
|COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING ABOUT DIGITAL CONTENT - A computerized system and method for communicating about digital content. In one embodiment, the system allows users to view and post video comments about source digital content. Typically, the source digital content and associated videos comments are assigned unique identifications so the relationships among videos can be stored in a central database. This means that video comments about source digital content can be decentralized since the source digital content has unique identifiers throughout websites and the relationship with any associated videos can be determined based on relationships stored in the database.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO MESSAGING - Methods and systems for managing messaging are described. In an illustrative embodiment, widget code is transmitted from a server to a user terminal, wherein the widget code, when executed is configured to display a playlist. A message management system receives from the widget a user request to transmit at least one selected video from the video playlist to a recipient and user text to be transmitted to the recipient in conjunction with the selected video. The transmission of the video message and the user text to the recipient is initiated.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING MEDIA CONTENT TO WEB SITES - Systems and methods for mapping viewable and non-viewable media to websites are disclosed. Mapping is executed through associated or embedded data, based upon frame and/or time segment of the media. The media-to-browser-destination-data (MBDD) may be embedded in media content, embedded in a transmitted signal, downloaded or pushed to a media playing device, or provided by a graphic overlay. Media players are disclosed that can process the MBDD to launch a browser to a selected web site.
|DISPLAY APPARATUS, SOURCE APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF PROVIDING CONTENT - A display apparatus, a source apparatus, and methods of providing content are provided. The display apparatus includes: a receiver which receives content data; a storage which stores frame size information corresponding to a content type; a detector which detects the content type of the content data; a video processor which forms a content frame having a frame size corresponding to the detected content type by using the frame size information stored in the storage; and a display which displays the content frame formed by the video processor.
|SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR ASSISTING PLURALITY OF USERS TO INTERACT OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Disclosed is a system and a method for assisting plurality of users to interact over a communication network. The system includes a first computing device and a second computing device of a second user communicating to the first computing device over the communication network. The first computing device includes first computer executable components such as a selection component for selecting at least a first media file by the first user, and a sharing component for sharing the selected first media file with a second user. The second computing device includes second computer executable components such as a recording component for recording a first feedback media file by the second user while viewing the first media file received from the first user, and a second sharing component for sharing the first feedback media file by the second user to the first user.
|VIDEO-KARAOKE SYSTEM - Devices and musical systems with video-imaging, such as video-karaoke systems which can be used by a large number of users simultaneously comprise a unified network such as the Internet, or another form of data-exchange network connected to at least one server and to a plurality of client user devices. Each client user device comprises means of inputting, processing, and outputting an audio stream connected to a microphone and to playback devices, means of processing and outputting a video stream connected to a display, a control unit in the form of a user interface. At least one server comprises an audio-data selection module, a video-data selection module, a memory device for storing audio and video data, a unit for the selection and design of a virtual image of the user and a unit for the selection and design of an interior of a virtual cafe visualizing karaoke system for each user.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING LIVE MEDIA CONTENT CHANNELS - A first display comprising a first live media content of a first media channel is generated. Input data are detected from a touch-enabled surface. A second display is caused to traverse over the first display in response to the input data. The second display, during traverse, comprises a description of a second live media content of a second media channel and a background picture of the second live media content. The second live media content of the second media channel is generated in the second display.
|VIDEO PLAYER WITH ENHANCED CONTENT ORDERING AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING CONTENT - A distributed multimedia player allows a user to purchase multimedia regardless of the website or environment upon which the multimedia is encountered. The player may be hosted by self-contained servers or by modules within third-party servers. The player can provide multimedia to a user in a third party server, allow the user to change the content of a playlist, create previews associated with multimedia files, insert multimedia in a third party server, or locate multimedia based on social media connections. The player may also provide video advertisements, with the ability to mute selectively an associated audio track, and may provide the ability to purchase a the product associated with the video advertisement. The player provides the user with added speed and convenience over previous players that required the user to obtain information about a multimedia file or product then purchase the product at a separate provider.
|METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING TEXT USING RSVP - The disclosure describes systems and methods related to moving object content that is enhanced with textual content presented using rapid serial visual presentation ("RSVP"). In one embodiment, video content is enhanced with RSPV content. Related embodiments provide systems and methods for displaying, creating, and editing such content. A particular embodiment provides for RSPV enhanced video previews. In another embodiment, augmented reality content is enhanced with RSVP content. In some embodiments, RSPV enhanced moving object content is provided on various end user electronic devices including smart phones, smart watches, and head mounted displays. These and other embodiments are disclosed further herein.
|USER INTERFACE, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND OPERATION METHOD OF CONTROL SYSTEM - A user interface is displayed in a handheld device, and is used to control an electronic device electrically connected to the handheld device. The user interface includes at least one function selection region, an execution region, and a display region. The execution region is surrounded by the function selection region, and is electrically connected to the function selection region. The execution region is used to execute a function of the function selection region, and is used to send a comment corresponding to the execution region to the electronic device. When the function selection region is selected, the display region displays first information corresponding to the function selection region. When the execution region is pressed, the display region displays second information fed back from the electronic device to the handheld device in accordance with the comment.
|IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A simplified menu includes menu items of a "user menu" in which a user can change and customize a menu, a "user menu selection" for selecting a menu item capable of being set in the user menu, and a "detailed menu switch" for switching the menu from a simplified menu to a detailed menu. The "user menu selection" is displayed in the simplified menu, which is not a menu of a different hierarchy. Accordingly, the user can perform an operation in the simplified menu.
|GENERATION OF LAYOUT OF VIDEOS - Providing a method for organizing portions of videos called video previews. The video previews may be associated with a playable group (e.g., one or more other videos that play simultaneously), a video channel (e.g., a collection of videos), or in a particular order for a viewer to browse. Each video channel or video in a channel can provide short, playable video preview that users can use to better decide whether to watch the full video or video channel.
|System and Method for Visual Search in a Video Media Player - There is provided a system and method for visual search in a video media player. There is provided a computing device for performing a visual search in video files comprising a display, a memory, a video media player application in the memory, and a processor configured to store into the memory search terms by allowing a user to visually select objects as search terms using a user interface on the display, initiate a search using the search terms, obtain search results comprising time offsets and play durations within the video files, each play duration containing at least one frame corresponding to the search terms, and display navigational controls in the user interface for presenting the search results, including selectable graphical thumbnail images or preview videos. A user can select objects via outlined, highlighted, or otherwise visually identified objects in a video frame, the selecting enabled by associated search metadata.
|USER INTERFACE FOR MANAGING DIFFERENT FORMATS FOR MEDIA FILES AND MEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICES - Described herein is a media manager user interface (UI) application/engine for managing different formats for media files and playback devices in a media system. The media system may include a source device, at least one playback device, and the media manager UI, coupled through a communication system. A source device may store a plurality of media files for various media forms. Each media file and playback device may have a playback format that is specified by values of one or more format parameters. The media manager UI allows users to select media files stored on the source device for downloading onto selected playback devices through the communication system. The media manager UI may automatically determine and store compatibility data indicating format compatibility between different media files and playback devices, the compatibility data being used to automatically convert media files to the formats of the playback devices.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STREAMING MEDIA CONTENT - Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating streaming of media content. Video content is retrieved over a network from one or more client devices capturing video content. Data items associated with the plurality of video content are also retrieved. A list order for the plurality of video content is determined according to at least a portion of the retrieved data items, and a user interface is encoded for display where the user interface contains a plurality of items corresponding to the plurality of video content, the items being positioned within the user interface according to the list order.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY OF VIDEO CONTENT - An apparatus including: a receiving module operable to receive video content through a communication network simultaneously from a set of devices; a decoding module operable to decode the received video content from the set of devices into decoded video content; an arranging module operable to combine and arrange the decoded video content into a single video; and a displaying module operable to provide the single video for display on a display device.
|DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE - A display apparatus and a method for providing user interface thereof are provided. The method for providing user interface includes searching a feed where a moving image is included from among feeds received from at least one social network and displaying user interface including at least one feed where the moving image is included, in response to a predetermined user command being input. The display apparatus may include a display; a communicator configured to receive a feed from at least one social network; a user input; and a controller configured to search a feed where a feed including a moving image is included from among feeds received through the communicator, in response to a predetermined user command being input, and control the display in order to display a user interface which includes at least one feed including the moving image.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING PLAYLISTS - Systems and methods for automatically generating a playlist of series assets and systems and methods for grouping assets of a playlist in clusters are provided. In one embodiment, series assets may automatically be included into a playlist for that series. In another embodiment, an interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters based on one or more user selected parameters or may group assets in cluster based on automatically determined parameters. In yet another embodiment, the interactive media guidance application may group assets in clusters and display at least one identifier in connection with each cluster to indicate a basis for forming the cluster. The identifier may be a key word or catch phrase that succinctly identifies a trait or characteristic of assets in a particular cluster associated with the identifier.
|METHOD OF SELECTING A FRAME FROM MOTION VIDEO - A method of selecting a frame (e.g.,
|DYNAMIC VIDEO SCRIPTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method dynamically presenting video content based on a visually-defined scripting editor that defines a user presentation context (UPC) based on audio/video content, user query/responses, and one or more asynchronous event triggers (AETs) is disclosed. The system incorporates a graphical user interface (GUI) based scripting editor operating on a host computer system (HCS) that enables visual definition of an interconnected video script network (VSN) that may include synchronously displayed content, decision-based content, and/or content dictated by the AETs. The VSN is converted to a video script dataset (VSD) by the HCS and then transmitted over a computer communication network (CCN) to a mobile user device (MUD) that executes the VSD in a user interface context (UIC) that may include the MUD, other devices such as a video display unit (VDU), and/or external data sourcing devices that may constitute the sources for the AETs.
|INTERFACES FOR SECURITY SYSTEM CONTROL - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for controlling security systems. One of the methods includes receiving, at a mobile device, an input to present camera video content; presenting, in a user interface, a first array of video content, wherein the respective video content is associated with a first security system location; receiving a user input to present a second array of video content, wherein the respective video content is associated with a second security system location, and wherein the user input comprises a touch input; and presenting, in the user interface, the second array of video content.
|MULTIPLE-FRAME SCREENSHOT - Various embodiments are generally directed to cooperation among networked devices to obtain and use a multiple-frame screenshot. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a processor circuit executing instructions that cause the processor circuit to receive a signal conveying a video stream from a source device; visually present video frames of the video stream on a display associated with the apparatus; maintain a rolling buffer comprising a plurality of video frames; recurringly update the plurality of video frames to represent a subset of video frames of the video stream most recently presented on the display; receive a signal indicative of a capture command; and preserve the subset of video frames as a multiple-frame screenshot in response to the capture command.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MEDIA AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MEDIA CONTENT - The invention broadly contemplates a system providing an integrated television and Internet media experience. The system provides for automatic integration of television and Internet media via identification of source input media, analysis of the identified source input media, retrieval of related Internet content, and integration of the source media and the related Internet content for display.
|VIRTUAL MEETING VIDEO SHARING - A method is provided in one particular example that includes identifying an attempt by a first communications device to play video data within a virtual meeting session using a first media player. The first communications device can be sharing at least a portion of a desktop presented on the first communications device with one or more other remote communications devices participating in the virtual meeting session. The method can also include identifying a copy of the video data, and launching one or more media players to present at least a portion of the copy of the video data on the one or more other remote communications devices. The one or more media players are launched to correspond to a location of the first media player on the shared portion of the desktop.
|METHOD FOR BROWSING VIDEO FILES - A method for browsing video files is provided. By utilizing the method, the end user could preview cover pages and dynamic images of video files on a television monitor simultaneously, and perform a browsing operation and capture a currently displayed image picture to be a cover page of the currently displayed video file through a remote control. Thereby, the user convenience on browsing the video files is improved.
|ACTIVATING A VIDEO BASED ON LOCATION IN SCREEN - Providing a method for browsing portions of videos called video previews. The video previews may be associated with a link or predefined duration of a full video, such that the video preview is generated from a portion of the full video and viewed by a user. The video previews are configured to play a series of images associated with images from the portion of the full video when the video preview is activated.
|Gesture-Alteration of Media Files - Gestures allow selection and alteration of media files. A video file is graphically illustrated on a touch sensitive display. A gesture input is received at a point of contact on the touch sensitive display and ends with disengagement of the touch sensitive display. A vector is determined from the point of contact to the disengagement of the touch sensitive display. The video file is then modified in response to the vector.
|SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING MOVIE FILMS AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS - Described herein is a online, network-based system that recommends to a user media items for the user's enjoyment, based upon the user's emotional goal, i.e., the user's goal with respect to the user's emotions and thoughts after viewing, listening or reading the media item. The system is used on and in conjunction with a computer, such as a desk top or laptop device, or a tablet device, smart phones, and other internet-enabled devices. The system may be used to recommend a film based on the user's mood at the time the user is using the system, or based on what the user anticipates his or her mood to be at the time the film will be viewed. However, preferably the system is used to recommend a film based on the emotional state that the user would like to create for him or herself and/or for others who will be viewing the film with the user (such as to raise the film viewer(s)' spirits, to battle the forces of evil, to understand life, etc.).
|SYSTEM FOR VIEWING IMAGE FRAMES BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION - Systems, methods, and computing devices are provided for viewing scene-granular video based on geographical location. The computing device may include a memory configured to store video and geographical coordinates at which the video was captured. The computing device may further include, a processor that is configured to execute a video path viewing program, and a display that is configured to display a graphical user interface of the video path viewing program. The graphical user interface may be configured to display a path graphic spatially representing the geographical coordinates along which the video was captured, a location selector that is selectively movable along the path graphic to a selected path location, and a video icon that is configured to display a preview of a portion of the video corresponding to the selected path location.
|GAME EVENT DISPLAY WITH A SCROLLABLE GRAPHICAL GAME PLAY FEED - A method is disclosed for receiving a plurality of play events associated with a sporting event, wherein each play event of the plurality of play events comprises a game clock time, a description, and identifies a sports team of a plurality of sports teams; for each play event in the plurality of play events: generating a graphical tile that is associated with the play event; configuring an appearance of the graphical tile based, at least in part, on the description and the sports team of the play event; causing to display a graphical tile list in a graphical user interface of a mobile computing device, wherein the graphical tile list includes one or more of the graphical tiles listed in a chronological order based on the game clock time in the play event associated with each graphical tile.
|COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method includes displaying, to a user via an electronic device, a graphic user interface (GUI) comprising at least two display regions to display representations of digital objects. The GUI is capable of displaying the display regions simultaneously. The display regions include a resource display region and a selection display region. The GUI is configured to enable the user to select object representations displayed in the resource display region to be displayed in the selection display region. Multiple object representations can be displayed in the selection display region.
|CAUSING ELEMENTS TO BE DISPLAYED - Apparatus, the apparatus having at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored therein which when executed controls the at least one processor to perform a method comprising: causing a first element to be displayed, the first element associated with content; in response to an input in relation to the first element, causing a plurality of second elements to be displayed, each second element associated with one of a plurality of parts of the content, wherein the number of second elements is dependent upon a property of the input; and, in response to an input in relation to one or more of the plurality of second elements, carrying out an action.
|INFORMATION DISPLAY PROCESSING DEVICE - An information display processing device includes: an image input part which acquires a video signal outputted from an external terminal; an image detector which detects a to-be-highlighted image section from an image indicated by the video signal acquired by the image input part; an image processor which highlights the image section detected by the image detector; and an image display processor which performs processing so that the image processed by the image processor is displayed on a display device connected to the information display processing device.
|Scene Change Detection and Handling for Preprocessing Video with Overlapped 3D Transforms - In one method embodiment, for each of a number the plural blocks to be matched, displaying whether an indication of closeness in match between the each of the plural blocks exceeds a first threshold; displaying a counter value which is incremented each time the first threshold is exceeded for closeness of the block matching of a particular block; displaying an indicator of whether the counter value exceeds a second threshold, the exceeding of the second threshold indicating that a defined quantity of blocks has exceeded the first threshold; and responsive to determining that the counter value exceeds the second threshold, displaying that a scene change detection has been triggered.
|FANTASY SPORTS CONTEST HIGHLIGHT SEGMENTS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for providing multimedia highlight segments featuring real-life action related to fantasy sports competition. Links to highlight segments are provided in conjunction with fantasy sports contest information. A Highlight Center is provided with links to compilations of highlight segments featuring the best action culled from a pool of highlight segments. The user may be alerted of newly available highlight segments affecting fantasy scoring while the user watches a fantasy sports related television broadcast.
|APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL CONTENT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for providing social content and/or interaction. A content tracking module is configured to present content on an electronic display of an electronic device. An individual tracking module is configured to track one or more users in a plurality of video feeds of observing areas at a plurality of location. An interaction module is configured to detect an action gesture by a first user directed at a video feed of a second user presented on the electronic display. The action gesture is intended to trigger one or more sensors associated with the second user.
|VIDEO DATA SHARING AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA SYNCHRONZATION AND SHARING - Implementations described and claimed herein provide a system and methods for synchronizing video data and geographic data, and providing the synchronized data to other user's or device over a network.
|PROVIDING ACCESS TO CONTENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SELECTED LEVEL OF ACCESS FROM A PLURALITY OF GRADUATED LEVELS OF ACCESS - Computationally implemented methods and systems include displaying a selection graphical user interface (GUI) for selecting a level of access for accessing content from a plurality of graduated levels of access for accessing the content, the plurality of graduated levels of access for accessing the content being for accessing the content with varying amounts of latencies and for varying amounts of corresponding fees, receiving a selection of the level of access for accessing the content from the plurality of graduated levels of access to the content; and providing access to the content in accordance with the selected level of access. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
|REDUCING INPUT PROCESSING LATENCY FOR REMOTELY EXECUTED APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are various embodiments for reducing input processing latency for remotely executed applications. An application is executed in a hosted environment, and a video signal generated by the application is encoded into a media stream. The media stream is sent to a client by way of a network. Unprocessed user input data for the application is obtained from the client computing device by way of the network. The unprocessed user input data is processed at a first processing rate that is above a second processing rate associated with a normal processing of the unprocessed user input data in the client.
