When data is to be transmitted, the amount of data regarding the attribute of the data is reduced. Upon a connection with a server apparatus being established, a requesting unit transmits a request that includes attribute information indicating the attribute of a data group, to the server apparatus via the connection. An acquisition unit acquires data. An addition unit adds, to unit data that includes the acquired data, an identifier that identifies the data group to which the unit data belongs, and that is associated with the connection. A transmission unit that transmits the unit data to which the identifier has been added, to the server apparatus via the connection.

A head mounted system can include a video camera that is configured to provide image data. A wireless interface circuit can be configured to receive augmentation data from a remote server. A processor circuit can be coupled to the video camera, where the processor circuit can be configured to register the image data with the augmentation data and combine the image data with the augmentation data to provide augmented image data. A projector circuit, coupled to the processor circuit, the projector circuit can be configured to project the augmented image data from the head mounted system onto a surface.

A broadcaster device generates a live stream including video-based commentary regarding a live event combined with an audio and/or video feed of the live event itself. A viewer device receives a copy of the integrated live event and commentator stream and synchronized event information (e.g., real-time scores), and displays the integrated stream and the event information (e.g., as a “scorebug”). Viewers of a given live event may seamlessly select amongst different broadcasters for the same live event to access different integrated live event and commentator streams respectively synchronized with the event information. A social media platform is provided in tandem with live streaming of digital content relating to live events to allow a given broadcaster and their associated viewers to communicate with one another, comment on the event and/or the broadcaster's live stream, and send digital gifts.

Systems, devices, and methods for Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) is provided. A method includes: obtaining an event message track including a plurality of event message instance boxes, the event message track configured to be processed by a DASH client for displaying media content; obtaining a first event message instance box included in the event message track; obtaining a second event message instance box included in the event message track, wherein the second event message instance box includes first information identifying the first event message instance box, and second information specifying a relationship between the first event message instance box and the second event message instance box; modifying the first event message instance box based on the first information and the second information; and providing the event message track to the DASH client or displaying media content based on the event message track.

A method for reducing the number of images or the length of a video from a digital image collection using a social network, includes receiving a digital image collection captured by a user to be viewed by a viewer; wherein the viewer and the user are members of the same social network and using a processor to access the social network to determine a relationship between a viewer and the user. The method further includes using the processor to determine a set of summarization parameters based on the relationship between the viewer and the user and using the processor to reduce the number of images or the length of the video from the digital image collection using the determined set of summarization parameters to be viewed by the viewer.

A method for requesting a plurality of chunks by a streaming client on the basis of a single request message is described, wherein said chunks are defined on the basis of a manifest file comprising chunk identifiers for determining at least one delivery node for delivering chunks defined by said chunk identifiers to said client, wherein said method comprises: determining on the basis of said manifest file a first request message for requesting a first plurality of chunks, said first request message comprising one or more first chunk template parameters and a first chunk template, preferably an URL chunk template, comprising one or more chunk template parameters fields; sending said first request message to a first network node, wherein said first network node is configured for determining a first plurality of chunk identifiers, preferably a first plurality of URLs, associated with said first plurality of chunks on the basis of said first chunk template and said one or more first chunk template parameters; and, receiving at least one response message comprising a chunk associated with one of said chunk identifiers that were determined on the basis of said first chunk template and said one or more first chunk template parameters.

Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to predict events within a gameplay session and modify a game broadcast based at least in part on the predicted events. In at least one embodiment, events within the gameplay session are predicted, which once predicted, cause assets to be generated and once the event is detected the assets are included in the game broadcast.abst

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a system, and a computer program product for streaming. The method includes: acquiring, during transmission of a stream, information indicating resources of a receiver of the stream available for compensating for degradation of a transmission quality of the stream; and determining at least a target transmission quality of the stream based at least on the resources of the receiver and network resources available for transmitting the stream. This solution provides a more flexible adaptive balance mechanism for streaming, and further optimizes utilization of various resources and user experience in streaming.

Provided are methods and systems for inserting custom content. An example method can comprise receiving, at a first computing device, an insertion instruction over a first non-packet-switching protocol information stream. The method can also comprise querying, by the first computing device, a second computing device in response to receiving the insertion instruction. The method can further comprise receiving, at the first computing device, content over a packet-switching protocol information stream in response to querying the second computing device. The content can be customized for an end-user associated with the first computing device.

Embodiments of systems and methods for transmission of audio information are disclosed herein. In one example, a System on Chip (SoC) includes a wired transceiver module, a wireless module, a Frequency Modulation (FM) demodulation module, and an audio information codec module operatively coupled to the wired transceiver and the FM demodulation module. The wired transceiver module is configured to receive a data packet corresponding to first audio information. The wireless module is configured to receive an FM signal, corresponding to second audio information. The FM demodulation module is configured to output the second audio information based on demodulating the FM signal. The audio information codec module is configured to decode the first audio information and the second audio information based on the data packet and the demodulated FM signal, respectively.