摘要:
A method is provided to e.g. target virtual objects to subscribers, comprising the following steps: receiving an interactive virtual object at a reception site; selecting the interactive virtual object by a user; sending an interactive request related to the interactive virtual object to a second site remote from the reception site; and receiving a response from the second site at the reception site.
摘要:
A method for providing television functionality includes defining a time period (910), associating a user preference with the time period, providing a first result in accordance with the user preference (910) if a request for television functionality is received during the defined time period, and providing a second result if the request for the television functionality is received outside the defined time period (920).
摘要:
The present invention provides for deterring and/or preventing an illegal use of contents by users when an expiration date is established for the use of the contents. Contents or contents execution programs have information indicative of an expiration date. In an example, expiration date information is embedded into external files, contents or contents execution programs. The expiration date information could be a start, end or last date of use, which is used as authentication data to conduct authentication when making use of the contents. An example embodiment has two requirements satisfied when using the contents in order to execute the execution program, including (1) the current date acquired from the system timer is between the start date of use and the end date of use (expiration date); and (2) the current date is posterior to the last date of use (last date of access).
摘要:
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.
摘要:
The achievement of broadband information transmission media, makes it possible to perform on-demand information distribution. With this comes a desire for an autonomous information distribution system that meets both'diverse client requirements and the need for a high level of immediacy. An objective of the present invention is to provide such information distribution systems. The systems of the present invention comprise a means for managing the number of distributions, a means for generating an advertising list in which the extraction probability of each information material in the case of random extraction is the ratio of the remaining number of distributions of each information material to the overall remaining number of distributions, a means for handicap application which applies a handicap to the remaining number of distributions of each information material included in the advertising list, and a means for random extraction which performs random extraction with respect to the advertising list so as to extract one information material. In these systems of the present invention, extracted information materials are distributed to a distribution demand terminal from the information distribution server via a network, and the contents of the advertising list are updated.
摘要:
A method is provided to e.g. target virtual objects to subscribers, comprising the following steps: receiving an interactive virtual object at a reception site; selecting the interactive virtual object by a user; sending an interactive request related to the interactive virtual object to a second site remote from the reception site; and receiving a response from the second site at the reception site.
摘要:
Bei einer Vorrichtung und einem Verfahren zur Unterdrückung einer vorbestimmten Sendung in einem laufenden Fernseh- oder Rundfunkprogramm wird ein Fernseh- oder Rundfunkprogramm zunächst empfangen und dann einem Zwischenspeicher (12) zugeführt, wobei ansprechend auf ein Steuersignal (16), das die vorbestimmte Sendung identifiziert, lediglich das empfangene Fernseh- oder Rundfunkprogramm ohne die vorbestimmte Sendung zwischengespeichert wird. Das zwischengespeicherte Fernseh- oder Rundfunkprogramm, das die vorbestimmte Sendung nicht mehr aufweist, wird schließlich einem Fernseher (14) oder einem Radiogerät (14) zugeführt. Das Auslesen des Zwischenspeichers (12) findet zeitversetzt zum Beschreiben des Zwischenspeichers (12) statt, derart, daß das zwischengespeicherte Fernseh- oder Rundfunkprogramm zur Wiedergabe bereitgestellt wird, während ein späterer Teil des empfangenen Fernseh- oder Rundfunkprogramms zwischengespeichert wird, und während ansprechend auf das Steuersignal (16) die vorbestimmte Sendung unterdrückt wird. Somit ist es möglich, beispielsweise ein Fernsehprogramm ohne Werbeeinblendungen und ohne durch Werbeeinblendungen verursachte Unterbrechungen zu betrachten.
摘要:
Methods and systems of modifying a media presentation are presented. In one example, a first media item including first audio data is played. During that time, a user indication is received. In response to the indication, detection data for a first audio segment of the first audio data is generated. A second media item including second audio data is then played. A second audio segment in the second audio data corresponding to at least a portion of the first audio segment is detected based on the detection data. Whether a location in the second audio segment corresponds to a location in the detection data associated with the user indication is determined. In response to the location in the second audio segment corresponding to the location in the detection data, the playing of the second media item is altered during at least a portion of the second audio segment.