|INTERACTIVE METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION - An interactive method, terminal device and system for communicating multimedia information are disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. A sending terminal is configured to pop up a multimedia recording window at a preset location on a current conversation interface after a multimedia recording function is initiated, display the captured video information in the multimedia recording window, and send the multimedia information which is encoded in the current conversation interface after the recording of the multimedia information is finished. According to the present disclosure, a multimedia recording window and a multimedia player window are provided on a current conversation interface to implement the recording and playing of multimedia information, so that a smooth and continuous multimedia communication can be achieved with limited resources such as network bandwidth. Moreover, the transmission rate of information may be increased.
|COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Apparatus useful for obtaining and displaying information. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a network interface, display device, and speech recognition apparatus configured to receive user speech input and enable performance of various tasks via a remote entity, such as obtaining desired information relating to directions, sports, finance, weather, or any number of other topics. The downloaded may also, in one variant, be transmitted to a personal user device, such as via a data interface.
|CONTENT PLAYBACK APPARATUS, CONTENT PLAYBACK METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A content playback apparatus includes: a display section that displays a plurality of indicators associated with a plurality of pieces of content, and a specifier to be used to specify one of the indicators; a playback section that plays back the piece of content associated with the indicator specified by the specifier; a switch section that switches, in accordance with a user's operation, what the specifier specifies to new the indicator; and a playback control section that controls the playback section such that if the user's operation switches, while the piece of content associated with the indicator specified by the specifier is played, what the specifier specifies to next the indicator and the user's subsequent operation switches, within a predetermined period of time from when the previous switch is completed, what the specifier specifies to subsequent the indicator, the playback section keeps playing back the piece of content.
|SELECTIVE DATA DOWNLOADING AND PRESENTATION BASED ON USER INTERACTION - Some embodiments of the invention are directed to, among other things, systems, computer readable media, methods and any other means for using a handheld device to present information to a user. The handheld device and server(s) can be configured to differentiate among inexpensive and expensive information. For example, the handheld device can be configured to present media listings that represent media stored on the server(s). Each media listing can include text (inexpensive information) and thumbnails (expensive information). While the user scrolls through the media listings, the new listings can only include text. Once the scrolling stops, the missing thumbnails can be downloaded and integrated into their corresponding listings. In response to a listing being selected, the corresponding media file can be downloaded and/or played back to the user by the handheld device.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT REMOTE APPLICATION PROVISION - A method of remotely providing an application includes identifying a visible portion of a first application window on a display of a client. A data stream corresponding only to the visible portion of the first application window is received. The received data stream is provided to the client such that the visible portion of the first application window is able to be presented on the display.
|CONNECTED MULTI-SCREEN VIDEO - Disclosed herein are techniques and mechanisms for providing a connected multi-screen interface. According to various embodiments, a system may include a media presentation server. The media presentation server may include a processor and memory. The media presentation server may be operable to transmit information for generating a media presentation interface at a plurality of media presentation devices. The media presentation interface may be operable to navigate and display media content. The system may also include a first and a second media presentation device. Each media presentation device may include a processor, memory, and a display screen. Each media presentation device may be operable to generate the media presentation interface based on the information received from the media presentation interface server. The second media presentation device may be operable to update the media presentation interface based on an instruction received from the first media presentation device.
|USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAY OF STILL IMAGES CORRESPONDING TO LIVE VIDEO BROADCASTS - In an example embodiment, a plurality of still images are displayed in a user interface of a first mobile device, each still image corresponding to a different live video broadcast currently being broadcast by a plurality of mobile devices other than the first mobile device, the still image corresponding to each different live video broadcast being a single frame of a previously recorded portion of the corresponding live video broadcast. A live video broadcast corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of still images is broadcast from a second mobile device to the first mobile device. Then at least some of the plurality of still images are removed and space made available by the removing is used to display the live video broadcast responding to the selected one of the plurality of still images in a larger area than the selected one of the still images.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL INTERACTIONS - Systems and methods for virtual interactions are described. One or more users can view or listen to media, react to the media and share such media experience virtually with others. The media experience can take place synchronously, asynchronously or both.
|CONCEPTS FOR PROVIDING AN ENHANCED MEDIA PRESENTATION - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for providing an enhanced media presentation. In one embodiment, an enhanced media presentation is provided. To provide the enhanced media presentation, one or more content items associated with subject matter associated with a segment of an enhanced media presentation are identified. Each content item may be associated with at least one uniform resource identifier. Then, a content object based at least in part on at least one content item is created. The content object is an abstract representation of the content item. The content object can be associated with the segment and provided for simultaneous displayed simultaneously with at least a portion of the segment.
|DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH CONTENT DISPLAY MODES AND DISPLAY ROTATION HEURISTICS - A method is performed at a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includes: playing a first piece of content in a full-size mode on the display at a predefined aspect ratio; while playing the first piece of content on the display in the full-size mode, detecting a first gesture on the display; in response to detecting the first gesture: shrinking the playing of the first piece of content to a first region of the display while keeping the predefined aspect ratio and displaying information related to the first piece of content in a second region of the display.
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDING VIDEO INFORMATION, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO INFORMATION - A method and device for adding video information is provided in the present application. The method includes: selecting a starting and ending instant for adding commentary information, and selecting a frame of image between the starting instant and the ending instant; selecting a hotspot for adding the commentary information on the image, and obtaining extent information of the hotspot; editing the commentary information on the hotspot; and saving the commentary information, the extent information of the hotspot corresponding to the commentary information, and the starting and ending instant corresponding to the commentary information as a video commentary stream, and storing the video commentary stream in a server. The present application further provides a method and a device for displaying video information. By the embodiments of the present application, the video information can be displayed dynamically, and the user experience can be improved.
|WEB VIDEO OCCLUSION: A METHOD FOR RENDERING THE VIDEOS WATCHED OVER MULTIPLE WINDOWS - Computer-implemented methods, computer program products and computer systems that render display of a video on a first page, that has been occluded from view by the subsequent viewing of a second page, to viewing on such subsequently viewed second page. Source location of the video is identified from source code of the first page, the identified video source is retrieved, and then it is input into source code of the second page to transfer the video to the second page. The video may then me displayed on the second page. The computer program products and computer systems both include a number of program instructions for effecting the transfer of the video from the first page to the second page for the continuous unobstructed or non-occluded viewing thereof.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING DIGITAL VIDEO EFFECTS (DVE) - A method and apparatus for enhancing digital video effects (DVE) operates to embed DVE functionality within a graphics modeling system and provides the user with an interface configured to present model elements to a user as controllable parameters. In order to embed DVE functionality, a dynamic data structure is introduced as a scene to allow the addition of user defined model elements. The user interface enables the identification of, and access to the newly introduced model elements.
|FIGHT ENGINE - System and Method for uploading, managing, incorporating user feedback and user expressed preferences, computing and assigning rating and match-ups, and delivering digital video content, including streaming video, related to competitive Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) matches. All users who are logged into a database as members have varying degrees of access and authority to up-load, access, view, rate, comment on, match-up, track and obtain information on video content and information related to individual competitors, events, and other reference information related to MMA. The system allows user content to be uploaded, categorized, sorted, data-based, and available for search, comment, rating, and interactive video title selection and presentation.
|Multimedia Aggregation in an Online Social Network - Multimedia content is featured on user pages of an online social network using embed codes that are generated using a configuration file associated with the source ID for the multimedia content and a content ID for the multimedia content. The configuration file, the source ID and the content ID are stored locally by the online social network so that any changes to the embed codes can be made by changing the configuration file associated with the source and regenerating the embed codes. By managing multimedia content in this manner, greater control can be exercised by the online social network over the multimedia content that are featured on its user pages.
|VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - According to one embodiment, a video processing device includes a video processor configured to process video information, and a controller configured to control the video processor. The controller includes a graphical user interface (GUI) module acquired in the form of a Web application, a Web browser which provides a user interface upon execution of the Web application for the GUI modules and a lower-level control module which incorporates an HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) server to perform a sequence control related the video processor and acquisition of status information in communication with the user interface on the Web browser.
|MINIMAL AND PREFERENTIAL OPTION USER INTERFACE - A request to display a portion of a full-screen content overlay options menu of a multiple media player device is detected by the multiple media player device that represents less than all of the full-screen content overlay options menu. A media type of content media currently accessed by the multiple media player device is determined. A current setting status of an available adjustment of the multiple media player device associated with the portion of the full-screen content overlay options menu based upon the determined media type of content media currently accessed by the multiple media player device is determined. A first graphical menu pane of the full-screen content overlay options menu, including the current setting status of the available adjustment, is displayed over full-screen content on a display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
|ZOOM INDICATION FOR STABILIZING UNSTABLE VIDEO CLIPS - A computer-implemented method for zoom indication for stabilizing unstable video clips is described. To indicate zoom, a zoom value associated with an unstable segment of a video clip is received. The zoom value represents a value by which frames of the video clip in the unstable segment need to be zoomed to stabilize the unstable segment. An indicia is displayed representing the zoom value in a thumbnail in a user interface. The thumbnail represents the video clip. The indicia displayed over a region in the thumbnail corresponding to the unstable segment in the video clip.
|Video Call Center - A video call center process and system can create video programs for television transmission from a multiplicity of simultaneous video callers with much less supporting staff.
|VIDEO TILING - In one embodiment, a tiled video display is shown on a screen of a display device. The tiled video display includes a plurality of video tiles that each show video content of a different video stream. The video tiles are arranged on the screen according to a tiling layout. A user interface (UI) is shown on a touch sensitive screen of a wireless mobile device separate from the display device. The UI includes a plurality of UI tiles that each correspond to a respective video tile of the tiled video display. The UI tiles are arranged on the virtual display screen according to the tiling layout of the video tiles. In response to a gesture over at least a portion of a particular one of the UI tiles on the touch sensitive screen, a modification is made to both the particular UI tile and a correspond video tile.
|USER-PROGRAMMABLE CHANNEL STORE FOR VIDEO - A system and method for providing a more relevant user viewing experience on a mobile device includes providing a video application providing access to a virtual video channel store with selectable tiles representing digital video content sources (channels). A user is able to select channels from the virtual channel store and interact with the selections within a graphical user interface that enhances the channel viewing experience.
|MOBILE APPARATUS PROVIDING PREVIEW BY DETECTING RUBBING GESTURE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile apparatus control method that detects a gesture to provide a preview is provided. The method includes displaying a thumb-nail of video contents on a touch screen, detecting a rubbing gesture on the thumb-nail of the video contents displayed on the touch screen, and displaying the preview of the video contents on the touch screen when the rubbing gesture is detected.
|AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY AND MIRRORING OF SERVER-CLIENT REMOTE USER INTERFACE (RUI) SESSION ON A COMPANION DEVICE AND SYNCHRONOUSLY CONTROLLING BOTH SESSIONS USING RUI ON COMPANION DEVICE - A server sends to a video device such as a TV a remote user interface (RUI) that is presented on the TV and manipulable to send control commands back to the server. A companion device such as a tablet computer discovers the RUI session and is provided by the server with its own RUI, which mirrors that on the TV, modified as appropriate for the screen of the companion device. The server maintains the two RUIs synchronized such that the RUI on the companion mirrors the RUI on the TV.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE MEDIA CONTENT - Apparatus and methods to present visual displays are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method of providing media content is disclosed and includes identifying an available region of a video display. The available region includes a plurality of noncontiguous portions located outside of a first display region of the video display that is to display primary media content. The method also includes aggregating the plurality of noncontiguous portions to produce a second display region of the video display, the second display region including a contiguous portion that is to display secondary media content.
|UNIFIED MEDIA DEVICES CONTROLLING USING PRE-DEFINED FUNCTIONAL INTERFACES - A method (and a computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions for generating a user interface on a display) are disclosed for controlling a plurality of media objects connected to a network. The method displays a subset of a group of predefined functional interfaces. A functional interface comprises one or more user menus and each user menus is associated with at least one media object. The method forwards a user request to a control server and to receive a response to the user request from the control server. A user request comprises one or more user interactions with the subset of the functional interfaces. The method further comprises updating the subset of the functional interfaces on the display screen.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING THE MANAGEMENT, ROUTING, AND CONTROL OF MULTIPLE DEVICES AND INTER-DEVICE CONNECTIONS - A system and method for managing, routing and controlling devices and inter-device connections located within an environment to manage and control the environment using a control client is presented. A user configures a presentation environment into one or more sub-environments, restricts access to one or more devices of a presentation sub-environment, or schedules one or more resources within a presentation sub-environment.
|Interactive Marketing System - This invention relates generally to a content integration and delivery system and a method of using the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a system that integrates digital video content with object-oriented script (hotspots) to provide object specific marketing, including potential channels of distribution, such as internet shopping. The system includes the process of identifying and marking the relative location of specific objects within digital media and providing an outlay for the users to locate the object over the global system of interconnected computer networks (e.g. Internet). By using the disclosed interactive platform, a user can easily view, display, select and purchase any featured product in the video through Internet.
|USER INTERFACE PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL AND SOCIAL INFORMATION - Systems and methods are provided which implement techniques for providing supplemental and social information along with primary information. In one implementation, a user interface is provided with various sections. One section plays back a main item of content, while a second section displays supplemental information. A third section provides interactive tools for a user to communicate or share information with other users. For example, while playing a movie in the first portion, the social networking section may provide a chat interface in the third portion along with social network service controls to post or share user input, or to view posts from friends about the item of content.
|Method and System for Performing Client-Side Zooming of a Remote Video Feed - An electronic device with a display, processor(s), and memory detects a first user input to zoom in on a respective portion of a first video feed displayed on the display, and, in response, performs a software zoom function on the respective portion of the first video feed to display the respective portion at a first resolution. The electronic device determines a current zoom magnification and coordinates of the respective portion of the first video feed, and sends a command to the camera to perform a hardware zoom function on the coordinates of the respective portion according to the current zoom magnification. The electronic device receives a second video feed from the camera with a field of view corresponding to the respective portion, and displays, on the display, the second video feed in the video monitoring user interface with a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution.
|VIEWER-CENTRIC USER INTERFACE FOR STEREOSCOPIC CINEMA - Described is a user interface that displays a representation of a stereo scene, and includes interactive mechanisms for changing parameter values that determine the perceived appearance of that scene. The scene is modeled as if viewed from above, including a representation of a viewer's eyes, a representation of a viewing screen, and an indication simulating what each of the viewer eyes perceives on the viewing screen. Variable parameters may include a vergence parameter, a dolly parameter, a field-of-view parameter, an interocular parameter and a proscenium arch parameter.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WITH GESTURE AND/OR AUDIO COMMANDS - A computer-implemented method controls aspects of a surveillance system using gestures and/or voice commands, and comprises: receiving one or both of an operator's skeleton input data and voice input data from a gesture detection camera and a microphone; using a processor, matching one or both of the received skeleton input data with a gesture stored in a database and the received voice input data with a text string stored in the database; matching one or both of the gesture and text string to a corresponding video management program command stored on the database; and transmitting the one or more video management program commands to a video management program of the surveillance system.
|SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND RETRIEVING VIDEO WITH STORY-BASED CONTENT - Embodiments of the invention provide a system and methods for producing and retrieving video with story-based content. Embodiments of the invention use an interview process to capture a contributor's knowledge in the form of a narrative or story. An enabling feature of such embodiments is that one or more predetermined questions are associated with each predetermined story topic. Embodiments of the invention also provide a mechanism for appending a story with insight from one or more other vantage points (personal perspectives) as part of the knowledge capture process. In embodiments of the invention, the story/question relationship may be used to classify KM records. Metadata associated with the story and/or the contributor may also be used for the automatic classification and retrieval of such records.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A SUMMARY - A method and apparatus for generating a summary of a plurality of distinct data streams (for example video data streams). A plurality of related data streams are collected. The data streams comprise a plurality of segments and each segment is synchronized (
|Multimedia Visual Progress Indication System - A multimedia visual progress indication system that provides a cache bar that is overlaid onto the program material or displayed on a dedicated display. A cache bar indicates the length of a recording session or the length of stored program material and expands to the right when material is being recorded. Index and/or bookmark indicators are displayed next to the cache bar. A position indicator moves within the cache bar and tells the user visually where his current position is within the program material. Numeric time or counter mark of the current position is displayed in the vicinity of the cache bar. The trick play bar and its associated components are displayed for a predetermined time period.
|FRAME CONTROL - A graphical user interface associated with a touch enabled device displays a first video track and a second video track. The first video track includes a first plurality of frames and the second video track including a second plurality of frames. Further, the touch enabled device receives a touch input that indicates a movement of the first video track relative to the second video track. In addition, in response to the touch input, the first video track is displayed in a modified position such that a first frame in the first plurality of frames is aligned with a second frame in the second plurality of frames.
|CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method deploying cloud computing software applications and resources to mobile devices is disclosed. The system/method virtualizes the graphical user experience (GEX) and user input experience (UEX) that comprise the graphical user interface (GUI) for host application software (HAS) running on a host computer system (HCS). The virtualized GUI (VUI) GEX component is converted to a remote video stream (RVS) and communicated to a remote mobile computing device (MCD) over a computer communication network (CCN). A MCD thin client application (TCA) receives the RVS and presents this GEX content on the MCD display using a graphics experience mapper (GEM). A TCA user experience mapper (UEM) translates MCD user inputs to a form suitable for UEX protocols and communicates this user input over the CCN to the HCS for translation by the UEX into HCS operating system protocols compatible with the HAS.
|VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND MENU SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video display device includes a menu screen display module. The menu screen display module displays a menu screen. The menu screen includes at least two hierarchical levels. A higher hierarchical level includes a first group formed by arranging select elements representing classifications of various functions related to video image displaying. A lower hierarchical level includes a second group formed by arranging select elements representing the functions. Upon receipt of a signal from a direct key to which one of the classifications represented by the select elements of the higher hierarchical level is assigned, the menu screen display module displays the menu screen in a state in which one of the select elements is selected. Here, the one of the select elements represents the one of the classifications to which the direct key is assigned, and the operation device includes the direct key.
|CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM THROUGH A NATURAL USER INTERFACE - Technology is provided for controlling one or more electronic devices networked in a multimedia system using a natural user interface. Some examples of devices in the multimedia system are audio and visual devices for outputting multimedia content to a user like a television, a video player, a stereo, speakers, a music player, and a multimedia console computing system. A computing environment is communicatively coupled to a device for capturing data of a physical action, like a sound input or gesture, from a user which represents a command. Software executing in the environment determines for which device a user command is applicable and sends the command to the device. In one embodiment, the computing environment communicates commands to one or more devices using a Consumer Electronics Channel (CEC) of an HDMI connection.
|MOBILE TERMINAL AND MODIFIED KEYPAD USING METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes displaying an application screen of an executing application and a corresponding keypad on a display of the mobile terminal; modifying, via a controller of the mobile terminal, the keypad into a new keypad arrangement; displaying, via the controller, a display window in a vacant space created by the modification of the keypad, wherein a function of the display window is automatically selected based on a type of the executing application; and inputting text on the displayed application screen through the display window and modified keypad.
|METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR SELECTING AND DISPLAYING THUMBNAILS - According to one aspect, a method of previewing multimedia data, including selecting a first graphical representation in association with a multimedia object, displaying the first graphical representation, receiving an input in relation to the first graphical representation, in response to the input, determining whether to change the first graphical representation, and if so then selecting a second graphical representation from the multimedia object in a randomized manner, and displaying the second graphical representation.
|VIDEO VIEWING AND TAGGING SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided to view, manipulate, and share videos within a gaming platform implemented as an advisory services network. Within the context of a serious game designed around a complex business problem of an organization, players can review videos conveying ethnographic information, mark segments of the videos, tag the videos or segments for categorization, create discussions around the videos or segments, add the videos or segments as evidence to a dossier, embed the videos or segments into existing discussions, or the like.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING ACTIVITY PLANS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for activity management. During operation, the system provides a user interface that allows a user to access previously authored activity plans on a mobile device. An activity plan includes one or more activity items, in which each activity item includes at least a title and description. The system then receives a user selection of an activity plan. Subsequently, the system obtains the activity plan from a database storing the previously authored activity plans and presents the activity plan to the user on the mobile device.
|MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a display and a controller configured to display at least one piece of video content on the display, to extract at least one text from at least one of an image and sound included in at least a portion of the video content and to display the at least one text on at least one specific position of the display, wherein the at least one specific position is related to at least one point of the video content, from which the at least one text is extracted. According to the present invention, video content can be manipulated more conveniently by displaying images and sound included in the video content as text.
|APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AVN - An apparatus, a method, and a system for managing an audio video navigation (AVN) are provided. The method includes collecting, by a processor, status information related to a vehicle and a surrounding environment of the vehicle and providing the collected information to a download server to store a plurality of UI configuration files for an application of an AVN system and download a UI configuration file that correspond to the collected information. In addition, the downloaded UI configuration file is stored by the processor in a specified memory area which is accessed in various mode conversions and implemented an execution application screen of the AVN system.
|Video Greeting Cards - A multimedia device comprising: a recording unit comprising a camera and a microphone, allowing users to record video messages; a contributor chain module arranged to organize the recordings corresponding to the order of video messages contributed by each user; a user interface allowing users to input additional content and edit the video messages; a communication unit allowing input and output of multimedia content; a managing unit comprising a power source, a processor, a memory and an application, arranged to save, manage and allow editing of multimedia content, so as to produce an integrated multimedia content from the abovementioned content; and a playback unit comprising a display and a speaker, arranged to allow reproducing the integrated multimedia content. One multimedia device is arranged to allow different users to sequentially save and edit multimedia content, to reproduce the integrated multimedia content and to allow associating different parts of the integrated multimedia content with individual users.
|INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An interactive multimedia system with a display device and a processing module is provided. The display device receives and displays images of a video session between a first user and a second user. The processing module identifies a third user from the images of the video session, and performs interactive operations with the third user during the video session.
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPOSING A MENU - Multimedia content of exchangeable storage media, such as optical discs, may be extended by bonus content that is downloaded via Internet connection and stored on a local storage device. An improved method for integration of different menu items relating to on-disc content and downloaded content provides flexibility and a simple, low cost solution. The method for integration of downloaded bonus content into a menu comprises defining one or more placeholders within a menu, determining a storage location or naming convention for bonus content, declaring for each placeholder an attribute providing a unique association to a specific type of bonus content, providing a button image, detecting presence of bonus content data, replacing the associated placeholder by the associated button image and enabling an associated action to be taken when said button is selected.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING WEBSITE CONTENT - A machine-executable method for displaying webpage media content comprises a network device receiving an input from a computing system. The network device verifies whether a user associated with the computing system is a logged-in member. If the user is a logged-in member, display or playback of the media content immediately begins on a display device or a webpage display application of the computing system, without receiving any further input from the computing system.
|MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided is a mobile terminal including a display unit on which a moving image is output; a user input unit through which a moving image segment of the moving image is selected; and a controller that outputs video information corresponding to audio information that is output from the selected moving image segment, on the display unit. The controller converts voice information that is output from the selected moving image segment into text information and outputs the text information on the display unit.
|Methods and Systems for Facilitating Media-on-Demand-Based Channel Changing - An exemplary method includes a media service system providing a manifest file for use by a media player to perform adaptive bitrate switching in accordance with an adaptive bitrate streaming heuristic, the manifest file including data that associates a first media program provided by an on-demand media service with a first bitrate and a second media program provided by the on-demand media service with a second bitrate; directing the media player to present the first media program; detecting, while the first media program is being presented, a channel change command provided by the user; and directing, in response to the channel change command, the media player to switch from presenting the first media program to presenting the second media program by providing the media player with a command to use the manifest file to switch from the first bitrate to the second bitrate. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
|METHOD FOR ADDING A VOICE CONTENT TO A VIDEO CONTENT AND DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for adding a voice content to an audiovisual document. Initially, a video document is received in a device for reproducing and recording sound signals. The video content received possesses degraded areas and at least one non-degraded area perfectly visible to a user during the reproduction of said document. Said user reads a text which is recorded in the device. The text is read at determined moments of the reproduction of the video content received by using visual elements appearing in the non-degraded areas. A complete video document is generated by assembling the audiovisual document and at least one newly created sound content.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT MODIFICATION BASED ON USER REACTIONS - A dynamic content modification system dynamically modifies content playback based on a user reaction so as to provide an individualized entertainment experience. The system includes a sensor module configured to receive a plurality of sensor measurements of at least one user, and a user model database including a plurality of user models associated with content preferences. A controller is configured to receive the sensor measurements and apply the sensor measurements to at least one user model to determine a prediction of a user reaction to content. The controller further is configured to determine a content modification to a playback of to the content based on the prediction, and to a cause a content reproduction device to play back the content in a manner that incorporates the determined content modification.
|Heavy Influencer Media Recommendations - A system and method for providing media recommendations, such as music recommendations, based on information identifying media recently played by a select group of heavy influencers for a subscription fee are provided. The group of heavy influencers may be a group of one or more celebrities or other persons whose media selections may heavily influence media selections of the users of the system.
|METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE FOR INDEPENDENTLY PLAYING A VIDEO - Methods and mobile terminal devices for independently playing a video are disclosed. In an exemplary method, after receiving a command for independently playing a video that is triggered on a page window embedded with a video window, an independent video window that is independent from the page window can be created. A URL of a video source of a video to be played in the video window embedded in the page window can be obtained. The video source can be read and displayed in the independent video window.
|PROVIDING ACCESS TO CONTENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SELECTED LEVEL OF ACCESS FROM A PLURALITY OF GRADUATED LEVELS OF ACCESS - Computationally implemented methods and systems include displaying a selection graphical user interface (GUI) for selecting a level of access for accessing content from a plurality of graduated levels of access for accessing the content, the plurality of graduated levels of access for accessing the content being for accessing the content with varying amounts of latencies and for varying amounts of corresponding fees, receiving a selection of the level of access for accessing the content from the plurality of graduated levels of access to the content; and providing access to the content in accordance with the selected level of access. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PRESENTATIONS - A system and method allows a user to specify a presentation by arranging content into a hierarchical arrangement. A described method includes providing a hierarchy manager to manage a hierarchy of a plurality of content to be used in a presentation, providing an interface to receive a script and associate the script with at least a portion of the content, and digitally generating a file responsive to the content, the hierarchy, and the script, where the file represents the presentation. The script can control one or more behaviors of the presentation during a display of the presentation. Generating the file can include inserting the script into the file to cause an execution of the script during the display of the presentation.
|METHOD AND USER DEVICE FOR GENERATING OBJECT-RELATED INFORMATION - A method, performed by a user device, includes receiving a user input for selecting an object displayed on a screen of the user device while reproducing video contents, detecting position information of the selected object and reproduction time information when the object is selected on the screen and transmitting the position information and the reproduction time information to a contents information management server.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR META-TAGGING MEDIA CONTENT AND DISTRIBUTION - A unique application within Video that allows for user generated Meta-tagging to be delivered in real time to individual clips is provided. This meta-tag creates its own tail based upon the user generated words population, which is searchable via a "spider network" that runs invisible behind the web pages of the site. These same "tagged" words are broadcast over various delivery networks including but not limited to live feeds from SMS, MMS, News Feeds within Community Web Sites, Video Sharing Web Sites, Widget applications any other forms of electronic communication that will be dropped in real time to identified users and friends of users.
|INDEXING AND ANNOTATING A USABILITY TEST RECORDING - A method for indexing a user interface test recording includes capturing, during a session, a recording of a plurality of interactions with the user interface, capturing, during the session, an event stream including a plurality of user interface events, synchronizing, in time, the plurality of interactions and the plurality of user interface events, identifying a point of interest in the event stream, wherein the point of interest is correlated to a time in the recording by the synchronization, and annotating the recording at a time correlated to when the point of interest occurred.
|DESKTOP ICON MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system are provided for managing icons on a graphical user interface (GUI) desktop in a computer system. When it is detected that a press-and-hold input is made with respect to a desktop icon, a first menu is displayed. The first menu includes a first menu item. When the first menu item is selected by a user, a second menu is displayed. The second menu includes a second menu item. When the second menu item is selected, the desktop icon is replaced with another icon.
|CONTENT ENHANCER - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to enhance linear video content. Linear video content is received. A request to enhance the linear video content is received. Based on the request, a toolbar with options for enhanced content is rendered. One or more of the options are selected. Based on the selection, the enhanced content is invoked simultaneously with a rendering of the linear video content.
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPOSING A MENU - Multimedia content of exchangeable storage media, such as optical discs, may be extended by bonus content that is downloaded via Internet connection and stored on a local storage device. An improved method for integration of different menu items relating to on-disc content and downloaded content provides flexibility and a simple, low cost solution. The method for integration of downloaded bonus content into a menu comprises defining one or more placeholders within a menu, determining a storage location or naming convention for bonus content, declaring for each placeholder an attribute providing a unique association to a specific type of bonus content, providing a button image, detecting presence of bonus content data, replacing the associated placeholder by the associated button image and enabling an associated action to be taken when said button is selected.
|Methods and Systems for Interactive User Interface Objects - Methods and systems for interactive user interface objects are provided. The user interface allows for users to manipulate different objects represented by icons within a user interface, such as that of an iPhone or iPad or other touch screen devices. Users may bump objects together, flick one object towards another, bump an object against the edge of a screen, flick an object towards a certain area such as a dock, or otherwise manipulate the objects. The user's actions or manipulations of objects may result in an action by the objects or may have no effect. Depending on the compatibility of objects, the objects may be neutral towards one another, may attract each other, or may repel. The objects that attract may share content or communicate with each other via a one-time interaction, or may establish links or connections with each other that enable longer term communication or broadcasts that occur upon pre-determined triggers.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHAT AND ACTIVITY STREAM CAPTURE AND PLAYBACK - Aspects of present disclosure involve systems and/or methods for capturing and streaming a live event and corresponding chat activity. The present disclosure describes a system for capturing a live event using an audio and/or video capture device, broadcasting the event as a webcast to one or more viewers who may provide feedback, comments, and pose questions using an online chat system, and recording the event and the online chat for later, synchronous, playback.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANNOTATING VIDEO CONTENT WITH METADATA GENERATED USING SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY - A method and apparatus is provided for annotating video content with metadata generated using speech recognition technology. The method begins by rendering video content on a display device. A segment of speech is received from a user such that the speech segment annotates a portion of the video content currently being rendered. The speech segment is converted to a text-segment and the text-segment is associated with the rendered portion of the video content. The text segment is stored in a selectively retrievable manner so that it is associated with the rendered portion of the video content.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING A SHORTCUT - A media player appliance including a video output configured to connect to a display unit, and a controller configured to access a selected folder. The controller is further configured to receive one or more display preference settings for the selected folder, receive a request to generate a shortcut for the selected folder; generate the shortcut for the selected folder based on the one or more display preference settings in response to receiving the request to generate the shortcut for the selected folder, and provide the shortcut on the display unit using the video output.
|CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A 3D VIRTUAL WORLD - The present invention is a content management system ("CMS") for a 3D virtual world. In one or more embodiments, the CMS provides user interfaces that allow an instructor to create a course, add pre-programmed 3D scenes to the course, upload slideshow presentations, images, and/or videos ("content") to the CMS, assemble the content into a presentation, and display the presentation on pre-programmed display areas ("VIEWBoards™") within a 3D scene. In one or more embodiments, the CMS stores data representing courses created using the user interfaces provided by the CMS in one or more databases. In one or more embodiments, the CMS converts uploaded content into a set of standard image and video formats for display in the 3D scene and stores them in a database.
|VIDEO-COLLABORATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A video collaboration apparatus provides a video presentation. The apparatus includes an input interface, a presentation interface to output an output media stream that includes one or more input media streams presented in the display, a user interface to capture events caused by a user and to generate data dependent on configuration events, an output generator to generate the output media stream, wherein the user interface generates a graphical user interface to capture configuration events and the graphical user interface includes one or more objects presenting displayed input media streams.
|IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND GUI CONFIGURATION COMMAND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - There is provided an image processing device including a first housing, a second housing, a first display device, a second display device, a video input terminal, a video output terminal, a storage unit, a video combining unit, a configuration control unit, a first GUI control unit, a second GUI control unit.
|MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a touchscreen display configured to display a video and to receive a touch input; and a controller configured to display a first video on the touchscreen display as a main image, display a progress bar indicating a progress of the first video being displayed on the touchscreen display, receive a first subimage selection signal requesting a first subimage be displayed with the progress bar, said first subimage corresponding to one of a still picture and a video portion of the first video, and display the first subimage on the touchscreen display with the progress bar.
|Adjustable Video Player - A method for providing an adjustable video player is disclosed. The method includes providing, by an electronic device, a content item player for playback of a content item in a portion of a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device and receiving an indication of a gesture to minimize the content item player made by a user of the electronic device. The method further includes minimizing the content item player into a mini-player shown on the application UI without interrupting the playback of the content item in the content item player.
|TILE BASED MEDIA CONTENT SELECTION - Mechanisms are provided for allowing a user to dynamically manage rich media content in an efficient and effective manner. Tiles including media content, personalized video selections, content pack upgrades, and promotions for featured content are presented to a user. Each tile may include calls to view, purchase, discuss, rate, review, or read about associated content. Tiles may be presented as still images, logos, text, or live video. Multiple tiles may be manipulated using keyboard, mouse, touchpad, and/or touchscreen movements, motions, and gestures. In particular examples, an overlay provided on top of a tile mechanism provides a user with additional navigation and management options.
|ENVIRONMENT-AWARE COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Computerized apparatus useful for obtaining and displaying information obtained from multiple sources. In one embodiment, the computerized apparatus is part of a transport device or apparatus, and includes a display device and speech recognition apparatus configured to receive user speech input and enable performance of various tasks, such as obtaining desired information relating to an entity, images thereof, maps or directions, or any number of other topics. The apparatus in one variant further includes sensor apparatus in communication with the computerized apparatus, and which enables for example display of data derived from one or more sensors exposed to an environment of the transport device on the display device.
|VIDEO CLIP SELECTOR - A video previewing and selection system may allow a user to filter and select video clips based on metadata associated with the video clips, including metadata that defines when certain people are shown in the clips. A set of video sequences may be analyzed to extract existing metadata and present the metadata in a user interface. A user may select various metadata which may be used to filter the selections using logical AND and OR combinations. The user interface may allow a user to view the clips, as well as select clips for further editing by a video editor.
|System and Method for Integrating Interactive Call-To-Action, Contextual Applications with Videos - A system and method of delivering an interactive video application includes identifying a hotspot in a portion of a video content. A hypercode object is overlaid on the hotspot at a spatial point. The hypercode object is displayed at a temporal point during playback of the video content. An interactive application is provided to a viewer of the video in response to activation of the hypercode object.
|Media Distribution And Management Platform - An embodiment of the invention simplifies management of the "video lifecycle". An embodiment includes one of more modules that streamline the video publishing process by abstracting technical steps such as video publishing, updating video, unpublishing video, retrieval or statistics concerning video, authorization to process video, validation of video, video metadata processing, video transcoding, and/or video transmission. Other embodiments are described herein.
|Systems and methods for remote control of interactive video - The present invention describes a system and method for controlling interactive video, including a remote control device allowing the user to interact with the video. The method allows bringing the "lean-forward" hypervideo experience to a "lay-back" environment such as the TV screen. The method also allows for the creation of a single system that combines both the social aspects of the "lay-back" and the "lean-forward experience" into a new type of rich media viewing experience.
|COORDINATED VIDEO PRESENTATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - A coordinated video presentation comprises a plurality of sets of video content that is displayed in display areas on a display. The display areas each correspond to a video session playing one of the sets of video content. The display areas move on trajectories. Video objects can move among the video sessions. The display may display controls or other interactive graphical user interface elements. A user can interact with the interactive elements that are not obstructed by the coordinated video session.
