A system for providing streaming services. The system includes a plurality of users each for generating a stream of an event on a connection of a public network. The system also includes a server configured to receive a plurality of the generated streams, determine content for at least one output stream, and output the at least one output stream on a connection of a public network, with at least one user receiving the at least one output stream. The content is determined based on one or more of content received from input streams, content requested by a viewer, and the user profiles of the contributors.

A system for providing streaming services. The system includes a plurality of users each for generating a stream of an event on a connection of a public network. The system also includes a server configured to receive a plurality of the generated streams, determine content for at least one output stream, and output the at least one output stream on a connection of a public network, with at least one user receiving the at least one output stream. The content is determined based on one or more of content received from input streams, content requested by a viewer, and the user profiles of the contributors.

A method of transmitting entitlement messages to content consumption devices in a access control system, the method comprising periodically transmitting entitlement messages to content consumption devices in a access control system and periodically extending an expiry time comprised in the entitlement messages. The entitlement messages comprise indicator data indicating to the content consumption devices that subsequent entitlement messages loaded into a content consumption device after a first entitlement message is loaded into the content consumption device shall not be used by the content consumption device to access protected media content.

One embodiment provides a video transport system. The video transport system includes graphics processing circuitry to generate a video transport unit (TU) corresponding to a scan line of a first video frame that is unchanged from a second video frame, wherein the video TU includes a control sequence and an unchanged data payload corresponding to a defined number of pixels of the scan line of the first video frame. The video transport system of this embodiment also includes source tunneling bridge circuitry to generate a bus TU based on the video TU; the source tunneling bridge circuitry to parse the control sequence or the unchanged data payload of the video TU, and to generate the bus TU having a header that includes a field to identify the defined number of pixels of the unchanged data payload, and to eliminate, in whole or in part, the unchanged data payload in the bus TU.

One embodiment provides a video transport system. The video transport system includes graphics processing circuitry to generate a video transport unit (TU) corresponding to a scan line of a first video frame that is unchanged from a second video frame, wherein the video TU includes a control sequence and an unchanged data payload corresponding to a defined number of pixels of the scan line of the first video frame. The video transport system of this embodiment also includes source tunneling bridge circuitry to generate a bus TU based on the video TU; the source tunneling bridge circuitry to parse the control sequence or the unchanged data payload of the video TU, and to generate the bus TU having a header that includes a field to identify the defined number of pixels of the unchanged data payload, and to eliminate, in whole or in part, the unchanged data payload in the bus TU.

A method, system, and computer program product for monitoring a telecom network is provided. The method includes retrieving images associated with a transmission location of a telecom network. A communication channel is initialized for enabling transmission of a real time video stream comprising the images with respect to virtual network functions. The virtual network functions are enabled and a triggering signal of the virtual network functions is located. Image collector software and hardware components are activated for collecting the images for local cache storage and location and activation information is collected. Attributes of objects within the images are collected and detecting resulting obstruction characteristics associated with obstruction objects located within a coverage area of the telecom network are detected. The obstruction characteristics are mapped with login and disturbance patterns of the telecom network and an alternative transmission location within the telecom network is determined for providing improved transmission characteristics.

A method, system, and computer program product for monitoring a telecom network is provided. The method includes retrieving images associated with a transmission location of a telecom network. A communication channel is initialized for enabling transmission of a real time video stream comprising the images with respect to virtual network functions. The virtual network functions are enabled and a triggering signal of the virtual network functions is located. Image collector software and hardware components are activated for collecting the images for local cache storage and location and activation information is collected. Attributes of objects within the images are collected and detecting resulting obstruction characteristics associated with obstruction objects located within a coverage area of the telecom network are detected. The obstruction characteristics are mapped with login and disturbance patterns of the telecom network and an alternative transmission location within the telecom network is determined for providing improved transmission characteristics.

A receiving method of receiving a first data unit in which data making up an encoded stream is stored and the first data unit stores a plurality of second data units. The receiving method includes: receiving the first data unit, first time information indicating a presentation time of the first data unit, second time information indicating, together with the first time information, a presentation time or a decoding time of each of the plurality of second data units, and identification information; calculating the presentation time or the decoding time of each of the plurality of second data units using the first time information and the second time information; and correcting the presentation time or the decoding time of each of the plurality of second data units based on the identification information.

A receiving method of receiving a first data unit in which data making up an encoded stream is stored and the first data unit stores a plurality of second data units. The receiving method includes: receiving the first data unit, first time information indicating a presentation time of the first data unit, second time information indicating, together with the first time information, a presentation time or a decoding time of each of the plurality of second data units, and identification information; calculating the presentation time or the decoding time of each of the plurality of second data units using the first time information and the second time information; and correcting the presentation time or the decoding time of each of the plurality of second data units based on the identification information.

An example method includes determining, over a particular time-period and at a periodic interval, a viewer count of content-presentation devices receiving content on a channel from a non-local content-distribution system and, based on the viewer count, identifying, within the particular time-period: (i) a first time-period having a threshold consistent viewer count for a first threshold duration, (ii) a second time-period where there is a drop in the viewer count by a threshold amount and the drop lasts for a second threshold duration, and (iii) a third time-period where the viewer count returns to an amount within a threshold range of the threshold consistent viewer count for a third threshold duration. The method also includes based on the identified time-periods, detecting a portion of the content that serves as a placeholder for local content to be inserted by a local content-distribution system, and performing an action associated with the detected portion.