公开(公告)号：US08155976B1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-10

申请号：US11338625

申请日：2006-01-23

Applicant: Andrew Rendich ,  Thomas R. Dillon ,  Jon Johnson ,  Gregory Kinney

Inventor： Andrew Rendich ,  Thomas R. Dillon ,  Jon Johnson ,  Gregory Kinney

IPC: G06Q10/00 ,  A01K5/02 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  B42D15/00

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0832 ,  B07C3/14 ,  B07C2301/0025 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q10/0875

Abstract: An envelope for conveying an item from a sender to a recipient and back with a window and unique identifying indicia. The envelope comprises a base panel with a window, a sender address panel, and a recipient address panel. The sender address panel is affixed to the base panel by an adhesive region, which defines a pocket sized to accept an item. The adhesive region extends laterally on the base panel to ensure that a postal cancellation is not applied to an area overlying the item. The recipient address panel is joined to the base panel by a detachable joint. A fragile item may be conveyed from the sender to the recipient and back without damage to the item. The base panel includes indicia that uniquely identify the envelope among a plurality of envelopes. Reading the indicia assists in resolving inventory problems, for example, when unknown items are returned.

Abstract translation: 用于将物品从发送者传送到收件人并用窗口和唯一识别标记返回的信封。 信封包括具有窗口的基板，发送者地址面板和接收者地址面板。 发送者地址面板通过粘合剂区域固定到基板上，该粘合剂区域限定了用于接受物品的口袋。 粘合剂区域在基板上横向延伸以确保邮政取消不被施加到覆盖该物品的区域。 接收者地址面板通过可拆卸接头连接到基板。 脆弱的物品可以从发送者传送到接收者并返回而不损坏物品。 基板包括唯一地标识多个信封中的信封的标记。 阅读标记有助于解决库存问题，例如，当未返回物品时。

公开(公告)号：US07024381B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-04

申请号：US10438727

申请日：2003-05-14

Applicant: W. Reed Hastings ,  Marc B. Randolph ,  Neil Duncan Hunt

Inventor： W. Reed Hastings ,  Marc B. Randolph ,  Neil Duncan Hunt

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/60 ,  H04N7/173

CPC classification number: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q30/0645

Abstract: According to a computer-implemented approach for renting items to customers, customers specify what items to rent using item selection criteria separate from deciding when to receive the specified items. According to the approach, customers provide item selection criteria to a provider provides the items indicated by the item selection criteria to customer over a delivery channel. The provider may be either centralized or distributed depending upon the requirements of a particular application. A “Max Out” approach allows up to a specified number of items to be rented simultaneously to customers. A “Max Turns” approach allows up to a specified number of item exchanges to occur during a specified period of time. The “Max Out” and “Max Turns” approaches may be used together or separately with a variety of subscription methodologies.

Abstract translation: 根据计算机实施的方式向客户租赁物品，客户使用项目选择标准指定要租用的物品，不同于决定何时接收指定的物品。 根据该方法，客户向提供商提供项目选择标准，通过递送渠道向客户提供由项目选择标准指示的项目。 提供者可以是集中的或分布的，这取决于具体应用的要求。 “Max Out”方法允许同时向客户租用指定数量的物品。 “最大转弯”方法允许在指定的时间段内达到指定数量的物品交换。 “Max Out”和“Max Turns”方法可以与各种订阅方法一起使用或分开使用。

公开(公告)号：US20250157187A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US18506881

申请日：2023-11-10

Applicant: Netflix, Inc.

Inventor： Aneesh Vartakavi ,  Dong Liu ,  Benjamin Eliot Klein

IPC: G06V10/74 ,  G06T11/60

Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include accessing an image associated with a media item and identifying an association between the accessed image and an image take fraction that indicates how well the accessed image correlates to views of the associated media item. Then, based on the identified association between the accessed media item image and the corresponding image take fraction, the method may include training a machine learning (ML) model to predict which images will optimally correlate to views of the associated media item. The method may further include accessing an unprocessed image associated with a new media item that has not been processed by the trained ML model and implementing the trained ML model to predict an image take fraction for the unprocessed image to indicate how well the unprocessed image will correlate to views of the new, unprocessed media item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20250153044A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US18506886

申请日：2023-11-10

Applicant: Netflix, Inc.