|VIDEO STREAMING IN A WEB BROWSER - A video element of a browser can be moved, resized, etc. independently of the remainder of a browser page. In one embodiment, as the video element is moved, the remainder of the browser page is reformatted so as to change the page's layout. The renderer of the content can have a different video provider sourcing the video element than the remainder of the browser page. As a result, two different content streams can be provided to the renderer in parallel. In another embodiment, the video element can be docked, such as through a flick operation or a drag-and-drop operation. Once docked, the browser page can be scrolled while the docked video element remains at a fixed location relative to an edge of the browser page.
|Method and System for Generating and Presenting Mobile Content Summarization - This invention involves a system and method to construct a visual representation of multidimensional data that works especially well for video. The system comprises an application on a mobile device having a screen, an assignment module assigning the media segments to the screen, a rendering module rendering the assigned media segments on the screen, a playback module playing the assigned media segments, a catalog module representing media metadata about the mobile content, a summarization module stewarding the media metadata, and a remote server storing the mobile content and the media metadata. The application retrieves the mobile content from the remote server and accesses the assignment, the rendering, the playback, the catalog, and the summarization modules. The system also comprises a method to log and analyze the browsing interactions of one or more users, and present a view of the media that reflects what is interesting to the user.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A FIELD OF VIEW WITHIN AN INTERACTIVE MEDIA-CONTENT ITEM - A system and method for providing an interactive media content with explorable content on a computing device that includes rendering a field of view within a navigable media content item; rendering at least one targetable object within the media content item; through a user input mechanism, receiving a navigation command; navigating the field of view within the media based at least in part on the received user input mechanism; detecting a locking condition based, at least in part, on of the targetable object being in the field of view and entering a object-locked mode with the targetable object; and in the object-locked mode, automatically navigating the field of view to substantially track the targetable object of the object-locked mode.
|STATISTICAL AND VISUAL SPORTS ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A system for the capturing, storing, searching and display of statistical, textual and visual sports information of both players and teams across a wide spectrum of game situations is described. A user can search through an enormous amount of stored statistical and visual information to find highly specific information about a particular player, team, or game situation involving a particular player and/or team. A series of search drill down menus allows the user to very quickly and easily go sequentially through a number of search result options to find the particular piece (or pieces) of information being sought, whether it is statistical or visual in nature, about a particular player, team, or game situation. Information regarding the search result is also simultaneously displayed with the corresponding text and visual information, which allows the user to put the particular play or player act into proper context.
|METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING USER INTERFACES AND DISPLAY INFORMATION ON REMOTE CLIENT DEVICES - A user interface is implemented on a client device remote from a host device. The host device operates an application program that implements a user interface, such as an electronic programming guide or a guide for a personal video recorder, that permits a user to control at least one target device. The host device transfers to the client device an identification of at least one scene. In general, a scene defines an abstract layout for at least one screen display of the user interface. The client device generates at least one screen display for the scene based on its interpretation of the scene. The client device then displays the screen as an implementation of the user interface. Thereafter, a user initiates, using the client device, an operation to control the target device. In response, the target device performs the operation. The host device may also display information at a client device For example, the host device may transmit information about a media currently playing at the client device.
|Web-Based System for Collaborative Generation of Interactive Videos - Systems and methods are provided for adding and displaying interactive annotations for existing online hosted videos. A graphical annotation interface allows the creation of annotations and association of the annotations with a video. Annotations may be of different types and have different functionality, such as altering the appearance and/or behavior of an existing video, e.g. by supplementing it with text, allowing linking to other videos or web pages, or pausing playback of the video. Authentication of a user desiring to perform annotation of a video may be performed in various manners, such as by checking a uniform resource locator (URL) against an existing list, checking a user identifier against an access list, and the like. As a result of authentication, a user is accorded the appropriate annotation abilities, such as full annotation, no annotation, or annotation restricted to a particular temporal or spatial portion of the video.
|CONTEXTUAL WEB PAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for controlling a media generation system where a media event may be selected via a stateless software module, the system receiving a media event protocol file corresponding to the selected media event. The media generation system generates the media event based on the received media event protocol file.
|ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There are provided an electronic device and a control method thereof. First contents related to an image and second contents generated by converting the recorded audio into text are displayed on a touchscreen, instead of a playback screen of the image when the electronic device plays the image and enters a mode for recording audio. Thus, a user can use a image, when viewing and listening to it, in various manners.
|Real-Time Annotation and Enrichment of Captured Video - An annotation suggestion platform is described herein. The annotation suggestion platform may comprise a client and a server, where the client captures a media object and sends the captured object to the server, and the server provides a list of suggested annotations for a user to associate with the captured media object. The user may then select which of the suggested metadata is to be associated or stored with the captured media. In this way, a user may more easily associate metadata with a media object, facilitating the media object's search and retrieval. The server may also provide web page links related to the captured media object. A user interface for the annotation suggestion platform is also described herein, as are optimizations including indexing and tag propagation.
|MULTI-POINT REPRESENTATION - Some embodiments of the invention provide a method that presents a preview of a set of images in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a device. To generate the preview, the method initially selects a subset of images that includes several images in the set but not all the images in the set. After selecting the subset of images, the method concurrently displays the images in the selected subset as the preview of the set of images.
|PORTABLE TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTENT DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD - A portable terminal includes a receiving unit which receives content information, an external device communication unit which conducts communication with an external information device, a display unit which displays the content information received by the receiving unit, an acquiring unit which acquires identification information identifying the content information displayed by the display unit, an operation unit which receives an operation indication from a user, and a control unit which conducts control such that if a transmission indication of the identification information is received by the operation unit while the content information is being displayed, the identification information acquired by the acquiring unit is transmitted to the external information device and the display of the content information by the display unit is terminated.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING, SEARCHING, ORGANIZING, SELECTING AND DISTRIBUTING VIDEO CONTENT BASED ON MOOD - Systems and methods for content creation, selection, organization and distribution are described. Video content of varying lengths is created based on one or more moods conveyed by the video content to viewers. The content can be searched based on those moods using ranges or sensory moods. Range searches are performed by looking for content having corresponding ranges and ranked based on the level of correspondence. Negative limitations may be used to exclude certain content that might otherwise be ranked based on the level of correspondence. Video content may include a single video related to a single topic, a series of videos related to the same topic, and compilations of videos covering a range of topics and having specified moods in common. Advertisements may be integrated into the video content or associated with the content in other ways. Different types of video content may be presented to users through a variety of different interfaces that are appropriate for the content. Distribution of content may be structured based on the moods associated with the content and used to influence viewers' moods for commercial or other purposes.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING PHOTO PRODUCTS USING VIDEO - A system and method are described for creating photo stories using video. The method includes receiving a user request to upload a user-specified video stream; determining whether the video stream meets one or more predetermined requirements, uploading the video stream; analyzing the video stream to select video frames for extraction based on a set of predetermined frame selection criteria; extracting the selected video frames from the video image; selecting a story book template to be used with the video images; and generating a preview of the story book template with the video images within a graphical user interface, the user editing the story book template with text and/or moving or modifying the video frames within the preview.
|Video Editing Including Simultaneously Displaying Timelines and Storyboards - Video editing including simultaneously displaying timelines and storyboards is described, including displaying a timeline of a video presentation, displaying a storyboard of the video presentation including scenes of the video presentation. simultaneously to the displaying the timeline, and navigating the timeline in response to receiving an input to select a individual scene of the video presentation.
|EMBEDDED VIDEO PLAYER - A system, method and various user interfaces provide an embedded web-based video player for navigating video playlists and playing video content. A website publisher can create and store a video player with customized parameters (e.g., player type, appearance, advertising options, etc.) and can associate the player with a playlist of selected videos. The stored video player is associated with a player ID in a player database and can be embedded in a website using an embed code referencing the player ID. A user interface for the embedded player provides controls for controlling video playback and for controlling the selection of a video from the playlist.
|Highlighting Media Through Weighting of People or Contexts - Techniques and apparatuses for highlighting media through weighting of people or contexts are described. This document describes techniques that allow a user to quickly and easily highlight media, such as through generating a highlight reel. The techniques also enable selection of context and person weightings by which to tailor highlight reels.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE HYPERLINKED VIDEO - An approach is provided for enabling interactive hyperlinked video. A hyperlink is generated and specifies an action that is performed upon activation of the hyperlink. The hyperlink is embedded in a video stream.
|RESTRICTING OPERATION OF A CLIENT DEVICE TO PARENT APPROVED CONTENT - This disclosure relates to systems and methods that facilitate restricting operation of a client device to parent approved content.
|Interacting With A User Using A Dynamic Map - Described herein is technology for, on a computer, facilitating interaction with a user utilizing a dynamic map displayed on a display device. A computer receives a use indication that the user has recently used an application on a computing device associated with the user, e.g., a mobile device, with the use indication including the location of the user. Then, a graphic is displayed on the dynamic map representing the user's location. The computer then receives a selection indication that the graphic has been selected, e.g., a person chooses a particular graphic to interact with. Then, based on the selection indication, the computer initiates an interaction with the user.
|APPARATUS FOR COOKING AND METHOD OF HELPING A USER TO COOK - The present invention provides an apparatus for cooking and a method of helping a user to cook by prompting the user, step by step, to carry out the corresponding preparation at the right time. The apparatus comprises a presenter, configured to present information with respect to a first preparation for a first operation; a detector, configured to detect whether said first preparation has been carried out; and a performer, configured to perform said first operation. By applying the apparatus and method of the present invention, the process of cooking is greatly simplified to users. Users no longer need to monitor the cooking process. All they need to do is carry out the corresponding preparations as prompted or guided.
|WEB VIDEO OCCLUSION: A METHOD FOR RENDERING THE VIDEOS WATCHED OVER MULTIPLE WINDOWS - Computer-implemented methods, computer program products and computer systems that render display of a video on a first page, that has been occluded from view by the subsequent viewing of a second page, to viewing on such subsequently viewed second page. Source location of the video is identified from source code of the first page, the identified video source is retrieved, and then it is input into source code of the second page to transfer the video to the second page. The video may then me displayed on the second page. The computer program products and computer systems both include a number of program instructions for effecting the transfer of the video from the first page to the second page for the continuous unobstructed or non-occluded viewing thereof.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING VIDEO PLAYER FUNCTIONALITY - A system and method for extending a video player for the purpose of embedded purchase, donation, and referral is described. An example embodiment includes: loading a video player into an application or web page, the video player having underlying video elements; using an application programming interface for the video player; creating an enhanced video player by creating various user interface elements layered on top of the underlying video elements to appear as if the created user interface elements are part of the video player; using the enhanced video player to play a video; and allowing a user/operator to donate, purchase, or provide information via the created user interface elements as a result of viewing the video or portion thereof.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING VIDEO DATA - Described herein are systems and methods for managing video data. Embodiments are described by reference to a Digital Video Management (DVM) system, for example methods for facilitating collaborative incident management. In overview, a DVM system provides a user interface, which is renderable at a plurality of client terminal. This allows an operator of each client to independently view DVM content items. In some cases the user interface is provided by components delivered to the clients via a web-server arrangement. The user interface is configured thereby to allow an operator of a first client terminal to provide a request to share a specified DVM content item with the operator of a second client terminal. In response to this request, the content item is delivered to the operator of the second client terminal.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER INTERACTION - Systems and methods for streaming video, interacting with video content, and sharing video content are disclosed herein. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING GEO LOCATION DATA FOR THE GENERATION OF LOCATION-BASED TRANSITIONS IN A MULTIMEDIA WORK - According to a preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a system and method that allows the user to automatically utilize the embedded location data of digital image files in the production of a multimedia work. The system allows the user to select a transition from among a plurality of provided transitions, wherein the embedded location data of a selected digital image file is then used to adapt the selected transition to a location-based transition, which is then subsequently inserted into the multimedia work.
|Declarative Animation Timelines - Methods and systems for declarative animation timelines are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes generating a declarative timeline data structure, creating an animation of an image along the timeline, and adding a declarative command corresponding to the animation into the declarative data structure. The method also includes, in response to a request to render the animation, generating a run-time command corresponding to the declarative command and executing the run-time command. In other embodiments, a method includes receiving a request to render an animation, wherein the animation includes a declarative timeline data structure having a plurality of commands, parsing the plurality of commands, passing each of the parsed plurality of commands to an animation function, receiving a plurality of run-time commands in response to said passing, and causing a rendering the animation by causing an execution of the plurality of run-time commands.
|Dynamic Positioning of Timeline Markers for Efficient Display - Systems and methods are presented for simultaneously displaying a plurality of timeline markers within a timeline marker region of an interface for a video application. The timeline marker region may include multiple display tracks within which numerous timeline markers may be positioned for simultaneous display. At a given instant, each timeline marker may appear in a particular one of the multiple display tracks, and the entire collection of timeline markers being simultaneously displayed at that instant may be arranged so that all of the timeline markers appear separately from each other. Pairs of timeline markers which coincide with non-overlapping portions of the timeline may be placed in the same display track, while timeline markers that coincide with overlapping portions of the timeline may be put into separate display tracks, thus guaranteeing that all the timeline markers appear separately from each other.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A VEHICLE TOUCH SCREEN - Systems and methods for promoting connectivity between a mobile communication device having a touch screen and a vehicle touch screen installed in a vehicle are disclosed. According to an embodiments, a system may include a controller configured to: connect to the mobile communication device and to the vehicle touch screen. The controller may also be configured to receive video signal of a current screen video image shown on the touch screen of the mobile communication device and transmit the current video image to the vehicle touch screen, causing a corresponding video image of the current screen video image to be displayed on the vehicle touch screen. The controller may further be configured to receive a signal indicative of a touch action that was performed on the vehicle touch screen, and cause the mobile communication device to respond as if a touch action corresponding to the touch action that was performed on the vehicle touch screen was performed on the touch screen of the mobile communication device.
|Web Browser Toolbar - A system and a method are disclosed for displaying page elements embedded on a webpage displayed on a handheld computing device. Tools provide one or more functionality to a user, including an ability to view a webpage, to share a webpage, to view webpages within a domain that are popular with the user's connection in a social networking system, etc. The tools are received and rendered within a toolbar interface including a toolbar icon for each tool. The tool interfaces associated with each icon may be displayed on the handheld computing device automatically or responsive to a user request.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VIEWER INTERACTION WITH VIDEO THROUGH DIRECT DATABASE LOOK-UP - Embodiments of the present invention provide a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable program code embodied thereon, the computer executable program code configured to cause a computing device to: tag video content; create and maintain an online database of tagged products or points of interactivity and their associated actions; embed application software in a desired web page; cause the web browser to play the tagged video; cause a web application to record and analyze user activity; cause the web application to determine if user input corresponds to the time and location in the video where a product has been tagged; cause the web application to communicate with a home website; and cause the home website to compile user and product activity data.
|System And Method For Video Communication On Mobile Devices - A video teleconferencing system which allows a mobile device to conduct teleconferences over fixed and mobile packet networks with end points with other mobile devices or a personal computer. The mobile device includes a user interface that displays a video image associated with a first participant. A selectable user interface element corresponding to a second participant video image may be displayed on the user interface and in response to selection of the selectable user interface element, a video image associated with the second participant may be displayed.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ARTIFACTS IN IMAGES - A system and method reduce artifacts in images in a manner that efficiently incorporates user feedback, minimizes user effort, and adaptively processes images. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method includes executing an algorithm to remove artifacts in a first region of a first frame, regions outside of the first region being unaffected; identifying a second region of a second frame following the first frame, the second region of the second frame corresponding to the first region of the first frame; displaying the second frame with an indication of the second region; receiving a first user input defining a third region inside the second region; and executing the algorithm to remove artifacts in the second region excluding the third region.
|HD WEBSITE SKIN - A high definition website skin is provided, including a file containing computer executable instructions is executed on a host processor of a computer apparatus, directing the apparatus to render a webpage, the file including a high-definition video background rendering portion and a content overlay rendering portion.
|WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE DATA LOGGING AND ACCESS SYSTEM - A wireless communication device data logging and access system includes a communication network coupled with one or more databases and one or more mobile wireless communication devices. Computing hardware coupled to a data memory, a wireless communication interface and to a user interface is configured to execute computer readable instructions of one or more software applications stored in the data memory to cause the wireless communication device to generate a temporal log of communications made to and from the wireless communication device for enabling a graphical timeline presentations of the communications to be provided in chronological order via the user interface in one or more channels depending upon a nature of the communications; lists and/or icon presentations on the user interface of parties responsible for the communications and a representation of their mutual association; and a news portal of content published by the parties responsible for the communications.
|BROADCAST CONTROL - A broadcast control apparatus for visual data includes a touch screen (
|CONTENT SERVICE METHOD - The present invention relate to a content service method, which enables a user reproducing/watching a video content to easily and freely input a user comment on an image area or a specific reproduction section of a specific scene, and automatically registers/posts a corresponding article to a web service based on tagging information according to the input user comment, thereby enabling the user to acquire additional comments, such as necessary replies/opinions, from a group of many unspecified intelligent users who use the web service, and which further generates/manages additional information on each video content based on the user comment on the specific image area or the specific reproduction section of the specific scene and additional comments on the user comment made by many unspecified users, thereby generating/managing more detail and various additional information on the video content.
|METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TOUCH-BASED MEDIA CREATION - The various embodiments described herein include methods and devices for generating interactive media items. In one aspect, a method is performed at a client device with one or more processors and memory. The method includes: (1) displaying a first user interface enabling a user to select audio files; (2) detecting first user inputs selecting an audio file; (3) displaying a second user interface for obtaining visual media files; (4) detecting second user inputs to obtain a visual media file; (5) displaying a third user interface enabling a user to select interactive effects; (6) detecting third user inputs selecting effects, where the selected effects enable a subsequent viewer to interact with the video/audio of the media item using the selected effects during playback; and (7) generating the media item based on the visual media file, the audio file, and the interactive effects, including generating synchronization information.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING SELECTION OF AVAILABLE CONTENT INCLUDING MULTIPLE NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES - A device for enabling content selection is configured to display a graphical user interface including a plurality of panes. The plurality of panes may include items of content which are time sensitive and items of content which are not time sensitive. Further, the device may be configured to display other graphical user interfaces include graphical user interfaces that enable menu bar navigation and grid guide navigation.
