公开(公告)号：US08898707B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-25

申请号：US14278477

申请日：2014-05-15

申请人： AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

发明人： Scott White

IPC分类号： H04N7/20 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/41

CPC分类号： H04N21/2665 ,  H04N7/20 ,  H04N21/25435 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47211 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/6118 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6143 ,  H04N21/8549

摘要： A system and apparatus for enhancing delivery of media services is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top box that can have a controller element to present at a media device a first satellite program of a number of satellite programs. A first request is received from a cell phone for content associated with the number of satellite programs. A second request is transmitted over a broadband Ethernet connection to a media system that is separate from equipment of the satellite service provider, to cause the media system to submit a fee to the multimedia satellite provider related to the content information. Content information is received over the Ethernet connection without interrupting the presenting of the first satellite program. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于增强媒体服务传送的系统和装置。 结合本公开的教导的系统可以包括例如可以具有控制器元件以在媒体设备处呈现多个卫星节目的第一卫星节目的机顶盒。 从蜂窝电话接收到与卫星节目数量相关联的内容的第一请求。 第二请求通过宽带以太网连接传输到与卫星服务提供商的设备分离的媒体系统，以使媒体系统向与多媒体卫星提供商相关的内容信息提交费用。 通过以太网连接接收内容信息，而不中断第一卫星节目的呈现。 公开了另外的实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08893195B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-18

申请号：US11590628

申请日：2006-10-31

申请人： Michael Denny ,  Hong Nguyen

发明人： Michael Denny ,  Hong Nguyen

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/8355 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/274 ,  G06F21/62

CPC分类号： H04L65/60 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  H04L63/101 ,  H04L65/1059 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L67/32 ,  H04N21/274 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/6334 ,  H04N21/8355

摘要： A client device is operated by providing a media content record function, receiving a user invocation of the media content record function, recording media content responsive to the user invocation of the media content record function, obtaining a list of authorized recipients for the media content, receiving a user selection of at least one of the authorized recipients for the media content, associating the selected at least one of the authorized recipients with the media content, and transmitting the media content along with information identifying the at least one of the authorized recipients associated therewith from the client device to a network accessible media repository for storage therein. The media content includes audio, video, and/or image content.

摘要翻译： 通过提供媒体内容记录功能，接收媒体内容记录功能的用户调用，响应于用户对媒体内容记录功能的调用来记录媒体内容，获取媒体内容的授权接收者的列表来操作客户端设备， 接收用于媒体内容的至少一个授权接收者的用户选择，将所选择的所述授权接收者中的至少一个与所述媒体内容相关联，以及将所述媒体内容与标识所述授权接收者中的至少一个相关联的信息一起发送 从而从客户端设备到网络可访问媒体存储库，用于存储在其中。 媒体内容包括音频，视频和/或图像内容。

公开(公告)号：US08879404B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-04

申请号：US11971520

申请日：2008-01-09

申请人： Gregory Jones ,  Corey Jones

发明人： Gregory Jones ,  Corey Jones

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/274516 ,  H04M1/2535

摘要： An apparatus for managing communication device identification is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a multimode communication device having a controller to wirelessly transmit a device identifier of the multimode communication device to another multimode communication device, where the device identifier is transmitted using a short distance mode of communication, where the device identifier is transmitted without retrieving data from an address book of the multimode communication device, and where the device identifier is transmitted in response to actuation of at least one of a dedicated button or a code on a keypad of the multimode communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于管理通信设备标识的设备。 包含本公开的教导的系统可以包括例如具有控制器的多模式通信设备，该控制器将多模式通信设备的设备标识符无线发送到另一个多模式通信设备，其中使用短距离模式发送设备标识符 的通信，其中在不从多模通信设备的地址簿检索数据的情况下发送设备标识符，并且响应于多模式的键盘上的专用按钮或代码中的至少一个的致动而发送设备标识符 通讯装置 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08863212B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-14

申请号：US12253115

申请日：2008-10-16

申请人： E-Lee Chang ,  Horst Schroeter ,  Linda Roberts ,  Darnell Clayton ,  Madhur Khandelwal

发明人： E-Lee Chang ,  Horst Schroeter ,  Linda Roberts ,  Darnell Clayton ,  Madhur Khandelwal

