摘要:
The present invention relates to a method, a related system device and related transforming part for communicating a first multimedia communications signal from a first communication device to at least one further communications device over a communications network. This method first comprises the step of the first communications device sending the first multimedia communications signal to at least one further communications device wherein the communications network comprises a network element and where the method for multimedia communications further comprises the step of the first communications device sending a second, non verbal communications signal in addition to the first, multimedia communications signal towards said at least one further communications device and subsequently the step of transforming, by a transforming part, at least part of the second, non verbal communications signal into a predetermined third, multimedia communications signal said third multimedia communications signal being in support of said first, multimedia communications signal.The method further comprises the step of sending, by a transmitting part, the third, communications signal to at least one of the first communications device and the further communication devices in addition to the first, multimedia communications signal.
摘要:
An interactive digital television system (iDTV) with a personalization module (PM) for injecting signals towards a small user-groups. The iDTV system comprises a broadcast operator (BO) for sending to subscriber units (SB: SB1-SB3) a downstream digital broadcast stream (BS) received from an interactive digital television provider (ITVP), and also comprising an interaction return channel operator (RCO) for providing interactivity between the subscriber units and the interactive digital television provider by means of a bi-directional interaction return channel (IC). The personalization module (PM) is coupled to the bi-directional interaction return channel (IC) and allows intercommunication between the subscriber units. As a result, a user can escape the limitations of the current linear TV programs and is transformed from a pure spectator into a producer and director of a collective or individual iDTV experience. In this way, when implicit or explicit groups of users are created, a user of the group may send control or data signals to the other users of the group. Data signals may be multimedia data to display and control signals may be recommendations of switching all together to another broadcasted channel. Preferably, each subscriber unit comprises a set-top box (STB) coupled to a server-side logic (L1) of the interactive digital television provider (ITVP) via the personalization module (PM) and this personalization module comprises an application logic proxy (L1′) able to interpret signals sent over the interaction return channel (IC) between the set-top box and the server-side logic in order to forward selected ones of these signals to other parts of the iDTV system. The personalization module (PM) comprises some or all the following modules: the application logic proxy (L1′), a content-reflector and forking module (L2), a community support module (L3), a presence module (L4), a terminal capability module (L5) and a broadcast data collector module (L6), interconnected through a routing/forwarding layer or link (RFL).
摘要:
A multimedia telecommunication system with a telecommunication service provider (TSP) to broadcast a multimedia composition signal (CS) from a multimedia content provider (MCP) to a user station (US). The multimedia signal comprises several multimedia signal components such as for instance audio signals (AU), video signals (VD), subtitles data (ST) and/or logo data (LG). The multimedia content provider (MCP) comprises a first signal composer (CP) for combining the multimedia signal components into the multimedia composition signal. The user station is provided with a multimedia recorder (VCR) and a user interface set (TV), generally a television set associated to a Set-Top-Box. The multimedia recorder (VCR) comprises a signal decomposer (DU) for receiving and decomposing the multimedia composition signal into its multimedia signal components, a storage device (REC) for storing at least some of the multimedia signal components received from the signal decomposer, and a second signal composer (CU) for combining at least some portions stored in the storage device into a replay signal (RS) transmitted to user interface set (TV).
摘要:
The invention relates to observing requests, deriving quality of service (QoS) demands and scheduling the network's resources in terms of QoS. A scheduler is modulating the QoS based on service usage and user-behavior just-in-time. It relates to a method for efficient use of network resources by just-in-time modulation of quality of service based on real-time service-usage and user-behavior comprising steps recording events, generating a synthesis of user-behavior for a QoS user profile according to QoS user preferences, predicting required QoS demand based on current user behavior and user QoS profile, according to QoS user preferences, deriving and propagating QoS demands and allocations, and co-ordination of QoS request of a manifold of users, based on requests, QoS user profiles, QoS user preferences and resources. Further it relates to computer software product, client terminals, a scheduler server, a network element, and a network.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an object perception method, for use by a perceiving device that is adapted to perceive at least one object in an environment comprising a plurality of objects. Each object of the plurality of objects is adapted to provision meta-information characterising the corresponding object. The perceiving device includes at least one object of the plurality of objects in a selection by varying a perspective of the object perceiving device. The perceiving device perceives this at least one object of the plurality of objects included in the selection and captures a representation of the at least one object included in said selection in a snapshot. The perceiving device further perceives meta-information corresponding to the at least one object in the selection and additionally the meta-information corresponding to the objects of said plurality of objects not included in the selection. The perceiving device then captures in the snapshot additionally to the representation of the at least one object included in the selection, the meta-information corresponding to the at least one object in the selection, said meta-information corresponding to said objects not included in said selection.
摘要:
A method for deploying a service in a communication network by performing the steps of: invoking a service deployment engine by a request for the service, retrieval of deployment templates, retrieval of service deployment policies, determination of a current configuration of at least one network element involved in providing the service, and selection of a deployment template from the retrieved deployment templates based on the service deployment policies and configuration. Further, a method for configuring a network element via a network element controller through the intermediary of a network element proxy.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an interactive digital television broadcast system that comprises a broadcast operator adapted to send towards a plurality of subscriber units a downstream digital broadcast stream, which is received from an interactive digital television provider. The digital broadcast stream is displayed at the plurality of subscriber units. The interactive digital television broadcast system further comprises an interaction return channel operator for providing interactivity between the plurality of subscriber units and the interactive digital television provider by means of a bi-directional interaction return channel. The system further comprises a content injection module for injecting content provided by subscriber units of the plurality of subscriber units in displayed content of a subscriber unit of the plurality of subscriber units and a shared content retrieving module for retrieving references of content shared by subscriber units of the plurality of subscriber units together with meta-data of the shared content. The system further comprises a shared content-matching module for determining relevant content from the content shared by the subscriber units of the plurality of subscriber units by matching the meta-data of the content shared with at least one predetermined criterion and a content suggestion module for suggesting to the subscriber unit to inject the relevant content in the content displayed at the subscriber unit.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for waking up a sleeping device. The sleeping device being coupled to a waking device over a communications network. The sleeping device is adapted to provide a service in an awake state, to the waking device at request for service of the waking device. This method, first, comprises the step of sending the request for service by the waking device in direction of the sleeping device. The communications network additionally comprises a Network Element which is always on, and being coupled to the communications network. The method further comprises the steps of the Network Element intercepting the request for service destined to the sleeping device and the step of the Network Element at intercepting of the request for service, generating a request to wake up the sleeping device and determine a substitute service to the waking device until the sleeping device is awake. The Network Element then sends the request to wake up to the sleeping device and provisions a substitute service, to the waking device until the sleeping device is awake.
摘要:
The invention pertains to a terminal for exchanging messages by placing tokens near it. The terminal comprises communication means to exchange information with a database, detection means for identifying local tokens placed near the terminal, display means for displaying remote tokens, and proximity logic configured to assert a proximity relationship between tokens or between a token and a reference point. The terminal exchanges information about the topology of its tokens and that of tokens present at other terminals via the database. The terminal displays tokens present near remote copies of the local tokens, based on information obtained from the database.
摘要:
The invention pertains to a terminal for exchanging messages by placing tokens near it. The terminal comprises communication means to exchange information with a database, detection means for identifying local tokens placed near the terminal, display means for displaying remote tokens, and proximity logic configured to assert a proximity relationship between tokens or between a token and a reference point. The terminal exchanges information about the topology of its tokens and that of tokens present at other terminals via the database. The terminal displays tokens present near remote copies of the local tokens, based on information obtained from the database.