|MESSAGE USER INTERFACES FOR CAPTURE AND TRANSMITTAL OF MEDIA AND LOCATION CONTENT - A device provides user interfaces for capturing and sending media, such as audio, video, or images, from within a messaging application. The device displays a message conversation having a media affordance. Responsive to contact on the media affordance, the device displays a record affordance and a send affordance. Responsive to contact on the record affordance, the device begins to record a video. Responsive to contact on the send affordance, the device sends the recorded video to the participants of the message conversation.
|Multiple Contact And/or Sense Promotional Systems and Methods - Various embodiments that may generally relate to presentation of content in a coordinated manner through a plurality of output devices is described. A smartphone, for example, may enhance a visual presentation made by a digital billboard by adding audio to the presentation. Various methods are described. Various apparatus are described. Further embodiments are described.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - A method and system for a universal remote control used with display devices that support automatic content recognition (ACR) are described. The remote control may be paired to the display device and may receive a trigger signal from the display device that corresponds to an interactive event overlay displayed on the display device as a result of the ACR operations. The pairing may occur through the use of near field communication (NFC) signals and/or WiFi signals. A graphical user interface (GUI) may be generated for display on a screen of the remote control device that corresponds to the interactive event overlay. The screen may be a touch-screen that enables the user to interact with the remote control through the GUI. The remote control may communicate one or more signals to the display device in response to user input received by the remote control device from information provided through the GUI.
|CAPTION-BASED NAVIGATION FOR A VIDEO PLAYER - A video player has scrolling text acting as a navigational aid for the video. The video player consists of a video, together with captions for an extended amount of time around the current point in the video.
|MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal, if a memo-writing function is activated during video play, assigns at least one part of a touchscreen as an area for handwriting inputs while displaying a video on the touchscreen and obtains a first play timing corresponding to a memo-start time; and if a memo-saving function is carried out, obtains a second play timing which corresponds to the memo-saving time and stores a memo generated based on handwriting inputs received through the handwriting input area in association with the video by reflecting at least one of the first and the second play timing.
|GUIDED VIDEO FEED SELECTION IN A VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE NETWORK - In V2V or other networks in which multiple video feeds are available to a participant, the participant's ability to select a particular video feed for display can be eased through the use of guided scanning. A guided scanning strategy is built based on operator inputs and used to select a particular set of video feeds that are initially shown as a video "slideshow" on the display used by the participant. Each video feed appears only for a limited period of time to enable easy participant review. Once the participant sees a particular video feed of interest, that video feed to can be selected for persisted presentation on the display.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATED TO VIDEO PROGRAMS IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A system and method for displaying information relating to video programs in a graphical user interface. Real-time data for video programs are received from a plurality of data sources. A real-time popularity metric for each video program is determined based on the real-time data. For at least a subset of the video programs, a respective graphical user interface object that corresponds to at least one respective video program in the subset of the video programs is displayed based on a respective real-time popularity metric for the at least one respective video program, wherein a location at which the respective graphical user interface object is displayed in the graphical user interface relative to other graphical user interface objects and a visual appearance of the respective graphical user interface object relative to other graphical user interface objects indicate the popularity of the at least one respective video program relative to other video programs.
|INTERACTIVE OVERLAY FOR DIGITAL VIDEO - Production and interaction with supplemented video is facilitated by overlaying a grid on a video frame. The grid comprises a plurality of grid regions each selectable to define a viewer selectable hotspot in the image of a video frame.
|VIDEO CONTENT PROVIDING SCHEME - In one example embodiment, an apparatus includes an object identifier configured to identify an object of a displayed image; an input receiver configured to receive a first user input to the object; a data generator configured to generate a description to be associated with the object, based on the received first user input; and a story generator configured to combine the object and the description.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING WINDOW OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN - A method of operating a window of an electronic device having a touch screen is provided. The method includes displaying a second window on a part of a first window, detecting a user input in the first window, and adjusting a position of the second window, when a distance between a position of the user input for the first window and the position of the second window is a preset threshold value or less.
|METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-TOUCH INPUT - Methods and device for simultaneous multi-touch input on a touchscreen display are described. In one aspect, the present application describes a method implemented by a processor of an electronic device. The electronic device has a touchscreen display. The method includes detecting a first touch gesture on a first portion of the touchscreen display associated with a first control element and, during the first touch gesture, detecting a second touch gesture on a second portion of the touchscreen display associated with a second control element different from the first control element; and while detecting the first touch gesture and detecting the second touch gesture, simultaneously, causing a first event in the first portion of the touchscreen display in response to the first touch gesture, and causing a second event in the second portion of the touchscreen display in response to the second touch gesture.
|METHOD AND USER INTERFACE FOR FORENSIC VIDEO SEARCH - A forensic video search user interface is disclosed that accesses databases of stored video event metadata from multiple camera streams and facilitates the workflow of search of complex global events that are composed of a number of simpler, low complexity events.
|3D VIDEO CONTROL SYSTEM TO ADJUST 3D VIDEO RENDERING BASED ON USER PREFERNCES - 3D image data can be modified based on user preference data received from a user. The user preference data may be received at a first device and used to adjust 3D image data generated by the first device for presentation by a display device, or the first device may receive the user preference data and transmit it to a display device such that the display device may adjust the 3D image data based on the user preference data. The 3D image data may be adjusted based on user preference data to support presentation of 3D imagery on the display device in a manner desired by a user. 3D user viewing preferences may include an amount of pop-out effect in images, a stereo baseline of images, a depth range of images, a spatial distribution of images, a degree of depth sharpness in images, or specification of a user's dominant eye.
|ONLINE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION - A video player for tagged online video includes a means for receiving a stream of video data and tag data. The tag data includes tag details including for each tag a link to display during video playback and a location at which to display the link. A video display output displays the video data, a user-selectable tag display GUI option, and selectively, the tag data. The video player is adapted to detect a selection of one of at least a first and a second option via the user-selectable tag display GUI option.
|ANNOTATION AND/OR RECOMMENDATION OF VIDEO CONTENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated with cooperative annotation and/or recommendation by shared and personal devices. In various embodiments, at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may include a number of instructions configured to enable a personal device (PD) of a user, in response to execution of the instructions by the personal device, to receive a user input selecting performance of a user function in association with a video stream being rendered on a shared video device (SVD) configured for use by multiple users, render an image frame of the video stream rendered on the shared video device at a time proximate to a time of the user input, and facilitate performance of the user function, which may include annotation of video objects. Other embodiments, including recommendation of video content, may be disclosed or claimed.
|Video-Related Meta Data Engine System and Method - A engine for use with a display is disclosed. The engine includes a presenter that presents at least two audio/visual works, at least one software application capable of at least one metadata-related interaction with the at least two audio/visual works, communication points over which the audio/visual works are received, and over which at least a portion of the at least one metadata-related interaction occurs, and a hierarchical taxonomy that effects a common metadata reference to each recurrence of a particular object across the audio/visual works, and across each of the at least one metadata related interaction.
|Video Player with Assisted Seek - A computer-implemented method provides a user interface for users to navigate through a video content item with various navigation options including the ability to navigate through portions of the video content item not buffered at the user's viewer. The navigation method receives gestures from users that result in navigation.
|Graphics Command Management Tool and Methods for Analyzing Performance for Command Changed Before Application Modification - Methods, systems, graphical computer interfaces, and computer readable media are disclosed to enable optimizing video frame rendering characteristics for an application. The method includes rendering a video frame and capturing push buffer settings representing the rendering of the video frame. The method also includes modifying an aspect of the push buffer settings while bypassing the application, and re-rendering the frame with the modified aspect. The method further enables comparing the rendering with the re-rendering, and presenting comparison results. Graphical user interfaces are provided to enable the functionality, without having to modify code of the application to appreciate what potential changes to the application can present in terms of performance rendering and processing efficiencies.
|CONTENT MANAGEMENT USER INTERFACE THAT IS PERVASIVE ACROSS A USER'S VARIOUS DEVICES - A content management user interface (UI) provides a consistent appearance and operation across multiple devices of a user. Thumbnails representing content that is located on the user's devices are presented along with layered filtering operators which enable a user to filter the thumbnails by both content source and content type.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING MEDIA COMPONENTS - A system and method for linking media components may include a processor that executes a handshake protocol according to which a video component is rendered conditional upon receipt of notification of rendering of an associated media component. The system and method may additionally perform a keyword comparison algorithm to determine a relevancy between the video and other associated media component.
|Systems and Methods for Application of Special Effects to a Captured Video Stream - A method is implemented in a computing system for controlling the application of special effects to a video stream. The method comprises identifying applications requesting access to the video stream and retrieving identifiers associated with each of the applications requesting access. Based on the identifiers, a query operation is performed to obtain information relating to the applications. The method further comprises receiving a selection of one or more applications associated with the identifiers. Based on the selection, a version of the video stream is routed to each application.
|VIDEO INTEGRATION - According to one aspect, a web optimized user device is provided. The web optimized device reduces complexity and facilitates interaction with web-based services and content. The web optimized device can be configured without a hard drive, facilitating integration of web-based services into a computing experience. The web optimized device presents a user interface that integrates video chat functionality into every aspect of the computer content accessed. In particular, a display manager manages the user interface presented and integrates video chat displays and features into the content displays in a content and/or context aware manner. These displays permit a user to intuitively interact with the video chat content and features while the user changes content, for example, web-based services, web-based applications, and other media content, without interruption of or interference from the video chat content.
|METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AID OF USER INPUT BACK CHANNEL, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method for controlling an electronic device with aid of user input back channel (UIBC), an associated apparatus, and an associated computer program product are provided, where the method includes the steps of: outputting video information of a UIBC user interface (UI) to an external display device, to display the UIBC UI on a display area of the external display device, wherein the external display device is positioned outside the electronic device; and receiving from a user of the electronic device through the external display device a user input applied to the UIBC UI, and controlling the electronic device to operate in response to the user input applied to the UIBC UI.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH AN INTERNET SITE - A system and method for enabling a user to interact with a social networking structure for an internet website on a video device connected to a network enabled host device is provided. The present disclosure provides for accessing an internet site in response to a user input, the user input initiated while outputting a program to a display, retrieving content from the internet site based on at least one characteristic associated with the program, and outputting the retrieved content in an overlay or user interface on the display simultaneous with the program. The user interface provides the ability to access multiple profiles for determining whose content or message to display, and also includes a rotating carousel message display system, with a current message surrounded above and below by a previous message and a next message in the display queue in a different size or font.
|METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING VIDEO PREVIEW PICTURE - A method, apparatus and computer readable storage medium for displaying a video preview picture are disclosed, which belong to the field of computer technology. The method includes receiving an operation signal for an item of a target video in a video list displayed on a screen; acquiring video preview picture or pictures corresponding to the target video according to pre-stored correspondence between videos and video preview pictures; and displaying the video preview picture corresponding to the target video. Thereby, the processing efficiency of a video preview procedure can be improved.
|DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device which is configured to provide video data; a user interface configured to control based on a user input; a processor configured to process the video data, which is received in the communication interface, to be displayed as an image on the display; a controller configured to perform control to extract a text for a plurality of respective processing regions which are set up to have a plurality of same coordinates as a designated region with regard to each video frame based on the processed video data after a point of time in response to a partial region being designated by the user interface within a displayed video frame on the display, and apply a preset process to the extracted text in sync with each video frame.
|WORKFLOW-BASED SESSION MANAGEMENT - Techniques disclosed herein include systems and methods that provide a workflow-based session manager or workflow engine for a content delivery system, such as for delivering video-on-demand, streaming audio, streaming video, etc. Such techniques increase velocity and flexibility of deploying new features and services in a video delivery system. Techniques include a session management model provides a service-oriented and workflow-based approach. As a service-oriented approach, each functional session management step can be represented as a business service. As a workflow-based solution, a sequence of steps to be performed can be defined as data, rather than being hard-coded inside an application. Defined as data, steps (nodes, tasks) can then be created and changed using a graphical editor. New services can be added by defining actions for the new service, and adding a node to a given session management workflow sequence. Techniques include a workflow engine that initiates session management in realtime.
|Rendering of an Interactive Lean-Backward User Interface on a Television - Embodiments of the invention relate to user interfaces and systems and methods for generating a real-time "lean-back" user interface for use with a television or other display device and for reuse of encoded elements for forming a video frame of the user interface. An interactive session is established between a client device associated with a user's television and the platform for creating the user interface over a communication network, such as a cable television network. The user interface is automatically generated by the platform and is animated even without interactions by the user with an input device. The user interface includes a plurality of interactive animated assets. The animated assets are capable of changing over time (e.g. different images, full-motion video) and are also capable of being animated so as to change screen position, rotate, move etc. over time. A hash is maintained of cached encoded assets and cached elements that may be reused within a user session and between user sessions.
|Method and Apparatus for Presenting Media Programs - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device, including a controller to: transmit a client program having a graphical user interface to a media device operating in an interactive television network, wherein the client program presents a symbolic overlay that superimposes onto media content received by the media device and enables the media device to associate commentary with the media content received at the media device; and present the commentary by symbolic representations in a carrousel format within a window of the presentation of the symbolic overlay and in a vicinity of the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
|COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING AT LEAST ONE FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multimedia device for performing at least one function and a method for controlling the multimedia device according to embodiments are discussed. A multimedia device for performing at least one function includes an interface module configured to receive a command signal while performing a first function from among the at least one function; a capture module configured to capture a screen image displayed according to the first function; an adjustment module configured to adjust at least one of a size and location of the captured screen image; and a controller configured to perform a second function if an application having the adjusted at least one of size and location is selected, wherein the application is used to control the multimedia device.
|EMBEDDABLE MEDIA UPLOAD OBJECT - A user device's browser receives a page from a publishing system and presents content of the page within a window. Instructions from a media hosting system cause a frame to be created within the window. The frame includes a media upload object from a media hosting system that has a different address domain that the publishing system. A communication channel is established between the window and the frame to allow messages to be exchanged. The media upload object allows a user to create a media item and upload it to the media hosting system. Throughout the process of creating and uploading the media item, the media upload object transmits one or more messages to the page via the communication channel. Based on the messages, the page responds to what is occurring within the frame.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MOVING PICTURE CLIP AND/OR DISPLAYING CONTENT FILE LIST, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A recording and reproducing apparatus for displaying a content file list, a content file list displaying method and a recording medium storing a program performing the method, which are capable of easily identifying a paused content file and memorizing a point of the content file which reproducing is paused and content of the content file at the paused point, are provided. The method includes: determining whether or not a paused content file exists; creating a content file list capable of identifying the paused content file with reference to the result of the determination; and displaying the created content file list.
|MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which various kinds of informations and/or functions for at least one content can be provided through a plurality of partitioned regions generated by partitioning a region of a display object for the at least one content into a plurality of the partitioned regions. The present invention may include creating a display object corresponding to an upper content in a manner of having an inner space partitioned into a plurality of regions and displaying the created display object on a touchscreen, wherein different lower contents subordinate to the upper content are displayed on a plurality of the regions, respectively.
|Smart Auto-Completion - Auto-completion techniques are provided. In some embodiments, a multimedia object can be determined based upon a received textual input. A displayable representation of the multimedia object can be provided as an auto-complete suggestion. In response to user selection of the displayable representation, the received textual input can be replaced with a representation that enables the multimedia object to be accessed. In some embodiments, a mathematical operation can be performed based upon the received textual input. The result of the operation can be provided as an auto-complete suggestion. In response to user selection of the suggestion, the received textual input can be replaced with the result of the mathematical calculation.
|APPLICATION DISPLAY METHOD AND TERMINAL - The present disclosure discloses a method and terminal for displaying an application. According to an example, in the method, a terminal creates a user interface (UI) operation controller and an UI operation window for an application when receiving an operation command from a user for the application, wherein when a video displaying command for a video application is received, the created UI operation controller is a video decoder, the created UI operation window is a video displaying window and the video displaying window is displayed in a designated area in a UI provided by the terminal, when the UI operation window for another application is received, the entire UI operation window covers the entire designated area and has a same size with the designated area, or the entire UI operation window is within the designated area. The terminal configures an attribute of the UI operation window with transparency and semi-transparency, and configures the UI operation window on the video displaying window when both the video displaying window and the UI operation window are displayed in the UI. According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, utilization of a screen in the terminal is improved.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO USE CACHED MEDIA - An electronic device with one or more processors, memory and a display receives a first request to display a first video stream and, in response, displays the first video stream. After receiving the first request, the device preloads a second video stream that corresponds to live content, including caching a cached portion of the second video stream. While displaying the first video stream, the device receives a second request to display the second video stream. In response to receiving the second request, the device determines whether the second request meets recency criteria. When the second request meets recency criteria, the device starts to play the second video stream using the cached portion. When the second request does not meet the recency criteria, the device requests, from a content source for the second video stream, data corresponding to a portion of the second video stream other than the cached portion.
|DISPLAY APPARATUS AND USER INTERFACE PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A UI providing method includes inputting a user signal to select one from among a plurality of modes corresponding to an arrangement of a video wall system, inputting screen setup information corresponding to the mode selected according to the user signal, and displaying a video wall setup UI window to configure settings of a video wall system screen according to the inputted screen setup information. Accordingly, it is possible to configure a video wall system easily.
|DIGITAL CONTENT CONNECTIVITY AND CONTROL VIA A PLURALITY OF CONTROLLERS THAT ARE TREATED AS A SINGLE CONTROLLER - Managing the separation and distribution of digital content and associated controls in a network system includes receiving a request from any of a set of control devices within the same active session, to which a host server provides a response that is suitable for all control devices. The control devices handle such responses in the context of user experience-optimized application types that facilitate separating and distributing associated application type control, digital content, and/or status information during an active session from the host server to the control devices and to output devices that are connected together through the network, such as a home network.
|MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed. A mobile terminal and a control method thereof comprise a display; and a controller, when receiving a selection signal for a first item displayed on the display, searching for at least one second item of the same attribute with the first item selected and displaying the second item. According to the present invention, a search for related information is made easy by searching for a second item of the same attribute with that of a first item selected and displaying the second item.
