MULTIMEDIA PIPELINE ARCHITECTURE
    1.
    发明公开
    MULTIMEDIA PIPELINE ARCHITECTURE 审中-公开
    多媒体管道建筑师

    公开(公告)号:EP3123335A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-01

    申请号:EP15768249.3

    申请日:2015-03-26

    申请人: TiVo, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A media content pipeline architecture is described that enables media devices to efficiently receive, store, play, and stream media content. In general, a media content pipeline as described herein is configured to receive media content streams from one or more input sources, segment and store the media content streams into fixed-sized or variable-sized data buffers, encrypt the data stored in the buffers, and store the encrypted data in an in-memory buffer cache for further processing. The media content pipeline further may be configured to write the encrypted buffers stored in the in-memory buffer cache to a secondary storage device (e.g., a hard disk) in response to the occurrence of one or more defined operating conditions. The media content pipeline may enable a media device to efficiently receive and process media content data streams, write the media content data streams to storage, and stream the media content data to client devices.

    摘要翻译: 描述了媒体内容流水线架构,其使得媒体设备能够有效地接收,存储,播放和流式传输媒体内容。 通常,如本文所述的媒体内容流水线被配置为从一个或多个输入源接收媒体内容流,将媒体内容流分段并存储为固定大小或可变大小的数据缓冲器,加密存储在缓冲器中的数据, 并将加密的数据存储在内存缓冲区高速缓存中用于进一步处理。 媒体内容管道还可以被配置为响应于一个或多个定义的操作条件的发生,将存储在内存中缓冲器高速缓存中的加密缓冲区写入辅助存储设备(例如,硬盘)。 媒体内容流水线可以使媒体设备有效地接收和处理媒体内容数据流,将媒体内容数据流写入存储,并将媒体内容数据流传送到客户端设备。

    AUTOMATIC COMMERCIAL PLAYBACK SYSTEM
    5.
    发明公开
    AUTOMATIC COMMERCIAL PLAYBACK SYSTEM 有权
    自动商业播放系统

    公开(公告)号:EP2826251A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-21

    申请号:EP13761144.8

    申请日:2013-03-13

    申请人: TIVO INC.

    发明人: WONG, Kirk D.

    IPC分类号: H04N21/00

    摘要: While a multimedia device is fast-forwarding content, the multimedia device reads “jump back” tags expressed in or derived from a closed-caption stream. When the multimedia device detects the presence of a “jump back” tag while fast-forwarding, the multimedia device enters a special state. While in this special state, if the multimedia device detects that the user has instructed the multimedia device to stop fast-forwarding, the multimedia device locates a specified temporal location in a recorded commercial break. This specified temporal location may be specified by the particular tag, for example. The multimedia device stops performing whatever activity in which the multimedia device was engaged, “jumps back” to the specified temporal location in the recorded commercial break, and resumes playing the recorded content stream at normal speed from the specified temporal location.

    摘要翻译: 当多媒体设备是快速转发内容时​​,多媒体设备读取在隐藏字幕流中表达或从其导出的“跳回”标签。 当多媒体设备在快进时检测到“跳回”标签的存在时,多媒体设备进入特殊状态。 当处于这种特殊状态时,如果多媒体设备检测到用户已经指示多媒体设备停止快进,则多媒体设备在记录的广告时间中定位指定的时间位置。 例如,该指定的时间位置可以由特定标签指定。 多媒体设备停止执行多媒体设备参与的任何活动,“跳回”到所记录的商业广告中断中的指定时间位置,并且从指定的时间位置以正常速度继续播放记录的内容流。

    MULTI SOURCE AND DESTINATION MEDIA DISCOVERY AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
    6.
    发明公开
    MULTI SOURCE AND DESTINATION MEDIA DISCOVERY AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM 审中-公开
    平台发现和管理媒体从多个来源和多个对象

    公开(公告)号:EP2684119A4

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-22

    申请号:EP12755657

    申请日:2012-03-08

    申请人: TIVO INC

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00 G06F17/30

    摘要: A platform allows viewing and sorting digital media from multiple content sources across multiple devices by title, category, series, or other sorting desired. Available content from providers may be co-mixed to display as if from a single provider. Listings may be restricted to specific providers or sets of providers, such as removing providers with paid content which the user will not access. Alternatively, listings may be prioritized based on business rules programmed into the system. Listings may be limited to those available on the current device, on another set of devices, or on all devices. Control of access to content, including playback and queuing, may be done through the interface regardless of the consumption device. This allows access to all content across all devices in a fashion desirable to the user, merging providers and devices into a seamless interface tailored for the user instead of the content or device manufacturer.

    摘要翻译: 一个平台允许查看和由标题,类别,从串联跨多个设备的多个内容源的排序的数字媒体,或其他分选希望的。 从提供者可用的内容可以共同混合以显示好象是从一个单一的供应商。 人数可能会受到限制,以提供特定的供应商或套,:如消除了与付费内容,用户不会接入服务提供商。 另外,上市可以根据编入系统的业务规则进行优先排序。人数可能仅限于那些当前可用的设备上,在另一组设备,或在所有设备上。 对内容的访问,包括播放和排队的控制,可以通过接口不管消费设备来完成。 这允许访问在方式跨所有设备的所有内容期望的是用户,合并供应商和设备到用户,而不是内容或设备制造商定制的无缝接口。