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Devices and methods for allocating bandwidth in a data communication network having available bandwidth, particularly when allocating bandwidth for data of more than one video content item.
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Devices, systems, and methods for providing flexible access to video scenes contained within a video content item by receiving a scene information collection relating to the video scenes in the video content item and providing a user interface enabling a user to select a scene based on the scene information collection.
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Devices and methods for automatically switching the content displayed on a display system from a single-stream mode displaying a single video stream to a multi-stream mode displaying more than one video stream.
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A device and a method for remotely controlling a food preparing appliance to prepare a food product at a time related to an event in a media content item.
Abstract:
A method of creating a multi participant session among a plurality of viewers of media content. The method comprises automatically identifying which media content is currently presented on a plurality of client terminals of a plurality of subscribers, receiving, from a first subscriber, a first selection indicative of a template of a multi participant session object and a second selection indicative of a group from the plurality of subscribers, creating a multi participant session object adapted for simultaneous presentation with the media content according to first and second selections and establishing a multi participant session among at least one member of the group and the first subscriber using the multi participant session object.
Abstract:
A method of creating a multi participant session among a plurality of viewers of media content. The method comprises automatically identifying which media content is currently presented on a plurality of client terminals of a plurality of subscribers, receiving, from a first subscriber, a first selection indicative of a template of a multi participant session object and a second selection indicative of a group from the plurality of subscribers, creating a multi participant session object adapted for simultaneous presentation with the media content according to first and second selections and establishing a multi participant session among at least one member of the group and the first subscriber using the multi participant session object.
Abstract:
A method of creating a multi participant session among a plurality of viewers of media content. The method comprises automatically identifying which media content is currently presented on a plurality of client terminals of a plurality of subscribers, receiving, from a first subscriber, a first selection indicative of a template of a multi participant session object and a second selection indicative of a group from the plurality of subscribers, creating a multi participant session object adapted for simultaneous presentation with the media content according to first and second selections and establishing a multi participant session among at least one member of the group and the first subscriber using the multi participant session object.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a content-based control system for controlling a smart home. The control system includes a client terminal connectable to a media content provider and a home automation interface operable to connect with a smart home controller. The system may allow settings and ambience to be controlled according to current media content being consumed and the media consumers social environment.
Abstract:
Methods, devices, and systems for presenting enrichment data of video content items on a display device functionally associated with a client terminal, including displaying on the display device a video content item including one or more intervals of non-commercial video content and one or more intervals of commercial video content, and playing on the display device enrichment data of the video content item that is related to non-commercial content included in at least one interval of non-commercial video content, which enrichment data is identified as a candidate for enrichment data of the video content item based on commercial content included in at least one interval of commercial video content.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for managing a joint slide show by a source user terminal in communication with one or more remote user terminal(s) are disclosed herein. During the slide show, a plurality of picture files are shown on the source user terminal. One or more slide-show display-transitions are performed at the source user terminal by replacing, at a slide-show display-location of the source user terminal, a pre-transition picture file with a post-transition picture file. In some embodiments, (i) for each slide-show display-transition, a respective post-transition picture file is sent from the source terminal to each remote user terminal in advance of the slide-show display-transition and/or (ii) each of the slide-show display-transitions is contingent upon, and performed only after meeting a condition related to a number of remote user-terminals from which the source terminal has received a confirmation message confirming receipt of the respective post-transition picture file.