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Systems and methods for recording programs using a network recording device as supplemental storage
11558594 · 2023-01-17 · ·

Systems and methods for recording programs using a user's equipment and a network recording device are provided. An interactive television application may determine whether the user's equipment has sufficient resources (e.g., tuners or space) to record a program selected for recording. If the interactive television application determines that the user's equipment does not have sufficient resources, the interactive television application may select, automatically or in response to a user instruction, the program for recording with a network recording device. In some embodiments, the user may have to pay for the use of the network recording device, or may be required to purchase a given tier level of service. The interactive television application may play back programs from the network recording device as VOD offerings, or may direct the network recording device to transfer recorded programs to the user's equipment when it has sufficient resources.

Touch-Sensitive Remote Control with Visual Feedback
20180004548 · 2018-01-04 · ·

An audio/video (A/V) hub provides feedback to a user of a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display (such as a cellular telephone) that is used as a wireless remote control for an audio/video (A/V) display device, the A/V hub and/or a consumer-electronic device. In particular, when the A/V hub receives, from the portable electronic device, user-interface activity information associated with a user interface displayed on a touch-sensitive display, the A/V hub generates visual feedback based on the user-interface activity information. Then, the A/V hub provides the visual feedback to the A/V display device for display on the A/V display device. The visual feedback indicates a position of at least a touch contact point of a user of the portable electronic device relative to a strike area of at least a virtual command icon in the user interface.

Touch-Sensitive Remote Control with Visual Feedback
20180004548 · 2018-01-04 · ·

An audio/video (A/V) hub provides feedback to a user of a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display (such as a cellular telephone) that is used as a wireless remote control for an audio/video (A/V) display device, the A/V hub and/or a consumer-electronic device. In particular, when the A/V hub receives, from the portable electronic device, user-interface activity information associated with a user interface displayed on a touch-sensitive display, the A/V hub generates visual feedback based on the user-interface activity information. Then, the A/V hub provides the visual feedback to the A/V display device for display on the A/V display device. The visual feedback indicates a position of at least a touch contact point of a user of the portable electronic device relative to a strike area of at least a virtual command icon in the user interface.

Content presenting method, user equipment and system

A content presenting method includes: starting a 3D application, in response to an instruction, a 3D application presenting a simulated object of an end user and a virtual screen for displaying live content in a virtual environment; receiving a content source address of the live content that is provided by another user equipment on an anchor to a content providing server, and that is currently broadcasted on the content providing server; obtaining audio data and video data of the live content from the content providing server, based on the content source address; rendering the audio data and the video data to obtain video content and audio content; playing the audio content in the 3D application; obtaining content of interaction between the anchor of the video content displayed using the virtual screen and the simulated object; and displaying the video content and the content of interaction on the virtual screen.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING PROGRAMS USING A NETWORK RECORDING DEVICE AS SUPPLEMENTAL STORAGE
20230239445 · 2023-07-27 ·

Systems and methods for recording programs using a user's equipment and a network recording device are provided. An interactive television application may determine whether the user's equipment has sufficient resources (e.g., tuners or space) to record a program selected for recording. If the interactive television application determines that the user's equipment does not have sufficient resources, the interactive television application may select, automatically or in response to a user instruction, the program for recording with a network recording device. In some embodiments, the user may have to pay for the use of the network recording device, or may be required to purchase a given tier level of service. The interactive television application may play back programs from the network recording device as VOD offerings, or may direct the network recording device to transfer recorded programs to the user's equipment when it has sufficient resources.

Image processing device and image processing method
11716439 · 2023-08-01 · ·

An image processing device and an image processing method are provided. The image processing device includes multiple image input units, an expansion module, a controller, and an image processing module. The multiple image input units are configured to receive multiple image signals and convert the multiple image signals into multiple converted image signals. The multiple converted image signals have a first image format. The expansion module is detachably coupled to the multiple image input units and is configured to output selected image signals according to a first selection signal. The controller is configured to provide the first selection signal. The image processing module is configured to receive the selected image signals to integrate into a picture by picture or a picture on picture.

Image processing device and image processing method
11716439 · 2023-08-01 · ·

An image processing device and an image processing method are provided. The image processing device includes multiple image input units, an expansion module, a controller, and an image processing module. The multiple image input units are configured to receive multiple image signals and convert the multiple image signals into multiple converted image signals. The multiple converted image signals have a first image format. The expansion module is detachably coupled to the multiple image input units and is configured to output selected image signals according to a first selection signal. The controller is configured to provide the first selection signal. The image processing module is configured to receive the selected image signals to integrate into a picture by picture or a picture on picture.

Using manifest files to determine events in content items

Systems, methods, apparatuses are described for monitoring events in a plurality of different services. A system may monitor manifest files for one or more content items. Manifest files may contain manifest file tags indicating events and insertion opportunities. Events and/or insertion opportunities may be detected, and a switch from one content item to another content item, based on customized user priority preferences, may be caused.

Using manifest files to determine events in content items

Systems, methods, apparatuses are described for monitoring events in a plurality of different services. A system may monitor manifest files for one or more content items. Manifest files may contain manifest file tags indicating events and insertion opportunities. Events and/or insertion opportunities may be detected, and a switch from one content item to another content item, based on customized user priority preferences, may be caused.

METHOD FOR ANNOTATING VVC SUBPICTURES IN DASH
20230222823 · 2023-07-13 · ·

There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to impement obtaining a dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) video bitstream comprising one or more subpictures, determining whether the one or more subpictures include Versatile Video Coding (VVC) compliant subpictures, in response to the DASH video bitstream including the VVC compliant subpictures, annotating the one or more subpictures based on one or more flags, and manipulating the DASH video stream based on the annotated one or more subpictures.