Embodiments are related to faster provisioning of targeted advertisements at a set-top box (STB) via an Internet Protocol (IP) connection between the STB and a remote server. The disclosed IP-based advertisement distribution system enables targeted advertisements to be pulled from the remote server efficiently, causing the advertisements to be made available within a short time frame (e.g., less than one day from the time when the advertisements are available). The disclosed methods enables a STB to determine whether to retain existing targeted advertisements, discard them, or provision newly-available advertisements. The targeted advertisements can depend on various factors such as demographic information of an owner of the STB, lifestyle information of the owner of the STB, etc.

Provided is an image processing device including at least one processor, in which the processor acquires a first performance evaluation value related to performance of a first imaging apparatus of a first user who is one of a plurality of users, acquires a second performance evaluation value related to performance of a second imaging apparatus of a second user different from the first user among the plurality of users, specifies an image of the second user corresponding to the second imaging apparatus having the second performance evaluation value, which is equal to or larger than the first performance evaluation value, from shared images which are limitedly shared by the plurality of users, and sets a presentation priority of a specific image, which is the specified image, to the first user to be higher than presentation priorities of other shared images.

An electronic device associated with a media-providing service receives a first media item and a request, from a second device, for playback of the first media content item. The electronic device determines an insertion time within the first media content item for inserting a second media content item, and generates a queue indicating an order in which a first, second, and third file are to be provided. The first file corresponds to a portion of the first media content item from a start of the first media content item until the insertion time, the second file corresponds to the second media content item, and the third file corresponds to a portion of the first media content item starting at the insertion time. The electronic device generates the files, and queues the second electronic device to play back the first, second, and the third files in accordance with the queue.

An audio/video stream recording, storage, and delivery system 10 utilizes an Internet-based browser connection. The system 10 includes recording software 20, storage memory 30, a code generator 40, and a user interface 50. Preferably, the recording software 20 is located on the host back end 60 where it processes and records audio and video material that originates from the user front end 70 and is streamed to the host back end. The storage memory 30, which is also located on the host back end 60, stores the recorded audio and video material. The user interface 50 to the system provides a user located at the user front end 70 with remote access to a virtual recording room. The user interface 50 further enables the user to record audio and video material streamed from the user front end 70 by activating the recording software 20 located on the host back end 60. This is accomplished without requiring recording functionality on the user front end 70. The code generator 30 produces code associated with the recorded audio and video material. This code can be easily copied and pasted to an additional location 80, such as an auction website. Activating the code pasted at the additional location 80 provides access to the recorded audio and video material from the additional location while allowing the recorded audio and video material to remain stored at the host back end 60.

System and methods for selecting one of the alternative streams of encoded media from a group of alternative streams of encoded media for use during start-up of playback of the encoded media in accordance with embodiments of this invention are disclosed. The systems and methods begin by determining an estimated stability period for a current bandwidth of a communicative connection between the playback device and a remote system providing the alternative streams of encoded. A test process is then performed on the streams of encoded media to select one of streams of encoded media that provides portions of said encoded media such that an underflow condition does not occur during the estimated stability period. The streaming of encoded media is then commenced by requesting the portions of encoded media be transmitted from the remote server using the selected stream.

According to various embodiments, a content marking command is received from a mobile device at a particular time. For example, a user selection of the content marking command may be received via a user interface displayed on the mobile device. The content marking command may indicate a user interest in a particular moment of an event viewed by the user. Moreover, the event viewed by the user and video content data corresponding to the event may be identified. Further, content marking data may be generated, whether content marking data indicates a particular portion of the identified video content data corresponding to the particular moment of the event.

Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for receiving media data. One apparatus includes processing circuitry that receives a media presentation description (MPD) file including an essential property descriptor that is associated with a session-based description (SBD) file and includes a key-value element. The processing circuitry determines a value in the SBD file corresponding to a key in the key-value element. The processing circuitry sends a request to a server based on the corresponding value.

The present disclosure provides a video recommendation method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The video recommendation method includes: transmitting a video obtaining request to a server in response to receiving a play trigger operation for target preview information in preview information displayed on a first display interface, the video obtaining request carrying identification information of a first video corresponding to the target preview information; receiving, from the server, the first video, a second video having a video similarity satisfying a first predetermined condition with the first video, and corresponding second video preview information; and playing the first video through a first region of a second display interface, and displaying a first predetermined number of pieces of preview information within the second video preview information through a second region of the second display interface, the second display interface including the first region and the second region.

The present disclosure relates to a method for displaying a live clip. The method includes: receiving first request information sent by a client, the first request information including an identifier of the live clip; acquiring the live clip corresponding to the identifier of the live clip, the live clip including an identifier of a live stream and a timestamp of the live clip; acquiring an interactive message corresponding to the identifier of the live clip, the interactive message including the identifier of the live stream and a timestamp of the interactive message; and sending the live clip and the interactive message to the client, to enable the client to display the live clip and the interactive message based on the identifier of the live stream, the timestamp of the live clip and the timestamp of the interactive message.

The present disclosure relates to a method for displaying a live broadcast clip. The method includes: receiving a first sharing live broadcast clip signaling sent by a first client; searching an identifier of a live broadcast room in a first mapping relationship table based on the identifier of the live broadcast clip; searching attribute information of the live broadcast room in a second mapping relationship table based on the identifier of the live broadcast room; generating a first sharing card based on the identifier of the live broadcast clip, the identifier of the live broadcast room, and the attribute information of the live broadcast room; and sending the first sharing card to the first client, the first sharing card is configured to share the live broadcast clip to a second client to enable the second client to display the live broadcast clip based on the first sharing card.