公开(公告)号：US20110004897A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-06

申请号：US12496738

申请日：2009-07-02

申请人： James H. Alexander ,  Michael Petrusis ,  Yoichi Yamamoto ,  Sumanth Gentela ,  Ashish Ghanate

发明人： James H. Alexander ,  Michael Petrusis ,  Yoichi Yamamoto ,  Sumanth Gentela ,  Ashish Ghanate

IPC分类号： H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N7/17336 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/2547 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A centralized Content Management System (“CCMS”) facilitates management of packages comprising assets comprising meta-data and associated content of video programs for distribution to various types of service providers and equipment locations therein. The CCMS can receive meta-data and associated content, normalize the meta-data according to various formats based on various rules depending on where the meta-data and contents are to be distributed, and the distribute the content. The CCMS has various capabilities for managing packages, including adapting the meta-data and content for different types of equipment or individual locations based on rules for that service provider, thus providing an automated system reducing error and time in distributing video assets to a number of locations.

摘要翻译： 集中式内容管理系统（“CCMS”）便于管理包括包含元数据和相关内容的视频节目的资源的包，以分发给各种类型的服务提供商和其中的设备位置。 CCMS可以接收元数据和相关内容，根据各种规则根据各种格式对元数据进行标准化，这取决于元数据和内容的分布位置，并分发内容。 CCMS具有用于管理包的各种功能，包括基于该服务提供商的规则来适应不同类型的设备或个别位置的元数据和内容，从而提供自动化系统，减少将视频资产分配到多个 位置。

公开(公告)号：US20100265397A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-21

申请号：US12426526

申请日：2009-04-20

申请人： Charles Dasher ,  Alan Rouse

发明人： Charles Dasher ,  Alan Rouse

IPC分类号： H04N7/00 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N7/17336 ,  G06F17/289 ,  H04N21/234336 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/4884

摘要： Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for providing dynamically determined closed caption translations for video on demand (VOD) content. In particular embodiments, the systems and methods deliver a video program selected by a viewer from a VOD service over a unicast stream in a preferred language identified by the viewer. In addition, in particular embodiments, the systems and methods deliver the video program over the unicast stream along with a voice track in the viewer's preferred language.

摘要翻译： 本发明的各种实施例提供用于为视频点播（VOD）内容提供动态确定的闭路字幕翻译的系统和方法。 在特定实施例中，系统和方法以观看者识别的优选语言通过单播流传送由观众从VOD服务选择的视频节目。 此外，在特定实施例中，系统和方法通过单播流与视听者首选语言中的语音轨道一起传送视频节目。

公开(公告)号：US20100242074A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-23

申请号：US12408831

申请日：2009-03-23

申请人： Alan Rouse ,  Charles Dasher

发明人： Alan Rouse ,  Charles Dasher

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04L51/32 ,  H04N21/4438 ,  H04N21/4788

摘要： A social networking service defines a community group of cable system viewers as members, who share a common experience or interest based on viewing a common video. Various attributes define how the community group is created and how membership is defined. Members can invoke the service and join an active session thereby allowing them to view and potentially post content that is then displayed in a chat window. A software application downloaded to the set top box creates the chat window on the television screen. Content may comprise text and/or video clips identified by the member. Members can post messages by using their remote control or other device to provide text entry which is processed by the set top box application. Input is received by a social networking server which then distributes the content to the group members.

摘要翻译： 社交网络服务将有线系统观众的社区群体定义为成员，他们根据观看普通视频共享共同的经验或兴趣。 各种属性定义社区组的创建方式以及成员资格的定义。 会员可以调用该服务并加入活动会话，从而允许他们查看并潜在地发布随后显示在聊天窗口中的内容。 下载到机顶盒的软件应用程序在电视屏幕上创建聊天窗口。 内容可以包括由该成员识别的文本和/或视频剪辑。 会员可以使用其遥控器或其他设备发布消息，以提供由机顶盒应用程序处理的文本输入。 社交网络服务器接收输入，然后社交网络服务器将内容分发给群组成员。

公开(公告)号：US20100129050A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12275909

申请日：2008-11-21

申请人： James H. Alexander ,  Joseph G. Buehl

发明人： James H. Alexander ,  Joseph G. Buehl

IPC分类号： H04N5/91

CPC分类号： H04N21/2387 ,  G11B27/005 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/23106 ,  H04N21/2381 ,  H04N21/25816 ,  H04N21/4333 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/64761 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： A “pause live television” service is implemented, where in one embodiment, a continuously streaming video from a broadcast programming source is copied into a circular buffer. A set top box (“STB”) requests a trick function, such as “pause,” by sending a message to the system, which in this case suspends the present broadcast video in the STB. The system determines an offset and when the user requests resumption of the broadcast video (e.g., “play”), the system uses the offset for that particular STB to determine the appropriate resumption point in the particular buffer to resume streaming of the video for that STB. In various embodiments, the network may begin streaming of the video at the resumption point on another channel and direct the STB to then tune to that channel. Thus, the program appears to have been seamless suspended and resumed using a network based capability.

摘要翻译： 实现“暂停直播电视”服务，其中在一个实施例中，将来自广播节目源的连续流式视频复制到循环缓冲器中。 机顶盒（“STB”）通过向系统发送消息来请求诸如“暂停”的特技功能，该系统在这种情况下将STB中的当前广播视频挂起。 系统确定偏移量，并且当用户请求恢复广播视频（例如，“播放”）时，系统使用该特定STB的偏移来确定特定缓冲器中适当的恢复点以恢复对该视频的流式传输 机顶盒 在各种实施例中，网络可以开始在另一信道上的恢复点处的视频流，并引导STB然后调谐到该信道。 因此，程序似乎已经无缝挂起并使用基于网络的功能恢复。