Patent classifications
H04N21/4758
System and method for contexually interpreting image sequences
A system and method for contextually interpreting image sequences are provided. The method comprises receiving video from one or more video sources, and generating one or more questions associated with one or more portions of the video based on at least one user-defined objective. The method further comprises sending the one or more portions of the video and the one or more questions to one or more assistants, receiving one or more answers to the one or more questions from the one or more assistants, and determining a contextual interpretation of the video based on the one or more answers and the video.
News production system with program schedule modification feature
In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, a program schedule of a news program; accessing, by the computing device, data associated with an election; using, by the computing device, the accessed data to make a determination that a status of the election satisfies each condition in a condition set; responsive to making the determination that the status of the election satisfies each condition in the condition set, modifying, by the computing device, the program schedule at least by inserting into the program schedule a record that corresponds to the election; and displaying, by the computing device, the modified program schedule.
NEWS PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC CHARACTER GENERATOR OUTPUT
In one aspect, an example method involves: accessing, by a computing device, data associated with an election; using, by a computing device, the accessed data to determine a status associated with a voting option of the election; using, by the computing device, the determined status as a basis to select a content storage-location from among multiple content storage-locations, wherein each of the multiple content storage-locations corresponds with a respective content placeholder of a content template; and storing, by the computing device, in the selected content storage-location, (i) a content item associated with the voting option or (ii) a reference to the content item.
METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR FACILITATING USER INTERACTIONS WHILE WATCHING MEDIA CONTENT
Methods, systems, and media for facilitating user interactions while watching media content are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, the method comprises: associating a first user device with a second user device, wherein the first user device and the second user device are associated with a first user; causing, on the first user device, a media content item to be presented; receiving an indication that the media content item is being presented on a third user device associated with a second user; causing, on the first user device, a selectable indication that the media content item is being presented on the third user device to be presented; and in response to determining that the selectable indication has been selected on the first user device, causing a communication interface for exchanging messages between the second user device and the third user device to be presented on the second user device.
Video display device, terminal device, and method thereof
A terminal device acquires a part of an audio-visual content regenerated by a video display apparatus. The terminal device acquires contents information of the audio-visual content based on the part of the audio-visual content. The terminal device acquires the available enhanced service based on the contents information and regenerates the available enhanced service.
Determining alternatives when a recording conflict occurs
A method includes receiving a recording request from a user. The method also includes determining a recording conflict based on the recording request, wherein the recording conflict includes a plurality of programs. The method additionally includes generating a plurality of options that resolve the recording conflict, wherein the plurality of options are based on determining available re-broadcasts of the plurality of programs. The method further includes presenting the plurality of options to the user.
Methods and system for distributing information via multiple forms of delivery services
A content distribution facilitation system is described comprising configured servers and a network interface configured to interface with a plurality of terminals in a client server relationship and optionally with a cloud-based storage system. A request from a first source for content comprising content criteria is received, the content criteria comprising content subject matter. At least a portion of the content request content criteria is transmitted to a selected content contributor. If recorded content is received from the first content contributor, the first source is provided with access to the received recorded content. The recorded content may be transmitted via one or more networks to one or more destination devices. Optionally, a voice analysis and/or facial recognition engine are utilized to determine if the recorded content is from the first content contributor.
Video display device, terminal device, and method thereof
A video display apparatus pairs with a first terminal device. The video display apparatus receives an audio-visual content, and displays the audio-visual content. The video display apparatus acquires enhanced service information on an available enhanced service for the audio-visual content, and notifies an occurrence of the available enhanced service to the first terminal device.
INTERACTION INTERLEAVER
A fantasy sports interleaver may include a video segmenting device to create a plurality of video clips, a clip annotator to associate each of the plurality of video clips with at least one of achievement of an athlete, and an interleaver to associate and transmit at least some of the plurality of video clips to each of a plurality of users. The interleaver may interface with a fantasy sports platform hosting the fantasy team of the user, as well as incoming audio/video feeds from content providers, and content feeds from advertisers. Users may be prompted to predict an outcome of an event, such as a number of fantasy points that an athlete will earn in a sporting event.
LIVE VOTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
The present disclosure provides a live voting method and apparatus, electronic device, storage medium, and program product. The live voting method includes: displaying a voting result region and a voting input region of a target voting in a live streaming page, voting option identifiers corresponding to a plurality of voting options and voting counts corresponding to the plurality of voting options are displayed in the voting result region, and voting option controls corresponding to the plurality of voting options are displayed in the voting input region; and initiating, in response to a trigger operation for a voting option control, voting for a target voting option corresponding to the voting option control on which the trigger operation is performed, and sending a comment corresponding to the target voting option.