System and method providing a frequently-accessed service or asset list on a second display

    公开(公告)号:US10306279B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US13217931

    申请日:2011-08-25

    摘要: Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for using a second display with a content playback device. In one implementation, this feature provides users a frequently-accessed service or asset list when browsing on a second display. Such systems and methods may be particularly advantageous when a user normally only visits a few services in an entire list of available services on a regular basis. The frequently-accessed list of services or assets may be populated by the user through the second display or may be populated by the server that is tracking service access by the user. The frequently-accessed service or asset list (or both) may be specific to the user account, a user profile within the user account, the second display, or the content playback device. In some implementations, the second display may be a smart phone that can often be found beside the user, a laptop or tablet PC, or the like.

    Synchronization of favorites and/or recently viewed lists between registered content playback devices

    公开(公告)号:US10200756B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US13076846

    申请日:2011-03-31

    摘要: Systems and methods for creating and employing software to handle the playback of media, especially video, in browsers that, in addition to or instead of playing the media in the browser, may use second display protocols to instruct a separate display device to play the media. The software can of any type that can transmit the content or specify a network location of the content item for subsequent playback to a content playback device. In one implementation, the software may be in the form of a web browser or other application that is configured to use for the playback of selected media types. The browser maintains a list of favorite and/or recently viewed services and content items and is configured to filter the list to include only those content items, or services with such content items, available for play back on the separate content playback device. In this way, favorite content items and services and/or recently viewed content items and services are made accessible using the second display on any content playback device registered with the user.

    Method and apparatus for manipulating video content
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for manipulating video content 有权
    用于操纵视频内容的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09258613B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-09

    申请号:US13077674

    申请日:2011-03-31

    摘要: An apparatus and method for manipulating video content that includes accessing, from a server, a list of one or more Internet Protocol television (IPTV) devices and selecting an IPTV device from the list. The server provides a content list of content that may be played on the selected IPTV device. The secondary device provides a control function and reachability (availability to communicate) of the selected IPTV device is determined by the server. The execution of the control function provided by the secondary device is independent of whether the selected IPTV device is reachable or not.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于操纵视频内容的装置和方法,包括从服务器访问一个或多个互联网协议电视(IPTV)设备的列表,并从列表中选择IPTV设备。 服务器提供可以在所选IPTV设备上播放的内容的内容列表。 由设备提供所选IPTV设备的控制功能和可达性(可通信的可用性)由服务器确定。 辅助设备提供的控制功能的执行与所选择的IPTV设备是否可达无关。

    Seamless transition between display applications using direct device selection
    7.
    发明授权
    Seamless transition between display applications using direct device selection 有权
    使用直接设备选择的显示应用程序之间的无缝转换

    公开(公告)号:US09247290B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-26

    申请号:US13243109

    申请日:2011-09-23

    摘要: Transitioning between display applications, including: retrieving a device identifier when a first device is selected using a first display application running on a second device; enabling the first display application to launch a second display application using the device identifier of the first device, launching the second display application customized to automatically select the first device, wherein the automatic selection of the first device using the device identifier allows to bypass a device selection process. Keywords include seamless transition and direct device selection.

    摘要翻译: 在显示应用之间转换,包括:使用在第二设备上运行的第一显示应用来选择第一设备时检索设备标识符; 使得第一显示应用程序能够使用第一设备的设备标识符启动第二显示应用,启动定制的第二显示应用以自动选择第一设备,其中使用设备标识符自动选择第一设备允许绕过设备 选择过程。 关键词包括无缝转换和直接设备选择。

    System and method to remove outdated or erroneous assets from favorites or recently-viewed lists
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method to remove outdated or erroneous assets from favorites or recently-viewed lists 有权
    从收藏夹或最近查看的列表中删除过期或错误的资产的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09161073B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-13

    申请号:US13216700

    申请日:2011-08-24

    摘要: Systems and methods for creating and employing software to handle the playback of media, especially video, in browsers that, in addition to or instead of playing the media in the browser, may use second display protocols to instruct a separate display device to play the media. In one implementation, the software may be in the form of a web or other application. In particular, systems and methods are provided that describe ways to clean up bad assets from favorites or recently-viewed lists. In one implementation, systems and methods are provided that use an erroneous asset report from one user to fix other users' associated lists. In another implementation, the systems and methods employ data about defunct services, both local and global, to remove assets from those services from one or more user lists.