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G06F3/048 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/475 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/258

CPC分类号： G06F17/289 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/47205 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/8146

摘要： A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an avatar engine having a controller to retrieve a user profile of a user, present the user an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile, detect one or more responses of the user during a communication exchange between the avatar and the user, establish a communication session with a language translation system responsive to identifying from the one or more responses a need to engage in language translations, transmit to the language translation system content in a language format other than a language understood by the user, receive from the language translation system a translation of the content in the language understood by the user, and present the user an adaptation of the avatar that presents the translated content in the user's language. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 结合本公开的教导的系统可以包括例如具有用于检索用户的用户简档的控制器的化身引擎，向用户呈现具有与用户简档相关的特征的化身，检测一个或多个响应 所述用户在所述化身与所述用户之间进行通信交换期间，响应于从所述一个或多个响应中识别需要进行语言翻译的响应，与语言翻译系统建立通信会话，以语言格式发送到所述语言翻译系统内容 除了用户理解的语言之外，从语言翻译系统接收用户理解的语言中的内容的翻译，并且向用户呈现呈现用户语言的翻译内容的化身的适配。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08861932B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-14

申请号：US13474895

申请日：2012-05-18

申请人： Venson Shaw ,  Jun Shen

发明人： Venson Shaw ,  Jun Shen

IPC分类号： H04N5/92

CPC分类号： H04N21/6379 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/2221 ,  H04N21/2662 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/44004 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/6373 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/6473 ,  H04N21/64738 ,  H04N21/64753 ,  H04N21/64769

摘要： A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving video content at a communication device, providing the video content to a video buffer of the communication device, commencing playback of the video content at the communication device, determining buffer status information that represents a capacity of the video buffer and an amount of the capacity that has been utilized, monitoring for a buffer exhaustion condition based on the buffer status information, and adjusting the playback of the video content responsive to a detection of the buffer exhaustion condition. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 结合本公开的教导的系统可以包括例如在通信设备处接收视频内容，将视频内容提供给通信设备的视频缓冲器，开始在通信设备处回放视频内容，确定缓冲器状态 表示视频缓冲器的容量的信息和已经使用的容量的量，基于缓冲器状态信息来监视缓冲器耗尽状态，以及响应于缓冲器耗尽条件的检测来调整视频内容的回放 。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08848507B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-30

申请号：US12339602

申请日：2008-12-19

申请人： Yury Bakshi

发明人： Yury Bakshi

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/46

CPC分类号： H04L12/4616

摘要： A computer readable storage medium includes a set of instructions executable by a processor. The instructions are operable to receive a node indication for each of a plurality of undamaged backbone nodes of a communication network; receive a link indication for each of a plurality of backbone links connected between undamaged backbone nodes of the communication network; and assign a fragment identifier to each of a plurality of backbone fragments, each of the backbone fragments comprising one or more of the backbone nodes, wherein the one or more backbone nodes comprising each backbone fragment indicates connectivity between the one or more backbone nodes.

摘要翻译： 计算机可读存储介质包括可由处理器执行的一组指令。 所述指令可操作以接收通信网络的多个未损坏的骨干节点中的每一个的节点指示; 接收连接在所述通信网络的未损坏骨干节点之间的多个骨干链路中的每一个的链路指示; 并且为多个骨干片段中的每一个分配片段标识符，每个骨干片段包括一个或多个骨干节点，其中包括每个骨架片段的一个或多个骨干节点指示一个或多个骨干节点之间的连通性。

公开(公告)号：US20140289757A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-25

申请号：US14294795

申请日：2014-06-03

申请人： AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

发明人： Anthony A. Haeuser ,  George W. Shaw, IV

IPC分类号： H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/41

CPC分类号： H04N21/4788 ,  H04H60/35 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/64723 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： A method of monitoring video streams currently being displayed at a customer premises of an Internet Protocol television network. A plurality of Internet Protocol television video streams each currently being displayed by a respective one of a plurality of set-top box devices located at a customer premises and a universal resource locator being accessed at the customer premises are identified. The plurality of Internet Protocol television video streams currently being displayed by the respective set-top box devices are displayed together with the universal resource locator on a display device.

