The present invention is intended to permit both real-time display of a picture represented by a non-compressed video signal on a television and display of a picture represented by a compressed video signal at any desired time by simultaneously transmitting the compressed video signal and non-compressed video signal via one interface. An STB packetizes a compressed video signal, and multiplexes the compressed video signal and a blanking signal combined with a non-compressed video signal. Thus, both the video signals are transmitted simultaneously. A picture represented by the non-compressed video signal is displayed on a television in real time. The compressed video signal is stored in a storage medium incorporated in the television, read at any user's desired time, and decoded so that a picture represented by the compressed video signal can be viewed at the user's desired time.

A remote operation apparatus is configured to operate in response to a control signal transmitted via a network from a user apparatus connected to a display unit and includes a movable unit capable of changing a posture. The remote operation apparatus includes: a video data acquisition unit configured to acquire video data acquired from a camera disposed in the movable unit; a motion detection data acquisition unit configured to acquire, through a motion sensor, motion detection data representing a change in the posture of the movable unit; and a data transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired video data and the acquired motion detection data to the user apparatus via the network.

Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to estimate local market audiences of media are disclosed herein. Disclosed example methods include determining a first audience metric based on set-top box (STB) return path tuning data obtained from STBs located in a first geographic area. The disclosed example methods also include determining a second audience metric from a portion of audience measurement data corresponding to a different second geographic area, the portion of the audience measurement data associated with monitored sites in the second geographic area having second STB characteristics that correspond with first STB characteristics of the STBs located in the first geographic area. The disclosed example methods further include determining a ratio of the first audience metric to the second audience metric, and processing the audience measurement data based on the ratio to determine an audience exposure metric estimating exposure to media in the first geographic area.

A profile provider: (i) associates a primary online device (OD1) with a set-top box (STB); (ii) a location of OD1 at some point in time is estimated to be near the STB, thereby establishing a STB proxy location; (iii) one or more secondary online devices (OD2s) are observed to be located near the STB proxy location and are associated with the STB; and (iv) a television advertisement is selected to be directed to the STB, which selection is based at least in part on profile information linked to one of the associated OD2s. The method can be particularly advantageous in situations wherein: the STB is not connected to any computer network; the STB is not ever connected to the same local area network as OD1 or OD2; or television service (used by the STB) and online access (used by OD1 and OD2s) are provided by different service providers.

Disclosed example audience measurement apparatus determine a first audience metric based on set-top box return path tuning data obtained from set-top boxes located in a first geographic area; determine a second audience metric from a portion of audience measurement data corresponding to a second geographic area, the portion of the audience measurement data associated with monitored sites in the second geographic area having second set-top box characteristics that correspond with first set-top box characteristics of the set-top boxes located in the first geographic area; determine ratios of (i) respective first audience metrics determined for respective demographic stratifications to (ii) corresponding second audience metrics determined for the respective demographic stratifications; and combine the ratios after multiplication with third audience metrics determined, for the respective demographic stratifications, from the audience measurement data to determine an audience exposure metric that estimates exposure to media in the first geographic area.

A profile provider: (i) associates a primary online device (OD1) with a set-top box (STB); (ii) a location of OD1 at some point in time is estimated to be near the STB, thereby establishing a STB proxy location; (iii) one or more secondary online devices (OD2s) are observed to be located near the STB proxy location and are associated with the STB; and (iv) a television advertisement is selected to be directed to the STB, which selection is based at least in part on profile information linked to one of the associated OD2s. The method can be particularly advantageous in situations wherein: the STB is not connected to any computer network; the STB is not ever connected to the same local area network as OD1 or OD2; or television service (used by the STB) and online access (used by OD1 and OD2s) are provided by different service providers.

An electronic system and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic system includes a projection device and at least one peripheral device. The control method of the electronic system includes: sending an original instruction to a natural language model through the projection device, wherein the projection device has a communication interface and is communicatively connected to the at least one peripheral device through the communication interface; in response to the original instruction corresponding to an operation of the at least one peripheral device, generating at least one standard instruction according to the original instruction through the natural language model; and controlling the at least one peripheral device through the projection device to perform the operation corresponding to the original instruction according to the at least one standard instruction.

A processing device of a projector performs control for correlating user information used by the application software with a projector. The processing device operates in a first mode including performing control for cancelling the correlation between the user information and the projector when the projector is powered off and maintaining the correlation between the user information and the projector when the projector shifts to the standby state.

Disclosed in the present application are a display apparatus and a processing method. According to the method, a data stream from the external device in connection with the display apparatus is received; a device information frame in the data stream is obtained, where the device information frame is a data frame generated by the external device according to a basic transmission protocol between the external device and the display apparatus; marker bits in the device information frame are traversed; in response to the external device supporting the automatic control protocol, a play mode is switched according to usage scenario information added in the data stream; and in response to the external device not supporting the automatic control protocol, a play mode is switched according to a device type of the external device.

A TV streamer may be configured to receive audio associated with a TV program; transmit the audio, or a processed version of it, to hearing aids over a wireless connection; and determine when a delay time has elapsed. In some embodiments, the TV streamer may be configured to then generate sound based on the audio, or a processed version of it, after the delay time has elapsed. In some embodiments, the TV streamer may be configured to then transmit the audio, or a processed version of it, to another device after the delay time has elapsed.