    摘要翻译: 用于创建和使用软件来处理在浏览器中的媒体,特别是视频的回放的系统和方法,除了或不是在浏览器中播放媒体之外,还可以使用第二显示协议来指示单独的显示设备播放媒体 。 在一个实现中,软件可以是web或其他应用的形式。 特别地,提供了描述从收藏夹或最近浏览的列表中清除不良资产的方法的系统和方法。 在一个实现中,提供了使用来自一个用户的错误资产报告来修复其他用户的关联列表的系统和方法。 在另一个实现中,系统和方法使用有关本地和全局的停用服务的数据,从一个或多个用户列表中删除这些服务中的资产。

    System, method, and infrastructure for synchronized streaming of content
    9.
    发明授权
    System, method, and infrastructure for synchronized streaming of content 有权
    用于同步流内容的系统,方法和基础设施

    公开(公告)号:US08997169B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-31

    申请号:US13428855

    申请日:2012-03-23

    摘要: Systems and methods for synchronizing the playback of network media across multiple content playback devices, termed herein as “playback devices”, “clients”, or “client devices”. In one implementation, client devices are controlled to parse and buffer media content separately. Once all clients are ready, a controller may cause the client devices to start in a synchronized fashion based on signals sent by the controller. The controller adjusts the timing of the signal so that the outputs are displayed in synchronization on each client device. In other implementations, device lag times may be measured. In still other implementations, a master device may synchronize playback of media content on slave devices. In yet other implementations, devices may buffer and join playback of media content occurring on other devices. In further implementations, the systems and methods may be expanded to include steps of processing authentication for service providers prior to arranging synchronized playback.

    摘要翻译: 用于在多个内容回放设备之间同步网络媒体的回放的系统和方法,这里称为“回放设备”,“客户端”或“客户端设备”。 在一个实现中,控制客户端设备来单独解析和缓冲媒体内容。 一旦所有客户端都准备就绪,控制器可能会使得客户端设备基于控制器发送的信号以同步方式启动。 控制器调整信号的时序,使得输出在每个客户端设备上同步显示。 在其他实现中,可以测量器件滞后时间。 在其他实现中,主设备可以同步从设备上的媒体内容的回放。 在其他实现中,设备可以缓冲并连接在其他设备上发生的媒体内容的回放。 在进一步的实现中,系统和方法可以被扩展以包括在布置同步回放之前处理服务提供者的认证的步骤。

    Direct search launch on a second display
    10.
    发明授权
    Direct search launch on a second display 有权
    在第二个显示器上直接搜索启动

    公开(公告)号:US08862612B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-14

    申请号:US13207560

    申请日:2011-08-11

    摘要: Apparatus and methods to implement a technique for using a second display with a network-enabled television. In one implementation, this feature allows the native application on the second display to directly launch the second display application with a requested search term so that the user is immediately brought to a search page with relevant search results. The search term may be derived from the native application which in turn derives from the context of the IP TV. Such a context could be metadata from a currently playing BD from a BD player or TV channel. The second display application may be a web application or a native remote controller application. The second display could be a smart phone that can often be found beside the user, or a laptop or tablet PC, a desktop PC, or the like.

    摘要翻译: 用于实现使用具有网络的电视的第二显示器的技术的装置和方法。 在一个实现中,该特征允许第二显示器上的本地应用程序以所请求的搜索项直接启动第二显示应用,使得用户立即被带到具有相关搜索结果的搜索页面。 搜索项可以从本地应用导出,而本地应用又来自IP TV的上下文。 这样的上下文可以是来自BD播放器或电视频道的当前播放的BD的元数据。 第二显示应用可以是web应用或本地远程控制器应用。 第二显示器可以是通常可以在用户旁边或膝上型计算机或平板电脑,台式PC等发现的智能手机。