|CONTROL PANEL AND RING INTERFACE FOR COMPUTING SYSTEMS - In a system including a display and a selection device, a method of providing and selecting multiple control panels on the display includes providing a user interface on the display. The user interface includes an object that has an axis and is user-scrollable about the axis to selectively bring each of the multiple control panels into and out of view.
|SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR STREAMING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT MEDIA CONTENT IN A DIGITAL CONTAINER - A user interface is configured to present a plurality of user-selectable icons. Each user-selectable icon of the plurality of user-selectable icons is individually configured to trigger playing of different streaming media content in an area on the user interface of the user-selectable icon upon a cursor-over or hover action on the user-selectable icon or other selection action by the user. The user-selectable icons are presented in a digital container wherein the container is configured to display contents of the container within a defined area on the user interface such as a Web page. The container may include a single user-selectable icon that is individually configured to trigger playing of streaming media content or multiple different user-selectable icons that are each individually configured to trigger playing of different streaming media content based on assigned specifications or selected criteria.
|System And Method For Web Based Collaboration Using Digital Media - A system and method configured to allow production team members to view, organize and manage production of a motion picture. The system and method allows the production team members to organize the project script; extract the script into scenes and slates; view, organize, select and collaborate on uploaded digital media and takes for each scene as well as uploaded audio, music or special effects that are to be applied to the product. The system tracks versions of the project by monitoring each change as well. The system also allows production member to organize project calendars, tasks associated with projects, contacts, notes, budgeting and other facets of the project. The system incorporates security measures which allow certain members of the production team to only have access to designated high-security material.
|REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ENHANCED USER INTERFACE - A remote control system and method for a multi-media device, such as a television, is provided. The remote control device includes a display. The remote control device can be a tablet computer, a laptop computer or a smart phone. When an application software program is initiated on the multi-media device, one or more user interface elements are presented on the display of the remote control device. The user interface elements are relevant to the initiated application software program. One or more of the user interface elements can be manipulated such that the application software program adjusts in response. The system and method can provide an adaptive and/or customizable user interface that is appropriate for the application software that is initiated, thereby enhancing user interaction.
|HARDWARE OVERLAY ASSIGNMENT - An aspect of the present invention proposes a novel approach that can reduce the total number of the overlays to be composited during the display of graphical output in a mobile computing device. As a result, the total number of memory bandwidth and the usage of a graphics processing unit by a pre-compositor can be decreased significantly. According to one embodiment, this new approach is implemented with a display panel with embedded memory which supports a partial update, or refresh feature. Which such a feature, the layer compositor (typically either the display controller or GPU) is able to keep track of actively updating regions of a display panel by checking if each layer has new content to be displayed.
|INTERACTIVE MOBILE VIDEO VIEWING EXPERIENCE - A Social Media Video system provides for the interactive viewing of Social Media Videos. A social media video includes one or more media assets, which may be images, video clips, music clips, text verbiages, or the like. During the display of a Social Media Video, a user may interact with the display to control the visual appearance of the audio/visual content of the display. The visual appearance of a Social Media Video may be changed to include visual and/or aural effects that are pleasing to a social media video viewer. The visual appearance of a Social Media Video may also be changed for better theatrical effect.
|System and Method for Displaying Annotated Capsule Images - A method and system for displaying images captured by an in vivo imaging device are disclosed. Embodiments according to the present invention display image sequence data in a first display area. When a first annotated image is displayed in the first display area, a first thumbnail image in a second display area corresponding to the first annotated image is replaced to indicate an occurring correspondence between the first annotated image and the first thumbnail image corresponding to the first annotated image being displayed. In one embodiment, the method further comprises displaying the first thumbnail image in the second display area when one other image of the image sequence data is displayed in the first display area after the first annotated image is displayed.
|Method And System For Automatically Associating A Cursor with A Hotspot In A Hypervideo Stream Using A Visual Indicator - Methods and systems are described for automatically linking a cursor to a hotspot in a hypervideo stream comprising a plurality of video frames that are associated with at least one user selectable hotspot. One method includes receiving information associating a cursor with a selectable hotspot in a first activation region of a first video frame received for presentation in a video presentation space. A second video frame including the selectable hotspot in a second activation region different from the first activation region is received for presentation in the video presentation space. The second video frame is presented with a visual indicator associating the cursor with the second activation region if the cursor is outside of the second activation region.
|OBJECT SELECTING APPARATUS, OBJECT SELECTING PROGRAM, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT USED FOR THE OBJECT SELECTING APPARATUS, AND OBJECT SELECTING METHOD - In an object selecting apparatus for allowing a user to select an object in a video image: when the object sought to be selected by the user moves, the user selects the desired object intuitively and without feeling uncomfortable; an input operation from the user is received and anticipated paths of the respective objects are estimated based on path information occurring during the certain period of time prior to a point in time which is the start of a predetermined period of time before a time of receipt; and an appropriate object is determined as the object selected by the user when the anticipated position on the anticipated path, which corresponds to the time of receipt, is close to an inputted position.
|Media Player Operating in Multiple Modes - In one embodiment, a method plays, on an interface, a media program in a media player operating in a first mode. A position change of the media player on the interface is determined while the media program is being played in the media player to cause the media player to move to an out of bounds position. The method detects the media player moving to the out of bounds position and upon detecting, automatically performs switching from the first mode to a second mode based on the media player moving to the out of bounds position where the second mode restricts movement of the media player. Also, the method transfers the media player to a new position that is not in the out of bounds position where the media player continues to play the media program in the new position.
|USER EFFECTED ADAPTIVE STREAMING - Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated with multi-media streaming with user effected adaptation are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method may include receiving, by a device, streaming of a multi-media content from a multi-media server, and determining, by the device, current multi-media streaming context of the device. The method may further include providing, by the device, a user control for a user of the device to effect adaptation of the streaming of the multi-media content. The user control may include a plurality of control selections having associated qualitative descriptions of the control selections. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
|REPLACING AN IMAGE WITH A MEDIA PLAYER - A computer-implemented method that includes receiving a request to generate an interface within a software application that is configured to play back one or more media files; for a first media file, generating an image representing a frame of the first media file; and causing the image to be displayed within the interface on a display device, where the image is configured to detect an event that causes a media player to be loaded into the software application behind the image.
|Systems And Methods For Realtime Creation And Modification Of A Dynamic Media Player And Disabled User Compliant Video Player - Methods and systems for a disabled user compliant video player for an end-to-end streaming web video solution affording accessibility for disabled users, including blind users and those with partial or poor vision, colorblind users, deaf users and those limited to only keyboard/voice input. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to systems and methods for real-time creation and modification of specialized media players, to be used as stand-alone applications or as embedded data display applications.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYING MEDIA OBTAINED VIA THE INTERNET ON A TELEVISION - Systems for browsing media that is accessible via the Internet are described. In many embodiments, the system includes a browsing application that identifies media within pages retrieved via the Internet by performing document analysis. The document analysis identifies pieces of media referenced by the page and, in a number of embodiments, also identifies pieces of media referenced by pages linked to by the original page. The identified pieces of media can be used to generate playlists that can then be played for a user via a television.
|INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a plurality of feature amount extraction parts configured to extract, from content, a plurality of feature amounts, a display control part configured to control display of an image of the content and information concerning the feature amounts of the content, and a selecting part configured to select display or non-display of the information concerning the feature amounts. The display control part controls display of importance of a scene found on the basis of the display or non-display of the information concerning the feature amounts which is selected by the selecting part.
|INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a plurality of feature amount extraction parts configured to extract, from content, a plurality of feature amounts containing information concerning a camera motion in a frame, and a display control part configured to display a GUI corresponding to an operation concerning the camera motion in the frame on the frame in the content on the basis of the information concerning the camera motion extracted by the feature amount extraction parts.
|Displaying Information Related to Spoken Dialogue in Content Playing on a Device - A method at a server includes identifying a media content item currently being presented in proximity to a first user; identifying, in an entities repository, one or more first quotations associated with the media content item, where the first quotations are determined to be popular in accordance with one or more popularity criteria; sending, to a client device associated with the first user, the first quotations and one or more affordances associated with the first quotations; receiving selection of a first affordance of the affordances, the first affordance associated with a respective quotation of the first quotations; and in accordance with the selection of the first affordance, performing an operation associated with the respective quotation.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECORDING USER INTERACTIONS WITH A VIDEO SEQUENCE - A method and system for recording user interactions with a video sequence is provided. The method includes playing a video sequence receiving a user input in the video sequence, displaying, on the video sequence, a response to the user input, and recording the response into the video sequence.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A COMPOSITE AUDIENCE VIEW - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for a composite audience view are provided. A first set of indicators and a second set of indicators on a display screen. In some embodiments, a selection may be received by an event administrator on a display screen of a host device. The administrator may select a point on their display screen that is substantially close to one of the first or second set of indicators. In response to the selection, the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators may be modified. For example, in response to selecting a point near the second set of indicators, the first set of indicators and the second set of indicators may switch positions on the display screen.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING 2D CONTENT INTO 3D CONTENT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - The method of converting 2D contents into 3D contents through a content converting apparatus includes: determining a quality of 3D contents to be converted from 2D contents that are video contents and include a plurality of frames; extracting an object from a frame among the plurality of frames; assigning depth to the extracted object; and performing rendering for conversion into 3D contents on the frame having the object assigned with the depth, wherein at least one of the extracting the object, the assigning the depth, and the performing the rendering is performed in accordance with the determined quality of 3D contents.
|RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, RECORDING DEVICE, PLAYBACK METHOD AND RECORDING METHOD FOR EDITING RECORDED CONTENT WHILE MAINTAINING COMPATIBILITY WITH OLD FORMAT - A rewritable recording medium on which Index.bdmv is recorded in the BDMV directory. The Index.bdmv includes editability_flag and extended_editability_flag. When the editability_flag is set ON, it indicates that the recording medium is treated as an editable medium by a legacy device which does not support recording and editing of stereoscopic video. When the editability_flag is set OFF, it indicates that the recording medium is treated as a non-editable medium by the legacy device. When the extended_editability_flag is set ON, it indicates that the recording medium is treated as an editable medium by a non-legacy device even when the editability flag is set OFF, where the non-legacy device supports recording and editing of stereoscopic video.
|Importing and Exporting Custom Metadata for a Media Asset - In some implementations, metadata for a media asset can be imported to and/or exported from a media editing application. The metadata can include metadata fields that are predefined for the media editing application. The metadata can include metadata fields that are custom or user-defined or user-generated data fields. Graphical user interfaces of the media editing application can provide mechanisms to allow a user to define new metadata fields. Graphical user interfaces of the media editing application can provide mechanisms to allow a user to view imported metadata fields that were defined externally to the media editing application.
|Menu Overlay Including Context Dependent Menu Icon - A video device displays video in one of a plurality of contexts in an onscreen display area. In response to the menu command, the video device generates a menu overlay within the onscreen display area while maintaining the video within the menu overlay, and generates within the menu overlay a context icon based on the selected context.
|ONLINE SEARCH, STORAGE, MANIPULATION, AND DELIVERY OF VIDEO CONTENT - A computer device programmed for managing online video content includes a processing unit that is capable of executing instructions, and a non-volatile computer-readable storage device. The storage device stores a search module programmed to allow a user to search for video content, the video content including video clips from movies. The storage device also stores a storage module programmed to operate as a central hub for management of the user's video content, the storage module allowing the user to add, delete, view, categorize, send, receive, edit, and comment on video clips that are stored on the user's storage module, the storage module being programmed to provide a page on which representations of the video clips are shown and organized, and the storage module being programmed to allow the user to interact with storage modules of other users for purposes of assessing compatibility, dialogue, comments, greetings, gifts, and recommendations.
|VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS, VIDEO DISPLAY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD AND VIDEO DISPLAY MANAGEMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video display apparatus includes a selection module, a Web information analysis module, a screen generation module, a transmission module, a reception module, and an alteration module. The selection module is configured to select a partial area of a Web page. The Web information analysis module is configured to analyze first Web information which specifies the partial area. The screen generation module is configured to generate a screen for displaying page information of the partial area, based on the first Web information. The transmission module is configured to transmit the first Web information to an external apparatus.
|BROWSER-BASED RECORDING OF CONTENT - This document describes techniques for browser-based recording and streaming of content. In at least some embodiments, a web browser interfaces with recording devices (e.g., a video camera, a microphone, a still-image camera, and so on) of a computing device to stream content data from live events and to record the live events to produce content files. The web browser can also upload the content files to a web-based resource, such as a web server. Further to some embodiments, the techniques can enable multiple recording devices to be used concurrently to record live events. Also in at least some embodiments, the techniques can enable concurrent or semi-concurrent recording and upload of content. For example, a portion of a live event can be recorded and the resulting content data can be uploaded while additional portions of the live event are recorded.
|GUI FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE (AVDD) WITH PERVASIVE APPEARANCE BUT CHANGED BEHAVIOR DEPENDING ON COMMAND INPUT MODE - A graphical user interface (GUI) on an audio video display device (AVDD) can be operated in at least first and second input modes. When the first input mode is active the GUI has a first behavior and/or appearance whereas when the second input mode is active the GUI has a second behavior and/or appearance.
|USER INTERFACE FOR AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SUCH AS TV - For a graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio video display device (AVDD) showing plural content information panels arranged in a grid, each content panel belongs to a respective category, with content panels of different categories being mixed on the screen. A category icon with an associated color and shape is presented next to each content panel to make it easy for a viewer to understand which category of item the content panels represents. Examples of some categories are favorites, recorded, recommended, frequently viewed, and now playing. Next to each icon, a numeral pertaining to the grid position of the content may also appear to facilitate voice selection of a content panel by number. The numerals are enlarged when voice command input is enabled.
|Method and Apparatus for Gesture-Based Controls - In an embodiment, a slide gesture is detected, in a particular area on a touch screen interface of a device, from a first location in the particular area to a second location in the particular area. A video playback command is identified based at least on the slide gesture and an action associated with the video playback command is performed.
|Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Network Data Processing and Customizable User Interface - A method and system for processing network data and displaying the results using a customizable user interface are disclosed.
|PERSONALIZED TIMELINE PRESENTATION - Described herein are techniques and mechanisms for personalized timeline presentation. According to various embodiments, information characterizing a plurality of pause events associated with playback of a video content item for a content management account may be presented on a display screen at a computing device. The user account may be associated with a plurality of profiles. Each of the pause events may identify a time at which playback of the video content item was paused. The time may be measured relative to the playback length of the video content item. Each of the pause events may be associated with a respective one of the plurality of profiles. A selection of one of the pause events for initiating playback of the video content item may be received at the computing device. Playback of the video content item on the display screen in accordance with the selected pause event may be initiated.
|FIGURE OR ICON BASED SYSTEM FOR USER COMMUNICATION - A computer enabled communication system for drafting and sending messages without text between users is provided. The system allows a sending user to compose an image sentence from sequentially chosen images which is communicated over a network to a recipient computing device. A viewing of the composed image sentence by the second user communicates the message from the first user without text or words being required.
|TV Internet Browser - A TV Internet browser is described. The TV Internet browser includes features which facilitate the browsing of the Internet from a television including, for example, support for 3D pointing, scrolling and zooming/panning mode control, adaptations to support entry of text into text boxes, searching, and other features.
|USER-SELECTABLE QUASI-PERMANENT PARTIAL OVERLAP OF USER INTERFACE DISPLAY - A method includes displaying via a processor a user interface on a display screen of a computing device, detecting a selection of a portion of the first user interface, generating a clip configured to include the selected portion of the user interface as content. The method further includes displaying the generated clip on the display screen to enable a user of the mobile device to review the content, and maintaining the display of the generated clip on the display screen even after the user interface is no longer displayed on the display screen.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A VEHICLE TOUCH SCREEN - Systems and methods for promoting connectivity between a mobile communication device having a touch screen and a vehicle touch screen installed in a vehicle are disclosed. According to an embodiments, a system may include a controller configured to: connect to the mobile communication device and to the vehicle touch screen. The controller may also be configured to receive video signal of a current screen video image shown on the touch screen of the mobile communication device and transmit the current video image to the vehicle touch screen, causing a corresponding video image of the current screen video image to be displayed on the vehicle touch screen. The controller may further be configured to receive a signal indicative of a touch action that was performed on the vehicle touch screen, and cause the mobile communication device to respond as if a touch action corresponding to the touch action that was performed on the vehicle touch screen was performed on the touch screen of the mobile communication device.
|METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR NAVIGATING IN ULTRA HIGH RESOLUTION VIDEO CONTENT BY A CLIENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method, system and related devices for selecting a spatial portion of ultra high resolution video content, under control of a client device, for being transmitted from a server towards said client device where said method comprises first obtaining selection information from said client device to select a spatial portion of said ultra high resolution video content for transmitting towards said client device and selecting said spatial portion from said ultra high resolution video content based on said selection information in view of at least part of said ultra high resolution video content being transmitted from said server towards said client device in combination with/function of content data pertaining to said ultra high resolution video content.
|Integration of User Interface Technologies - Methods, systems, and computer programs for integration of user interface technologies. One of the methods includes receiving, from a user device, a user request to execute a web application, the web application being associated with one or more rendering systems, and each of the rendering systems executing one or more respective remote applications. Respective video streams for the remote applications are obtained from each of the rendering systems. Each of the video streams is provided for presentation on the user device. While the video streams are provided, data identifying a user event is received from the user device. The user event is determined to be intended for a first rendering system. The user event is provided to the first rendering system.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND INTERACTING WITH COORDINATED PRESENTATIONS - In one or more implementations, programming code is provided to each of a plurality of Internet web site hosts. Connection information is received that represents a web page and/or a user. At least one database is accessed that stores information representing advertising content, audience criteria and/or advertising performance, and a premium publisher, a publisher network, and/or self-serve publishing, and a plurality of electronic coordinated presentations. Information representing one coordinated presentation is selected at least as a function of at least one of the received electronic connection information, the electronic advertiser information and the electronic publisher information, and at least some electronic authored coordinated presentation information is transmitted, that is usable to provide the one coordinated presentation with an Internet web page.
|AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF TRANSCRIPTS, TRANSCRIPT DESIGNATIONS, AND/OR VIDEO CLIP LOAD FILES - In an aspect, a computerized method for generating processed files of deposition testimony transcript designations may include accessing a file containing designations of contents of a textual transcript, quarantining errors in the designations, and generating a processed file containing processed designations of contents of the textual transcript having quarantined errors removed therefrom. In another aspect, a computerized method of generating designations for a deposition testimony transcript may include accessing designation information regarding designations made with respect to text of the deposition testimony transcript, accessing rules for generating designations based on the designation information, and generating the designations based on the rules. In a further aspect, a computerized method of updating designations for a deposition testimony transcript may include accessing an edited video clip list, accessing the designations for the deposition testimony transcript, comparing the edited video clip list to the designations, and updating the designations based on determined differences.
|Method and apparatus for creating a customizable media program queue - The present disclosure involves a method of displaying media content. The method includes: detecting a first electronic access to a media program account of a user; recording, via one or more electronic processors, a first list of available media programs in the media program account of the user at a time of the first access; detecting a second electronic access to the media program account of the user, wherein the second access occurs after the first access; recording, via the one or more electronic processors, a second list of available media programs in the media program account of the user at a time of the second access; comparing the second list with the first list to identify a third list of available media programs that are in the second list but not in the first list; and communicating the third list of available media programs via an electronic device.
|DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF VIDEO QUALITY - 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.
|ONLINE SEARCH, STORAGE, MANIPULATION, AND DELIVERY OF VIDEO CONTENT - A computer device programmed for managing online video content includes a processing unit that is capable of executing instructions, and a non-volatile computer-readable storage device. The storage device stores a search module programmed to allow a user to search for video content, the video content including video clips from movies. The storage device also stores a storage module programmed to operate as a central hub for management of the user's video content, the storage module allowing the user to add, delete, view, categorize, send, receive, edit, and comment on video clips that are stored on the user's storage module, the storage module being programmed to provide a page on which representations of the video clips are shown and organized, and the storage module being programmed to allow the user to interact with storage modules of other users for purposes of assessing compatibility, dialogue, comments, greetings, gifts, and recommendations.
|MEDIA PLAYER USER INTERFACE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes a media player user interface system 1) displaying a GUI on a display screen associated with a computing device, the GUI including a user-scrollable media content menu that contains a display area associated with a media feed accessible by the computing device, 2) selecting menu display content for the display area based at least in part on a scroll status of the user-scrollable media content menu, 2) and populating the display area with the selected menu display content. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
|MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal allowing for a touch input and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display unit configured to output a first home screen page among at least one home screen page, and a controller configured to output a first image corresponding to video data, as a background image of the first home screen page, wherein in response to a sensed touch input for switching the first home screen page to a second home screen page different from the first home screen page, the controller controls the display unit to play an image corresponding to the video data while the first home screen page is being switched to the second home screen page.
|VIDEO-ANNOTATION ENTRY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An apparatus (such as but not limited to a portable electronics device) having a display, a user input interface, a wireless communications interface, and a control circuit operably coupled to the foregoing. The control circuit is configured to provide information on the display regarding a video being presently rendered on the apparatus and/or on another physically and logically discrete apparatus (such as but not limited to a broadcast television receiver or standalone computer). So configured a user can both watch the video while also reviewing the information on their portable electronic device. The information can comprise video-annotation information entered by the user and/or as provided by one or more user contacts.
|De-Coupling User Interface Software Object Input from Output - In one embodiment, a first thread of execution on a computing device receives a user-interface input. The first thread of execution is associated with a user interface of the computing device. The first thread of execution identifies a second thread of execution on the computing device to process the user-interface input. The second thread of execution is associated with the user interface and is de-coupled from the first thread of execution. The first thread of execution sends the user-interface input to the second thread of execution. The second thread of execution also processes the user-interface input to generate a user-interface output associated with the user-interface input.
|Sharing Media Content - Among other things, a method includes receiving, from a user of a user interface of a media authoring application, first settings specifying a destination for media content authored in the media authoring application, the destination selected from a set of destinations supported by the media authoring application, and second settings specifying a set of media characteristics of media content authored in the media authoring application, and generating data representing a user interface element usable to provide media content authored in the media authoring application to the destination specified in the first settings at the set of media characteristics specified in the second settings.
|METHOD, APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR SWITCHING VIDEO PLAYING CONTENT - The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus and a mobile terminal for switching video playing content, and relates to the technical field of the mobile communication terminal and can solve the problem that the switching of the video playing content is relatively cumbersome when full-screen playing the video. The method comprises: playing current video content in a full-screen mode; displaying, after having received a trigger whereby a user switches video playing content, a current video playing list in a full-screen playing interface while keeping full-screen playing the current video content, video content being comprised in the current video playing list; and terminating, when the user selects the video content in the current video playing list, playing the current video content, and full-screen playing the video content selected by the user. The present invention is applied to switch the video playing content in the case of full-screen playing the video.
|TIMESTAMPED COMMENTARY SYSTEM FOR VIDEO CONTENT - A video commentary system receives video content items from users in a community. Such video content items are presented to viewers in the community. The system presents submission controls through which the viewers can submit feedback related to specific time points within that presentation. The controls can be used to submit textual, video, or audio comments. The controls can include labeled buttons that viewers can activate to submit categorized comments. Each submission is associated with a timestamp corresponding to the current video frame. The user interface includes regions that display, in real-time, the submissions received from the viewers. Submissions can indicate their timestamps. A bar graph indicates, by category and by time interval, quantities of categorized comments that have been received relating to various time intervals in the presentation.
|METHOD AND SERVER FOR STORING, ENCODING AND UPLOADING VIDEO OR OBJECT CAPTURED FROM A WEBPAGE USING A TOOLBAR - A method and cloud server for capturing and encoding a video from a website through a toolbar are disclosed. The method of capturing the video through the toolbar may include retrieving and selecting video from the website and capturing the selected video. The method of uploading the object on the webpage through the toolbar may include analyzing object information about the object on the webpage through the toolbar, selecting and transferring the object to an upload area through the toolbar using an account.
|System And Method For Playback Positioning Of Distributed Media Co-Viewers - Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining and presenting information to a user playing a media item identifying playback positions of a number of other users also playing the media item. In one embodiment, playback information is maintained for each of a plurality of users, the playback information identifying a media item being played by the user and information identifying a playback position of the user in playback of the media item. The playback information is filtered automatically in response to one or more user provided criteria thereby resulting in playback information for each of a subset of users from the plurality of users. Playback information is provided to a user device, the playback information for one or more second users of the subset of users playing a select media item such that the playback information for the one or more second users is presented to the first user.
|Control Apparatus and Method for Sharing Information in a Collaborative Workspace - A method and system of controlling display of information from a plurality of video sources on at least one presentation space, the method comprising the steps of providing at least first and second selectable control interfaces, each interface including a separately selectable control associated with the at least one common display screen presentation space and a selectable off control, uniquely associating video sources with the control interfaces, for each control interface (i) receiving an indication each time the selectable control is selected and receiving an indication each time the selectable off control is selected, (ii) upon receiving an indication that the selectable control has been selected, providing the video source associated with the control interface to the presentation space; and (iii) upon receiving an indication that the selectable off control has been selected, cutting off the video source from the presentation space.
|HIERARCHICAL DISPLAY AND NAVIGATION OF DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORIES - A system and technique for displaying a document's workflow history are disclosed. The system includes a graphical user interface for displaying one or more graphical representations of events generated by an application configured to edit a document. Each of the events generated by the application may be stored in a data structure that is associated with one or more portions of the document. The data structure may also be associated with a digital image that reflects the state of the document at the time the event was generated and one or more frames of digital video captured substantially simultaneously with the generation of the event. The system may display the stored events via graphical representations in the graphical user interface that represent a portion of the total document workflow history. A user may navigate through the graphical events based on a hierarchical algorithm for clustering events.
|Responsive Scroller Controls in Server-Hosted Applications - Environments are disclosed in which a server executes an application on behalf of a client device and, in particular, to providing responsive scrolling in server-hosted applications. In one example, a remote computing device may be a mobile (or stationary) computing device with (or without) a touch screen input surface. Some or all of the client-server communication between a client-side scrollable UI control module of the remote computing device and a server-side scrollable UI control module of the server device may occur in an asynchronous manner.
|Method and system for determining viewing time of an online video - A method and system for approximating the viewing time of a video posted on a website of a plurality of websites on the Internet is disclosed herein. The method and system is able to approximate the viewing time of the online video by a visitor computer and transmit the information to a compiling server.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USER CONFIGURABLE CONTENT - Disclosed is a web browser based content management application with an integrated user configurable content interface whereby a user can manage a wide variety of content using one or more windows. The user interface includes a "browser window in a browser window" that provides access to a host of applications configured to manage the user's interaction with content, including multimedia content. The windowing functionality of the content management application can be set to automatically reconfigure based on the number and type of content accessed, user preferences, number of content windows displayed, and the number of available display screens. A continuously playing video player appears within a web page when a user browses to the page and to render video overlaid on the web page. The player is also configured to play the same video stream continuously while a user browses from the first web page to a second web page.
|Interactive Advertising Platform and Methods - A method of providing an entertaining and interactive interface for a user to view a displayable multimedia packet, comprises: obtaining a multimedia packet ("MMP") relating to a product, service or provider, the MMP having a predesigned progression from beginning to end; obtaining or generating a series of queries relating to the product, service or provider; establishing a series of predetermined elapsed times, based on the MMP's predesigned progression, at which each of the various queries will be presented to the user; associating each of the various queries with one of the predetermined elapsed times; and placing the MMP and the queries into a format presentable to a user to allow the user to view the MMP along with the queries.
|SLIDE KIT CREATION AND COLLABORATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE - A slide kit creation system and method allows reviewers of a slide kit to insert non-textual comments, such as audio comments, to be associated with selected slides. In one embodiment, audio comments are transmitted to a host computer by telephone, and may be posted on the host computer for access by other reviewers. The audio comments may also be transcribed in text form. In another embodiment, comments may be associated with various portions of a video, in the same manner. A video navigation bar is coded to indicate which portions of the video are associated with comments. Alternatively, certain attributes of the video can be altered to indicate the presence of comments associated with specific scenes of the video.
|PERSONALISED VIDEO GENERATING AND DELIVERY - A personalised video message system has a first database of personalised video files each of which refers in the video content to a respective name or entity and a second database of video message files each of which contains in the video content a respective message or greeting. A selection system enables a user to select from a remote computer a first video file from the first database, a second video file from the second database, and to identify an intended recipient. A video processing means is arranged to join the selected first and second video files to produce in a single video file a personalised message comprising the concatenated video content and a delivery system sends a message to the identified recipient which includes a means to access the concatenated video content.
|Pushing a Graphical User Interface to a Remote Device with Display Rules Provided by the Remote Device - A graphical user interface ("GUI") can be presented on a remote control accessory device that has user input and display devices. The portable media device can provide the accessory with a GUI image to be displayed. The accessory can specify the configuration of the remote GUI image and send that information to the portable media device. The portable media device can generate a GUI image based on the configuration and send the GUI image to the accessory. The accessory can display the GUI image on one part of its display and other information on another part of its display. The portable media device can define different GUI image types for use with different types of input controls of the accessory. Based on which input control is currently active, the portable media device can send the corresponding GUI image to the accessory for display on the accessory display.
|Methods and Systems to Enhance Advisor-Client Communications - Methods and systems enable an advisor to communicate with clients by email containing embedded video content where the video content has been vetted and approved by a compliance officer or function to reduce the likelihood that a problematic video with be disseminated to a client.
|Online programming of operator interface panel - An operator interface panel with means for editing video pages in the panel when the panel is online. This allows a user to work directly with the panel for adding or deleting new video pages, making modifications to the pages by adding or deleting objects, or by making changes to the objects on the pages. The result is time saving for development of video pages. In addition, machine start-up time and diagnosis time is saved because of online programming capability in the panels.
|INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives a command according to pushing of a predetermined button of the buttons, a control unit which, if the command is received by the receiving unit, waits for a predetermined period before an operation corresponding to the command and controls an operation other than the operation corresponding to the command in accordance with a count of the command received during the period, and a display unit which displays a reproduction condition of the multimedia data controlled by the control unit.
|TECHNIQUES TO GENERATE A VISUAL COMPOSITION FOR A MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE EVENT - Techniques to generate a visual composition for a multimedia conference event are described. An apparatus may comprise a visual composition component operative to generate a visual composition for a multimedia conference event. The visual composition component may comprise a video decoder module operative to decode multiple media streams for a multimedia conference event, an active speaker detector module operative to detect a participant in a decoded media stream as an active speaker, a media stream manager module operative to map the decoded media stream with the active speaker to an active display frame and the other decoded media streams to non-active display frames, and a visual composition generator module operative to generate a visual composition with a participant roster having the active and non-active display frames positioned in a predetermined order. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
|METHOD OF MANAGING CHARACTER FONTS WITHIN MULTIMEDIA SCENES, AND THE CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM AND TERMINAL - A method is provided for managing fonts in a radio communication terminal, which can receive fonts in order to render contents on a screen. One such method involves the use of the following elements in the terminal, namely: a font database that lists all of the fonts or font portions stored by the terminal and matches at least one management parameter with each of the fonts; and set of font management commands including at least one command, which is applied to a font portion and which belongs to the group containing at least a command for transmitting a font portion for storage in the terminal, a command for updating a font portion stored in the terminal and a command for deleting a font portion stored in the terminal.
|Method for displaying menu based on service environment analysis in content execution apparatus - A method for displaying a menu based on a service environment analysis in a content execution apparatus is disclosed. In accordance with the method for displaying the menu based on the service environment analysis in the content execution apparatus of the present invention, a menu is displayed according to a menu information extracted from a storage media, wherein services available to a user from a content execution apparatus is determined and the menu information is updated according to the availability of services.
|INTERACTIVE VIDEO - An interactive video player that is configured to play an interactive video that has interactive control(s). A user may remotely design the interactive video via a configuration interface through which a video may be selected, and one or more interactive controls may be specified. A configuration center may then automatically generate the interactive version of the video with the specified controls. The interactive video player may also have a data input mechanism through which a browsing user may conveniently enter data relating to the interactive video. One function of the interactive control(s) may be to present a browsable hyperlinked document upon selection of the control.
|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED TEXTUAL PRESENTATION IN VIDEO CONTENT PRESENTATION ON PORTABLE DEVICES - Systems and methods for enhancing display of textual information in a video stream displayed on a portable device. In one aspect textual information is identified in frames of a video stream and is enhanced to improve visual readability of the textual information. The textual information may be enhanced by enlarging portions of frames of the video stream that include the textual information to overlay other portions of the display screen. The textual information may also be enhanced by converting the textual information in the frames of the video stream into character glyphs for display on the display screen of the portable device. Identification and enhancement of the textual information may be performed within the portable device or within systems external to the portable device and may be performed by automated procedures or responsive to user input on the portable device.
|Annotating and Sharing Content - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to annotating and sharing content. In aspects, an annotation tool presents a user interface that allows a user to enter and view annotations associated with content such as a video. The annotation tool allows the user to associate each annotation with a particular time segment of the video such that when that time segment is played in a video player, its associated annotation is presented. The annotation tool also presents a user interface that allows the user to share the video as annotated with other users as desired. Other users receiving the annotated video may further annotate the video and share it with others.
|METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR CREATING AN IMAGE FILE INCLUDING MULTIPLE STILL IMAGES AND SPECIAL EFFECTS - Disclosed is a method of creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of images. The method comprises providing a plurality of still image files for use in creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of still images from the plurality of still image files and receiving an input indicative of a sequence for displaying the plurality of still images when playing the pleasure image file. Incorporating some effects for each still image in creating the image file comprises assigning a period during which each still image is to be displayed on a screen, adding a display special effect to be used while displaying the at least one still image, and creating the pleasure image file configured to display the plurality of still images on a screen in accordance with the sequence each for the assigned period, wherein the at least one still image is to be displayed with the display special effect.
|Tabbed Multimedia Navigation - Various embodiments are directed to improved systems and techniques for allowing a user to navigate to media content on a mobile computing device and/or perform available operations associated with the media content. In one embodiment, for example, a mobile computing device may comprise a display to present a tabbed multimedia graphical user interface comprising a navigation bar including a plurality of navigation tabs for navigating to media content and performing available operations associated with the media content. The plurality of navigation tabs may comprise an audio navigation tab associated with audio content, a pictures and videos navigation tab associated with image and video content, a still camera navigation tab for taking digital photographs, a video camera navigation tab for taking video movies, and an online and bookmarks navigation tab associated with online media content. The tabbed multimedia graphical user interface may present a corresponding view associated with an active navigation tab. Tapping a different navigation tab on the display or inputting a directional command to the mobile computing device may immediately navigate to the different navigation tab and display the corresponding view for enabling a user to navigate to media content and perform available operations associated with the different navigation tab.
|INTERACTING WITH PHONE NUMBERS AND OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN BROWSER CONTENT - The present invention discloses a method for handling contact information in a communication device. The method can include a step of presenting content within a visual interface of the communication device. A contact detection algorithm can execute to detect contact items included in the content. A visual indication can be presented next to each detected contact item. User input can be received, which causes the communication device to perform a contact action relating to one of the contact items. The contact action can add contact information to an address book, can initiate a communication session, and/or can place the contact item in a memory space for later use by an application other than one in which the content was presented.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING A PASTRY - Method and systems for creating a pastry design are disclosed. The pasties are designed by receiving a tiers selection defining a number of pastry tiers; receiving a shape selection for each of the selected number of pastry tiers; presenting a pastry design based on the number of tiers selection and the shape selection for each of the number of pastry tiers; receiving decoration element inputs corresponding to one or more decoration elements; updating the presented pastry design with the one or more decoration elements responsive to the decoration element inputs; and storing the updated pastry design to a storage medium. A computer readable medium for performing the method is also disclosed.
|Method of identifying video assets - A method of identifying video assets with reference to spoken audio content is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving a text string to define the audio content of interest; searching a database to identify instances of the received text string; and displaying an image taken from the respective video asset which contains each of the instances.
