Audio splicing is rendered more effective by the use of one or more truncation unit packets inserted into the audio data stream so as to indicate to an audio decoder, for a predetermined access unit, an end portion of an audio frame with which the predetermined access unit is associated, as to be discarded in playout.

Systems and methods for skipping a presentation of a portion of segments to catch up to live based on a priority level value is disclosed. For example, a streaming application generates a content item for live streaming where the content item comprises a plurality of segments. In response to determining that playing of the content item lags behind the live streaming of the content item, the streaming application identifies a duration of lag and determines a priority threshold based on the lag. Based on a manifest which includes priority level information, the streaming application determines whether a respective segment needs to be cached. For example, if a priority level for a segment that is within the duration of the lag has a priority level that is higher the priority threshold, then the segment is stored in a cache from a respective network address and is played from the cache.

An electronic device including circuitry is provided. The circuitry generates a synchronization signal. The circuitry controls drive of one or more light-emitting devices based on the synchronization signal to generate a pattern of alternating light pulses. The circuitry further acquires a plurality of videos of the pattern of alternating light pulses from a plurality of imaging devices. The one or more light-emitting devices are positioned in a field of view of each of the plurality of imaging devices. The circuitry determines a frame in each video of the plurality of videos that includes a specific portion of the pattern of alternating light pulses. The determined frame in each of the plurality of videos corresponds to the same time instant. The circuitry synchronizes the plurality of videos based on the determination.

The present technology relates to a demodulation device, a processing device, a reception device, and a data processing method for more flexibly coping with change in transmission method. A demodulation device includes a demodulation unit configured to demodulate a first transmission packet obtained from a broadcast signal, and an output unit configured to output a divided packet via a predetermined interface, the divided packet being obtained by dividing the first transmission packet that is a variable-length packet used in a first transmission method into a packet length according to a second transmission packet that is a fixed-length packet used in a second transmission method and arranging the first transmission packet in a payload, and adding a header including information for restoring the first transmission packet to the payload. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a demodulation IC incorporated in a television receiver or a set top box.

A method of connecting a user device anonymously to a remote operator, via an intermediate anonymizing server is described. In this way, a remote operator may control the device, without the remote operator knowing the identity of the owner or of user of the device. A remote operator might provide medical support or entertainment. The user of the device is provided with a connection key, which is then further given by the user to a desired remote operator. Both the user and the remote operator provide the anonymizing server with the connection key. The anonymizing server opens a chat room uniquely associated with the connection key. Electronic connectivity is provided by forwarding messages between the user device and the remote operator through the chat room. No other access to the chat room is permitted. The anonymizing server does not store the connection key. No user application is required.

A storage system and method for time-based data retrieval are provided. In one embodiment, a controller of the storage system is configured to receive time information from a host; receive a write command from the host, wherein the write command comprises a logical block address; and create a time-to-logical-block-address map from the time information and the logical block address received from the host. Other embodiments are provided.

A Reductive Edging device and computer program product. The Reductive Edging device has a processor, memory coupled to the processor and non-transitory instructions embedded in the memory that when executed by the processor causes the device to perform a method for reductive edging. The method includes, prior to sending a media segment to a client device, performing error de-emphasis operations and sending information associated with error de-emphasis.

The present invention relates to a device and a method for transmitting and receiving a signal of a broadcast including a subtitle service. One embodiment of the present invention provides a broadcast signal transmitting method comprising the steps of generating a broadcast signal, which includes video data and subtitle data, and transmitting the generated broadcast signal. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a transmission stream for providing a digital broadcasting subtitle service using XML subtitles can be transmitted.

A method of processing transmission of a broadcast signal includes generating broadcast data for one or more broadcast services, generating first level signaling information including information for describing attribute for the one or more broadcast services, generating second level signaling information including information for listing the one or more broadcast services, generating link layer packets including the encoded broadcast data, the first level signaling information, and the second level signaling information, and generating a broadcast signal including the generated link layer packets.

According to one implementation, a method of guiding an interaction between a companion module and a user includes identifying a media content for playout by a media player device, transmitting, to a remote server, an interaction schema request identifying the media content and the companion module, and receiving, from the remote server, behavioral manifest data including an instruction for guiding the interaction between the companion module and the user. Such a method also includes obtaining a play head state of the media player device and a playout timecode state of the media content, and identifying a user interaction behavior for the companion module based on the behavioral manifest data, the play head state of the media player device, and the playout timecode state of the media content.