公开(公告)号：US10271089B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US16044340

申请日：2018-07-24

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael D. Sprenger ,  Zubin Ingah

IPC: H04N5/04 ,  H04N9/475 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/442

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing media content streaming or playback, and, more particularly, for implementing media stream synchronization. In some embodiments, a synchronization system might receive a first signal that is output from a first device, which receives an original video signal from a video source and outputs a first video signal. The synchronization system might analyze the first signal to determine a first frame buffer delay, generate a delay adjustment signal based on such determination, and send the delay adjustment signal to a frame buffer delay device. The frame buffer delay device and the first device might concurrently receive the original video signal from the video source. The first delay adjustment signal causes the frame buffer delay device to apply the first frame buffer delay to the original video signal to produce a second video signal that is synchronized with the first video signal.

公开(公告)号：US20180332334A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US16044340

申请日：2018-07-24

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael D. Sprenger ,  Zubin Ingah

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/442

CPC classification number: H04N21/4305 ,  H04N21/44004 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4424

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing media content streaming or playback, and, more particularly, for implementing media stream synchronization. In some embodiments, a synchronization system might receive a first signal that is output from a first device, which receives an original video signal from a video source and outputs a first video signal. The synchronization system might analyze the first signal to determine a first frame buffer delay, generate a delay adjustment signal based on such determination, and send the delay adjustment signal to a frame buffer delay device. The frame buffer delay device and the first device might concurrently receive the original video signal from the video source. The first delay adjustment signal causes the frame buffer delay device to apply the first frame buffer delay to the original video signal to produce a second video signal that is synchronized with the first video signal.

公开(公告)号：US20180095656A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15477376

申请日：2017-04-03

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Zubin Ingah ,  Michael D. Sprenger

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/14 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/472

CPC classification number: G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/1423 ,  G06F3/1454 ,  G06F2203/04806 ,  G06F2203/04808 ,  G09G5/14 ,  G09G2340/045 ,  G09G2340/0492 ,  G09G2340/12 ,  G09G2340/125 ,  G09G2340/14 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42208 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/47205 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing media content streaming or playback, and, more particularly, for implementing content navigation or selection using touch-based input. In various embodiments, a computing system might display a first video content on a display screen of a main display device and on a touchscreen display of a user device, the first video content displayed on one mirroring that displayed on the other. In response to receiving user input via the touchscreen display, the computing system might shift display of the first video content along a first direction consistent with the user input while displaying and shifting display of a second video content along the first direction such that the two video content are adjacent to each other during shifting. The computing system might mirror the display and the shifting of the display of the first and the second video content on the display screen.

公开(公告)号：US20180084305A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15477356

申请日：2017-04-03

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael D. Sprenger ,  Zubin Ingah

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4402

CPC classification number: H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/44029 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing media content streaming/downloading and playback, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing video quality optimization based on display capabilities. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive user input from a user indicating a user request for media content. The computing system might autonomously determine characteristics or attributes of a playback device (i.e., a display device and/or audio playback device, etc.). The computing system might send, to a media content source over a network, a request for the media content, the request comprising information regarding presentation characteristics that are based at least in part on the determined characteristics of the playback device. The computing system might receive a version of the media content having the one or more presentation characteristics, and might relay the received version of the media content to the playback device for presentation to the user.

公开(公告)号：US09866316B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14980579

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Mike Fargano ,  Michael D. Sprenger

IPC: H04B10/07 ,  H04B10/27 ,  H04J14/00 ,  H04B10/071 ,  H04B10/079

CPC classification number: H04B10/071 ,  H04B10/0791

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques that can be used to detect network impairment, including but not limited to impairment of optical fiber networks. In an aspect, such tools and techniques can be deployed at relatively low cost, allowing pervasive deployment throughout a network. In another aspect, such tools and techniques can take advantage of a “dying gasp,” in which a network element detects a sudden drop in received optical (or electrical) power, resolution, etc. at short time scales and sends a notification across the network before the connection is completely compromised. In yet another aspect, some tools can include a supervisory function to analyze aspects of the dying gasp with the goal to determine network segments associated with an impairment and an estimate of the location of an impairment within the network.

公开(公告)号：US09246582B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-26

申请号：US14582535

申请日：2014-12-24

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Mike Fargano ,  Michael D. Sprenger

IPC: H04B10/08 ,  H04B10/079

CPC classification number: H04B10/071 ,  H04B10/0791

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques that can be used to detect network impairment, including but not limited to impairment of optical fiber networks. In an aspect, such tools and techniques can be deployed at relatively low cost, allowing pervasive deployment throughout a network. In another aspect, such tools and techniques can take advantage of a “dying gasp,” in which a network element detects a sudden drop in received optical (or electrical) power, resolution, etc. at short time scales and sends a notification across the network before the connection is completely compromised. In yet another aspect, some tools can include a supervisory function to analyze aspects of the dying gasp with the goal to determine network segments associated with an impairment and an estimate of the location of an impairment within the network.