|ABSTRACTIONS IN DISC AUTHORING - Authoring a Blu-ray Disc, comprising: providing abstractions that offer a functionality for a user to switch views of a BD-ROM data structure based on requirements and levels of expertise of the user; and providing a mechanism to author projects independent of an underlying format compliant to a final project output format.
|Device, methods, and media for providing mult-point video conferencing unit functions - Devices, methods, and media for providing multi-point video conferencing unit functions are provided. In some embodiments, devices for providing multi-point conferencing unit functions comprise: a combination of at least one input interface that receives a plurality of video signals, and that receives a visual layout from an EMCU end-point; a processor that selects a subset of the plurality of video signals; a combination of at least one output interface that sends the subset of the plurality of video signals to the EMCU end-point and that sends the visual layout to a video conferencing end-point, wherein the visual layout incorporates the subset of the plurality of video signals.
|System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Video Based Services and Commerce - A system, method, apparatus and computer program product for providing location based functions and mobile e-commerce comprising a central processing unit including a processor, a storage device, and programming stored in the storage device, a display device, an audio input device, an audio output device, a communications module, a commerce module, an image module, and a location module. The programming controls the operation of the present invention to provide functions based on location data, to facilitate commercial exchanges by wirelessly exchanging payment and product information with venders, to identify services such as venders meeting selection criteria, to wirelessly exchange select information with other users and systems, to restrict and/or monitor the use of the device based on authorized user parameters, selecting one of a plurality networks through which to communicate, detecting a trigger for performing an action based on a change in location and sensed data, storing a voice annotation with a computer data file, determining service providers and associated communication parameters, contemporaneously maintaining a wireless voice and data link, providing a system for selecting and delivering mobile advertisements, and many other functions and services that are described herein.
|METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY ON FUNCTION OPERATION SCREEN - In an information utilizing device, a function item that has not been used by a user at all or that has a low frequency of use is deleted from function items displayed on a screen or is excluded from selectable items and displayed as a non-selectable item on the screen.
|PSEUDO DRAG-AND-DROP OPERATION DISPLAY METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND SYSTEM BASED ON THE SAME - A computer-implemented method is provided for displaying a pseudo drag-and-drop operation of an object from a window of a Web browser out of the Web browser's window on a desktop of a computer system, wherein a first swf file is played by a Flash Player® upon a request by the Web browser to provide a particular content within the Web browser's window, and the object is at least one part of the particular content. The method comprises: detecting a click event on the object of the particular content; identify a second swf file in connection with the first swf file; requesting the Flash Player® to play the second swf file in response to the detection of the click event, the played second swf file providing an alternative object, the alternative object having an appearance same as the object displayed within the Web browser's window; displaying the alternative object at a position of a mouse pointer upon the detection of the click event, the displayed alternative object being dragged by the pointer of the mouse; and moving the alternative object in accordance with the mouse pointer until a drop event is detected.
|Banner interface video function navigation - In an example embodiment, computer-implemented methods, apparatus, and systems to navigate extensible video functions are provided. These may operate to receive a first request for a banner interface region. In response, the banner interface region is rendered with video content. The banner interface region includes a graphical user interface that maps to a variety of extensible video functions. A second request to access one of the video functions may be received, and the selected extensible video function is then executed. Additional methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed.
|Providing a User Interface - A user interface may be provided. First, a first input may be received, and in response to the received first input, at least a portion of a plurality of content elements may be displayed. Then, a second input indicating a selection of a one of the displayed plurality of content elements may be received. In response to the received second input, a displayed full version of a programming content and the displayed plurality of content elements may be removed. Also, in response to the received second input, a shrunken version of the full version of the programming content and a more detailed version of the selected one of the plurality of content elements may be displayed. Next, in response to a received third input, the more detailed version and the displayed shrunken version may be removed and the full version of the programming content may be redisplayed.
|COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH TUNNELING - A computer system with a CPU, at least one guest operating system and a controller kernel. The controller kernel includes a socket for running an application on the controller kernel itself. The controller kernel also includes a video integration module so that video output data from the guest OS may be combined with video output data from the guest OS. In this way, a user of the guest OS can use an application by tunneling, and without the need to virtualize the video output data of the application running on the controller kernel in order to incorporate it with the video output data of the guest OS. This is especially preferred when the controller kernel is written in a different form than the guest OS, such as when the controller kernel is in LINUX and the guest OS is in a Windows form because it allows a guest OS of one form (for example, Windows) to reliably, quickly, efficiently and robustly run applications written in another form (for example, LINUX).
|METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING EITHER A COMPUTER DISPLAY SCREEN OR A MEDIA FILE AND SELECTING THEREBETWEEN - A method selectively either (a) plays a media file accessed from a computer on a remote display device connected to a media adapter or (b) masquerades uncompressed pixel-level computer display screen graphics data as a media stream supported by the media adapter to cause the display device to substantially clone or extend what appears on at least a portion of a local display screen attached to the computer. The method senses when a user enters an input signifying a desire by the user to play a media file on the computer. If said input is not sensed, then the method performs a masquerading process to process, compress, and package the display screen graphics data as a media stream and then transmits the media stream to the media adapter. If said input is sensed, then the method transmits the media file to the media adapter.
|DIGITAL VIDEO RECORD DEVICE WITH TOUCH-PANEL HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE - A digital video record device with a touch-panel human machine interface includes a touch panel and a digital video record electronic apparatus. The touch panel is disposed in front of the screen of a monitor, electrically connected to the digital video record electronic apparatus, configured to generate touch coordinate signals, and adapted to send the touch coordinate signals to the digital video record electronic apparatus. The digital video record electronic apparatus electrically connects with at least a video camera, processes video signals generated by the video cameras, displays video signal related pictures and a plurality of icons denoting an operating instruction on the monitor, receives the touch coordinate signals from the touch panel, determines whether the touch coordinate signals correspond to a display range of the icons, and executes, upon affirmative determination, an operating instruction corresponding to the determined icon.
|MEDICAL SUPPORT CONTROL SYSTEM - A medical support control system comprising a recording device for recording an image signal from a medical device, a medical support control device for synthesizing an image based on the image signal and a prescribed GUI, and a display manipulation device for display the GUI, wherein: on the basis of an input of setting information about the recording device on an administrator setting window of a GUI displayed by the display manipulation device, the medical support control device creates a GUI including device selection means for causing one of the medical devices to be selected, image selection means for causing one of image signals output from the medical devices to be selected, and display means for causing the image corresponding to the selected image signal to be displayed, and causes the created GUI to be displayed on the display manipulation device as a manipulator window.
|NETWORK STATUS ICON IN NAVIGABLE TOOLBAR - A navigable graphic user interface (GUI) is presented on a TV screen and can be navigated by a user manipulating a remote control to select audio-video content for display on the TV. A network status icon is provided on the navigable GUI to indicate whether the Internet can be accessed from the TV to obtain audio-video content.
|Image capture and manipulation - The present disclosure includes, among other things, systems, methods and program products for image capture and manipulation.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING SPECIAL WINDOWS IN A DISPLAY - An apparatus and method for handling special windows in a display comprises a window manager in an operating system that is called by application programs to create special windows. The window manager embeds static key signals including encoded special window information, such as the coordinates of a window area to be specially processed, into a video RAM. An existing video interface scans the video RAM and transmits display information, including the key signals, to the display. The present invention further comprises a window decoder in the display, that detects the key signals, extracts the encoded special window information, and controls display circuitry performing the desired special processing. The key signal encoding scheme does not create visually discernible display aberrations that could distract the user or interfere with normal window management.
|Video browser for navigating linear video on small display devices using a similarity-based navigation hierarchy of temporally ordered video keyframes with short navigation paths - A computer-based method is provided for enabling navigation of video using a keyframe-based video browser on a display device with a limited screen size, for a video segmented into video shots. The video shots are clustered by similarity, while temporal order of the video shots is maintained. A hierarchically organized navigation tree is produced for the clusters of video shots, while the path lengths of the tree are minimized.
|System And Method For Preparing A Video Presentation - A process, method and system for preparation of a video presentation including providing video content, selecting at least one presentation template from a library of presentation templates and assembling the video content and the at least one presentation template to provide the final video presentation.
|Inter-Device Operation Interface, Device Control Terminal, and Program - There is provided an inter-device operation interface that is displayed on a display unit of a device control terminal that controls an operation between devices connected through a network, including: a contents display area to display information of contents held by a device; an operation display area to display information of an operation executed to the contents; and a device display area to display information serving as a target of the operation, and wherein, when information displayed in each of the display areas is selected by using the operation unit of the device control terminal, a service provided by the device connected through a wide-area network is displayed in the device display area as the candidate of the target.
|DATA CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A system and method for controlling the production of data including a control layer having a computer and a user interface that enables an operator to control the production of data. The system and method also includes a content layer in communication with the control layer. The control layer can access video and graphical data from the content layer. A processing layer is in communication with the control layer and the content layer, such that the processing layer is able to process the video and graphical data from the content layer upon the command of the control layer. There is also a delivery layer in communication with the control layer and the processing layer, such that the delivery layer delivers the final output of the video and graphical data upon the command of the control layer.
|MOBILE TELEVISION AND MULTIMEDIA PLAYER KEY PRESENTATIONS - Methods and apparatus for providing an intuitive user-interface on a mobile device keypad for controlling television and multimedia applications uses a keypad protocol as a standard interface between video application software and the mobile device keypad. The keypad protocol can provide a common set of interfaces and APIs to facilitate development of video applications that are compatible with a wide variety of keypads, including keypads that may be developed after applications are fielded. Video applications can inform the keypad protocol of keypad configurations to support video functions, including providing graphics for presenting intuitive function description graphics on display keypads. In an embodiment, the mobile device can be configured to control external multimedia players using a area wireless data link transceiver within the mobile device while presenting intuitive graphics on the keypad showing assigned multimedia player functions assigned to particular keys.
|VIRTUAL TABLE - In one embodiment, an apparatus having a processor configured to: receive a first video image captured by a first camera via a first polarized filter having a first polarization, the first video image pertaining to a first display at a first location; receive a second video image from a first logic device, the second video image captured by a second camera via a second polarized filter having a second polarization, the second video image pertaining to a second display at a second location; transmit the second video image to the first display; control the first display to display the second video image, the first display having a third polarization substantially opposite from the first polarization; and transmit the first video image to the first logic device, the first video image to be displayed onto the second display having a fourth polarization substantially opposite from the second polarization.
|Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program - An information processing apparatus includes: a content-list creating unit for selecting, on the basis of a predetermined subject, contents out of recorded program contents, information contents concerning receivable program contents, contents acquired from an outside, and contents stored in the information processing apparatus in advance to thereby create a content list; a content-list selecting unit for selecting out of plural content lists created by the content-list creating unit, on the basis of at least one of contents of the content lists and a situation during user operation, plural content lists to be displayed; and a display control unit for causing a predetermined display unit to display the plural content lists selected by the content-list selecting unit.
|Method and System for Handling Media in an Instant Messaging Environment - A method and system for handling media at a communication entity, wherein the media is associated with a communication session that is capable of entering an active state and an inactive state. The method comprises determining when the communication session is in an inactive state, causing the media associated with the communication session to be stored when the communication session has entered an inactive state, and causing the stored media to be conveyed to a user of the communication entity upon determination that the communication session has re-entered an active state.
|ANALYZING VIDEO GAME PERFORMANCE USING NON-INTRUSIVE CAPTURE AND STORAGE OF RUN-TIME GAME DATA - The performance of a video game is analyzed using non-intrusive capture and storage of game data. A non-linear capture format is used for capturing run-time game data. The run-time game data includes run-time parameters associated with execution of an application code as well as run-time parameters associated with hardware of a game platform upon which the application code is being executed. The captured data is stored in a storage medium using a non-contiguous storage format.
|MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY DEVICES - A computing device is provided that includes a display comprising a plurality of discrete elements. A memory is used to store a data collection of paginated content. A processor of the computing device is configured to retrieve each of the pages from the memory. The processor signals the display to individually present each of the pages. A sensor device is coupled to the processor. The sensor device is deflectable to signal the processor a deflection value that causes the processor to sequentially present at least portions of multiple pages on the display.
|MANAGEMENT OF RECORDED DATA FOR ONLINE SIMULATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to online simulations. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing recorded data for an online simulation can be provided. The method can include determining that a first experience of a user of the online simulation shall be recorded. The method can further include generating a recording of the first experience and associating metadata with the recording. The method can further include reading metadata of a second experience of the user of the online simulation and determining that the metadata of the second experience matches the metadata of the first experience. The method can further include notifying the user that the recording is associated with the second experience.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THUMBNAILS - An apparatus and method enabling a user to easily confirm a moving image. An apparatus for displaying thumbnails displays moving image clips in the form of thumbnails, and automatically plays a moving image corresponding to the thumbnail, on which an indicator is positioned, in accordance with a shift of the indicator. Also, if a key for adjusting the number of thumbnails displayed on a screen is input, the number of thumbnails displayed and the arrangement of the thumbnails are adjusted in accordance with the input of the adjustment key. In this case, a playback of the moving image corresponding to the thumbnail on which the indicator is positioned is maintained without interruption, and only the arrangement of the remaining thumbnail is changed. As described above, since the moving image is directly played, a user can easily search for and play a desired moving image, and can adjust the number of thumbnails displayed using a key for adjusting the number of thumbnails displayed on the screen, thereby providing convenience in operation to the user.
|Persistent visual media player - An apparatus and method for presenting an embedded visual media player included in a web page in a floating mode is disclosed herein. The status of the embedded visual media player and/or the position of the embedded visual media player relative to the current viewable area of a window are monitored to initiate the floating mode. The floating mode keeps the embedded visual media player within the viewable area while the web page is scrolled.
|Intelligent Video Tours - Intelligently crafting a dynamic video tour using a plurality of video devices selected in real time is provided. A list of attributes is received, the list of attributes describing at least one characteristic of a video device. A list of factors is continuously received, the list of factors describing one or more events, an event occurring at a point in time. A subset of the plurality of video devices is selected, based upon the received list of attributes and the received list of factors. The subset changes over time due to one or more changes in the list of factors. Video is displayed from the selected subset of the plurality of video devices as a tour, the displayed video changing over time as the selected subset changes over time.
|BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPLAYING CONTENT THEREBY - A broadcasting receiving apparatus and a method for replaying content received thereby are provided. The method for replaying displays a video signal and content on a display, and the broadcast receiving apparatus includes a control unit which controls to output a video signal on a first screen, and to output a content list including broadcast content and multimedia content on a second screen. As a result, multitasking is possible in which content is searched by a user, and selected content is replayed while a broadcast signal received from a broadcast station is processed and displayed on a display.
|SYSTEM, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-USER VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - A computer software product, methods and apparatus for improved video communications are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that is configured to allow multi-user video communication. The video communications are streamed to and stored on a server device on a network. In one embodiment, the server device is configured to associate multiple video streams to a thread and allow users access to stored video content and associated files. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SOURCE - A method of controlling a video source in a video surveillance system having a video source connected by a network to a workstation having a graphical user interface for enabling a user to control the video source comprising the steps of providing a video analysis program for analyzing the video images generated by the video source before the video images are transmitted over the network, providing a file containing the user interface controls for the graphical user interface and the parameters for configuring the video analysis program; storing the file in memory, downloading the file to the workstation at run time and enabling a user to configure the video analysis program by interacting with the graphical user interface.
|Internet Search Engine with Display - The display of a search engine provides advertisements with video and audio content. A plurality of search results is displayed on a web page with a paired video advertisement. The advertisements are ordered and the audio portion of each advertisement is played according to the ordering. Each search result is listed by web site with a plurality of web pages from each web site shown as thumbnail images. One of the images is a hit page from the website and is highlighted. Additional hit pages are indicated in another field. If the website has more pages than the number of image fields, all pages of the website are streamed through the image fields. The advertisement paired with a website in the search results may be selected based on the search term or any derivation of the search, including tags on the website or hit page.
|MEDIA PLAYER PLAYLIST CREATION AND EDITING WITHIN A BROWSER INTERPRETABLE DOCUMENT - A system and method through which a playlist can be edited in a browser, wherein the playlist comprises a plurality of playlist entries, and wherein the playlist is stored as a browser interpretable document. A method can comprise loading a browser interpretable media player playlist into a browser on a device, wherein the browser comprises a user interface area and a display window, and wherein the playlist comprises a plurality of content entries; rendering the playlist within the browser display window; receiving from a user instructions to edit the playlist; applying the instructions to the playlist; and, displaying the edited playlist within the browser display window. The edited playlist can be saved as a as a browser interpretable document.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - A method and system for integrated personal content access have been disclosed. The system includes a gateway which provides simulated multimedia streams by extracting digital content from a web site, converting the digital content to a simulated video stream, and sending the simulated video stream to a target display device. Neither the web site nor the target display device need to change to provide this feature. The gateway is further able to provide a shadow download feature, where if a user downloads content, the user also has access to other resolutions or formats of the same content via the gateway for his various devices. When the gateway receives a request to access the content, it obtains identifiers for the user's devices, and determines a format corresponding to each of the devices. The gateway retrieves the content for each device in their respective formats and forwards them to the respective device.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOW BANDWIDTH PLAY POSITION PREVIEWING OF VIDEO CONTENT - A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to display video content. A cursor associated with the relative position of the video content is provided. A new cursor position associated with a request for a new relative position of the video content is received. A thumbnail image of the video content corresponding to the new relative position is displayed. The thumbnail image is then transitioned to a full display image.
|VIDEO-BASED USER INDICIA ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION SERVICES - A video-based user indicia is provided for use in social media networks or other communication services. A user uploads or otherwise designates a video clip for use as user indicium on the service. Content from the video clips is displayed as a user indicium proximate content items generated by, or associated with, the user. The video content may be initially displayed as a frame from the associated video clip, with video playback initiated by user selection of the indicia. The video content may play automatically upon rendering on a user's display. The video content may be looped. The video content may include audio content, which may be played back immediately upon initiation of video playback, or toggled on and off by user selection of the indicia. A user may maintain a library of multiple video clips for selection as a user indicia, either universally across the platform or in connection with a specific content item.
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