摘要翻译： 一种监视当前正在互联网协议电视网络的客户驻地显示的视频流的方法。 识别当前正在由位于客户驻地的多个机顶盒设备中的相应一个设备显示的多个互联网协议电视视频流，以及在客户驻地处被访问的通用资源定位器。 目前由相关机顶盒设备显示的多个互联网协议电视视频流与通用资源定位器一起显示在显示设备上。

公开(公告)号：US20140259042A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-11

申请号：US14280959

申请日：2014-05-19

申请人： AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

发明人： Scott White ,  James Cansler ,  Charles V. Scott

IPC分类号： H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/81

CPC分类号： H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/4828 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/84

摘要： A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining if a commercial contains one of metadata, close captioning information, recognizable speech in an audio component of the commercial, or a combination thereof In response to determining that the commercial does not contain metadata, but does contain close captioning information, an advertised show is identified based on the close captioning information. Likewise, in response to determining that the commercial contains neither metadata, nor close captioning information, but does contain recognizable speech in an audio component of the commercial, the advertised show is identified based on the recognizable speech. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 包含主题公开的教导的系统可以包括例如确定商业广告是否包含商业广告的音频组件中的元数据，字幕信息，可识别语音之一或其组合。响应于确定商业广告 不包含元数据，但是包含紧密字幕信息，基于紧密字幕信息识别广告节目。 类似地，响应于确定商业广告既不包含元数据也不包含字幕信息，而是包含广告的音频组件中的可识别的语音，则基于可识别的语音识别所宣传的节目。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US08832734B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-09

申请号：US12620239

申请日：2009-11-17

申请人： Charles Scott ,  Ankur Mukerji ,  Scott White

发明人： Charles Scott ,  Ankur Mukerji ,  Scott White

IPC分类号： H04N7/10 ,  H04N21/4788

CPC分类号： H04N21/4788 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/6125

摘要： A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first set-top-box (STB) of a group of STBs, the first STB having a controller to select via a graphical user interface (GUI) a media program and a second STB of the group of STBs for receiving an invitation to participate in a media session, wherein the media session comprises presentation of the media program, transmit the invitation to the second STB of the group of STBs, wherein information associated with the invitation is visually displayed at a third STB of the group of STBs participating in the media session, and present the media program at the first STB during the media session, wherein the media program is presented at the third STB during the media session. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 结合本公开的教导的系统可以包括例如一组STB的第一机顶盒（STB），第一STB具有控制器，用于经由图形用户界面（GUI）选择媒体程序 以及用于接收参与媒体会话的邀请的STB组的第二STB，其中所述媒体会话包括所述媒体节目的呈现，将所述邀请发送到所述STB组的第二STB，其中与所述邀请相关联的信息 在参与媒体会话的STB组的第三STB处可视地显示，并且在媒体会话期间将媒体节目呈现在第一STB，其中媒体节目在媒体会话期间被呈现在第三STB。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20140249931A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-04

申请号：US14277093

申请日：2014-05-14

申请人： AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

发明人： Linda Roberts ,  E-Lee Chang ,  Ja-Young Sung ,  Natasha Barrett Schultz ,  Robert King

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： H04N21/812 ,  G06Q30/0243 ,  G06Q30/0251 ,  G06Q30/0269 ,  G06Q30/0277 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T15/503 ,  G09G5/14 ,  G09G2340/10 ,  G09G2340/125 ,  H04N21/237 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/8405

摘要： A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, the steps of transmitting media content to a group of set top boxes for presentation with an overlay superimposed onto the media content, receiving a first comment from a first set top box of the group of set top boxes where the first comment is presentable with the overlay and the media content by the group of set top boxes, determining a first advertisement based on the first comment, and transmitting the first advertisement to the first set top box for presentation with the overlay and the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 结合本公开的教导的方法可以包括例如将媒体内容发送到一组机顶盒以便用叠加到媒体内容上的叠加来呈现的步骤，从第一机顶盒接收第一评论 所述机顶盒组，其中所述第一注释可由所述机顶盒的所述叠加层和所述媒体内容呈现，基于所述第一注释确定第一广告，以及将所述第一广告发送到所述第一机顶盒以进行呈现 与覆盖和媒体内容。 公开了其他实施例。