A method includes receiving, at a media interface device, a media selection command from a user device. The media selection command identifies first media content, the media content available from a first content source in a first format. The media interface device is configured to provide the first media content to the user device as second media content in a second format different than the first format. The method includes selecting a particular module of a plurality of modules of the media interface device to process the first media content based on the media selection command. The method includes receiving the first media content at the particular module, where the particular module converts the first media content in the first format to the second media content in the second format. The method also includes sending the second media content from an interface coupled to the particular module to the user device.

There is provided a reproduction apparatus, a reproduction method, a program, and a recording medium that make it possible to stabilize display upon starting of reproduction of an HDR video stream. The reproduction apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology decodes, in a case where a first content including a first HDR video stream to which dynamic metadata including luminance information of a unit of a video frame is added and a second content including a second HDR video stream to which the dynamic metadata is not added and with which static metadata including luminance information of a unit of a content is associated are included in reproducible contents and the second content is to be reproduced, the second HDR video stream, and adds the dynamic metadata to video data obtained by the decoding and outputs resulting data to a display apparatus. The present technology can be applied to a Blu-ray Disc player.

A method of determining a group of user devices suitable for contributing user content to an interactive media broadcast may comprise: transmitting a set of requirements to a first plurality of user devices (13), each user device having a set of capabilities, the set of requirements relating to using at least part of the user content in the interactive media broadcast, transmitting an invitation to a second plurality of user devices (13), the invitation being configured to cause a user device to produce a conditional response if the set of capabilities of the user device matches the set of requirements, and identifying a group of user devices from which a conditional response was received. The method may further comprise selecting a group of user devices from the identified user devices. The selected group of user devices may include all identified user devices. The media broadcast may include an interactive television broadcast.

Apparatus and method for improving the bandwidth efficiency of delivering electronic program guide (EPG) data to consumer premises equipment (CPE). In one exemplary embodiment, electronic guide data is rendered by devices away from the CPE, shifting the executing data- and bandwidth-heavy operations away from the CPE. In particular, one or more gateways at the user's home bears the processing, memory, bandwidth load to reduce the inefficiency of delivering redundant information to CPE(s) interfacing with the gateway(s). Using guide data it receives from the cloud, the gateway produces and delivers to the CPE one or more simple views of the guide data, including a video stream, still image, or simple HTML or other renderable formats. As the end user interacts with the CPE, the user receives a series of the simple views, allowing the rich experience that is typically given by EPG rendered directly by the CPE.

Tag data is created from in-band data in a media content item by a remote location while the media content item is being broadcasted by a content provider and received by the remote location. The tag data identifies locations in the media content item which enables media devices to accurately jump to particular locations in the media content item based on the tag data.

The invention relates to a method for providing a description of a program to a user equipment, comprising: receiving a set of text fields associated with the program; selecting a subset of text fields from the set of text fields based on a profile of a user and/or a profile of the user equipment; ordering the selected subset of text fields based on the profile of a user and/or the profile of the user equipment; editing the description of the program based on the ordered subset of text fields; and providing the description of the program to the user equipment.

An electronic device and an operating method thereof. The electronic device includes a receiver for connection to a source device, a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to detect a first resolution of an input image received from the source device, determine whether to modify extended display identification data (EDID) of the electronic device, based on whether the detected first resolution corresponds to the EDID, upon determining that the EDID is to be modified, modify the EDID, and receive, from the source device, an input image of a second resolution, generated based on the modified EDID.

Apparatus and method for improving the bandwidth efficiency of delivering electronic program guide (EPG) data to consumer premises equipment (CPE). In one exemplary embodiment, electronic guide data is rendered by devices away from the CPE, shifting the executing data- and bandwidth-heavy operations away from the CPE. In particular, one or more gateways at the user's home bears the processing, memory, bandwidth load to reduce the inefficiency of delivering redundant information to CPE(s) interfacing with the gateway(s). Using guide data it receives from the cloud, the gateway produces and delivers to the CPE one or more simple views of the guide data, including a video stream, still image, or simple HTML or other renderable formats. As the end user interacts with the CPE, the user receives a series of the simple views, allowing the rich experience that is typically given by EPG rendered directly by the CPE.

An information processor includes: a content acquisition section adapted to acquire linked content that includes a plurality of scenarios, each made up of content data and control information used to control the reproduction of the content data; a control information acquisition section adapted to acquire the control information; and a reproduction control section adapted to control the reproduction of the linked content by reproducing the content data according to the control information, wherein the control information acquisition section acquires, as an event adapted to allow a move from the current scenario to another scenario, the control information including an absolute time-of-day event that occurs at a specific date and time on the scenario time axis, and the reproduction control section allows a move from the current scenario to another scenario if the absolute time-of-day event occurs.

A system for providing video motion augmentation is disclosed. In particular, the system provides mechanisms for analyzing video content, metadata, or a combination thereof, to dynamically enhance and adapt regions of small movements or micro-movements in the video content based on a variety of inputs. The regions of small movements or micro-movements may be enhanced based on device characteristics associated with a device consuming the video content, based on a theme associated with the content, based on sensor data, based on user feedback, and based on a variety of other inputs. For example, motion content in the video content may be enhanced and emphasized based on the display resolution or other device characteristics of a device requesting the video content. Once the enhanced video content is generated based on the inputs, the enhanced content may be provided to the device requesting the content.