User Interface For A Remote Control Device
    2.
    发明申请
    User Interface For A Remote Control Device 有权
    遥控器的用户界面

    公开(公告)号:US20150169172A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14628815

    申请日:2015-02-23

    Applicant: NETFLIX, Inc.

    Inventor: Neil D. HUNT

    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for controlling the operations of a consumer electronic (CE) device. A system includes a display device, CE device, and a remote controller with a touchpad. The CE device is configured to output a context-specific user interface for display by the display device. The particular user interface varies based on the operational context of the CE device. The remote controller sends signals that are detected by the CE device and control operations performed by the CE device. More specifically, the remote controller is used as a handheld pointing device to select operations through interactions with the context-specific user interface. A user may apply gestures to the touchpad that are interpreted based on the context-specific user interface to control the CE device.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的一个实施例提出了一种用于控制消费电子(CE)设备的操作的技术。 系统包括显示设备,CE设备和具有触摸板的遥控器。 CE设备被配置为输出用于由显示设备显示的上下文特定的用户界面。 特定用户界面根据CE设备的操作上下文而变化。 遥控器发送由CE设备检测到的信号和由CE设备执行的控制操作。 更具体地,遥控器用作手持式定位设备,以通过与上下文特定的用户界面的交互来选择操作。 用户可以将手势应用于基于特定于上下文的用户界面解释的触摸板来控制CE设备。

    PARALLEL STREAMING
    3.
    发明申请
    PARALLEL STREAMING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20170374117A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-28

    申请号:US15677982

    申请日:2017-08-15

    Applicant: NETFLIX Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth techniques for a content player to stream a media file using multiple network connections. To stream the media file, the content player downloads metadata associated with a requested media file, establishes a network connection with multiple content servers (or multiple network connections with a single content server or both) and begins requesting portions of the media file. In response, the requested portions are transmitted to the content player. The content player may employ a predictive multi-connection scheduling approach to determine which network connection to use in downloading a given chunk.

    INTERNATIONALIZATION WITH VIRTUAL STAGING AND VERSIONING
    4.
    发明申请
    INTERNATIONALIZATION WITH VIRTUAL STAGING AND VERSIONING 有权
    虚拟分类和版本的国际化

    公开(公告)号:US20150149526A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-28

    申请号:US14612204

    申请日:2015-02-02

    Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing a variation of digital content that is based on a client-specified context token. Localized digital assets, e.g., graphics resources, video resource, audio resources, and text string resources, are stored as a collection of records and are dynamically linked to a assemble a software system based on the client-specified context token to generate the variation of digital content. The client receives the assembled variation of the digital content including the localized digital assets specified by the client-provided context.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的一个实施例提出了一种用于提供基于客户机指定的上下文令牌的数字内容的变体的技术。 本地化的数字资产,例如图形资源,视频资源,音频资源和文本字符串资源被存储为记录的集合,并且基于客户端指定的上下文令值动态地链接到组装软件系统以产生变化 数字内容。 客户接收数字内容的组合变体,包括由客户端提供的上下文指定的本地化数字资产。

    VARIABLE BIT VIDEO STREAMS FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING
    5.
    发明申请
    VARIABLE BIT VIDEO STREAMS FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING 有权
    可变位视频流自适应流

    公开(公告)号:US20150201226A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-16

    申请号:US14670194

    申请日:2015-03-26

    Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

    Inventor: Neil D. HUNT

    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for adapting playback bit rate in a content delivery system based on scene complexity of the video content as well as network conditions and other performance factors. A scene complexity map of the video content indicates the complexity levels of different scenes within the video content. Using the scene complexity map, a content player may download scenes of lower scene complexity levels from video streams encoded to lower bit rates to manage the bandwidth consumed to download the video content and allow for the downloading of scenes of higher complexity levels from video streams encoded to higher bit rates.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的一个实施例提出了一种基于视频内容的场景复杂度以及网络条件和其他性能因素来适应内容传送系统中的重放比特率的技术。 视频内容的场景复杂度图表示视频内容中不同场景的复杂程度。 使用场景复杂度图,内容播放器可以从编码为较低比特率的视频流中下载较低场景复杂度级别的场景,以管理下载视频内容所消耗的带宽,并允许从编码的视频流中下载更高复杂度的场景 到更高的比特率。

    AUDIO AND VIDEO STREAMING FOR MEDIA EFFECTS
    6.
    发明申请
    AUDIO AND VIDEO STREAMING FOR MEDIA EFFECTS 有权
    音频和视频流媒体效应

