H04N21/251

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTRIBUTING TV CONVERSIONS
20230051566 · 2023-02-16 ·

An attribution system aggregates and merges online data and offline chronologically. The attribution system examines merged data for unique visitor (UV) sessions initiated at an online medium (e.g., a website) within an attribution window for a spot that aired on an offline medium (e.g., a television network) and, for each conversion event that occurred in a UV session, assigns a session timestamp to it so that the conversion event is correlated to the spot. The attribution system then determines an overall conversion rate of UVs to the online medium in the attribution window and the attribution by the spot that aired on the offline medium to the overall conversion rate of UVs to the online medium in the attribution window. Results of the offline attribution to the online conversions can be visualized and presented on a client device communicatively connected to the attribution system.

INTELLIGENT REPLACEMENT OF VIDEO CONTENT SEGMENTS
20230050873 · 2023-02-16 · ·

A video services system and related operating methods are disclosed here. A method of operating the video services system involves: processing encoded video data that conveys an original version of video programming having primary video content divided into primary video segments, and having secondary video content in a secondary video segment arranged adjacent to at least one of the primary video segments; obtaining a primary program identifier that uniquely identifies the primary video content; and reviewing information linked to the obtained primary program identifier. In response to the reviewing, a replacement video segment is identified to replace the secondary video segment. The secondary video segment is replaced with the replacement video segment.

Active Learning Event Models
20230047821 · 2023-02-16 · ·

A computing system receives a training data set that includes a first subset of labeled events and a second subset of unlabeled events for an event type. The computing system generates an event model configured to detect the event type and classify the event type by actively training the event model. The computing system receives a target game file for a target game. The target game file includes at least tracking data corresponding to players in the target game. The computing system identifies a plurality of instances of the event type in the target game using the event model. The computing system classifies each instance of the plurality of instances of the event type using the event model. The computing system generates an updated event game file based on the target game file and the plurality of instances.

Scene-aware video encoder system and method

Embodiments of the present disclosure discloses a scene-aware video encoder system. The scene-aware encoder system transforms a sequence of video frames of a video of a scene into a spatio-temporal scene graph. The spatio-temporal scene graph includes nodes representing one or multiple static and dynamic objects in the scene. Each node of the spatio-temporal scene graph describes an appearance, a location, and/or a motion of each of the objects (static and dynamic objects) at different time instances. The nodes of the spatio-temporal scene graph are embedded into a latent space using a spatio-temporal transformer encoding different combinations of different nodes of the spatio-temporal scene graph corresponding to different spatio-temporal volumes of the scene. Each node of the different nodes encoded in each of the combinations is weighted with an attention score determined as a function of similarities of spatio-temporal locations of the different nodes in the combination.

Methods and systems for accessing media content from multiple sources

The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for searching for media content across multiple sources. A multi-source content system can connect various media content sources (e.g., internet streaming platforms, local or cloud storage, OTA networks, cable network, satellite network, public library databases, etc.) to a gateway. When a user searches for media content, the gateway can detect the search and perform a query across the various media content sources to locate the media content. The multi-source content system can prioritize the search results according to free content, local storage devices, gateway content services or bandwidth management metrics, and present the search results to the user. The multi-source content system can aggregate multiple media content sources and devices connected to a gateway to retrieve media content.

Dynamic adjustment of electronic program guide displays based on viewer preferences for minimizing navigation in VOD program selection
11582498 · 2023-02-14 · ·

Items of video content offered for viewing on a video-on-demand (VOD) platform of a digital TV service provider are each assigned a respective title and hierarchical address corresponding to hierarchically-arranged categories and subcategories within which the title for the video content is to be categorized. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. The EPG dynamically adjust its display listings of each level of categories, subcategories, and titles in order to minimize the number of remote control keypresses needed for a viewer to navigate to a title of interest. In one basic form, the EPG display is reordered by listing more frequently visited categories or subcategories first, and other less frequently visited categories or subcategories lower on the listing or out-of-sight on another page of the display.

Customized generation of highlight show with narrative component

Customized highlight shows for sporting events, entertainment events, and/or the like, having a narrative component, are generated and presented. The events can be sporting events, entertainment events, and/or the like. For example, in the context of sporting events, a determination is made as to what types of sports, teams, leagues, players, plays, and/or the like are of interest to the user. A customized highlight show is then generated and presented, containing those specific portions of the sporting events that are likely to be of interest, arranged in a manner that is likely to be entertaining and interesting to the user and that presents a cohesive narrative.

Methods and systems for pushing audiovisual playlist based on text-attentional convolutional neural network
11580979 · 2023-02-14 · ·

In some embodiments, methods and systems for pushing audiovisual playlists based on a text-attentional convolutional neural network include a local voice interactive terminal, a dialog system server and a playlist recommendation engine, where the dialog system server and the playlist recommendation engine are respectively connected to the local voice interactive terminal. In some embodiments, the local voice interactive terminal includes a microphone array, a host computer connected to the microphone array, and a voice synthesis chip board connected to the microphone array. In some embodiments, the playlist recommendation engine obtains rating data based on a rating predictor constructed by the neural network; the host computer parses the data into recommended playlist information; and the voice terminal synthesizes the results and pushes them to a user in the form of voice.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON USER-SUPPLIED CRITERIA

Methods and systems are proposed herein to address the inefficiencies in the recommendation schemes available. More specifically, the embodiments disclosed herein provide a new recommendation scheme, whereby a user enters various criteria for what he/she would like to be recommended. For example, the system may receive a user preference for content recommendations from a user. The system may retrieve a user profile for the user. The system may compare the user preference to the user profile to determine a criterion for content recommendations for the user. The system may receive a content attribute for content provided by a content provider. The system may match the criterion to the content attribute. The system may, in response to matching the criterion to the content attribute, generate for display a recommendation to the user for the content.

ACTION SYNCHRONIZATION FOR TARGET OBJECT

A method for synchronizing an action of a target object with source audio is provided. Facial parameter conversion is performed on an audio parameter of the source audio at different time periods to obtain source parameter information of the source audio at the respective time periods. Parameter extraction is performed on a target video that includes the target object to obtain target parameter information of the target video. Image reconstruction is performed on the target object in the target video based on the source parameter information of the source audio and the target parameter information of the target video, to obtain a reconstructed image. Further, a synthetic video is generated based on the reconstructed image, the synthetic video including the target object, and the action of the target object being synchronized with the source audio.