Inventor： Nitin Gupta ,  Kyle Weicht

IPC: A63F13/355

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented methods and systems optimize a rendering pipeline for rendering tasks associated with streamed video games. For example, the disclosed methods and systems amortize the fixed costs of these rendering tasks across multiple video game frames by combining a batch of frames into a single combined image. The disclosed systems and methods then perform rendering tasks such as frame generation and upscaling in connection with the single combined image. The disclosed system and methods further separate the combined image into its component frames prior to encoding and streaming those frames to one or more streaming clients. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US12293779B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-06

申请号：US17745718

申请日：2022-05-16

Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

Inventor： Apurvakumar Dilipkumar Kansara

IPC: G11B27/031 ,  G06F18/23213 ,  G06V10/762 ,  G06V20/40 ,  G06V40/16

Abstract: In various embodiments, a clip application computes a set of appearance values for an appearance metric based on shot sequences associated with a media content item. Each appearance value in the set of appearance values indicates a prevalence of a first character in a different shot sequence associated with the media content item. The clip application then performs one or more clustering operations on the shot sequences based on the set of appearance values to generate a first shot cluster. Subsequently, the clip application generates a clip for the media content item based on the first shot cluster. The clip application transmits the clip to an endpoint device for display. Advantageously, relative to primarily manual approaches, the clip application can more efficiently and reliably generate clips for media content items.

公开(公告)号：US12284251B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-22

申请号：US18323133

申请日：2023-05-24

Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

Inventor： Alok Tiagi

IPC: H04L67/141 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application set forth a computer-implemented method that includes intercepting a first system call from a client application, wherein the system call comprises a request to connect to a target destination; obtaining a file descriptor for a socket associated with the request to connect from the client application; modifying a network namespace for the socket; and causing a connection to be established from the client application to the target destination.

公开(公告)号：US20250113045A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18904032

申请日：2024-10-01

Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

Inventor： Andrey NORKIN

IPC: H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/117 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/86

Abstract: In various embodiments, a technique for reducing banding artifacts in decoded video data includes receiving a first set of reference samples, determining that the first set of reference samples meets a first criterion, selecting a first filter corresponding to the first criterion, applying the first filter to the first set of reference samples to generate a first set of filtered samples, performing at least one intra-prediction decoding operation on the first set of filtered samples to generate a first set of predicted samples, and generating a first portion of reconstructed video data based on the first set of predicted samples.

公开(公告)号：US20250106448A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18474106

申请日：2023-09-25

Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

Inventor： Subrahmanya VENKATRAV

IPC: H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/24

Abstract: In various embodiments a computer-implemented method for transmitting frames of digital content to a client device. The method includes transmitting a plurality of encoded frames of digital content to a client device for playback and determining that a frame loss rate associated with the plurality of encoded frames of digital content satisfies a frame loss condition, and in response to determining that the frame loss condition has been satisfied, determining a new interval for spacing apart reference frames when transmitting additional encoded frames of the digital content to the client device. The method further includes generating a new reference frame of digital content based on the new interval and transmitting the new reference frame of digital content to the client device for playback.

公开(公告)号：US12262081B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US18351432

申请日：2023-07-12

Applicant: Netflix, Inc.

Inventor： Flavio Ribeiro Nogueira Barbosa ,  Mark Watson ,  Wei Wei

IPC: H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented methods and systems can splice targeted content such as advertisements into a live stream of a real-time event. For example, the methods and systems discussed herein determine targeted content items for splicing into a live stream by generating a computing model of targeted content recommendations. In one or more examples, the computing model generates targeted content recommendations that are specific to a length of a targeted content break, the viewer of the live stream, and the player where the live stream is being viewed. The systems and methods discussed herein further determine the placement and duration of targeted content breaks based on signals and markers that are inserted into the live stream. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20250045633A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18749378

申请日：2024-06-20

Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

Inventor： Shervin Ardeshir BEHROSTAGHI ,  Qi QI

IPC: G06N20/00

Abstract: In various embodiments, a model trainer application trains a machine learning model with improved identity robustness. The model trainer application first processes images of faces using a trained face recognition model to generate a proxy representation of an identity of the individual in each image. Representations of individuals with similar faces lie in the same neighborhoods within a proxy identity space. The model trainer application trains a machine learning model to perform a task relating to faces while considering the accuracy of each identity proxy neighborhood. The model trainer assigns different weights to each image sample in a neighborhood based on the number of samples with the same output class in that neighborhood. The assigned weights can then be used to compute a relatively unbiased identity loss function that is used to train the machine learning model to perform the task relating to faces while being robust to identity features.