    公开(公告)号:US20150089553A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-26

    申请号:US14498778

    申请日:2014-09-26

    Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for streaming digital media content with transition effects. Audio data may be modulated and received by the streaming device for an audio fade-in effect. Similarly, video data may be modulated to perform various visual effects. Such a technique allows for fading-in of audio and/or video, fading-out of audio and/or video, and effects that blend audio from different content and video from different content during a transition from one digital media content to a different digital media content or within the same digital media content. The modulated audio and video data to generate the audio or video effect during a transition may be precomputed or computed in real-time and transmitted to the streaming device. The streaming device switches between original unmodulated content streams and effect content streams when transitions are detected.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的一个实施例提出了一种用于流式传输具有过渡效果的数字媒体内容的技术。 音频数据可以被流式传输设备调制和接收,以实现音频淡入淡出。 类似地,可以调制视频数据以执行各种视觉效果。 这种技术允许在从一个数字媒体内容到另一个数字媒体内容的转换期间,音频和/或视频的淡入淡出,音频和/或视频的淡入淡出以及混合来自不同内容的不同内容和视频的音频 媒体内容或同一数字媒体内容内。 用于在转换期间产生音频或视频效果的调制音频和视频数据可以被预先计算或实时计算并被发送到流传输设备。 当检测到转换时,流设备在原始未调制内容流之间切换并影响内容流。

    PARALLEL STREAMING
    8.
    发明申请
    PARALLEL STREAMING 有权
    平行流

    公开(公告)号:US20150172339A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14629348

    申请日:2015-02-23

    Applicant: NETFLIX, Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth techniques for a content player to stream a media file using multiple network connections. To stream the media file, the content player downloads metadata associated with a requested media file, establishes a network connection with multiple content servers (or multiple network connections with a single content server or both) and begins requesting portions of the media file. In response, the requested portions are transmitted to the content player. The content player may employ a predictive multi-connection scheduling approach to determine which network connection to use in downloading a given chunk.

    Abstract translation: 本发明的实施例阐述了内容播放器使用多个网络连接流媒体文件的技术。 为了流媒体文件,内容播放器下载与请求的媒体文件相关联的元数据,建立与多个内容服务器的网络连接(或与单个内容服务器或两者的多个网络连接),并开始请求媒体文件的部分。 作为响应,所请求的部分被发送到内容播放器。 内容播放器可以采用预测多连接调度方法来确定在下载给定块时使用哪个网络连接。

    PARTITIONING STREAMING MEDIA FILES ON MULTIPLE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
    9.
    发明申请
    PARTITIONING STREAMING MEDIA FILES ON MULTIPLE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS 有权
    在多个内容分发网络上分布流媒体文件

    公开(公告)号:US20140108671A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-17

    申请号:US13654301

    申请日:2012-10-17

    Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for generating preference rankings in response to requests for streaming media content received from client devices. The preference rankings are used to indirectly partition streaming media content across different content distribution networks (CDNs). Such partitions may be referred to as a “soft” partition, as all of the streaming media content remains available from each CDN. That is, the partitioning of content across CDNs is not absolute, and any content item may be requested from any CDN. Doing so ensures that content remains available even where the preferred CDN for a given content item fails, while at the same time increasing the probability of a cache hit at the CDNs, without increasing the cost or the actual cache sizes of the content caches of different CDNs.

    Abstract translation: 公开了用于响应于从客户端设备接收的流媒体内容的请求产生偏好排序的技术。 偏好排序用于间接分配不同内容分发网络(CDN)之间的流媒体内容。 这样的分区可以被称为“软”分区,因为所有流媒体内容保持从每个CDN可用。 也就是说,跨CDN的内容分区不是绝对的,并且可以从任何CDN请求任何内容项。 即使在给定内容项目的首选CDN失败的情况下,内容仍然可用,同时增加了CDN上的缓存命中的概率,而不会增加不同内容缓存的成本或实际高速缓存大小 CDNs。

    PARALLEL STREAMING
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20130173758A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-04

    申请号:US13777241

    申请日:2013-02-26

    Applicant: NETFLIX, Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth techniques for a content player to stream a media file using multiple network connections. To stream the media file, the content player downloads metadata associated with a requested media file, establishes a network connection with multiple content servers (or multiple network connections with a single content server or both) and begins requesting portions of the media file. In response, the requested portions are transmitted to the content player. The content player may employ a predictive multi-connection scheduling approach to determine which network connection to use in downloading a given chunk.

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